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Monitor technology overview for graphic designers

The internet, in particular e-forums are known to be the most helpful source of the information for selection of any technological device. The more popular the device to be selected, the more information may be obtained about it from current and former owners. But there is lack of comments as concerned professional, rare and expensive equipment. We typically have to rely upon the seller’s opinion. But can be the seller good adviser? Monitors for designers, photographers and printers are considered to be one of these examples. The main requirement for a monitor to be used in a design environment is high quality color reproduction. This article contains the description of main criteria for the monitor selection.

posted by: Iaroslav Lazunov, in Illustrator Tips / Basix, Read More
Hot Movies - New Features of Adobe Illustrator CS6
Right now, you will learn about the new features of Adobe Illustrator CS6. New tracing engine, flexible interface, new pattern panel, gradient strokes allow you to create more freely. Let’s begin!
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Effective Methods of Working in Adobe Illustrator (Part 7)
Natalie Ulrich shares some very interesting tricks with us. Today you will find out how to simplify your work with the Gradient Mesh; how to control the Rectangular Grid Tool, the Arc Tool and the Polar Grid with the shortcuts. You will also learn how to create the gradient brushes and chains. Learn at the jump!
posted by: Natalie Ulrich, in Illustrator Tips / Basix, Read More
Interview with Kevin Blanchard aka Annihilist
Today our guest is a real master with Gradient Mesh. He creates high quality artowrk. "Don’t be afraid to jump in and swim. Programs like Illustrator and Photoshop are playgrounds” — says Kevin. Today he is going to share some secrets of his craftsmanship with us. Learn after more about his background and techniques at the jump.
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Monitor Calibration Check-up Wallpaper
 You can check your monitor settings with the Free Monitor Wallpaper. As it turned out, my monitor needed some serious corrections. Download and check it!
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What Benefits Will Give You the Creative Cloud?
Adobe Creative Cloud is a new subscription offering from Adobe. It will be available next Monday. Tune in for a live online event April 23 to see how Adobe is reinventing the creative process with the release of Adobe Creative Cloud and CS6!
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SubScribe Designer (Beta) now available!

SubScribe Designer — our new plugin for Adobe Illustrator CS3-CS5.1 (Mac and Windows) — has finally been made available! It’s free to Astute Graphics’ customers since March 2011. It’s our way of saying a huge "thank you!” for all your support and helping Astute Graphics grow from strength to strength.

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Adobe Illustrator CS6 Sneak Peek: Gradients on Strokes
Join Illustrator product manager Brenda Sutherland, as she shows how the new gradients on strokes feature in Illustrator CS6 lets you create artwork that looks complex but is easy to edit.
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Random Swatches Fill — Free Scripts for Adobe Illustrator
Today we present you some useful scripts for Adobe Illustrator. These scripts have been designed by a talented Ukrainian developer and a friend of mine — Yemz, who is also known as the developer of the Free Mesh Tormentor Plugin.  The Random Swatches Fill scripts colour the objects into the colours that have been selected from the Swatches panel.
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