Description: The definitive digital publishing resource for every professional! Effective typography, design, layout, page creation, digital imaging, PostScript/PDF, and much more. First of a 2-volume set. (Volume II: color management, digital workflow, new media, and Web publishing). By Michael Kleper, the world's foremost authority on digital publishing. 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, the first of a two-volume set, the world's leading authority on digital publishing offers powerful insight into an exceptionally broad range of issues associated with print and online publishing, including typography, page layout, design, digital imaging, PostScript/PDF, and much more. Crystal-clear and packed with hundreds of illustrations, The Handbook of Digital Publishing, Volume I covers today's most critical digital publishing issues with unprecedented breadth and depth. Dr. Michael Kleper starts by introducing key typographic concepts, rules of thumb, formats, and issues for desktop typography users; then introduces effective design, layout, and page creation techniques for both the printed page and the screen. You'll find detailed coverage of desktop publishing, word processing, composition, indexing, and database publishing; as well as a complete guide to digital imaging, creation, capture, and use. Finally, Kleper introduces both PostScript and PDF, presenting expert techniques for creating effective electronic files for both prepress and Web delivery. Dr. Michael L. Kleper, a full professor and member of the Senior Faculty at the Rochester Institute of Technology, has 30 years of college teaching experience in print, desktop and electronic publishing, electronic prepress, typography, and page creation. His seven books include The Illustrated Handbook of Desktop Publishing and Typesetting, Second Edition. He edits The Kleper Report on Digital Publishing and Personal Composition Report (PCR), and is founding editor of Today's Press and Publishing Technology.

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