InDesign CS5 doesn't seem to have the quantity of new features that some other CS5 products have, but what it does have are immensely useful new features.
Illustrator CS5 has some nice new features, but nothing really blows me away.
Company Marks 10-Year Milestone with Limited Edition Anniversary Book
Devastating news for the design world: After 55 years in publication, I.D. Magazine, America’s foremost design publication, has folded.
I.D. was the oldest design magazine in the country, and was the one-time employer of many noteworthy figures, including Bruce Mau. Its yearly design competition, the Annual Design Review, was the oldest and biggest design competition in America, and had been operating ever since I.D.‘s inception. The competition was also the magazine’s cash cow; F&W, I.D.‘s publisher, plans on continuing the event and publishing the results online.
Read more on Design Icon I.D. Magazine Folds After 55 Years in Print…
Nielsen Business Media today announced an agreement to sell to e5 Global Media Holdings, LLC, a new company formed jointly by Pluribus Capital Management and Guggenheim Partners, eight brands in the Media and Entertainment Group, including Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek, The Clio Awards, Backstage, Billboard, Film Journal International and The Hollywood Reporter. Simultaneously Editor & Publisher and Kirkus Reviews will be discontinued.
Read more on Nielsen Sells Adweek, Billboard; Folds Editor & Publisher…
3D Projection on Buildings. New Art? New Advertising?
Is ultra-realistic, high-powered 3D projection of animations and messages the future of advertising?
The Only Way to Prevent Fragmentation–Before it Happens
PRESS RELEASE BURBANK, CA, November 18, 2009 –Diskeeper Corporation launched today Diskeeper® 2010 performance software–the only product available today that actually prevents fragmentation before it happens. Utilizing a new revolutionary technology called IntelliWrite™, Diskeeper 2010 intelligently writes files to the disk to prevent up to 85 percent of fragmentation from occurring. Coupled with Diskeeper software’s superior defragmentation technology, Diskeeper 2010 delivers a complete performance solution for every Windows system at every site, and goes far beyond what defragmentation alone can achieve.
Video from the Sneak Peeks event at Adobe MAX in Los Angeles. Cutting-edge new technology from Adobe, perhaps coming to the next Creative Suite.
Talenthouse blurs the line between spec work and pro bono work, but there's possibly some high-profile connections to be made with brand-name celebrities and companies.
In addition to all the wonderful things in our lives to be thankful for this season—loved ones, health, happiness, and Designorati—we thought you might also like to give thanks for some free* Thansgiving fonts.
I was able to attend a demo of the version 3 beta by Tom Hogarty (Lightroom Senior Product Manager) and also gained some insight in their approach to this public beta process.
It's been a week since I returned from Adobe MAX, but my notes from the Tuesday 10/6 keynote show some interesting developments.
Adobe MAX, Day One
Day one of Adobe MAX is nearing the end of sessions and the beginning of networking and fun—pizza and beer with the software product teams, and an afterparty for the press hounds. I attended three sessions:
Impressions on Adobe MAX Keynote
I’m here at the keynote, listening to Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch talk about the Flash Innovation Timeline. Some of my general thoughts:
Adobe Announcements At Adobe MAX 2009
I’m here at the Adobe MAX press room, and there’s already several press releases and announcements that will interest designers. Here are several of them:
Pantone Turns iPhone into Color Studio on the Go
The myPANTONE iPhone application puts the power of the entire PANTONE color library in your pocket.
Welcome, Photoshop Elements 8 and Premiere Elements 8
Adobe looks to improve ease of use and create more "wow" moments—and Mac users get a special treat.
Adobe TV has a new look!
Pantone: “Move Forward, Give Back, Chip In”
Pantone announced a new program offering rebates for new color gear while donating funds and supplies to art education.
Serif announced today that PagePlus X4, the newest version of their page layout application, is now available. I have decided not to conduct a full review of PagePlus X4 due to my design and writing workload, but I wanted to spread the announcement:
Are You Helvetica, Cooper Black, Futura, Frutiger, Gill Sans, Avant Garde; white on black, black on white...?
Adobe Technology Integrated into HP Print-on-Demand Platform
The in-browser website content management tool gets an upgrade.
The Photoshop Marketplace and AIR Marketplace are online now.
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