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InReview: MasterPlan WORK

InDesign Magazine issue 114This article appeared in Issue 114 of InDesign Magazine.

Keith Gilbert reviews an impressive solution offering a birds-eye view of the status of a publication, any time, anywhere.

Many designers are faced with the tedious and time-consuming task of distributing previews of work-in-progress files or finished layouts to various stakeholders, collecting feedback on those files, and incorporating suggested changes into the layout. Everyone does this a little differently, depending on the size of the workgroup, how formal the proofing and approval process is, how geographically spread out employees are, and many other factors.

MasterPlan WORK is a companion product for InDesign that is intended to streamline the process of distributing layouts and getting approvals. MasterPlan was designed for designers and publishers who design and lay out multi-page, design-intensive books. But it could also be useful for those producing periodicals or other publications that have a fixed page count for each issue.

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Keith Gilbert is a design consultant, developer, educator, speaker, and author. His work has taken him throughout North America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. During his 35+ year career his clients have included Adobe, Apple, Target, Oracle, and the United Nations. He is the author of several popular titles for LinkedIn Learning, Adobe Press, and CreativePro. Find him at gilbertconsulting.com and on Twitter @gilbertconsult
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