Archive: 2007 February

Entry-level live web version answers competition from Microsoft, Google In an article on CNet News...

2007-Feb-28 | Samuel John Klein | Filed: Photoshop | News

I’ve yet to write a review of the much-anticipated Photoshop Lightroom 1.0, but Macworld.com has put one out there for us. Macworld...

2007-Feb-27 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: News

Oregon’s Saif Corporation implements logo and branding meant to express the market it serves In the state of Oregon, the leader in workers’ compensation insurance is the oddly-spelled SAIF Corporation (the name originating from the acronym for State Accident Insurance Fund), an organization which began as a state agency and, by the company’s own history, helped its first injured workier in 1914...

2007-Feb-22 | Samuel John Klein | Filed: Graphic Design | Features

The GetHuman Project is a volunteer Website devoted to improving the quality and speed of telephone support and service systems in the US...

2007-Feb-19 | Pariah S. Burke | Filed: Creative Culture | Features

Any new technology carries a learning curve, as demonstrated in this YouTube video, “Introducing the Book.” View full-sized

2007-Feb-18 | Pariah S. Burke | Filed: Creative Culture | Features

Consumer Reports does a comparison that will open your eyes: A personal reaction We don’t know about you, dear reader, but to us, whether writing, editing, or even double-clicking the QuarkXPress icon, work just doesn’t happen unless we have a little of Vitamin C (that’s caffeine, of course) coursing through our body...

2007-Feb-14 | Samuel John Klein | Filed: Creative Culture | Features

Aiming for satisfying the needs of the aging and visually impaired, the APH produces a font designed to be readable. Did they miss the mark slightly? Eyes: not all are created equal...

2007-Feb-13 | Samuel John Klein | Filed: Typography | Reviews

As part of a District initiative the well-known taxi zone map is redesigned for improved clarity and communication Traveling by taxi in Washington, DC is different from just about any major city one might know...

2007-Feb-11 | Samuel John Klein | Filed: Cartography | Reviews

Free digital collection showcases antique map images from noted late-19th C. scholar John H.W...

2007-Feb-10 | Samuel John Klein | Filed: Cartography | Features

Corel is now shipping the next generation of Painter: Painter X! Painter X has new features including the new RealBristle™ Painting System and new composition tools, and a printed user guide...

2007-Feb-07 | Sara Froehlich | Filed: Illustration | News

PRESS RELEASE Next-Generation Art Studio Delivers a Natural Painting & Illustration Experience Unmatched by Any Other Software Ottawa, Canada, February 6, 2007 - Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL; TSX:CRE) today announced that Corel® Painter(TM) X, the world’s most powerful painting and illustration software, is now available for pre-order from www...

2007-Feb-06 | Pariah S. Burke | Filed: Illustration | News

Learning with pictures rather than words is the philosophy of In Pictures, and they have recently launched a line of free online tutorials on Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver, and more...

2007-Feb-05 | Sara Froehlich | Filed: Graphic Design | Web Design | News

Corel is pleased to announce that CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 has been Certified for Windows Vista - the first full featured graphics suite to achieve certification status...

2007-Feb-05 | Sara Froehlich | Filed: Illustration | News

I spoke with Mike Soucie, Electric Rain CEO, to discuss the announcement of the STANDOUT presentation application and the strategy behind the product...

2007-Feb-04 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Photoshop | Features

Electric Rain has announced the release of STANDOUT, a presentation application that makes PowerPoint look like Print Shop

2007-Feb-01 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Have You Seen

Electric Rain, a company known for motion graphics software for video and the web, has announced the release of STANDOUT, a presentation application that makes PowerPoint look like Print Shop...

2007-Feb-01 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Graphic Design | News