Here is a thorough industry overview for professionals, students and teachers alike. Includes the graphic arts and all phases of desktop and electronic publishing. Areas defined:
Art and copy preparation
Color reproduction
Computer hardware and software
Desktop/electronic publishing
Environmental issues
Bindery & finishing
Digital photography & image assembly
Ink, laser applications and multimedia
Printing processes, proofing and quality control
Substrates
Telecommunications
Typesetting/imagesetting and typography
This book is extremely well illustrated, and thoroughly cross -referenced to sources. 271 pages, soft cover.
