Production & Design
Getting the most from your time with ideas for design, photography, advertising, etc.
Looking at predictions, print and InDesign scripts
May 3, 2013
Joel Klaassen, publisher of Hillsboro (KS) Free Press, strolled up to me during a reception during a convention in Illinois recently and said, “It looks like you were right about J.C. Penney.”
Search the typefaces you already own
May 3, 2013
There’s an aphorism I heard many years ago that has stuck with me since: “Ya gotta dance with the one whut brung ya.”
Colorful vs. colorized
November 29, 2012
Two of my favorite small-newspaper clients, The Imperial (NE) Republican and the Ozona (TX) Stockman, are now consistent design award winners.
When it comes to backups, do as I say, not as I do
July 31, 2012
You’ve heard me say it time and time again. Julie, in Minnesota, even wrote to me a couple of years ago to thank me for “saving her life” after convincing her to add backup drives to all her machines.
How do I choose the best publishing software?
July 2, 2012
Media content management systems are fast becoming the tool of tomorrow’s content marketing. Content marketing, in its simplest definition, is creating positive conversations around products and/or services through credible content. Obviously the highest growth area for this strategy is online.
Streamline your workflow
July 2, 2012
It was with much fanfare that Adobe released the sixth version of Creative Suite. With new versions of InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and more, newspaper designers and publishers are asking, “Is it time to upgrade?”
