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Opera Now Free
Opera Web Browser No Longer Requires Licensing Fee
For those who wanted to try Opera and were discouraged by the licensing fee and ads within the browser, this is excellent news. Even more excellent news is the fact that web designers can now view their sites in Opera without having to pay to use the browser. This will expand the support for Opera to more websites.
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Inspiration on a Budget
Finding the right inspiration doesn’t always have to cost a lot of money, and most of the time you don’t need to leave your office to get it. Without spending a dime on subscriptions or bus fare, here are a couple ways to find it in print or online.
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Limited Edition Adobe Messenger Bag Handsomely Totes Creative Gear
New limited-edition messenger bag from Adobe and MEDIUM carries all in style.
Featuring thermoformed pockets for stowing a 17-inch laptop, cell phone, keys, pens, and, of course, MP3 player, and stretch mesh pockets for cables and assorted other gadgets, the Adobe Messenger Bag is billed as the ultimate messenger bag for the creative professional. Stylish and feature-packed, it lives up to its billing–only a few quibbles hold it back from earning props as the ultimately styled messenger bag for the creative professional.
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Communication and the Multi-Tool Designer
In-house designers have the manifold task of dealing with not only developing and implementing solutions to their projects, but also need to be able to communicate these solutions in a way that speaks not only to the problem but to the expectations of their managers.
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Who Owns The Type?
Rules for ownership of digital fonts complex, sometimes confusing, still being diced out by parties
The 2001 edition of Webster’s New Dictionary of The English Language defines the word “font” thus:
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Linotype Readies FontExplorerX For Prime Time
Major Typefounder releases Final Candidate 1 of free font management utility for Mac OS X
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Macromedia’s Studio 8 Now Shipping Sans FreeHand
Macromedia's latest version of its suite of programs for creative professionals is now shipping, without one of its core programs: FreeHand. Is FreeHand the first casualty of the Adobe buyout? Macromedia says no.
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Rand McNally Intelliroute Warns Truckers About Obstacles
UpToDate Roadwork Alertsâ„¢ now a part of RMN's Intellirouteâ„¢ Commerical Route Finding Software
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Proxy Magazine
For those who miss the Adobe Design Magazine
For those who don’t know this, the Adobe Design Magazine is back, but with a new name: Proxy Magazine. Proxy Magazine is a quarterly publication which you can receive through e-mail. It is now at its third issue and it’s in PDF format. Subscribe here if you want to receive it.
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What The Font?
Popular resource powered by MyFonts.com helps identify mystery fonts
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Designorati Sneak Preview
Welcome to Designorati during our sneak preview weekend. Though we haven’t officially opened yet, we’re providing this sneak preview to honored guests and those who may stumble across Designorati.com.
Please pardon our dust as we work toward our official launch next week.
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Monotype Releases Gill Sans OpenType Pro
Gill Sans'® Original Publisher Introduces Complete OpenType Range
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Review:The Elements Of Typographic Style, version 2.5
Eloquent and beautfully designed reference a must for the serious type student and designer
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Typography Links Are Live
Type links now available at Designorati:Typography
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The August 2005 Microsoft Acrylic Community Technology Preview (CTP)
When it was announced in 2003 Microsoft had purchased Expression along with its innovative skeletal strokes technology from Creature House, long-time Expression users, as well as those looking forward to the release of the professional animation program Living Cels, which was in beta at the time, were understandably concerned about the future of the programs. There is still no news on Living Cels, but Expression is alive and well in the form of Microsoft Acrylic.
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Fontcraft Assists Hurricane Relief
Digital typefounder donates proceeeds of font sales to Red Cross, Baton Rouge Food Bank
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Welcome To Typography
The official inaugural post on Designorati:Typography
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Announcing the debut of the Cartography Topic on Designorati
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A Vista Full of Longhorns and Leopards
Microsoft will give a new Vista to its users, Apple a new processor.
With the development of Microsoft Vista, previously called Longhorn, Windows users will see many of the clues from Mac OS X. Many features are said to be similar to Apple’s operating system and will go beyond it. However, if Microsoft’s new baby will have OS X look-alike features, Mac users might be able to run Windows in its entirety through an OS X interface with Apple’s decision to use Intel processors. And don’t forget that this will mean a new operating system for Apple too: OS X Leopard. You can read more in this article: OS X Leopard to Be Compatible With Windows Applications?
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Borrowed Logos: A Symptom of Market Void?
Cheap pre-made logos can seem to be small companies’ saviour. But their company image, not being backed up by proper marketing research, could be at risk
Many people in the design world might have probably heard about the dispute involving LogoWorks. Some of the logos presented by LogoWorks seemed to have been used and owned by other companies.
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Some people might wonder what the difference is between InDesign and Illustrator. The two programs have some similar features, but they are geared towards different aspects of Desktop Publishing.
While there are plenty of articles about Quark VS InDesign, I often see questions about the difference between Illustrator and InDesign.
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Exactly what is Desktop Publishing and how does it relate to Graphic Design and to you as a creative mind?
Desktop Publishing can be explained as the use of a computer and software to create literature such as leaflets, magazines, brochures, and so on. Desktop Publishing software allows you to combine text and graphics in different ways to deliver the message you want to get across with your literature.
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How a Camera and Film Company Changed its Stripes, From the Inside-Out
Paul Giambarba was Polaroid’s in-house Art Director, and later a consultant, from the late-50s through the late-70s. In that time, he helped redevelop their brand to better compete with the likes of Kodak and created a identity recognized the world over. Giambarba, a writer and lecturer with many credits to his name, has chronicled his story in The Branding of Polaroid, 1957 – 1977, a blog devoted to the face of Polaroid many of us have come to know.
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About: Designorati:Typography
Established September 2005
Words communicate. Before there were words, however, there had to be letters.
Type does more work than merely forming words. Every type face has weight, mood, import, and emotional impact. For centuries, since the time of Gutenberg and the monks who hand lettered before him, Type has changed and evolved, influenced by natural and artificial sources. Styles have ebbed and flowed.
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