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White House Asks AIGA Members to Promote Community Service
News: Written on July 1, 2009
The "United We Serve" initiative is a summer of community involvement culminating in a National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11, 2009. Designers can help by spreading word of the initiative. and its volunteer opportunities.
Pageflex Storefront 7.0 Makes Web-to-Print a Brand Management Reality for InDesign Users
News: Written on July 1, 2009
With Bitstream's Pageflex Storefront 7.0, InDesign users gain easier access to online document customization, management, and ordering capabilities.
Smart Speller CS4 and Smart Hyphen CS4 Support More Languages, Have Enhanced Features
News: Written on July 1, 2009
WoodWing's Smart Speller and Smart Hyphen plug-ins are now compatible with InDesign CS4 and InCopy. In addition, they support more languages.
Extensis Releases Portfolio Server 9
News: Written on June 30, 2009
The digital asset-management software now combines a new Java server platform, web clients, and processing engine into a centralized and open platform for media management and delivery.
New Certification Exams for Adobe Certified Associates
News: Written on June 30, 2009
Certiport releases new certification exams for Adobe Certified Associate program. The program is now available within 683 testing centers in 44 countries.
pdfToolbox 4 Updated to Version 4.3
News: Written on June 30, 2009
callas Software's pdfToolbox 4.3 brings high performance and ease-of-use.
At Last! GridIron Flow Ships
News: Written by Terri Stone on June 29, 2009
This visual workflow application has been making waves since an alpha version appeared at Macworld Expo in January 2008. After going through a lengthy beta period, it has at last reached version 1.0.
BatchOutput Server for InDesign Updated
News: Written on June 26, 2009
Zevrix Solutions released BatchOutput Server 4.2, an update to its output workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. The new version lets you keep entire job folders after output for further processing.
Rebus Script Is a Puzzling Font -- Literally
News: Written on June 25, 2009
Ascender Corp has released a new OpenType font that uses the Contextual Alternate feature to create rebus puzzles by automatically replacing certain words or syllables with pictures. Rebus Script requires an OpenType-savvy application.
FlightAlert XT for QuarkXPress 8
News: Written on June 25, 2009
This XTension alerts you to all sorts of things in QuarkXPress files that can cause printing problems.
Blurb Introduces PDF to Book
News: Written on June 24, 2009
Blurb's new PDF to Book workflow allows creative professionals to design books using the design program of their choice and upload directly to Blurb for printing.
iStockphoto Improves Search Technology, Image Quality
News: Written on June 24, 2009
iStockphoto claims that its sophisticated new algorithms cut search times by up to 50 percent. In addition, it is introducing a higher-end line of images, the Vetta Collection.
Five Common Client Phrases: What They Really Mean
News: Written by Terri Stone on June 23, 2009
In an article on FreelanceSwitch, Angela Ferraro-Fanning has decoded five phrases clients often use when discussing layouts into words that not only make sense to designers, but that you can act on to satisfy both the client and yourself.
Clipping Drop Shadows in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
How-Tos: Written by Mordy Golding on June 22, 2009
Learn how to create an object with both a transparent fill and a drop shadow in three major software programs.
TypeCon 2009 Registration Now Open
News: Written on June 22, 2009
The conference and workshop details are now online for TypeCon2009, an amazing annual conference on type and typography. Early-bird pricing until June 29!
CreativePro.com—Design Tools Weekly Podcast
News: Written by Jay J. Nelson Jeff Gamet on June 19, 2009
Our new weekly podcast features the insights of two industry veterans. With their wide-ranging interests, each episode has something for everyone!
TypeFitter Pro Gains Column-Balancing Features
News: Written on June 19, 2009
The new features will automatically detect and fix problem columns or stories in InDesign documents.
Webinar: Varnish and Coatings
News: Written on June 19, 2009
PaperSpecs and Sappi Fine Paper reveal the creative versatility of varnish and coatings in this July 2, 2009, webinar.
Webinar: Preparing for Print
News: Written on June 19, 2009
As part of InDesignSecret.com's InDesign Best Prepress Practices Series, print expert Steve Werner shows you how to create bullet-proof files for output.
Extensis Universal Type Server 2.0 Now Available
News: Written on June 18, 2009
It's the first font server to deliver full Active Directory and Open Directory integration, simplified administration, deeper font license compliance control and many other new features.