InDesign and Photoshop

Are there pros and cons to assembling a graphic on a page in InDesign vs photoshop? I'm creating a box with character art. Some elements are vector, some raster. I often run into not knowing whether something should be done first in photoshop or indesign. (If the same effect can be achieved in indesign, like adding bevels to type and simple shapes, should I just be doing it in InDesign? There are times when I think the entire page should be photoshop and times when I create separate elements in photoshop and then bring them into Indesign as all separate objects.
Any input/advice would be appreciated.

> Are there pros and cons to assembling a graphic on a page in InDesign vs photoshop?
Yes. There are both pros and cons to doing one or the other.
Generally I do in Photoshop that which I can only do in Photoshop, then import the PSD file into InDesign. If there are components to the image that I can do in InDesign then the choice has to be made.
If there's text interacting with the photo, do I do the text in InDesign or Photoshop? Well, since my layout is in InDesign that's going to be the master document. Not having to launch Photoshop and open te link, then update in InDesign is a good reason to do the text in InDesign. But I will sometimes add the text in Photoshop anyway. If the text is not just above or below the image but is seen (by me at least) to be
part of the image, then I'll probably render it in Photoshop.
The real benefit to adding the text in InDesign is that the text is exported as text or outlines when you make your PDF. If part of a Photoshop file it will be rasterized. If past of a Photoshop PDF it might be rasterized.

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