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L. Fischer

Maintains the design and print formats, and the archive of template files the studio used to ship.

A tar file has no signature at byte 0 — ustar lives at 257

October 5, 2026October 5, 2026 by L. Fischer

Why some tools call a tar file ‘unknown’ and how to tell a POSIX tar from a GNU one.

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The checkbox that decides whether anyone can open your .ai file

October 5, 2026October 5, 2026 by L. Fischer

‘Create PDF Compatible File’ is the difference between a file a client can look at and a file only Illustrator can read.

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  • OpenMint — a clean professional web layout in PSD
  • Nature Tour — a PSD template for outdoor and travel sites
  • A tar file has no signature at byte 0 — ustar lives at 257
  • A fresh, free PSD web layout
  • A blog theme layout in PSD, ready to be cut into a theme

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3.4.2 — 5 October 2026

Format pages now carry a review date and an author, and the format catalogue inside the toolset is regenerated with each build.

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