Episode 043
Podcast 043
• InDesign Newsbits: Free Plug-in from Teacup, Upcoming InDesign Shows
• Winner of the contest from last episode: Least Useful InDesign Palette
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- InDesign Newsbits: Free Plug-in from Teacup, Upcoming InDesign Shows
- Winner of the contest from last episode: Least Useful InDesign Palette
- InDesign trainer extraordinaire Russell Viers explains how to draw a straight line
- What’s more readable: Serif or Sans Serif body text type?
- Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Metrics
Links mentioned in the podcast:
- TypeFitter plug-in for InCopy (free) or InDesign ($59) (link leads to post with details)
- Creative Suite Conference in Miami, Florida (Feb. 28-March 3, 2007)
- InDesign Conference in New York, New York (June 4-6, 2007)
- Russell Viers’ YabbAdobeDoo.com site
- Literature Review of Serif vs. Sans Serif Legibility Studies
- Typophile.com forum for typographers (especially this thread on optical vs. metrics)
- InDesign CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts Poster (use FEATHER coupon code for a 25% discount)
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