Graphic Exchange, February 2002



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DVD KILLS THE VIDEO STAR
by Bob Connolly
In the 1960s musicians made records and movies. In the 1980s they made CDs and videos. Now the next wave is about to hit as artists discover the power of DVDs.
 

JUST AN OUTLINE? STILL NO SIGN OF THE PERFECT TRACING TOOL
by Lidka Schuch and Mona Idriss
Tracing logos and other artwork is a mundane challenge facing graphic designers every day but which hasn't received much support from software developers.
 

GOOD READING—AGAINST OBSCURE TYPOGRAPHY
by Nick Shinn
As today's design trends erode the fundamentals of good typography, the basic requirements of text—legibility and readability—appear to have been forgotten.
 

TAKE A WALK ON THE WWWILD SIDE
 

WHAT IS THE SOUND OF ONE BIT PROCESSING?
 

Apple Final Cut Pro 3
by Bob Connolly
Mac users get high end video editing in OS X

CANON OPTURA 100MC
by Peter Dudar
Trading "pocketability" for quality and control

 

NEWS

Special Report: WHAT'S THE SPIN ON THE "DIGITAL HUB"?
by Dan Brill
Apple kicked off the new year with a bang—new iMacs, Power Macs, digital photo software, and an upgrade to Final Cut Pro. Here's a recap and commentary.
 

LETTERS