Consulting

Consulting

Teacup Software offers expert consulting services rooted in decades of experience developing professional publishing tools for Adobe InDesign. Whether you’re streamlining workflows, integrating AI agents, or building custom automation solutions, we bring deep technical knowledge and a practical, design-savvy approach. From small script enhancements to full-scale system integrations, we help creative teams work faster, smarter, and with fewer manual steps.

We’ve partnered with major publishers on many multi-tier, enterprise-scale projects. These solutions have supported everything from editorial production to automated layout and content delivery, designed to handle complex workflows with precision and reliability.

programs

At Teacup Software, we bring a unique blend of engineering skill, publishing insight, and real-world production experience to every project. Our areas of expertise include:

  • AI-assisted workflows – Integration of generative AI and systems like LightRAG to enhance asset selection, metadata handling, and layout decisions

  • React and TypeScript frontends – Building modern, responsive user interfaces tailored to creative workflows

  • NestJS backends – Scalable and maintainable APIs using modern server-side architecture in Node.js

  • Deep Adobe API integration – Extensive experience scripting and extending Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Adobe Express

  • Digital Asset Management (DAM) integration – Smart metadata-driven asset handling, with support for template population and intelligent content reuse

  • Scripting automation – Custom automation on the Adobe platform using ExtendScript, UXP, CEP, and JavaScript to streamline large-scale production tasks

  • Complex data integration – Connecting layouts to dynamic content sources like CSV, ODBC, JSON, and REST APIs

  • Workflow optimization for publishers – Consulting on editorial, catalog, textbook, and legal publishing processes at scale

  • PDF generation and post-processing – Automated production of print-ready PDFs, including custom output logic and post-processing steps

  • Version control and CI/CD – Git-based plugin and app development workflows, including testing, build automation, and team collaboration

  • Azure DevOps pipelines and internal tooling – Experience managing CI, deployment pipelines, and internal npm feeds

  • Licensing and activation systems – Development of secure licensing, trial management, and activation infrastructure for desktop software