The Bottom Line
Recommended reading for new desktop publishers, SOHO business owners, club newsletter publishers, and novice or experienced designers who want a creative boost.
Pros
- 100 plus projects in easy-to-read format
- 2-4 pages per project
- Full of notes, reference material lists
Cons
- None of significance
Description
- Paperback. 368 pages
- Random House, ISBN: 096695873X
- Over 100 projects organized into 17 categories
- Subtitled: One-Of-A-Kind Projects, Expert Tips, and Hard-To-Find Sources 2d edition
Guide Review - The Desktop Publisher's Idea Book
This is not an instructional manual for software nor is it a discussion of graphic design techniques. Instead, this book focuses on ways to use desktop publishing technology to create fun, useful, and essential documents - from business cards to coin banks to promotional coasters to time sheets. Projects are in categories such as Book & Booklet Projects, Wearable Projects, and Web Projects - seventeen categories in all. Open it to almost any page and immediately find a complete project with description, illustration, and generous margin notes. Suitable for casual users, SOHO business owners - including design professionals - will find The Desktop Publisher's Idea Book full of budget marketing ideas as well. It's a worthy addition to your desktop publishing library.
