Desktop Publishing & Prepress
What Is a Slug?
In 2004 I posted this question in the About Desktop Publishing forums. I did get a reply, which was perfect in regards to its context. However today someone replied to that question again adding another definition. While I definitely know what a slug is since quite a while I thought I’d share this short forum ...
Read moreNO!SPEC Launches
The NO!SPEC crusade has recently launched its web site in an effort to educate both creatives and those who buy their services about the dangers and damaging effects caused by speculative work and contests. The initiative was developed by a group of visual communication designers across the globe who share a common passion for their industry, ethical business practices and wanted to take a firm stand on the issue of speculative (“specâ€) work requests. The site can be found at www.no-spec.com.
Read moreTip O’ the Day: Choose the Right Printer for the Job
The type, size, colour, number of copies of your printed item influences your choice of what printer to use
Read moreShould You Sell Your Feed?
We pay for subscriptions of printed material, why would RSS be different?
Read moreTip O’ the Day: Use RGB Images for Desktop Printers
RGB is for screen, CMYK is for print. Right? Wrong!
Read morePushing the Envelope
Have you ever had to design a project which included envelopes? And maybe you had to choose the type of envelopes themselves. Taking the right decision isn’t always straight forward as there are many things you need to take into consideration.
Read moreA Site Full of InDesign Resources
There is a very interesting site all about InDesign: the InDesign User Group. It’s full of resources, tutorials and tips. Have got a question about InDesign? You are very likely to find it here. To access all the resources of the site, it is necessary to become part of one of the InDesign User groups ...
Read moreThe Truth About JPEG
I was crawling around forums and I noticed a few questions related to graphic formats and their capabilities. Therefore I decided to collect a number of links related to the various graphic formats which will give a basic understanding of how they work and will also take up several misconceptions. I will start with one of the most popular formats around, especially amongst users of digital cameras and web designers: JPEG.
Read moreDoes painless RGB to CMYK conversion exist?
Explore the advantages of the RGB workflow over the CMYK workflow Everybody knows that images have to be in CMYK mode if a designer wants to output them with an offset press, right? Well, in certain cases this might not be true. When proper colour management is used, using RGB images for jobs that will ...
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