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Before & After DVD

Before & After magazine is well known for its clear and pertinent design advice. Founder and editor John McWade now has a $49 DVD titled “Design Essentials (that every graphic designer should know)”. It’s just over an hour long with John’s “principles, techniques, and shortcuts that I use to get good results fast and reliably.” [...]

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Watch the Webby Awards

Watch the 15th Annual Webby Awards show (hosted by Lisa Kudrow) in its entirety on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/webby?x=9kRTziHVSGI  

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A Video Guide to QuarkXPress 9

Today, Quark posted a 40-minute video that introduces the new features and e-publishing direction for QuarkXPress 9. While the introductory interviews are useful for understanding the background and direction of our current publishing reality, we’ve collected a few time markers that let you skip ahead to hear about specific new features: The iPad App Studio [...]

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Creative Edge: New On-Demand Books and Video Website

Do you like books from Peachpit Press, O’Reilly, Adobe Press, Take Control, Wiley, and other publishers? How about video trainings? Well, the new Creative Edge website collects all these resources in one place, for just $19.99 per month. All of their videos and books have a sample chapter that can be accessed for free — [...]

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