Basics of Designing - Desktop Publishing


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From why use DTP, to who uses it, to Software used in DTP, the author Bittu Kumar takes you through all fundamental elements necessary for performing a good job with Desktop Publishing. Aided by step-by-step instructions, actual screen shots, illustrations and specific attributes in using MS Word, Microsoft Paint and MS Publisher this book details how to be a successful Desktop Publisher. More importantly, you become fully aware of why you must consider significantly important five questions when applying design principles in desktop publishing projects: 1. What is the DTP project designed to do? 2. What is the project designed to communicate? 3. What format will best communicate the project's message? 4. What design constraints does the project budget impose? 5. What design techniques will help the viewer understand the project's message? It also briefly informs you how to put these five graphic design tools – Space, Fonts, Color, Illustration & Photography and Consistency - to good use when designing and executing a desktop publishing work.




Design Principles for Desktop Publishers


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Created especially for non-designers, this text aims to provide easy-to-understand explanations of design principles as well as real examples of those principles in use. Through its combination of the didactic and the practical, this text should help desktop publishers make smart design choices and implement them using the tools available in popular software packages. With illustrative examples, the book includes classroom exercises for hands-on experimentation.




Desktop Publishing & Design For Dummies?


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"A …For Dummies book from the foremost authority on desktop publishing and design is a dream come true." — Dan Gookin, Bestselling Author of DOS For Dummies® "Desktop Publishing & Design For Dummies provides the reader with all the basics for successful design in a simple, step-by-step manner." — Jill Robbins Israel, Editor-in-Chief, Technique Magazine Includes Newsletter "How-To" Insert! With all the desktop publishing software and books around, it seems like anyone can be a designer these days. But it's not so easy to whip up a well-designed brochure or newsletter without some guidance. Design guru Roger C. Parker reveals simple yet innovative techniques so you can create persuasive presentations, snazzy brochures, and informative newsletters — all without using an expensive design firm. Ask for IDG Books' …For Dummies® Books, the Fun and Easy Way to Find Out about Computers. Also look for IDG Books' PCs For Dummies®, 4th Edition, the fun and easy way to get started on your PC right away, and PageMaker® 6.5 For Dummies®, Internet Edition, the fast and friendly way to publish documents on the Web! Inside, find helpful advice on how to: Apply basic design building blocks to any of the popular desktop publishing and page layout programs Choose the right computer hardware and software Scan photographs and place them on your page Take the mystery out of choosing the right typeface and type size for headlines, sub-heads, body copy, and captions Effectively use color in your publications — and know what to avoid Set up your files correctly to avoid service bureau hassles Speak the language with a glossary of over 200 important design terms Save time and money with numerous efficiency tips Plus, a special insert that provides a step-by-step introduction to the process of creating a newsletter




Desktop Publishers Idea Book


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Learn to design newsletters, catalogs, business cards, and more. Many step-by-step illustrated design recipes. Tips on working with illustrations, printers, and art sources.




Looking Good in Print


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This design resource guide outlines the design skills necessary to create attractive, effective printed materials, such as newsletters, advertisements, brochures, manuals and other documents.




Designing with LibreOffice


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Designing with LibreOffice is not the usual death march through the menu and standard tasks. Instead, the book takes two fresh approaches to the world's most popular free office suite. First, it explains the importance of using styles and templates in order to use LibreOffice with the most convenience and the least effort. By taking advantage of styles and templates, you can concentrate on self-expression, rather than format. Later, as you edit, you can make changes more quickly and with more precision. Second, it explains the basics of modern design and how to apply them in LibreOffice, expanding on the open secret that LibreOffice is as much a desktop publishing application as an office suite. It explains and illustrates the possible choices as you design, as well as the pros, cons, and considerations behind each choice - and, in some cases, what you should avoid altogether.




Digital Design Essentials


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Through hundreds of photographs, this dynamic guide demonstrates how to expertly apply design principles in a variety of devices, desktops, web pages, mobile and other touchscreen devices.




Computer Graphics Applications


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Design for Communication


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Complete coverage of basic design principles illustrated by student examples Design for Communication offers a unique approach to mastering the basic design principles, conceptual problem-solving methods, and critical-thinking skills that distinguish graphic designers from desktop technicians. This book presents forty-two basic to advanced graphic design and typography assignments collaboratively written by college educators to teach the fundamental processes, concepts, and techniques through hands-on applications. Each assignment is illustrated with actual student solutions, and each includes a process narrative and an educator's critical analysis revealing the reasoning behind the creative strategies employed by each individual student solution. Assignments are organized from basic to advanced within six sections: * The elements and principles of design * Typography as image * Creative word play * Word and image * Grid and visual hierarchy * Visual advocacy Design for Communication is a highly visual resource of instruction, information, ideas, and inspiration for students and professionals.




Web Design & Desktop Publishing for Dummies


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Full of relevant and easy-to-find information about Web page design, this book is the perfect companion for those eager to create outstanding Web pages. This "For Dummies" edition describes how to merge content and design with Web publishing software.