Comments on: Adobe InDesign’s un-sexy feature: Multiple page sizes

By: plymouth web deisgner

plymouth web deisgner — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:39:30 +0000

I think having multiple page sizes is a must!! It will keep us from having too many files all over the place. I too like David have been waiting far too long for this option. I work in the print industry and clients are always wanting to see a variation of sizes including portrait and landscape proofs of their work, so it is vital to be able to have this option in one file.

By: David

David — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:07:08 +0000

This has been a feature I have desired for at least 10 years! Multiple page sizes allows for easy management of files with unusual page requirements, such as books with foldout pages for photos or charts. I recently created a book with a number of foldouts for a client. Revisions, preparing PDF proofs and final art assembly were exercises in file organization. Maintaining a single, comprehensive file would have saved valuable time.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:14:52 +0000

wonderful idea i must say !

By: Pablo

Pablo — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:57:17 +0000

We had the multiple logo issue too (CMYK, black, spot etc) but solved in with layers… each logo is on it’s own layer in Illustrator and you simply switch the layers on or off in InDesign to get the logo you want. Plus, since the logos are aligned exactly on top of each other in Illustrator, you don’t need to reposition the linked file when changing the logo from black to CMYK or to spot colours – just click the layer on or off!

By: Jonathan Patterson

Jonathan Patterson — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:37:22 +0000

Multiple page sizes are good when designing website wireframes that have different page heights. I just ran into this today… the homepage is much shorter than a page with blog posts for example. Multiple page sizes FTW!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:59:54 +0000

Now this is a great idea (the business identity package).

By: Daniel Drouhard

Daniel Drouhard — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:24:12 +0000

I work with a guy that argues keeping everything in one file in dangerous in that if the file corrupts, you’re out of luck. He must not keep good backups. I like your suggestions.