July, 2012 | CreativePro Network

Michigan State Supreme Court to Decide the Definition of 14 pt Type

It’s been said that democracy is a fragile thing, but can it really be that an entire form of government can depend on the definition of “14 pt” type? That’s the case in Michigan right now, where the fate of schools, labor unions, cites, and the very nature of local government will hinge on a […]

Scanning Around With Gene: Kids Being Kids, 1940s Style

I’m working these days with several parents of younger children, so I get to hear all about the summer activities they participate in. When I was a kid my mother didn’t work during the summer and so we pretty much stayed home and did more or less what we wanted, playing with neighbor friends, riding […]

Podcast 177

• Interview: Brooks Jensen, LensWork magazine
• Golden Oldie post: Select Text All the Way to the End
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Clip Contents to Cell

Taming the Mountain Lion

Apple has officially released OS X 10.8 aka “Mountain Lion.” As with any new release of OS X, two questions come to mind: 1) When the heck are they going to run out of cats? 2) Is the software that you use to make a living going to break if you install the upgrade? While […]

The Cintiq 24 HD touch

Digital artists looking for the ultimate tablet on which to create their work may not have much longer to wait. Next month, Wacom will release the Cintiq 24HD touch, a high end interactive pen display designed to replicate a traditional experience of working with pen and paper (or brush and canvas). The Cintiq 24HD touch […]

Moving the Whole Text Wrap Separate From the Image

The text wrap isn’t quite where you want it? You can move it anywhere you want with this trick!

TypeTalk: Dos and Don’ts for Effective Web Content and Typographic Treatment

Viewing and reading habits differ on the Web from those in print. Therefore, you need to take steps when preparing and styling content to reflect these differences. Regardless of where text content appears, your goal as a designer is to attract and hold your readers’ interest. In print, it is common practice to bookmark a […]

Alien Skin Seeking Beta Testers

Are you the kind of person who likes getting new software before anyone else? Are you a Photoshop or Lightroom fan? Have an iOS device? Then you might consider being a beta tester of some new apps in development by Alien Skin software. Alien Skin, makers of Photoshop and Lightroom plug-ins like Image Doctor, Blow […]