David Blatner
American non-fiction author (b. 1966)
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::summary American non-fiction author (b. 1966) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | David Blatner |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Palo Alto, California |
| occupation | Author, Speaker |
| nationality | American |
| alma_mater | Pomona College |
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|name = David Blatner |image = |caption = |birth_date = |birth_place = Palo Alto, California |death_date = |death_place = |other_names = |known_for = |occupation = Author, Speaker |nationality = American |alma_mater = Pomona College David Blatner (born 1966) is a writer and speaker specializing in desktop publishing software, such as Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and QuarkXPress. Blatner has written 15 books on varied subjects with over a half-million books in print, including Spectrums, The Joy of Pi, The Flying Book, Judaism For Dummies, and Silicon Mirage: The Art and Science of Virtual Reality.
He also wrote a book on QuarkXPress in the 1990s with Keith Stimely, The QuarkXPress Book, which was listed as a computer bestseller in March 1991 by Publishers Weekly. It was also the winner of the 1991 Benjamin Franklin award for technical writing; later titled Real World QuarkXPress,) but later changed to Adobe InDesign, about which he has written or co-written several books (including Real World InDesign). A cofounder of the InDesignSecrets Web site and InDesign Magazine, and cohosts a podcast by the same name. Blatner also co-hosts CreativePro Week, a week-long set of conferences for creative professionals.
He lives outside Seattle, Washington, with his wife, Debbie Carlson, and two sons.
Early life
Blatner was born in Palo Alto and attended Palo Alto High School. His father is American psychiatric pioneer Adam Blatner and his mother is Barbara Blatner-Fikes. His step-father is Richard Fikes. In the late 1980s, Blatner was a member of the Palo Alto theatrical improvisation troupe Creative Mayhem, which had also included director Kirk Wise and alternative comedy performer Jimmy Gunn. Blatner graduated from Pomona College.
Bibliography
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- Blatner, David. Spectrums: Our Mind-boggling Universe from Infinitesimal to Infinity. New York: Walker & Company, 2012. (hardcover)
- Blatner, David. The Flying Book: Everything You've Ever Wondered about Flying on Airplanes. New York: Walker & Company, 2004. (paperback) (hardcover)
- Blatner, David and Ted Falcon. Judaism for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, 2001. (paperback)
- Blatner, David. The Joy of Pi. New York: Walker & Company, 1997. (paperback) (hardcover)
References
References
- (2015). "Contemporary authors new revision series. Volume 286 : a bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields". Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning.
- (6 September 2012). "Spectrums Kirkus Review". kirkusreviews.com.
- (14 March 2016). "Happy Pi Day, math lovers!". WTKR.com.
- Destree, Thomas M.. (February 1992). "The QuarkXPress Book".
- Lim, Gerrie. (April 1991). "The QuarkXPress Book".
- Verdow, Cynthia. (October 1991). "The QuarkXPress Book".
- (1991-03-29). "Publishers Weekly Computer Bestsellers March 1991".
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