Author Archives: Stephen Beale

About Stephen Beale

Stephen Beale has been writing about computer technology since 1983. He’s the author of seven books on computer applications in the graphic arts and a former news and reviews editor for Macworld. He’s currently editor of a website for public relations professionals in health and medicine.

Web Design Tools: Previews of Adobe Muse and Adobe Edge

Adobe Previews New Tools for Web Design. Adobe Muse targets print designers who’d like to work on the web. Adobe Edge enables Flash-like animation using open web standards. More

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What’s New With Digital Publishing Tools

New releases of QuarkXPress 9 and Adobe InDesign CS 5.5 highlight tablet publishing and E-books. More

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Technology Review: Fontdeck

Designers now have a wealth of typographic options for their web projects. HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale sorts through all the web font services out there. In this review, he looks at Fontdeck.
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Technology Review: Webtype

Designers now have a wealth of typographic options for their web projects. HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale sorts through all the web font services out there. In this review, he looks at Webtype from Font Bureau and Ascender Corp.
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Technology Review: WebInk

Designers now have a wealth of typographic options for their web projects. HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale sorts through all the web font services out there. In this review, he looks at WebInk from Extensis.
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Technology Review: Web Fonts

Designers now have a wealth of typographic options for their web projects. HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale sorts through all the web font services out there. In this review, he looks at Web Fonts from Fonts.com.
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Technology Review: Typekit

Designers now have a wealth of typographic options for their web projects. HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale sorts through all the web font services out there. In this review, he looks at Typekit.
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5 Web Font Services Reviewed

HOW’s technology columnist looks at five online services that let web designers use high-quality fonts beyond Arial, Times and Verdana. Find out which of these new tools is right for your web projects.
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Part 6: Whither Flash?

Don’t get left in the dust. HOW’s Tech Columnist Stephen Beale takes an extensive look at HTML5 in this 6-part series. See what design professionals need to know about HTML5.
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Part 5: Creating for Apple Devices

Don’t get left in the dust. HOW’s Tech Columnist Stephen Beale takes an extensive look at HTML5 in this 6-part series. See what design professionals need to know about HTML5.
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