Connecting Drupal to Print: Integration into an Adobe InDesign workflow
summary
A connector implements a JSON API to pull Drupal content into InDesign, uses an InDesign Server and an InDesign client plugin, and supports drag‑and‑drop or search import that maps Drupal headings, bold/italic and image captions into InDesign paragraph styles. Edits sync bi‑directionally and produce a live “print preview” back in Drupal; a create print variant routine strips online‑only assets. Workflow also goes layout‑first (create Drupal articles from InDesign). Works with Thunder and WordPress, outputs full‑quality PDFs, and is adding RTL and advanced table support.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Company background
- 4:35Bridging web and print
- 8:44Automated workflow demo
- 14:50Manual InDesign integration
- 19:42Layout-first approach
- 23:22System benefits
- 25:49Future work and Q&A
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