Desktop Publishing for Reproduction: The Basics indir kitap bedava

OVERVIEW OF THE BASICS BOOK The minute one is confronted with the task of producing a flyer, brochure, business card, etc., the first inclination is to go directly to the computer and open a software application. Most often it is a data processing application such as Microsoft Word. These programs are alright to use if you are planning to reproduce the documents from your laserjet or inkjet printer or copier. The most widely used graphics programs for digital reproduction are the Adobe graphics programs Pagemaker 7.0, InDesign CS6, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Successful use of these programs requires instruction at an institution there these programs are taught. Unfortunately, even though you take the classes, you may not get all the necessary basics to get you through the digital printing process. Preparing copy for reproduction does not begin at the computer. It begins at the light table. The building of a house requires an architect to draw plans for that building. His drawings indicate where each room is to be placed, the size of each room, where windows and doors are to be placed, and where electrical outlets, heating and airconditioning vents are to be placed. His plans also include the kind of materials to be used for floors and walls. Without these plans, the contractor could not begin to build the house. The same is true for each graphic arts document. You must make a rough layout that indicates where headings, text, photographs etc. are to be placed on the page. The layout sheet should also indicate where the page is to be trimmed and folded. Creating thumbnail sketches is a crucial part of the brainstorming aspect of the design work. Thumbnail sketches are pen or pencil rough drawings that allow the designer to try out several ideas and zero in on the most likely layouts before beginning a project. The layout is marked up to indicate the sizes and styles of type to be used and the amount of space to be allotted to the type