Guide to Digital Scientific Artwork...

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Table of Contents

Introduction
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Shortcuts through the guide (for advanced users who want go straight to their information)
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Step by Step
Scanning

Slide show
Design
Pack and Go
Colour

Conversions
between different file types
between different platforms (MacOS, Windows, UNIX etc)

Postscript and PDF
Prepress process
Typography (Fonts)
Software and hardware
House style

Design
Designing your publication (posters, slides and transparencies, scientific papers, web presentations, thesis)

Techniques
Background information and techniques, (choice of hardware and software, file types, color models, postscript language, file type conversions)

File types
vector (line drawings etc.), bitmaps (photographs), fonts, texts, desk top publishing

Colour models
RGB, CMYK, L*a*b, Indexed colour, Spot and process colors, Duotone, Pantone

Conversions

Fonts

Postscript language
Postscript, why and how, PDF - platform independent printer language

Hardware and software
computers, scanners, software, CCD camera

Step by step examples, overview of procedures and checklists
Montage of colour bitmaps

Creating Charts for publication

Scanning

Guides by journals

Books, thesis and manuals

Posters

Web presentations

Resources
Wageningen UR House style
Links
Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Cheers,