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ReadyImages: New Image Service for Corporate Presentations
iStockphoto for corporate presentations
Artbeats: HD Stock Video & Textures
Color Oracle previews color blindness
Bracketeer combines bracketed photos
50 Sets of Free Photoshop Brushes
Cumulus: mega-asset manager
Studio Lettering Collection from House Industries
Design Parts Sourcebook: Rock and Street Culture
Photoshop Lady: Photoshop tutorials
Tips:
•The Key to Successfully Open Files Downsaved from QuarkXPress and InDesign
Sponsor:
iStockphoto.com

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CS4 Trial Versions Now Available
Pantone GOE Libraries for Creative Suite 4
QuarkXPress 8.01 Update
10 Million Photos from Life Magazine
Verbatim’s Movie-Reel DVD-Rs & 45-RPM CD-Rs
Verbatim’s Archival DVDs
Join AIGA
Pantone’s 2009 Color of the Year
Tips:
• Preview Sharpening in Camera Raw
• Better Grayscale Photos in CMYK
• Save All Open Documents in InDesign
• QuarkXPress 8 Tip: The "Local Formatting" ToolTip
Sponsor:
iStockphoto.com

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RAM: Cheap Speed Booster
CreativeTechs: Free Information & Inspiration
Free On-Demand Webinars: Color for Creatives
DropCopy
Mister Retro’s Permanent Press
Nik Silver Efex Pro
Pentawards: Packaging Award Winners
Tips:
• Always Read the Fine Print
• Redefine Symbols in Illustrator
• Quickly Change View Percentage
• Zoomify Your Photos
Sponsor:
iStockphoto.com

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Selected Ways to Learn Adobe Creative Suite 4:

Video:
Total Training
Lynda.com

Reviews:
Macworld
CreativePro.com
Ars Technica
Design Tools Monthly’s CS4 New Features overview

Websites:
James Dempsey’s list at Macworld
Free CS4 Superguide

Other Topics:
Book: QuarkXPress 8: Production Tricks and Experts’ Tips
Inside Digital Design show
ImageFramer: Realistic Mats and Frames
Phantasm
Suitcase Fusion 2
64 Years of Presidential Commercials
Tips:
• View First Page Separate from Spreads in Acrobat
• Make Multiple Frames the Same Height or Width in InDesign
• Helpful Adjustment Presets in Photoshop
Sponsor:
iStockphoto.com

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$25 Gift Subscriptions to Lynda.com
Canvastic for Young People
Pando Sends Up To 1 GB Files for Free
Blow Up 2
Genuine Fractals 6
StuffIt Expander 13
Quick Look Filter for QuarkXPress Documents
Navigate the Image Grid in BrightQube
Tips:
• Make a PDF Form in InDesign or QuarkXPress
• Select and Distribute Guides in InDesign
• Reselect in Photoshop
Sponsor:
iStockphoto.com

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