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New Tools in Adobe InDesign 1.5: Jul 1, 2001; from InDesign 1.0/1.5: Visual QuickStart Guide, by Sandee Cohen

Nikita Prokhorov’s Ambigram of the Month: A Chain Ambigram: Oct 31, 2013; Nikita Prokhorov shows how you can take an ambigram and give another layer of meaning that represents it not only visually, but also conceptually.

Nikita Prokhorov’s Ambigram of the Month: Easy/Hard: Apr 11, 2013; Nikita Prokhorov, author of Ambigrams Revealed: A Graphic Designer's Guide To Creating Typographic Art Using Optical Illusions, Symmetry, and Visual Perception, takes you through his process of creating an ambigram for easy/hard.

Nikita Prokhorov’s Ambigram of the Month: Father: Jun 15, 2013; In honor of Father's Day, Nikita Prokhorov, author of Ambigrams Revealed: A Graphic Designer's Guide To Creating Typographic Art Using Optical Illusions, Symmetry, and Visual Perception, offers an array of ambigrams internationally dedicated to Dad.

Nikita Prokhorov’s Ambigram of the Month: Liberty: Sep 11, 2013; One definition of Nikita Prokhorov's latest ambigram—liberty—is "a violation of rules or a deviation from standard practice," which is an excellent definition of ambigrams themselves.

Nikita Prokhorov’s Ambigram of the Month: Practice Makes Perfect: Jan 23, 2014; Regardless of your individual approach or what field you happen to work in, practice always makes perfect, as Nikita Prokhorov shows you in his latest ambigram.

Nikita Prokhorov’s Ambigram of the Month: Unity: Jul 16, 2013; Nikita Prokhorov, author of Ambigrams Revealed: A Graphic Designer's Guide To Creating Typographic Art Using Optical Illusions, Symmetry, and Visual Perception, honors the city of Boston with his latest ambigram, Unity.

Nine Rules for Creating Good XML: Mar 7, 2008; HTML allows you to be a little lax, but XML is a sterner taskmaster. James J. Maivald and Cathy Palmer have come up with nine simple rules that will help you to create well-formed XML every time.

Nonlinear Animation: Oct 12, 2001; One of the biggest recent advances in animation is nonlinear animation (NLA), which allows animators to think and create above the level of the keyframe. George Maestri looks at the nuances of NLA in this article.

Not Just for the Faint of 'Art': Learning 3D Basics in Photoshop CS4: Jun 8, 2009; Andrew Faulkner presents this tutorial on how to use the 3D capabilities of Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended.

Object Styles in Adobe InDesign CS4: May 11, 2009; Text isn’t the only element that makes up an InDesign layout, nor is it the only asset in a project to which you can assign multiple attributes. Frames, shapes, and strokes—collectively known as objects—potentially have at least as many attributes as text.

One Process Fits All: Oct 5, 2001; A single, comprehensive workflow can be incorporated and adapted by all web development teams: a set of core steps that apply to all projects. One process -- the Core Process -- fits all, with a focused emphasis on the specific needs of redesign.

Online Game Marketing and Distribution Concerns: Retail Box, Download, or Both?: Apr 18, 2003; Jessica Mulligan and Bridgette Patrovsky, authors of "Developing Online Games: An Insider's Guide," provide an insightful, insider's view of marketing online games.

Open Lightroom Photos as Smart Objects in Photoshop: Jul 29, 2008; Martin Evening wanted to merge a couple of images, while still being able to edit their Lightroom Develop settings from Photoshop. He found the solution in the Smart Objects feature as he explains here.

Optimizing Raw Workflow with Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Camera Raw 7: Apr 23, 2012; This article will give you a taste of how powerful Adobe Camera Raw 7 is, by taking one shot from a series of bracketed exposures (originally used for HDR imaging), and restoring the important details in both the highlight and shadow regions.

Optimizing Your Flash MX 2004 Workspace and Revealing Hidden Features: Nov 13, 2003; Let Robert Hoekman, Jr. show you the keys to Flash MX 2004 workspace organization, and discover a few cool features along the way.

Organize and Rate Your Images in Aperture: Aug 4, 2006; Organizing images is one of a photographer’s most time-consuming and important tasks. You need to be able to quickly and easily find the image you need for a particular client or job. And the larger your image collection, the greater the challenge. Another critical task is evaluating images—judging not only their composition and aesthetic value but also the quality of the shots, including focus, lighting, and exposure. With Aperture, it’s easy to organize and rate images in a seamless process, and in this lesson you'll learn how.

Organize Your Images With iPhoto: Dec 29, 2006; There are two types of people when it comes to photos. First are the Martha Stewart types who manage to organize every picture into precious handmade albums constructed of used tissues and old grocery bags. Then there are the rest of us, who dump our pictures in a box, and that's if we remember to develop the film in the first place. In this chapter, Adam Engst focuses on iPhoto's organizational features. Some require a little effort, but even with no work, your digital photo collection will be far better organized than the box in the closet.

Organizing Your Photos with the Library Module in Adobe Lightroom: May 26, 2006; The first module you wind up using in Adobe Lightroom is usually the Library module—it’s where you go to sort and organize your photos. This chapter will help you get started with this fun and useful feature.