High-Quality Production, On Time and On Brief
From typesetting a complex scientific journal to designing a fresh new look for a new edition, S4Carlisle handles the full production process for print and digital publications. Quick turnarounds, consistent quality, and formats that work across every platform.
INTRODUCTION
From Manuscript to Print-Ready File
Our production team works across books, journals, technical documents, and magazines, using XML-first and XML-last workflows to deliver print-ready PDFs and multiformat digital outputs. We also offer a full design and graphics service for publishers who need layout, illustration, or art production support alongside typesetting.
Composition and Typesetting
Typesetting
We offer high-quality, quick-turnaround typesetting for books, journals, technical documents, and magazines. Our team handles complex layouts, including scientific, technical, and medical content with intricate tables, figures, and equations, and delivers print-ready PDFs and formatted digital files in all major output formats.
Multiformat Output
We convert publications into different formats as part of the standard production workflow, including PDF, EPUB, and MOBI, using XML-first and XML-last approaches. A single-source workflow means your content is produced once and delivered correctly across every format you need.
Software: Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, 3B2, FrameMaker, LaTeX
Design and Graphics
Book and Publication Design
We create original designs for new publications and adapt existing layouts for new editions, giving titles a fresh and contemporary look while maintaining brand consistency. Our experience in both print and digital design means we can support multichannel delivery from the same design concept.
Illustration and Art Production
Our illustrators produce complex multicolour line art, situational illustrations, graphs, maps, and scientific artwork to precise author specifications. We also handle art research, minor and major edits to existing artwork, colourisation, and colour conversion.
Software: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, CorelDRAW