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Understated, Humanist, Sans- and Great with Fish

Designed by Jos Buivenga, Fontin Sans is a both a complete type family and completely free. You can do anything with it but sell it. Check it out.

Posted in Course Related, Education, Resources, Typography, Vocation & Profession

Slide into Digital

Dad: “Oh, [honey/sport] you’ve got a scanner, right?”
You: “Um, yeah.”
Dad: (holding a box) “Can you scan these so I can give copies to Uncle Alfonse at the Fourth of July bbq.”
You: (assuming he means 12-20 photos) “Sure. No problem.”
Dad: “I’ve got a few more of these boxes in the garage…”

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Moveable Feast, The Morning After

Inspiration, that quick breath of insight, aligns not with clocks or calendars. How then should one build a creative career? How will deadlines be met? How can deliverable schedules even be written? It’s all a bit like whispering to no

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Google Docs Support for Adobe CS

The major Adobe Creative Suite print programs, including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Bridge, are now fully supported in Google Docs. For web designers Dreamweaver compatibility is also currently available, but Fireworks and Flash are still lacking. No word on CS5 integration.

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Your Screen Lies.

You can soft-calibrate your Mac OSX computer’s monitor color without fancy gizmos or excessive cost. But wait! There’s more! Once you see just how little your screen represents printed reality you will come to the realization that, like a philandering politician, your screen lies.

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