Adobe InDesign CS5.5

The perfect publishing design software for our newspapers!

What is it?

Adobe® InDesign® CS5.5 software that lets you design and preflight page layouts for print or digital distribution. It allows you to integrate video, images, and audio for playback.

How would we use it?It would allow us to easily create our newspaper pages by incorporating images and articles with creative layouts and designs. The software also has different tools to assist in making our newspaper look professional and well designed.

Pros:• Comprehensive Layers Panel

Easily manage page items• Built-in creative tools Integrated drawing tools, effects, and built-in Adobe

Photoshop® effects

• Split column paragraphs Quickly create text that spans

or splits into multiple columns to enhance the documents layout

Cons:

• Software costs money, some school computers already have it installed however (certain computer labs)

-this would mean we couldn’t easily work on our pages at home, and would have to plan when to stay after or go to cougar time to work on the final pages

• Some aspects of software are complex such as its multiple features

Reviews from REAL users!From ‘Mike’ posted March 7th, 2012:

“…Anyone publishing newsletters, pamphlets, magazines, books will not be disappointed with InDesign.”

From ‘Amessenger’ on July 13th, 2011: “Very pleased that I upgraded, new features

are great and improve productivity and workflow. As always it doesn't feel like I am working and time seems to melt away. Love the multiple page size options!”

In conclusion…

This is most definitely the program for our class to successfully create our satirical newspaper with! It’s easy to use, has efficient tools, and the positive feedback from users prove it’s sure to be the best choice!