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The stroke of a brush does not guarantee art from the bristles.
Kosh Naranek in Babylon 5 (1993)
AWO provides 4-color offset printing services. Their cleverly designed site offers information about the equipment they use, and their cost structure and bidding process, as well as software downloads.
This cool site provides a frame-based way to view fonts that you can order online using their secure purchasing system. Each font family is about $39 for both TrueType and Type 1 fonts. A FAQ is included to explain how Attention Earthling Type Foundry works.
An excellent site for desktop publishers and programmers who want to learn more about the Post-Script language. If you have been using PostScript for years and still aren’t sure how it works, or if you want to learn more about the language, check out this site. Includes topics on graphics, transformations in PostScript, and more. Check out the Funky Stuff link for info on modifying the printout of a document.
Download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat or check to see if a patch or update is available for Photoshop or any other Adobe product. The Customer Spotlights page includes articles detailing how Adobe products are used by various companies—a great way to get ideas for your next project.
This is a fabulous multimedia extravaganza that accurately advertises the work of Avista—desktop and Webtop design. Avista specializes in Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, broadcast and Web-based animations, and musical compositions. The site presents the products offered in a very accessible manner. In addition, there is a large list of favorite links to other design and music oriented sites.
Boxtop Software produces online brand awareness for its clients through innovative software such as iVisit Web conferencing, Web and print design, and animations. The site is a beautiful reflection of what Boxtop is selling and worth visiting just to see its animations and uses of graphic images.
This site is featured in David Siegel’s “Killer Web Sites” book and site. The interactive features invite you to try out various fonts and then place your order online. Search for Alphabets, Inc.’ S fonts by category, alphabetical name, or purpose. You can also order a CD-ROM full of fonts that you can unlock as needed.
Provides products, brochures, and tools for desktop publishers and newspaper publishing. Provides links to other desktop publishing pages and college newspapers. Also provides a key word search engine.
Fun site from the manufacturer of the ZipDisk, a removable diskette that is popular with graphic designers and page layout staff. Although your only choices are Cool Products, Tech Stuff, and New Stuff, you can still find out about Iomega’s products, access tech support, and read all the news that’s fit to print.
Macromedia is the foremost publisher of graphic tools including Freehand, Xres, Fontographer, Director, Shockwave, and now a new HTML WYSYWYG editor called Dreamweaver. This very large site provides contests, white papers, demos, corporate information, updates, and reviews of all of Macromedia’s products. The site uses Macromedia Shockwave to enhance your experience browsing.
Sit back and pop a cold one while this image-heavy page crawls across the Web. Puts small businesses on the WWW in Spanish and English. Find out how much this service costs, and what other clients have signed up.
Creates desktop publishing, graphics, and multimedia software applications tools. Includes information about the QuarkImmedia graphics viewer, QuarkXpress publishing software, and other applications. Includes technical specifications, links to related sites, product reviews, and contact information.
Produces desktop publishing and graphics software and products. Includes a company profile and information about PagesPlus, ArtPacks, and DesignerPage software. Provides product features, reviews, and technical specifications.
A commerical desktop publishing and Web design company whose work has appeared in many computer-related journals and magazines. The site contains many examples of the group’s work and resumes. Very slick presentation.
A fabulous e-zine dedicated to desktop publishing and Web publishing issues. Contains book reviews, tips and tricks, software reviews, links to shopping areas, articles on related topics, and beautiful layout and design.
http://www.ledet.com/prepress/
http://www.sheffieldgroup.com/
http://www.hillustration.com/page1.html