Desktop Publishing - Analysis

Analysis

It is important for me to have a good quality colour printer for a magazine. I will also have a larger, good quality screen so that the magazine can be seen easily on the screen. I will also need a good sized hard drive to store numerous graphics.

Hardware

Processor – I have an Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor QX6700, 2.66 GHz so that I can create the magazine quickly

RAM – The computer has 1024mb ram so that the computer can run a lot of programs at the same time. For example, I can open up the magazine and at the same time can manipulate graphics to be put on the magazine.

Hard drive – I have a 200 GB hard drive so I can store many graphics.

Monitor – I am using a 23 inch monitor so that the whole magazine can be seen on one screen without scrolling down too much.

Colour printer – I have an Epson R320 printer so that I can print out the magazine quickly and can also have good quality print-outs.

Keyboard and mouse – I will use a Microsoft Wireless Desktop 8000 which includes both a keyboard and a mouse. I will need the keyboard to type the words in the magazine and will use the mouse to copy and paste graphics onto the magazine.

Software

Word processing – With this I can manipulate the text easily. For example, I can choose different font sizes in different styles or by underlining ...

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Colour printer – I have an Epson R320 printer so that I can print out the magazine quickly and can also have good quality print-outs.

Software

Word processing – With this I can manipulate the text easily. For example, I can choose different font sizes in different styles or by underlining the text and making it bold. I can put line spacing in easily and put things in italics and bold to make them stand out.

Desktop publishing – With this I can manipulate images easily. For example, I can cut, trim down the pictures, put text layers over pictures and. I can also fade and shade, put text around a graphic and also put borders on pictures and text. Therefore, I have decided to use a desktop publishing program as I will be manipulating graphics and text together.

Inputs

Backup strategy

A backup of each magazine will be stored in an external hard drive. The hard drive will have a memory capacity of 80 GB, which will have enough space to store many backups. This is to make sure that if the original is somehow lost because of the computer crashing for example, then the backup could be used instead. The backup will be saved every time the magazine is changed, and will also be password protected, so no-one without authorisation can use it.

Process

I will open a desktop publishing program
I will open a new template
I will save the template
I will copy a graphic from and put it into an image manipulation program and delete part of it.
I will put it in the program as the background picture.
I will place a barcode on the bottom left.
I will add a logo to the top of the page
I will add text and manipulate it
I will rotate some text
I will then save the front cover.

Hard copy

I have a choice of which size paper I should use. I will print out the front cover on A4 paper, because all the contents of the cover will be able to be seen on A4. I will also need to print the covers out in colour because the graphics are in colour so I will need a colour printer to be able to see the colours fully. It will also be in portrait format because all the cover will be able to be written on portrait and landscape will not be needed.

Soft copy

On the screen, the magazine will be able to be seen, with my objectives included. It will then be able to be edited, checked or deleted, as appropriate.

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