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Heather_Komatsu@adobeforums.com schreef:
> Hi everyone, I am new here. I am a novice with Adobe products, but I do have the Creative Suite. I have used Illustrator tons and am very comfortable with it. I used InDesign once to make a pamphlet.
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> I am part of a charity group that often puts on events. I will be making all the flyers. Printing budget is low and will probably consist of going to Kinkos and printing on A4 paper. So these flyers are really not all that involved, but I want to make them the very best that they can be.
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> Now my question. Is it better to use InDesign or Illustrator to make the flyers?
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> And as a bonus, if you know of any sites that might give me inspiration to make flyers, I would appreciate it! I try to keep my eyes peeled and learn new things all the time. I want to give credibility to our group with the flyers, and I dont want them to look cheesy or home-made. Thanks for any tips you might have!


Bottom line: use Photoshop for rasterized stuff, Illustrator for vector 
and InDesign for lay out.

So to answer your question: use InDesign for making a flyer. Of course 
it is all possible in Illustrator, but the typographical and lay out 
options in InDesign are far better.

As far as your second question goes: that is a hard one to answer;) It 
all depends on the subject and your own taste. My take on it: do not 
overdo stuff, make sure it all is balanced. For instance, if you use 
columns make sure the columns "register", which means: the lines of text 
should be on the same height, which can be assured in InDesign by using 
a fixed line spacing. You can use a large header at the top, but the 
subheaders should not be overdone as far as size goes.

If you go to Kinko's for simple laserprinting realize you can not use 
bleed. Finally: use outlines for the fonts to avoid problems at Kinko's.