Lots of good stuff this month in the world of digital publishing.
Updated Digital Publishing Gallery
The old gallery was fine until there were too many apps to navigate through easily. The new Digital Publishing Gallery lets you filter the apps by platform, date, language, or region. And you can search for the app you’re looking for.
DPS Update through a Connect session
Zeke Koch hosted a Connect session in which he shared the latest Digital Publishing Suite updates, answer burning questions and provide sneak peeks into the next stage of the product roadmap.
Rufus Deuchler’s Interactivity Videos
Rufus created a two-part video series about creating interactive overlays. It’s a good way to learn the basics if you’re new to digital publishing.
Video Part I – Hyperlinks, Buttons, and Slideshows
Video Part II – Panoramas, Web Content, Scrollable Frames, Pan & Zoom
Rufus also wrote an interesting article about creating panorama overlays for mobile devices.
DPS App Spotlight
Keith Gilbert is running a series on his blog in which he spotlights interest app published with the Digital Publishing Suite. Here are a couple of examples:
U of Dayton Viewbook
What’s cool about it
In iTunes
National Geographic Magazine
What’s cool about it
In iTunes
Mind Twister Article – Single Orientation Issue with a Twist
Johannes Henseler is always pushing boundaries. Here, he created an interesting effect in which he combined a couple of obscure features to create a folio in which you swipe down to get to the next article. Check out the video.
New Issues in DPS Tips
The DPS Tips app now has a third issue to go along with Folio Basics and Overlays. The Single Edition issue steps through the end-to-end process to creating, publishing, and submitting a single-issue viewer app that can appear in the App Store.
Soon, I’ll add a fourth issue — Effects — that covers more advanced digital publishing techniques such as PDF articles, single-orientation folios, smooth scrolling articles, and various HTML practices. When you see the little red badge next to the DPS Tips app, download the new folio.
I’ve also update the existing folios to include the newest enhancements to the tools.
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Did I miss anyone’s article, video, or app? Leave a comment, and let me know what’s good.
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