Clicking on the appropriate icon would set an object to the top left, center, or right of the browser bottom left, center, or right of the browser or left, center, or right of the page. Muse made pinned objects such as sticky menus easy to make. When used in combination with Desktop Scaling (or Liquid Layout), Responsive Layouts automatically scale for a more seamless transition between layouts. There also isn’t a limit on the number of alternate layouts, so multiple devices and orientations can be targeted. In5 uses InDesign’s Alternate Layouts for Responsive Layouts to visually create layouts for different screens and devices. When adding an alternate layout, the user could select which content should be copied from the existing layout including the site plan, the page attributes, and the browser fill. The layout options could target up to three total layouts: Desktop, Tablet, and Phone. The user could design a layout and create additional layouts based on the original design. Muse’s responsive design made targeting multiple screens possible for non-coders. Responsive Layoutsįigure 2 – InDesign Pages panel displays alternate layouts for desktop, tablet, and phone. The rules can be set to adjust the scaling and positioning of objects.

The user would set breakpoints to signal the change to the layout at the points where the width of the browser broke the layout.įlexible layouts with in5 are created using a similar feature in InDesign that can be added at any time using InDesign’s Liquid Layout panel. The option would be set when a user created a new site. Muse added the Fluid Width option to accommodate websites of various widths.

Landing page (responds more like a traditional website)Īny of these presets can be modified for customized output.

One-page site (with Borderless Page Scroll).

Modern digital (a magazine with horizontally sliding transitions between pages).

Multiple Output Formatsīecause Muse was designed as an application for creating websites, the targeted outputs were desktop, tablet, and mobile as static or scrolling pages.īy contrast, in5 users can target a variety of digital output formats for a number of different use cases including the following: With in5, the layout is completely done in InDesign with the option of using Master Pages in the Pages panel and then exported as HTML5 with in5. In Muse’s Plan view, the user would set up one or more master pages and apply them to the pages in the website layout. Muse’s master pages were based on the InDesign workflow that was familiar to designers. InDesign Master Pagesįigure 1 – InDesign Pages panel contains Master pages and pages. Let’s now compare popular features in a bit more detail. Third-party Hosting, Adobe Business CatalystįTP, in5 WordPress Plugin, Sales Enablement HTML with Local Font Embedding (when possible)Īdobe Fonts (formerly Typekit) and Google Fonts Linked Text in InDesign’s Alternate Layouts Text Synchronizing Across Desktop and Mobile This table compares popular Muse features to in5 features. In a side-by-side comparison of the Muse versus in5, in5 delivers similar if not better features than Muse, and in5 continues to deliver new features and equally important ongoing support. Like Muse, in5 added features to make creating engaging and interactive digital publications. Then the content is exported using in5 to generate the HMTL5 with no coding required.

The in5 workflow starts with the designer creating a layout in InDesign-a tool many designers already use. The announcement left many Muse users wondering what their options were.Ĭoincidentally, in the same year that Muse was introduced, in5, a plugin for InDesign was being developed by Justin Putney, owner of Ajar Productions. The policy shift meant the application would still be available to Creative Cloud subscribers, but as of March 26, 2020, there would be no new features and no technical support. Then Adobe announced the end of service for Muse. As Muse grew in popularity, new features gave designers additional options for what they could create, and more users became dependent on the application to deliver HTML for the web. Muse’s features targeted designers with a workflow similar to creating layouts in InDesign.

Many print designers who transitioned to web design discovered Muse as a solution for building websites without having to code. This article will show you how you can use in5, an add-on for Adobe InDesign, to create content similar to what you made in Muse. If you were an Adobe Muse user, you might now be looking for an alternative that lets you create web content with no coding.

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