InDesign CS3 Interface Preview?

Just before the holidays, Adobe did the unexpected and released a public beta of Photoshop CS3. One of the most notable features of the new version is a totally revamped interface. While Adobe has not announced the fact, it is widely expected that this is not just for Photoshop alone but will be the new […]

Podcast 039

ITUNES RSS FEED DOWNLOAD Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-039.mp3 (9.1 MB, 19:00 minutes) or read the transcript of this podcast. Results from last week’s Quizzler — and the winner! Our love/hate relationship with the default Basic Paragraph Style What’s better to give your printer: Native ID file or a press-ready PDF? Fourth and final Quizzler […]

InDesign CS3 Icon and Branding

For those of us who just live for “what’s coming next,” you might have fun peeking at Adobe’s new icon and color branding for their applications. John Nack posted a fun piece, including a color wheel of icons, perhaps as a holiday treat to us all. Apparently, gone are the butterflies and pastels. Now we’ve […]

Creating an Advertiser Index (or other difficult TOC)

One of the things I like most about InDesign’s table of contents feature is that it’s document-wide rather than simply story-wide. That means that any text in any text frame can be included in a table of contents — even text in a nonprinting text frame. With this in mind, you can add “tags” to […]

Great Article on InDesign’s Data Merge

Peter wrote:
I am working on a building signage project, and one of the challenge is to layout hundreds of room identification signs at the same size, but all the room numbers / room names and pictograms are different, and we need to keep them at precisely the same position. We have an Excel database of all the information, but are just wondering if there is a faster way to do this kind of layout in either Indesign or Illustrator.

What you’re talking about is database publishing: Taking data from a database or spreadsheet and making it pretty in InDesign…

The Art Institutes and Quark Announce Winners of Graphic Arts Competition

It’s all about getting the creative juices flowing — and Quark knows how to do it. Quark Inc. announced today the winners in a graphic design competition it sponsored for students attending The Art Institutes system of schools. The second annual competition was a great opportunity for students to showcase their creative ideas and designs […]

AKVIS Sketch: Photo-to-Sketch Conversion with Batch Processing Support

If you’ve always wanted to draw but didn’t know how, AKVIS Sketch 2.0 is the right software for you. This smart plug-in for photo-to-sketch conversion will help you to embody your creative ideas. You can make any photo look like B&W or color drawing, imitate the technique of graphite or color pencil, charcoal or watercolor […]

Every Picture Tells a Story with the New ProShow Gold 3.0

Photodex Corporation announced today the release of the next generation of its award-winning slide show software. ProShow Gold is the industry-leading slide show creation software for consumers. Its ease-of-use and rich feature set have made it an irreplaceable tool for any digital photography consumer. With features like multiple slide layers, enhanced video output and enriched […]