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Graphical Style Towards High Quality Illustrations
Author(s): Richard J. Beach, Maureen Stone.
Proceedings: Computer Graphics 83,
1983.
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Abstract:
If there is to be widespread acceptance of computer
generated images in areas traditionally served by graphic
artists, these images must meet a high standard of quality.
Document preparation systems are an application area that
is gaining maturity in providing high-quality computer
typeset documents. These systems exhibit a trend towards
specifying the formatting information for a document
separately from the body of the text. The goal is to have
the document format designed by someone with expert
knowledge of typography. Writers can then apply a format
to their own work simply by indicating the semantic content
of their text, such as the headings, paragraphs, or footnotes.
The result is that a writer can produce properly typeset
documents without learning the esthetics of typography.
This paper extends this idea to encompass the illustrations
in the text. We have developed a prototype system that uses
a set of graphical style rules to define the design guidelines
for the illustrations. The rules, called a graphical style sheet,
can be used to control a uniform "look" over a set of
illustrations, or to change the appearance of a particular
illustration to reflect different publishing styles or different
media. The prototype coordinates with an existing document
preparation system and the combined systems were used to
produce this paper. We conclude that this is a viable method
for controlling image style for at least one class of
illustrations. This approach contributes to image quality by
providing a method for capturing knowledge of graphic arts
standards, and for ensuring a consistent appearance of related
illustrations within technical documentation.