Ha! I came across a blast from the past that I think you’ll all enjoy: David’s seminal “95 Problems with QuarkXPress” article, written in 2003:
Oh, wait a second, wrong image. The actual article, originally published in CreativePro.com, is called “QuarkXPress 6 vs. InDesign CS: Taking Sides.” Here’s an excerpt:
That first image is a replica of Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences, in which Luther essentially took the Catholic church of to task for its misdeeds, specifically how the clergy of the day subverted basic tenets like confession and absolution into financial properties called “indulgences.” You can read more about all that on its Wiki page.
But reading David’s article from seven years ago, complete with damning screen shots showing XPress and ID interfaces head-to-head, kind of made me feel as though I were on the steps of Wittenberg Church in 1517 and reading that diatribe pictured at the top. Whoa! Remember, QXP and David were likethis for over a decade. His “Taking Sides” article, and one he wrote a few months earlier comparing XPress and InDesign 2, were nails number one and number two in the doors of The Holy Quark Empire. A reformed Mr. QuarkXPress had seen the InDesign light.
On their 10th birthday, while Adobe’s InDesign team is justifiably proud of its accomplishment in unseating a fully-entrenched competitor in an industry notorious for its resistance to change; I think we need to send a little acknowledgment love to the ultimate InDesign evangelist, David Blatner!
This article was last modified on December 20, 2021
This article was first published on March 12, 2010
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