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Eco-Friendly Inks
Features: Written by Sabine Lenz on July 25, 2008
Are "green" inks as good as traditional inks?
InDesign Inspiration
Features: Written by Terri Stone on June 30, 2008
Nick Sherman uses Adobe InDesign for everything from band buttons to cookbooks for kids with cancer. Check out his work in this inspiring article.
First Look: QuarkXPress 8.0
Features: Written by Gene Gable on May 29, 2008
Finally, the makeover designers have been waiting for.
Set Them Free!
Features: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on May 5, 2008
Find and use the free images and photos hidden in common applications.
Scanning Around With Gene: Five Years on a Flatbed
Features: Written by Gene Gable on February 6, 2008
On the occasion of five years writing his column for CreativePro.com, Gene Gable looks back on what he's learned scanning everything from dirty cocktail napkins to old record-albums. That, and the difference between a quail and a pheasant.
Make Sense of Paper's Chlorine-Free Claims
Features: Written by Sabine Lenz on January 25, 2008
Do you want your printed projects to be as green as possible? This explanation of confusing paper-bleaching terms will help.
TypeTalk: Fast Answers to Font Questions
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on January 23, 2008
Are smart quotes always curly? Are headlines always left aligned? When is it OK to use ampersands? And how do you find and use true small caps?
InDesign Magazine: Tip of the Week Archive
Features: Written on January 22, 2008
This is a compilation of all pastInDesign Magazine Tip-of-the-Weeks.
TypeTalk: Practical Tips You Can Use
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on December 21, 2007
From how to break long URLs to the epic struggle between em dashes and en dashes, we have the answers to your typographic quandaries.
Think Big: Large-format Basics
Features: Written by Margie Dana on December 5, 2007
Do you want to create bus wraps, billboards, or even just large posters? Read this first.
TypeTalk: A Cornucopia of Font Facts
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on November 19, 2007
This month, learn how to handle scaling surprises, PDFs that need editing, an optical font family, and those weird marks some editor scribbled on your layout.
Decoding the Recycling Symbol
Features: Written by Ruth Hagopian on October 26, 2007
Do you know when, where, and how to use the recycling symbol on the products you design or market?
TypeTalk: Do's and Don'ts
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on October 24, 2007
This month's column covers spaces, faces, traces, and more!
The Art of Business: Logo Lessons
Features: Written by Eric J. Adams on October 1, 2007
What makes you stand out in a competition? Eric J. Adams reports from the other side of the designer-client divide.
TypeTalk: Waddya Wanna Know?
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on September 21, 2007
While type may seem like a niche topic, it covers a surprisingly large territory. This column ranges far and wide: from stylistic sets to text boxes to point sizes to hyperlinks.
What to Do When You're Out of Ideas
Features: Written by Mike Rohde on September 14, 2007
You can't always count on instant answers when you're tackling a design problem. Make iterative design part of your workflow, and you won't have to.
Pantone 2.0: After 45 Years, the Sequel to PMS
Features: Written by Gene Gable on September 5, 2007
The new Pantone Goe spot-color matching system has a lot going for it compared to the venerable Pantone Matching System: It nearly doubles the number of unique colors, adopts a logical naming scheme, and comes with innovative color-palette software. But will Goe replace your current PMS swatch book? Only your wallet knows for sure.
TypeTalk: Counter Intelligence
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on August 31, 2007
Got a question, any question, about type, typography, or fonts? We have the answers!
Scanning Around With Gene: Part 2 of That '70s Type!
Features: Written by Gene Gable on August 22, 2007
Gas was in short supply during some of the 1970s, but not so great type designs. Several new companies and technologies emerged that made that period the decade of display type. While good headlines were still set one letter at a time, new technology gave both designers and typesetters almost unlimited options. The results, says Gene Gable, while not always readable, were at least nice to look at.
TypeTalk: Information, Activation, Matching Feet, and Style Sheets
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on July 25, 2007
The newest installment of our type column is bursting with stuff you need to know.