a do-it-yourself guide, based on the Apple Macintosh, for authors and illustrators in the Sciences
by Doig Simmonds, Linda Reynolds.
Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1989
(xiv, 178 pages)
1 Introduction --;2 Choosing your system and software --;3 Working methods --;4 Preparing manuscripts and camera-ready copy --;5 Principles of typography and layout --;6 Using type and space to show the structure of text --;7 Artwork creation and drawing tips --;8 Posters, slides and OHP transparencies --;9 Designing with colour --;Glossary 1 Terms used in graphic design and printing --;Glossary 2 Terms used in computing --;Appendix 1: Copyfitting --;How many words are there in the text? --;Method 1: Calculation by character count --;Method 2: Calculation by word count --;How many lines will the text occupy when it is typeset? --;How many lines will fit into a given column height? --;Appendix 2: Signatures and imposition --;Appendix 3: Publishing and the law --;Copyright --;Legal deposit in the British Library --;Deposit law --;What is 'publication'? --;Exempt publications --;Copyright registration --;International Standard Book Numbers --;Data Protection Act --;Appendix 4: Working comfort --;The work surface --;Seating --;Positive versus negative screens --;Screen filters --;Lighting --;Spectacles --;Further reading --;British Standards --;Writing --;Style manuals --;Electronic manuscripts --;Desktop publishing --;Legibility --;Typography and layout --;Tables --;Graphs, charts and diagrams --;Overhead projection --;Copyright.
As most exponents of desktop publishing have come to realise, the term is something of a misnomer because the provision of facilities that allow authors to produce their own material for publishing is not quite the same thing as publish- ing.