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Adobe Creative Cloud and Creative Suite 6 now available

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 11th, 2012)

A few days after originally anticipated, Adobe has now made its Creative Cloud and Creative Suite 6 products available for purchase and download. Adobe is making a big push for its Creative Cloud subscription service, which offers access to all 14 of its desktop apps and previews for other ...

Adobe formally unveils CS6, Creative Cloud, launch event April 23

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Apr 23rd, 2012)

Adobe has formally announced its upcoming Creative Cloud service, along with Adobe Creative Suite 6, and Adobe will stream a launch event at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET today, April 23. All products are available for preorder. Creative Cloud is US$49.99 per month; however, those who currently have ...

Reader's Digest creative director offers tips for magazine iPad design

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 28th, 2012)

Robert Newman, creative director of Reader's Digest, sat down with TMG's Engage to discuss how the magazine made the digital transition to publishing on the iPad. The article offers good advice in how to take a publication digital, as well as how it could influence a print product in return. ...

Adobe Photoshop CS6 beta is out

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 22nd, 2012)

Adobe has just released its beta of Photoshop CS6. Engadget has already had its hands on it and provides a detailed look into the software -- complete with a redesigned UI. Users can try out the beta now. It requires OS X 10.6 or higher and 2 GB of available hard drive space. ...

xScope 3 out today, design tool adds mirroring and other new features

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 19th, 2012)

My non-TUAW job is in print journalism, where I spend my nights as a designer for a newspaper in central Pennsylvania. Part of that work involves being able to estimate, from the glance at a photo in InDesign or a paper dummy, how much of a story I can fit on a page, photo dimensions and ...

Phone Arts shows off original works created only with iOS

by Mike Schramm (Nov 29th, 2011)

This is one of the more interesting art projects revolving around Apple's touch devices -- Phone Arts is a series of works that highlights pieces made specifically with the iPhone or the iPod touch. We've seen art made with iOS apps and devices before, but this is a little different. Rather ...

Keynotopia templates for rapid iPhone app prototyping

by Michael Grothaus (May 25th, 2011)

Ever have an awesome idea for an iPhone app but don't have the graphic design skills to build a good mockup to show off to potential partners? Well, put away your pencils and napkins and go check out Keynotopia.com. The site offers users templates consisting of thousands of vector user ...

TUAW First Look: Hippo High Jump

by Erica Sadun (Dec 4th, 2009)

There are beautiful games on App Store and there are fun games on App Store, and there are some games that are cool just because of the story that goes along with them. Hippo High Jump [iTunes link] falls into the categories of strikingly beautiful, somewhat fun, and great back story. The story ...

Just announced: La Cie blue eye pro Monitor Calibrator Proof Edition

by Steven Sande (Mar 24th, 2009)

A lot of us might not care that the color on our screens doesn't precisely match reality, but for most designers color matching is a crucial part of their work. That's why they use monitor calibration systems like the new La Cie blue eye pro Proof Edition (US$429.99) to make sure that what they see ...