Design Tip: Extracting Images from Their Backgrounds in PS
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[responsive][/responsive] Photoshop is another of those design tools that has a seemingly endless learning curve. If you’ve ever tried to mask out an irregularly-shaped image (like a head of human hair) from its background, you’ll appreciate this tutorial from YouTheDesigner....
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44 Ways to Rock Adobe InDesign
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[responsive][/responsive]It could take years to become proficient at everything Adobe’s InDesign has to offer. That’s why we found this article “44 brilliant InDesign tutorials” in Creative Blog to be such a good read. Whether you are just learning the ropes...
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A Young Journalist’s Perspective on Change
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[responsive][/responsive]Journalism major Emily Balli, a student at Glendale Community College in Arizona, has a lot to say about her field.  And she shares her thoughts in this article in the school’s paper, The Voice. “One thing I hear much too...
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Leaked from Google: Print Publishers Are More Credible
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[responsive][/responsive]It looks like Google has a crush on traditional print publishers, according to an article by D. Eadward Tree in Publishing Executive. The article refers to an internal Google doc that was leaked this spring. According to Tree, “[the report]...
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How the Apple Newsstand is Failing Publishers
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[responsive][/responsive]We’ve been talking about this for a few weeks now, recounting stories that tell of the sad state of affairs with digital magazines. Publishers are, if not outright blaming Apple for killing subscriptions, at least assigning them a good portion...
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Christie’s Catalog Gets a Stunning Modern Update
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Christie’s archives go back more than 300 years, and their new magazine design team dug into the time capsule to get inspiration for their new look. The makeover is the brainchild of David Mckendrick, formerly of Esquire, and Wallpaper’s Lee...
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The More Things Change…Print Stays The Course
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[responsive][/responsive]Folio’s recent survey of consumer publishing executives uncovered some pretty interesting truths. First among them: The mantra that digital will soon be eating print’s lunch is more than a bit overstated. “That digital-is-catching-up-to-print narrative is overblown though, or at least...
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Apple Watch Makes Its Media Debut… in Print 
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[responsive][/responsive]The Apple Watch makes its inaugural media appearance next month, “gracing the cover of Vogue China,” according to Mark Bergen in Advertising Age, with a cover shot that makes the watch look like an absolute must-have. “Vogue China is following...
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Digital Magazines: The Sad State of Affairs
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Remember a few years back when the launch of the iPad sent print magazine publishers into paroxysms? While fearing for the solvency of their print magazines, they wildly jumped on the digital publishing cruise ship, damn the torpedoes, full speed...
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Consumer Demand for Magazines Up 10%, Study Shows
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[responsive][/responsive]Over the past year, consumer consumption of magazine content has grown by 10%. That’s the finding for the Association of Magazine Media, according to Erin Palmer in Business Administration Information. “Through its new metric, dubbed Magazine Media 360, the association...
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