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9th October 2003

Adobe Creative Suite: An All-Star Line-up

“The new Adobe Creative Suite integrates Adobe’s graphics applications into a workflow that addresses the needs of nearly every creative professional, from inspiration through execution, from print to Web. Here’s a quick look at Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and GoLive from creativepro.com’s own all-star line up of experts. Plus, a PDF analysis and a Version Cue preview.”

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9th October 2003

PaperSpecs

“PaperSpecs is the first online paper database specifically developed for the design/print industry. All the variable information you need to know related to paper is where you need it, when you need it.”

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9th October 2003

Information architecture earns performance kudos from customers

“Good architecture not only helps users find information, but also facilitates updating content by having clear rules for adding new information. And its effects show up on the bottom line with surprising speed when users can get what they need in just a few clicks.”

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9th October 2003

The Playboy Interview: Marshall McLuhan

“In 1961, the name of Marshall McLuhan was unknown to everyone but his English students at the University of Toronto — and a coterie of academic admirers who followed his abstruse articles in small-circulation quarterlies. But then came two remarkable books — The Gutenberg Galaxy (1962) and Understanding Media (1964) — and the graying professor from Canada’s western hinterlands soon found himself characterized by the San Francisco Chronicle as ‘the hottest academic property around.’”

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