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Inside CS2: MetaDesign Shares Its SecretsCreative 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.
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QuarkXPress How-To: Time for a Paint JobAlthough 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.
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Cleaning Up In QuarkXPressSave 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.
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Plug-Ins and XTensions: Amp Your AppsWhether 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.
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What's New In Creative Suite 2In 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.
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dot-font: Acrobatics -- Putting the Story on the ScreenHow 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.
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Heavy Metal Madness: A Woman's Work is Never DoneIs 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.
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Keep Editorial Fingers Out of Your LayoutsWidows, 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.
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Design How-To: Solve Color DilemmasNo 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?
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Design How-to: A Better NewsletterBefore & 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.
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