Yup, here we go again.
Typography links, good stock photo sites, you name it - please post your design resource links here.
fonts:
http://www.1001freefonts.com/fontfiles/main.htm http://www.fontfreak.com/ http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
logo research: http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/
stock photos: (free)http://www.sxc.hu/ (low cost pay site)http://www.istockphoto.com
_Originally posted by clayinspector _
A" size millimetres
2A0 - 1,189 x 1,682 mm
A0 - 841 x 1,189 mm
A1 - 594 x 841 mm
A2 - 420 x 594 mm
A3 - 297 x 420 mm
A4 - 210 x 297 mm
A5 - 148 x 210 mm
A6 - 105 x 148 mm
A7 - 74 x 105 mm
_Originally posted by Stmoo _ International Paper Sizes
_Originally posted by Obscure/Renegade _ A nice Conversion Table for distance, weight, and volume.
Originally posted by Phantom Book Size Site CD Inlays
Fonts: http://www.wantedfonts.com/ http://www.dafont.com/en/ http://www.fontfoundry.com/ http://www.identifont.com/ http://freethemes.tele.net/fonts/fonts/fontsection.htm http://www.t26.com/ <---O/R's Favorite http://www.fontsforflash.com/ http://miniml.com/fonts/ http://www.misprintedtype.com/v3/fonts.php http://www.acidfonts.com/ http://www.abstractfonts.com/fonts/ http://www.fontfreak.com/index2.htm
P'shop/Graphics: http://www.bluevertigo.com.ar/bluevertigo.htm http://www.greynotgrey.com/ian/tutes/ http://resources.graphic-forums.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=8 http://tioem.com/stuff/brushes.html
Color: http://www.visibone.com/colorlab/ http://www.webwhirlers.com/colors/wizard.asp http://www.colormix.com/ http://www.pixy.cz/apps/barvy/index-en.html http://color.twysted.net/
I have the stock photo resource thread in my email at work. I'll post that tomorrow.
//edit
shoulda looked at the tutorials thread before posting the preparing for print.
||No worries. 
-O/R||
Original Question:> What is the difference between Black and Registration in Quark. Black comes out grey when exported as an eps, while the registration comes out black, but eats into the text a little. So how do i get a real black backgound in Quark O/R: There's no difference w/regards to registration & black in QX— other than the fact that you don't want to use either one for CMYK. Create a Rich Black instead:
C=20 M=0 Y=0 K=100
If your job is one-color (black) or two colors (ie: black & PMS 289) then you can use the regular Black in QX. If your job is just C & K, you can use a blend— just alert the printer.
Tha.Riddla: Why not: C=100 M=100 Y=100 K=100 ? I use that in illustrator instead of black when I want black, and it's whoopass.
[EDIT: This is, technically, the "Registration color". It was important for film (since it allowed for crops on each separation) but not so much these days. RIP software handles that part.]
O/R: It might be whoopass on a monitor, but that's bad news in the print world; What works on a monitor doesn't necessarily work on a physical surface.
Anytime you start going over 320-330 points of color, you will start having major problems with drying, plugging, hickeys, and host of other paper-related issues, like the ink sliding & curling back because the paper can't absorb the ink properly, or the tooth will flatten & dull your color as well.
And forget trying to lay an aqueous coat or a varnish on top of THAT, you might as well use mud. Also, you could have some issues with the rollers, blankets, & the plates trying to hold & place all of that ink, etc. etc. etc.
Trust me— we have four of the best Heidelbergs money can buy, and I have pushed them as far as they can be pushed working with CMYK. Going over 320 is risky, and over 340 is asking for disaster.
Thad: You can never get a true RGB black in CMYK. That said, I tend to run a rich black on the printer at:
C=40 M=30 Y=25 K=100
Especially if there is any gradients, so there is color in the black for each color to gradiate into.
It should be added that while some of these links advertise free use of their images without cost of royalty, you should excercise extreme caution and research when using these images. Read the usage agreements carefully. Most photographers provide information next to their work besides the photos. So if you are in doubt as to whether or not the creator is retaining rights to the images, DO NOT hesitate to contact them and clarify the situation. It is best to arrange an agreement with the photographer that clears you of any ramifications of copyright infringement, especially when working on a paying commercial project.
http://www.photocase.de/ (If you don't speak German, you can run the site through babelfish) http://www.istockphoto.com/ http://gimp-savvy.com/PHOTO-ARCHIVE/ http://stock.d2.hu/index.phtml http://www.freestockphotos.com/ http://www.freefoto.com/ http://www.imageafter.com/ http://www.webshots.com http://www.uni-koblenz.de/~folka/links/links.php http://www.stock.b-man.dk http://www.morguefile.com http://www.visipix.com/ http://www.istockphoto.com http://www.pictor.com http://www.imagebank.com http://www.ditto.com http://www.twistedlens.com http://www.bciusa.com http://www.photo.net http://www.gograph.com http://www.photonica.com http://www.freeimages.co.uk http://www.archivephotos.com http://www.pro-visions.com http://www.snap-shot.com http://www.freemediaarchive.com http://www.zing.com http://www.ablestock.com http://www.alaskastock.com http://www.comstock.com http://www.creatas.com http://www.CSAImages.com http://www.FoodPix.com http://www.imagesource.com http://www.MasterFile.com http://www.PictureQuest.com http://www.punchstock.com http://www.stockbyte.com http://www.SuperStock.com http://www.ThinkStock.com http://www.wonderfile.com http://www.workbookstock.com http://www.YankeeImage.com http://picturestation.net
Awesome Japanese font site with English alphabets ....
_Originally posted by old jag _ http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/
Everything you always wanted to know about colors, but were afraid to ask.
_Originally posted by arigato _ logo research: http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/
That's a cool site. Here's another:
Different Theme Fonts
A range of packaging templates - CD packaging & labelling, VHS, DVD, etc. http://www.peopleproductions.com/duplication/templates.asp
Photoshop, Illustrator & QuarkXpress shortcuts (Mac & PC - excluding PC alt windows tabbing shortcuts) http://www.printanddisplay.ie/new_designDen_shortcutsIllu.htm
A handy reference for quick help on how to do in mac what you do in xp. 
a whole lotta Photoshop tutes
http://www.alvit.de/handbook/ has about everything a web designer might need.
http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/diad_search.html
online archives of the Design journal from 1965-1974 (before computers)
eGAD! Good find. :thumbsup:
Photo to pencil sketch tutorial (that works well!)
http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/pencil_sketch/index.html
pick a color and it gives you a bend of six colors that go with it.
Really good blog entires over atwww.oswd.org (Ruby, CSS, Design, etc...)
color resources I'm finding useful this week:
http://www.webwhirlers.com/colors/combining.asp a color calculator that gives you triad, complimentary, analogous, split complimentary and tint & shade or saturation variants that go with a single color colors
http://www.snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html a color contrast checked that looks at W3C compliance.
http://www.nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/contrast_analyser/index.html downloadable color contrast tester app for Windows (freeware)
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200310/colour_in_design/ color selection & color blindness
http://slayeroffice.com/tools/color_palette/ yet another color palette creator
Originally posted by: RobotDeathSquad Massive List of Photoshop Plugins, Filters, brushes Actions, ETC.
Sweet find, RDS, very sweet indeed.
Woah. Everything you've ever wanted to know about watercolor painting from someone who knows. Click the simplified color wheel.
Color Codes Matching Chart HTML (Pantone, CMYK, RGB Hex):
stolen from Walt for Were-Here and now stolen by me to be added here:
Tutorials:
Blatantly lifted from other forums not to be mentioned here...
http://user.fundy.net/morris/photoshop.shtml http://www.stridingstudio.com/tutorials/ http://www.wastedyouth.org/tutorials/index.html http://www.thinkdan.com/tutorials/index.html http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/2d/ http://www.phong.com/tutorials/ http://www.spyroteknik.com/ http://www.deepspaceweb.com/ http://www.spoono.com/tutorials/photoshop/ http://www.pixeljunction.com/tutorials.php http://www.eyewire.com/tips/photoshop/ http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/pho...rials-tips.html http://www.carbonfour.com/tutorials/ http://www.digitexturia.com/index2.php http://jereme.gfxsites.net/# http://www.digitalwebgold.com/resources/tutorials.htm http://www.designsbymark.com http://www.bluesfear.com/tutorials.htm http://www.dimitrix.net http://www.eyesondesign.net/ http://www.teamphotoshop.com/ http://www.endeffect.com/ http://www.tutorialsearch.com/ http://www.xanthic.net/tutorials.html http://www.planetphotoshop.com/ http://www.eyeball-design.com http://asbestos.edgenetwk.com/news.htm http://www.dreaminfinity.com/tutorials/ps.shtml http://www.jereme.com/ http://www.effectlab.com/ http://www.jlswebsource.com/tutorials.html http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop.htm http://www.myjanee.com/jnetuts.htm http://www.savvy.net/photoshop.htm http://www.photoshopcafe.com http://robouk.gdesign.nl/tutorials/ http://www.opticnurve.com/tutorials.asp http://www.stewartstudio.com/tips/phototip.htm http://www.stab.se/aq/ny/index.htm http://www.magicpixel.com.au/html/workwel.html http://www.darkerimaging.com/tutorials.htm http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/ph....htm?once=true& http://www.rtideas.com/ticks/ http://www.screaming-art.com/tutorials.php http://www.webinfractions.com/~defe...rials/index.htm http://w1.243.telia.com/~u24308054/...s/tutorial.html http://www.arraich.com/ps_intro.htm http://www.digitaltropic.com/tutorials.htm http://www.bizark.com/learn/ http://www.perfectpixels.com/index.cfm?met...ethod=photoshop http://www.webteknique.com/ http://www.distortion.co.uk/freebies/tutorial.html http://www.eyeland.com/tutorials.php http://user.fundy.net/morris/main.html http://europa.spaceports.com/~beatop/tutorials.htm http://umojan99.tripod.com/ http://www.dsigning.com/photoshop/t...intwithfilters/ http://www.nebulus.org http://www.somethingleet.com/ http://www.tutorialforums.com/ http://www.theroot42.org/forum/ http://www.shadowness.com http://www.russellbrown.com/tips/photoshop.html http://www.systemdark.com/academy http://www.retouchpro.com/tutorials/ http://www.noxcel.com/main/tutorials.htm http://www.webdesignstudien.de/tutorials.html http://www.grafyte.co.uk http://www.heathrowe.com/tutorials.asp http://www.proart.tk http://www.b-man.dk/tutorials.asp http://www.effectlab.com/tut.html http://www.good-tutorials.com/ http://www.thewebmachine.com http://www.shadowness.com http://www.spoono.com http://www.absolutecross.com http://www.voidix.com http://www.teamphotoshop.com http://www.robouk.mchost.com http://www.crossdesign.net http://www.eyesondesign.net http://www.ascenvia.net http://www.eyeball-design.com http://www.nebulus.org http://www.photoshopcafe.com http://www.designsbymark.com http://www.xanthic.net http://www.proeffect.com http://www.tutorials911.com http://www.aqa-d.se http://www.nexflo.net http://www.ozones.com http://www.blueskyheart.com http://www.handson.nu http://www.2advanced.com http://www.pankpages.com http://www.thinkdan.com http://www.steeldolphin.com http://www.wastedyouth.org http://www.effectlab.com http://www.planetphotoshop.com http://www.deviantart.com http://www.dreamshocker.com http://www.yugop.com http://www.deskmod.com http://www.carbonfour.com http://www.velocityart.com http://www.gfxartist.com http://www.animatednoise.com http://www.dubtastic.com http://www.neosynthesis.net http://www.unleashedstudios.com http://www.dubtastic.com http://www.crossmind.net http://www.8-media.com http://www.elysium73.com http://www.stridingstudio.com http://www.lost-id.com http://www.hydrofoildesigns.com http://www.halovision.org http://www.philoader.net http://www.biorust.com http://www.mystic-designs.com
Just PM me if one doesn't exist and I'll remove it. Unless your a mod in which case do it yourself :P
gr8 list, thanx for that