• BBC Magazines Migrates to Adobe InDesign

    Press Release SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 31, 2004–Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced that BBC Magazines has adopted Adobe InDesign, Adobe’s award-winning layout and design software, to produce its portfolio of consumer magazines. Following a successful pilot with It’s Hot! Magazine in March 2003, BBC Magazines purchased 350 licenses and transitioned the majority of its 40…

  • QPS Arrives for QuarkXPress 6 and Mac OS X

    Press Release QuarkDispatch Server Certified to Run on Xserve G5 PARIS–(THE DESIGN WEBLOG)–Aug. 31, 2004–Quark Inc. today announced the release of Quark Publishing System 3 Classic Edition (QPS Classic 3), the next step in the development of the industry-leading software for professional publishing and editorial workflows. QPS Classic 3 provides full support for QuarkXPress 6…

  • Quark Expanding Efforts in Europe, Customer Relations

    Press Release PARIS–(THE DESIGN WEBLOG)–31 August, 2004–Since his appointment as president and CEO of Quark Inc. in January, Kamar Aulakh has helped Quark implement a series of actions to demonstrate the company’s desire to improve its relationships with customers. The company has changed policies and pricing, embraced new partners, and committed substantial resources to customer…

  • Quark Customers Help Redesign QuarkStore

    Press Release Quark Customers Help Redesign QuarkStore for Improved Online Shopping Experience DENVER–(THE DESIGN WEBLOG)–31 August, 2004–Feedback from Quark customers guided Quark”s redesign of its online shopping site, QuarkStore, which is now open and ready for business. Quark representatives acted on the advice of their customers. Now, new tools help customers track their orders and…

  • BREAKING NEWS: Munch’s “The Scream”, “Madonna” Stolen At GunPoint

    This morning in Oslo, Norway thieves stole Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” and “Madonna” at gunpoint. Munch painted four versions of “The Scream” in different media. Stolen this morning was the tempera and pastel on board. It and “Madonna” carry a combined value of $74 million USD.

  • QuarkXPress 6.5: A Show of Good Faith?

    Whether Quark regains the status of serious InDesign competitor or simply becomes to InDesign what PageMaker was to XPress–an aging but occassionally useful second stringer–will depend largely on what 6.5 holds. The half-step version needs to prove Quark’s commitment to the customer and what his work is about. The market needs from Quark a show…