Feature
"Making Magic" (PDF: 446 KB / 7 pages)
by Harry C. Edwards
In just three years, the trading-card game Magic: The Gathering has given rise to an industry, a subculture, and a publishing success.
Web Watcher
"Visits, Visitors, and Hits" (PDF: 281 KB / 2 pages)
by Glenn Fleishman
What do people mean when they talk about "hits," "visits," and "visitors?"
On Paper
"Coming to Terms" (PDF: 281 KB / 3 pages)
by Constance J. Sidles
Picking paper involves deciphering a lot of arcane terminology. Here's a quick reference guide.
The Well-Equipped Desktop
"New Pix in Town" (PDF: 396 KB / 6 pages)
by Pat Soberanis
An overview of the new - and explosively growing - world of royalty-free photographs.
Reviews (PDF: 330 KB / 3 pages)
A look at two plug-ins, one for Illustrator® and one for Photoshop®.
Letter Space
"A Cheerful Man of Letters" (PDF: 429 KB / 4 pages)
by Kathleen Tinkel
Besides being an independent type designer, Jim Parkinson is making over the San Francisco Chronicle's typefaces - bit by bit.
How-to
"Draw and Order" (PDF: 446 KB / 6 pages)
by Ted Alspach and Jennifer Alspach
If you create technical art in Illustrator, check out these tips - in fact, check them out even if you don't.
Desktop Science
"The Many Faces of Cheapness" (PDF: 330 KB / 6 pages)
by Olav Martin Kvern
In the spirit of Adobe Magazine's Cheap Tricks Contest, a grab-bag of ways to save money, save time, and cheat fate.
Q&A
Adobe Magazine's Q&A sections include answers to questions frequently asked of Adobe's technical-support department and tips that'll help you use your Adobe products better and faster.
Acrobat (PDF: 165 KB / 3 pages)
Illustrator (PDF: 330 KB / 4 pages)
PageMaker® (PDF: 297 KB / 6 pages)
Persuasion® (PDF: 182 KB / 3 pages)
Photoshop (PDF: 314 KB / 5 pages)
