I wrote this column in 1995 when I was executive editor of MacUser magazine. Published at the time by Ziff-Davis, MacUser was incorporated into Macworld magazine in 1997. — Pamela Pfiffner, editor in chief Everybody is so worried about Windows 95 that they fail to realize that the real Microsoft of the Mac market is […]
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Excerpted from “Robin Williams Web Design Workshop” (Peachpit Press). Unless you’re one of those lucky designers doing web development to please yourself, you’ve probably come to the realization that you need to work with clients. The premise seems simple: You design a Web site for someone, he pays you, everyone is happy. But unfortunately, it’s […]
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I’ve almost forgiven Corel for ceasing development of WordPerfect for the Mac, since they’ve brought their entire procreate line to Mac OS X. Painter 7 is a fine program, as is Corel Graphics Suite 10, even if it is a bit rough around the edges. The first graphics suite to run on Mac OS X, […]
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dot-font was a collection of short articles written by editor and typographer John D. Barry (the former editor and publisher of the typographic journal U&lc) for CreativePro. If you’d like to read more from this series, click here. Eventually, John gathered a selection of these articles into two books, dot-font: Talking About Design and dot-font: Talking […]
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I visited amazon.com exactly one month ago, the day I got a box of my new book from the printer, to see if was available for delivery within 24 hours (it was!) and I chuckled at my sales rank: 758,352. I went back yesterday to see if anyone had reviewed it (give me a break, […]
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If you’ve been having trouble fitting your digital camera into your new digital lifestyle, then have no fear, because Apple’s new iPhoto is here. Apple’s latest iApp completes the company’s strategy of providing consumer software for video production (iMovie), video playback (iDVD), music playback (iTunes), and now digital photography with iPhoto. iPhoto aims to streamline […]
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The Macworld Expo last week arrived in San Francisco riding a tidal wave of rumors, hype, and a Time magazine cover story. Receiving less media coverage were many third-party products, including a raft of hardware and software that should pique the interest of Mac-based content creators. Before I yank out my reporter’s notebook, however, I’d […]
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Due diligence is a term often associated with mergers, acquisitions, and other serious business deals for which it’s imperative to learn as much as possible about potential business partners before jumping into bed with them. Many graphic designers fail to do any due diligence before entering into a contract. Who can blame them? Just getting […]
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Excerpted from “The Macintosh Bible, Eighth Edition” (Peachpit Press). Fonts multiply like rabbits. The Mac OS gives you fonts. Applications give you fonts. And you’ll find it hard to pass by those cheap CDs full of fonts. The next thing you know, you’ve got hundreds of them all over the place. It’s no wonder that […]
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