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A copywriter can copy the copy he writes by making a carbon copy using carbon paper . You can also send a carbon copy by email, sort of. You may think you know what a copywriter does and what copy means but dig deeper to find their connection with desktop publishing. And carbon paper? Some of you may never have actually used it but it's still in use even in these post-typewriter days. Read Full Story
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We often spend a lot of time choosing fonts, colors, and the perfect pictures for our desktop publishing projects. But we all have our own preferences and biases. Even our choice of text alignment or how we crop a photo can say one thing in our mind but come across in a totally different way to someone else. So what can we do if we can't please everyone? Read Full Story
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Did you make any desktop publishing resolutions for 2012? If I may make a suggestion (resolutions work any time of year) how about brushing up on your writing skills , creating some cool new personal projects with QR codes , and expanding your desktop publishing vocabulary. The topics we covered this month will get you off to a good start. Read Full Story
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Is it just me or do you find yourself sometime poking your finger at the monitor on your desktop or laptop? As an iPhone and iPad user I've grown so accustomed to swiping my finger across the screen or tapping an icon or the on-screen keyboard that it took me several minutes to figure out why my lately underutilized netbook wasn't responding. Oops! Read Full Story
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As designers we may sometimes have to deal with the legalities of using pictures of paper money in ads or other print projects. But here's another artistic endeavor that features money portraits. If you've got money to burn, I suppose this a more creative way to do it. Check out Creative Agency Creates Detailed Money Portraits at Oddity Central. Read Full Story
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Do you keep a sketchbook of ideas? Do you like the idea of peeking over the shoulder of famous designers to see what they put into their sketchbooks? Read Full Story
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How would you choose colors for a company that deals in a product that is pretty much just black ? A reader poses just such a question, asking in part:
"I recently read your article about color symbolism to represent your business. ... I was interested in your opinion as to what color combinations go well for a company that deals with welding a lot of black iron! "
The company does decorative iron fabrication for gates, fences, etc. The product is black but our reader is looking for a... Read Full Story
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Back in October I did a series of articles and tutorials on QR Codes that focused primarily on the business use of these little black and white blocks. But individuals can create and use QR codes as well. Read Full Story
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Design, just like writing, is about communication. While most designers don't consider themselves writers, writing is a large part of what we do. After more than a decade writing about graphic design and desktop publishing I identify myself as a writer more often than as a designer. That wasn't always the case. Yet even in my earliest days of doing design work I was writing regularly. Like me, you probably wrote and rewrote your own brochure. You probably write letters or email to clients... Read Full Story
