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Inspiration for Package Design

Package design can be fraught with challenges. It has to be an attention grabber, it needs to look good and make consumers want to buy it or learn more about it. For inspiration, pick up a copy of For Sale: Over 200 Innovative Solutions in Packaging Design by John Foster. This $26 book features many [...]

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“QuarkXPress 8 Essential Training” Now Available at Lynda.com

If you’re looking for a comprehensive video training on how to use all the features of QuarkXPress 8 — yes, all of them — look no further than, well, me. A little while ago, I took on the herculean task of explaining how every feature in QuarkXPress 8 works. With examples. And files to go [...]

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From Design Into Print: A Great Book

I’ll bet that there isn’t one reader of this website who wouldn’t learn something vital from this little book: From Design Into Print, by Sandee Cohen. In its 284 pages, every aspect of successfully producing a project destined for printing is covered — simply and clearly. This is the book to give every new hire, every [...]

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X-PDF 9 Workflow Guide

XChange UK recently released the new X-PDF and Crossroads Workflow Solutions Guide. The guide lists product details along with system requirements for PDF creation, editing and preflight tools. It includes information about PDF automation, creation, editing and management, output and impositions, and a new section on Crossroads Workflow Solutions. The PDF-formatted guide is a great [...]

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