Frequently Asked Questions About Careers in Desktop Publishing
What does it take in terms of education and training to do desktop publishing professionally? Explore questions and answers regarding doing desktop publishing as an employee or as a freelance designer.
Can I Skip Using a Freelance Design Contract With Friends or Family?
I was going to do business cards for my uncle and he was insulted when I asked him to sign a contract. My mom agreed with him. Should I just skip using a contract for friends and relatives?
I was going to do business cards for my uncle and he was insulted when I asked him to sign a contract. My mom agreed with him. Should I just skip using a contract for friends and relatives?
Do I Have to Give a Client My Original Digital Files?
I finished a project for a client and now he is asking me to turn over all the digital copies of the work I did, the original application files and graphics. If I did that, couldn't he just take all my digital files to another designer and cut me out of the loop when he needs additional work done?
I finished a project for a client and now he is asking me to turn over all the digital copies of the work I did, the original application files and graphics. If I did that, couldn't he just take all my digital files to another designer and cut me out of the loop when he needs additional work done?
Do I Need a Degree or Special Training to Do Desktop Publishing?
Unlike many jobs in the computer industry, desktop publishing training and educational requirements most often take the form of non-degree courses and on-the-job training.
Unlike many jobs in the computer industry, desktop publishing training and educational requirements most often take the form of non-degree courses and on-the-job training.
Do I Need a Freelance Design Contract for Small Jobs?
Each time an interview with a potential client is going well and I think I have the assignment, they balk when I bring out my contract. Some seem to think that a contract is unnecessary for such a simple job.
Each time an interview with a potential client is going well and I think I have the assignment, they balk when I bring out my contract. Some seem to think that a contract is unnecessary for such a simple job.
Do I Need to Know Desktop Publishing to Do Graphic Design?
The short answer: "Yes"
The short answer: "Yes"
Do I Need to Know Graphic Design to Do Desktop Publishing?
The short answer: "No, but it helps."
The short answer: "No, but it helps."
What Can I Do If the Final Bill Exceeds the Original Estimate?
I was working on a series of brochures for a new client. The job began taking a lot more time than I originally expected because the client kept asking for more and more changes each time I presented them with my interim layouts. Plus some of the changes meant using a more expensive paper than originally planned. Now the client is not wanting to pay the full bill because the brochures ended up costing a lot more than I originally projected. What can I do?
I was working on a series of brochures for a new client. The job began taking a lot more time than I originally expected because the client kept asking for more and more changes each time I presented them with my interim layouts. Plus some of the changes meant using a more expensive paper than originally planned. Now the client is not wanting to pay the full bill because the brochures ended up costing a lot more than I originally projected. What can I do?
Where is Desktop Publishing Used?
Desktop publishing software can be found in both graphic design firms and other types of businesses of all sizes, homes, schools, quick copy centers, service bureaus, and print shops. Just about anywhere there is a need to produce printed communications from billboards to baby announcements to business cards, you can find desktop publishing software and people using it.
Desktop publishing software can be found in both graphic design firms and other types of businesses of all sizes, homes, schools, quick copy centers, service bureaus, and print shops. Just about anywhere there is a need to produce printed communications from billboards to baby announcements to business cards, you can find desktop publishing software and people using it.