September, 2016 | CreativePro Network

Make an UnSplash in This Free Photo Community

Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch anymore? Well, that’s probably true, but if you’re looking for free photos, there’s Unsplash. Created by Crew—a freelancer-client matching agency—Unsplash is a repository of free professional photos. Not only are they free of cost, but free from the shackles of restrictive licensing. In fact. Unsplash […]

InDesign Basics: Working With Bleeds in InDesign

Bleed is printing that extends beyond the edge of where the paper will be trimmed to give a clean, refined look. Learn how to use this technique in InDesign!

Free Lynda.com Video: Photoshop CC 2015 One-on-One Advanced

A few weeks back, I wrote a post about Deke McClelland’s Photoshop CC 2015 One-on-One Fundamentals course, which is a wonderful resource for folks just getting started navigating the ocean that we call Photoshop. But if you’re already comfortable in the shallow waters and ready to head off into the deep, you probably want something more advanced. Something […]

All About the Adobe Certified Associate Exams

In excerpts from Why Fonts Matter by Sarah Hyndman, this article explains the psychological effects of fonts on the reader, for the purpose of helping you use type more effectively.

Inconsistent Illustrator Image Contest Answer and Winner!

It’s time to reveal the solution—and the winner—for this month’s InDesignSecrets contest! Here’s the scenario: You open an InDesign file and notice that an Illustrator image of a spiderweb has been placed into the layout twice (on different pages). You also notice the appearance of the Illustrator image is inconsistent. On the first page, there is a spider dangling from […]

TypeTalk: Timesaving Tips for Designing with Type, Part 2

Most design projects are done on a tight deadline. That fact, coupled with many designers’ inclination to procrastinate (also known as doing research), makes knowing tips and shortcuts indispensable for getting a job done as quickly and efficiently as possible. Having said that, it is impractical for designers to know every, single feature of their […]

Tip of the Week: Using Quick Apply to Run Scripts

There are three new Links panel icons in InDesign CC that you’ll see when working with Adobe Stock images. Here’s what they mean.

InDesign Template Essentials: Tables of Contents

Includes five TOC styles that you can adapt and modify to your own needs, ranging from the simplest TOCs, to multi-level TOCs where each entry includes titles, summary text and subheads.