

Teaching desktop publishing is an educational experience of its own and enhances her ability to continue writing on the subject. EducationĪside from her formal schooling in business administration in college, Bear's continuing education involved sampling online classes, watching videos, and doing many of the tutorials she recommends to others, as well as teaching herself new techniques before writing her own tutorials.

She is an artist who enjoys combining traditional and digital craft and page layout techniques to create greeting cards, books, decorations, and other creative printing projects.
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Her personal portfolio includes design and writing credits for a history book, a software manual, logos, club and marketing newsletters, postcards, brochures, and other marketing materials for small businesses and individuals. This on-the-job training laid the groundwork for her later freelance work in desktop publishing and graphic design.ĭuring the 1990s, Bear wrote, designed, and published a small magazine about desktop publishing, and she co-founded two graphic design-related groups. Along the way, Bear took on numerous small and large design and publishing projects for civilian and military employers.

Jacci Howard Bear is a former writer for Lifewire, where she wrote extensively on design, color, and desktop publishing for 18 years.
