February, 2013 | CreativePro Network

The 1923 ATF Specimen Book and Catalogue is Reborn Digital

A classic typographic resource, the 1923 edition of the American Type Founders Specimen Book and Catalog, has been released for the first time ever in electronic format. And you can download it for free in full-color, high-resolution PDFs from Sevanti Letterpress. Huge in both scope and size, the book contained over 1100 pages of type specimens […]

Save Ink, Paper, and Time with Print Selection for OS X

Press release Chimp Studios introduced Print Selection 1.0 for OS X. Accessible from the menu bar, the dock, or the Services menu, Print Selection provides a solution for users seeking to print snippets from webpages, emails, and documents. The printing utility can either display a window where users can paste and edit snippets before printing […]

50 Well-Designed Infographics About Design (Part 1)

As you probably know, writers (like me) writing articles for publications (like CreativePro.com) typically have a limit on the length of what we write. A 500-word article is a short, focused piece while a 2,000-word article can touch on a bunch of areas or fully explore one focused line of thought. Going much beyond 2,000 […]

The Ultimate Contact Sheet

A script you already have, plus a Links panel tip you probably didn’t know, equal an easy and fast technique!

The Pulp-O-Mizer Pulp Magazine Cover Generator

If you’re feeling sad about Scanning Around With Gene coming to a close, here’s something that might put a smile on your face and and satisfy that craving for vintage graphics. Behold, the Pulp-O-Mizer customizable pulp magazine cover generator. With some easy-to-use tools, you can use this nifty web application to choose and format your […]

Scanning Around With Gene: A Final Farewell

Since I announced my retirement from Scanning Around With Gene last week, the kind and thoughtful comments from readers have overwhelmed me and I want to thank everyone who chimed in online and those who sent me personal emails. Sometimes over the years I wondered if anyone was actually reading my efforts and it’s tremendously […]

Take an Inspirational Trip to the Met at 82nd & 5th

Looking for some creative inspiration? Got two minutes? Then check out the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new weekly series at 82nd & 5th. Yes, I realize that might be quite a long cab ride from where you are. 82nd & 5th is not only the physical address of the Met, it’s also the name of […]

This Week in InDesign Articles, Number 103

Whoosh! Here we are in February. PEPCON is coming like an express train (the early bird registration ends March 1). And InDesign users everywhere are wanting to get more efficient and do their work better. That’s where we come in. Check out these great links to greatness. By the way, if you’re anywhere near Seattle […]

Flipick Offers InDesign to Fixed-Layout ePub3 Conversion

Press Release Flipick, a Mediawide company, is all set to launch Flipick at the O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference (February 12-14). Flipick is a new online service that allows book publishers and design shops to produce their own ePub3 compatible eBooks directly from within Adobe InDesign. This new service is quick, and capable […]