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Bad Design: Things You Shouldn’t Do

August 26, 2009 Read the full article →

Okay. I admit it. I wish I had a “magic” red magic marker that I could mark billboards, newspapers, magazines, and television commercials. There are just some things that really bug me in the world of typesetting and design. Some are just bad design. Some are because no one delivered a pamphlet to our front [...]

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New Postage Standards March 2009!

March 13, 2009 Read the full article →

Do you send out, prepare, or design direct mail items for your company like newsletters or postcards? Are your items 6.125″ x 11.5″ or larger? If so, you’ll want to review this information. The U.S. Post Office has new postage standards that will be effective at the end of March 2009. Click the link below to [...]

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How can I open an EPS file?

January 26, 2009 Read the full article →

An EPS file (Encapsulated Postscript) is a file format usually reserved for industry standards graphics. To open and edit an EPS, you need a program like Adobe Illustrator. If you don’t need to edit it and don’t care about destroying the format, you can also open it in Photoshop and other raster based graphic programs. [...]

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Quark vs. InDesign: My InDesign soapbox.

December 24, 2008 Read the full article →

Yes. This is my soapbox. You’ve been warned. If I could just convince people to switch to Mac from Windows and from Quark to InDesign, my job would be done. Here is my soapbox on InDesign.

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Pantone Color Chart

October 17, 2008 Read the full article →

Need to explain to your designer exactly WHICH color you are trying to describe. Use this color chart to get your point across.

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