About Desktop Publishing: Christmas Trees & Typography

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Desktop Publishing Desktop Publishing Get Started Choose Software Tips & Tutorials From Jacci Howard Bear, your Guide to Desktop Publishing Last week I told you about a free course on Designing Technical Documents. This week, see the link over to the side for Digital Typography. Offered as part of the MIT OpenCourseWare, this is not a series of lessons on how to choose fonts or how to kern headlines. It was a graduate course from 1997 that explored the "ubiquitous nature of type and typography." Just glancing at the material at the MIT site might leave you scratching your head so I've studied the assignments and come up with three different approaches you can try. This is a graduate course you can take even if you barely finished high school. And if you've been looking for an extra incentive to dig into Java, check out option #3 for the course. Draw a Christmas Tree I could buy one on just about any street corner right now but I think I'll pass this year. I've gone the digital route in the past, how about you? See More About:  creating graphics  graphics software  windows paint Templates Jump start your greeting cards, envelopes, family holiday newsletters, and scrapbooks with some of these templates. Transform Words Into Snowflakes You can make it snow even if you live in the desert. Try this trick with your graphics software. See More About:  typography  using type  snowflakes About Desktop Publishing on Facebook If you check Facebook every day, you should check us out over there too. And tell all your friends that you like us and they should like us as well. Did you make your own Christmas cards this year? Post a picture on our Wall! Desktop Publishing Ads Desktop Publishing Software Free DTP Software Logo Design Software Graphic Typography Featured Articles Graphic Design Tutorials Desktop Publishing Page Layout Tutorials Graphics Tutorials Typography Prepress and Printing Web Design Tutorials   More from About.com Great Gadget Gifts iPad or iPod? Kindle or Nook? Point-and-shoot or DIL camera? If you're confused by this year's must-have gadgets, check out our top picks. More> The Gift of Entertainment The lowdown on the latest holiday releases, plus recommendations on the best in music, movies and more. 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   For the Designer Type Digital Typography: An Advanced Course What Kind of Designer Are You? Are You an Artist? Advertisement