Jacci's Desktop Publishing Blog November 2007 Archive

When I'm considering a book to buy -- generally computer, design, or art books -- one of the first things I do is look through the table of contents. © ... Read More

A résumé is an important tool for getting a job. It can also be a little boring so it's no wonder that many people -- especially artists and designers -- ... Read More

Originally posted about a year ago, I'm reposting this blog and its linked tutorial mostly because I found an amusing link to it recently. Some random blogger named Becky ... Read More

Not exactly a light and breezy read, The Language of Graphics is a dissertation on graphic representations (each chapter is a separate PDF file). While you could go about happily ... Read More

It's easy to be ugly when you don't know any better. But designers who do know better might need a few lessons in How to Be Ugly because that appears ... Read More

I've ranted before about inconsiderate page numbering. But I recently ran across a publication that spells out inconsiderate. Instead of numbers (1, 2, 3) they spelled out the page numbers ... Read More

Software-generated cards don't have to be flat. I ran across a bunch of wikiHow tutorials on making pop up cards that utilize the computer and more traditional craft techniques. The ... Read More

I may have mentioned at some point that sometime after getting a new graphics tablet last year one of the dogs chewed up my pen. For various reasons it ... Read More

After a long stretch of suffering with only a single monitor, I'm back to a dual monitor desktop. My old dual monitor setup - a 21" CRT and a pivoting ... Read More

I almost always have a mug full of something -- coffee, tea, cola, just plain water -- at my side. But while you're quenching your thirst with some sort of ... Read More

Dress the art-lover (computer-generated or otherwise) on your gift list in tee-riffic type or graphic softwear that's a perfect fit. Here's some designer t-shirts and other apparel for designers or ... Read More

Much of the software and other tools used by designers are quite expensive and out of reach for many friends and family. And what do you give to an established ... Read More