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Publishing Silicon is the blog of Silicon Publishing, a company focused on database publishing, online editing, and Adobe InDesign automation.

Online Design and Editing

Online editing is a powerful technology that has been steadily evolving since the World Wide Web became popular in the 1990s. Prior to the advent of the web, the "personal computer" had itself been revolutionary, giving designers and authors incredible new power to...
Five ways to use AI with InDesign

Five ways to use AI with InDesign

Adobe InDesign is the most powerful page layout tool in existence. It is also extremely well-exposed to automation, and is available in server form. It is thus well-suited to leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the creation of documents and images. Below is a...

Web to Print

Web to Print

In the late 1990s, the term “Web to Print” sprouted up. Like any new buzzword, it meant different things to different people. The most basic interpretation was that you could order print processes using a web interface. This meant needing to upload a print-ready file,...

A History of Adobe MAX

A History of Adobe MAX

As I enjoy the 2022 Adobe MAX Conference, it strikes me how much it’s changed over the years. Here’s a brief history of what it has been, and what it has become, since it was first called “Adobe MAX," with some highlights of the more remarkable MAX moments. Macromedia...

The Meat of the Metaverse

The Meat of the Metaverse

I have been a technologist for quite some time, and over the years, I've witnessed the evolution of several technologies. They often follow a similar path, beginning in early obscurity, before suddenly catapulting at a seemingly arbitrary point into the domain of wild...