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Kevin Slimp is a favorite speaker and trainer in the publishing world. He can be reached at kevin@kevinslimp.com.

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When Less is More in Newspapers

Feb 01, 2024 at 06:30 pm by INT

In late January, I had such a good time visiting with the publishers of the Wyoming Press Association at their annual convention. I spoke on a few of my favorite topics: Growi.... Read More

Predicting 2024 for Newspapers

Jan 10, 2024 at 10:45 pm by INT

Making bold predictions is easy. This year, I’ve paid close attention to forecasts by respected sportswriters in national print and online publications to see how my foo.... Read More

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Quark Announces Support for Windows Vista

Mar 08, 2007 at 07:51 am by staff

DENVER - March 8, 2007 - Quark announced today it will post a free download update online within 30 days for existing QuarkXPress 7 customers that will enable the industry-l.... Read More

Adobe Unveils Plans for Two Editions of Photoshop CS3

Mar 08, 2007 at 07:46 am by staff

Adobe Unveils Plans for Two Editions of Photoshop CS3 Adobe Stretches the Limits of Digital Imaging with Photoshop CS3 Extended SAN JOSE, Calif. and LAS VEGAS, Nevada -.... Read More

Free TypeFitter Plug-in for Adobe InCopy

Feb 22, 2007 at 02:17 pm by staff

Powerful production tool now free for Adobe InCopy Teacup Software, Inc. announced today that its TypeFitter plug-in, a popular tool for fitting text without compromisi.... Read More

Extensis Releases Suitcase for Windows Vista

Feb 21, 2007 at 07:58 pm by staff

Extensis Ships Suitcase

Adobe Lightroom Available

Feb 19, 2007 at 08:47 am by staff

Photoshop Lightroom enables professional photographers to import, manage and present large volumes of digital photographs. Photoshop Lightroom now includes a wealth of innovat.... Read More

MediaSpan Media Software announces more than 250 installations in 2006

Jan 19, 2007 at 12:32 pm by staff

ANN ARBOR, MICH. (JANUARY 19, 2007) - MediaSpan Media Software (www.mediaspansoftware.com), the leading provider of proven mission critical content management and workflow sol.... Read More

Adobe Announces Commercial Availability of Acrobat Connect

Jan 19, 2007 at 08:53 am by staff

SAN JOSE, Calif.

Quark Announces Enhancements in 7.1

Jan 10, 2007 at 08:06 am by staff

DENVER

Adobe Strengthens Camera Raw Position

Jun 27, 2006 at 02:41 pm by staff

Adobe Acquires Technology Assets of Pixmantec ApS SAN JOSE, Calif.

Leopard Beta to Unveil

Jun 27, 2006 at 02:32 pm by staff

Source: http://news.zdnet.co.uk Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, plus a team of executives, will open this year's Worldwide Developers Conference with a demonstration of L.... Read More

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Cameras, Hardware & Software For Newspapers

Feb 03, 2007 at 06:15 am by staff

The past few days have been a blur as I plan tomorrow

Movement to New Workflow Systems Leads to Major Spending at Newspapers

Jan 05, 2007 at 12:40 pm by staff

My e-mail has been filled lately with requests from large newspapers to train their staffs in the InDesign/InCopy (LiveEdit) workflow. After a little digging, I learned that a.... Read More

Two Alternatives for Editing Photos for Newspapers

Jan 05, 2007 at 10:24 am by staff

GIMP Offers "No Cost" Alternative to Photoshop Quite often, when I

Acrobat Unveils New Tools With 8 Professional

Dec 04, 2006 at 03:16 pm by staff

Can I actually be that old? Can Adobe Acrobat really be up to version 8? Let's see, Adobe releases a new version of Acrobat every 18 months. That would be 8 times 1.5 years. W.... Read More

Contact Kevin About Keynotes and Training in the Publishing Industry

May 30, 2003 at 03:06 pm by staff

Fourteen years ago, Kevin Slimp started working with a new technology being developed by Adobe Systems to create files which could be designed in one location, then sent to an.... Read More

Taking Control of Your Time

Mar 12, 2023 at 09:49 pm by INT

It has been one of those days. You’ve had them. It began with a website that wasn’t working like it was supposed to. When you have a website that lists items for.... Read More

The Secret to Newspaper Growth

Feb 22, 2023 at 10:45 pm by INT

Earlier this month, I traveled about an hour from my home to conduct focus groups for a weekly newspaper in Tennessee. Focus groups come in all sizes and shapes. This particul.... Read More

A few reasons some papers grow

Jan 22, 2023 at 10:13 pm by INT

I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I don’t plan these columns in advance. Most months, I receive an email from newspaper industry executive Jack Guza remi.... Read More

Design issues faced by most newspapers

Nov 16, 2022 at 11:27 pm by INT

As I write this, I’ve just returned from a trip to Marysville, Kansas, where I worked with the staff of The Marysville Advocate on their new design, which went to the pr.... Read More

Even more about Adobe Type 1 and your newspaper: Time to prepare for Jan 1

Sep 28, 2022 at 11:30 am by INT

Excuse my repetition, but for those who didn't read my column last month titled, "Planning for Adobe Type 1 Conundrum in January," there is a storm brewing, and it's not comin.... Read More

Paying Attention to Readers Yields Increased Readership & Revenue

Sep 09, 2022 at 10:00 am by INT

In 1849, French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote, “plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.” (The more things change, the more they stay the.... Read More

A Tale of Two Publishers

Jul 12, 2022 at 06:31 pm by INT

I’m not that old. Seriously, I’m not. But in my work with newspapers, I’ve worked with so many younger people that I sometimes feel like Yoda (for you Star W.... Read More

4.5 Hours of Training by the News Guru at 1 Low Price!

Jul 06, 2022 at 04:23 pm by staff

In all, these videos include 4.5 hours of training for everyone on your staff. Topics include: Designing (and redesigning) better pages Creating more effective ads to imp.... Read More

Growing Readership

May 07, 2022 at 06:28 pm by INT

I had a great time last month, as I got out a little more to visit newspapers in multiple states. What I learned inspired, invigorated, and reminded me of much that is going w.... Read More

CBS and the Death of Newspapers

Mar 04, 2022 at 01:17 pm by INT

It’s late as I write this column, just around midnight. There’s nothing unusual about that. I tend to write my columns, stories, and books late in the evening. App.... Read More