| 731 | Introduction to Calligraphy Preview: The ancient art of Calligraphy originated from the Chinese culture which is regarded as the most sublime form of art. It is not only a practical technique for writing Chinese characters, but also a unique Oriental art of expression and a branch of learning or discipline as well. As a branch of learning it is rich in content, including the evolutio... (more) Published By: Paul Hood Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 732 | Getting your Digital Images Printed the Way You Want It Preview: A typical problem besetting many print jobs is when the desired output is not what one gets. Miscommunication and inadequate planning is a big contributor to this problem. To avoid wasting time, money and effort, outline steps that can be taken prior to the print job itself. Julian A. Foster, Jr. drove home a really important point with his high... (more) Published By: Paul Hood Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 733 | How to Make a Memorable Presentation Preview: Know what, there’s nothing annoying about the people in computer ads. They’re just taking advantage of the latest technologies and software applications that make their jobs easier to handle and manage yet provide them with quality and professional results. At least, they’ll not spend most of their time in doing their tasks and still, be able to c... (more) Published By: Nashville Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 734 | On Photorealism Preview: American photorealist Audrey Flack has once said and I quote, “There is an instinct for realism, a powerful drive to reproduce oneself. The fascination of photorealistic paintings lies partly in their apparent replication of life, but these are not merely replications. These paintings are often out of life scale, varying from over life-size to und... (more) Published By: Nashville Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 735 | The Art of Feathering in Photoshop Preview: Some people are startled on how wonderful images look with blurred edges. They certainly don’t know how easy it is to do it. It is called a feathered edge in Photoshop (PS). You can put in many feathered images together to get a wonderful collage that melts seamlessly together using the Octagonal and Rectangular tool or the Lasso Tools in PS. F... (more) Published By: Nashville Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 736 | A Graphic Designer's Top Ten Resolutions for 2005 Preview: When we were still kids, we always looked forward to the New Year’s Day to prepare our resolutions. Others really use these resolutions to guide them all throughout the year. But I didn’t have that love for resolution-making. I know that I’ll not be able to live by it so I’d rather not take time to do such thing. Anyway, I’ve learned that a graphi... (more) Published By: Nashville Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 737 | The Worn Out Effect Preview: A lot of people are fascinated just by looking at a photograph with a distressed effect. Perhaps they feel the melancholy that it wants to convey. Perhaps they are amazed on how it is done. Perhaps they wonder what makes it special…. I once visited an article by David Nagel entitled Photoshop Compositing, I can say that it was awesome. The transf... (more) Published By: Maricon Williams Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 738 | Zero Duty: Channel Seeks Clarity Preview: Back in June this year, when 360 Magazine first mooted the question about the impact zero duty will have on the Indian IT industry, most just shrugged it off. For most manufacturers and distributors this was something too far off in the future to worry about. But 360 Magazine’s Anniversary issue on the topic did set the industry thinking. This tim... (more) Published By: Stanley Mekkattu Glancy Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 739 | Photoshop's Got a New Plug In: Eye Candy 5 Nature Preview: There's a new plug-in in town. Remember the Alien Skin filters series? The same developers were the ones who made a blockbuster out of the XenoFex and Eye Candy 4000. Now the latest in the series of Alien Skin, Eye Candy 5: Nature is a set of 10 plug-in filters for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Jasc Paint Shop Pro and Macromedia Fir... (more) Published By: Granny's Mettle Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 740 | About: “Photoshop Secret of the Pros” Book Preview: Photoshop Tennis?!?! It’s actually discussed in the book, Photoshop Secrets of the Pros. For those who have no idea about this thing, here’s a brief overview – in Photoshop Tennis, two designers take on one another over the Internet over a 10 round or 'volley' period. In each volley, the designer either creates a new theme in the initial volley, o... (more) Published By: Nashville Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 741 | Why do We have eBooks? Preview: The Internet has become the leading information portal because of its ease-of-use and reliability. It provides us with comprehensive information on almost all aspects of our lives such as foods, fashion trends, lifestyle, politics, economics, entertainment and a lot more. Also, different establishments are now doing business transactions online be... (more) Published By: Nashville Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 742 | Printing 101 Preview: Today’s printing presses can do many more things quicker than the early presses. The long ones print lots of colors all at once. The smaller ones print black only. The biggest, tallest presses are the ones responsible in making newspapers, magazines and comic books we read. Some presses can print both sides of the page at the same time. And some c... (more) Published By: Maricon Williams Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 743 | PRINTING YOUR WAY TO A GREEN EARTH Preview: When we say new technology the first word that pops in our minds is computer. Computer dominates our planet. The next word to associate computer is printer. In almost all industries, a computer without printer is useless because printer does the ultimate output of your work. Before reading Jennifer Proia’s article I never knew that the ink used i... (more) Published By: Blur Lorena Submitted: 27 January,2005 |
| 744 | The Homemaker’s Idea Company selects gomembers’ trak solutions Preview: [Herndon, VA] --- gomembers, Inc. (http://www.gomembers.com) is proud to announce that The Homemaker’s Idea Company (THIC: http://www.homemakersidea.com has selected gomembers’ industry leading meetingtrak™ and etrak software solutions to manage its extensive meeting and events program. “Both meetingtrak and etrak are widely used by professional ... (more) Published By: gomembers, Inc. Submitted: 28 January,2005 |
| 745 | gomembers’ meetingtrak™ receives high marks from West Chester University Preview: [Herndon, VA] --- gomembers, Inc. (http://www.gomembers.com) announced this week that West Chester University (WCU: http://WCU: www.wcupa.edu) has selected gomembers’ meetingtrak/ce software solution for its meetings and continuing education program management. The gomembers meetingtrak solution is the most comprehensive and flexible meeting manag... (more) Published By: gomembers, Inc. Submitted: 28 January,2005 |
| 746 | How to Create Well Represented Logos Preview: Creating a well-designed logo is a must for all businesses who want to enhance its image. A good logo adds a professional look to letterhead, business cards and marketing materials. It's important for your logo to be unique and appropriate to your business. With this in mind, you can consider seeking the services of a graphic designer well-versed... (more) Published By: Paul Hood Submitted: 28 January,2005 |
| 747 | Valerie Kirschenbaum's "Goodbye Gutenberg" Preview: Truly, color is what makes our lives exciting. This might be the reason why Valerie Kirschenbaum has written and designed a masterpiece known as “Goodbye Guttenberg” containing pages that are undeniably delightful to behold. It presents 860 gorgeous, full color images from the great art and manuscript traditions of the world. The book was printed... (more) Published By: Nash Ville Submitted: 28 January,2005 |
| 748 | The Canvas for the Perfect Printing Masterpiece Preview: Making the right choice of media for printing is a must if you want to have a great output. Having a good working knowledge of the best materials to use for your printing needs will spell the success of your project. On the other side of the coin, lack of know-how is likely to cause disaster. Fortunately for printing dummies, there are guides out ... (more) Published By: Paul Hood Submitted: 28 January,2005 |
| 749 | National Electrical Contractors Association ignites a spark with gomembers’ QRD Preview: [Herndon, VA] --- gomembers, Inc. (http://www.gomembers.com) is pleased to announce that the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA: http://www.necanet.org) has chosen gomembers’ QRD (Query, Reporting and Data Extraction) software solution. “As a strategic reporting tool, QRD delivers reports using a simple to access format with a mod... (more) Published By: gomembers, Inc. Submitted: 28 January,2005 |
| 750 | Shaner Company chooses gomembers’ membertrak™ solution Preview: [Herndon, VA] --- gomembers, Inc. (http://www.gomembers.com) is pleased to announce that the Shaner Company (SC: http://www.shaneco.com), has chosen gomembers’ membertrak solution to manage its membership and meetings functions. “membertrak was designed to provide the capabilities and features required to manage an organization’s existing members... (more) Published By: gomembers, Inc. Submitted: 28 January,2005 |