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The 2012 Salary Guide, from The Creative Group, lists the starting salary ranges for design and marketing positions in the United States and Toronto. Get a free copy of this 13-page guide at www.creativegroup.com/SalaryCenter.
You can also use their online salary calculator to find a salary range for your particular position and location.
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1586 readersSerbia’s InDesign User Group Chapter Rep and InDesign guru Marijan Tompa has over the past week’s been working very hard on an interactive InDesign Shortcuts guide. I’ve had the privilege of some sneak previews, and have to say I love what he’s done. Produced completely with Adobe InDesign CS5, the guide is now available online. If you’re a keen
7167 readersQuark has posted a helpful (and mercifully short!) glossary of terms used in digital publishing with QuarkXPress. If you’re not sure about terms such as .AVE, iOS, UDID, you may want to bookmark this page for reference when you’re starting to look into making eBooks and iPad apps: www.quark.com/Products/AppStudio/Glossary.aspx
Now I think I’ll go back to
12609 readersLast year’s Digital Magazine Awards were quite a success, partly with the help of Quark as one of the sponsors. Entries for this year’s awards begin on June 1, and Quark is again a platinum sponsor. This international award program celebrates the best of the digital publishing industry with categories ranging from Magazine of the
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10481 readersWow! QuarkXPress 9 is FREE for teachers! If you’re a teacher at a K-12 or higher accredited institution in the United States or Canada, and you teach classes in graphic design, digital media, print media, journalism, imaging arts, interactive media, interactive arts and development, new media, or possibly other topics, Quark will give you a
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For many years, Quark has maintained a public list of problems they know about in QuarkXPress. (Good for you, Quark!) The list of “QuarkXPress 9 Known and Resolved Issues” is available here.
For the newly-released QuarkXPress 8.5.1, see the list here.
The items in both lists could impact your workflow. I highly suggest giving them a quick
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13870 readersI saw an insightful post at LinkedIn today, by a QuarkXPress user. I believe it’s an understanding shared by many QuarkXPress users:
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“Currently I can get more done in my familiar QuarkXPress than InDesign. I will have to ramp up my background in InDesign just to meet industry needs but I am also going to upgrade
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14491 readersI saw an insightful post at LinkedIn today by a QuarkXPress user. It’s an understanding shared by many QuarkXPress users:
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“Currently I can get more done in my familiar QuarkXPress than InDesign. I will have to ramp up my background in InDesign just to meet industry needs but I am also going to upgrade to QuarkXPress
3149 readersRecently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chuck Joiner on his MacVoices podcast about QuarkXPress 9. I always enjoy chatting with Chuck because he lets me bring up historical notes that shed light on current topics. This time, we talked about the formats that currently dominate electronic publishing (PDF, EPUB, Blio, iPad app), and
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As you move into the world of publishing for iPads, have a look at this list of (mostly free) publications available for iPads.
They were chosen by The Society of Professional Designers, and have links at http://www.spd.org/2010/08/10-ipad-apps-for-publication-d.php
The Guardian Eyewitness
The New Zealand Herald
Paris Match
Reuters News Pro for iPad
NPR for iPad
Getty Images
Sympatico.ca
Flipboard
The Elements: A Visual Exploration
Marvel Comics and