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Quality In Print is moving Quality In Print is moving

Over the next few weeks I will be migrating all the Quality In Print postings to a new blog "The Print Guide" in order to better organize and present the content. So there'll be no new posts made here. Instead,…

Vector Drawing with a Graphic Tablet (Part 2 – Coloring) Vector Drawing with a Graphic Tablet (Part 2 – Coloring)

There are several ways to color vector images. Here I will describe the most common of them and the tools that are used in this process. All these methods are used by professional illustrators. What are their differences and advantages?…

Vector Drawing with a Graphic Tablet (Part 1 – Path Creation) Vector Drawing with a Graphic Tablet (Part 1 – Path Creation)

Drawing with a Graphic Tablet, typically a Wacom device, allows the vector artist a bunch of advantages such as acceleration of the illustrative creation process; Ease of drawing as compared to drawing with a mouse, the correlation between the line…

Best of the Blogs: Old School and New Skills Best of the Blogs: Old School and New Skills

Don't have time to keep up with design and photography blogs? Keep calm and read on. In this blog round-up you'll find the most popular fonts of 2011, an amazing type book from 1912, a Herb Lubalin video from the…

How to Create a Gift Card and Prepare Artwork for Printing Using Adobe Illustrator and Phantasm CS How to Create a Gift Card and Prepare Artwork for Printing Using Adobe Illustrator and Phantasm CS

This tutorial covers the issues concerning the creation and pre-press workflow of a vector file. When creating an artwork that you are going to print, you should take into consideration the design’s technical factors. Phantasm CS allows you to quickly…

How to Create a Gift Card and Prepare Artwork for Printing Using Adobe Illustrator and Phantasm CS How to Create a Gift Card and Prepare Artwork for Printing Using Adobe Illustrator and Phantasm CS

This tutorial covers the issues concerning the creation and pre-press workflow of a vector file. When creating an artwork that you are going to print, you should take into consideration the design’s technical factors. Phantasm CS allows you to quickly…

How to Create a Gift Card and Prepare Artwork for Printing Using Adobe Illustrator and Phantasm CS How to Create a Gift Card and Prepare Artwork for Printing Using Adobe Illustrator and Phantasm CS

This tutorial covers the issues concerning the creation and pre-press workflow of a vector file. When creating an artwork that you are going to print, you should take into consideration the design’s technical factors. Phantasm CS allows you to quickly…

How to Create a Gift Card and Prepare Artwork for Printing Using Adobe Illustrator and Phantasm CS How to Create a Gift Card and Prepare Artwork for Printing Using Adobe Illustrator and Phantasm CS

This tutorial covers the issues concerning the creation and pre-press workflow of a vector file. When creating an artwork that you are going to print, you should take into consideration the design’s technical factors. Phantasm CS allows you to quickly…

Scanning Around With Gene: Colorful Produce Crate Labels Scanning Around With Gene: Colorful Produce Crate Labels

For almost 70 years, fruit and vegetable growers used colorful labels to distinguish their brands and show off their point of origin.read more…

Create a Table of Contents in InDesign Create a Table of Contents in InDesign

Don't create a table of contents (TOC) by hand! Let InDesign's automatic TOC feature generate it for you. The big bonus (besides no human errors): If your document changes, one click updates the entire TOC!read more…

An interview with Brenda Sutherland, Adobe Illustrator Product Manager An interview with Brenda Sutherland, Adobe Illustrator Product Manager

If you work with Adobe Illustrator, this is a very special interview with a person who you may not have heard of, but has probably had a major say in the way you work. Brenda Sutherland is product manager for…

They’re Fond of Design They’re Fond of Design

Three university students in graphic design have created a zine. It's a print creation, but now you can view it online, too.read more…

Using a Wacom graphics tablet with vector artwork in Adobe Illustrator Using a Wacom graphics tablet with vector artwork in Adobe Illustrator

Wacom has been present in the professional designer’s arena for many years now. The first Wacom device was purchased by this author around 15 years ago – a small A6-sized beige device. But Wacom have invested much in their innovative…

Make Text Look Like Chrome Make Text Look Like Chrome

Using nothing more than a gradient swatch in InDesign, you can change text from a flat and boring object to a shiny metallic material that reflects the surfaces around it.read more…

Is Apple’s eBook Tool Right for Graphic Designers? Is Apple’s eBook Tool Right for Graphic Designers?

Apple's new eBook creation software, called iBooks Author, is free and available for download now. Apple says that it's as easy to use as a word processor. But will it have the controls you need as a graphic designer?read more…

Scanning Around With Gene: More on Children’s Safety Scanning Around With Gene: More on Children’s Safety

A follow-up to last week’s entry with more dramatically tragic (and sometimes unintentionally funny) scenarios intended to scare kids safe. read more…

How to Create Anaglyph Stereo Image Using Adobe Illustrator and Phantasm CS How to Create Anaglyph Stereo Image Using Adobe Illustrator and Phantasm CS

In this tutorial we will finish the experiment which we started earlier in the pages of this blog (Stereoscopy entries). We will learn how to create 3D objects quickly and efficiently, place them in a perspective plane and create a…

This Dress Code Will Inspire You This Dress Code Will Inspire You

Whatever your personal style, watch this video about the design agency Dress Code and be inspired by the founders' positive, wide-open take on what's possible for today's creatives.read more…

Free For All: Stock Photos, Social Media Profiles, and Calendar Templates Free For All: Stock Photos, Social Media Profiles, and Calendar Templates

It’s 2012, the year the world is supposed to end. Let’s mark the occasion with fiery explosions, templates for Twitter and Facebook profiles, and - for the more optimistic among you - calendar templates.read more…

A Manifesto for Manufacturers A Manifesto for Manufacturers

The Unwritten Laws of Engineering by California engineer W. Julian King was first published in 1944 as three articles in Mechanical Engineering magazine. It has been in print as a book ever since. Recent editions, including a trade version, The…

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