Case Study: Overseas Development Institute achieves consistent, cost-effective publishing with Typefi

Overseas Development Institute centralizes 200–300 reports a year with Typefi

The Overseas Development Institute (ODI), a UK-based international development think tank, faced a challenge in maintaining design consistency and controlling costs across its decentralized publishing workflow. With over 200 publications produced annually by various research teams, their process led to variable quality and high external typesetting expenses. ODI needed a cost-effective solution to centralize its publishing after a rebrand. They chose a single-user license of Typefi Desktop to address this.

Typefi implemented its automated publishing platform, providing training and support to develop tailored Adobe InDesign templates. The solution enabled ODI to automatically generate print-ready PDFs and EPUB e-books from Microsoft Word documents, ensuring design consistency. This streamlined workflow gave the central communications team better control over the publishing schedule. As a result, Typefi helped ODI achieve significant cost savings by reducing outsourcing and efficiently producing multi-format publications.

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