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Shellie Hall
Shellie is a recognized specialist in many phases of the printing and publishing industry. During her 20 years in the biz, she has done everything from traditional paste-up and film stripping to high-end computer-to-plate workflows. Her specialties lie within creative application training, print production, color management, and typography. Shellie has her own consulting company, Ducktype Digital (www.ducktype.com) and produces a weekly creative news Videocast for CreativePro.com that's called Get Creative. She is also a relentless, always suffering, never-stop-believing, die-hard Cubs Fan (heaven help her).
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of June 30, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on June 29, 2008
Don't wander the Internet endlessly in search of good podcasts and blogs. Shellie shares a few of her favorites.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of June 23, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on June 22, 2008
Batch-apply Photoshop Actions; weekly podcast from Bert Monroy; free software audit tools; it's raining word clouds.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of June 16, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on June 15, 2008
This week is a bargain-lover's dream! Watch free Adobe how-to videos, attend a free Quark tour, and send large files for free.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of June 9, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on June 8, 2008
Manipulate Photoshop's drop shadows without monkeying with numbers in the Effects dialog box. Then learn about more new software and a magazine that's just smashing.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of June 2, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on June 1, 2008
Learn about new software from Quark and Adobe, a handy agenda tracker, and find out how to nest styles in InDesign.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of May 26, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on May 26, 2008
Merge individual shots into a panorama, get a free book on Photoshop for the Web, laugh at some bad retouching, and more!
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of May 19, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on May 18, 2008
Conduct free online surveys with Google Docs, free cross-platform video conferencing with ooVoo, and take quick screengrabs on a Mac or PC.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of May 12, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on May 11, 2008
PDF slicing and dicing; easy Web analytics; and free publications on type and paper.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of May 5, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on May 4, 2008
Quickly remove a background in Photoshop, check out Dreamweaver resources (especially if you use GoLive), and learn about the Extensis Universal Type Server.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of April 28, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on April 27, 2008
Newly returned from the IPA technical conference, Shellie reports on keynotes from Adobe and Quark. Plus, in this week's Master in a Minute, she tackles scaling pattern fills in Illustrator
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of April 21, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on April 20, 2008
Communicate between a Mac and a PC, make a custom Google search engine, and quickly insert and style footnotes in InDesign.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of April 14, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on April 13, 2008
Catch up on package design, AdobeTV, and a cool tripod. Then learn how to synchronize color in 60 seconds.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of April 7, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on April 6, 2008
Work with type and images in Illustrator, hear about a Windows-only feature in the next version of Photoshop, get a poster of your town, and more!
Get Creative VIDEO: News for the Week of March 31, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on March 30, 2008
Remove under-eye circles digitally, get a professional portfolio review for cheap, and explore the new online Photoshop Express with Shellie Hall.
Get Creative Video Special: Microsoft Office 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on March 25, 2008
Not just for desk jockeys, the new version of Office has plenty for creative professionals to like. Shellie Hall shows you her favorite features.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of March 24, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on March 23, 2008
Broadcasting from the Cubs' spring training, Shellie shows you how to zoomify in Photoshop, where to get online creative apps, and why some brands work -- and some don't.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of March 17, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on March 17, 2008
Lighten shadows in Photoshop, manage color in a whole new way, and create art online.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of March 10, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on March 7, 2008
Export a montage from Photoshop to a QuickTime movie; see new sites from Quark and Adobe; get the lowdown on logos.
Get Creative VIDEO: News for the Week of March 3, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on March 3, 2008
Your weekly videocast gets its own redesign, including the debut of "Master in a Minute," a how-to that's quick to watch and easy to implement.
Get Creative VIDEO: News for the Week of February 25, 2008
Blog: Written by Shellie Hall on February 25, 2008
Free online training, a new source for customized logo products, an easy way to include an accurate clock on a Web site, and more.