InPreflight for Adobe InDesign Now Supports Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite

Zevrix Solutions has released a new version of InPreflight -- a compatibility update to its document preparation solution for Adobe InDesign. InPreflight is a powerful all-in-one solution to check InDesign documents, collect them for output and ship to final destination. InPreflight helps graphics and print professionals prevent costly mistakes by uncovering hidden problems, reduce production time and costs, as well as save disk space through smart batch-packaging. March 5, 2015

20th Annual Designing Women Celebration Too

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Okay, we've found some more for "Women's History Month"! Actually, some of these were sent in by readers, and we have several more to bring ing. Ladies and gentlemen, we present the 20th Annual Designing Women edition surf part TWO :

  • Marie Assénat : How much fun can you have?
  • Jessica Svendsen : real graphic design
  • Leta takes a unique point of view
  • Felicita Sala Italian playfulness
  • Nicole Miller-Wong
  • Amanda Jane Jones
  • and more to come!
February 28, 2015

A Pictorial tour through fashions of the 20th Century

As we embark on this year's "Women's History Month" someone mentioned that fashion plays a huge role in societal development -- and that some of the world's most beloved fashion designers are women! So we pulled from the Design-bookshelf's playbook and opened these books that follow a bit of the path of fashion. The samples we've included here are drawings or actual clip art that appeared in publications. They all give a visual waltz through the 19th and 20th centuries of fashion! Enjoy! February 25, 2015

Meet Lois van Baarle, illustrator, painter, teacher, animator and designing woman!

Every year one individual seems to stand out from the rest -- captivating our interest and admiration. In 2008 it was Luba Lukova; in 2010 it was Jessica Hische; ten years ago it was Nena Anderson -- there are many others, and they all have one thing in common. Beside their extraordinary talent they share a unique perspective of vision along with an entrepreneurial spirit that takes them to the top of their field! Lois van Baarle epitomizes those qualities -- and is our Designing Woman for March 2015! February 25, 2015

20th Annual Designing Women Celebration One

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March is "Women's History Month" and each year for the past twenty years, we've celebrated with a guided tour of some of the best designing women we could find in the world. Some of these were actually sent in by readers, others were discovered online by staff. . Ladies and gentlemen, we present the 20th Annual Designing Women edition surf 1 :

  • UN Women ad series reveals widespread sexism
  • Hallie McGee ~ Designer + Creative
  • How the Media Failed Women in 2013
  • Nicoz Balboa: Magical Mystery Wood
  • Anita Wasik : Divine Vision
  • Liz Clements : the fine pen
  • Three Designing Women
  • Luci Gutiérrez
  • Ena Cardenal
  • ... and more to come!
February 24, 2015

Your next favorite drawing program may very well be Candy Apple!

You've got to be pretty innovative to challenge the Adobe borg, but I'm hearing from lots and lots of people that Candy Apple has now become their favorite art app. February 18, 2015

Jeff, the GIF creating Mac app from Robots and Pencils

Jeff, is a new Yosemite Mac app that allows users to record their screen as a GIF and share it anywhere with Dropbox. Now any Mac user can visually share an idea in seconds. Hmmmm. Could be super helpful! November 30, 2014

All-In-One Mobile 3D Modeling App rivals 3D workstation software

Independent developer Michael L. Farrell has created Verto Studio 3D 2.0.1 for iPad, a massive update to his mobile 3D modeling app. Rivaling 3D software designed to run on desktop and notebook computers, Verto Studio 3D is a powerful and feature-rich app that combines sophisticated 3D modeling with an easy-to-use user interface. September 1, 2014

Major bundle : 1000s of Photoshop and Illustrator files / images for pennies each

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Help us celebrate the 20th Annual festival! We're giving away over $4,000 in stock, clip art, raster, vector resources for Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, for the paltry license fee of $69. The holidays are just around the corner -- here's Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and all kinds -- actually more than 1,000 -- vector and raster graphics files under several dozen catagories! How can you pass this up? August 30, 2014

GraphicConverter gets an upgrade, and a New Image Verifier

For over twenty years, Mac users everywhere have known Lemke Software GmbH and the software called GraphicConverter as a staple in the Mac toolbox -- and one of the most loyal, service oriented software developers in the industry. GraphicConverter was one of the first an most robust graphics programs to appear for the Mac. It started life as public domain and evolved into shareware. From its slideshow functions to supporting hundreds of formats, it's the best. Now there's an all new version August 28, 2014