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IntroductionDesktop Publishing
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Desktop publishing is creating documents on a computer that are usually viewed as printed materials. They can also be viewed as a website.
What are some examples of this?
What is Desktop Publishing?
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Contrast-items that are different from each other
Repetition-repeating themes or items; reader knows what to expect
Alignment-how items are arranged; how text fits together
Proximity-nearness or relationship; things that “go together”
Desktop PublishingBasic Design Elements
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Contrast
Dark Background
Light type
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Repetition
Your eyes are naturally drawn to the pattern
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Centered Left Justified
Right Justified
Justified Text has lines of equal length; it has even right and left borders and should be used sparingly
Alignment
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Advantages Easy to create uniformity Hyphenation is reduced
Disadvantages Tiring to read
Boring
Centered
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Most typewritten copy is written this way
Advantages Easy to read Good for narrow columns Disadvantages Not “artistic”; can become boring if
lengthy
Left Aligned
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Advantages Interesting Layout
Ideal for narrow columns
Disadvantages Should not hyphenate
Very tiring and difficult to read
Right aligned
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Lines are even in length, most familiar for published works, especially books
Advantages Not distracting Best for lengthy works(sustained reading) Disadvantages Poor word spacing Poor hyphenation
Justified
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Purpose is to organize Implies a relationship between the items Uses white space to group Avoid too many elements on one page Try to avoid putting things in the middle or
corners
Proximity
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Serif fonts have “tails”—most common is Times New Roman
Sans Serif Fonts do not! Examples are Arial, Helvetica, and Verdana
Use simple fonts for most of text; use fancy fonts for headlines or focal points only.
Text should not be so hard to read or decipher that your
message is unclear.
Font Styles
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Use analogous and complimentary colors and keep your reader and purpose in mind.
Use contrast to add interest.
Color should add interest, but not be distracting.
Color