Quark has launched the latest version of their desktop graphic design and layout software, QuarkXpress 2015. This new release of QuarkXpress adds a number of new features to make the application faster and more powerful, including support for OS X Yosemite. QuarkXpress now has a 64-bit architecture, along with support for PDF/X-4 Output. There are also new automation tools, new...
FiftyThree's Paper app has been updated to version 2.4.1 with support for cloud backups of journals, and a new place to see all of your activity in the app's Mix service. Free backups of all of your Paper journals are now available to anyone with a free FiftyThree account. Backups are secure, and remain viewable only to you. With backups, you can easily restore work that has been...
I'm not a big fan of WSIWYG editors for the web. But Hype is something special. Tumult's Hype — an HTML5 WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) web and animation editor — is approaching its four-year anniversary in May, and what a way it has chosen to celebrate: The company is releasing a major update for its professional and prosumer users in the form of Hype Pro, packaged inside...
Most sketching apps on the market focus on single projects and their underlying layers, rather than a canvas of ideas and suggestions. Forge is different. I've long thought the iPad was perfect for rough storyboarding: It's not an artist's preferred medium for detail work, but it's portable, and easy to sketch on, and has plenty of storage space. Forge, built by the folks behind the...
When I reviewed ArtRage some of you asked me to take a look Art Set Pro as well. Since I'm not one to back down from a challenge, I coughed up the $6.99 and downloaded myself a copy. So, was it worth it? Well… At first glance, Art Set Pro looks fantastic. In fact, I couldn't wait to launch it and play with it. It has all of the tools one would expect from any portable art program and...
Ambient Design, Ltd., a New Zealand based company, is the developer behind ArtRage. According to their website, "ArtRage gives you real world painting tools on your computer in a stylish, easy to use environment that lets you get down to the process of creating without digital distractions." I needed to see this in action, so I decided to check it out. But, as a die-hard Adobe and Toon...
Affinity Designer is now available on the Mac App Store. The team has spent the past four years working on the graphics design suite, but now the time has come for consumers and enthusiasts to purchase the software and get started on some breathtaking work. Affinity Designer is listed with a 20 percent discount at just $39.99 (£27.99 / €35.99) through next week only, so be sure grab...
Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! Today we've got a new app from YouTube sensation Pewdiepie, awesome discounts on terrific iOS apps, a new free version of SketchBook for Mac and more! New and updated iOS apps...
AutoDesk has released SketchBook Pro 7, the latest version of their desktop drawing software for Mac. Additionally, AutoDesk is following the lead of Adobe and others in creating a subscription model for SketchBook. The app is free to download, but you'll need a paid membership to unlock more features. There are multip tiers of membership. Starter members can create basic drawings...
The best iPhone apps to help you turn all your memories into shareable photo collages, in digital format and in print! Looking for the best iPhone apps and best iPad apps to help you piece together photo collages and share them with your friends? Photo collages are a great way to showcase a special event or period in time without having to upload a million photos for people to tab...