The Ultimate Design Agency in a Box: Can it be done?

Serif Launches PagePlus X5 – the Ultimate Design Agency in a Box

Small businesses looking for easy ways to market themselves can now benefit from the new PagePlus X5. The powerful desktop publisher from Serif, the award-winning design, publishing and creative software developer, helps business professionals easily create high quality marketing materials, compelling advertising, stationery and other printed documents, plus eye-catching e-brochures.

Despite being easy to use, PagePlus X5 is a serious desktop publisher with emphasis on quality of output as well as the quality of the user experience, giving ordinary PC users a low-cost, high-end publishing and graphics package. PagePlus X5 offers powerful yet user-friendly creative design with professional-looking results at an affordable price – making in-house desktop publishing more attainable for start ups and small businesses.

“Marketing a business isn’t easy and many need a helping hand to create compelling marketing materials and other professional publications,” says Gary Bates, Managing Director at Serif. “PagePlus X5 really is the ultimate design agency in a box, creating a range of press-ready and electronic documents that cater for all kinds of professional requirements.

“It’s easier and faster than ever and yet offers higher quality end results and more powerful features. It is also one of the best packages for opening, editing, and exporting designs using the industry standard PDF format, so business users can be more productive and share attractive designs with confidence, whether destined for customers, colleagues, or professional print shops.”

New and improved features include advanced OpenType font support for even more professional typography, an interactive Print Preview for more control and flexibility at print time, many efficiency and usability enhancements, and better professional PDF output with improved colour-management. In addition, PagePlus X5 will offer more agency-quality design templates and style-matched packs of designs to quickly produce the best looking documents, with even more industry-specific designs available to download at the new Template Store on Serif.com.

“Desktop publishing has become much more than simply laying out pages. PagePlus X5 is so versatile that you can use it to design just about anything from scratch or from templates – whether it’s for the office or a major advertising campaign. People new to desktop publishing will appreciate the intuitive help on offer, while everyone including experienced designers can benefit from PagePlus X5’s higher quality output, more advanced desktop publishing features, and increased ease of use and efficiency.”

PagePlus X5 is compatible with Windows 7/Vista/XP and retails at £79.99. It is available directly from Serif at www.serif.com and from major retailers including Amazon and PC World. Existing Serif Software users should contact 0800 376 7070 for further information on upgrade pricing.