Digital desktop publishing

The business of technology digital desktop publishing is a concept-based, activity-driven textbook that includes the business aspects of desktop publishing. The text uses generic instructions for its numerous activities with downloadable software-specific instructions for the activities available on the product Web site. End-of-Unit projects reinforce skills learned, apply decision making, and allow students to pull together a portfolio of their work.

Includes index.

Unit 1 The World of Desktop Publishing -- Getting Started with DTP -- Planning Your Document -- Creating Your Document -- Importing Graphics -- Project 1 Independent Project: Travel Brochure -- Team Project: Digital Portfolio Newsletter -- Digital Portfolio: Planning the Portfolio; Collecting and Organizing Sample Projects; Journalizing Progress -- Unit 2 Design Principles -- Planning for Focus and Flow -- Understanding Design Elements -- Using Other Design Tools -- Project 2 Independent Project: Business Research -- Team Project: Real Estate Critique -- Digital Portfolio: Portfolio Home; Collecting and Organizing Sample Projects; Journalizing Progress -- Unit 3 Typography Principles -- Learning Font Basics -- Selecting Fonts -- Understanding Spacing -- Using Special Characters -- Project 3 Independent Project: Podcasting -- Team Project: Designing for Disabilities -- Digital Portfolio: Self-Assessment; Collecting and Organizing Sample Projects; Journalizing Progress -- Unit 4 Communicating with Color -- Understanding Color -- Using Color Libraries and Options -- Distinguishing Print and Web Colors -- Project 4 Independent Project: Banner Color -- Team Project: Newsletter Color --…