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    Russell Viers is an Adobe Certified Instructor who also teaches QuarkXPress. His 27 years in the newspaper and printing industries allows him to bring real world expertise to those he trains. Read more...

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  • What’s the Paper Worth What’s the Paper Worth

    March 13th, 2009 - 1 Comment

    I was in London for a week and decided to take the opportunity to do a very unscientific study into the value of a newspaper.

    London is the perfect setting for this because there are so many papers to choose from including tabloids, broadsheets, conservative, splashy, free and paid.

    So the goal of the study was simple: [...]

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    Uploading Yearbook Pages to Walsworth Uploading Yearbook Pages to Walsworth

    March 12th, 2009 - No Comments

    Before exporting PDFs that will ultimately be submitted to Walsworth for printing, you should first make sure your computer is set up properly. Refer to previous blog article: http://www.russellviers.com/?p=401. Please note that this article is VERY boring and many people have complained about falling asleep halfway through and not getting it all done. My apologies [...]

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    No Podcast Yet?

    September 15th, 2008 - No Comments

    No, not yet…still busy catching up on stuff.

    I have some of my mates lined up to help me on it, so I’ll keep you posted. Lots of good stuff coming up between now and Christmas, so plenty of reasons to have them.

    Cheers for now…RV

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    One reason I don’t write books One reason I don’t write books

    December 17th, 2008 - No Comments

    I’m often asked if I have written a book or plan to write a book…and the answer is no.

    I get asked to write books from time to time by various publishers and the answer is always the same: “I’ll think about it.” Then, after 15 minutes or so…”No thanks.”

    There are many reasons I don’t want [...]

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    Becoming a Part Time Vegetarian Becoming a Part Time Vegetarian

    August 5th, 2009 - No Comments

    It’s not easy becoming a Part Time Vegetarian…but it’s a heck of a lot easier than becoming a Full Time Vegetarian.

    The concept came to me in a dream. I imagined I was an FTV (Full Time Vegetarian) and I was in Kansas City. Some friends suggested we go get a Z Man from Oklahoma Joe’s. [...]

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    Becoming a Part Time Vegetarian Becoming a Part Time Vegetarian

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    August 5th, 2009 by admin

    It’s not easy becoming a Part Time Vegetarian…but it’s a heck of a lot easier than becoming a Full Time Vegetarian.

    The concept came to me in a dream. I imagined I was an FTV (Full Time Vegetarian) and I was in Kansas City. Some friends suggested we go get a Z Man from Oklahoma Joe’s. [...]

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    What’s the Paper Worth What’s the Paper Worth

    Posted in Blog - 1 Comment
    March 13th, 2009 by admin

    I was in London for a week and decided to take the opportunity to do a very unscientific study into the value of a newspaper.

    London is the perfect setting for this because there are so many papers to choose from including tabloids, broadsheets, conservative, splashy, free and paid.

    So the goal of the study was simple: [...]

    Read more...

    Uploading Yearbook Pages to Walsworth Uploading Yearbook Pages to Walsworth

    Posted in Yearbooks - No Comments
    March 12th, 2009 by admin

    Before exporting PDFs that will ultimately be submitted to Walsworth for printing, you should first make sure your computer is set up properly. Refer to previous blog article: http://www.russellviers.com/?p=401. Please note that this article is VERY boring and many people have complained about falling asleep halfway through and not getting it all done. My apologies [...]

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    I’m sorry, what did you say? I’m sorry, what did you say?

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    January 22nd, 2009 by admin

    I was in Nizhny Novgorod awhile back speaking at an event for Adobe and I was joking with my good buddy Roman Menyakin about the instructions in the elevator and how they just didn’t translate as I’m sure they had intended.

    We exchange a few stories of things we had seen and heard over the years, [...]

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