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chasity mcwilliams <chas -at- fcs -dot- uga -dot- edu> wrote:
> Can anyone point me to a reference for learning about page
> layout? I'm not looking for any software. I just want to
> know what constitutes good or bad page layout for print.
I have a book called "Desktop Publishing By Design: Everyone's Guide
to PageMaker," by Ronnie Shushan, Don Wright, and Laura Lewis (4th
Edition).
While it is geared towards PageMaker, it is well illustrated.
Robin Williams has one, the name of which I forget (sorry!). I also
picked up one in a used bookstore called "Desktop Publishing and
Design for Dummies," by Roger C. Parker. This one is long out of
print, I'm sure.
Also by the same author is "The One Minute Designer."
You've probably gotten a bunch of suggestions already. You might want
to look up the suggestions on amazon.com, and see what the reviewers
have to say ... then check your local library before plunking down
that hard earned cash.
> I apologize for being a newbie.
Someone pointed out that we all were beginners once. It bears
repeating (one newbie to another).
And, while we're apologizin', I apologize for being a day late with
this response!
(*snip*)
>
> chas
--gdw
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