The Art Institutes upgrades to Quark 7

Quark today announced that The Art Institutes is upgrading 3,800 seats at its 32 school locations to QuarkXPress 7 in time for fall quarter 2006. Students will be able to take advantage of QuarkXPress 7 features -- such as Composition Zones -- to enhance collaboration in group projects. Color-based transparency and drop shadow features coupled with enhanced output capabilities and native PDF support will allow students to produce work quickly and efficiently, according to the company. "With QuarkXPress 7 included in The Art Institutes curriculum, every major creative market will have a well-educated pool of students with up-to-date skills and knowledge about the new features of QuarkXPress," said Rich Moore, vice president of academic technology for The Art Institutes. "Quark has extensive offerings in every major market of the graphic arts industry, and we are proud to educate our students on the groundbreaking new release of QuarkXPress and prepare them for success in graphic arts, design, and publishing careers."

"The graphic arts classes at The Art Institutes provide a rich balance of technical knowledge and creative development, a curriculum approach that Quark values highly," said Richard Pasewark, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Quark. "Quark is committed to bringing the education community the tools its needs so that students can express their creativity and expand their design skills as an important part of their learning experience."

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