DesignDB

DesignDB is an online easy to use publishing tool for all your publications. Upload templates and make them available to your customers, co-workers or resellers so they can create their own customised:

  • Flyers & vouchers
  • Business & invitation cards
  • Magazines, books & newsletters
  • Advertising & corporate brochures
  • Job openings
  • Packing material
  • And many more ...

 

The WYSIWYG environment makes professional layout functionality available for any type of user.

 

DesignDB delivers day in, day out added value to the following industries:

  • Marketing & communication agencies
  • Printing companies
  • Resellers
  • Franchising industry
  • Marketing departments of large companies
  • Governmental organisations
 

Workflow

 
  • New templates are created in InDesign and uploaded in the application.
  • Subsequently the content of the variable elements is determined via drag & drop functionalities, allowing you to keep full control over your design and corporate identity.
  • Finally, the end-user can visualise the template, fi ll in the variable fields and create a new PDF.
 


Benefits

Crius Group voert kapitaalsverhoging door voor verdere internationalisering - 01.09.2010

Crius Group, specialist in het stuctureren, converteren en ontsluiten van content, zet een volgende stap in zijn bestaan. Een aanzienlijke kapitaalsverhoging door enkele externe investeerders wordt aangewend voor een versnelde groei en verdere internationalisering.

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Bezoek Crius Group op de Buchmesse in Frankfurt - 25.08.2010

After last year's succes with our first ever presence at the Frankfurt Bookfair, Crius Group will be exhibiting at the world's largest book fair again this year.

During the Bookfair we will be presenting the following subjects to you:

  • • CORE: our online platform for book creation and editing (info session on Wednesday October 6, 10am, room CONSENS in hall 4.C)
  • • Digital books: from iPad applications to a complete service solution for eBooks (info session on Friday October 8, 10am, room CONCORDE in hall 4.C)

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Innovation support granted for CORE! - 11.12.2009

Crius Group presented CORE to the IWT in November with help from Innovatiecentrum Antwerpen.

The final report was beneficial for Crius Group and CORE and the IWT awarded us with a very good score and financial support for the research and development of CORE.

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Crius Group is presenting CORE at the "Nationale Uitgeefdag" in Rotterdam on the 12th of November - 30.10.2009

On November 12th the "Nationale Uitgeefdag" in The Netherlands takes place for the 6th time.

Crius Group will be there with a stand and even more, we will be presenting CORE in an open session in the afternoon.

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Time-to-Market

Speed up your publishing process.

Features:

  • Print-ready templates are made available online and are customised with a few simple clicks
  • Publishing, proofing and ordering is supported by 1 tool
  • Available 24/7

Cost savings

Decrease your correction and layout expenses by limiting the manual work.

Features:

  • Online proofing and corrections by the end-user
  • Re-use of designs and templates
  • Less rework and print-ready output

Corporate Identity

Stay in full control of your branding and templates to protect your corporate identity.

Features:

  • Full control over changeable elements, styles and other layout functions
  • Easy determination of user rights and user groups

Process optimisation

Streamline your publication workflow through standardisation and automation.

Features:

  • Use of Adobe InDesign CS4 Server for automated PDF generation
  • Workflow module for publishing, proofing and ordering
  • E-shop

Quality

Boost the quality of your publications via predefined templates reducing the error margin.

Features:

  • Input validations
  • End-user is guided by a predefined template and user guidelines
  • Proofing & validation steps
  • Tracking & tracing possibilities

Easy to use

Everyone can use it, anywhere, anytime.

Features:

  • Online WYSIWYG environment
  • Drag & drop functionalities
  • Choose, customise, publish and print
  • Word imports for large files
  • Excel imports for variable data printing (business cards ...)

Professional output

Use professional design functionalities to create print-ready publications.

Features:

  • No designer’s knowledge required
  • Predefined templates and user guidelines
  • Preflighting functionality

Media Asset Management (MAM)

Centralised repository of ready-to-use images in high resolution.

Features:

  • Upload/Download functionality
  • Add meta data
  • Online editing (scaling, fitting options ...) directly in the publication

Creativity still key

Your design will remain as creative as always.

Features:

  • Use of InDesign CS4 desktop for template creation
  • All layout features are protected by Adobe’s IDML technology
 

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