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From: chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: comp.text.desktop
Subject: Re: PageMaker (was Re: Typography--Was Re: ventura)
Message-ID: <32473@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 16 Jun 89 17:20:02 GMT
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A couple of interesting books people interested in this discussion should be
aware of. Roger C. Parker has published what is the defacto standard for
desktop publishing design, "Looking Good in Print" (Ventana Press). It's
basically an entry-level reference to design ideas -- "this is leading. this
is hyphenation. this is why white space is good." What sets it apart from
all the other "Desktop publishing is neat! Gee wow!" introduction books is
that he sits you down and shows you how various things interact, how things
look when you set things up in certain ways and what happens when you tweak
it. When you finish this book, you'll know enough to avoid the serious
mistakes and keep from making things look amateurish.

He's just released a new book, "The Makeover book" (Ventana press, $17.95,
ISBN 0-940087-20-0).  He takes a number of existing projects and
publications and runs them through a face-lift, explaining why the various
redesigns and changes were made and what effect they have. I'm just starting
to read it, but so far it's fascinating. The idea of the book is to take
a person from being an adequate desktop publisher to being a decent desktop
designer and help them learn how to use graphic design to their advantage.





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