Desktop Publishing Research Articles

HSR: A History of New Beginnings and a Tribute to Founding Editor Nándor F. Dreisziger

<i>HSR</i>: A History of New Beginnings and a Tribute to Founding Editor Nándor F. Dreisziger

YENİ MEDYADA ÇAĞINDA AKILLI TELEFONLARDA FOTOĞRAF

With combining new media and technology, there has emerged a different field. So, it has been made hard to determine the definition and scope of the new media. Constant change and development of technological opportunities also affect communication processes. Besides, the origin of the new media is computer-based; it has become desktop publishing programs, smart tablets, and manipulations on photos. The merging of photography and new media art has become one of the most popular areas via technology and the internet. This article gives information about the formation, development, and technologies of photography in smartphones in the new media age. The study aims to provide information about what is photography, photography as a form of art, the art of new media, technological migration from the camera to the mobile phone, photographs on smartphones from new media tools, advances in science and technology, and how photography is continuously increasing. It is thought that the study may contribute to the field literature to be under a single roof.

Design of Paper-Based Visual Analogue Scale Items.

Paper-based visual analogue scale (VAS) items were developed 100 years ago. Although they gained great popularity in clinical and medical research for assessing pain, they have been scarcely applied in other areas of psychological research for several decades. However, since the beginning of digitization, VAS have attracted growing interest among researchers for carrying out computerized and paper-based data assessments. In the present study, we investigated the research question "Which different design characteristics of paper-based VAS items are preferred by women and men?" Based on a sample of 115 participants (68 female), our results revealed that the respondents preferred a paper-based VAS item with a horizontal, 8-cm long, 3 DTP ("desktop publishing point") wide, black line, with flat line endpoints, and the ascending numerical anchors "0" and "10", both for women and men. Although we did not identify any gender difference in these characteristics, our findings uncovered clear preferences on how to design paper-based VAS items.

Administrative Supervisors’ Rating of Desktop Publishing Competencies Possessed by Office Technology and Management Graduate Workers in North-West Nigeria Polytechnics

This study on supervisors’ rating of Office Technology and Management (OTM) graduate workers competencies in using MS Desktop publishing in North-West Nigerian polytechnics was necessitated by persistent complaints from employers of labour that OTM graduate workers do not perform as expected in the current era of technology. One research question guided the study, and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using T-test. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study constituted 378 supervisors in state and federal polytechnics in North-West Nigeria. The population was used as the sample. A structured 5-point rating scale questionnaire containing 16 items were developed and validated by experts. Reliability of the instrument was established using split half method and Pearson Product Moment Co-efficient Correlation formula and obtained a reliability co-efficient value of 0.77. The data collected was analysed with mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and determine homogeneity or otherwise of the respondents. Findings revealed that administrative supervisors in polytechnics in North-West Nigeria rated their Office Technology and Management (OTM) graduate workers as fairly possessing desktop publishing competencies. Gender and the ownership of the institutions have no influence on the respondents’ ratings. Based on the findings, it was concluded that OTM graduate workers in Polytechnics in North-West Nigeria, do not possess the relevant desktop publishing competencies. It was recommended that The OTM graduate workers should engage in in-service training programmes to improve their competencies in desktop publishing. The administrative supervisors should recommend approval of in-service training for their OTM graduate workers to enhance their computer application competencies.

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARD THE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE MULTILITERACIES COMPETENCE IN EFL CLASSROOMS

The rapid development of information and communication technology in the 21st century undoubtedly has profound impacts on human lives and dramatically transforms education. This research aimed at finding out students’ perceptions on the integration of technology to improve multiliteracies in EFL teaching. This study employed explanatory sequential mixed method in which the data were obtained through questionnaire, interviews, and classroom observations. The results indicated that vast majority of the students supported to the use of technology in the teaching and learning practices (90.6%) for the reasons that technology helped them acquire lots of resources in their learning (89.5%) and boost their motivation (86.5%). Regarding with the students’ perceived technology level, they believed that they had good skills in using word-processing, spreadsheet, and presentation program (50%). They also could use communication tools (56.3%), social media (61.5%), authoring tools (52.1%), desktop publishing (57.3%), and creating video (57.3%). In terms of the perceived barriers to integrating technology, the data indicated that the biggest constraint that the students had was the lack of or limited internet access in the their school environment (42.7%), followed by the limited to produce digital projects (39.6%). In addition, the findings show that technology was utilized as a tool for accomplishing the tasks given by the teachers and helped the students gather information from online resources and provided them more understanding about the topic learned in the classroom

Editors’ Letter

Editors’ Letter

Administrative Supervisors’ Rating of Desktop Publishing Competencies Possessed by Office Technology and Management Graduate Workers in North-West Nigeria Polytechnics

This study on supervisors’ rating of Office Technology and Management (OTM) graduate workers competencies in using MS Desktop publishing in North-West Nigerian polytechnics was necessitated by persistent complaints from employers of labour that OTM graduate workers do not perform as expected in the current era of technology. One research question guided the study. Two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using T-test Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population constituted of 378 supervisors and no sample was used. A structured 5-point rating scale questionnaire containing 16 items was developed and validated by experts. Reliability co-efficient value of 0.77was obtained using split half method and Pearson Product Moment Co-efficient Correlation formula. The data was analysed with mean and standard deviation. Findings.revealed that administrative supervisors in polytechnics in North-West Nigeria rated their Office Technology and Management (OTM) graduate workers as fairly possessing desktop publishing competencies. Based on the findings, it was concluded that OTM graduate workers in Polytechnics in North-West Nigeria, do not possess the relevant desktop publishing competencies. It was recommended that The OTM graduate workers should engage in in-service training programmes to improve their competencies.&#x0D; Keywords: Competencies, Desktop Publisher, North-West Nigeria, Rating

Evaluation of Computer Application using DEMATEL Method

Computer Application. Software, also known as a set of instructions or code created in a program to carry out a task or function on a computer, is referred to as an "application." Applications are end-user programs that assist users in performing several tasks on a computer, hence they play a significant part in a computer. The knowledge required to use application software on a computer is provided by a computer applications program. Word processing, spreadsheets, databases, desktop publishing, the Internet, and Windows operating systems are examples of applications. A computer is a handy instrument that can be used for decision-making, processing student data, creating manuals and references, and teaching and learning. Online learning also makes use of computers. occupations. Computers are used for budgeting, process control, and industrial research. Any computer's operating system is the most crucial piece of software. An operating system governs the operation of every computer system. Applications for computers facilitate communication, workflow, and efficiency. It makes sense that companies would wish to exploit them. However, all programs require intelligent users, as we well know. Companies seek qualified personnel who can reach their full potential. A utility system is a business-oriented system, such as a public ledger. DEMATEL (Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory). They are divided into analyses using the Computer Application of the Reliability, Security, Data Storage, Data location, Mobility Evaluation Parameters Reliability, Security, Data Storage, Data location, Mobility in the value. Reliability, Security, Data Storage, Data location, Mobility. Reliability, Security, Data Storage, Data location, Mobility. Data Storage has the highest rank whereas Data location has the lowest rank.

DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION VISUALIZATION METHODS FOR USE IN MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS

The aim of the article is development of a technique for visualizing information for use in multimedia applications. In this study, to visualize information, it is proposed first to compile a list of key terms of the subject area and create data tables. Based on the structuring of fragments of the subject area, a visual display of key terms in the form of pictograms, a visual display of key terms in the form of images, and a visual display of data tables are performed. The types of visual structures that should be used to visualize information for further use in multimedia applications are considered. The analysis of existing visual structures in desktop publishing systems and word processors is performed. To build a mechanism for visualizing information about the task as a presentation, a multimedia application is developed using Microsoft Visual Studio software, the C# programming language by using the Windows Forms application programming interface. An algorithm is proposed for separating pieces of information text that have key terms. Tabular data was visualized using the “parametric ruler” metaphorical visualization method, based on the metaphor of a slide rule. The use of the parametric ruler method on the example of data visualization for the font design of children's publications is proposed. Interaction of using the method is ensured due to the fact that the user will enter the size of the size that interests for it and will see the ratio of the values of other parameters. The practical result of the work is the creation of a multimedia application “Visualization of Publishing Standards” for the visualization of information for the font design of publications for children. The result of the software implementation is the finished multimedia applications, which, according to the standardization visualization technique in terms of prepress preparation of publications, is the final product of the third stage of the presentation of the visual form

Desktop Publishing, Part 3

The articles in this special section focus on the emergence and growth of desktop publishing. This is the third special issue that is devoted to the history of desktop publishing. The first issue appeared in the fall of 2018, and was about the developments in the 1960s and 1970s of computer-driven printing and the technologies that led to the commercial growth of the desktop publishing industry. The second issue, in the fall of 2019, continued the story by describing how those technologies, developed in the 1970s particularly at Xerox PARC, became the foundation for the growth of major desktop-publishing software companies, with articles by founders of Adobe, Aldus, Quark, Frame Technology, and Ventura. The prediction that computers would end the era of print publication goes as far back as Vannevar Bush’s 1945 Memex. The first two Annals special issues on desktop publishing have documented what happened instead, as computing became central to publishing. They were primarily about the technology and the companies that created the digital publishing industry and made it so popular. We continue that documentation in this issue, and also have two articles on the history of font design, which is central to all publishing, both traditional “hot-metal” and digital.

Evaluation Of Newspaper Design Applications Made Within The Desktop Publishing Course Based On The Views Of Graphic Design Department Students

Evaluation Of Newspaper Design Applications Made Within The Desktop Publishing Course Based On The Views Of Graphic Design Department Students

Extent of ICT Facilities Utilization and Proficiency in the Colleges of Education in Ghana

This study was conducted with the Descriptive Survey design, to critically examine the extent of ICT facilities utilization and proficiency in the Colleges of Education in Ghana. The target population comprised of students (all departments) and staff (tutors and administrators) of the Colleges of Education selected through Purposive sampling. Total number of students and staff from the four Colleges of Education was 7626 and 246 respectively. The Taro Yamane formula was used to calculate the sample size of the study which gave 153 staff and 380 students. Simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents. The fundamental instruments for information collection for the study was questionnaires, observational guide and interview guide. The information gathered were analysed utilizing the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics, Tables, Percentages, Frequencies, means, Standard Deviations, and t-values were depended on to do the analysis. This study established that ICT proficiency among students and staff in Colleges of Education in Ghana is skewed; while proficiency in word processing and email use is high, proficiencies in the use of other ICT tools such as SPSS, Desktop Publishing, PowerPoint usage and search engines are low. This has been attributed to curriculum design and teaching methodology. The study also predicts that dissertations from these students may be poor due to the skewed proficiency in ICT. Without an effective policy intervention aimed at rectifying this skewedness Students and staff in Colleges of Education may not have adequate functional skills to work in the increasing sophisticated and ICT dominated environment. Based on our findings in this study, we may also postulate that a curriculum designed to develop enough ICT skills in staff and students while encouraging ICT use, together with changes in teaching methodology may help stem this skewedness.

Paul Brainerd, Aldus Corporation, and the Desktop Publishing Revolution

The term, "desktop publishing," is commonly attributed to Paul Brainerd. With the introduction of PageMaker software in 1985, Brainerd, founder and CEO of Aldus Corporation, contributed to a revolution in the design and production of documents. Using a relatively affordable suite of off-the-shelf hardware and software products, people at large and small businesses, schools, churches, and nonprofits as well as graphics professionals could now produce and print newsletters, flyers, and brochures quickly, easily, and at a much lower cost than traditionally produced documents. The first element necessary for desktop publishing was the graphical user interface (GUI) introduced to the general PC market with Apple's Macintosh in 1984. The GUI made it possible to design pictures and document layout on screen in a visual or what-you-see-is-what-you get (WYSIWYG) way.

Desktop Publishing, Part 2

The articles in this special section examine the history of desktop publishing. This is the second in a series of articles on this topic. The first issue appeared in the Fall of 2018 (Vol. 40, Issue 3). The first series focused on the developments in the 1960s and 1970s for computer-driven printing and for the technologies that led, in the 1980s and 1990s, to the commercial growth of the desktop publishing industry. This second desktop publishing issue continues the story by describing how the technologies developed in the 1970s, both for the printing industry and at Xerox PARC, became the foundation for the growth of a number of desktoppublishing software companies, including Adobe, Aldus, Quark, Frame Technology and Ventura, as well as Apple’s seminal entry in the industry with the Macintosh, LaserWriter, PostScript (from Adobe), and Page Maker (from Aldus).

Founding and Growing Adobe Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems heralded several of the technological innovations necessary to precipitate the emergence of desktop publishing as well as many features of modern office computing, digital media, and graphic arts. In this paper, Adobe founders Charles Geschke and John Warnock cover their professional history, the conception of Adobe Systems, and its growth. They also explain the technology behind the advances in computer printing, electronic file transfer, and digital art and photography. Adobe, its products, and its engineers played a key role in these developments, which enabled desktop publishing and the publishing revolution.

The Ventura Story

Ventura Publisher was the first desktop publishing software package to run on IBM PC compatible computers. Developed in the mid-1980s, Ventura was also the first desktop publishing application to incorporate features such as style sheets and automatic page layouts, allowing for long document formatting. This paper provides an autobiographical sketch of Lee Lorenzen, one of the founders of Ventura Software and developers of Ventura Publisher. Lorenzen outlines his early career in software and the founding story of Ventura Software and their innovative application. He also describes the early competitive landscape in desktop publishing software, including Aldus PageMaker, and then contrasts it with the key long document publishing features of Ventura Publisher such as style sheets, fast hyphenation and justification, automated layout algorithms, and database publishing.

The Killer App ThatSaved the Macintosh

In 1985, Apple was in crisis and Macintosh and LaserWriter sales were plummeting. Marketing manager John Scull was tasked with saving the LaserWriter. Despite having no staff and facing resistance, Scull marshaled allies across Apple's sales and marketing organizations, its dealer channel, and third-party partners like Aldus and Adobe in order to launch a successful desktop publishing marketing program. By 1988, desktop publishing at Apple had become a $1 billion business.

Interview With Tim Gill

Presents an interview conducted with Tim Gill. Gill is the creator of the QuarkXPress desktop publishing software, and the founder of Quark, Inc. Gill was active in Quark right from its founding in 1981 until 2000, during which time QuarkXPress enjoyed significant market success and a devoted following.

Систематизація технологій стиснення зображень у системах поліграфічного репродукування

This work investigate the popular data compression techniques, which can be used to reduce the size of graphic image formats in printing reproduction systems. The modern printing production process is characterized by a high degree of automation and computerization, which is characterized by a large dependence on the productivity and efficiency of the desktop publishing system and the capacity of information exchange networks. Therefore, the use of data compression methods for digital images can reduce the total amount of data for illustrative original and increase the efficiency of the printing reproduction system.The analysis of previous studies on compression technologies for various areas: prepress printing processes, digital photography, video processing, various multimedia and telecommunication technologies. The main generalizations concern the consideration of lossless and lossy methods of data compression, which differ in coding algorithms.Based on the conducted research the systematization of basic image compression technologies in printing reproduction systems has been developed. The present systematization different in the main features: data compression methods, coding algorithms, image classes, compression value and image quality after coding.The basic encoding algorithms for compressing digital images RLE, JBIG, CCITT Group, LZW, Huffman, Wavelet (recursive), fractal and JPEG. The features of the data compression process according to Lossy JPEG (lossy) and Lossless JPEG2000 (lossless) algorithms are analyzed. Possible criteria for determining the efficiency and quality of image compression using various coding algorithms, which can be used for practical comparison of various compression techniques, are defined.

TeX: A Branch in Desktop Publishing Evolution, Part 2

Donald Knuth began the development of TeX in 1977 and had an initial version running in 1978, with the aim of typesetting mathematical documents with the highest quality and with archival reproducibility far into the future. Its usage spread and today the TeX system remains in use by a vibrant user community. However, the world of TeX has always been somewhat out of sync with the commercial desktop publishing systems that began to come out in the mid-1980s, and are now ubiquitous in the worlds of publishing and printing.