Although the name of this site is Desktop Publishing, the topics covered are much broader and deeper than the name suggests. There are five main sub-topics: Desktop Publishing, Graphic Design, Typography, Graphics, and Printing that are all important, connected aspects of doing desktop publishing.
Everything About Desktop Publishing:
Is it something anyone can do? Get information on what desktop publishing is, the software required, the educational requirements for desktop publishing, career opportunities, and how to do desktop publishing.
What You Need to Know About Desktop Publishing
What You Need to Know About Desktop Publishing
Everything About Graphic Design:
Think graphic design and desktop publishing are the same thing? Find out how they are similiar and how they differ and get graphic design software information, educational requirements for graphic design, career opportunities, and learn how to do graphic design whether or not you have a formal background in design.
What You Need to Know About Graphic Design
What You Need to Know About Graphic Design
Everything About Typography:
Like fonts? There's more to typography than just free fonts (although you can find those here too). Learn how typography is used in desktop publishing and graphic design.
What You Need to Know About Typography
What You Need to Know About Typography
Everything About Graphics:
Playing with pictures is one of the most popular aspects of doing desktop publishing. Here are the tutorials and resources you need to scan photos, take digital pictures, find free clip art, or learn how to improve and use graphics effectively in your desktop publishing and graphic design work.
What You Need to Know About Graphics
What You Need to Know About Graphics
The Graphic Arts is also a professional career path but that specialty is not specifically covered at this site.
Everything About Printing:
There's more to printing than just hitting the PRINT button in your software. Find out the printing methods used in desktop publishing and graphic design and when to use them as well as how to properly prepare your files for printing to your desktop printer or when sending them out for commerical printing.
What You Need to Know About Printing (How to print anything)
What You Need to Know About Printing (How to print anything)
Printing is also a profession but that aspect of printing is not covered at this site.
