Comments on: Quark Versus InDesign In Newspapers

by: Steve

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:01:02 +0000

I started our working with Pagemaker, which later became Indesign but alway found it very frustrating and limited - poorly designed software is not for professional designers, I currently have a copy of Indesign CS4 which is, in my opinion, no better than any of the previous editions (and its slower - mac pro quad) Quark has always been a fast and logically arranged program, I changed from indesign to Quark at version 6, I now use version 8 on a daily basis for newspaper production and my own design company and will continue to do so too. Indesign is perfect for creating a school flyer or newsletter and is akin to Microsoft Publisher in many ways, but what do expect for something that comes for free with Photoshop!

by: ismail

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:54:19 +0000

by: Bazil Raubach

Sun, 05 Mar 2006 17:42:16 +0000

Having operated in the digital realm of page make up and design for a good 15 years - starting with Pagemaker and currently being forced to operate Tera/ GN3 (Goodnews) as deciated newspaper and layout package
I would have say that GN3 is an effeciate if not souless package, you forced to operate in a source code window and it feels far to much like DOS environment sometimes.
At home I produce a range of publications, adverts and design projects using the entire Creative Suite . For pure newspaper design, layout, editing etc… a basic if not cheap and nasty package does a very workman like job of putting our newspaper. There are no frills, no transparency, or bells or whistls just an ability to wack out pages with the minmum of fuss.
So if we are talking no frills - GN3 does a fair job, but I am designer dammit!, not just a sub editor and sometimes information needs soul, colour, deep etches and transparencies, nothing touches Indesign for ease of use, tools and stability. Quark crashed when I wanted to output .pdfs, it was a cranky progeramme that cost me money. Indesign, Creative Suite has paid for itself again and again need I say more ……?

by: Tom McGowran

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 09:40:43 +0000

Having used programs such as Pagemaker, RSG3 , Quark and In Design over the last 20 years these programs are essentially for page make up. Programs such as Creator do a much better job for you in setting individual advertisements that can then be placed in Quark or In Design. This is a very clean and rapid way of producing newspaper pages.
Tom McGowran