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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

Adobe Announcement Reverberates Through Newspaper Industry

Sep 30, 2003 at 10:05 am by staff

Sept. 30, 2003 As Kramer, of Seinfield fame, would say,

Photoshop Plug-ins Offered at Significant Discount

Aug 27, 2003 at 12:56 pm by staff

Three of the top plug-in makers and one of the largest stock imagery companies have partnered together to create a unique bundle of products being marketed as The Big 4 Graphi.... Read More

Extensis Releases Mask Pro 3 for Experienced Photoshop Users

Aug 22, 2003 at 12:41 pm by staff

Advanced Photoshop users, a group which includes a lot of newspaper designers, deal with the process of masking quite often. Masking is the process of selecting, then erasing,.... Read More

QuarkXPress 6.0 Review

Aug 12, 2003 at 12:50 pm by staff

For those who have been patiently awaiting the long-anticipated release of the latest incarnation of QuarkXPress, there is good news and bad news. The good news, for Mac users.... Read More

New Books Valuable to Designers

Jul 18, 2003 at 03:12 pm by staff

There has been such a plethora of software hitting the shelves over the past few months that I haven

Acrobat Professional 6.0 Takes Publishing to New Level

Jul 02, 2003 at 04:22 pm by staff

This has been quite a month for publishing software. My mailbox has been filled almost daily with new titles and new versions of popular software and hardware for newspaper de.... Read More

The Font Doctor is In

Jun 02, 2003 at 08:25 am by staff

Morrison SoftDesign recently updated its signature product, FontDoctor, to version 5.5. FontDoctor is the industry standard software for font problem diagnosis and repair on t.... Read More

Hemera Introduces Online Stock Photo Service

Jun 02, 2003 at 08:15 am by staff

Over the years, I

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

Book Review: InDesign for Quark Users

May 19, 2003 at 03:50 pm by staff

Peachpit Press has released a new book for QuarkXPress users making the move to Adobe InDesign. While Quark is still the dominant player in our industry, InDesign is gaining p.... Read More