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Desktop Publishing Desktop Publishing Get Started Choose Software Tips & Tutorials From Jacci Howard Bear, your Guide to Desktop Publishing Spent Christmas out in the boonies north of Dallas at my brother's house. We had a goofy gift exchange involving toys. I was Mrs. Claus and everyone else had to be kids -- complete with props like a tiara for Princess Pattycakes (my mom) and a thesaurus for that snooty Meanie Jeannie (my youngest brother Gene). And we drew numbers for gifts such as battling bugs, pickup sticks, Lego cars, and Sesame Street toys. I must say that Lyla's boyfriend (playing the part of twin sister to Patty) really got into the role, oohing and ahhing over pink toe socks and a pink stretchy ball while wearing a lovely pink bow on his head. But now it's back to the business of desktop publishing where we're oohing and ahhing over calendar templates, books on design, business cards, and all the cool things you can do with desktop publishing software. Are you ready for 2011? What Kind of Desktop Publishing Do You Do? Here's how some of our readers answered that question: "I use Pages (mac) for publishing that I need to print that have a lot of text." "I design brochures, press releases, etc..." . Read more What's the Best Book on Design? Did you get an Amazon gift certificate or a gift card for Barnes & Noble for Christmas? Or are you simply ready to expand your design library now? What books will you be reading over the New Year? Read more The Rules There are a lot of rules, guidelines, and best practices when it comes to desktop publishing, graphic design, Web design, and related disciplines. It's certainly permissible to bend or break... Read more Assignment: Your Business Card Do you have one? Yes, but it needs work? No? Then here's your 1-2-3 assignment for the end of the year/start of the New Year (or whenever you're reading this): Read more Desktop Publishing Ads Business Card Design Desktop Publishing Software Graphic Design Christmas Gift Featured Articles Supplies You Need Things to Make Graphic Design Tutorials Desktop Publishing Page Layout Tutorials Graphics Tutorials Typography   More from About.com Top 10 Media Stories of 2010 Discover which blame games, survival stories and key media figures under fire made our list. More> Ten Best Talk Show Moments Oprah and Conan left to start new ventures, but there were a few other shocks and surprises in 2010. More> This newsletter is written by: Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Desktop Publishing newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Featured 2011 Calendar Templates DLTK's Printables Printfree.com Calendars All the Free Calendar Templates Advertisement