As much as the 7.0 revision of QuarkXPress was about complex, inter-related publishing workflows, the new version announced today is about a much-needed new look and a host of tools aimed squarely at graphic designers. Quark wasn’t necessarily wrong to focus on the hard-core production market in the last couple of versions, but neither were […]
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Epson, the overwhelming brand of choice among professional photographers, today announced the Epson Stylus Photo R2880, a professional printer designed for photographers who seek the highest-quality sellable photographic and fine art prints. Incorporating the same technology as the Epson Stylus Pro printer line, the 13-inch Epson R2880 features Epson UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta ink […]
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Digital Leftovers, LLC, announces GraphicLeftovers.com — an inspiring marketplace dedicated to graphics and illustrations! With an estimated 200,000 professional graphic designers working in the United States, Graphic Leftovers is truly an inspiration in itself, providing a haven where designers can sell unused graphics and illustrations and buyers can find high-quality, easy to use designs quickly […]
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Adobe is suspending some product trials in June 2008. The company discovered a code error that would have caused some of its 30-day trials to expire in just one day if launched for the first time in June. Consequently, the company is suspending the affected trials until July 1. If you launch these trials before […]
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Q. Is there a way to tell which fonts are used in a PDF file? A.Yes, in most cases there is, and it can be a real time-saver. However, there are a few caveats. To view the fonts used in the original document, choose File > Document Properties (Command/Ctrl + D) or click on the […]
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Anyone visiting Adobe’s website for the next five weeks or so looking for product demos is going to be greeted with a one sentence statement: Product trials are unavailable until July 1. We apologize for any inconvenience. For additional details, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). The reason according the referenced FAQ is […]
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Just when you get a comfort level with InDesign, because it works so well, something jumps out and surprises you. Case in point: Switching color swatches. The project I was working on that brought this problem to light was a template that is built using a swatch palette of about 16 colors, all in the […]
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Times/Times New Roman, Courier/Courier New, and Helvetica or Arial. These are the three core fonts available on all major computer operating systems from Windows 95 through Vista, Mac System 7 through OS X, Solaris to Red Hat Linux. They’re called “Web-safe fonts.” If you want to be sure that the text of a Web site […]
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You may have heard that Adobe launched Adobe TV last month. It’s not a TV channel in the traditional sense, but a free online collection of videos on all sorts of topics related to the company’s products. My favorite show is Caffe Fibonacci, which stars Adobe evangelists Tim Cole and Rufus Deuchler. The latest episode […]
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