04 Jul Video Tips for Your Marketing Campaigns
Tips for adding video to your marketing campaigns...
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06 Jun The best web hosting for speed, safety, support and staging
The best web host is not the most expensive. The best is the one that is convenient, fast, reliable, secure and can help me when I need it....
19 Jan Make Variable Artwork for Magazines & Newsletters with InDesign
Adobe InDesign is been the kingpin of layout software.
That's a bold statement. But having used every version of Quark, Pagemaker and InDesign since 2000, I can say that InDesign CC is more powerful as well as easier to use than any other.
30 Nov eBooks and ePublishing Formats
An ebook is a catch-all term for a file that can be read on an electronic device, such as a desktop computer, a laptop, a tablet, a phone, or an e-reader like the Kindle® or Nook®....
03 Nov History and Styles of Graphic Design
Egyptian temples were filled with graphic art. Medieval navigation maps were full of symbols and imagery. Graphic design is not a new concept. The term itself may have been first coined in 1922, but graphic design has existed since the earliest cave art. The Middle Ages and the Renaissance saw the heavy use of heraldry--the armour, family, class, rank and pedigree. Cattle branding was used to show ownership and quality.
20 Sep Making your documents accessible
Accessible documents means everyone can access the information through assistive technology. Making accessible documents means following good design and the MATLOC principles. Here is how....
07 Jun Sublime royalty-free music for your videos
Video is a wonderful tool, but what about the music? This post explores royalty-free options for use with your movies....
16 Aug Why I Dig Canva (and So Will You)
I cringed at first. I thought it was a gimmicky website that would replace elegant design work with awful DIY wallpaper and slowly wrest demand away from quality graphic designers. I wasn't keen. So I ignored it. To be honest, it didn't really grab my attention until veterans like Joan Stewart and Guy Kawasaki start promoting it. When those two get onto something, I listen. I tried it out. I liked it. Now I really dig Canva. Why?
11 Aug The Power of Interactive PDF
Adobe has created the interactive PDF and life need never be static again. Here's why it's wonderful (and a few things you should know)....