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Sakudo Printing Co., Ltd.

Automated publishing with bidirectional product database linkage

Sakudo used XML and InDesign for one-source, multi-use catalog production at large page and product scale.

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1,800

Page scale

53K

Product count

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Turning catalog data into an asset

Beyond printing, Sakudo needed to use catalog data as a reusable asset. Product databases and pages had to link bidirectionally for XML-based one-source, multi-use workflows.

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XML automated layout with ProDIX and ProXCreator

Core data is imported as CSV, stored in a database, converted to XML by ProXCreator and composed in InDesign with ProDIX. Edited layout data can then return to the database.

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Preparing for web catalog expansion

The workflow is expected to improve price-change and revision work in future years and support services beyond print, including XML-based web catalogs.

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Printing
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