The graphic designer has need for an interactive computerized design system to enable him to match the capabilities of available computerized type-editing and typesetting systems. This article describes a prototype system devised to investigate both the problems and capabilities of using computers for page design. The two aspects of the investigation are the appropriate representation of graphic material on a low resolution television-like display and the development of interactive features. The ability to add, delete, and move blocks of symbolized type and illustration on the display has the advantage that the computerized form of the final design is immediately compatible with computerized typesetting systems.
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