Desktop Publishers

Key skills

A typical day

• •Operate desktop publishing software and equipment to design, lay out, and produce camera-ready copy.
• •Position text and art elements from a variety of databases in a visually appealing way to design print or web pages, using knowledge of type styles and size and layout patterns.
• •Check preliminary and final proofs for errors and make necessary corrections.
• •View monitors for visual representation of work in progress and for instructions and feedback throughout process, making modifications as necessary.
• •Enter text into computer keyboard and select the size and style of type, column width, and appropriate spacing for printed materials.

Fields of study

Any field