This afternoon from 2:45–4:00 pm… Pacific time, please join me for an entertaining and informative roundtable panel discussion with some of the world’s best Photoshop instructors! It’s free, online at www.creativeLIVE.com. My panelists are Lesa Snider, Ben Willmore, Jack Davis Read More

Over at Macworld, Jay J. Nelson has a useful summary of ways to get your scanner to work with Photoshop CS6. He describes various architectural changes that have complicated the process over the years, and he lists workarounds for problems… Read More

|This specific tutorial is a single movie from chapter one of the QuarkXPress 8 Essential Training course presented byauthor Jay Nelson. Watch more at www.lynda.com The complete course has a total duration of 8 hours and 6 minutes. QuarkXPress 8… Read More

|Watch more at www.lynda.com This specific tutorial is a single movie from chapter two of the QuarkXPress 8 Essential Training course presented byauthor Jay Nelson. The complete course has a total duration of 8 hours and 6 minutes. QuarkXPress 8… Read More

Hey look! Quark released my book to the general public! I’m as proud as a new father could be… ———————— Free Guide to Self-Publishing eBooks and iPad Apps Now Available … Jay Nelson Walks Self-Publishers through Creating Digital Publications DENVER, CO Read More

This morning, Macworld.com posted my rather lengthy review of InDesign CS6 here. While the CS6 upgrade is definitely worthwhile for InDesign users, I don’t think the new features will cause any QuarkXPress users to switch. In fact, if imitation is… Read More

I found Quark’s press release (below) to be a good reality-check. Have a look! — Jay Nelson ———————— VIEW Magazine on the iPad Brings Photography to Life … FusionLab, Inc. Chooses QuarkXPress 9 and App Studio to Create iPad Apps; Agency Read More

Quark has been tantalizing QuarkXPress users since January with news of a tool for turning page-layout files into applications that run on Apple's iPad. Now that capability has finally come to QuarkXPress 9 with the free 9.1 update, which includes… Read More

Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chuck Joiner on his MacVoices podcast about QuarkXPress 9. I always enjoy chatting with Chuck because he lets me bring up historical notes that shed light on current topics. This time, we… Read More

For a limited time, new subscribers to Design Tools Monthly… can use this link to receive a free copy of “QuarkXPress 8 Essential Training“, written and presented by Jay Nelson (that’s me). This DVD from Lynda.com contains more than 8 Read More

NEW FLASH AND EPUB AUTHORING, AND SMARTER TOOLS… Adobe InDesign CS5 represents a major step forward in usability and adds substantial new features for creating and exporting interactive documents and eBooks. If you’re a longtime InDesign user, you’ll appreciate Adobe’s Read More

Veenix Technologies‘ TypeBook Creator 2 may be the best program for printing type specimens or books. Version 2 adds several important new features, including the unique “GlyphLogicEngine” that analyzes fonts for “energy” level and assigns an appropriate color label. It’s… Read More

QuarkAlliance partners have rolled out training videos to ensure that you are getting the most out of QuarkXPress 8 features, enhancements, and production tricks. Talented Pixie…. Subscribe and watch any or all of their fantastic, creative e-learning videos online, Read More

www.lynda.com QuarkXPress has always been the perfect tool for creating and publishing documents. In QuarkXPress 8 Essential Training, Jay Nelson—the publisher of Design Tools Monthly and a QuarkXPress expert—covers all the tools and features in this updated version of the… Read More

Missed a story or two of Gurus Unleashed’s 24/7 coverage? Catch up with these important events and stories that happened in the world of QuarkXPress. News Quark, Inc. announced that it continues to conquer the desktop in educational institutions across… Read More

The following Twitter accounts belong to some of the most respected authorities in the worlds of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, InCopy, QuarkXPress, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Adobe Bridge, and Acrobat training, writing, and expertise. A.J. Wood Location: Dallas, Texas, USA Twittering Since: 3/11/2008… Read More

Missed a story or two of Gurus Unleashed’s 24/7 coverage? Catch up with these important events and stories that happened in the world of QuarkXPress. News Quark announced first a $299 upgrade special from version 3, 4, or 5 to… Read More