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    General typesetting questions:

    I have a design background but haven't done much in the typesetting arena.

    Two things I'm curious about:

    1. Pro/Cons of being a full time typesetter

    2. I have to take a typesetting test as part of an interview. Anyone know some practice ones out there?

    Thanks in advance for the feedback.
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  • #2
    A full-time typesetting position? Most every typesetter I ever worked with went out of business shortly after the development of desktop publishing.

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    • #3
      All textbook / journal production is done in-house. Fair amount of freelancers are also used, so likely enough business for awhile.

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      • #4
        If you already have an interview I'd make sure that I was familiar with the software that they're using and brush up on your typing. Might want to review some simple grammar rules too, I'm sure you'll be expected to do a bit of proofreading.

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        • #5
          We call setting client text into a document 'typesetting' these days.

          You definitely need to know the program you are working in before we can think about shortcuts.
          You also need to know a lot about flowing text, linking text boxes, Text and Paragraph Styles and generally setting up an overall template before you even begin.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by PrintDriver View Post
            We call setting client text into a document 'typesetting' these days.
            We do too, PD. Another thing you might want to brush up on are your proofreaders marks.

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            • #7
              I was a typesetter for many years. Worked on an old Linotype (my dad worked on a Ludow making lead type). These days I get text from clients and just drop them into the file and format them.

              I honestly didn't know there were any full time typesetters out there any more.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by PrintDriver View Post
                We call setting client text into a document 'typesetting' these days.
                At my old newspaper job, we referred to it as pagination. Paginators were the production people who took the stories and photos from that day, then flowed them all into place based on whatever templates they were given.

                Before that, it was all done manually with paste-up and typeset galleys by the printer's union. And before that were the actual typesetters or compositors who ran the Linotype and Ludlow machines (before my time, though) that spit out all the lead used for letterpress.

                Now days, instead of type being set, entire pages and documents are set. I honestly hadn't heard the term "typesetter" used for a long time except in reference to how it used to be done.

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                • #9
                  A lot of my work would be called typesetting.

                  You might want to check what software you will be tested on and brush up on that one before your interview. It would be sucky if they used software that you don't use.

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