Welcome 2004
It was a great year!
We've put together a collection of the most sought-after articles from the 2003 pages of DTG. They were all fun, but these got the most number of readers and visits: 2003 Best of DTG
BEST OF 2003
Our Annual "BEST OF" Awards have been posted in all categories from Photoshop to Typography, to Web Design and Desktop Publishing. There's something for everyone in this year's line-up Best of 2003
Kick off 2004 with a Card Promotion
Promo, promo, promo... here we share some proven promotions that bring a lot of notoriety to your business! If you want to bring them in, just try these Promotion opportunities with creative cards...
New life to that old brochure?
Start your 2004 with a new look to a simple, inexpensive brochure. Get rid of that boring 8.5 x 11 three-fold and generate some excitement with some Creative Brochure Folding
Photoshop vs. Illustrator
When someone asked this question, we thought some explanation was in order! Which is BEST: Photoshop or Illustrator?
Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for Clubs
Pump some new life into that local civic organization or club with any or all of these resolutions... (this one is posted a bit early, actually it's for January, 2004 -- so you can pass it along during December!)... 60-Second Window #165Thoughts on Computing's Past
Naturally, when welcoming a new year we sometimes look back to where we've been. These two articles reach back to the dawn of the computing years, before the internet, and still ring true today.
- Cary Lu talks about Computing's Holy Wars
- James Redelfs: Personal Computer Software and Ethics
Web Site Critiques for January
Web designer and popular author/reviewer Mike Swope files these two site critiques: one claiming to be the "Best Stock Photography Site" -- and another where the site design possibly damages this iCi et la Photography site's very mission!
Then, reviewers Bennie C. Taylor and Fred Showker double-team a web site and tweak existing graphics and concept to improve the: "Air compressors in India" web site.
Feature Web Sites for January:
There are quite a few new sites this month, from standard business sites to a few you might just call bizarre... give them a look in the Web Reviews Department ->A New Kind of Threat
Dispite all the news about legal actions against spammers the online email marketing industry seems to have no end to creative methods of sucking email users into their webs -- you'd better watch out, they're coming to get YOU: Avoiding New Spam Traps
Why are my images jaggy?
Again and again people ask why their GIF files don't look so good... here, one surfboard site gets the real poop when we illustrate using Photoshop to fix those GIFs right
&Else News & Reviews
... including: Welcome 2004, The Year 2003 in DTG, BEST OF 2003, 2004 Monthly Prize Giveaways, Why are my images jaggy?, Web Site Critiques for January, Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for Clubs, Thoughts on Computing's Past, TaskCapture captures tasks, Photoshop vs. Illustrator, Photoshop 911 Call Reports, New life to that old brochure?, Kick off 2004 with a Card Promotion, Keyboard Milkshake, In the NEWS: TURBO PHOTO, In the NEWS: Let it Snow (In Photoshop), FontAgent Pro for Panther, Feature Web Sites for January, Convert raster images into a vector format?, Be sure to get a web critique, A New Kind of Threat
Photoshop 911 Call Reports
Here comes this month's batch of reports from the Photoshop 911 call line. The most interesting is how one user solves the problem of removing the background from multiple shots of a rotating product for a 3D video... there are seven others, and you'll want to read them all:In the Photoshop 911 FAQ department
Design: Best "Beginner" Design Books
here's the ultimate guide for anyone just starting in design, students, and old pros who want a shot-in-the-arm for superb graphic design... Graphic Design Student Book ListParticipate in your Design Center
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