January, 2009 | CreativePro Network

New MyFonts Web Site and Logotype

The aged logo and Web site for MyFonts, an online type shop, were long overdue for a freshening. The company recently took bold leaps in both arenas. The Logo It may not come as a surprise that the old MyFonts logo — designed in 1999 — was originally intended to be a temporary placeholder. Nine […]

Create Dynamic Cast Shadows in InDesign

That night began like any other: I sat alone in my office, the buzzing streetlights casting flickering bands of color across my desk. I had just swallowed my last shot of cheap instant coffee, feeling it burn its way down my gullet, when she walked in. The Client. Maybe “walked in” isn’t the right phrase. […]

Jeffrey Zeldman’s Web Standards Advisor 1.0.0 Now Available

Adherence to web standards make your site easier to maintain, faster to load and increase search engine discoverability. Raise your standards to the expert level with Jeffrey Zeldman’s Web Standards Advisor: A full report with more details and suggested fixes is just a click away. Top features: * Developed with Jeffrey Zeldman * World renowned […]

Mourning Old-School Polaroids? Try This

The Polaroid PoGo lets you print and share your memories in less than 60 seconds with 2×3-inch, peel-off, sticky-backed photos. Camera Features: • 5.0 megapixel digital camera • 3.0″ bright color LCD for viewing images • SD compatible for expanded memory • Rechargeable lithium-ion battery No need to connect your camera to a computer or […]

New Digital Camera Comes with Wi-Fi and Web Browser

Sony has introduced the world’s first Wi-Fi® enabled digital camera that uploads photos and videos to Web sites through any public hotspot due to its built-in Web browser. The new Cyber-shot DSC-G3 digital still camera answers one of the most pressing needs for photo enthusiasts: how to share those amazing photos and video clips of […]

Brand Protection Conference at Graphics of the Americas

Forged coupons, vouchers, prescriptions, product and medicine labels, financial instruments, IDs, tags, labels origination and authorization documents, and even passports… They’re literally everywhere…and they’re illegal! “With printed materials representing at least half if not more of this massive, $600 billion worldwide counterfeiting ‘business’, our industry cannot afford to ignore the issue of counterfeiting any longer,” […]

Making a Process Color Mixed Ink Group

InDesign insists that mixed ink groups have at least one spot color in them. But there’s always a workaround!

QuarkXPress Text, Image, and Productivity Tips

Reproduced with permission of Planet Quark Shortcuts for Kerning, Tracking, and Leading Adjusting the space between letters or words goes much faster if you know the keyboard shortcuts. That way, you can look at your text and use your fingers to adjust it! So, cut this out and stick it on your desk: To adjust […]