Have you or your team created some exceptional design projects over the past year or so? From Adobe to IDEA to Summit, there's a call for entries in various design categories. Some deadlines are coming up in December and January. Read more...

Body copy is the main text found in the publications we read. Make it more readable, more enticing.

A portfolio is a useful tool whether you are freelancing or seeking employment in a design-related field. But it's only as good as the material inside and how you present it.
Have you or your team created some exceptional design projects over the past year or so? From Adobe to IDEA to Summit, there's a call for entries in various design categories. Some deadlines are coming up in December and January. Read more...
After several attempts I was finally able to download the Microsoft Office 2010 Beta over the weekend. Although I haven't had a chance to dig into it much, I do have a bunch of screenshots I made in Publisher 2010 that show off some of the new and improved features.
There's a new Etch-A-Sketch in town. Etch-A-Sketch Freestyle has a single knob with 360 degree swivel that let's you draw curves so much smoother and easier than the traditional 2-knob Etch-A-Sketch. But curves aren't always so easy when using a computer mouse (or even a graphics pen). Read more...
WhatTheFont is one of my favorite ways of identifying fonts. It's not perfect because the font has to be in its database for it to recognize it. And even if the font is in the WhatTheFont database, it might not recognize it if your supplied sample isn't up to snuff... Read more...
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