stages of a publishing process

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STAGES OF A

PUBLISHING PROCESS


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Designing

Designing is the first step in thedrawing board. Here,one thinks of what theend product will look like. It means drawingsomething first what is on ones mind. It can

be done by asking simple questions like thefollowing:What do I want to include in my publication?What things will interest the readers?Will I put pictures or drawings?What kind of people will read my publication?


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Layout Design

Layout design means determiningwhere to put pictures and drawings on the

paper and where the text will appear. Does thetext come before an object Is the text super imposed? How big should the picture or object

be? These are just some of the guide questions

one can ask while designing the layout.


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Adding Text

This involves the information or theexact words that one would like to be writtenin the publication.It answers the questions :Are my sentence clear and understandable?, Am I delivering the right message?,

What should I emphasized?, Am I using the right words or terms?, Is it interesting?.


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Finalizing the Layout

Here,one gives the final look at the layoutand decide whether one needs to add or makechanges or leave it the way it is.Very seldom isa publication left unchanged or unedited at thisstage for this is where other people look at thework nd spot errors normally missed while

working on the material.


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Traditional Publishing

Editor

Designer

Artist

Typesetter

Writer

Camera Operator

Press Operator

Final Output


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Editors are the ones who generate the ideas for publication.

They also find authors or writers to write thecontent of the reading material or manuscript.The editor can change the content of thereading material or manuscript as he/she please

but he should talk to the writer first as a sign of courtesy.


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Since the cylinder press type of machine

is still used in a press,a press operator workson this.The editor is the one who gives thesignal to the press operator to start making thefinal copies.

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