Image is everything.

A reflection of
you, your company and your service
DESKTOP PUBLISHING
What do we call to the
people who use
desktop publishing?
 What is Desktop Publishing?
• It is a term coined in the 1980s after the
development of a specific type of software for
creating materials for print.
• Remember, The basic goal of desktop publishing it is
the process for creating materials for visual
communication.
What company invented
desktop publishing?
• Aldus Corporation
Jeremy Jaech
Mark Sundstrom
Mike Templeman
Dave Walter
Paul Brainerd
 The History of Desktop Publishing
• Apple Macintosh (1984) vs. Microsoft Windows (1985)
• “Aldus Pagemaker 1.0”
July 1985 for the Macintosh
December 1986 for the “IBM”
• Hewlett-Packard’s LaserJet
APPLE MACINTOSH WINDOWS 95
 QuarkXPress

Adobe Indesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Dreamweaver

 POSTCRIPT
It is a page description language (PDL) that
describes a page’s text and graphical
content. It can be used to define the
appearance of graphics and text for both
screen and print.
The Future of Desktop
Publishing
What is the difference between
desktop publishing and word
processing?
Graphic Design Desktop Publishing
 Importance of Desktop Publishing
• It is a tool that enhance communications by asking it possible
to quickly and effectively produce printed and electronics
documents.
• It allows the user to rearrange text and graphics on screen,
change typefaces as easily as changing shoes and resize
graphics pn the fly, before finallycommitting a design to paper
• It also makes it easier and expensive to produce really bad
designs.
 Desktop Publishing
• Desktop Publishing is the use of the computer and
specialized software to create documents for desktop,
commercial printing or electronic distributions.
• It refers to the process of using the computer to
produce documents such as newsletters, brochures,
books and other publication.
END of Day 1
Desktop Publishing
Basics
 Desktop Publishing Basics
• Desktop Publishing is the use of the computer and
software to create visual displays of ideas and
information.
• Desktop Publishing is the use of the computer and
specialized software to create documents for desktop
or commercial printing.
 What is the OLD DESKTOP PUBLISHING

main
difference NEW DESKTOP PUBLISHING

between then
and now?
 Steps to Perfect Publication
1. Have a Plan, Make a Sketch
2. Choose a template
3. Set up Your Document
4. Place Text in your Document
5. Format your Text, Align your
text
6. Place Graphics in your
Document
 Steps to Perfect Publication
7. Tweak your Graphics
Placement
8. Apply the rules of Desktop
Publishing
9. Print a draft and proofread
it
10. Print your Project
 Answer the following questions using
your Microsoft word
1. What are the rules in creating a desktop
publishing
2. Base on your own understanding explain the 10
steps to make a perfect publication
3. How important is desktop publishing in the world
of advertisement / infomercial.
END of Day 2
 DAY 3
PERFORMANCE
TASK
BUSINESS BROCHURE
Open your publisher, using the template
“Business Newsletter” and Create your
own business brochure.
Take note: Follow the 10 steps to perfect publication and be
creative in creating a brochure
BUSINESS BROCHURE
Open your publisher, using the template
“Business Newsletter” and Create your
own business brochure.
Take note: Follow the 10 steps to perfect publication and be
creative in creating a brochure
CRITERIA in a Business
Brochure
Creativity - 20pts
Content - 15 pts
TOTAL - 30 pts