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Last-Second Valentine Gifts

Editor in Chief — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:20:00 -0700

Whether you believe in Saint Valentine or Cupid, whether you likes hearts or roses, whether you're in a committed relationship or not, someone you know will be expecting a token of love today. As a creative professional you may feel under even more pressure than most folks to come up with a gift that's, well, creative.

While it's too late to create something as magnificent as the Taj Mahal — built by Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal — you can still give your loved one something better than an off-the-rack Hallmark card.

Creativeprose: Wacky Web Site of the Week Archive

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:37:32 -0700

February 14, 2012
This site relives the 1970s one catalog page at a time, with a special emphasis on fashions and toys.

http://www.plaidstallions.com/

February 7, 2012
At some point, everyone needs to know how to paint a mammoth on a cave wall.

http://www.primitiveways.com/paint_a_mammoth.html

January 31, 2012

Construct a Color Wheel in Photoshop

Editor in Chief — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:12:31 -0700

Excerpted from Photoshop for Designers: Color on lynda.com.

Facebook Gives Photographers Better Viewing Experience

Editor in Chief — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:45:23 -0700

If you've looked at photos on Facebook pages recently, you may have noticed that the viewing experience is a little different. This week, Facebook has been rolling out a new interface for viewing photographs that vastly improves how photos appear on screen. Once the change hits your account, you'll see that clicking on a photo in your album opens a second window that floats the image on a grayed-out window with text appearing on the right side.

Best of the Blogs: August 1, 2011

Editor in Chief — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:31:01 -0600

Don't have time to read scores of blogs every day? Don't worry, I've done it for you, and picked out the best posts you shouldn't miss.

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Cutting-Edge Conference for Print and Digital Publishing

Editor in Chief — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:25:20 -0700

The lengthy session list at the 2012 PEPCON print and ePublishing conference could be boiled down into one sentence: Attend this event or fall behind.

Seriously, just look at these session titles (which are only a sampling of the full list):

• InDesign to iPad and Android Apps
• Making Your Folio Come Alive: Embedding HTML and RSS
• XML for Print and Digital Publishing
• Stay on the Cutting Edge: Five Tools to Learn Now

What's That Web Font?

Editor in Chief — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:56:43 -0700

Chengyin Liu, an undergrad in Computer Science at the University of Illinois, has developed a handy web browser add-on for people who want to identify webfonts in a jiffy. The add-on, called WhatFont, is compatible with Firefox 3.6 and later; Chrome 9 and later; Safari 4 and later; Internet Explorer 9; and, to a lesser extent, Internet Explorer 8.

Free For All: Stock Photos, Social Media Profiles, and Calendar Templates

Editor in Chief — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:03 -0700

Explosions, Fire, and Fireworks Stock Photography
Let’s poke a little fun at the preposterous notion that the world will end on December 21st because a 5,000-year-old calendar allegedly expires on that date. How do we poke fun on Free for All? By giving away free stock photography, of course! Check out these 55 explosive year-starting and world-ending royalty free stock images I collected on Stock.XChang.

Have Fun, Win an iPad

Editor in Chief — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:30:48 -0700

I don't know of anyone who always has fun at work. There will inevitably be bits you don't like: paperwork, the commute, something like that. But since you're a creative person, you've probably found ways to bring the fun even when it's in short supply naturally. Now it's time to share your strategies and, potentially, get an iPad in return!

Is Apple's eBook Tool Right for Graphic Designers?

Editor in Chief — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:59:00 -0700

While it's true that more print books than electronic books were sold last year, eBooks are still big business, and a potential income source for graphic designers. That's one reason why Apple's new software, called iBooks Author, is worthy of your attention.

Lights, Camera, Action, and InDesign!

Editor in Chief — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:28:29 -0700

Excerpted from InDesign Magazine, October/November 2011 (issue 44). Subscribe now!

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This Dress Code Will Inspire You

Editor in Chief — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:36:57 -0700

Andre Andreev and Dan Covert are the principles of Dress Code, a New York design agency. They began the company five years ago to "create work that wasn’t defined by a certain style or limited to any particular medium", and their subsequent projects certainly have been eclectic: motion graphics for MTV; a printed book for Macy's; websites for a fashion network and an organization addressing global poverty; and many others.

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QuarkXPress Updates to 9.2

Editor in Chief — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:19:01 -0700

Quark has released another update to its flagship software, QuarkXPress. Version 9.2 is a free update for people who already own QuarkXPress 9. Version 9.2 focuses mostly on areas outside of traditional print design, including ePUB and iPad app publishing.

Thanks to enhancements to the app's ePUB capabilities, you can now do the following:

- Add working hyperlinks, video, and audio files (including support for ePUB 3)
- Create new articles in Reflow view

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Free For All: Give Yourself These Gifts

Editor in Chief — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:09:37 -0700

Photo Mosaic Software
Jimmy Carter once said, "We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams." In that spirit, this month’s first freebie is an application for Windows and Mac that literally combines people into a mosaic.

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Starry, Starry Type

Editor in Chief — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:19:19 -0700

Gravilux is a $1.99 iOS app with trippy graphics that don't conform to the laws of our universe. The new version 2.0 of Gravilux adds the ability to animate text once you buy the typography module via in-app purchase. You can type in words and even entire sentences, which the app renders in its trademark stars. Then you touch the screen to animate the text: you can push and pull, collapse them into a black hole, or explode them into a typographic supernova.

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