Desktop publishing is the creation of documents using page layout softwareSoftware is a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data. This is in contrast to hardware, from which the system is built and... on a personal computer. It was first used almost exclusively for print publications, but now it also assists in the creation of various forms of online content.
Desktop publishing (DTP) is the use of personal computers to designDesign shapes ideas to become practical solutions and propositions for customers and users. Design is all around us, everything man made has been designed. The... books and booklets that are intended to be printed by inkjet or laser printers.
The software that supports desktop publishing has a WYSIWYG graphical user interface (GUI) to make the setup for publishing as easy as possible. Desktop publishing is especially helpful as an independent publishing option and can be used to produce information on a variety of topics.
For many small businesses and organizations, desktop publishing makes it possible to publish quality, professional-looking informational documents and books for content that a traditional publisher might be uninterested in, perhaps for political or financial reasons.
As such, desktop publishing caters to small niche markets and can be viewed as a way to enable free speech and independent voice.
Desktop publishing software makes the capacity for professionally quality literature production available to just about anyone, but graphic designThe art or skill of combining text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, or books The art and profession of selecting and arranging visual elements —... skillsTechniques and attributes acquired through learning, engagement and practice and aesthetic judgement are still required.
While some templates often exist within the desktop publishing software, it is still very possible to create bad designs that hamper the success or even communication of the media’s message.