Desktop Publishing · Advising · Sales
Every page had a purpose.
Every student had a voice.
01SUNY New Paltz
Desktop Publishing (DTP) & College Newspapers
As an undergraduate, Craig mastered emerging Desktop Publishing techniques and applied them to RHSA, FAHARI, and The North Star, producing college newspapers through an innovative, evolving workflow.
DTP was transforming publishing by moving page composition from manual paste-up and submission into computer-based layout. Aldus PageMaker, introduced in 1985, became a defining tool of that revolution—bringing writing, typography, photographs, and page design together on screen for laser-printed production.
DTP foundationReporting · Editing · Typography · Page layout · Production
02Concurrent undergraduate role
New Paltz High School Yearbook Advisor
While pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies at SUNY New Paltz, Craig Lawrence Kapilow was employed professionally by the New Paltz Central School District as the high school Yearbook Advisor, mentoring students who produced the 1987 and 1988 editions of the Huguenot yearbook.
During that period, he advised students through two complete annual publications, helping them shape themes, organize coverage, combine writing and photography, manage layouts and deadlines, and turn each school year into a permanent record.
03After graduation
Taylor Publishing Company Yearbook Sales Representative
Directly after graduating from SUNY New Paltz, Craig received a job offer from Taylor Publishing Company, then the leader in school yearbooks and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. He represented the company across Somerset, Morris, Union, Passaic, and Hudson counties in New Jersey, serving high school and middle school yearbook programs.
The work brought together communication, consultative sales, student training, publication planning, marketing, and production—an early foundation for the multimedia and technical consulting career that followed.
DTP · Desktop PublishingRHSA · FAHARI · The North StarYearbook Advisor · 1987 & 1988 editionsTwo annual yearbooks · 1987 and 1988Five-county territoryStudent mentoringPublication sales