Softpress Releases Freeway 5

Today, Softpress Systems released Freeway 5, the latest version of the award-winning web design software. With its traditional page layout approach, Freeway makes it easy to create dynamic websites without the need to write code. Both Freeway 5 Pro and Freeway 5 Express are now available for sale and 30-day trials are available from: https://www.softpress.com […]

Search Flickr for Source Material with New Free Tool

When I’m looking for inspiration, or I want to see what kinds of images other people associate with particular concepts, I often search flickr. Now Ryan Teuscher and Bryan Denman have made that easier with compfight, a flickr search bar. compfight, which its creators say was put together with “with glue sticks and rubber bands,” […]

Scanning Around With Gene: How to Look Presidential

Regardless of your political leanings, you have to admit this will be a very interesting year in the history of the United States and its electoral process. Yes, the image of our president may continue to be that of a mature white man, but the odds seem pretty good that we may have to re-think […]

Alphabetize Data in Tables

Christopher wrote: Do you know how to sort data in a table? From time to time, we need to change around the data in our tables. I always end up manually re-alphabetizing. But I wish I could find a way to sort it like you can in Excel.

Pariah Burke wrote a really good article in the last issue of InDesign Magazine in which he talked about this very thing. I would encourage you to get that article and read it through. But the quick answer is: There’s really no good way to do this, but there are two mediocre ways…

InDesign Document Repair: Extreme

Anne-Marie has presented a session on “The Zen of InDesign Repair” at the last couple of InDesign conferences, and it’s always well-attended. After all, anyone who has been using InDesign for a while knows that sometimes (fortunately not frequently, but sometimes…) files get corrupted, or weird stuff starts happening in the program. She talked about […]

Nik Software and Vertus Team Up to Offer Color Efex Pro 3.0 and Fluid Mask 3 at Significant Savings

Nik Software, Inc. and Vertus announced, today, a new software bundle which offers photographers and creative professionals superior solutions for image extractions and creative enhancements. By combining the features and capabilities of Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete Edition from Nik Software and Vertus’ Fluid Mask 3, the leading tools in their respective categories, photographers, graphic […]

Peachpit Releases "Inspired CSS: Styling for a Beautiful Web"

Peachpit today announced the release of Inspired CSS: Styling for a Beautiful Web, a new video by renowned designer and author Andy Clarke. In Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (New Riders), Clarke sets the stage for the development of progressive Web site design using XHTML, CSS and other Web-standards technologies. In this […]

Dr. Joe Webb & Bob Rosen Team to Deliver Timely Business Advice for Printing Business Owners & Managers, Sponsored by Press-Sens

WhatTheyThink.com today announced the opportunity for industry professionals to attend a free printing industry webinar. Managing Smarter: Magic Numbers to Live By will feature CEO advisor and mergers & acquisitions consultant Bob Rosen and Dr. Joe Webb, the director of WhatTheyThink’s Economic and Research Center. The event will be held Wednesday, April 9th from 2:00 […]

Seven Tips for a Perfect Printed Piece

As you may or may not know, there is no such thing as a “perfect” printed piece (that was just to catch your attention) but these seven tips will help you get closer in the end. The bindery end, that is. I talked to some local bindery experts, and here is what they recommend: 1. […]