Berkeley, CA (December 20, 2007)—Peachpit today announced the publication of A Designer’s Guide to Adobe InDesign and XML, the guide to automating print and Web workflows with XML, authored by James J. Maivald and Cathy Palmer.

Written specifically for graphic designers and production artists already comfortable working with Adobe InDesign, this book teaches readers how to automate publishing without learning a lot of code. The guide includes nine easy-to-follow projects with downloadable support files that allow readers to learn XML in context.

About The Authors
James J. Maivald the owner of Desktop Design and a graphic designer and artist with 20 years of experience in publishing and production,. He has written courseware on Adobe Photoshop and other graphic design programs, as well as dozens of articles for national magazines on electronic publishing and production. He leads seminars and training on InDesign and XML for individuals and Fortune 500 companies. An Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) and Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) in InDesign and Dreamweaver, Maivald is also the coordinator for the InDesign User Group of Chicago.

Cathy Palmer is an award-winning graphic designer and owner of Digital Design Tools. She has worked in both the design and production sides of print publishing for over 20 years and provides seminars and training on InDesign and XML. Palmer is an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in InDesign and InCopy, and coordinator for the InDesign User Group of Milwaukee.

About Peachpit

Berkeley-based Peachpit has been publishing the industry's best-selling books on the latest in graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, Web design and development, digital video and general Macintosh computing since 1986. Its award-winning books feature step-by-step explanations, time-saving techniques, savvy insider tips, and expert advice for computer users of all sorts. It is the home of the internationally recognized Visual QuickStart Guide series, the design imprint New Riders and its highly popular Voices That Matter series, and is the publishing partner for
Adobe Press,lynda.com, NAPP, Apple Certified,AIGA Design Press and others. Peachpit is part of Pearson, the international media company. Pearson's primary operations also include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group. Learn more at www.peachpit.com andwww.pearson.com.

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