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Desktop Publishing Tips
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Desktop Publishing (DTP) is…
• The process of producing professional looking products.
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2 Stages in DTP
• Planning• Creating the document
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Guidelines for design…
1. Focus2. Balance3. Coherence4. White Space
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Layout and Design
• Refers to the way text and graphics are used to produce a quality document
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Font
• Text, font style, size, and typeface are important to design.
• Serif fonts have small strokes at the end of the letters.
• Sans serif fonts do not have small fonts at the end of the letters.
• Font size is measured in points. 72 points is one inch.
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Graphics are…
• Used to add focus, interest, and excitement to a publication
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Colors …
• Can be used to – organize ideas, – highlight important facts, – create focus and – add emphasis.emphasis.
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Lines
Can be used to Can be used to – create a focal point,
– add emphasis, – separate column, and– add visual impact.
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Remember…
• Collect GOOD ideas• Don’t use more than 2 types of font
on a page.– Serif font for body – Sans Serif for headings
• Leave plenty of white space so the document doesn’t look crowded.
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Remember…
• Use good contrast between the background and text so you can read it!
• Limit the number of objects on a page so the reader gets the message.