Any ideas on how this could work.? I'd like to design a single or double page print layout, preferably in InDesign, whereby the text and images that were uploaded to display on a client's website could also be used to generate the content for the pdf.
The client would thereby be able to just upload the content once and it be displayed on the website, and create a document to print.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm going to ask in the other design forums too...
The client would thereby be able to just upload the content once and it be displayed on the website, and create a document to print.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm going to ask in the other design forums too...
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Re: Creating printable documents from a cms-content database
Sat, May 3, 2008 - 4:34 PMthe simple answer XML. underneath you need a simple way to input data, manage data, and then extract data to multiple outputs. XML transports data from a data structure and can be "fairly" easily adapted to fit into many different output streams. This is a unidirectional solution and centers around your data structure and management.
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Re: Creating printable documents from a cms-content database
Sat, May 3, 2008 - 10:44 PMSo it is going to depend on what CMS you are using. As to the generation of PDf files, all you would actually need InDesign for is to create the PDF template. You can use a base PDF template and integrate data straight to the PDF itself. I will look for some methodologies and post them here. -
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Re: Creating printable documents from a cms-content database
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 1:55 PMThanks for your thoughtfull response Chad. I had a feeling XML would be involved but I don't even really know what it is...
Any and all info is appreciated!
cheers,
Jason
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