Dreamweaver CC 2017 – Initial thoughts on HiDpi and UI scaling
Adobe released the 2017 version of it’s Creative Cloud suite last week. And it still doesn’t support HiDpi screens.
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Two eBooks for National Poetry Day
Yesterday was National Poetry Day, and we’re pleased to say that two ebook conversions we worked on over the last few weeks made it on to Amazon in time for the event.
Diving For Pearls
Now and then a lot of hot air can be released, Pompeii style, on whether video games count as art. I personally lean to the side that believes they are and it could be said that video games contain more stylistic approaches and formats than the regular, modern art world put together. Another line of … Read more
My long affair with Autodesk Sketchbook Pro… and why it may be over.
Please Note, this post has been updated with news about the fixes
Paperback Writer
If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur – Red Adair
So, a prospective client will ask for a quote on converting their book to an ebook. We’ll ask for the Word or PDF file to be downloaded to a secure Dropbox folder, take a look at what can be done and give said quote… and then – nothing.
Are Friends Electric?
Question: when is a book not a book? Surprisingly often, when it’s an ebook and the question becomes even more relevant when contemplating the future of said product. Ebooks were so overburdened by the significance put upon them with regards to the future of reading that it’s no wonder so many have fallen at the … Read more
Wrestling with SVG in ePub for Kindle KF8 Part Two
The previous blog “Wrestling with SVG in ePub for Kindle KF8” detailed our attempt to make SVG images work well within the Kindle range from Amazon. The main reason for doing so was a project from a client that used a lot of math formulas and data in the main text and tables. One of … Read more
Wrestling with SVG in ePub for Kindle KF8
Update I’ve updated the title to correct my use of “mobi”. Lewis is the epub expert, and I assumed that the file we were previewing in Kindlegen Previewer for “Kindle Voyage” was a mobi. It was not! Apologies for the schoolgirl error. This week, I have had a monumental struggle to get SVG images, created … Read more
Galaxy Note Doodles 02092013
Just a couple of doodle pages I’ve been messing with when I’ve been out of the house. I never leave home without the Note 10.1 now, it’s part of my messenger bag contents for the long haul, or until they bring out a better version. As usual, these were done in Autodesk Sketchbook Pro for … Read more
Wacom Cintiq Companion announced…
Six days ago Wacom announced to the world it’s first truly mobile graphics tablet. …it was as if millions of artist’s wallets cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I doubt there was anyone who expected them not to announce a Cintiq branded device for Windows 8 and Android, as the promo ‘sleuthing reporter’ … Read more
