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New Book: “QuarkXPress 8: Production Tricks and Experts’ Tips”

The first “big” book on QuarkXPress 8 is out, and it’s a great one: QuarkXPress 8: Production Tricks and Experts’ Tips. In its 244 letter-sized pages, editor Cyndie Shaffstall compiles the best real-world advice and techniques from 11 QuarkXPress experts. Yes, there’s a chapter for newbies that covers the basic techniques to lay out a page. [...]

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How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer

How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer, by Debbie Millman collects interviews with 21 famous, successful designers. The result is entertaining, enlightening, and inspiring. The questions are clever, and the answers are often surprising. Here’s an example quote from Chip Kidd: “Q: Is there anything you dislike about being a graphic designer? A: Software upgrades make me anxious… [...]

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Grids for Designers

Grids: Creative Solutions for Graphic Designers, by Lucienne Roberts, focuses on the whys and hows of using grids to design everything from brochures, publications, books and catalogs, to packaging, exhibitions, and identities. And the included CD contains InDesign and QuarkXPress templates for all the grids in the book! 224 pages, $49.95 from Wiley Publishing. addthis_url [...]

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