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CreativePro.com—Design Tools Weekly Podcast
News: Written by Jay J. Nelson Jeff Gamet on January 5, 2009
Our new weekly podcast features the insights of two industry veterans. With their wide-ranging interests, each episode has something for everyone!
New Features in Creative Suite 4
News: Written by Jay J. Nelson on October 2, 2008
This article originally appeared in Design Tools Monthly. Cross-Suite Interface Changes Application frame (optional): * This large window contains all your open documents and panels, on a neutral-colored background. You can move the whole thing around, even onto a second display. Tabbed windows (optional): * Each document appears as a tab in the Application Frame
Tips for QuarkPress 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
How-Tos: Written by Jay J. Nelson on September 17, 2008
These tips on guides, layers, image attributes, and style sheets will leave you happy no matter what version of XPress you use.
QuarkXPress Tips: Graphically Speaking
How-Tos: Written by Jay J. Nelson on July 7, 2008
Good design does not live by text alone. To master QuarkXPress, add these image-oriented tricks to your workflow.
QuarkXPress Tips
How-Tos: Written by Jay J. Nelson on November 21, 2007
You're sure to find new nuggets of information in this diverse collection of tips.
Review: QuarkXPress 7
Reviews: Written by Jay J. Nelson on May 31, 2006
In many ways, it's a great leap forward. In other ways, it falls short. Is the new version enough to keep current XPress users in the Quark fold? Can it even entice some people back from InDesign?
Plug-Ins and XTensions: Helpers for Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign, and QuarkXPress
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on April 21, 2006
This month's round-up of plug-ins and XTensions includes tools for getting better black-and-white images, adding frames to photos, exporting PSD files from PDFs, educating style sheets in Quark, and more.
Plug-Ins and XTensions: Helpers for Photoshop, QuarkXPress, and InDesign
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on February 10, 2006
New and updated products that colorize grayscale images; add brushes and frames to Photoshop; label and rename graphics in QuarkXPress; apply image effects within InDesign; and more
QuarkVista Primer
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on January 25, 2006
What the heck is it and why should I care?
QuarkXPress 7 Public Beta: Not the Same Old Toolbox
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on January 25, 2006
From the most modern laser level to the trustiest ol' hammer, we've got the facts about everything in the QuarkXPress beta.
Plug-Ins and XTensions: Helpers for Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, and InDesign
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on December 16, 2005
This month's new and updated products let you fix an unfocused image; remove noise; mimic a page curl; build RSS feeds; convert QuarkXPress 3, 4, 5, and 6 files to InDesign; and more!
Plug-In Upgrades: Software Helpers for Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on October 7, 2005
This month's round-up of plug-ins includes tools for fixing color easily in Photoshop, pushing Illustrator paths to their utmost, and managing overset text frames in InDesign.
Plug-Ins and XTensions: What's New for Photoshop, QuarkXPress, InDesign, and Acrobat
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on September 2, 2005
This month's new and updated products let you apply a toad-skin effects to images, mask faster, control QuarkXPress printing to the nth degree, activate iTunes from InDesign, and more!
Plug-Ins and XTensions: What's New for Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, and InDesign
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on August 5, 2005
Are you interested in alien eye candy? How about the big picture? Or perhaps you want just a teacup full of software. Here's the news on all this and more.
Photoshop, QuarkXPress, and InDesign Get a Little Help From Their Friends
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on July 15, 2005
We've got the scoop on the latest plug-ins for your favorite applications. Whether you want to quickly replace colors or reduce noise in photos, script anything in a publication, or typeset equations directly in your page-layout program, you'll find the info you need here.
Plug-Ins and XTensions: It's a Plug-Inpalooza!
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on June 10, 2005
Create Brushes, Backdrops, and Engravings in Photoshop; Correct PDFs; Add Maps and Automate Data in Illustrator; Relink Pictures in QuarkXPress and InDesign; and Record QuarkXPress AppleScripts.
Plug-Ins and XTensions: What's New for Photoshop, QuarkXPress, InDesign, and Acrobat
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on May 13, 2005
Do you have the wrong colors? Too smooth a bevel, or too noisy an image? Inconsistent tables? Is your printing out of control? We've got the software solutions for you.
Plug-Ins and XTensions: Amp Your Apps
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on April 8, 2005
Whether you're an expert who knows all the shortcuts or your software skills could use a helping hand, specialized plug-ins let you work smarter, not harder. Check out this round-up of the latest plug-ins for Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, and QuarkXPress.
Plug-Ins and XTensions: Image Ager & Repair, Tracing Tool, QXP Scaler
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on March 2, 2005
There's something for everyone in this month's round-up: Repair images or distress them. Open QuarkXPress 6 documents in XPress 4 or 5, or batch-convert XPress files to InDesign. Read on for more helpful add-ons.