Berkeley, CA (December 21, 2007)—Peachpit today announced the publication of Instant InDesign: Designing Templates for Fast and Efficient Page Layout, the guide to Adobe InDesign that focuses exclusively on the art of template design and production, authored by Gabriel Powell.

Instant InDesign teaches everything from key design principles and basic template architecture to advanced automation techniques. These include: how set up Data Merge and XML-based templates to automate page production; how to use Adobe Bridge to manage text, image assets, and templates; and how to optimize the use of typography, graphics and images, color, object libraries, and layers in templates. Magazine, newspaper, book, and catalog publishers, as well as ad agencies, graphic design firms, and independent designers can all use this guide to boost productivity and enhance their creative process.

About The Author
Gabriel Powell is the Senior Training Director for Metafusion Training and teaches InDesign to individuals and Fortune 500 companies nationwide. He specializes in automated publishing, template building, and streamlining publishing workflows. An Adobe Certified Instructor, Gabriel is also the founder of the Portland InDesign User group and is a contributing author to InDesign Magazine and The Illustrator CS2 WOW! Book.

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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