Archive: 2008 September

I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now that Adobe announced Creative Suite 4 (CS4) today. Along with that news is the announcement of Contribute CS4, which allows users to edit content on webpages without Dreamweaver or HTML knowledge. Contribute is the product I recommend my clients when they need to be able to revise content for small- to mid-sized Web sites. I’ve had a beta copy of Contribute CS4 for a month but I haven’t had a chance to use it yet. However, a couple weeks ago I did get to see a demonstration of the app. At first glance there’s some very nice new features that will help streamline workflows and improve integration with other web technologies:

Read more on Contribute CS4: Workflow, In-Browser Editing, PDF Embedding and More…

2008-Sep-23 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: News | Web Design

Photoshop CS4 is making news for its use of graphics acceleration units (GPUs) for speedier performance. How will this affect your work?

2008-Sep-23 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: News | Photoshop | TOP STORIES

CS4 Web Standard includes four applications:

• Adobe Dreamweaver CS4
• Adobe Flash CS4 Professional
• Adobe Fireworks CS4
• Adobe Contribute CS4

I’ll concentrate on the first two programs in this first look. The following information is based on my experience using betas of the CS4 apps since July of this year.

Read more on First Impressions: Dreamweaver and Flash CS4…

2008-Sep-23 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: News | Web Design

CS4 Design Standard includes four applications:

• Adobe InDesign CS4
• Adobe Illustrator CS4
• Adobe Photoshop CS4
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro

Since Acrobat 9 isn’t new, I’ll concentrate on the first three programs in this first look. The following information is based on my experience using betas of the CS4 apps since July of this year.

Read more on First Impressions: InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop CS4…

2008-Sep-23 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Graphic Design | Illustration | News | Photoshop

Today, Adobe Systems announced Creative Suite 4 (CS4).

2008-Sep-22 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Graphic Design | Illustration | News | Photoshop | Web Design

As New York Fashion Week begins, Pantone once again releases the 10 hottest colors for the upcoming season. Download exclusive ready-to-use palettes of the Spring 2009 colors.

2008-Sep-05 | Pariah S. Burke | Filed: Features | Graphic Design | TOP STORIES

Serif releases four applications in the US, delivering solutions for page layout, graphics, photo editing and webpage creation.

2008-Sep-04 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Graphic Design | Illustration | Photoshop | Reviews | TOP STORIES | Web Design

If you shoot photographs of people, or want to improve your game in this regard, check out Rick Sammon's latest book.

2008-Sep-03 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Photoshop | Reviews

An interesting new link has shown up on the Adobe Systems Web site.

2008-Sep-02 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Graphic Design | Illustration | News | Photoshop | Web Design

Early this year I reviewed four books from Rocky Nook, an independent publisher partnered with O'Reilly. I have four more books to introduce to you.

2008-Sep-02 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Photoshop | Reviews | TOP STORIES

My coverage of Pantone's newest color system, Goe, raised some questions about the absence of CMYK in the color guides. Pantone has responded with the new GoeBridge coated guide as well as other products announced today.

2008-Sep-02 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Creative Culture | News | TOP STORIES