This document provides instructions for setting up equipment, creating pre-production materials, and following the production process for designing a magazine using desktop publishing tools like Photoshop and InDesign. It outlines the schedule and deadlines for various tasks over multiple weeks, such as finding supplies, hiring staff, setting up the office space, brainstorming ideas, writing articles, taking photos, laying out pages. Tips are provided for operating specific tools to design elements like the front cover and double page spreads, including adding images, text, shapes and effects. Links are included to sources for purchasing needed equipment and supplies.