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Adobe creative mobile apps

elaine — Wed, 04 May 2011 19:24:21 +0000

I’m excited about Adobe’s new creative mobile apps! I just attended an online session that talked not only about Adobe Ideas, which many of us are already aware use regularly, but three new Adobe Photoshop mobile apps – Adobe Eazel, Adobe Nav, and Adobe Color Lava. The cool thing I love about Adobe Ideas is [...]

I can name that movie in…

elaine — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:26:46 +0000

Are you a movie fanatic? How good are you at recognizing motion picture posters? Here’s your chance to test your skills. empireonline.com recently posted a movie poster quiz online. They give you one letter from the poster – you guess the poster. Give it a shot!

Check it out: Vintage Ad Browser

elaine — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:56:23 +0000

If you’re into the history and art of advertising, you’ve got to check out the online Vintage Ad Browser. Here, you can explore ads from the 1800s to modern day. It’s quite entertaining!

INSPIRE: Adobe XD Online Publication

elaine — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:36:12 +0000

Adobe recently launched INSPIRE – A publication from the Adobe Experience Design team. The content on the site comes from the designers on the Adobe XD team, who have unique histories and perspectives on design. The publication contains articles and videos on design topics related to Adobe products. After each article (or video), the site [...]

VueScan celebrates its 10th anniversary. Free upgrade to 8.5

elaine — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:46:35 +0000

We'd like to thank everyone who has purchased VueScan in the past by giving them a free upgrade to VueScan 8.5" says Ed Hamrick, President of Hamrick Software. ... Skew correction means that any document or photo that has been placed in the scanner slightly askew (rotated) can now be straightened from within VueScan, without the need to physically rotate the document or image and then rescanning.

Photoshop CS3 Mac OS X 10.5.3 file corruption workaround

elaine — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:05:40 +0000

Have you gotten bit by the Photoshop CS3 Mac OS X 10.5.3 file corruption bug? Here's a workaround that may work for you...

Decoding Design: A must have for all designers

elaine — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:59:02 +0000

Whether through deep personal exploration, or simply by being more in tuned to the world around them - they are aware of the patterns all around us and have harnessed these 'secret's and applied them in the world of graphic design. ... Never before has a designer taken the time to go through their process, and put it down in words in such an eloquent and explanatory fashion.

A big day for graphic designers, web developers and video professionals!

elaine — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:41:33 +0000

The Adobe Creative Suite 3 product line is finally announced! Now, let's take some time to look at the many new features we have at our disposal. Join elaine each day, as she talks about a new feature that has changed the way she works.

A personal invitation to my colleagues in Albuquerque and Santa Fe

elaine — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:22:13 +0000

A big day for graphic designers, web developers and video professionals. A whole new set of toys! Adobe launches Creative Suite 3

Visiting Jakob Nielsen

elaine — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:08:33 +0000

The bland world of usability.