This publishing house was born back in New Mexico in the mid-1990s as a dream & future goal of David's. The time just came to do it around 2004-2005.
The name comes from the concept of radical as in back to the roots.
There will be no fluff here. This is not the place for fashionable trends.

The Whole Complicated thing

Writing & Printing

Design & Portfolio

Publishing Consultant:
Print & Web

The Font Foundry

Here is a Free PDF with a brielf list of questions to ask your printer before you design that project — to avoid costly repairs to your files that will not print.

FREE PRINTER QUESTIONS

Radiqx Press: Publishing outside the mainstream

BOOKS
The links are to a printed book
with a full color cover.

Tables & Forms
$12.49
Tables & Form Design with InDesign
$7.00 PDF Download

New work in 2006
6x9, 48 pages, perfect bound:
This is a booklet coming from my recent studies on form design using tables. InDesign has incredible tools for form design. I have been surprised to learn that form design is alive and well. I've worked for two companies in the past few months that produce an incredible number of forms for doctors, dentists, mechanics, and so on.

$12.09
Dealing with the Different Printing Technologies
$7.00 PDF Download

6" x9": 28 pages, saddle-stitched: This is a book describing the different printing technologies-- giving ways to make sure your files are actually printable. Transparency will be dealt with in a future booklet. This covers stroke weights, solid sizes, and the practical issues of the different printing methods.

Using Styles effectively$11.34
Styles: Paragraph, Character, & Object PDF Download (Only $7.00)

6" x9": 28 pages, saddle-stitched: PDF in readers' spreads
This pamphlet teaches you how to train yourself to use styles effectively.
It will transform your page layout experience. There is not better way to get control of your layouts than a good set of styles. In addition, the consistency enabled not only gives you global control of you document's look, but a clear separation between the copy and and advertising. For many, it's like medicine, but you will be grateful to add these things to your skill set. Tips & techniques to help you use paragraph, character and the new object styles to give you global control of your documents and greatly increase your production speed.

Downloadable PDF Booklets:

Paper & Ink Choices: $7.00
Getting a Job & Self Promotion: $7.00
Deadlines & Ethics: $7.00

CDs
The links are to a professionally produced CD
in a jewel case.

Prepress and Production course$49.88
Digital Printing Production Coursework

Originally called:
Digital Publishing Realities

This CD contains eight PDF booklets with the written course materials plus 10 skill exams to help you develop critical skills in print production. It is an outgrowth of my BGC204 course at TVI with newer materials and upgrades. The full course is available through Pneumatika. The CD does stand on its own so you can do it self-taught. Or you can buy the CD and sign up for mentoring as you work through the materials. Write me for help in curriculum development, if needed.

$49.88
InDesign CS2 Tutorials & Coursework

Companion CD:
How To Do Everything With InDesign CS

This CD contains 5 tutorials, 10 skill exams, 4 PDFs (Designing Booklets, Designing Brochures, Styles (original version, not the one in print above), and InDesign CS2 Features), 28 OpenType Pro fonts, and 3 royalty-free stock photos. It is coursework in the style I developed at Albuquerque TVI and for the textbooks I wrote. It was originally designed as a companion CD for "How To Do Everything in InDesign CS" to add coverage for CS2 and to give tutorials and training to go along with the book. It works for self-study or actual courses. Write me for help in curriculum development, if needed.