A new service launched that aspires to take the mediocrity and expense out of infographics. Rather than rely on Powerpoint’s ho-hum charts or on pricey custom graphics, people whose task it is to present visual data have an alternative in an online inf…

Pantone and X-Rite announced today a new online color-matching service called PantoneLIVE. The system uses an Internet cloud, or online storage system, in which corporations and individuals can control and maintain the colors associated with their bran…

There’s a lot of buzz about the social networking site Pinterest, a virtual corkboard on which people post pictures of things they find interesting or inspirational, from pretty-as-a-picture wedding dresses to Yosemite-at-dusk photos. Come across an im…

Last week Quark introduced a new enterprise solution that at first may not appear to have any relevance to many creative pros. But behind the announcement of Quark Brand Manager are some interesting ideas that may one day affect how you work.
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Templates are one of the most useful free resources any creative professional can have on hand. They can save hours spent measuring items by hand, calling vendors for specifications, or searching Google for increasingly difficult to find information. A…

If you have questions about QR codes, “QR Codes for Publishing and Marketing” may be just the ticket. While the $86 price is high for an impulse purchase, it’s not much to keep you from marketing missteps. This 36-page eBook is actually several article…

Eleven months ago, J.C. Penney rolled out a new logo created by third-year graphic design student Luke Langhus:

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Would you like more business or more interesting projects in the coming year? You can sit around and wait for them to fall in your lap, or you can take control and market yourself.
Marketing doesn’t have to be elaborate. In an hour-long webinar on Janu…

UK design company jkr has compiled 25 image-heavy essays on design greats into a book called Champions of Design. Subjects include the likes of Apple, Ducati, Marmite, and Ray-Ban. The essays originally appeared in Marketing magazine.

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Many designers and marketers have heard of quick response (QR) codes are but don’t know how or when to use them in print materials. A smaller percentage are familiar with augmented reality (AR) codes. Now’s your chance to learn about these technologies…