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Editor's Corner: It's, Um, Research, Really
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Dreamweaver Template Basics
New to Flash, Part 2
Get Creative: Your Video Newscast for the Week of January 7, 2008
The Pros and Cons of UV Inks
News from the Past Week
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Editor's Corner: It's, Um, Research, Really

As a visual creative, you're supposed to be familiar with industry trends, right? So investigating a Web site with killer visuals and interactivity is work. Even if it is a game. A really fun animated board game.

Oh, forget the excuses. Just go to Get the Glass.

Terri Stone, editor in chief

Creativepro.com Book of the Week
Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery
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It's Symbol-rific

It may be eight months until the Beijing Olympics, but you can satisfy your hunger for competition with this article, an exploration of an outstanding entry in the 2008 Olympics symbol contest.

http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/26245.html

This article is an excerpt from the book Designing Design:
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Dreamweaver Template Basics

Dave Sawyer McFarland shows you how to use Dreamweaver templates to eliminate the pain of building and maintaining larger Web sites.

http://www.creativepro.com/story/howto/26240.html

More about templates:
http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/23622.html

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Photoshop CS Tutorials: Online Training or DVD
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New to Flash, Part 2

Jen deHaan continues explaining how easy it can be to build a banner in Adobe Flash. In this installment, you'll add text, animation, buttons, and code to your document, then test a SWF file.

http://www.creativepro.com/story/howto/26231.html

Did you miss Part 1?
http://www.creativepro.com/story/howto/26211.html

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Get Creative: Your Video Newscast for the Week of January 7, 2008

Shellie Hall is back and ready to take on 2008. In this week's episode, she delivers tips for attendees of Macworld Expo, help for anyone interested in XML, news on cool Web apps and online games, and more.

http://www.creativepro.com/story/news/26246.html

There's more Shellie here:
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The Pros and Cons of UV Inks

UV inks can give you faster print turnaround times and may have a lower environmental impact. However, they're not right for every project. Molly Joss tells you when to choose UV.

http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/25645.html

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News from the Past Week

Have you seen Macworld's new site?
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Check out a new series of books for the graphic arts marketplace
http://www.creativepro.com/story/news/26234.html

Nitro PDF Software acquires PDF Download
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IPA announces new Webinar series on digital asset management
http://www.creativepro.com/story/news/26248.html

Stone Design ships Stone Works 2008
http://www.creativepro.com/story/news/26250.html


Wacky Web Site of the Week
Is too much honesty a bad thing?
http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/23661.html


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