About Desktop Publishing: March Madness in Desktop Publishing

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Desktop Publishing Desktop Publishing Get Started Choose Software Make Something From Jacci Howard Bear, your Guide to Desktop Publishing For March we revisited seven page composition best practices from alignment to emphasis. These tips can help novice designers improve their pages but they're also a good refresher for old pros. Many of these are common principles of design. On the elements of design side we looked at lines. Specifically we focused on using rule lines in page design to separate and organize parts of the page. Desktop Publishing Glossary Terms Added or Expanded This Month: new: Forced Justification for Aligning Text How to Typeset Material with Block Style Formatting expanded: AA - Author's Alterations A4 Acid Free Paper Acknowledgment Balance More Things I Wrote or Blogged About in March: Emotional Book Design Dirty Blackletter Lost PrintMaster Registration Improve Your Mobile Web Design With Adobe Shadow Are You Test-Driving Windows 8? iPhone Photography Apps to Try Out 15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look Silly Document Cameras QR Codes on Scrapbooks Recent Comments from Readers: There have been several new comments on Anyone Still Using Corel Ventura? including tips from Nick H. on how to run version 10 in virtual XP mode for Windows 7 users. On How Do You Identify Fonts? Alex D. comments on Find My Font, a desktop application recommended in an earlier comment by another reader. He writes, "Of course, Find My Font is not free either (the "free" version is only a 30-day limited trial) - it will cost $49 - $69 for a real license. However, as a desktop app rather than a website, it does have the advantage that the screen capture can be integrated, and if you often find yourself trying to match fonts you may find it worthwhile. They do seem to be actively maintaining the product, and have added other related features - font browsing, find similar fonts, etc. " Desktop Publishing Blog All the blog entries all the time. See More About:  newsletter design  Talk About Desktop Publishing on Facebook I switched over to the Timeline view. Check out the cover image and browse crosslinks and random bits that I find here and there. Add your own comments and questions. Desktop Publishing Ads Desktop Publishing Desktop Software Web Design Software Software com New Software Featured Articles Prepress and Printing Web Design Tutorials Education and Training Business of Design Desktop Publishing Dictionary - Index Supplies You Need   More from About.com Financial Emergencies An unexpected change in your financial situation can be incredibly stressful. Here's how to cope. More> Retirement Planning Learn the top five things you need to do in order to start building a retirement nest egg. More> This newsletter is written by: Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Desktop Publishing newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Easter Goodies Easter Egg Fonts Easter Bunny Fonts The Colors of Easter   Follow me on: Advertisement