Digital-to-Print Workflow
Graphic Designer | Content Engineer
Sample end-to-end workflow for XML pagination in InDesign (content created and authored in Directus CMS (Headless) exported as XML to InDesign)
Tools & Skills
✅︎ Adobe CS
Prototype-to-Publish XML InDesign Template
✅︎ INDD XML Template
XML and InDesign Field Mapping (Automate export data content as XML into Template)
✅︎ XML Template | XML Code
Reformat exported XML source code from Directus CMS to correctly map and import to InDesign XML Template
✅︎ INDD Styles | HTML & CSS
Print & Digital Branding | Metadata
✅︎ Miro & Figma (Wireframe)
Content Structure | Entity Relation Diagram
✅︎ Directus CMS (Headless)
Structure Data Model | Conditional Fields | Relational Fields | Trigger Fields | M2M & O2M Content Relationships | Manage Asset Library
InDesign XML Template
Digital Prototype
InDesign Tags to Styles Field Map
Directus CMS Relational Fields
Directus CMS Asset Library
Directus CMS Data Model
✅︎ Component Content
Sample Results: CMS Data Model | Print Adobe Indesign XML Template | Digital HTML & CSS
CMS Component
Directus CMS (headless)
Print Component
Adobe InDesign XML Template
Web Prototype
Figma Wireframe here
Digital Component
HTML & CSS