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Inside CS2: MetaDesign Shares Its Secrets

Creative Director Brett Wickens reveals the process behind the packaging for Adobe Creative Suite 2. While we might not all have the resources to x-ray a bus, we can all benefit from this case study in brand evolution.
Image and tutorial by Terri Stone

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QuarkXPress How-To: Time for a Paint Job

Although black and white can be stunning, color is king in most page designs. But using color correctly is no simple matter. These tips will help you master all sorts of color complications: tints, multi-inks, gradients, spot colors converted to CMYK, rich blacks, spot varnish, and more.
Image and tutorial by Eda Warren

Visits: 531

Cleaning Up In QuarkXPress

Save your page design from images with clunky backgrounds. This tutorial on modifying clipping paths shows you how, whether the paths are generated within XPress or are embedded.
Image and tutorial by Erika Kendra

Visits: 91

Plug-Ins and XTensions: Amp Your Apps

Whether you're an expert who knows all the shortcuts or your software skills could use a helping hand, specialized plug-ins let you work smarter, not harder. Check out this round-up of the latest plug-ins for Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, and QuarkXPress.
Image and tutorial by Jay J. Nelson

Visits: 409

What's New In Creative Suite 2

In this excerpt from "InDesign Magazine Issue 5," we give you details on the hot new features in the suite as a whole, and in the updated Photoshop, Illustrator, GoLive, InDesign, and Acrobat.
Image and tutorial by Terri Stone

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dot-font: Acrobatics -- Putting the Story on the Screen

How do you meet the challenge of designing a PDF page for comfortable reading of a long piece of fiction -- onscreen? John Berry tells the saga.
Image and tutorial by John D. Berry

Visits: 680

Heavy Metal Madness: A Woman's Work is Never Done

Is it an international conspiracy to convince women to cook and clean for free, or just desperate marketers? Gene Gable looks at ads from the past and reflects on whether today's women have reached equality.
Image and tutorial by John Gene Gable

Visits: 319

Keep Editorial Fingers Out of Your Layouts

Widows, orphans, bad breaks. Just the sound of them is enough to make you cry. And in your carefully designed layout, they look even worse. While today's page-layout software automates many things, beautifully set type doesn't just happen. Charles Purdy shows you what to look for and how to fix it.
Image and tutorial by Charles Purdy

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Design How-To: Solve Color Dilemmas

No matter what you're creating -- a print piece, a Web site, an illustration -- the element with the greatest effect on your audience is color. How do you choose the right one, or even more daunting, the best mix?
Image and tutorial by John McWade

Visits: 675

Design How-to: A Better Newsletter

Before & After magazine is renowned for its practical yet beautiful advice on laying out pages. This excerpt from the book "Before & After Page Design" is no exception. Here's all you need to know -- from the basics to the refined detail -- to design successful newsletters.
Image and tutorial by John McWade

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