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QuarkXPress Updates to 9.2
News: Written by Terri Stone on January 5, 2012
This free update to QuarkXPress strengthens support for ePUB and iPad app publishing.
New Alphabets Bring Organic Looks to Your Projects
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 21, 2011
Give a human touch to your designs with SketchType's alphabets. There are three volumes of hand-drawn type sets for a total of 67 different alphabets. You can also buy any of the alphabets individually.
Spacing Out
How-Tos: Written by James Felici on November 2, 2011
Exaggerated spacing between characters may be eye-catching, but controlling it can be a tricky business. Here's how to do it in InDesign and QuarkXPress.
Type Effects: The Ins and Outs of Inlines and Outlines
How-Tos: Written by James Felici on September 29, 2011
Adding rules to normally invisible character outlines can add novel--and historical--effects to your type. Here's how to do it in InDesign, QuarkXPress, and Illustrator.
QuarkXPress-to-iPad Workshops in Denver, London
News: Written by Terri Stone on September 22, 2011
New to iPad publishing using QuarkXPress? Everyone is--it just became possible! Hit the ground running with these all-day boot camps in the United States and England.
Review: QuarkXPress 9.1 with App Studio
Reviews: Written by Jay J. Nelson on September 19, 2011
For QuarkXPress users wanting to publish content to the iPad, the free 9.1 update to 9.0 is a no-brainer. If you're upgrading from pervious versions, 9.1 costs $299, but it's still one of the cheapest ways to publish magazines, books, and other content to Apple's App Store.
Quark's iPad App Creation Tool Finally Ships for QuarkXPress
News: Written by Terri Stone on September 1, 2011
Now users of QuarkXPress 9 can enjoy design apps within a familiar program and publish those apps to Apple's App Store. The App Studio is part of the free QuarkXPress 9.1 update.
Convert QuarkXPress Files to InDesign
News: Written by Terri Stone on August 25, 2011
Markzware's Q2ID plug-in now supports QuarKXPress 9 and InDesign CS5.5.
Quark Acquired By Investment Firm
News: Written by Terri Stone on August 9, 2011
Investment firm Platinum Equity has bought software company Quark for an undisclosed amount. A Quark representative says that there are no plans to discontinue QuarkXPress or any other existing product.
Kerning: A Master Class
How-Tos: Written by James Felici on June 29, 2011
Five tips from the trenches for the devotee of hand-kerning. Take this advice and you'll have a visually harmonious page that will please the designer's eyes and be easier for the reader to comprehend.
ArabicXT Now Available for QuarkXPress 9
News: Written by Terri Stone on June 20, 2011
This XTension turns QuarkXPress into an Arabic publishing program. It runs on both Windows and the Mac.
Centering Lines of Type? Don't Trust Page-Layout Software
How-Tos: Written by James Felici on June 2, 2011
A print ad shows that centered lines don’t always look that way. Learn the source of the problem and the fix.
Best of the Blogs: May 5, 2011
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on May 5, 2011
In case recent events have distracted you from reading design or photo blogs, I've rounded up the best bits from the past few weeks. The items include clever text tricks in InDesign, handy retouching tips in Photoshop, attention-grabbing resumes for creatives, and 892 ways to slice up a grid.
Review: QuarkXPress 9
Reviews: Written by Jay J. Nelson on April 28, 2011
New version of publishing powerhouse adds e-book export and new layout features. Is it time to upgrade?
QuarkXPress Server 9 Enables Hosted Services
News: Written on April 21, 2011
The new version of QuarkXPress Server improves performance and flexibility by supporting QuarkXPress 9 and offering system integrators Web-based administration.
QuarkXPress Tips for Type, Pages, & Paths
How-Tos: Written by Jay J. Nelson on April 18, 2011
Learn how to replace fonts across a QuarkXPress document; give editable text a fuzzy edge; flip a Bezier path from top to bottom; and start a file with a spread.
New QuarkXPress Not Yet for Sale, But You Can Try It for Free Now
News: Written on April 6, 2011
You can try the fully functional "Test Drive" version of QuarkXPress 9 for up to 30 days for free. You can buy QuarkXPress 9 starting April 26, 2011.
The Joy of Ornaments
How-Tos: Written by James Felici on April 5, 2011
Create your own typographic ornaments and decorative rules to use in many designs.
Best of the Blogs: March 31, 2011
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on March 31, 2011
Here's what you may have missed in the blogosphere in the past couple of weeks. In this installment, you'll get killer Web tips, inventive photography ideas, and wonderful design advice, among lots of other tidbits.
Aquafadas Opens Its Digital Publishing Software Beta Program
News: Written on March 27, 2011
Aquafadas has designed plug-ins for both Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress that let you create publications for the iPad and other tablets without coding. While it is free to create the files, you must pay to publish the content.
