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Review articles, newsletters and links to other sites in this categorical directory organized by topics ranging from software and fonts to prepress and printing.

Learn the technical details of how to control and improve color and tone in digital photography. Calibrate, evaluate, and build a system for digital image editing. Read Adobe Photoshop articles and reviews of digital cameras.

The Desktop Publishing channel at Bright Hub is a one-stop shop for finding DTP software reviews, information on the dos and donts of page layout, fonts and typography, and a much needed resource for those SOHO business owners that are going it alone, trying to create professional products.

A non-profit organization's site for monthly meetings, bimonthly publications, special events, and competitions. Located in northeast Ohio.

Creative help for in-house desktop publishers.

Browse graphic design tips, articles, software and other resources, including library sections on photography, color choices, and web design.

Monthly newsletter summarizing stories from trade publications and web sites. Provides updates, bug fixes, shareware, plug-ins, fonts and utilities for Macintosh users.

Find news, software tips and downloads, forums, clipart, fonts, and design templates.

Participate in an exchange of information on aspects of publishing in print or on the web.

Basic information on printing technologies, color, illustration, image editing and related software.

Tips for using LaTeX and PDF to make electronically published papers more useful for readers.

Offers instructional DTP articles ranked by readers.

Browse a reviewed collection of resources related to document design. Part of a community-based library hosted by Iowa State University.

Get templates and print projects including cards, invitations, stationery, calendars, labels, covers, gift wrap, stickers, toys, puzzles, sewing patterns, iron-ons, picture frames, scrapbooks and decorations.

Read an essay about the founder of the company responsible for naming and starting the DTP industry.

InxBuilder Framework generates InDesign documents containing text, lists, tables and images. You will be able to transform an XML file into INX format or programmatically create a catalog from scratch.

Find tutorials on design, page layout, the use of color, illustration, photography, typography, print and web design, and the business of design.

Read topics that relate to design techniques, fonts, prepress, printing, PDF and PostScript.

Find templates for calendars, cards, signs, flyers, and forms.

Visit the home page of this teacher and author who writes helpful and concise guides for users of personal computers.

Learn how to create international language accent marks and diacriticals on a QUERTY keyboard layout. Change keyboards and alphabets to create special symbols, characters and math terms.

Offers for purchase customizable design templates for producing print marketing materials, including stock photographs and artwork.

Read an open-source article from this reference guide including the story behind the company that started the DTP field.

Read an open-source article from this reference guide including a history and comparisons with similar disciplines.

Read an open-source article from this reference guide including information about page elements and composition.