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Lots of example documents, also covering advanced features like headers, footers, bleeds, and cropmarks. Edit the HTML directly in the browser and see your PDF instantly.

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Roland Dreger Apr 7

Vektorgarten Apr 7

Something useful I wanted to do with all the Illustrator documentation I have collected over the years: fill the gap in James Wamser's Illustrator Feature guide. So over the past few weeks I have assembled the overview of new features in versions 1 to CS5. You can read and download the complete guide here: https://indd.adobe.com/view/0bff348c-febc-4351-8a11-8101037228d9 #illustrator #history

Roland Dreger Apr 6

"'Alles an moderner Software sucht heute ständig nach einer Internetverbindung', erklärt Jason Hutt. Im Weltraum ist das jedoch unmöglich." 🙄

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000315495/retro-technik-warum-die-artemis-astronauten-mit-uralten-tablets-fliegen #artemisII

Retro-Technik: Warum die Artemis-Astronauten mit uralten Tablets fliegen

Erstmals seit 50 Jahren fliegen Menschen zum Mond, die Hardware dazu ist zwar nicht ganz so alt, aber keinesfalls modern

DER STANDARD

Roland Dreger Apr 5

»Agents of Chaos« https://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2026-03/ki-agenten-studie-software-daten-sicherheit ... and the mentioned article: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20021

KI-Agenten: Das ist erst der Anfang des Chaos

Der Hype um OpenClaw befeuert einen Streit in der Szene. Wie gefährlich sind KI-Agenten? Eine neue Studie zeigt nun die verheerenden Ergebnisse eines Experiments.

DIE ZEIT

Roland Dreger Apr 4

Wild bees on my windowsill: I'm not quite sure if they're fighting or mating. #wildlife

Roland Dreger Mar 28

»POML (Prompt Orchestration Markup Language) is a novel markup language [...] Employs an HTML-like syntax with semantic components [...]«

But don't you dare call it XML!!!

Roland Dreger Mar 22

Datatype is a new OpenType font that allows you to create charts based on text expressions.

Unlike Chartwell, it is a variable font. It (currently) offers three chart types and handles pie charts slightly differently than Chartwell. I think it’s an interesting approach.

Datatype is open source under the SIL Open Font License. Designed by Frank Tisellano.
https://franktisellano.github.io/datatype/ #InDesign #charts #variableFont

Roland Dreger Mar 20

Martin Heise Mar 20

Nächste Woche endlich mal wieder unter die Leute kommen https://rausgegangen.de/events/dezolat-byde-0/

#livemusik #muenchen #punk #postpunk

dezolat + byde on 26.03.2026 in München - Rausgegangen

dezolat + byde on 26.03.2026 in München ► All info on Rausgegangen!

Roland Dreger Mar 20

Viktor Nübel Mar 20

Yesterday I learned about an InDesign plugin that makes using variable fonts much easier. The values on an axis (for example, the weight axis) can be easily applied to individual words, lines of text, or entire paragraphs.

Just tried it out with Salou! 💥

👍 Great work by the foundry HAL Typefaces.

➡️ Download:
https://type.hanli.eu/typepad-manual/