http://desktoppub.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Desktop Publishing GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-07-02T17:00:00Z Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/07/02/museum-of-forgotten-art-supplies.htm Speaking of desktop publishing supplies... I found the The Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies at Drawger via BoingBoing. How many of these rulers, plastic templates, gauges, bottles of goo, and... http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/07/02/museum-of-forgotten-art-supplies.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:19:17 +0000 2009-07-02T19:19:17Z http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/07/02/after-the-software-what-else.htm Beyond the less tangible things like ideas, inspiration, and talent, by definition you need software to do desktop publishing. What else? Fonts, templates, images, a printer, paper? Which are essential... http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/07/02/after-the-software-what-else.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0000 2009-07-02T17:00:00Z http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/07/02/do-it-yourself-4th-of-july.htm It's not too late to print up some US Independance Day holiday decorations. From How to Cut a Perfect Five Point Star to patriotic fonts and graphic headlines, here's your... http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/07/02/do-it-yourself-4th-of-july.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:55:40 +0000 2009-07-02T08:55:40Z http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/07/01/video-watch-rocking-the-big-logo.htm Spotted this post by fellow Austinite Prentiss Riddle (@pzriddle). He tweets, "Tried to use the 'Make the Logo Bigger' video at work today in defense of moderation. Unfortunately irony was... http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/07/01/video-watch-rocking-the-big-logo.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:30:38 +0000 2009-07-01T15:30:38Z http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/07/01/finding-a-favorite-font.htm What makes a font a favorite? Is it one you use all the time because it's versatile or dependable? How about because it's used in a tattoo that has personal... http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/07/01/finding-a-favorite-font.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:02:27 +0000 2009-07-01T14:02:27Z http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/06/24/giving-up-on-photography.htm Toss that camera. Really. OK, I don't think I'll be a camera-tossing threat to anyone. I managed one decent image in about 60 some odd tosses. The rest looked like... http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/06/24/giving-up-on-photography.htm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:33:13 +0000 2009-06-24T20:33:13Z http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/06/24/place-dont-paste.htm A forum visitor wants to know "how to copy text from word 08 into indesign?" Several members point out that rather than doing copy and paste, the best way to... http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/06/24/place-dont-paste.htm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:25:00 +0000 2009-06-24T15:25:00Z http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/06/24/a-kodachrome-world-no-more.htm A few years ago I had to explain to my kids what Paul Simon was singing about. When my grandkids are a little older I'll probably have to explain what... http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/06/24/a-kodachrome-world-no-more.htm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:10:58 +0000 2009-06-24T12:10:58Z http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/06/15/what-is-the-best-graphics-software-for-design-publishing.htm Although it may vary depending on the type of work you do, it's generally accepted that there are two main types of graphics software you need when doing design work... http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/06/15/what-is-the-best-graphics-software-for-design-publishing.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:33:25 +0000 2009-06-15T17:33:25Z http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/06/10/can-you-really-do-it-all-in-photoshop.htm Although there are exceptions, for most desktop publishing projects Photoshop is used for creating graphics that are then imported into a page layout program. The actual project -- the business... http://desktoppub.about.com/b/2009/06/10/can-you-really-do-it-all-in-photoshop.htm Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:45:04 +0000 2009-06-10T23:45:04Z