Jacci's Desktop Publishing Blog February 2005 Archive

Even if you have a handle on cranking out PDFs it may be worthwhile to browse this Making PDFs: A Modern Primer from The Magazine Design Weblog. It's a ... Read More

In many of my articles I often suggest ways to tweak your text and layout. Actually, what I suggest is finetuning. But it looks like my words need a little ... Read More

When driving to an unknown destination do you find it easier to find your way by knowing street names and directions or do you prefer to know about landmarks, such ... Read More

This creativepro.com tutorial on soft-proofing a document with Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional is available as a PDF (naturally). Related: Composite vs. Preseparated Files | Using Proofs in Desktop Publishing

Have a heart-to-heart conversation with professional graphic designers in Catharine Fishel’s How to Grow as a Graphic Designer : :">How to Grow as a Graphic Designer (Speak Up Book ... Read More

Keita Rae is torn between a new Dell or a new HP computer and admits, "I am attracted to HP for a few reasons, but the new LightScribe technology has ... Read More

If you have a growing collection of OpenType fonts and want to bring the rest of your font collection into the fold you can Batch Convert Fonts To and ... Read More

On the forum Diana asks "Does ANYONE know of a quick and easy way to convert a piece of art that was grabbed off of a website into a sharp, ... Read More

Recently I noticed a billboard for a local sign and graphics company listed Giclee printing as one of its many services. It occurred to me that even though I had ... Read More

Stock photography takes another hit in the "Backspace" column of PC Magazine (February 22, 2005) where the same model is found pitching a multitude of unrelated goods and services in ... Read More

Trinity writes, When using InDesign CS, you might find yourself into a situation where you have applied a stroke to type and you now want to convert that type to ... Read More

Two essential elements of a business plan are the description of your business and the financial projection. Coming up with a description is something that most of us can handle ... Read More

My daughters have brought home yet another stray cat. It's huge and has made itself comfy in the middle of my bed. But I've told them they have to do ... Read More

A Web designer from Nebraska takes advertising to a new level by wearing the SnoreStop logo on his head for a month. But what I haven't read in the stories ... Read More

While some may delve into self-employment with both feet and all their eggs in one basket, there are some freelancers who begin their desktop publishing or graphic design career "on ... Read More

Recent forum discussions looked at the pros and cons of LCD vs. CRT monitors for desktop publishing and graphic design. Guide Mark Kyrnin, did some research on the display of ... Read More

How well do you know the typography found in well-known logos? Test yourself with this alphabet. Several candy-related logos jumped right out at me immediately, perhaps a sign that I've ... Read More

From the forum: "I was wondering which type of monitor is best for a designer. Someone told me that the "traditional" monitor (the one that looks like a TV) ... Read More

Today I was struggling to fit a door jamb into a not quite large enough opening — trying to squeeze it in where it simply didn't want to go. You ... Read More

Have you read The Da Vinci Code or are you waiting for the movie? Whether you are a serious fan and amateur sleuth or just find the man fascinating you ... Read More

Do you know the difference between a Matchprint and a AGFA Pressmatch or a Blueline and a Velox? This outline can help you decipher the generic and brand names of ... Read More

I've long been a fan of picas and points for page layout. If you still need more convincing after reading my points and picas article and the picas and points ... Read More