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Print Handbook for Designers

Sometimes, only a printed manual will do. Such is the case with the little gem of a handbook called, appropriately, “A Print Handbook for Designers.” The handbook provides a very visual example of what your designs might look like in print. Different papers are used and a few of the specialty finishes include foil stamping [...]

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Take Control of Fonts

Take Control of Fonts in Snow Leopard, by Sharon Zardetto, covers all you need to know about using and managing fonts on the Mac. Topics range from font location to installation and organization, dissolving much of the confusion designers encounter when activating and accessing their fonts. It explains Apple’s multiple font locations, and the special [...]

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Free Scoring & Folding Guide

Sappi Fine Paper is offering their free “The Standard No. 4, Scoring & Folding”, which features examples of folded printed projects, along with tons of  tips, techniques and methods for achieving optimum results when designing print projects for scoring and folding. The book includes a wall-size poster featuring all of the folding ‘families’ at a [...]

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Ed Lives Here

NewPage produces high quality coated papers, and therefore has a vested interest in educating designers about the possibilities of printed material. Their latest free publication, Ed #14, highlights changes in social media, database development and printing technologies. This issue, along with their 13 previous issues, is available in print and online at www.EdLivesHere.com.

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