Digital Vs Print

There's a few differences between a digital and print booklet, especially as the client wants the digital version of this booklet to be interactive. Assets that are made to be interactive will have no use in the print version, and in some cases this will leave them awkwardly placed on a printed booklet, or highlighted in a strange way that just looks off. 
Due to this, I shall create the print version of the booklet, save a final copy of that as an InDesign file as well as export it into a PDF ready to print. Then, I shall create a second copy of the InDesign file, add in all of the interactive elements and export that into a file best suited to be used online and interactive. Sometimes, these interactive elements, even if they are something such as an image that will be in both version, do not actually print, due to how InDesign views them, so it really is easier to just create them as two slightly different InDesign files that can be provided if anything needs changing.

The main difference between these two versions, is ideally a printed booklet would be at least 8 or 12 pages, or at least in some multiple of four. This is due to how a booklet should actually be printed, with the 4 pages printed onto one larger one and folded

(Opus, 2013)
However, this client still wants the printed version to be 10 pages, in that case I would discuss with them about how a printed booklet should be formatted page wise for print, but in the end it is there choice and they can simply work out how they wish to print it with the files provided.


When it comes to creating the interactive version of the booklet, there is then a further two different formats that the file can be saved in. Depending exactly which buttons and codes are used to make the design interactive, they will not always work in the other format. These main two formats are EPubs & Interactive PDFs.
Interactive PDFs are essentially PDFs designed to be displayed and shown on Screen, allowing interactive elements to still be used, EPubs do something very similar but the file is essentially a HTML file that is readable by most PDF readers.
Both of these formats need specific programs to open them before they can then be published on a clients website, Interactive PDFs needs something like Adobe Reader or Acrobat, and EPubs need something like Adobe Reader or Apple iBooks.
EPubs may allow a wider range of controls and Interactive elements to be included, but it is also far more inconsistent over what programs can open it, and even then if that program will allow all of the interactive elements to work.

Due to all of this, I have decided to go with an Interactive PDF, many of the formats can still be done, just in a slightly different way using hyperlinks in different and clever ways. This isn't as quick as the Interactive PDF but means it's more reliable and easier for the client to open up and view.



Sources:

Opus (2013) Why do you need a page count that is a multiple of 4? - Opus Design [Online]. Available at https://opusdesign.us/wordcount/printing-multiples-of-four/ (Accessed 17 April 2022).

Justin (2018) Interactive PDF is dead—here’s what you can create from InDesign that’s even better [Online]. Available at https://ajarproductions.com/blog/2018/03/26/interactive-pdf-is-dead-heres-what-you-can-create-from-indesign-thats-even-better/ (Accessed 17 April 2022).


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