About Desktop Publishing: What Are You?

Desktop Publishing In the Spotlight | More Topics | Buy Software |   from Jacci Howard Bear There are those who are good designers and know it, those who aren't but don't know it, and those who are somewhere in the middle. What are you? And what advice would you give to others who are somewhere in the middle between being good designers and calling themselves a designer.   In the Spotlight What Am I? Sheryl writes, "I've been considering myself a "desktop publisher" because I feel I don't quite measure up to the label "graphic designer." I'm wondering, though, what is the distinction between the two? Am I selling myself short by focusing on what I don't know and can't do, or have I made a realistic assessment?" She provides plenty of details on what she does and doesn't know and wants your opinion on whether she can consider herself a graphic designer even though she's still learning.              More Topics Ha Ha Holiday Cards Revisited (From 2004 Makeover Project) Adobe Creative Suite 4 For Your Wishlist Buying Ink For Your Printer... Or a Priner for Your Ink What's the Can-a-Gram Logo Font? Help ID this font What's This Fat Serif Font? Help ID this font Tweet Me on Twitter Retweets Welcome Fan Me on Facebook Write on My Wall Do I Need Graphic Design Training to Do Desktop Publishing The short answer: "No, but it helps." Read the full answer. Then flip it around and find the answer to "Is Desktop Publishing Training Needed to Do Graphic Design?   Readers Respond: How to Get Started in a Design Career Offer advice on getting a degree or taking classes, specific schools, specific skills to focus on, and anything else you would recommend to someone just now exploring the fields of desktop publishing and graphic design.     Sponsored Links   Holiday Shopping Shop For Desktop Publishing Software and Books Compare prices and shop for Desktop Publishing Software and Books.   Feeling Under the Weather? Evaluating Your Cold Symptoms How to tell when a runny nose is just a cold, and when it might be turning into something more serious and require a visit to the doctor. More> Desktop Publishing Ads Free DTP Software Desk Top Publisher Logos Designs Company Logo 3D Graphic Design Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Graphics Software Graphic Design Web Design / HTML Printers / Scanners Home Business   Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Desktop Publishing newsletter as adamsmith016@GMAIL.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=desktoppub&e=adamsmith016@GMAIL.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.