Design news archive 2
Archived graphic design news stories
Here we list previous stories from the front page of the Design : Talkboard. Some are here for archival purposes only. But many will be useful for some time. So please feel free to browse the archives.
Drawing software Canvas, Windows only
Developer stops Canvas for the Macintosh operating system and announces future path is Windows only.
Bitmap and PNG security issues
A flaw in the Adobe Photoshop handling of both Bitmaps and PNG file formats presents a potential security issue for graphics professionals.
Adobe Creative Suite 3
Announcement of the forthcoming release of Adobe CS3. Six different packages for both print and web designers, as well as video and sound artists.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom has shipped to professional photographers.
Corel Painter X
Corel has released a new version of the artist's software tool, Painter.
Apple's iPhone
Steve Jobs announces the iPhone.
Media 100 software upgrade
Release of the latest version of Media 100, the broadcast, post-production and multi-media software application.
Microsoft 'Flash' design tools
Microsoft announced preview releases of its forthcoming suite of interactive design applications, Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer.
Digital photography RAW software
Adobe released a free public beta of their professional photography application, Lightroom, for importing, selecting and showcasing large numbers of digital photographs.
Windows Media Photo challenges JPEG
Microsoft announced a new photographic file compression format called Windows Media Photo (WMPhoto).
New Pantone color palette swatches
Color palette manufacturer Pantone released 125 specialty colors, in the form of Metallic and pastel color palettes swatches.
QuarkXpress Universal binary
The release of Quark's Universal binary edition of Xpress.
Quark to InDesign conversion tools
Release of InDesign plugin that enables QuarkXpress files, of any version, to be converted for use with InDesign CS or CS2. Q2ID.
Adobe and Macromedia deal finalised
Adobe announced that their purchase of web design software publisher Macromedia had been finalized.
Disney buys 3D animator Pixar
Movie company, Disney, acquired Apple CEO Steve Job's Pixar 3D animation company.
Windows font management tool
Font Creator publisher, High-Logic, released a font management utility, called MainType, for Windows users.
Microsoft chasing the graphics market
Microsoft announced the release of a beta version of a professional level digital image and vector illustration application called Acrylic.
Quark buys Xtensions developer
Quark Inc., the publisher of QuarkXpress, purchased Xtensions software developer A Lowly Apprentice Production (ALAP).
Graphic Design salaries 2005
The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and its sponsor Aquent, released the results of a survey of design industry salaries.
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