http://www.creativepro.com Where Creatives Go to Know en http://www.creativepro.com/article/the-2004-creativepro-com-gift-guide Here it is: our third gift guide for creative people. We asked our regular contributors what they'd like to give -- or receive -- for the holidays this year. Their answers may surprise you.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/the-2004-creativepro-com-gift-guide">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/quark-s-new-face-talking-to-ceo-kamar-aulakh It's an interesting time for Quark and its new CEO Kamar Aulakh. With QuarkXPress facing real competition for the first time in years and with rumors circulating of customer defection, the company has been working hard to polish a tarnished reputation. Aulakh gives a progress report to creativepro.com's Pamela Pfiffner.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/quark-s-new-face-talking-to-ceo-kamar-aulakh">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/photoshop-how-to-compositing-images-with-color-and-shadow Combining multiple images into a single scene is one of the hallmarks of Photoshop, but doing it well requires solid technique. See how Photoshop master John Lund composites ordinary photos into unique statements on the human condition.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/photoshop-how-to-compositing-images-with-color-and-shadow">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/adobe-creative-suite-an-all-star-line-up The new Adobe Creative Suite integrates Adobe's graphics applications into a workflow that addresses the needs of nearly every creative professional, from inspiration through execution, from print to Web. Here's a quick look at Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and GoLive from creativepro.com's own all-star line up of experts. Plus, a PDF analysis and a Version Cue preview.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/adobe-creative-suite-an-all-star-line-up">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/creative-analysis-the-impact-of-quarkxpress-6 QuarkXPress 6, long awaited but surprisingly not overdue, ships this week, according to Quark. With the world's leading page-layout application now available on OS X, things get interesting for Quark, for the industry, and for creative pros everywhere.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/creative-analysis-the-impact-of-quarkxpress-6">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/can-designers-learn-to-love-pdf- Adobe Acrobat and the PDF file format were created to benefit designers. But today many creative professionals view PDF as a necessary evil rather than the godsend it was intended to be. Can this relationship be saved?<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/can-designers-learn-to-love-pdf-">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/2002-the-creative-year-in-review What kind of year was 2002 for creative professionals? The staff and contributors of creativepro.com reflect on the year that's been and the year that's about to be.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/2002-the-creative-year-in-review">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/the-creativepro-com-holiday-gift-guide In our first-ever gift guide, creativepro.com's editors and contributors let you in on the gifts they'll be giving - and hope to be receiving -- this holiday season. From software to hardware, from gadgets to books, we've got just what you want.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/the-creativepro-com-holiday-gift-guide">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/inside-publishing-revolution-how-laserwriter-and-photoshop-changed-world Twenty years ago publishing looked very different than it does today. At the center of this revolution in graphic design, production, and distribution is Adobe Systems. In these excerpts from a new history of the publishing revolution as seen through the lens of Adobe, read how the LaserWriter saved Apple and how Photoshop came to be.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/inside-publishing-revolution-how-laserwriter-and-photoshop-changed-world">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/scenes-from-seybold-seminars <p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/scenes-from-seybold-seminars">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/creative-analysis-this-just-in-quarkxpress-5-is-now-shipping- After years of anticipation, QuarkXPress 5 is finally shipping -- just days after Adobe InDesign 2.0. For creative professionals, this is huge.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/creative-analysis-this-just-in-quarkxpress-5-is-now-shipping-">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/the-other-microsoft- From a column written in 1995: Everybody is so worried about Windows 95 that they fail to realize that the real Microsoft of the Mac market is not Microsoft at all -- it's Adobe Systems.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/the-other-microsoft-">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/2001-the-creative-year-in-review We asked the writers and pundits who contribute to creativepro.com to review 2001 from the perspective of product releases and news events for creative professionals.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/2001-the-creative-year-in-review">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/two-views-of-the-twin-towers <p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/two-views-of-the-twin-towers">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/too-much-flash-on-the-brain Some are over the top and under the skin; others are blazing the way through new design frontiers. Contributing editor Pamela Pfiffner joins Lynda Weinman in a look at the bleeding edge of Web design.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/too-much-flash-on-the-brain">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/art-and-technology-clash-center-stage When tech-savvy artists meet design-minded geeks, the differences run deeper than who's more adept at running their computers, says creativepro.com editor-in-chief Pamela Pfiffner.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/art-and-technology-clash-center-stage">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/web-designers-debate-their-role New terminology is needed to describe the role designers play in Web site development agreed a panel of designers and technologists at Seybold Seminars. Spurred by a debate over the convergence of design and programming, the proposal didn't generate any new terms - yet.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/web-designers-debate-their-role">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/creating-brands-in-an-interactive-world Boston -- As more companies extend their services to the Web, designers are being challenged to create a unique online identity that not only supports the company's corporate brand, but that does not undermine the user's experience, according to two creative directors who spoke at Seybold Seminars here today. <p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/creating-brands-in-an-interactive-world">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/welcome-to-creativepro-com <p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/welcome-to-creativepro-com">read more</a></p>