Pariah Burke's List: ___Design

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In March of 2015 Quark Software Inc. is expected to make available QuarkXPress® 2015, the next major version of Quark’s design and layout tool for print and digital publishing professionals. In addition to features already announced, including new 64-bit architecture and the top 10 most user-requested features, QuarkXPress 2015 will support PDF/X-4 output, the latest standard that allows better, faster printing. QuarkXPress 2015 will also continue to be sold as a perpetual license.

Publications have responded in vastly different ways in the wake of this morning's horrific shooting

Using the right filter is an important method to get noticed on Instagram. The five new filters—Slumber, Crema, Ludwig, Aden and Perpetua—are available on both the iOS and the Android app.

"How to Draw" is a collection of tutorials that will teach you everything from perspective basics to shading chrome.  Never picked up a pencil before? Fear not!  From simple line drawings to modern art and easy animations, we've got you covered.  All projects come from Instructables.com and contain pictures for each step so you can start your masterpiece today!

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Designers can be a difficult-to-buy-for bunch, so I scoured the Web (and my own wish list [hint, hint]) for gifts that help design­ers do their work, cel­e­brate cre­ativ­ity, and express them­selves as creatives. I came up with 33 amaz­ing designer gifts, and another 50 in two additional articles [linked from the main article].

It's that time of year again. There's fun to be had, but for now you're focused on what gifts to buy. A tough task for many, but it's especially tricky when it comes to finding that perfect gift for your designer friend or relative. Or maybe you're a designer stuck for what to put on your Christmas wishlist? Not to worry, I've put together a list of 28 awesome goodies and gadgets sure to put a smile on any designers face this Christmas.

I just don't want to see the same crap I've seen a million different times in a hundred different places. I don't want to create it either. I think, or at least I hope, that all designers aspire to create something from their own original thought. Something that might actually connect with someone or maybe something that inspires real behavior change. Something beautiful. But unfortunately, I don't think a lot of designers know how. The result is a series of unfortunate aesthetically offensive missteps. As a gesture of community service, I have compiled a short list of simple things that even decent designers know to be true, but the bad ones (you know who you are) need to hear.

“The acquisition of Fotolia will reinforce Creative Cloud’s role as the preeminent destination for creatives,” said David Wadhwani, senior vice president, Digital Media, Adobe. “Creative Cloud is becoming the go-to marketplace for the creative community to access images, videos, fonts and creative talent, through critical creative services like Fotolia and our new Creative Talent Search capabilities.”

This holiday season, don’t give an artist a kitschy thoughtless trinket – it will only reflect badly on you. If the person you’re seeking a gift for is of the artistic variety, they’ll appreciate something that shows you understand how important their art is to them, and even more so if your gift empowers them to do create in a way they haven’t before. That’s what the items on this list are all about – and some of them are under $20 too, so there’s no need to break the bank.

I’m proud to announce that Adobe Ink & Slide just won Popular Science’s 2014 Best of What’s New award in the gadgets category.

120 illustrations
7 Floral Vector Packs
5 Photoshop Brush Packs
6 Fonts
7 Seamless Pattern Packs
2 Photoshop Tutorials
7 Texture Packs
77 Text Styles
70 Chat Bubbles

Yosemite's here today and as seems to always be the case with Apple's new operating systems, it comes with a handful of annoyances alongside its new features. Don't worry though, most of the common annoyances can get fixed up with a few clicks.

Let’s take a thorough look at what flat design isand why it’s so popular today.

Latest Creative Cloud Release Drives Deep Connections Between New Family of Mobile Apps and Enhanced CC Desktop Tools Via All-New Creative Profile

If you don't already have them, you'll definitely want to acquire some of these design delights as soon as possible.