Est. 2026

Pressday

For the makers of printed magazines and newsletters

In development

Vol. I · No. 1 Collect · Lay out · Print pressday.app

Special notice

Editor meets deadline; issue goes to press

Contributions received at stated length. Printer supplied with bleed.

Fig. 1. — Sun over the hill, in halftone.

A new system for the collection of contributions is now in use. Each class of piece — club news, the chairman's letter, the gardening column — has a form of its own, with a limit on words and space for photographs. The count is shown while the contributor types.

Pieces are placed upon the editor's page plan. Templates keep headings, columns and photographs alike from one issue to the next.

All the news that fits.

Where a piece exceeds its length, the editor is told by how many words, in good time before printing.

On press day three files are produced: one for the printer, with bleed and crop marks; one for reading online; and one in IDML, for those who wish to make final adjustments by hand.

How it works

  1. Collect

    A form for each class of piece. Word limit and photographs.

  2. Lay out

    Templates for every page. Overlong pieces flagged.

  3. Print

    PDF for the printer. PDF for the web. IDML for adjustment.

Pages planned in fours

Pages are planned in fours, as a stapled issue requires. Where the count falls short or runs over, the editor is told.

Printer receives file with bleed

The print file carries 3mm bleed, crop marks and CMYK colour, as most printers require.

Classified

  • Parish magazine, monthly, requires articles of stated length. Word limits set per section.
  • School newsletter, termly, requires copy for website. Web PDF supplied.
  • Residents' association wishes next issue to resemble the last. Templates supplied.
  • Small business, quarterly mailer, no designer on staff. Templates supplied.
  • Club secretary requires submissions by form, not email. Forms supplied.
  • Printer's notice. — Files supplied with 3mm bleed and crop marks.