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Quark Selling Design Templates & Printing to Small Businesses
News: Written on November 19, 2009
The new online service, QuarkPromote.com, includes customizable templates for business cards, postcards, flyers, brochures, appointment cards, coupons, letterhead and envelopes. The templates and QuarkPromote service are free and the customer pays for printing. Quark splits the revenue from each print order with the software company's print partners.
QuarkXPress Training Video Round-Up
News: Written on November 19, 2009
QuarkAlliance partners roll out training videos for QuarkXPress users at all levels.
New Guide Helps You Become Adobe Certified Expert in InDesign
News: Written on November 16, 2009
Ace the ACE exam with this $9.95 ebook from Mike Rankin and InDesinSecrets.com
New Coroflot Designer Salary Survey Available
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 11, 2009
Find out how you stack up against others, and what to expect if you're just entering the field.
Client Gift: You-Branded Coasters
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 9, 2009
If you're giving work-related gifts this year and haven't yet begun, check out this inspirational example.
Design for the U.S. Mint
News: Written on November 4, 2009
Here's an unusual job title: United States Mint designer. It's taking applications now.
Add Language Support to InDesign & Illustrator CS4
News: Written on November 4, 2009
WinSoft's ScribeDOOR adds new complex script capabilities to InDesign and Illustrator. Languages include Arabic, Hebrew, and Farsi, as well as many Indic and South-East Asian languages
Mega Prizes for Veer's Logo Contest
News: Written on November 4, 2009
Retailer Veer will give a grand prize package worth almost $8,000 to the winning re-creation of the Veer logo using real-world objects or materials.
New Competition for Package Designers
News: Written on October 26, 2009
You have until December 21, 2009, to enter a new contest created by the inspiring Web site TheDieline.com.
Graphics Gone Green
News: Written on October 26, 2009
"Graphics Gone Green" is for creative professionals interested in building sustainable workflows from concept to output. The ebook shows how to reduce your carbon footprint at work while running a profitable business.
Adobe Creative Suite 3 & 4 Run on Windows 7
News: Written on October 26, 2009
There's good news on the compatibility front. However, note that if you're upgrading to Windows 7 from an earlier Windows version, you may be required to reinstall your Creative Suite product.
Affordable Webinar on Cut-Paper Art
News: Written on October 22, 2009
"Running with Scissors: Cut paper in contemporary art and design" costs just $39. It takes place Monday, October 26, at 4pm ET.
Free Public Beta: Blatner Tools InDesign Plug-ins
News: Written on October 22, 2009
This collection of 12 plug-ins offers 100+ new features: the ability to assign keyboard shortcuts to many previously unavailable tasks, create color and style reports, create fractions automatically, build character and paragraph styles and apply them across an entire document quickly, and more.
Adobe eSeminar: The Future of Design
News: Written on October 20, 2009
This free webinar features Will Eisley, Adobe's director of product management for design. It will be on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, from 10 AM to 11 AM PST.
TypeStyler for Mac OS X Finally Ships
News: Written on October 19, 2009
TypeStyler, which creates special effects using PostScript and TrueType fonts, now runs natively on Intel Macs in both Leopard and Snow Leopard, as well as on PowerPC Macs running Tiger or Leopard.
More Design Options for MOO MiniCards
News: Written on October 16, 2009
Changes include two-sided image uploading and new layout options, such as more templates, fonts, and colors.
Troubleshoot InDesign
News: Written by Terri Stone on October 14, 2009
Anne-Marie Concepcion has an entire course on troubleshooting InDesign at Lynda.com, but two of her ten tips are free for anyone to view!
New HOW Logo Design Awards
News: Written on October 12, 2009
The deadline for this new poster competition is December 1, 2009.
Buy QuarkXPress 8, Get MadeToPrint Free
News: Written on October 7, 2009
This XTension is yours even when you're buying a QuarkXPress upgrade.
Great Design for Sale on Feltandwireshop.com
News: Written on October 1, 2009
This offshoot of the Felt and Wire blog, itself an offshoot of the Mohawk Paper company, has many tasty designer-created paper goods.