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DT&G:   Vol. 16, Number 8,   August, 2006   ~   The eZine for Design, Typography, & Graphics   (since 1990)  

August: Back to Design School

It's that time again... back to school -- books, learning, new discoveries
      Last month we asked you to share some of your knowledge, and we received some good contributions from readers. Yes, there will be more in the months to come...

Back to (Design) School

Fred Showker Do you really have to go to school to learn more about design? Yes, it's best... but the next best thing is self-learning -- and here, Fred recommends the best books for visual communicators who want to go Back to (Design) School

How about Art, and the Creative Spirit?
Then Fred takes you on a visual extravaganza to help sharpen your creative edges, and introduce you to the pleasures of discovering art. Sez: "There's really nothing like a good gallery or museum to give you a shake and a creative shot in the arm" ... Looking for Art in all the right places

BEST MORE Photoshop, Photography & Multimedia books...
BEST MORE Web Design & Content Management Books

Photoshop School: Ink Outlines Filter

Ink outlinesSome Photoshop users just never get around to trying out the array of filters provided with the program. That's a shame. But follow along as Photoshop expert Roger Pring offers an interesting "drawn" line effect in combination with a background mottling that recalls the Sponge filter using Photoshop's Ink Outlines Filter

InDesign School: Grids into Complex Tables by merging

David Bergsland One of the common tasks desktop publishers encounter is the need to reproduce existing forms. Design & publishing expert David Bergsland shares this step-by-step tutorial for the best way to make Complex Tables in Adobe InDesign

Photography School: Realistic, complicated shadows in Photoshop

Shadows 20-year photo retouching veteran Glenn Honiball returns with another tutorial for building shadows -- creating a shadow for a more intricate object, then placing it into a landscape! Realistic, complicated shadows in Photoshop

DTP School: Spiral Binding with InDesign

Anne-Marie Concepcion A Design Cafe reader was dealing with printing a pocket booklet that needed the binding moved from 'center' between pages to the top. We came up with a solution, but then got some good advice from Anne-Marie Concepcion, the Design-Geek for Spiral Binding using Adobe InDesign

FALL FONTS FESTIVALGot Fonts?

yes, it's that time of year again -- next month we'll kick off our annual FALL FONTS FESTIVAL with anything and everything for lovers of fonts, type, typography, logotype, typographs, monograms, and more.
      Better yet, you can win some valuable prizes, perhaps even the all new "Fall Fonts Festival" just for sharing your reflections, tips, or treasures in fonts, and typography... make sure you register to WIN

Photo-Folio: Photo Opportunities?

Photo-Folio Finding great photo opportunities can be a challenge. But when a wonderful photo subject follows you around every day, all you have to do is realize when to shoot. Enjoy these delightful photos and commentary by Penina Finger, Design Professional from Atlanta, Georgia -- who doesn't have to search for the perfect photo subject ... this month's feature at Photo-Folio.com

Reviews: Movie Editing Made Easy...

Movie EditSo many people have written lamenting about the lack of movie-making products for Windows -- until the latest iteration of Movie Edit, from Magix, there wasn't. But now, Windows users, your time has come... get your hands on Movie Edit Pro

60-Seconds: AOL Gone Bad

60-seconds Here is the long and sad story of how spam and online crime have driven some ISPs to blind, extreme, measures which threaten the very usability of the internet. AOL, one of the world's longest trusted providers can no longer be trusted... sad but true. 60-Second Window #188 AOL Gone Bad

& ELSE...

This month's &Else includes: On The Job 2.1 Time Tracking Software * Dreamweaver 8 Missing Manual * Cashing in with Google * Search Engine Optimization for the Rest of Us * Multiply Ad Response * Chris Georgenes to teach Flash * ConceptDraw MINDMAP * and more &Else!

 

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Photoshop Questions Need Answers

Photoshop 911 has been overwhelmed with questions from readers -- looking for answers! If you are a Photoshop guru, we urge you to stop in and tackle some of the many Photoshop and Photoshop Elements questions from the Photoshop 911 Help Line. Help us Answer Questions from Readers

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Got Photoshop Questions? Who do you call?

Visit Photoshop 911's blog -- now you can comment on posts, and even lend a helping hand where needed... who do you call?

See: recent Photoshop FAQs

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

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