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Prentice Hall 945 pages Buy it and get Amazon.com discount Buy it now and support the Design & Publishing Center Book Reviews by Joyce Evans... GATF Encyclopedia of Graphic Communications by Frank J. Romano & Richard M. Romano Gone is the period where the Art of Printing remained fairly stable. Since computers have become ubiquitous and have given us the power of the press, the need for information on printing concepts has increased. Does "Publishing Talk" sometimes make you feel like you've landed on a different planet? Well with this reference you'll learn to speak and understand the language! This exhaustive work brings together more than 10,000 up-to-date definitions such as browser, Raster-Pattern Storage and Packing Creep (no, this is not the guy who packaged up your new computer equipment which arrived damaged!) This comprehensive Encyclopedia brings together every area of the graphic arts including: printing, typography, graphic design, color, paper, ink, binding imaging and so much more. It even includes in-depth coverage of the digital and Internet technologies, which are revolutionizing the way we work. There are over 650 illustrations with detailed graphic arts techniques that really work. Features include a 16-page color signature that is very helpful and informative. Some of the things illustrated include pictures showing printing process differences, the effects of using different filters or how the image would appear using a different resolution. Weather you are a printer, publisher, pre-press operator, graphic designer, educator or student this is the one book you should own. This is a leading source of technical information. Being authored by a legendary graphic arts expert certainly makes this a great investment for your future. About the Authors FRANK J. ROMANO is the Melbert B. Cary, Jr. distinguished Professor of Graphic Arts at Rochester Institue of Technology. He is author of 16 graphic arts books, including the first book on QuarkXPress and the best-selling Pocket Guide to Digital Pre-Press. RICHARD M. ROMANO is Senior associate Editor at Micro Publishing Press, a California-based book and magazine publisher. he writes for Micro Publishing News and Digital Imaging Magazine.   Joyce Joyce Evans from Idea Design Others: Web Pages That Suck . . PageMaker 6.5 Classroom . . Using Corel 9 Copyright 1999 Joyce Evans, All Rights Reserved