David Blatner

David Blatner
Born	(1966-02-13)February 13, 1966 Palo Alto, California
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Pomona College
Occupation(s)	Author, Speaker

David Blatner (born 1966) ^[1] 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, ^[2] The Joy of Pi, ^[3] 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, ^{[4] [5] [6]} which was listed as a computer bestseller in March 1991 by Publishers Weekly. ^[7] 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

• ——; Stimely, Keith (1991). Roth, Stephen F. (ed.). The QuarkXPress Book (2nd ed.). Berkeley: Peachpit Press. ISBN   0-938151-86-X.
  • ——; Stimely, Keith; Taub, Eric (1993). Roth, Stephen F. (ed.). The QuarkXPress Book (3rd ed.). Berkeley: Peachpit Press. ISBN   1-56609-067-9.
• Blatner, David. Spectrums: Our Mind-boggling Universe from Infinitesimal to Infinity. New York: Walker & Company, 2012. ISBN   9780802717702 (hardcover)
• Blatner, David. The Flying Book: Everything You've Ever Wondered about Flying on Airplanes. New York: Walker & Company, 2004. ISBN   9780802776914 (paperback) ISBN   9780802713780 (hardcover)
• Blatner, David and Ted Falcon. Judaism for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, 2001. ISBN   978-0764552991 (paperback)
• Blatner, David. The Joy of Pi. New York: Walker & Company, 1997. ISBN   9780802775627 (paperback) ISBN   9780802713322 (hardcover)

References

1. 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. Internet Archive. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning. 2015. ISBN   978-1-57302-382-5.
2. "Spectrums Kirkus Review". kirkusreviews.com. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
3. "Happy Pi Day, math lovers!". WTKR.com. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
4. Destree, Thomas M. (February 1992). "The QuarkXPress Book". Gatfworld. Vol. 4, no. 1. Pittsburgh. p. 46. ISSN   1048-0293.
5. Lim, Gerrie (April 1991). "The QuarkXPress Book". Computer Publishing Magazine. Vol. 6, no. 4. Santa Monica. p. 58. ISSN   1054-0415.
6. Verdow, Cynthia (October 1991). "The QuarkXPress Book". Communication Arts . Vol. 22, no. 5. Palo Alto. p. 120. ISSN   0010-3519.
7. "Publishers Weekly Computer Bestsellers March 1991". Publishers Weekly . Vol. 238, no. 15. New York City. 1991-03-29. p. 104. ISSN   0000-0019.