Desktop
publishing combines a personal computer, page
layout software and a printer to create publications
on a small economic scale. Users create page
layouts with text, graphics, photos and other
visual elements using desktop publishing software
such as QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, RagTime,
the free Scribus, Microsoft Publisher, Adobe
Photoshop and CorelDraw. For small jobs a few
copies of a publication might be printed on
a local printer. For larger jobs a computer
file can be sent to a vendor for high-volume
printing. Desktop publishing began in 1985 with
the introduction of Aldus Pagemaker software
and the Apple LaserWriter printer for the Apple
Macintosh computer. The ability to create WYSIWYG
page layouts on screen and then print pages
at crisp 300 ppi resolution was revolutionary
for a personal computer system. The term "desktop
publishing" is attributed to Aldus Corporation
founder Paul Brainerd, who sought a marketing
catch phrase to describe the small size and
relative affordability of this suite of products
in contrast to the expensive commercial phototypesetting
equipment of the day. |
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