Peter Lourekas ; Elaine Weinmann

  • 21

    Catalog books

  • 22

    Works

  • 1996 to 2007

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Peter Lourekas coauthored a practical guide to QuarkXPress 5, focusing on hands-on instruction for both Windows and Macintosh users. His writing breaks complex layout and publishing tasks into clear steps, aimed at designers and production artists who need reliable, task-oriented solutions for print and digital page design.

Elaine Weinmann contributed to an extensive Visual QuickStart Guide that emphasizes visual examples and concise, task-based lessons. Her approach favors step-by-step demonstrations and annotated screenshots, helping readers quickly apply QuarkXPress features to real-world projects in desktop publishing and page layout workflows.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Clear, task-focused QuarkXPress tutorials • Step-by-step visual guides • Practical tips for print and layout workflows

Genres and themes: Software how-to • Desktop publishing • Graphic layout • Technical reference

Who this author is best for: Good for designers and desktop-publishing users who want a hands-on, visual manual for QuarkXPress 5.

Browse the book by task chapters and screenshots to jump straight to layout techniques or troubleshooting sections.

Top Books To Start With

  1. QuarkXPress 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

    Addison-Wesley • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 464 pages.

  2. QuarkXPress 5 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

    Addison-Wesley • 2002 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 498 pages.

  3. QuarkXPress 6 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

    Addison-Wesley • 2004 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2004 • 541 pages.

  4. LiveMotion for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

    Addison-Wesley • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 304 pages.

  5. Illustrator 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (5th Edition)

    Addison-Wesley • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 362 pages.

  6. Photoshop 5.5 for Windows & Macintosh, Second Edition (Visual QuickStart Guide)

    Addison-Wesley • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 412 pages.

  7. Photoshop 5 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

    Addison-Wesley • 1998 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 350 pages.

  8. Illustrator 7 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual Quickstart Guide

    Addison-Wesley • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 317 pages.

  9. Photoshop 4 for Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide

    Addison-Wesley • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 318 pages.

  10. Photoshop 4 for Windows Visual Quickstart Guide

    Addison-Wesley • 1997 • standard commitment

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

How The Picks Compare

  • QuarkXPress 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is the easier short commitment, while QuarkXPress 5 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) asks for more reading time up front.
  • QuarkXPress 5 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while QuarkXPress 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide leans later in the catalog.

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