From imagesetter to typesetter
19 of the 26 essential skills of a typesetter are already essential for a imagesetter — about 73% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from imagesetter in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 19
- skills carry over
- 7
- would be new
- 73%
- of the target job covered
- 26
- essential skills of a typesetter
What a typesetter does
Typesetters ensure that printed text is correctly set and visually pleasing. While typesetting was originally done manually and later employed techniques like linotype and phototypesetting, almost all typesetting is now done digitally using design programs or specialised typesetting programs.
What carries over
19 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- align content with form
- apply desktop publishing techniques
- GIMP (graphics editor software)
- graphic design
- graphics editor software
- interpret illustration needs
- lay out digital written content
- Microsoft Visio
- operate printing machinery
- prepare imposition
- printing materials
- produce prepress proof
- quality standards
- SketchBook Pro
- Synfig
- typography
- use typesetting software
What would be new
7 skillsEssential for a typesetter and not for a imagesetter. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from imagesetter
2 roles- prepress operator15 skills in common
- prepress technician15 skills in common
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How far are you from being a typesetter?
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