Category: Creative Pro

  • Interview: David Blatner

    Mr. QuarkXPress turned Mr. InDesign, David Blatner is an interesting fellow. The QuarkVSInDesign.com exclusive interview with David Blatner. David Blatner In addition to writing articles and opinions on everything from OS X to graphic design, David Blatner is the author of more than a dozen books running the gamut from The Joy of Pi, Judaism…

  • Switching To InDesign, Service Providers Who Resist

    Over on the Design Weblog I answered some mail asking for advice for dealing with printers and service bureaus who don’t want you to switch to InDesign. Here’s a short excerpt: Switching To InDesign From Quark and Service Providers Who Won’t Take InDesign Files “ Service providers will adapt to InDesign. They don’t have a…

  • InEffects 1.0 for InDesign CS: An Electric Screwdriver

    If you already owned a complete set of manual screwdrivers, would you buy an electric with just the basic flat and Philips heads? InEffects 1.0 publisher: ALAP platform:   price: $99 usd rating: A Lowly Apprentice Productions (ALAP) just released the long-awaited InEffects 1.0 for InDesign 2 and CS. I first tinkered with InEffects last…

  • My New Project: The Magazine Design Blog

    The Magazine Design Weblog After weeks of planning, my new project, the Magazine Design Weblog, Weblogs, Inc.’s newest commercial blog, is live as of 9:00 PT this morning. I’m very excited about this new, first of its kind, weblog. The Magazine Design Weblog focuses on news, information, and opinions specific to the unique magazine publishing…

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  • Putting 40,000 Readers, One by One, on a Cover

    Variable Data Publishing (VDP) proof-of-concept puts a satellite photo of all 40,000 subscribers’ neighborhood on their individual copies of Reason magazine. The New York Times is carrying a story about Reason, the monthly Libertarian magazine. The June issue ofReason will arrive on subscribers’ doorsteps with a surprise on the cover: The subscriber’s house. Reason, June…

  • Greatest Post On Quark vs. InDesign Ever

    Would I like to see competition remain in the layout application market? Yes, whole-heartedly. Quark, Inc. only got as good as it did because it began as an upstart competitor to PageMaker. But I also believe in reaping what you sow. Quark, Inc. has stepped on its users and ignored them for so long because…

  • Apple: Going For The Jugular… And Cutting Its Own Throat

    In a graphic design group I recently got into a discussion about application choice on the Macintosh. During this discussion, in response to the accusation that, without Apple and competition, we would “be stuck in a Windows world,’ I said the following: “ Actually, Apple’s current direction is the biggest proponent for using Windows. Apple…

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  • Quark Starting To Care?

    In a comment on my post “I Shout ‘Quark Sucks!’ Loudest” Alan mentioned this survey. Apparently Quark, Inc. has finally taken its fists from over its ears and decided to ask customers what they think. With questions like, “Please give Quark an overall rating for performance in… Customer Service and Product value compared to price”…

  • Photoshop No Longer A Counterfeiting Tool?

    Aw, shucks! You can’t scan $20 USD bills into Photoshop any more. Interesting. Wired News: Copy No-No: Adobe and Uncle Sam “ Adobe acknowledged last week that its Photoshop CS digital editing package includes a “counterfeit deterrence system” designed to prevent users from accessing images of currency. When the counterfeit deterrence system detects an attempt…

  • Quark Opinions Cross The Pond

    Not only am I the top two hits on Google for “Quark Sucks”, but my opinions on the Quark-InDesign war are being quoted and referenced all over the place. My posts have been cited on several blogs, and I’ve even had correspondance from Adobe employees and former Quark employees send me correspondance regarding my editorials.…