Toolfarm (San Francisco, CA), a leading global distributor and reseller of video, VFX, 3D and motion graphics software applications and plug-ins, has released its new RenderGarden plug-in for Adobe After Effects CC (Mac and Windows), developed by Mekajiki. Accelerating render speeds by as much as three times, RenderGarden leverages existing system hardware processing power to … Read more →
Markzware (Santa Ana, California), a leading innovator of data conversion software and desktop publishing tools, has announced the addition of Adobe InDesign CC 2018 support to the PDF2DTP for InDesign Annual Subscription. The PDF2DTP (PDF to InDesign) helps users to convert PDF to Word and Adobe InDesign. PDF2DTP is an affordable InDesign plugin to move … Read more →
Semantic Web Company, a leading provider of graph-based metadata, search and analytic solutions, will integrate its PoolParty with Quark’s content automation platform. PoolParty is a middleware solution that helps organizations manage corporate knowledge models, extract useful information from big data sets, and integrate both structured and unstructured content. Quark’s content automation platform and PoolParty will … Read more →
Adobe has announced significant updates to Adobe XD CC that will help to streamline the designer-to-developer hand off process, enhance collaboration, and speed up the design process. The updates strengthen Adobe’s position as the end-to-end solution for UX design, giving users the ability to design, prototype, share and hand off to developers without having to … Read more →
Here, Graphic Arts Magazine columnists Diana Varma and Natalia Lumby report live from the annual DesignThinkers 2017 Conference held November 7 and 8 in Toronto. Dozens of influential design minds from around the globe inspired hundreds of attendees this year. Now in it’s 18th year, the Association of Registered Graphic Designers’ (RGD) DesignThinkers Conference is … Read more →
Axaio software, a leading developer of solutions for PDF creation, printing and content correction workflows for the publishing and printing markets, has announced the availability of MadeForLayers and MadeToPrint for Adobe’s newest InDesign version CC 2018. Both products support processing steps metadata for a standardized layer operation in the new version. The Server version of … Read more →
Color-Logic, the exclusive distributor of Touch 7 Photo, has released Touch7 Photo for Neon. “Touch 7 Photo for Neon is a plug-in for Adobe Creative Cloud that enables graphic designers to add neon into images with a click of a mouse,” said Mark Geeves, Color-Logic Director of Sales and Marketing. “The new plug-in, like the … Read more →
Mohawk, North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of fine papers, envelopes and specialty substrates for commercial and digital printing, has released the 13th edition of its celebrated Mohawk Maker Quarterly. Each issue of relies on a single word for its creative framework. In issue 13, that word is “disruption.” Consistent with the ongoing strategy behind the … Read more →
Xerox has released the next wave of exclusive content from its groundbreaking project Set The Page Free – a collaborative book project featuring 14 award-winning authors sharing their unique perspectives on the modern workplace. In this new wave of the project, Xerox adds Billy Collins, Sloane Crosley, Jonathan Ames and Aimee Mann to its list of … Read more →
Syncro Soft, the developer of the Oxygen XML suite of products, has announced the availability of Version 19.1 of its XML editing suite of products – Oxygen XML Editor, Author, Developer, Web Author and WebHelp – as well as its new Oxygen PDF Chemistry. Version 19.1 brings users a variety of new features and improvements … Read more →
Originating from Ireland, Liam McDonnell is a technologist and designer living and working in Massachusetts. He’s currently the UX and Creative Manager for Pixartprinting, a Boston-based online printer that caters specifically to creative professionals. McDonnell has over 16 years of industry experience, including work with multi-national organizations and smaller boutique design studios. He has completed … Read more →
Well, here’s a twist! A printer actually schooling a designer! Marina Poropat Joyce has been marketing, graphic designing, publishing and printing her entire life. She fell in love with design and printing early on, and she founded one of the first design-to-print companies in Los Angeles, California. Her company, INTAGLIO, was ranked as one of … Read more →