INTRODUCTION
An overview of the digital production process
Planning a document
How programs work together
AN OVERVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHING SOFTWARE
What do QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign actually do?
How are they different?
Creating a simple page layout
Importing text from a word processing program
Importing an image
Using the basic text features
An overview of Illustrator and FreeHand
What does Illustrator actually do?
What does Freehand actually do?
Creating text and images
FONTS
Everything you wanted to know about fonts but were afraid to ask
AN OVERVIEW OF PHOTOSHOP
What does Photoshop actually do?
Scanning an image
Cropping an image
Exporting images from Photoshop
DEMISTIFYING TERMINOLOGY
Different file formats – EPS, TIFF, PDF, PICT etc
An introduction to image resolution
What does digital proofing mean?
What does Adobe Acrobat do?
What are pixels and vectors?
What is a clipping path?
Estimating production time
PRINTING CONSIDERATIONS
What problems can occur when digital artwork is sent to bureau?
Common problems
A print checklist
Questions and answers |
