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“QuarkXPress 8 Essential Training” Now Available at Lynda.com

If you’re looking for a comprehensive video training on how to use all the features of QuarkXPress 8 — yes, all of them — look no further than, well, me.
A little while ago, I took on the herculean task of explaining how every feature in QuarkXPress 8 works. With examples. And files to go along [...]

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Champion Newspaper Designer Shares His Secrets

Newspaper designers and publishers take note: a video from the TED Conference, www.ted.com, showcases Jacek Utko, a Polish newspaper designer whose redesigns for papers in Eastern Europe not only win awards, but also increase circulation by up to 100%. 
Even if you don’t design newspapers, you’ll be impressed by this 6-minute video at www.creativepro.com/article/can-design-save-newspapers

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“QuarkXPress 8 Essential Training” Coming Soon from Lynda.com

I’m just back from beautiful Ventura, California, having spent several weeks recording the “QuarkXPress 8 Essential Training” video. Once it’s been edited down, it should contain about 14 hours of hands-on, real world, essential training on how to use every feature in QuarkXPress 8.
The folks at Lynda.com were incredibly helpful and professional — a necessary [...]

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Free ‘Copyright Basics’ Video Series

It’s never been more important to understand copyright laws, and the new animated video series by Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) makes it easy. The first installment is roughly 6.5 minutes in length and features two fictitious coworkers (Jim and Jill) discussing the do’s and don’ts of distributing published content.
You’ll learn the basics of copyright, why [...]

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