Master the art of professional page design with Adobe InDesign and take your layouts from concept to publication across print and digital platforms. This practical guide introduces you to the essential tools, workflows, and techniques required to create visually compelling multi-page documents while working seamlessly with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Through hands-on examples and structured projects, you will learn how to design and format text, images, and tables; manage layouts with parent pages and styles; and build dynamic documents with interactivity, including hyperlinks, forms, bookmarks, and multimedia. The book also explores modern production workflows such as AI-assisted features, Creative Cloud integration, and efficient collaboration practices. From newsletters and magazines to interactive PDFs and EPUB publications, you will gain the skills needed to produce professional-grade outputs.

Whether you are a designer, student, or creative professional transitioning into layout design, this book equips you with the confidence and expertise to deliver polished, publish-ready documents for both print and digital environments.

You Will

Integrate images and graphics using frames, layers, and Creative Cloud assets

Apply parent pages and styles to manage consistency across complex documents

Create interactive PDFs with links, forms, bookmarks, and multimedia elements

Export files for print, web, EPUB, and HTML5 with appropriate settings

Who Is This Book For

Beginner–intermediate designers, students, and professionals using Photoshop/Illustrator who want to master InDesign layouts.

Jennifer Harder has worked in the graphic design industry for over twenty years. She has a degree in graphic communications and has taught Acrobat, and Adobe Creative Cloud courses at Langara College. She is also author of several Apress books and related videos.