Visuals Full scale illustration of page, showing layout, colour, graphics, text alignment, etc. Client meeting Thumbnails Scaled Visuals Final DTP Item Thumbnails Rough sketches showing different ideas for layout and colour. These stages are demonstrated below in the diagram. 30dpi 60dpi 150dpiĦ DTP Planning When a new Desktop Publishing item is being created it will go through a planning process to ensure the best possible solution is created. The three images below show the same picture with different resolutions. The higher the resolution, the higher the picture quality. Bad registration is sometimes seen on newspapers and on packaging.ĥ PRINTING RESOLUTION Printing Resolution describes the quality and sharpness of a scanned or a manipulated image mainly measured in dots per inch (dpi) or pixels per inch. When setting up the printing of a document these must be perfectly aligned to make sure the colours sit correctly on top of each other. It involves placing crosses (registration marks) at the corners of the image. This is the process known as registration. The print process involves printing each of these colours directly on top of each other.

While PagePlus is generally targeted at the 'entry level' DTP user, some of the functionality present in the market leading applications (Quark's XPress and Adobe's InDesign) is present in PagePlus.Ĥ DTP PRINTING There is only a need for 3 colours in printing but for definition black is added to achieve this. Serif PagePlus Serif PagePlus is a program developed by Serif. Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Publisher is an entry-level desktop publishing application from Microsoft, differing from Microsoft Word in that the emphasis is placed on page layout and design rather than text composition and proofing.

QuarkXPress is used by individual designers and large publishing houses to produce a variety of layouts, from single-page flyers to the extensive catalogues. QuarkXPress QuarkXPress is a computer application for creating and editing complex page layouts. InDesign can also publish content suitable for tablet devices in conjunction with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign is a software application produced by Adobe Systems. Some examples of DTP software are shown below. BUSINESS CARDS INVITATIONS GREETING CARDS LEAFLETS FOOD MENUS MAGAZINES ADVERTISING POSTERSģ DTP Software Desktop publishing software allows both graphic designers and non-designers to create visual communications for professional or desktop printing. Some examples of Desktop Publishing are shown below. 1 Graphic Communication Desktop PublishingĢ Introduction Desktop Publishing, also known as DTP, is the process of using the computer and specific types of software to combine text and graphics to produce documents such as newsletters, brochures, books, etc.

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