Looking Good in Print

Looking Good in Print, Sixth Edition, is the bestselling designer's guide for creating print documents using the newest desktop publishing technologies. It provides expert advice and invaluable techniques for the desktop publisher. This updated edition features special sections on working with large documents, distribution documents, and developing documents that can easily be updated and modified as well as techniques for using fonts and a variety of type styles, placement of photos and illustrations to maximize impact, organization and working with large files, how to avoid design pitfalls, and creating printable documents and forms for use on the Web. The new edition features step by step instructions and examples for creating everything from newsletters, product sheets, catalogs, advertisements and forms to newspapers, tabloids and documents used on the Web.

The strength of this latest edition of Looking Good in Print is found in its expert advice and indispensable creative insights on the art and technique of design as it applies to desktop publishing. Some of the important topics covered in the new edition include: designing with fonts and type styles, using illustrations and photographs to make impact, using color effectively, working with large documents, and avoiding common design pitfalls. The new edition also includes a special section on designing printable documents for distribution on the Web. Over 200 hands-on examples are provided.

Beginner to advanced designers who need a comprehensive design reference

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Looking Good in Print is an excellent and valuable resource.

Roger Parker is Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge. He has written extensively on Verdi, nineteenth-century Italian opera, and is the founding co-editor of the Cambridge Opera Journal.