desktop publishing
Computer layout design
Desktop publishing is using personal computers and specialized software to design and produce printed materials—books, magazines, brochures, newsletters.
Before the mid-1980s, professional typesetting required expensive equipment and specialized training.
Desktop publishing democratized the process: She laid out the entire newsletter using desktop publishing software.
Often abbreviated DTP.
- typesettingArranging text for print
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
- style sheetsFormatting specifications
- typographyArranging letters for display
computer · layout design · WYSIWYG · prepress · camera ready · color separation · ligatures · drop caps · text wrap · pagination · DTP · kerning · PDF export · OpenType · printing · margins · spreads · fonts
- publishingeditors, editor, books, booksellers, novels
- DIY publishingzines, fanzines, chapbooks, small press, handmade books
- indie publishingsmall press, indie press, chapbooks, zines, indie authors
- typesettingtypesetting, typesetter, leading, font, kerning
- small presssmall press, indie press, chapbook, zine, literary magazine
- desktop computingmouse, keyboard, monitor, cursor, files
desktop publishingphototypesetting
Typographic method using projected light
movable type · hand lettering · calligraphy · letterpress printing · letterpress
desktop publishingweb publishing
Creating internet content
online publishing · web design · interactive media · responsive design · digital publishing
desktop publishingoffset printing
Indirect commercial reproduction technique
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