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New Digital Delivery for Designers, Printers
News: Written on November 20, 2009
Zevrix has released File Courier for FTP and local digital delivery.
Canto Cumulus 8.1 Shipping Soon
News: Written on November 20, 2009
This update, available in December 2009, leverages the power and stability of the new architecture and introduces standalone client software.
Quark Selling Design Templates & Printing to Small Businesses
News: Written on November 19, 2009
The new online service, QuarkPromote.com, includes customizable templates for business cards, postcards, flyers, brochures, appointment cards, coupons, letterhead and envelopes. The templates and QuarkPromote service are free and the customer pays for printing. Quark splits the revenue from each print order with the software company's print partners.
QuarkXPress Training Video Round-Up
News: Written on November 19, 2009
QuarkAlliance partners roll out training videos for QuarkXPress users at all levels.
Barcode Producer Now Cross-Platform
News: Written on November 18, 2009
Apparent has updated Barcode Producer to version 5.6, now available as a cross-platform product for Mac OS X and Windows. Barcode Producer 5.6 also delivers support for the Code 93 symbology, an enhanced version of Code 39 with high density printing support.
MadeToPrint Workflow Software Updated
News: Written on November 17, 2009
The new version of axaio's MadeToPrint eliminates manual steps in publishing software job package and book processing.
Master the Creative Suite with CS Magic's Online Seminars
News: Written on November 16, 2009
This new training company will present its first webinar on PDF presentations on November 24, 2009.
New Guide Helps You Become Adobe Certified Expert in InDesign
News: Written on November 16, 2009
Ace the ACE exam with this $9.95 ebook from Mike Rankin and InDesinSecrets.com
A Question of Character: Finding What You Need in Your Fonts, Part 2
Features: Written by James Felici on November 16, 2009
Everything you wanted to know about Unicode but didn’t know whom to ask. Bonus: A cheat sheet for instantly creating such characters as fractions; up and down arrows; and open and filled circles and squares.
Easy Fixes for Microsoft Word Formatting in InDesign
How-Tos: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on November 12, 2009
Two free and easy-to-use scripts convert Word's local formatting to InDesign's character styles. Two more retain InDesign formatting when you export text formatted with automatically applied character styles.
Client Gift: You-Branded Coasters
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 9, 2009
If you're giving work-related gifts this year and haven't yet begun, check out this inspirational example.
Neenah Paper Introduces Eco-Calculator for iPhone
News: Written on November 9, 2009
The free Eco-Calculator app for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch figures the environmental savings achieved by using paper made with post-consumer fiber, as well as the savings from using paper made with 100 percent renewable energy.
Type Luminaries Speak on PRI
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 5, 2009
Jonathan Hoefler, Tobias Frere-Jones, Matthew Carter, and Tracy Honn discuss typefaces past and present in a recent episode of "To the Best of Our Knowledge." Thanks to the Internet, you can listen to it right now!
Safely Export Pictures from QuarkXPress
How-Tos: Written by Jay J. Nelson on November 5, 2009
This process is ideal when you want to give a Web developer pictures that you cropped, rotated, or altered in QuarkXPress. It's also useful for converting a picture from one file format or color space to another.
Design for the U.S. Mint
News: Written on November 4, 2009
Here's an unusual job title: United States Mint designer. It's taking applications now.
Add Language Support to InDesign & Illustrator CS4
News: Written on November 4, 2009
WinSoft's ScribeDOOR adds new complex script capabilities to InDesign and Illustrator. Languages include Arabic, Hebrew, and Farsi, as well as many Indic and South-East Asian languages
Mega Prizes for Veer's Logo Contest
News: Written on November 4, 2009
Retailer Veer will give a grand prize package worth almost $8,000 to the winning re-creation of the Veer logo using real-world objects or materials.
Automatically Analyze and Enhance Images in InDesign
News: Written on October 30, 2009
Elpical’s Claro Layout is an Adobe InDesign plug-in that offers hands-off quality analysis and image enhancement.
Safari Books Online Enhances On-Demand Digital Library’s Functionality & Usability
News: Written on October 29, 2009
Safari Books Online 6.0 delivers interactive reading experience, networking with peers and experts, and better organization of content by user preference.
Spark! Ignites Team Concept Reviews
News: Written on October 29, 2009
Spark! from MetaCommunications is a new browser-based collaborative tool for creative concept review, proofing and approval.