Ascender Corporation, Carter & Cone, and The Font Bureau, Inc., announced that they are working on a project in conjunction with Microsoft to extend the Georgia and Verdana typeface families. This project began more than a year ago, and the first of the new typefaces are expected during the first quarter of 2010. The Georgia […]
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ProjetUrbain.com is giving away a designer framework called Baseline. Built with typographic standards in mind, Baseline makes it easy to develop a website with a pleasing grid and good typography. Baseline starts with several files to reset the browser’s default behavior, build a basic typographic layout — including style for HTML forms and new HTML […]
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The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG OS. This telephoto zoom lens incorporates Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function and is housed in a compact construction. The OS function offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower than would otherwise be possible. It makes telephoto shooting easy for […]
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While there are other apps designed to work with the iPhone and Flickr, now there’s one backed by the photo-sharing site itself. The app, which is free and available for download at the App Store,, promises the following: * Share your photos, from your phone. Set your photos free with Flickr®, an extraordinary award-winning online […]
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Serendipity Software announced the official release of Veripress, a stand-alone software solution that brings softproofing to the pressroom. Originally debuting as a prototype at the Gravure Association of America conference last year, Veripress was given the highest accolades for this next generation proofing technology, by US colour experts. Veripress builds on technologies from Serendipity Blackmagic […]
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If you’re working with colors daily, or if you simply enjoy looking at and creating colors, Color Stream may be the iPhone app for you. It can create and store palettes created from scratch, generate palettes from a photo, and auto-generate palettes using a built-in color schemer. This app is an affordable $2.99 and is […]
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callas software announces the availability of pdfAutoOptimizer 2. Based on Acrobat’s PDF engine, callas pdfAutoOptimizer automates transparency flattening and overall file optimization without losing the difference between raster and vector elements. ?Maintain creative freedom and investments from the past Drop shadows, vignettes, translucent objects, objects softly blending into each other and other effects based on […]
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AKVIS Sketch is an award-winning program for conversion of photos into pencil sketches and watercolor paintings. The program has already won the recognition of professionals and delighted home users with its neat results. However, there is no end to perfection and the company released a new version of AKVIS Sketch with many improvements. With AKVIS […]
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