Archive for the ‘Desktop Publishing’ Category
Desktop Publishing: Making Envelopes
In the Spotlight
Kreate-a-Lope Envelope Kit
After designing and printing a fabulous greeting card or photo card, why stick it in a generic envelope? This kits makes it easy to create a perfectly sized envelope using all kinds of great papers.
Parts of an Envelope
Did you know that envelopes have throats and shoulders? Learn more about these parts as well as folds, seams, and flaps.
Envelope Styles and Dimensions
Announcement, Baronial, Booklet, Catalog, Commerical, and Square Envelopes come in many standard sizes.
More Topics
- No Bitmap Photos, Please
BMP, Perhaps? - Setting Up File for Perfect Bind
Discuss It! - Character Style Problem in QuarkXPress
Can You Help? - Framemaker Bullet Problem
Any FM Experts?
Rules for DTP – Lesson 3: Number of Fonts
You Look Fontabulous!
Fonts are such fun. One of the most popular sections on the About Desktop Publishing site are the free font downloads. But too many times novice designers (and even more experienced ones) go overboard when it comes to using fonts. Today’s discussion about how many fonts to use is somewhat subjective. It’s one of those situations where you cannot say absolutely that you should always limit font choices to just one or two. But hopefully you’ll have a better understanding about how using too many fonts is detrimental to what you are trying to communicate in desktop publishing. Don’t forget to check out the supporting graphics for this lesson.
Use Fewer Fonts
How many fonts are too many for one project and how do you know where to draw the line? A generally accepted practice is to limit the number of different typefaces to three or four. That doesn’t mean you can’t use more but be sure you have a good reason to do so.
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Start a DTP or Graphic Design Business 3. Find Your Niche
Lesson Three
Finding Your Niche in Desktop Publishing
What kind of work comes to mind when you think of desktop publishing? Brochures? Business cards? Newsletters? There are dozens more types of design projects that can be created in whole or in part with your computer and desktop publishing and graphics software.
Create a Portfolio in 6 Days: Lesson 3: Beginner Portfolio
What Goes in a Beginner Portfolios
In this lesson I’ll describe 5 ways to come up with portfolio pieces even if you’re new to design and desktop publishing. Not just for beginners, these ideas work for anyone trying to beef up weak areas in their portfolio. Some methods suggest using work you’ve done that you might not have thought of including. Other methods will require that you invest some time in developing suitable portfolio pieces. But these methods also have a bonus: you’ll be honing your design and software skills while building a portfolio. Go to Lesson 3: What Goes in a Beginner’s Portfolio.
Daily Dose of DTP – 3. Is Prepress Anything Like Permanent Press?
Today’s Definition
Prepress
Before you press, prepress
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Organize Your Photos with Photoshop Elements Day 3: Populating your Catalog
Day Three Lesson
Populating your Catalog
Learn how to populate your catalog with all your photos.
Ask Questions and Get Help with this Lesson
Start a DTP or Graphic Design Business 2. Skills Assessment
Lesson Two
The Design Side of Freelance Design
It’s not unreasonable to believe that a person thinking of starting a desktop publishing business is doing so because they already do some kind of design work (either as part of their job or for personal projects) and want to make money doing something they enjoy. But that’s not always the case so let’s assess your current design and desktop publishing expertise with these quizzes.
http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/freelance/a/design_skills.htm
