September, 2011 | CreativePro Network

QuarkXPress-to-iPad Workshops in Denver, London

Although Quark has been talking about it since January, the ability to create applications for the iPad actually came to QuarkXPress with the 9.1 update, released in August. Using the App Studio, which is part of 9.1, you can either convert an existing XPress file to an iPad app, or create the app from scratch. […]

Print Reseller Certification Series

You may be a print reseller and not even know it–graphic designers often are. If you handle commercial printing for a client, you’re technically a print reseller. But are you making the most of this opportunity to increase both your profit margins and your clients’ satisfaction levels? PrintingForLess.com, the parent company of CreativePro.com, has created […]

(Relatively) Quick and Easy 3D Graphics

Corel‘s new 3D animation/motion graphic program, MotionStudio 3D, is unabashedly aimed at consumers. But I’m writing about it for you, readers of a website with “Pro” in the title, because I’m impressed by how easy it is to create results quickly with MotionStudio. Since “3D” and “quick” aren’t a common combination, I thought you might […]

Best of the Blogs: September 21, 2011

There are a lot of provocative questions in design and photography blogs: Are there rules for creativity? Can designers embrace fear? What’s the difference between looking at and seeing typography? But there’s less cerebral stuff, too, like upgrading your camera, understanding image compositing, observing the day of a graphic designer, and filling your layouts with […]

Pantone Predicts Colors for Spring and Summer 2013

Pantone is a company known for its focus on color, of course, and for years now, Pantone has branched out from the chip books so familiar to graphic designers to issue a Colour Planner twice a year. This planner forecasts colors that the company believes should be prominent in several industries, including fashion, industrial design, […]

New Poser Now Available

Smith Micro has released two new versions of its Poser software, which is designed to help you create and animate 3D figures: the $250 Poser 9 and $500 Poser Pro 2012. The updated software includes several new features that, frankly, I can barely pronounce, much less explain. But then, I’m not a 3D artist. Those […]

Review: QuarkXPress 9.1 with App Studio

Pros: Puts iPad publishing into the hands of average publishers, with access to dramatic new effects and features. Cons: Thanks to Apple, submitting an app is a convoluted affair and requires an iOS developer account. There are also two Flash-related bugs that, while they won’t apply to every user, will require some people to employ […]

Tiffen Updates Its Photo Filter Suite to Version 3.0

The Tiffen Company‘s filter package for adding effects to video and photos has updated to 3.0. You’d think that an image-editing package that already had 2,000 filters couldn’t add any more, but check out this list of new goodies: • DeNoise: Grain and noise from digital cameras, whether still or video, is a common problem. […]