This volume continues our tutorial series with the fourth lessons for Adobe Illustrator, Aldus/Adobe PageMaker and Adobe Photoshop. These insightful, comprehensive tutorials represent a new way of improving your skills and knowledge. This monthΓÇÖs tutorials includes how to open files and templates in Illustrator; the second of two tutorials showing how to manipulate text in PageMaker; and the third tutorial in the PhotoShop Toolbox series.
NOTE: WeΓÇÖve included PeterΓÇÖs Player so you can play these movies even if you donΓÇÖt have AppleΓÇÖs Movie Player.(AppleΓÇÖs QuickTime extension, however, is required.) PeterΓÇÖs Player, a fast shareware QuickTime movie player, is located in its own folder within the tutorial folder.
Bright Ideas EPS Clip Art
a Software of the Month Club exclusive
Original clip art from the talented individuals of our Bright Ideas staff! These images are guaranteed to please. This monthΓÇÖs collection includes the Statue of Liberty, some typical office items, a breaking wave and more! For more information on original Bright Ideas clip art, fonts, original backgrounds, and useful desktop publishing tips and tricks, call Member Services.
clip2gif
by Yves Piguet
Converts graphics amongst the most common formats ΓÇö GIF, JPEG and PICT. It has numerous conversion options, including output size, pixel depth, interlacing, transparency and more! Be sure to read the readme file for the scoop on this great utility.
ClipStation
by Lawrence DΓÇÖOliveiro
ClipStation functions as a ΓÇ£way stationΓÇ¥ between applications which support dragΓÇÖnΓÇÖdrop and those that donΓÇÖt. In case you havenΓÇÖt used it, dragΓÇÖnΓÇÖdrop allows you to make a text or graphic selection and drag the selected portion from one application to another. It turns a tedious process of copying, switching applications and then pasting into a simple, two step process.
ScreenRuler
by Micro Fox Software
Do you ever need to make on-screen measurements? ScreenRuler is an easy to use on-screen ruler with a full complement of features. Measurements can be made in picas, pixels, inches or centimeters and switching between units is as easy depressing a command key!
Bonus Clip Art
Two bonus images just for you cΓÇö a cute child eating ice cream (GIF format) and an Rx symbol (EPS format).
   FONTS
Andesite
by Harris Designs
This fontΓÇÖs Art Deco look lends a classic elegance to your projects. Great in large sizes, this serif font is composed of all capital letters. (Type 1 and TrueType)
Benevento
by Scriptorium Font Library
You might use this beautiful serif font just for its excellent lowercase ΓÇ£iΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£jΓÇ¥! Benevento is bold, easy to read and itΓÇÖs usable in all sizes. (TrueType and Type 1)
DeBalme
by David Rakowski
DeBalme is an initials font based on original 16th century woodcuts. The individual letters are formed by different tools, making them excellent drop caps. (Type 1)
Gailge
by Chris Young
Use this fantastic Gaelic font to lend an Old World look to your documents. We especially like the drop cap appearance of the capitals. (Type 1)
Goodbye Cruel World
by Daniel Turek
In memory of the now defunct Smith Corona typewriter company, we present this highly distressed font that looks like itΓÇÖs on its last legs. Use this font when you want that ΓÇ£beat-up manual typewriterΓÇ¥ look. (Type 1)
Lake Kegonsa
by the Oreo
Need a messy, disorganized font that looks like the writings of a madman? Lake KegonsaΓÇÖs the answer. From time to time we like to use a messy writing font like this one to add contrast. (Type 1 and TrueType)
Lafcadio
by Simla
Lafcadio is an elegant calligraphic typeface that manages to appear Old World and Asian at the same time. It looks great in large sizes as a drop caps or in headings. (Type 1)
Midian
by Scriptorium Font Library
Midian is a sans serif all caps font with bold, angular lines and a frontier feel. It looks best in 12 and 18 point sizes. (True-Type and Type 1)
Mei Ornaments
by Susan Townsend
Mei is the Chinese word for beauty. Mei Ornaments features forty traditional Chinese characters representing words like ΓÇ£love,ΓÇ¥ ΓÇ£courageΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£truth.ΓÇ¥ You also get a set of the same characters in white on a black background. Try them in large sizes and youΓÇÖll be able to see all of the beautiful brush strokes that make up each character. (Type 1 and TrueType)
Pompous Circumstance
by Susan Townsend
This charming font boldly goes where no font has gone before. Use it when stuffy, middle of the road fonts just wonΓÇÖt do. (TrueType and Type 1)