Daily Dose of DTP: 5. Elements: Not Just For Science Geeks

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Daily Dose of DTP 5. Elements: Not Just For Science Geeks From Jacci Howard Bear, your Guide to Desktop Publishing Any logo, greeting card, photo collage, newsletter, or book cover that might be created using desktop publishing techniques is composed of a combination of specific elements. They are the individual building blocks that all come together to make what we instantly recognize as the About logo with its red ball, the cover of PC World magazine, or our own face rendered as a caricature. People go to college and take hours and hours of classes to learn all about the elements of design and how to use them but you're going to get a crash course introduction in today's daily dose - without stepping foot in a classroom. Class Notes: This is not simply a word-a-day course. The lessons follow a specific order in roughly the following groupings: General concepts > Things you need > Font specifics > Image specifics > Prepress & Printing > R ules & Tutorials (bold indicates the stage in which this lesson falls) Today's Definition Elements of Design Can you draw a straight (or crooked) line, pick a color from a box of crayons, or put a square peg into a round hole? Today's Trivia Digital Elements of Design Much like molecules are made up of atoms which in turn are made up of even smaller components, the elements of design can be further broken down into more basic bits - a drop of ink, a dot made with the tip of a pencil. In desktop publishing one of the tiniest elements is a pixel - short for picture element. A pixel is the digital equivalent of a drop of ink or that pencil dot. It's the smallest element that makes up what you see on your computer screen. Learn more... This email is written by: Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Daily Dose of DTP' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement