SEPTEMBER 2010 begins our 16th ANNUAL FALL FONTS FESTIVAL ... all through September and October we'll be focusing on fonts, typography, lettering, and the wornderful world of type!   Be sure to send in your type and font discoveries, to share with the graphic arts community -- ! You can also follow updated news items here... or join our DTG FACEBOOK FaceBook Group and follow us on DTG TWITTER Twitter

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Learn Photography from the pros

It's difficult to believe how much your photos can improve with some very simple and easy to learn tricks the professionals use. No, you don't necessarily need thousands of dollars worth of equipment and extravagant commercial photo studios -- just a little instruction! July 30, 2010

Build a Better Photograph

Take pictures? Now you can take better pictures. Michael E. Stern brings you the passport to the creative process of professional artists. The context is photography but the ideas can be applied across the board ... helpful, dazzling education in photography July 30, 2010

Adobe CS5 with the big boys

ARE YOU READY TO LEARN WITH THE BIG BOYS? If not, you can continue to our next CS5 bookshelf. But if you are up to time-tested and proven educational learning, this is your spot -- folks, this is the major league and once you dig in here - you're playing with the big boys! July 30, 2010

CS5 : What's missing?

What's missing from the box? Well, Adobe's training is very good. But, Lesa Snider has gone way beyond the call of duty for you, and brings you this all-inclusive tome of fresh, enjoyable, and high-energy learning. July 30, 2010

Adobe CS5 Learning Center

Back to (Adobe CS5) School this month picks the best of the crop of desktop learning and education for the Adobe Creative Suite programs -- mainly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign July 30, 2010

Visual Story Telling in Photoshop

Take a look at these world-class artists who utilized Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Painter or other image editing and retouching software for some of the best ever visual story telling you'll find. This is true creative inspiration! July 29, 2010

The Computer Forensics Show

Speaking of education ... for some companies, it is not a question of if one of their computers will be used as evidence in a legal matter; it is a question of when. Learn the 'ropes' of legal, IT, and accounting forensics July 28, 2010

Social Network Remorse?

59% of iPhone users have posted something online they regretted ... 32% of all people surveyed say they've posted something online they regretted July 28, 2010

Adobe Illustrator tutorial : Briefcase

There just aren't enough Adobe Illustrator tutorials on the web! I guess it's because the hacks can do easy stuff in Photoshop ... but Illustrator takes expertise and real work! Here's another one from our PS FAVE IconLibrary -- learning to make a shiny icon in Illustrator July 28, 2010

Publishing, Content and Media

Is printing dead? Do you buy printing -- or broker printing for clients? This 60-Second Window kicks off August with a look at printing, publishing, media and the continuing art of putting ink on paper July 28, 2010