From the article: What Supplies Do You Need to Do Desktop Publishing?
Beyond the primary software used in desktop publishing, what are your favorite tools? What items can you not live without or make your work easier? From font management utilities to moleskine notebooks to classic books to the best source for paper or fonts or templates, share your favorite desktop publishing supplies or extras.
Tell us what you use, why you use it. What's Your Must-Have?
What's Your Must-Have?
- I am a graphic instructor of 20 years. Lifetime career with past in high end printing. I need to make classes more hands-on with products. Just purchased a Cricut machine with all software and a Epson R2400. What resources would be needed to really cover web, print, photography that cover the different types of printing processes as well as business planning and making creative art projects related to the elements and principles of design. Unusual media projects is the best way I can explain. I have never used the new equipment but would like to get started as soon as I can. The students are asking for "rotating" individualized packets that bring them through just like your tutorials. Which by the way are fantastic. I use them all the time. Thank you for this opportunity.
- —Guest enbarrett
Vectors vectors and more vectors
- Vector Packs - because it takes the time out of drawing shapes - adds awesomeness and an interesting flow to your designs
- —Guest Richard Manser
must have design stuf
- 1. different bank images - a good illustration or image can really sell designs. 2. good printers - ask for printed samples of their work so you know exactly what quality you will be getting 3. paper samples book - know what papers you can use to give that extra edge to your design concepts 4. stock layouts - for quick inspiration you dont need to buy them 5. keep updated with free program tutorials on the internet things are constantly changing dont be left behind... and finaly but as important time to'look' look at things everywhere inspiration is in the streets, shops, bookstores, theaters, cinema just everywhere and ofcourse the internet tones of media packs, portfolios, tips, tutorials and design blogs... the list is endless!!!
- —Guest maria_sta
Aspirin
- You need a way of dealing with customers with humor. Also lots and lots of examples.
- —StarrpointHost01
handy tools
- Scalpel, steel rule, cutting board, linen tester.... Water!!
- —zero_09
Dover Clip Art Books
- Although I have CDs full of clip art and photos, for awhile now some of my favorite go-to CDs have been the collections from Dover Clip Art. You can find the books at both new and used books stores. Each book has a theme and each image is illustrated in the book and numbered to match the image number on the CD. Old-Time Label Art and Classic Posters from "Les Maitres de l'Affiche" are a couple on my desk right not that I've been using for several personal projects.
- —Guest jacci
