ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING

 

Australia and Overseas Associations
printnet: Printing Industries Association of Australia	"Online news" provides a link to "PRINT 21 Online" - the Australian and New Zealand on-line journal for the printing industries, while "Links" provides a mixed list of relevant sites.
Australian Graphic Design Association	A useful Links section contains topics such as Digital Media and Web Design, Typography Resources, Copyright and other Legal Issues
Victorian Bookbinders’ Guild	Contains links to Australian and overseas book-related sites
Editors’ Association of Canada: Web Resources – Design, Typography and Electronic Publishing	The site provides interesting collection of links under the headings “Design, Typography, and Electronic Publishing", and “Dictionaries and Wordplay”
Bookbinding
Yahoo Directory Bookbinding	Provides a selection of links, including one on Chinese bookbinding techniques
Book Binding Trade	Provides a short, useful introduction to the history of bookbinding in Europe.
The Book Arts Web: Book Arts Links	Contains a varied selection of links under the heading “Bookbinding Tutorials”
Brochures
Tips on designing brochures by Robin Williams
About.com Desktop Publishing Brochure Lesson Plans
Copyright
Australian Copyright Council	Provides a very useful series of links under the heading "Information Sheets".
Copyright Aware	A good introduction to the issues around copyright, and the impact of changes introduced with the The Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000.
What is Copyright Protection?	A U.S. site, with a thorough coverage of copyright issues.
Dictionaries/Glossaries of Terms
Melbourne Museum of Printing	A useful glossary of printing and typography
Encyclopedia of Typography and Electronic Communication	A comprehensive dictionary of definitions.
Fonts
Fontcraft	A comprehensive site with sections including Historic Fonts (examples and history), Font Styles, Tips and Tricks, and Resources.
Fonts.com	A detailed US site, with useful sections including options to search the more than 7000 fonts collected
Koala’s Graphics & Web Resources	The Fonts section of this page gives links to 18 font-related sites.
Graphics
About Directory: Graphics Software	A comprehensive site - browse the subject headings on the left for useful links.
Image Collections
The Free Graphics Store	Type “royalty free photographs” in the search box for a comprehensive list of photo/image collections.
Lifetime Photography - PhotoLinks	The varied list of links includes one to stock photo agencies which might provide, for a one-off fee, royalty-free images.
Brough’s Books – Image Libraries	A comprehensive and varied list of links, including search engines, photos, clip art, digital images, royalty-free and free images.
Logos
Logo Design: Resources	A useful list of websites covering Ideas & Tutorials, Typography & Fonts.
Logo Design in Illustrator
Printing Industry – Structure& Methods
dmoz open directory project: Printing: History	Provides a wide variety of links related to the history of printing and of the book.
International Paper	Sections include an introduction to the printing industry, an overview of printing history and methods, lithography, sheet-fed publishing and web-offset publishing. “Learn paper terms” is a comprehensive glossary of paper and printing terms. “Learn about printing” provides a clear overview of pre-press and design with imbedded topic links.
Australian Printer	Use the Search function to locate articles on software or printing processes "Links" provides a useful list of organisations in Australia.
The Printing Press	A company site with a helpful section of pre-press Publishing Tips and some useful links.
Allen Press guide to Desktop Publishing	A guide written from the publisher’s point of view – useful tips organised in an easy to browse Contents section.
Printing Impressions	Useful articles listed under “Communities” – requiring free on-line subscription – include Binding & finishing, Pre-press, Digital printing.
Online Publications
www.corelmag.com	This online magazine covers how to use Coreldraw in great detail, providing tips and handy how-tos with every issue. Three issues are freely available online.
www.digitalout.net	Digital Output Magazine contains articles on all aspects of capture, creation, output and finishing of digital images. Also contains some industry links.
www.sgia.org	(digital printing and imaging association) This is the homepage of the Digital Printing and Imaging Association of America.
Electronic Publishing Magazine	Electronic Publishing Magazine has articles on all aspects of electronic publishing, as well as a gallery of online art created by its readers.
www.howdesign.com	This publication is focused on the graphic design industry, containing tips and tricks, jobs and competitions for budding graphic designers.
www.imagingmagazine.com/ index.etc	Lots of information on every aspect of electronic imaging and design. News, industry links, tips, downloads and demos.
www.publish.com	Publish.com meets the Web publishing needs of business professionals by providing a definitive, independent resource to help these professionals evaluate and use the best software tools, find the right resources, learn the best practices from industry experts, and discover emerging market trends. Publish.com covers all the products, software, tools and solutions that enable Web publishing by delivering product news and reviews on software and ASP solutions, such as content management, Web design, Web development, e-mail management, Internet marketing, e-commerce and portal management systems.
www.webdevelopersjournal.com	This is a valuable resource for all those working in web development. It has lots of links to user groups as well as tips and tricks.
webdeveloper.com	Different to the web developers journal, this site is mainly useful "how to" information.
www.xml.com	XML has its own home page! This site has everything you ever wanted to know about xml.
Tutorials
Adobe Photo shop Tutorials
GrafX Design Tutorials
Absolute Cross Photoshop Tutorials
Photoshop Roadmap
Adobe site
Typography, Layout & Design
Deakin University	Lecture on Screen design & digital typography, with a good links section.
Desktop Publishing	This detailed site includes on-line tutorials in such areas as Graphic Design, Scanning, Typography, Prepress/File preparation, Printing and finishing. It reviews hardware, fonts and software, with links to on-line tutorials, e.g. QuarkXPress
Design & Publishing	An eZine for Design, Typography & Graphics Departments to browse include Graphic Design, Typography, Photoshop Tips & Tricks, Web design. What’s Hot and Favourites sections contain useful material
Web Publishing
Web word.com	A site devoted to helping users improve their Internet presence, with a concentration on usability and human factors. Look at the varied links under the heading Hot Web Sites.
Caslon Analytics – electronic publishing guide	A detailed site with links under a variety of headings, including guides on design and accessibility.
About.com Desktop Publishing	This section of a large site on desktop publishing includes web page design tutorials and sections on web colour and typography on screen