Quark XPress

Quark XPress is the market leader in layout design software, which pulls together all the aspects of print design (writing, editing, typography, graphics and color) into a highly user friendly interface. It is the tool of choice for magazines, newspapers and catalogs, print designers, ad agencies, and just about any business that publishes design-rich content for a stunning visual effect.

While the “paperless revolution” has dramatically reduced the amount of printed materials in the last few years, there are still a variety of mediums that make most sense in a tangible form. Newsletters, postcards, catalogs, business cards, brochures, packaging and annual reports, just to name a few, are thriving as communications mediums today. Most designers would agree that the best tool for the design and development of all of these channels is Quark XPress.

Just about all of us at Coldfire boast print design roots. We have been using Quark since the day it came out, and know the program about as well as the ones who made it. Let us make it clear that we do not advocate non-designers creating full scale newsletters and the like, the process requires a great deal of know-how, experience and patience. If you do have an in-house designer who needs to learn Quark, Coldfire offers courses from beginner to expert. We also offer “Pre-flight” courses for those who work closely with external design firms.

• Create and edit master pages to make update huge documents a snap.
• Link text boxes to allow copy to flow without worrying about changing the layout.
• Learn press-time troubleshooting techniques to get your project published and out the door quickly.
• Produce reliable, high quality PDFs of large multi-page e-newsletters or single page memos.
• And much more...