Thirty years ago, Quark was founded in Denver, Colorado. Today, the company is well known for revolutionizing graphic design and page layout with its QuarkXPress software that millions of people use around the globe.

"For 30 years Quark has been dedicated to driving innovation in publishing," said Ray Schiavone, Quark CEO. "Our team is proud today to continue our work to improve the entire publishing process - from content creation to delivery across any channel. We are happy to thank the Quark community of designers, enterprise organizations, education establishments, government agencies, and many others who have been an integral part of our longevity."

Here are some things you may not have known about Quark :

-Quark was first to incorporate WYSIWYG postscript into desktop publishing software which replaced manual layout processes and served as the catalyst for a revolution in publishing.

-Quark was first to bring to market colour separations and trapping which streamlined the process of preparing layouts for press and created an immediate return on investment.

-Quark was first to offer very granular and precise control over typography, first to introduce the accurate placement of geometries – down to a hundredth of a millimeter, and first to offer multi-ink – the ability to specify a colour based on a combination of ink and apply it as a single colour.

-Quark was first to integrate vector illustration tools into page layout software, allowing designers to create shaped boxes.

-Quark was first to allow designers to create content for print, Web, interactive, and digital media from one application and with the advanced functionality of layout spaces, synchronized text, Job Jackets, and composition zones.

-Quark was the first publishing software provider to define and enable dynamic publishing as the process of automating the creation and delivery of content from a single source to multiple channels, including print, the Web, mobile, and digital devices.

If you are a Quark user, you might be interested in some of the free and discounted software that the company is offering its customers as thanks for choosing its technology. Check out the company's press release here (near the bottom).