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Cutting-Edge Conference for Print and Digital Publishing
News: Written by Terri Stone on February 8, 2012
Whether you're looking for the latest tips on publishing to tablets and ebooks, want details on the upcoming Adobe Creative Suite 6, or just need tips to optimize your print workflow, PEPCON is the place. The conference takes place in San Francisco on May 14-16.
What's That Web Font?
News: Written by Terri Stone on February 6, 2012
WhatFont is a free tool that works with your Web browser to identify webfonts.
Best of the Blogs: Old School and New Skills
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on January 30, 2012
Don't have time to keep up with design and photography blogs? Keep calm and read on. In this blog round-up you'll find the most popular fonts of 2011, an amazing type book from 1912, a Herb Lubalin video from the 1980s, and a Photoshop cooking demonstration from 2007. Plus, there are plenty of Photoshop how-tos, digital photography tips, and design ideas.
When It's Safe to Use Free Fonts
News: Written by Terri Stone on January 30, 2012
Type foundry FontShop explains the ins and outs of font licensing in a free, downloadable guide.
Creativeprose: Wacky Web Site of the Week Archive
Features: Written on January 24, 2012
Because we all need a little weirdness in our lives.
Type Is Everywhere
News: Written by Terri Stone on January 23, 2012
Help to preserve the vernacular typography that makes a place unique by supporting this Kickstarter project.
Try These Type Webinars from Ilene Strizver
News: Written by Terri Stone on January 10, 2012
If your print or online projects use type, you can benefit from this series of webinars designed by CreativePro.com columnist and type expert Ilene Strizver.
Hand-Lettering Lovers, Rejoice
News: Written by Terri Stone on January 4, 2012
Lisa Congdon (known for her Collection a Day and her work as an illustrator/artist) is at it again. She's committed to creating and posting an example of hand lettering for every day in 2012.
Daily Drawings Reach One Thousand
News: Written by Terri Stone on December 27, 2011
Professional illustrator/designer Chris Piascik has drawn something every weekday for the last four years. The project has brought him personal and professional satisfaction, and soon there'll even be a book compiling all 1,000 of the daily drawings, many of which are heavy on type. Take a look.
Starry, Starry Type
News: Written by Terri Stone on December 19, 2011
Gravilux 2.0 is an app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that lets you render text in stars and then affect that text with the gravitational forces of an alternate univers. It's art, it's a game, it's Gravilux!
Free For All: Give Yourself These Gifts
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on December 15, 2011
Ring in the New Year with this jolly collection of goodwill to creative freebies, including photo mosaic software, fonts, stock photos, print-your-own graph paper, and inspiring 2012 desktop and tablet wallpapers.
2011 Holiday Gift Guide
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on December 1, 2011
Flummoxed by what to buy for the creative professional on your gift list? Perhaps one of the items in the 2011 CreativePro.com Holiday Gift Guide will do the trick.
The Merits of Uneven Leading
How-Tos: Written by James Felici on November 30, 2011
Just because your page-layout program says your leading is consistent doesn’t necessarily mean it looks that way. Here’s how to spot the problem and how to fix it.
Five Tips for Choosing the Best Webfonts
How-Tos: Written by Jason Cranford Teague on November 28, 2011
Learn how to evaluate typeface readability, legibility, optimization, character set, and weight and thickness variety when choosing fonts for a website. Plus, I'll throw in a bonus tip!
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.
Free For All: November 2011
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on November 21, 2011
This month's mixed assortment of free resources includes 2012 calendar templates; a vector kit of pre-press and markup symbols; 13 typefaces; 60 photos of paper; and one way to sign and send a document without a fax machine.
Best of the Blogs: November 17, 2011
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on November 17, 2011
If you've been distracted by headline news over the past few weeks, here's what you missed in design and photography blogs: revisiting 1990s typography, debunking UV filter myths, getting the light right, demystifying Photoshop resampling options, peeking at designer workspaces, and touring Erik Spiekermann's house. Plus, an opportunity to change someone's life with your camera.
European Design Conference Comes to America
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 16, 2011
The first TYPO conference held in the United States will be in San Francisco on April 5 and 6, 2012.
Get to Know InDesign's Glyphs Panel
How-Tos: Written by Sandee Cohen on November 16, 2011
Some people never even open InDesign's Glyphs panel, and that's a shame. It can reveal alternate characters in your typefaces; help you quickly select and enter unusual characters, such as currency or math symbols; and find and change glyphs instantly no matter how long your document is.
What Do You Think of the Creative Cloud?
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 11, 2011
Adobe's pushing a subscription model for its software and services, sweetening the deal with access to its Touch apps, webfonts, tablet publishing, and 18 desktop applications. But is it right for you?
