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Keeping Up with Illustrator CS4

As a professional design software instructor and author, part of my job requirement is to keep my computer skills up-to-date with the latest versions of all the popular design software tools. Up until a few years ago, this was fairly easy to accomplish because most software companies like Adobe, Quark, ...

Vote For My Snowman

About a week ago I entered my snowman photo in a contest at Lizzy's Fresh Coffee in Ketchum, ID (http://www.lizzysfreshcoffee.com). They said I was a shoe in, but the competition is stiff! Please go and vote for my snowman. If I win, I get free coffee for a year and a ...

Fundamentals of Photoshop Elements Adobe Training DVD Wins DV Magazine Award of Excellence!

A few days ago, DV Magazine (DV.com) did a review of my new Adobe Training DVD, "Fundamentals of Photoshop Elements." The reviewer said the DVD is "the easiest way to jump into Photoshop Elements without having to crack a manual." Furthermore, he said, "as a host, Jenkins does a good ...

Product Review of “Fundamentals of Photoshop Elements” Training DVD

Product Review: Ko Maruyama of DigitalMediaNet.com reviews my "Fundamentals of Photoshop Elements" Training DVD. Interesting tidbits include: "Adobe Photoshop Elements has a very deep toolset, and has several features which new users will be able to take full advantage of after going through this easy-to-use DVD instruction." "You can order a DVD for ...

Sue Jenkins Interviewed on Pixmac.com

This past week I had the distinct pleasure of being interviewed as one of the "world top graphic designers" on Pixmac.com, the hip new source for low-budget, high quality stock photos and royalty free art from photographers and designers all over the world. Pixmac boasts having over 7,011,207 digital pictures ...

New Fall Colors 2009

Each season the folks over at Pantone let the rest of us know what colors will be hot, hot, hot. Fashion designers, interior designers, textile designers, artists, and many others in home decorating and design related fields will take their cues from Pantone's Master List, creating a color current that ...

Buy My Books & DVDs

Amazon.com has a new sales widget that allows publishers, authors, and everyone else to create rotating carousels of products that can be added to websites with links back to selected products. The technology is super sweet, so I couldn't resist making my own carousel of 'Books & DVDs by Sue ...

Is Adobe’s Flash Catalyst Good for Building Websites?

I just finished participating in an Adobe Flash Catalyst Partner Connect session to learn more about this new design software (now in beta, available for free online through Adobe Labs), which allows designers to build interactive flash components that can be easily published to the web ...

IE6 and IE7 Users: It’s Time To Upgrade!

If you're still surfing the internet on Internet Explorer 6 or 7, you're missing out! Upgrade to IE8, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, or Opera today to experience the best of the web. By upgrading, you will achieve a couple of important things: First, upgrading will allow you to view websites in ...

Drinking Responsibly: Using Aluminum Water Bottles

Though the idea has been floating around in the news for at a couple of years now, the past few months have seen a resurgence of warnings about the dangers of using plastic containers for our food and drinks. Specifically, we should only be using #1 and #2 containers; anything ...