Black beauty
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Four designers use five different black-and-white painting programs for the Macintosh to show that often monochrome graphics have more to offer than color. Electric Arts' Studio/1 was used to create a HyperCard stack on Greek mythology; the Curve and Bezier tools in the package were used extensively. A wine label was created using Computer Associates' Cricket Paint's Custom tool, Grid and Trace Edge features. Claris's MacPaint's Rectangle Selection tool was used to apply different visual effects to a scanned image divided into several rectangles; each rectangle was processed with various combinations of effects. A poster that combines drawing and painting tools was created using Deneba Software's Canvas; the program's autotrace feature and ability to work in multiple layers facilitated the process. Silicon Software's SuperPaint's draw and paint functions were used to develop a fashion illustration.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1990
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Different strokes (and fills): why Mac and PC computer artists use the drawing programs they do
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Four drawing program users explain why they prefer the software packages they use. Tassone Stevenson of Pittsburgh Art Dir Doug Zappa uses Illustrator on his Macintosh because he likes the program's efficiency, flexible interaction with other programs, and speed. Zappa particularly likes the efficient way Illustrator handles four-color separations. Calder Spinelli Pres Anthony Spinelli prefers the speed of Canvas for his Macintosh. Spinelli designs graphics for the lending and legal communities and the performing arts. Michael McGrath Design Pres Michael McGrath uses Micrografx Designer on his PC for almost all phases of a project. McGrath likes the ability to edit closed images, break them apart and combine them again. Aldus Freehand is popular with Putnam Associates because of its powerful alignment capabilities for illustrations, commercial graphics, logos and letterhead packages.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1991
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Off-the-wall printing: new devices put your graphics on everything from rugs to mugs
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A variety of new output devices and transfer media enable images to be printed on almost any media, from coffee mugs and mouse pads to tote bags and T-shirts. Colorbus' CopiPress is a hydraulic heat press that enables images to be transferred directly from a color laser copier to any surface. Alpha Merics' Spectrum Graphics Imaging Station prints on most any material, including corrugated cardboard. The system is priced from $54,900 to $69,900. Seiko offers heat presses that are suitable for transferring images to T-shirts, plaques and mouse pads for prices ranging from $400 to $1,500. Mug presses are priced from $500 to $1,300. Vutek large-format printers print on seamless material five meters wide and any length. Other available image transfer tools include ID card systems, heat-transfer film, printing stations and sign cutters.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1995
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