The Designer's Desktop Manual (Second Edition) empowers designers at all levels. Tackling common technicalproblems and establishing best-practice guidelines alongside a wealth of hints and tips, it unravels the essential aspects of key areas of print- and screen-based design. Each section covers the technical issues and skills needed for a specific area of design. Via step-by-step projects and inspirational examples, type and typography, color, imaging, layout, and printing are clarified and made usable.This fully updated, revised edition covers the most recent software updates, tackles common technical problems, and establishes best-practice guidelines alongside a wealth of technical hints and tips.