# Magazine layout help!

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**Created:** [October 13, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magazine-layout-help/67213 "2004-10-13T15:58:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![AgentFitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@AgentFitz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AgentFitz)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magazine-layout-help/67213/1 "2004-10-13T15:58:18Z")

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k…here’s the situation, I’m strong with photoshop, just getting started with illustrator, and haven’t gotten into quark or indesign yet. anyway…I have this job/project to do for this client who has written a short book/mag to teach geometry to kids. it’s a simple book with probably 50-65% simple graphics and images, and the rest text. so, in other words, it’s not exactly your standard magazine w/ columns full of text, etc. etc.

my question is this…do you think I should or NEED to learn indesign or quark before I can take on this project, or should I just take care of it in illustrator and use a template of some sort? orrr…should I lay the whole thing out in photoshop since that’s my most comfortable domain? I mean I know I could make it look pretty good just using ps but I’m sure there are drawbacks that I’m not entirely aware of…probably w/ printers and what not.

anyway just looking for some experienced insight. thnx in advance.

Fitz