Consider the extract from Young & Freedman's University Physics below. The design does not immediately look very TeX-like. However, since it is written by physicists, you would think this was the natural program for them to use. So the question is, could this have been written in LaTeX using some highly advanced layout settings? And do you think it is?
A side question: How would you reproduce this layout?
Best Answer
This seems to be done by Acrobat Distiller. In every case, you may send a polite mail to the publisher and will get the info for sure. Your question on how to reproduce this is too broad for this site.