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Things to Do With Desktop PublishingDesktop publishing can be:Designing print communications such as brochures, fliers, ads, and posters.Designing print communications such as catalogues, directories, and annual reports.Designing logos, business cards, and letterhead.Designing and publishing newsletters, magazines, and newspapers.Designing books and booklets.Converting print communications to formats for the web and smart devices such as tablets and phones.Creating resumes and business forms including invoices, inventory sheets, memos, and labels.Self-publishing books, newsletters, and e-books.Designing and publishing blogs and websites.Designing slides shows, presentations, and handouts.Creating and printing greeting cards, banners, postcards, candy wrappers, and iron-on transfers.Making digital scrapbooks and print or digital photo albums.Creating decorative labels, envelopes, trading cards, calendars, and charts.Designing packaging for retail merchandise from wrappers for bars of soap to software boxes.Designing store signs, highway signs, and billboards. Taking work designed by others and put into the correct format for digital or offset printing or for publishing online.Creating more attractive, readable reports, posters, and print or on-screen presentations for school or business.The Present and Future of Desktop PublishingAt one time, only professional graphic designers used desktop publishing software. Then along came consumer-level desktop publishing software and an explosion of people who did desktop publishing for fun and profit, with or without a background in traditional design. Today, desktop publishing is still a career choice for some, but it is also increasingly a required skill for a wide range of jobs and careers.
