Greetings,
First, please look at my portfolio here. This is a small sampling of pieces provided to a variety of clients, all of which were printed, except, of course, the apps. And, all of the printed pieces were created with InDesign. You can also see some of the photoshop work I've done.
I have 20+ years of experience in the design & publishing industry. I currently use Adobe's Creative Cloud, which is their subscription version, so, it always up to date.
My process...
1) Receive text and chosen photos/graphics for the issue.
2) Create a layout for the issue. In the case of the first issue, I would create 3 different layout designs.
3) You look them over, mark whatever you want changed, and return them.
4) I make the changes and supply you a second pass proof. At this stage, you choose one of the layouts and make whatever changes you desire.
5) A 3rd pass proof is provided with the changes to the final design.
6) Upon approval of the final design, I create master pages, paragraph, character and object styles as necessary. Then, I pour all of the text, place all of the images, ads, graphics, etc.
7) I provide you with a proof of the entire issue, cover to cover. You proof the issue and make necessary change requests.
8) I make the changes, and supply you a confirming proof. You proof to insure that the last round of changes were made.
9) Upon approval, I create press-ready PDFs, that I guarantee will print.
Hire me... you will not be disappointed.
Thanks,
Mar