Researching into Industry Standard Software- DTP

I have decided to research into the different software programmes the magazine industry uses to create their publications, and how I may be able to access such sites for my own magazine and poster creations. I first looked into Desktop Publishing, and what this really meant, here is a brief definition from http://www.life123.com/technology/computer-software/desktop-publishing/a-guide-to-desktop-publishing-software.shtml A Guide to Desktop Publishing Life 123;
Desktop publishing, or DTP, is using your computer and software to combine text and graphics on a page that will be printed. Newsletters, brochures, greeting cards and any other number of items that can be printed on a regular printer-not a full press-fall under the banner of desktop publishing.There are industry standards in desktop publishing that include the big names like Adobe, Corel and Quark.
Mentioned most is the use of the company Adobe- in particular Photoshop which is easily accessible to the public. Having previously used this software before, I would like to produce my magazine on it also, so as to make sure it emulates the industry standard and it should enable me to ensure my magazine cover really looks professional. To recap over the Adobe software and how to use it, I watched a few short basic Youtube videos about the programme to reaffirm my knowledge.



From these videos I was able to get a quick insight into the basics of Adobe Photoshop, and how I can apply these skills to my own images and texts on my magazine covers.