About Desktop Publishing: May in Review: Fonts & Candy Wrappers & Tutorials

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Desktop Publishing Desktop Publishing Get Started Choose Software Make Something From Jacci Howard Bear, your Guide to Desktop Publishing The overall theme for the month of May was typography. And I didn't even get to all the goodies. I still have more typography topics that are almost but not quite ready to show you. They'll have to wait til June. Somewhere along the way candy wrappers became a major secondary theme this month with a lot of wrapper template makeovers and several all new designs (and lots of candy on my desk tempting me everyday). But that's not all that May offered up. Here's a run-down (including items that didn't make into earlier May newsletters). Featured Free Fonts in Use I showcased several free fonts, ranging from calligraphic to geometric in style plus four Mother's Day fonts with fun graphic images to show them off. Typography Topics Getting down to the nitty-gritty and sometimes just items of curiosity, our practical typography tutorials for the month covered spaces, numbers, and Windows Character Map. On the fun side, I introduced some cheesy and educational font-related games. Typesetting Space Characters goes beyond just hitting the space bar. Typesetting Numbers shows you where to go proportional and where to go tabular. Windows Character Map Advanced Features looks at new ways to look at your fonts. Type Foundry Abbreviations helps you decipher those prefixes and suffixes on some font names. Cheese or Font is a simple diversion. The Font Game from I Love Typography is a game, yes, but educational too. The Candy Wrappers and Other Templates Baby Announcement Candy Wrappers has two all-new styles and a major remake of some older templates. In addition to wrappers there are also some matching card templates in two of the collections. Candy Wrappers aren't just for babies. These new and refurbished wrappers are for birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, and holidays. Along with the popular Publisher and PNG formats, there's a small group of templates for Serif PagePlus. Quick Tips Save Time and Money Some are short and sweet and others a little more detailed, but these tips cover everything from ink choices to paper selection to how to choose a book. Design With Printing in Mind Simple Guidelines for Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing Adobe InDesign Tutorials Are you new to InDesign? While there is no shortage of InDesign tutorials out there, sometimes you have to dig through a lot of stuff of little interest to find what you need. I've started organizing those tutorials into related topics. The first two collections are: Design Projects Using Adobe InDesign with tutorials on creating items such as business cards, posters, and magazines. Adobe InDesign Interface and Tools are very basic, get up and running tutorials for new users. And there's more... keep reading because if you missed it, it's new to you. Desktop Publishing Glossary Terms Added This Month I updated folio and several binding terms including saddle-stitched, perfect binding, and ring binding. But the all-new terms this month are: Em En Zero Leading Featured Tutorials and FAQs: This regularly featured content is culled from 15 Years of About.com Desktop Publishing. If you're new to this site, it's likely new to you. And for others, it's always good to brush up on skills we may have learned years ago or don't utilize regularly. FAQ: Why Buy Fonts When There Are So Many Free Ones? How to: Create Diagonal Inline Fractions Hanging Your Punctuation FAQ: Why is Desktop Publishing Important? How to: Remove Extra Spaces Between Sentences Create a Custom Business Card With PagePlus Starter Edition FAQ: How Do I Design a Good Newsletter How to: Find an Entry Level Design Job or Internship Send a WANTED Poster Invite FAQ: What's the Best Logo Design Software? Lead the Eye With Leader Tabs How to: Create a Page Layout That Works Use Initial Caps to Enhance a Layout More Things I Wrote or Blogged About in May: Found on the Web: Helvetica Logos Legible, Readable Type: Serif vs. Sans Serif Found on the Web: 20 Best iPad Apps for Designers Found on the Web: Make the Margins Bigger Found on the Web: Google Docs Gets (Lots of) New Fonts Pick Your Path to Learning About Desktop Publishing "Here is the path to everything you need to know about desktop publishing. It's a winding path with many branches but the destination is always the same -- learning how to do desktop publishing." 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