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Pariah Burke
Building effective PDFs and efficient proofing and client review methodologies are just two of the many real-world, on-the-job subjects covered in Pariah S. Burke’s book, Adobe Illustrator CS2 @Work. Pariah is the publisher of the Web sitesQuarkVSInDesign.com and Designorati, and co-author of Special Edition: Using Creative Suite 2. He is the former technical lead for InDesign, InCopy, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat to Adobe’s technical support team, and brings InDesign, QuarkXPress, and other tools and methodologies for print design and production to agencies and studios all over North America as an instructor, consultant, and creative workflow optimizer.
Ten (More!) Free Online Tools for Designers
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on December 17, 2008
Ten more free resources help you find and land clients; set your hourly rate; manage project proofing and signoff; find company logos; and more.
Ten Free Online Tools Every Designer Should Know
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on November 10, 2008
These free resources help you manage your business, store files, find stock images that aren't copyrighted, explore color, and more.
Create Web Animations in Photoshop CS3
How-Tos: Written by Pariah Burke on June 22, 2008
Animate banner ad and graphic objects; transform their shape, size, color; or replace them entirely.
Use Any Font in a Web Site Design
How-Tos: Written by Pariah Burke on May 28, 2008
There have always been two certainties in Web design: You can never have enough bandwidth, and all Web design must rely entirely on fonts installed on the viewer’s computer. But thanks to sIFR, at least one of these so-called inescapable certainties is wrong.
Git Along, Li'l PDF: How to Stamp Proofs with Your Own Brand
How-Tos: Written by Pariah Burke on October 17, 2007
Acrobat's Stamp tool can prevent a lot of confusion if you use it for things like explaining Lorem Ipsum placeholder text and FPO images on client proofs. But rather than settling for Acrobat's generic stamps, you can create your own. Yeehaw!
Get Your Photoshop On -- Inside InDesign!
Features: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion Pariah Burke on May 7, 2007
InDesign CS3's new Effects panel gives you unprecedented artistic options. Find out how to make the most of them, and get a special discount on InDesign Magazine.
Gift Guide 2005, Part II
Features: Written by Amanda Webber Andrew Shalat Terri Stone Gene Gable Pariah Burke Sandee Cohen on December 9, 2005
Still searching for that perfect gift? Then check out this, the second installment of our annual parade of presents.
Gift Guide 2005
Features: Written by Amanda Webber Andrew Shalat Gene Gable Pariah Burke Sandee Cohen on December 7, 2005
Ah, the holidays. Time for love, laughter, friends, family, and the frantic search for a present that pleases the recipient while it shows how cool you are. Relax! In this, part 1 of our annual gift guide, we recommend gifts every creative pro (even you!) will love.
Photoshop and InDesign: So Happy Together
How-Tos: Written by Pariah Burke on August 22, 2005
InDesign CS2 lets you turn layers and layer comps in a Photoshop image on and off. So what? So plenty! Here's how to use this capability to increase your production, layout, proofing, and file-management efficiency.
InDesign How-to: Fill Type with Artwork
How-Tos: Written by Pariah Burke on August 10, 2005
Last week, we showed you how to fill text with images in QuarkXPress. This week, it's InDesign's turn.
Quark How-To: Fill Type with Artwork in QuarkXPress
How-Tos: Written by Pariah Burke on August 1, 2005
How would you fill type with artwork or imagery? Would you do it in Photoshop or Illustrator? If the artwork-filled type is going to end up in a QuarkXPress layout, why worry about transparency, clipping path, or image preview issues? Instead, you can fill the type directly within XPress.