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Although its name clearly implies a close relationship with photography, Adobe Photoshop is widely used as an illustration and design tool. Photoshop has also excelled as a color separation tool for prepress and photochromy jobs. Cartoonists and Illustrators find the possibility of using pressure sensitive tablets with Photoshop a huge asset. Architects use Photoshop to embellish their perspective drawings. Industrial designers and 3d artists can correct and enhance their 3d rendering. Pixel perfect images are created by icon and web designers. This section is a guide to different art and design resources, such as books, software, fonts, clipart and tutorials to help you to build a creative way of thinking and working.

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QuarkXPress How-To: Set the Table in QuarkXPress

QuarkXPress How-To: Set the Table in QuarkXPress

Category: Design and imaging tutorials

Formatting tables in QuarkXPress used to leave a bad taste in your mouth. Now they're a piece of cake. These tips and tricks will help you set tables in the time it takes to boil water.
Image and tutorial by Erika Kendra

Author: CreativePro | Visits: 284

Creativeprose: To Upgrade Or Not to Upgrade; That Is the Question

Creativeprose: To Upgrade Or Not to Upgrade; That Is the Question

Category: Design and imaging tutorials

We asked if you were going to upgrade to the Adobe Creative Suite 2, and you answered.
Image and tutorial by Terri Stone

Author: CreativePro | Visits: 256

Plug-Ins and XTensions: What's New for Photoshop, QuarkXPress, InDesign, and Acrobat

Plug-Ins and XTensions: What's New for Photoshop, QuarkXPress, InDesign, and Acrobat

Category: Design and imaging tutorials

Do you have the wrong colors? Too smooth a bevel, or too noisy an image? Inconsistent tables? Is your printing out of control? We've got the software solutions for you.
Image and tutorial by Jay J. Nelson

Author: CreativePro | Visits: 262

Creative Fuel: Design Your Own Postage Stamps

Creative Fuel: Design Your Own Postage Stamps

Category: Design and imaging tutorials

Whether it's for work or play, your correspondence can get a boost from personalized postage. Molly Joss tells you how to make your own -- legally, easily, and for not too much money.
Image and tutorial by Molly W. Joss

Author: CreativePro | Visits: 107

Design How-To: Make Type and Photos Play Nice

Design How-To: Make Type and Photos Play Nice

Category: Design and imaging tutorials

When text and images are battling for the same space, you don't have to give up one or the other. Here are practical techniques for bringing the two together.
Image and tutorial by John McWade

Author: CreativePro | Visits: 430

The Art of Business: Do Unto Others

The Art of Business: Do Unto Others

Category: Design and imaging tutorials

If every instance of copyright infringement were penalized, we'd all be in court. Here's the scoop on keeping fair and clean in a digital world.
Image and tutorial by Eric J. Adams

Author: CreativePro | Visits: 204

Heavy Metal Madness: A Focus on Hocus Pocus

Heavy Metal Madness: A Focus on Hocus Pocus

Category: Design and imaging tutorials

Kids may no longer dream of growing up as magicians, but at one time magic was not just a popular hobby, but a thriving business opportunity. In this installment, Gene Gable unearths a secret cache of magic tricks from the days before David Copperfield.
Image and tutorial by Gene Gable

Author: CreativePro | Visits: 301

Inside CS2: MetaDesign Shares Its Secrets

Inside CS2: MetaDesign Shares Its Secrets

Category: Design and imaging tutorials

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

Author: CreativePro | Visits: 270

QuarkXPress How-To: Time for a Paint Job

QuarkXPress How-To: Time for a Paint Job

Category: Design and imaging tutorials

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

Author: CreativePro | Visits: 207

Cleaning Up In QuarkXPress

Cleaning Up In QuarkXPress

Category: Design and imaging tutorials

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

Author: CreativePro | Visits: 244

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