Introduction to Creative Design

andDesktop Publishing

Pre Assessment

Direction: In your activity notebook, answer the following questions to test your understanding on Desktop Publishing.

1. What is Desktop Publishing?

2. What are the different kinds of documents that you can produce to display your ideas and information using Desktop Publishing?

3. What computer application software can you use in DTP ?

Creative Design

Is the process of creating seamless integration of images, photos and text and applies them in all aspects of design

Creative Design

Images are created and rendered using drawing software (Illustrator), photos are enhanced and modified by the use of photo-editing tools (Photoshop).

Creative Design

and all these will be put together by an application including text into one (InDesign) and then later stored and shared with a software (Acrobat) that renders finished product. Retaining its quality and protect it from any changes.

Creative Design

The following software are the basic tools for Creative Design:a. Graphics and Photo Editing

Softwareb. Vector Line Art Softwarec. Desktop Publishing or Lay

Out Softwared. Portable Document Format

(PDF) software.

Desktop Publishing

The process of using the computer and specific types of software to combine text and graphics to produce documents such as newsletter, brochures, books, web pages and many other printed documents.

Desktop Publishing

The word Desktop publishing was coined and attributed to Aldus corporation founder Paul Brained who made a marketing catch-phrase for the small size and relatively cheap software product that time, the Aldus Pagemaker way back in 1985

Desktop Publishing

When Pagemaker was released, hordes of print publishers including newspaper and book publishers moved to the DTP System, since printing in the resolution of 300 dpi (dots per square inch) and to print what you see in the computer.

Types of Desktop Publishing

Software

QuarkXpressAdobe Page MakerAdobe InDesignMS Publisher

Things to Do with Desktop

Publishing

Designing print communications such as brochures, flyers, ads and posters

Things to Do with Desktop

Publishing

Designing print communications such as catalogues directories, and annual reports.

Things to Do with Desktop

Publishing

Designing logos, business cards and letterheads.

Things to Do with Desktop

Publishing

Designing and publishing newsletters, magazines and newspapers.

Things to Do with Desktop

Publishing

Designing Books, booklets and scrapbooks.

Things to Do with Desktop

Publishing

Designing publishing blogs and websites.

Things to Do with Desktop

Publishing

Creating and printing greeting cards, banners, postcards, candy wrappers, labels, envelopes, calendars and charts.

Steps and Procedures when Using desktop Publishing

Software

1.Have a plan, make a sketch2.Choose a template3.Up your document4.Place text in your document5.Format your Text

Steps and Procedures when Using desktop Publishing

Software

6. Place graphics in your documents7. Tweak your graphics placement8. Apply the rules of desktop publishing9. Print a draft and proofread it10. Print your project

Adobe InDesign

Adobe InDesign is a design application program that allows you to integrate text, drawings, graphics and images to produce professional quality documents for print, for the web and other applications.

Adobe InDesign

Starting Adobe InDesign:1. Click Start Button.2. Choose All Programs.3. Select Adobe Folder4. Click Adobe InDesign CS5

Adobe InDesign

Welcome Screen

Adobe InDesign

Click this to start a new Document

Click this to open an existing file

InDesign Community

Adobe InDesignInDesign

Workspaces

Menu Bar

Control Panel

Panel Dock

Tools Panel

Work Area

Adobe InDesign

Menu Bar

Located at the top of the workspace, organizes the different commands by arranging them in menus

Adobe InDesignContains the various options you can use to edit the present document you are working on.

Control Panel

Adobe InDesignShows various tools and panels for use on your work

Panel Dock

Adobe InDesign

Contains the various tools for editing, creating, page elements, drawings and others. They are group together according to their use or function.

Tools Panel

Adobe InDesignShows the current document you are working on.

Work Area

Adobe InDesign

Creating a New Document:1. In the File Menu,

click New then Document or Press Ctrl+N for keyboard shortcut.

2. In the Welcome screen go to Create New area then click Document.

Start your New Document here