- Best Desktop Publishing Software - What is the best desktop publishing software_
There is no single best desktop publishing software. There are, however, specific programs that are better suited for certain tasks than others. Explore these suggestions for the best desktop publishng software.
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- Best Graphics File Formats for Desktop Publishing - Why Use EPS and TIFF Instead
Graphics come in many flavors but not all formats are suitable for all purposes. Find out when and why to use EPS, TIFF, JPEG, GIF and other common graphics file formats in desktop publishing.
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- Bitmap - Defining Bitmap as it Applies to Desktop Publishing
Bitmap - A type of graphic composed of pixels in a grid...
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- Blackletter - Defining Blackletter - a Type Classification
Blackletter - A style of typeface based on early written forms...
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- Build Your Page Layout Around the Main Message
All elements of the page layout including images, fonts, and colors must be appropriate to the message the piece is designed to convey. If you can't identify the main message of the project you may have trouble creating an appropriate serious, playful, formal, or casual page layout.
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- Choose a Page Layout Size That Fits the Intended or Expected Use
Choose a standard tri-fold format for a brochure, tabloid size for a newsletter, or an oversized postcard size for a dirct mail piece only after considering the recipient, budget, the need for portability or filing, and postal regulations. Let the audience and use not your available templates or desire to do something different guide the size and layout.
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- CMYK - Defining CMYK 4-Color Process Printing
CMYK refers to four colors of ink used in printing.
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- Color Talk - Color Wheels in Desktop Publishing
Did you know that the color wheel you learned in school isn't the same as the colors used for the Web? It's not even the way colors are mixed for printing? Well, ok, same colors, just different arrangements and mixes.
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- Colorize Black and White or Grayscale Clip Art
Sometimes colorizing a piece of clip art is better than using one that is already in color. You can add just the right colors in the right places to suit your purposes.
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- Commercial Offset Printing vs. Desktop Printing - How does commerical offset pri
The three primary differences in commercial offset printing and desktop printing (inkjet and laser) are the colors of ink and the way the ink is placed on the paper as well as the type of machinery used to accomplish the task.
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- Commercial Printer vs. Desktop Printer - What's the difference between a commerc
It's man vs. machine when comparing a commercial printer with a desktop printer. Discover what each means and how to tell by context which printer is meant in desktop publishing articles and tutorials about printing.
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- Dangerous Signs and Labels
Unintentionally funny signs and unfortunate headlines are fodder for late night TV laughs. But it's no laughing matter when you can't find your car in a poorly
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- Desktop Publishing - Defining Desktop Publishing
Defining desktop publishing. Discover what desktop publishing is and how it relates to graphic design, web design, electronic publishing, and creative printing.
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- Desktop Publishing vs Graphic Design - What is the difference between graphic de
The short answer is that graphic design jobs involve the creative process of coming up with the concepts and ideas and arrangements for visually communicating a specific message. Desktop publishing is the mechanical process that the designer and the non-designer use to turn their ideas for newsletters, brochures, ads, posters, greeting cards, and other projects into digital files
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- Digital Font Formats - Lesson 2 of Windows Font Basics for New Users
Digital fonts are like mini-programs. Each font file contains information that describes what characters are in the font and how they should look on-screen and when printed.
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- Elements of Design - Defining the Elements of Design
The basic elements of design, the building blocks of all images, artwork, and page layouts, are defined in many ways. Here, we'll describe the most commonly recognized elements of design.
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- EPS - Defining EPS - Encapsulated PostScript for Desktop Publishing
Files with the .eps extension are generally considered the best choice of graphics format for high resolution printing of illustrations. These EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) files can sometimes be a tricky format to work with, especially for those new to desktop publishing.
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- Font Fun and a Few Rules - Lesson 5 of Windows Font Basics for New Font Users
Before going hogwild with those newly acquired fonts, I'd like to tease you with just a taste of the typographical niceties that designers and veteran font fanatics swear by.
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- Font Installation - Lesson 3 of Windows Font Basics for New Font Users
This series of Font FAQs addresses downloading, installation, and troubleshooting issues, especially for new users of Windows TrueType, OpenType, and PostScript Type 1 fonts.
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