Wrap It Up Nice and Neat - Finetune Text Wraps
Sunday August 31, 2003
Most page layout programs and even word processors offer the ability to wrap text around graphics or around other blocks of text to create interesting layouts. But the default settings ... Read More
How Do You Charge for Printing?
Saturday August 30, 2003
"I'd like to know how many of you do your own printing for your DTP? or do you send it out to be printed? How do you charge for this, ... Read More
Desktop Publishing Degree?
Saturday August 30, 2003
Greenling asks, "Is certification, as opposed to a Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Multimedia, going to be sufficient to actively make a living in this field? ... Also, do all ... Read More
When in doubt, don't center it.
Saturday August 30, 2003
Use Centered Text Alignment Sparingly
Free Dings
Saturday August 30, 2003
FontFont designers are offering a couple of great dingbat fonts for free download. These are commercial fonts provided free of charge by the foundry. FF InterOffice features office life symbols ... Read More
Do you use illegal fonts?
Friday August 29, 2003
Do you know what the license for your fonts allows? Font giant Agfa Monotype is teaming up with the UK-based Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) to fight typeface piracy. You ... Read More
PageMaker/Mac Table of Contents
Thursday August 28, 2003
"Every time I generate a TOC all the things have the same page number, how do I make them have the correct page number?" asks Roxipati. Can you help this ... Read More
Dying to Do DTP?
Thursday August 28, 2003
Looking for a new offering to set you apart from your competitors? Here's a possibility. All it takes is some software such as Illustrator and royalty free art - or ... Read More
What's in Your CD Player?
Thursday August 28, 2003
Take a break and get inspired. Try this little exercise to boost your creativity.
DTP Principles Guidebook Available
Thursday August 28, 2003
Get a book with a bonus CD. RiscWorld readers got the book for free. Now anyone can buy it, along with a CD of clip art or photos or software. ... Read More
White Ink?
Thursday August 28, 2003
"I am designing invitations for a Christmas party, and I wanted them on Dark Blue Vellum paper, with the writing in white ink. My printer tells me that is not ... Read More
Paper Isn't Dead Yet
Wednesday August 27, 2003
Sure the Web is glamorous and fun. But print publishing hasn't died.
"A study released by on-line market research firm InsightExpress says that on-line magazines are not enough for Americans to ... Read More
Save Money on Desktop Publishing
Wednesday August 27, 2003
Saving money is good for you, good for your client. But to do it right, cost-savings must be considered at every step of the design and production process. Try ... Read More
Poster & Flier Design
Wednesday August 27, 2003
Put together a powerful poster or create a flier with sales appeal. Here are tips, portfolios, and a few templates for posters and fliers. Designing Fliers and Posters
Ice Cream Cone Paper?
Wednesday August 27, 2003
Deb needs your assistance. "...trying to design an invitation to an ice cream social. Customer wants "Ice Cream Cone" paper - color - 24 lb. I am having ... Read More
How Many Plates for Popcorn?
Wednesday August 27, 2003
Bing42 tells us, "A client that I have wants to have boxes for microwave popcorn designed. They have 8 flavors, and the printer/manufacturer requires a run of no less than ... Read More
The Print Shop for Home & Office
Tuesday August 26, 2003
Back in the 1980s my first "desktop publishing" software was the DOS-based versions of The Print Shop and The Print Shop Companion. It migrated to Windows and now The Print ... Read More
Back-to-School Computer Crafts
Tuesday August 26, 2003
"This year, have some fun while wrangling it all in with these back-to-school projects." (via !Story - High-tech crafts give kids a boost)
In addition to the suggested crafts, here are ... Read More
Canadians Shun Yellow for the Mounties
Monday August 25, 2003
Seems some new corporate design ideas for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be undergoing some color revisions. A survey suggested that many Canadians feel that yellow is too cowardly ... Read More
Mac for the Ladies... PCs for the Men?
Monday August 25, 2003
Here's an interesting take on the whole PC vs. Mac question.
[Macs] are favoured by those in graphic design and photography. In short, your Mac is a very nice ladies computer. ... Read More
Book Design
Monday August 25, 2003
Discover the advice and ideas that John D. Berry, Gunnar Swanson, Jan Tschichold, Ned Thomson of Thomson-Shore book manufacturers, and others have to impart on the designing of books of ... Read More
Is Design Important?
Monday August 25, 2003
"Could studying design be of general, not just professional, interest?" Gunnar Swanson writing: Is Design Important? Does the study of design, specifically graphic design, have to be limited to those ... Read More
Information as Art
Sunday August 24, 2003
About Art/Technology Guide Sharon Silvia reports on a Georgia Institute of Technology project that puts a new twist on the old adage "a picture is worth a thousand words." Information ... Read More
Not All Audits Are Scary
Saturday August 23, 2003
Guest Author Neil Tortorella, writing for About Graphic Design, tells us that a "design audit is a review of all the visual elements used by a business, as well as ... Read More
Product News: Photo Layout 1.02 for Mac OS X
Friday August 22, 2003
Here's an affordable alternative to high-end page layout applications for all you Mac users just looking for something simple to "[c]reate birthday cards, flyers, business cards, signs, garage sale posters, ... Read More
"Fastest Personal Computer in the World"
Friday August 22, 2003
Feeling the need for speed? Apple fans snap up 'fastest' Mac (via BBC News)
Book Design
Friday August 22, 2003
"Textbook design these days tends toward over-produced, self-conscious, content-unconscious arrangements." -- Edward Tufte: Ask E.T. forum. He goes on to recommend looking at older, classic textbooks for design inspiration. For ... Read More
Free PR
Thursday August 21, 2003
Guest author Sharon Dotson, writing for About Entrepreneurs, has an easy way to get free publicity for you and your business without using press releases. Letters to the Editor: A ... Read More
Free Graphic Design
Wednesday August 20, 2003
And you thought it was tough competing with the kid down the street with a new computer, some $30 "desktop publishing" software, and no need to actually make a living ... Read More
PowerPoint Yea & Nay
Wednesday August 20, 2003
Learning to Love PowerPoint vs. PowerPoint is Evil (from Wired via IDblog)
Product News: KeyMaster 1.03
Wednesday August 20, 2003
Many years ago when I worked in commercial real estate several of us legal secretaries would pair up to read long legal descriptions of property to each other. It was ... Read More
MS Office Update 10.1.4 Mac - Oops!
Wednesday August 20, 2003
If you used the latest MS Office Mac update and Excel and PowerPoint suddenly stopped working, here's a workaround for now. (via benry blog)
Look Who's Doing DTP
Wednesday August 20, 2003
One of the complaints that surfaced with the development of "easy desktop publishing" programs was that "any one with a computer and a piece of software" suddenly thought they could ... Read More
Product News: Business Card Designer Pro 1.0
Wednesday August 20, 2003
Another entry in the specialized business card design software category is Belltech's Business Card Designer Pro. Get details and download a 30-day trial version of Business Card Designer Pro for ... Read More
Mass Attack
Wednesday August 20, 2003
Been getting an inordinate number of "Thank You" emails lately? Are people accusing you of sending them infected email? Maybe you sent it, maybe you didn't. It's a worm. And ... Read More
Using Service Bureaus
Tuesday August 19, 2003
Not every print job will require the use of a service bureau but when you have prepress tasks that are beyond your capabilities, the service bureau can provide those services. ... Read More
Starting a Business in Canada
Tuesday August 19, 2003
About Small Business: Canada Guide Susan Ward offers a free 10 week email course that leads you step-by-step through the process of starting a small business, including a graphics & ... Read More
Product News: Novagraph Chartist
Tuesday August 19, 2003
Enhancements in version 4.2 of Chartist include several export graphics formats for print and Web use and one step Web page creation. Learn more about this application for drawing flowcharts ... Read More
Smaller PDFs
Tuesday August 19, 2003
"Is there a way to compress PDFs even smaller?" Discuss It!
Making PDFs
Tuesday August 19, 2003
PC Magazine recently rated a dozen alternatives to Adobe Acrobat for creating PDF files. FinePrint pdfFactory PRO took top honors along with Jaws PDF Creator 3.0. See how others stacked ... Read More
Win a Logo
Monday August 18, 2003
In connection with her branding strategy course, About Marketing Guide Laura Schneider is offering a Branding Basics Logo Contest where you could win a professional logo package from The Logo ... Read More
Scrap Paper
Monday August 18, 2003
Epson introduces PremierArt™ Matte Scrapbook Photo Paper, "the only scrapbook size archival, printable, top quality photo paper." (via Graphics.com)
Related resources from this site: Scrapbooking
KISS This
Monday August 18, 2003
You've probably heard the "less is more" or "keep it simple, stupid" theory of design before.
Use fewer fonts. Cut the clip art clutter. Et cetera. Here are several interesting discussions ... Read More
Pointless PowerPoint
Monday August 18, 2003
Was the last PowerPoint presentation you saw a total flop because of PowerPoint or because of the presentation? Here's a little Dilbert PowerPoint humor via IDblog.
Sublime T-Shirts
Sunday August 17, 2003
In response to a request for information on professional quality t-shirt transfers for resale, Bill Schuhle writes, "For really professional results, without getting into screen printing, sublimation is the way ... Read More
Here's Proof
Sunday August 17, 2003
Did you know that Velox, Color Key, and Matchprint are brand names for a type of paper or proofing process? Yet these terms are frequently used generically to refer to ... Read More
Watermelon Day
Saturday August 16, 2003
August 16 is Watermelon Day. Celebrate with one of these free slices. Or grab some apples, a pear, or a bunch of grapes. These are web-optimized GIF images for your ... Read More
Name This Business
Friday August 15, 2003
Jane needs a name for her computer graphics business and she wants "something slightly funky but not stupid." Help Her Brainstorm Business Names
If you're in the same situation, consider these ... Read More
PC or Mac?
Thursday August 14, 2003
"I'm interested in learning DTP, but have a PC. Is it necessary to have a MAC...?" Discuss It!
Mac Font Suitcases
Tuesday August 12, 2003
Here's a problem that needs solving. All you Mac font experts, can you help with this? Jeremy writes "I am working with updating and revamping an old font archive for ... Read More
Royalty-free Aging Baby Boomers
Sunday August 10, 2003
BlueMoon Stock has new CDs of royalty-free images of folks over 50. Seniors Photo Collections(via graphics.com)
Before You Buy Logo Design Services
Saturday August 9, 2003
There are a lot of logo designers who want to design your new company logo. How do you go about choosing the right service? Here's one approach to hiring a ... Read More
Linotype + OpenType
Saturday August 9, 2003
Adobe made the first major move to OpenType. Linotype now has over 1100 fonts available in the OpenType format. (via Typographica)
Related resources from this site: OpenType Fonts Definition | Do ... Read More
Link Picture in Microsoft Word
Friday August 8, 2003
Joanne writes, "If anyone out there has figured out how to use the Links Dialog in Word to their advantage, I'd appreciate some input." Discuss It!
Cropping
Friday August 8, 2003
A comment by Beth Mazur at IDblog -- "I enjoyed re-loading the home page to see the same image zoomed or cropped differently" -- caught my eye and I had ... Read More
Stick Figures
Thursday August 7, 2003
Imjumper writes, "I am looking for some software that has a wide variety of stick figure people~I have Art Explosion 600k and it has some but I am looking for ... Read More
Back to School
Thursday August 7, 2003
I'm busy getting my own kids ready to head back to school in just a couple of weeks. Are you ready? Whether you're the teacher or the student, here are ... Read More
Photoshop by CD
Wednesday August 6, 2003
"I have been an Adobe Photoshop Home version user and am now moving in to the big leagues with Adobe Photoshop 6.0. I am looking for a decent CD ... Read More
No Style in PageMaker
Wednesday August 6, 2003
Faith wants to delete unused Styles from PageMaker but they just won't go away. Find out how to accomplish this task...
First, it's generally best to delete styles via the Text/Styles ... Read More
Illustrator Help Needed on the Forum
Wednesday August 6, 2003
Roxipati is having trouble scaling objects and type with the selection tool and type tool. It used to work. Using Illustrator 10 with Mac OS X. Offer solutions
Eric asks "how ... Read More
Folder Design Ideas
Wednesday August 6, 2003
"They want me to design a folder with a pocket on the inside to hold our yellow page directory. The directory is 8 1/2 x 11 and about an inch ... Read More
Primary Colors
Monday August 4, 2003
Andrew Kator, writing for the newest issue of ATPM, gives a crash course in color. His color wheels and color discussion are based on those familiar old primary colors of ... Read More
The ABCs of Corporate Logos
Sunday August 3, 2003
This is fun... and hard. You're presented with 26 letters of the alphabet, each taken from a well-known US product or logo and your job is to figure out where ... Read More
Plastic Printing
Friday August 1, 2003
"I'm doing a package design on a plastic box... Problem: there is no white ink. Printing is not opaque... unless it is on an opaque surface. The press uses CMYK... ... Read More
For the Teachers: Typography for Kids
Friday August 1, 2003
Earlier in July we discussed the question of "how early should typography be taught in schools?" Along those same lines, a teacher sent an inquiry to Typographica readers seeking help ... Read More
LKG4FONT: Need License Plate Font
Friday August 1, 2003
James is looking for a font that looks like a typical license plate but "I'd like it to actually look stamped, so the letters stand out." Suggestions, anyone?