Starting my Essay

How has desktop publishing changed graphic design?


-Look at graphic design before desktop publishing with examples of letterpress, screen printing etc.


-Think of what I want to achieve by finding out how graphic design has changed.

•   Maybe finding out which era was more effective either before or after graphic design.
• or how they are used together nowadays.

-Find related images that will support my essay.

Referencing and Bibliography Examples

Bibliography reference from a book

Cubit, S (1998) Digital Aesthetics, Theory, Culture and Society, 1st ed. London: Sage Publication


The example above are references for a bibliography that will need to go at the end of the essay and the example below are the quotations that will go in the essay with a smaller reference.


Quotation in the essay


McCarthy and Hatcher (1996 pg69-70) insist that with presentations 'structure must be clear and precise'.

Essay Structure

To what extent did desktop publishing influence the production and the reception of Contemporary Graphic Design?

Introduction 300-500

-Identify major issues

-Indication on how you intend to deal with the main body

-Do not summarise main points

Main Body 1000-1400

-Identify the message

-Each topic will require separate paragraphs

-Limit yourself to 4 or 5 sub topics

Conclusion

-Draw together the main points of your argument as you summarise

-Don’t introduce new material

-You can look ahead to the future

-and/or make recommendations