Description: The Desktop Designer s Illustration Handbook Marcelle Lapow Toor If you want to reach and hold audiences who ve seen everything, read this new hands-on guide to locating, selecting, and using illustrations in desktop publications. In no time at all, you ll be able to select just the right illustration technique to make your publication pop. The Desktop Designer s Illustration Handbook is written by a graphic designer who really knows how to teach desktop illustration techniques. Marcelle Lapow Toor has taught graphic design and desktop publishing to university students and has conducted workshops at national conferences throughout the country. Her proven building block approach helps you make practical sense of the principles of illustration, design, and composition. She easily guides you through the process from deciding what kind of illustration to use to manipulating images for maximum visual impact. With the aid of insider tips from participating pros, hundreds of illustrations, helpful hints, and time saving checklists, Ms. Toor clearly explains how to create eye-catching results using: Type - Dress up your design and keep costs low with eye-catching type and typographic devices. Learn simple techniques for using type as an illustration. Drawings - Add variety with clip art and original illustration. Learn how to locate and choose the drawing, illustrator, or clip art that will give your publication the competing edge. Photographs - Grab your reader s attention with photographs that breathe life into the copy and baby your budget. Learn when it s best to use a photograph, how to use a scanner to alter a photograph, and where to look forlow-cost photos. Information Graphics - Take the snore out of statistics with reader-friendly charts, graphs, tables, and maps. Learn how to select the best format for statistical information so it is easily underst

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