April, 2013 | CreativePro Network

The Type Collective

Need some typographic inspiration, but you want a break from Pinterest or Matboard? Check out The Type Collective, a Tumblr blog showcasing type and lettering designs in a wide variety of styles. Here’s the official description of the Type Collective from the profile page: “It was born in the summer of 2012 when a few […]

Damn You, Art School

It takes more than a good education to succeed in a any field. It takes real-world experience to learn the practical lessons they don’t teach in school. And if you’re a creative pro it takes a great set of tools to use so you can get the best results for the least amount of time, […]

Creating a “back to top” button in long tablet articles

When building long scrollable pages in Adobe DPS, it’s helpful to add a “Jump to Top” button. Here’s how to do it.

Photographers Ignite

Ignite events feature a series of five-minute presentations in which speakers have exactly 20 slides (and exactly 15 seconds per slide) to engage the audience and make their points. These events are usually very lively, informative, and entertaining, and they take place all around the world. Many conferences, including PePcon, have added Ignites to their […]

The Creative Zone: Taking Your Photography to the Next Level

Excerpted from Canon EOS M: From Snapshots to Great Shots by Jeff Carlson. Copyright © 2013. Used with permission of Pearson Education, Inc. and Peachpit Press. In addition to the HTML version of the excerpt below, you can also download the excerpt as a PDF as a PDF that retains the full design of the printed book. […]

Rotate a Text Frame and Leave the Text Upright

Can you rotate a text frame but leave the text upright? Sure! Here are two ways to do it.

How to Straighten Photos Taken at an Angle

It’s hard to photograph many images head-on. For example, if you try to shoot a framed picture on a wall, the reflection of your camera’s flash often obliterates half the image. Similarly, if you take a picture of a tall building from the sidewalk, the vertical lines of the building appear skewed (they look like […]