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Scanning Around With Gene: Conventional Badges of Honor
Written by Gene Gable on September 4, 2008
Whether political, religious or commercial, there's one thing about conventions that hasn't changed over the years: Everyone gets a badge.
TypeTalk: Ellipsis Etiquette
Written by Ilene Strizver on September 3, 2008
What is an ellipsis, and how do you make one?
Scanning Around with Gene: Dinner Time Is TV Time
Written by Gene Gable on September 1, 2008
Easy-to-prepare meals, folding tables, and the television converged to move Americans away from the dinner table and into the living room.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of September 1, 2008
Written by Shellie Hall on August 31, 2008
Save dollars when switching software, round corners quickly, and catch a photographic revolution at its beginning.
TypeTalk: Small Caps in Illustrator
Written by Ilene Strizver on August 27, 2008
Illustrator not only squirrels away your access to an OpenType font’s true-drawn small caps in an odd location, but it also has some unwelcome small-caps behavior. Here's how to find the caps and fix the conduct.
Get Creative Video: News for the week of August 25th, 2008
Written by Shellie Hall on August 24, 2008
Apply Photoshop filters to grayscale images, get your color freak on, ID fonts, and use your iPhone no matter what.
Scanning Around with Gene: The Best Type Book with No Typesetting
Written by Gene Gable on August 21, 2008
The 1927 edition of Studio Handbook by Samuel Welo is 233 pages of beautiful type and timeless design advice. Only this book comes with a twist – every page was hand-lettered by Welo.
TypeTalk: Say No to Word's AutoFormatting
Written by Ilene Strizver on August 20, 2008
Microsoft Word may think it's being helpful when it automatically formats your text with numbers, bullets, hyperlinks, and so on. But if you've had enough, here's how to take control.
Get Creative Video: News for the week of August 18th, 2008
Written by Shellie Hall on August 17, 2008
Recreate the Olympic Rings in Adobe Illustrator, see the best -- and worst -- of past Olympic logos, and find winning inspiration from several sources.
Scanning Around with Gene: Three Cheers for Good Old Dad!
Written by Gene Gable on August 14, 2008
The discovery of a small envelope full of cherished memories can provide important clues to someone's life. Especially if they were saved by your father.
TypeTalk: Character Reference
Written by Ilene Strizver on August 14, 2008
Quiz time! Can you tell the difference between a character and a glyph?
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of August 11, 2008
Written by Shellie Hall on August 10, 2008
Get free cheat sheets, a place in the Hall of Fame, and easier file sending. Plus, capture a Web sit in Acrobat.
TypeTalk: Must-Have Symbols for Audio Packaging
Written by Ilene Strizver on August 6, 2008
The sound recording copyright symbol is a must for many CD and DVD packages. Yet it's hard to find in fonts. Here's how and where to track it down.
Scanning Around With Gene: How to Look Like a Real Photographer
Written by Gene Gable on August 5, 2008
There was a time not so long ago when taking a picture meant holding the camera in front of your face, not at arm's length.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of August 4, 2008
Written by Shellie Hall on August 3, 2008
Add keywords in Adobe Bridge, share files across systems and computers, publish iWeb sites easily, and play with color.
Scanning Around With Gene: The Almost-Lost Art of Decal Printing
Written by Gene Gable on July 31, 2008
Still active on the North Side of Chicago, Duro Art Supply has a rich graphic history dating back to the early 1940s, when its all-lacquer transfer decals were state-of-the-art.
TypeTalk: Converting QuarkXPress Files in InDesign
Written by Ilene Strizver on July 30, 2008
On its own, InDesign can't open QuarkXPress 5, 6, and 7 files. But don't worry, you don't have to recreate everything from scratch, thanks to a handy little plug-in.
Get Creative Video: News for the Week of July 28, 2008
Written by Shellie Hall on July 27, 2008
Resources for InDesign users, Photoshop lovers, photo shooters, and PDF editors.
Scanning Around With Gene: You Meet the Nicest People on the Train
Written by Gene Gable on July 24, 2008
Thanks to high gas prices and an airline industry in turmoil, more and more people are returning to train travel. But are passengers still dressing for dinner and wearing fancy hats?
TypeTalk: Measure for Measure, Typographically Speaking
Written by Ilene Strizver on July 23, 2008
Why would a type blog focus on a Roman statesman and a variety of quartz? You'll have to read on to find out.