http://www.creativepro.com 26 en http://www.creativepro.com/article/ten-free-online-tools-every-designer-should-know These free resources help you manage your business, store files, find stock images that aren't copyrighted, explore color, and more.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/ten-free-online-tools-every-designer-should-know">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/eco-friendly-inks Are "green" inks as good as traditional inks?<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/eco-friendly-inks">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/indesign-inspiration Nick Sherman uses Adobe InDesign for everything from band buttons to cookbooks for kids with cancer. Check out his work in this inspiring article.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/indesign-inspiration">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/first-look-quarkxpress-80 Finally, the makeover designers have been waiting for.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/first-look-quarkxpress-80">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/set-them-free Find and use the free images and photos hidden in common applications.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/set-them-free">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/scanning-around-with-gene-five-years-a-flatbed On the occasion of five years writing his column for CreativePro.com, Gene Gable looks back on what he's learned scanning everything from dirty cocktail napkins to old record-albums. That, and the difference between a quail and a pheasant.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/scanning-around-with-gene-five-years-a-flatbed">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/make-sense-of-paper-s-chlorine-free-claims Do you want your printed projects to be as green as possible? This explanation of confusing paper-bleaching terms will help.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/make-sense-of-paper-s-chlorine-free-claims">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/typetalk-fast-answers-to-font-questions Are smart quotes always curly? Are headlines always left aligned? When is it OK to use ampersands? And how do you find and use true small caps?<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/typetalk-fast-answers-to-font-questions">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/indesign-magazine-tip-week-archive This is a compilation of all past<em>InDesign Magazine</em> Tip-of-the-Weeks.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/indesign-magazine-tip-week-archive">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/typetalk-practical-tips-you-can-use From how to break long URLs to the epic struggle between em dashes and en dashes, we have the answers to your typographic quandaries.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/typetalk-practical-tips-you-can-use">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/think-big-large-format-basics Do you want to create bus wraps, billboards, or even just large posters? Read this first.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/think-big-large-format-basics">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/typetalk-a-cornucopia-font-facts This month, learn how to handle scaling surprises, PDFs that need editing, an optical font family, and those weird marks some editor scribbled on your layout.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/typetalk-a-cornucopia-font-facts">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/decoding-recycling-symbol Do you know when, where, and how to use the recycling symbol on the products you design or market?<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/decoding-recycling-symbol">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/typetalk-do-s-and-don-ts This month's column covers spaces, faces, traces, and more!<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/typetalk-do-s-and-don-ts">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/the-art-of-business-logo-lessons What makes you stand out in a competition? Eric J. Adams reports from the other side of the designer-client divide.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/the-art-of-business-logo-lessons">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/typetalk-waddya-wanna-know- While type may seem like a niche topic, it covers a surprisingly large territory. This column ranges far and wide: from stylistic sets to text boxes to point sizes to hyperlinks.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/typetalk-waddya-wanna-know-">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/what-to-do-when-you-re-out-of-ideas You can't always count on instant answers when you're tackling a design problem. Make iterative design part of your workflow, and you won't have to.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/what-to-do-when-you-re-out-of-ideas">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/pantone-2-0-after-45-years-the-sequel-to-pms- The new Pantone Goe spot-color matching system has a lot going for it compared to the venerable Pantone Matching System: It nearly doubles the number of unique colors, adopts a logical naming scheme, and comes with innovative color-palette software. But will Goe replace your current PMS swatch book? Only your wallet knows for sure.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/pantone-2-0-after-45-years-the-sequel-to-pms-">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/typetalk-counter-intelligence Got a question, any question, about type, typography, or fonts? We have the answers!<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/typetalk-counter-intelligence">read more</a></p> http://www.creativepro.com/article/scanning-around-with-gene-part-2-of-that-70s-type- Gas was in short supply during some of the 1970s, but not so great type designs. Several new companies and technologies emerged that made that period the decade of display type. While good headlines were still set one letter at a time, new technology gave both designers and typesetters almost unlimited options. The results, says Gene Gable, while not always readable, were at least nice to look at.<p><a href="http://www.creativepro.com/article/scanning-around-with-gene-part-2-of-that-70s-type-">read more</a></p>