Stages in Publishing Module

We do the following work in each stage of publishing:

1. Design Stage:

Prior to the actual creation of the document is the design phase. In this on-going process, we assist determining the basic form of the document like Document format decisions.

• Conceptualization
• Color selection
• Font selection
• Image selection

2. Document Setup Stage :

Document setup tasks include:

• Template selection
• Page size and margins setup
• Columns or grid setup
• Master pages setup
• Color palette customization
• Paragraph styles setup

3. Text Formatting:

We format text either through a word processor or directly in the desktop publishing application.

Text acquisition:

• Text acquisition is the method by which text is created (such as typing in a word processor) and imported into a desktop publishing application.

Text composition:

• Text composition consists of many individual tasks regarding where and how text is arranged on the page and how the text is formatted, including spacing, hyphenation, and type styles.

4. Designing Images:

Image selection and preparation may occur at any point during document creation. Working with images in desktop publishing  involves:

Image acquisition:

• May be from scanning or by acquiring digital clip art or photos.
• Image creation & editing
• Image conversion
• Image placement: Refers to the method of bringing images into a desktop publishing application.

5. File Preparation Stage or Prepress Stage:

     This is the final stage before delivery, to make sure the document is printed the same way the client wants it we do a final checking which involves

Proofing

• Font embedding
• Trapping
• Color specs verification
• Imposition
• Packaging of digital file

6. Delivery:

After the document is designed, we do a final round of independent testing to ensure that quality standards are met.

We then deliver to the client for printing.