Choose Between Flexibility and Rigidity
How rigid or flexible should your template be? The answer to this question depends on your specific workflow and design requirements, because every publication is different.
Flexible templates are structured to serve a variety of design choices. They don’t lock you into one particular format, yet they can still save you a lot of setup time. For example, if you’re creating a template for a publication that allows a lot of creative freedom, you might want to set up the template with just one or two master pages, a simple layout grid, and a few style sheets. Such a template can save layout and revision time while giving your document a consistent design and plenty of creative flexibility.
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