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Jacci's Desktop Publishing Blog June 2006 Archive

By Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide to Desktop Publishing since 1997

Stuck on Paper (or Plastic or Metal or...)

Sunday June 25, 2006
Crafty types (and others who have things they want to stick together) may find This to That a useful site for bookmarking. Find out what types of glue to use ... Read More

Billboards That Work and Those That Don't

Thursday June 22, 2006
Forum host Trinity pointed me to this interesting post by phoenix on billboard design guidelines. The post is in response to a request for an ad critique. Initial critiques focused ... Read More

Cool Business Card But Who Are You?

Wednesday June 21, 2006
At some parties and other gatherings the guests wear nametags. They can help break the ice, make it easier to identify unfamiliar faces, and sometimes provide conversation starters ("Oh, that's ... Read More

Desktop Publishing Myths

Wednesday June 14, 2006
Although it's been around since the 1980s, there is still confusion over what desktop publishing is and isn't. Even those who think they know what desktop publishing is all about ... Read More

Make Fonts Online

Wednesday June 7, 2006
I can't see using this for a whole alphabet but if you need a special, unique character quickly (perhaps for a drop cap?) then you might want to give BitFontMaker ... Read More

PDF For Everything?

Wednesday June 7, 2006
PDF caught on pretty darn quick. Now it's used for just about everything. Jeremy Schultz thinks it is the "(almost) perfect format" as he explains in Why I Like PDF ... Read More

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