1. Understanding Templates

TEMPLATES EXCEL AT HELPING YOU TO ACHIEVE A HIGH-LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY and maintain a consistent look throughout a document. They harness the processing power of computers to automate production—freeing designers from mundane and repetitive tasks.

Most designers use some form of a template on a regular basis. In some cases, they may just pick up an older project that has already been produced and use it as a template for a new project. In other cases, they might specifically design a template that is intended for a particular publication. For small projects and one in which a solo designer is producing an entire layout, it may be sufficient to use an existing project as a template. But in larger organizations—where many ...

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