Flux Consulting releases the Flux Eyedropper plug-in for InDesign CS5.
July, 2010
Flux Consulting releases their newest version of the Eyedropper Plugin Tool for InDesign CS5. Pick up colors, formatting and styles without switching tools! Available on the Flux Consulting website at: http://fluxconsulting.com/scripteyedropper4.html

Flux Consulting can help you get your publication on the iPad!
July 2, 2010
iPad versions of print publications are showing strong sales. Want in on it? Flux can help you get your digital editions onto the iPad today! Read here to find out more about digital editions of print publications: http://www.foliomag.com/2010/digital-editions-come-age"

Wired Magazine on the iPad.
June 16, 2010
Check out Wired Magazine on the iPad! This amazing digital edition of the magazine was created using Adobe Creative Suite 5 and new Adobe Digital Publishing Technologies. Contact Flux Consulting if you're interested in learning more about how to turn your magazine into a digital experience on the iPad.: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/xd-inspire/introducing-wired-on-ipad/

Adobe's Configurator arrives!
June 10, 2010
Ever wish you could have a panel that holds the features you use the most? Well, Adobe has just released a utility called Configurator, which lets you create your own custom panels in InDesign CS5! Download the Configurator 2.0 software from the Adobe Labs site and start creating your own panels.: http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/configurator.html

More magazines on the iPad!
April 5, 2010
Take a look at which magazines are now on Apple's iPad and how these publications chose to display their content:
http://colbowdesign.com/blog2/?p=297

Flux Consulting releases the Flux Eyedropper plug-in for InDesign CS4.
December 14, 2008
Flux Consulting releases their newest version of the Eyedropper Plugin Tool for InDesign CS4. Available on the Flux Consulting website at: http://fluxconsulting.com/scripteyedropper3.html

Annual Pro Pub Summit held in New York City.
September 26, 2007
Managing Editor, Inc. hosts its third annual Pro Pub Summit. The conference will take place over two days, September 27 and 28, at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City.

Flux Consulting releases the Flux Eyedropper plug-in for InDesign CS3.
September 24, 2007
Flux Consulting releases their newest version of the Eyedropper Plugin Tool for InDesign CS3. Now works with objects! Available on the Flux Consulting website at: fluxconsulting.com/scripteyedropper2.html

Flux Consulting turns 10!
November 9, 2006
Flux Consulting hosted its tenth anniversary party on October 26, 2006, to coincide with the annual K4 Summit conference. Flux Consulting was founded in 1996 to provide technology consulting services to the publishing industry. In the past ten years, Flux clients have included leaders in their field such as American Express Publishing, American Lawyer Media, New York Magazine, J.Crew Inc., Playboy, Maxim, American Media, Inc., Scholastic and Showtime. We look forward to our next ten successful years in business!

American Media, Inc. purchases the K4 Publishing System for the National Enquirer.
August 15, 2006
Flux Consulting announced that American Media, Inc., the nation's top publisher of tabloid newspapers and magazines, has purchased the K4 Publishing System for the National Enquirer. The National Enquirer joins Shape Magazine and Natural Health Magazine as AMI titles that have adopted the K4 Publishing System as their editorial workflow solution.

New York Magazine purchases the K4 Publishing System.
August 1, 2006
Flux Consulting announced that New York Magazine, New York's premiere culture magazine, has purchased the K4 Publishing System as their new editorial workflow tool. The K4 Publishing System and its integration with Adobe® InDesign® CS and InCopy® CS will replace theQuark® Publishing System and QuarkXPress® as New York’s new standard in editorial and design workflow for the magazine.

American Lawyer Media purchases the K4 Publishing System.
May 15, 2006
Flux Consulting announced that American Lawyer Media, the world's leading legal media & information company, has purchased the K4 Publishing System for the New York Law Journal. The K4 Publishing System and its integration with Adobe® InDesign® CS and InCopy® CS will replace theQuark® Publishing System and QuarkXPress® as New York Law Journal's new standard in editorial and design workflow for the title. The New York Law Journal is the nation's largest selling legal daily newspaper.

Flux Consulting develops the Flux Eyedropper plug-in for InDesign CS2.
June 12 , 2006
Flux Consulting has announced their newest version of the Eyedropper Plugin Tool for InDesign. Available for download on the Flux Consulting website at: fluxconsulting.com/scripteyedropper1.html

Dennis Publishing purchases the K4 Publishing System for Maxim Magazine.
February 1 , 2006
Flux Consulting announced that Dennis Publishing, one of the world's leading independent publishers, has purchased the K4 Publishing System for Maxim Magazine. The K4 Publishing System and its integration with Adobe® InDesign® CS and InCopy® CS will replace the Quark® Publishing System and QuarkXPress® as Maxim’s new standard in editorial and design workflow for the magazine. Maxim is the world's best selling men's lifestyle magazine.

American Media, Inc. purchases K4 Publishing System for Shape Magazine.
August 15, 2006
Flux Consulting announced that American Media, Inc., the nation's top publisher of tabloid newspapers and magazines, has purchased the K4 Publishing System for Shape Magazine. Shape is America's largest, most successful active lifestyle title for women

Flux Consulting featured at the Adobe Ideas Conference, New York City.
April 4, 2005
Today, Scott Dunn of Flux Consulting spoke on workflow at the Adobe Ideas Conference in New York. In a live session called "Simplifying Creative Workflows," Scott discussed improving print workflows using Adobe's new Bridge® and VersionCue® products, which were announced today at the conference.

Adobe announces the release of the Creative Suite 2.0.
April 4, 2005
Adobe Systems Inc. today announced a new release of Adobe® Creative Suite, the powerhouse design environment that revolutionized print and Web workflows for creative professionals worldwide. Adobe Creative Suite Premium Edition integrates new full-versions of indispensible design software—Adobe Photoshop®CS2, Adobe InDesign®CS2, Adobe Illustrator®CS2 and Adobe GoLive®CS2—with the all-new Version Cue®CS2. The recently released Adobe Acrobat®7.0 Professional also is included, as a key application in this milestone software release. (more)

K4 Publishing System Version 5.1 Available from MEI.
January 25, 2005
MEI today announced the availability of version 5.1 of the K4™ Publishing System, the premier professional publishing solution for Adobe® InDesign®-based workflows. Featuring support for regional editions or multi-version publications, e-mail notifications of assignments, virtual layouts for issue planning integration, and object rules for connecting digital asset management systems, version 5.1 expands the range of workflow setups with K4 and provides better overall integration into publishing enterprise environments. (more)

Flux Consulting develops the Flux Eyedropper plug-in for InDesign CS.
November 1, 2004
Pick up colors and text formats without switching tools! While editing text, you can temporarily access the Eyedropper tool by holding down the Control + Option keys. This allows you to pick up colors or styles for your text without having to switch between tools using the mouse. Once the keys are released, you are back in the Text tool. (more)

Apple profiles Flux Consulting's success with K4 at the Yale Daily News. (more)
August 11 , 2004

Version 5.0 of the K4 Publishing System is now available.
January 29, 2004
 K4 v.5.0 is the new standard for professional publishing workflows. With support for Adobe® InDesign® CS and Adobe InCopy® CS, this major upgrade offers a robust set of new features and enhancements, many as a result of specific requests from K4 customers in the U.S. and abroad. New features in version 5.0 include support for ads, images and multimedia objects, enhanced use of XML for structuring content within the system, and new workflow capabilities for other file types such as word processing and spreadsheet files. (more)

MEI APPOINTS FLUX CONSULTING TO DISTRIBUTE K4 PUBLISHING SYSTEM.
New York-based technology solutions provider is MEI's first K4 reseller in the U.S. and Canada.
October, 2003
JENKINTOWN, PA - Managing Editor Inc. (MEI) today announced the appointment of Flux Consulting (New York) as its first K4™ Publishing System distributor. Flux will bring K4 to the magazine and corporate publishing markets in the United States and Canada.

MEI's K4 distributor channel launched in response to a growing market demand for the database-driven editorial workflow system that integrates Adobe® InDesign® and InCopy®. MEI distribution partners will be well established in specific geographical segments and equipped to implement the K4 solution for publishers migrating to the Adobe product suite.

Flux more than fit the bill, according to Mark Leister, vice president of business development for MEI. "I'm confident that the focus and expertise Flux brings to the table will establish K4 as a powerful force in the magazine and corporate publishing worlds."
Since 1996, Flux Consulting has developed innovative technology solutions for publishing professionals. Flux specializes in workgroup publishing, digital asset management and automation technologies. Founding partners Scott Dunn and Jennifer Pade bring a combined 24 years of technology consulting experience to Flux Consulting and are ready to extend that experience to K4 distribution.

"InDesign brings an exciting new shift to traditional desktop publishing by raising the bar for typography, OS X and PDF support, and integration with other Adobe products," Pade said. "Having an editorial system of equally high standards is essential if InDesign is going to make headway in the design and publishing markets."

"We believe that K4 is the solution," Pade continued. "It is a powerful tool that offers new ways of thinking about control, flexibility and scalability in collaborative workflows. With K4, our customers will be able to leverage InDesign's superior design and layout capabilities, leverage both OS X and Windows 2000/XP and use a familiar workflow system to manage their content effectively and affordably."

Flux Consulting helps clients identify benefits and opportunities unique to their workflow, followed up with a full suite of services to transition them from their existing systems to a K4/InDesign solution. Flux offers workflow analysis , installation and configuration, training, template design, font set reconciliation, and custom development for integrating K4 with front-end planning systems or back-end content repurposing solutions.
Flux is certified to sell, install, train and support K4, and has InDesign certified experts on staff. "We have teamed up with MEI to provide complete services related to K4 implementation," Pade said.

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