VectorScribe plugin for Adobe Illustrator now available!
Astute Graphics is proud to announce an amazing new vector creative plugin for Adobe Illustrator™, and it’s already caused a sensation. VectorScribe Designer and VectorScribe Studio are the ultimate vector toolkits for all designers and users of Adobe Illustrator CS3 to CS5. They allow you to edit and create vector artwork faster, smarter and dynamically through […]
printForum the conference scores big in the Windy City!
by guest blogger Dean Petrulakis of Rider Dickerson Thank you to all those who attended our first annual conference, printForum the conference! The attendance rate and response from the attendees was awesome! The conference included 11 carefully- crafted education sessions led by some of the most knowledgeable leaders in the industry, an amazing keynote speaker, […]
Phantasm CS Designer | Studio | Publisher V2 released
For immediate release Issued 17 March 2011 Phantasm CS Designer | Studio | Publisher version 2 released New 7 day trial version allows Adobe Illustrator™ users to fully sample new color and pre-press tools Astute Graphics (www.astutegraphics.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 2 for each Phantasm CS level; Designer, Studio and […]
LIVE! (on tape) From FESPA AMERICAS!
I had too many videos from FESPA Americas to post them all here so I created a YouTube Channel for PMC… ENJOY!!! http://www.youtube.com/user/PrintMediaCentr
14 examples of brands using interactive offline advertising
Digital marketing, communications and advertising isn’t now just restricted to the internet, especially as online channels continue to develop and merge into offline ones. For example, we’re seeing traditional advertising space, such as television and outdoor display evolving into digitally-driven platforms, like connected TV and electric billboards. Here are 14 truly great examples of where […]
Top 10 New Photoshop Mistakes
Photoshop is a tool which is used by photographers and graphic designers on almost every image we see. When used correctly Photoshop can make the ugly beautiful, the fat thin and the wrinkled smooth. However a number of what must be under skilled or hungover designers are being let loose on magazines and websites around […]
Replay Now Available: Adobe Webinar on PDF/VT
PrintMedia Centr was honored to host a webinar today presented by Mark Lewiecki – Senior Product Manager at Adobe on the upcoming PDF/VT technology that will shortly impact the Printing Industry, specifically regarding Variable Data, TransPromo, Direct Mail and the Digital Printing sector overall. A specific list of criteria for attendees was supplied to PMC […]
Sources of Graphic Design Inspiration
Graphic design schools can teach you all the top techniques to create brilliant designs, but if you don’t feel inspired where do you begin? Fortunately, the Internet can prove an excellent source of inspiration for both website and print designs. Here are some of the best sites you should check out: Raster: An Internet website […]
Dynagram enhances inpO2 PDF imposition for Acrobat
Dynagram, the leader in innovative imposition technologies, today announced the availability of an update for its inpO2 imposition solution for Adobe Acrobat. With a focus on productivity, the 3.6.2 includes enhanced PDF support as well as expanded features for automation, advanced step and repeat and more. inpO2 for Adobe Acrobat 8.0/9.0 is a modular imposition […]
Type printed in color or on color runs the risk of looking fuzzy, even illegible. Here's why it happens and how to avoid it.
The characters in the fonts we use have very distinct shapes, finely and painstaking delineated. When printed in solid colors—typically black—the shapes and subtleties of these characters can be reproduced with great fidelity. But when printed using screened colors—especially when using several inks—the edges of the characters are defined by a haze of dots rather […]
Markzware Announces Upgrade for FlightCheck With Adobe CS5 Support
Markzware (http://markzware.com), the leading developer and inventor of preflighting today announced an upgrade for FlightCheck, its popular preflighting solution. FlightCheck Professional v6.75 for Macintosh adds Adobe CS5 support for InDesign Creative Suite 5. This powerful upgrade gives printers, graphic designers and publishers the ability to preflight efficiently for printing quality control, avoiding costly production errors. […]
Markzware Releases Upgrade of QuarkXPress To InDesign (Q2ID v5) Now For Adobe Creative Suite 5!
Markzware (http://markzware.com), the leading developer of preflighting, data extraction and conversion software today released an upgrade of Q2ID v5 (Quark to InDesign), its highly-acclaimed file conversion plug-in for adobe. Q2ID v5 is a quick, easy and affordable method for migrating QuarkXPress content into a new Adobe InDesign document. Macintosh is now available This new version […]