Hello!
I have been using Photoshop for years, and before very recently any work I've ever done started in Photoshop - whether it be a logo or newsletter layout. From there I learn whichever tricks I need to for whatever the customer has asked - ie: If it's a logo that needs to be huge for a banner - I break it down piece by piece in photoshop - bring it in to Illustrator and save it as the printer wants it... Two months ago, I got a job laying out newspapers which I've been doing on InDesign -as I learn it on the go... I do alot of the ads in Photoshop now, because I feel like I can make better designs in it, then drag the resulting 300ppi jpeg into the InDesign layout.
1. What would be better about creating ads in InDesign over Photshop?
2. Has anyone ever made full pages in Photoshop and then drag the resulting jpeg into InDesign - and what were the results
3. Has anyone ever done a newspaper/magazine page-by-page in Photoshop, saved each as PDF, then combined? What were the results?
3. Does there exist there a quick-guide for InDesign whicch gives rules-of-thumb for printing on different paper qualities? For instance, I'm looking for general rules for newsprint layouts/designs - how big text must be, image size minimums, etc.?
Thanks!!!