Graphic Exchange, August 2001



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A DESIGNER GOES SOLO
by Diane Erlich
The decision to become an entrepreneur in the graphic design business requires more than just experience, determination, courage, or even talent.
 

DIRECTORY OF CANADIAN GRAPHICS EDUCATORS
Our 2001 listing of Canadian design, print production, video and animation schools.
 

THE DV DIARIES
by Kirby Ferguson
Don't just drool over low cost video cameras and desktop DV software - find out how a beginner got started on a shoestring budget.
 

FUTURE PROJECTIONS
by Bob Connolly
Digital pages might show up anywhere today - including on a screen or a wall. But are new digital data projectors up to the task of displaying presentations clearly?
 

THE PERFECT SET: 22 TYPEFACES
by Nick Shinn
Who says you need a thousand fonts to be a designer? When the budget is lean, and you have to pick a bare minimum, here's a suggestion for the perfect starter set.
 

FORMING THE FUTURE
by Ryan Sutherland
Adobe Acrobat 5 now incorporates many more tools and functions for creating interactive forms and layouts. The trick is knowing how to find them.
 

HOW TO SCAN FOR THE WEB
by Lidka Schuch
There are many factors to consider when preparing images for websites. Here's an introduction to techniques for making your Web pictures load faster and look better.
 

NOW YOU'RE COOKIN' WITH EA TECHNOLOGY
Emulsion aggregation may not be the catchiest phrase you've ever heard, but it might eventually drive digital presses to a quality level almost as goos as offset printing.
 

20TH CENTURY THINKING CAN'T RESOLVE 21ST CENTURY PUBLISHING ISSUES
 

MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10
by Kirby Ferguson
A little Flash, but otherwise just fizzle.

ADOBE PAGEMAKER 7
by Lidka Schuch and Lerrick Starr
Graphic design evolves into a business app.

 

SPECIAL EDUCATION REPORTS:
Total Training on GoLive 5
TekSoft on AppleScripting
 

LETTERS