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Option-Dragging Back to Default Formatting
Did you ever try option-dragging an object to make a copy of it using the Direct Selection tool? If so, you may have witnessed this weird phenomenon.
Continue readingWordPress 3.1 Now Available
Press Release The long-awaited fourteenth release of WordPress is now available. WordPress 3.1 “Reinhardt” is named in honor of the jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Version 3.1 is available for download, or you can update from within your dashboard. This release features a lightning fast redesigned linking workflow which makes it easy to link to your […]
Continue readingAdd Realistic Artwork to a Wrinkled Surface with Photoshop's Displacement Map
Photoshop offers Warp, which allows you to bend artwork. Warp is great for cylindrical mapping, or bending art in a flag-like wave. The Liquify filter allows you to push pixels around as if you were working with wet finger paint. But to place artwork realistically on an irregular surface, you need Displacement Maps. Displacement mapping […]
Continue readingMore Small Businesses Hiring in 2011
Press Release Small business managers are expecting hiring activity within their organizations to improve in 2011, but say it will likely be hindered by continued challenges related to accessing credit, government regulations and health insurance costs. This is according to a new nationwide survey from CareerBuilder conducted between November 15 and December 2, 2010, among […]
Continue readingPodcast 144
ITUNES RSS FEED DOWNLOAD Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-144.mp3 (21 MB, 38:24 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. Or view the transcript of this podcast. The Tech Support episode! From the mailbag … Select objects under other objects Frame colors Panel redraw problems Making a layer non-printing Tips for finding […]
Continue readingTIFF vs PSD vs EPS vs PDF vs…
What file format should you use when using InDesign? Which ones to avoid?
Continue readingScanning Around With Gene: There's Nothing Like a New Coat of Paint
My favorite period for interior design is surely the 1950s, or at least what I imagine that era to be. I’m always on the prowl for authentic material from that time showing the styles and colors of the day, unfiltered by a modern lens. I was delighted to come across an envelope full of paint […]
Continue readingUpcoming Webinar on Digital Magazine Design
“Print” and “publishing” no longer mean just ink on paper. Publishing professionals need to embrace that concept in order to stay relevant, to stay employable. They need to get on top of digital publishing now.” —Pariah S. Burke, 20-year publishing and graphic workflow expert. In this intensive 2-day Webinar (5 hours per day), presented by […]
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