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What are we going to do about PowerPoint?

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This is an ongoing problem. I have a heck of a time getting my students to make a professional presentation they can use for their portfolio. Designers need to be able to make a presentation to their clients. The list goes on.  I got iWork with my new aluminum iMac — Keynote is pretty (much better looking than PowerPoint), but still just a very slick, good-looking PowerPoint. The problems, of course, are a lack of vector graphics, a lack … Continue reading →

When are we going to get a good page layout app for the Web?

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I’ve been on this bandwagon for years now, but when are we going to get an InDesign-level program for Web design?Dreamweaver certainly is not it. GoLive worked better before they killed it. I hear that Dreamweaver works reasonably well for coders. It’s certainly a pain for page layout specialists like myself. We really need something that enables us to put together pages and a site without having to constantly mess with the code. I certainly do not have to … Continue reading →

Gad! I hate coding

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I put off WordPress for years, and now I know why. Coding! What a PITA! Anyway, I’ve beat the thing into rough shape — now maybe I can get some work done. Spring here is finally getting started. I hope it is good where you are also. For us it’s been in the 60s day and 40s night, my favorite weather.

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Printing is changing radically

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WhatTheyThink Economics & Research Center – Printing Industry Economics, Trends and Research. I know this is not news to any of you, but the level of change is really remarkable.  I hope the link above takes you to Dr. Webb’s article, as it is excellent — a sober analysis of what is happening to theprinting industry as a whole. It is a time a real change and excellent opportunity.

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Christian digital publishing Apprenticeships available!

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As these things usually do, the structure and policies have changed quite a bit since I first mentioned them. We had to make a major distinction between the font designer apprenticeship and the digital publisher apprenticeship at Radiqx Press. The font designer apprentice is available at http://bergsland.org Here at Radiqx, everything is ready to go. Thorough instructions are available on the site, but the official policies are in the 2009 Radiqx Academy Apprenticeship Handbook. This handbook is available for download at … Continue reading →

The freedom to allow creative dirt…

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All my life has been spent in the pursuit of accessing the creativity of God. At least it feels like that from inside here. To day I saw an article from the best of all Web design sites: A List Apart. In the article “The Elegance of Imperfection”  by David Sherwin I found these concepts expressed beautifully by what we would consider a non-believer (I think) using Zen as a primary source. Of course, that is true in … Continue reading →

Cities using artists to help their retail areas

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I found this article about Philadelphia in Art Bistro today. They are filling empty stores with artists for the price of utilities only. What a concept! I wonder how much this would help areas like Mankato’s South front street and the new road to Sibley park? Even old town has some ugly empty storefronts that could be filled with art in this way.

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Marketing to the Mature (we’re not senior, we’re now the norm)

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There was an excellent article in eM+C today on design tips for Websites used by seniors. I’ve been talking about this for years, but now I are one. The modern mature adult (don’t like senior, elderly, old man, & the like) is a very different person than our youth-driven culture is used to. Things are going to change radically now that we are becoming the majority. I think I recall that those over 50 become the majority … Continue reading →