Hot Stuff

Weekly Contest - Expression Studio
1 Winner Selected
The Big Picture Magazine - FREE
Real-world solutions to design challenges
Get Creative Videocast
New every week. Watch what's important to you.
Subscribe to Print Design & Layout News Print Design & Layout News
reddot Awards Registration Ends July 11
News: Written on July 8, 2008
It's your last chance to enter the red dot award: design concept 2008.
CopyFit Desktop Plug-in for Adobe InDesign CS2 and CS3 Now Available
News: Written on July 7, 2008
CopyFit detects and corrects overset (or underset) text in any InDesign document.
Quark Launches 58 City QuarkXPress 8 Global Tour
News: Written on July 4, 2008
Quark Invites Creatives around the World to Xperience Design with QuarkXPress 8
QuarkXPress 8 Benchmark Study Shows that Productivity is the “Ultimate Killer Feature”
News: Written on July 3, 2008
In an In-Depth Analysis of QuarkXPress 8, the Pfeiffer Report Finds that QuarkXPress 8 is More than Three Times Faster than Previous Releases
InData, InCatalog & InCatalog Pro for InDesign CS3 Ship
News: Written on July 1, 2008
XChange International announce release of InData, InCatalog and InCatalog Pro Plug-ins for Adobe InDesign CS3
Kodak Partners with the Direct Marketing Alliance to Bring the Power of Variable Data Communications to its Customers
News: Written on July 1, 2008
Kodak has entered into a relationship with the Direct Marketing Alliance (the Alliance) to assist printers in building their digital print businesses
Bite-Size Design for Free from Before & After
News: Written on June 27, 2008
Venerable design magazine now publishing one-page tips and techniques for free.
SMART Papers to Offer FSC-Certified Premium Cast-Coated Papers
News: Written on June 26, 2008
Kromekote Recycled is now FSC-certified.
Clearly Green Paper
News: Written on June 23, 2008
Glama Natural is the first FSC-certified translucent paper.
Neenah Releases New Swatchbooks
News: Written on June 20, 2008
New Look, New Focus for Three Popular Lines
FAB Futures Award 2008 -- and the Winner Is…
News: Written on June 19, 2008
Top young designers in the Food & Beverage industry have been awarded for their work: StockFood honored the three best creative ideas with the “FAB Futures Award 2008” at the International Awards Ceremony in London.
invers Software Releases iCalamus 1.13
News: Written on June 17, 2008
Multi-lingual, frame-oriented desktop publishing app is for Mac OS X.
Call for Entries: Fibermark's Naturally Creative Specifier Awards Program
News: Written on June 17, 2008
Now in its 16th year, the awards program honors outstanding projects that have been created using FiberMark materials.
New Taschen Book Release: Package Design Now!
News: Written on June 16, 2008
An encyclopedic resource on contemporary design for packaging worldwide, from Coca-Cola to the Apple iPhone to De Beers diamonds.
Brush Up on Your Color Skills
News: Written on June 13, 2008
Master Colors®, LLC the “World leader in Color Education Software” Celebrates Debut of Seven New Color Composition Tutorials
Magno - The Green Paper Choice from Sappi
News: Written on June 9, 2008
The brand boasts one of the lowest environmental footprints, in terms of energy consumption, CO2 emissions and waste, of any equivalent paper in Europe.
TypeCon2008 Registration is Now Open!
News: Written on June 4, 2008
The event features more than 70 legends and innovators and explores type for the screen, printing history, Dutch design, type in motion, the American Arts and Crafts movement, Arabic calligraphy and typography, and much more.
Pantone Announces Uncoated Version of PANTONE Goe System
News: Written on June 2, 2008
Products for uncoated stock are the first product-line extensions to the recently launched PANTONE Goe System.
Quark Offers “Buy QuarkXPress 7, Get QuarkXPress 8 Free” Promotion
News: Written on May 29, 2008
Users Who Upgrade to or Purchase QuarkXPress 7 between Now and August 1, 2008, Are Eligible to Upgrade to QuarkXPress 8 for Free