Two hardcover volumes, in display case, covering every technological and creative aspect of digital publishing. Volume one covers digital image creation, design and layout, typographic methods and procedures, and PostScript and PDF. Volume 2 covers color management, multimedia, digital workflow, new trends, and careers in Web publishing.
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2 volumes at one great price!
The Handbook of Digital Publishing, Volumes I & II
- The definitive, up-to-the-minute guide to digital publishing
- Covers all media and all key technologies
- Practical techniques and in-depth insights
- For every print, Web, multimedia, and graphics arts professional
The definitive digital publishing resource, by one of the world's foremost authorities!
The digital publishing industry finally has a single, up-to-date source for authoritative information on every aspect of digital publishing: techniques, technologies, media, workflow, and beyond! In this unprecedented two-volume set, one of the world's foremost authorities on digital publishing offers new insight into everything from typography to virtual reality, PostScript/PDF to digital photography, color models to Web development, DVDs to e-books. Crystal-clear and packed with over 1,200 illustrations, Michael Kleper's The Handbook of Digital Publishing covers all this, and more:
Volume I:- Typographic methods and procedures: concepts, rules, formats, and key desktop typography issues
- Effective design and layout: for the page and for the screen
- Digital image creation, capture, and use: digital cameras, scanners, and other image sources
- Page creation: desktop publishing, word processing, composition, indexing, and more
- PostScript and PDF: the art and science of creating electronic files
- Color management: concepts, systems, models, and applications-print and online
- Digital workflow, data flow, job engineering, asset management, connectivity, and networking
- Multimedia/new media: audio, video, 3D modeling, animation, VRML, CD-ROM, DVD, and more
- Web publishing: planning, components, site development, promotion, advertising, and more
- New trends in on-demand publishing and intellectual property protection
- Careers in Web publishing, design, and electronic media
- 16-page color section
The Handbook of Digital Publishing covers today's most critical digital publishing issues with unprecedented breadth and depth. Whatever your role in publishing, whatever media and tools you use, it's the most valuable reference and "how-to" tutorial you can own.
The companion Web site provides late-breaking information.This is the knowledge library of digital publishing. It will always be on my desk and is my reference source. Brilliantly written by one of the, if not the most, knowledgeable experts in this area. A must for everyone in our industry. Well done, Michael." Frank D. Steenburgh
Sr. Vice President / WW General Manager
Xerox e-Services Business
The Document Company XEROX