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Webinar Series Tackles Business Concerns of Creative Pros
You may have seen a book called Graphic Artists Guild’s Handbook of Pricing & Ethical Guidelines. You may even own it–and if not, you probably should. The book answers thorny questions about the business aspects so many creative pros struggle with. But have you ever thought about the organization behind the book? The Graphic Artists […]
Continue readingScanning Around With Gene: Let's Have a Tupperware Party!
I’ve never been to a Tupperware party, though I was once given a Shaklee vitamin pitch after what was suppose to be an innocent dinner, and my physician tried to sell me on becoming an Amway distributor, which I found more sad than annoying since he couldn’t seem to make it as a doctor. Of […]
Continue readingNew Wacom Tablets Start at $79
When Wacom introduced the Bamboo family of pen tablets in 2007, the company said the new line would appeal to consumers. They were right about that, but creative professionals perked up, too. Because while we all would love an Intuos4 ($399) or–dream big–a Cintiq 24HD ($2,499), our budgets may not stretch that far. The Bamboo […]
Continue readingSaving Thumbnails of InDesign Pages
Keith does a “deep dive” into saving thumbnails for Bridge in InDesign.
Continue readingType Effects: The Ins and Outs of Inlines and Outlines
Monkeying with the outlines of typeset characters is usually a shortcut to an ugly mess, but there are some simple—even traditional—ways to manipulate outlines to good effect. In this column, I’ll look at inlining and outlining as representative examples. In the days before digital type, these effects were applied photographically. In modern fonts, character shapes […]
Continue readingLeading Edges in Directional Feather in InDesign
We talked about Leading Edges in the podcast, but this is really one you just have to see to believe
Continue readingFree for All: Oodles of Photoshop Effects Brushes
Photoshop is a good tool for digital painting, whether you’re creating something from scratch or modifying an existing image. Even a solid-color background can be dramatically enlivened with light streaks, halftones, smudges, or textures. The possibilities are limited only by the imagination… and by the time you have to create complex effects. I can’t help […]
Continue readingPodcast 157
ITUNES RSS FEED DOWNLOAD Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-157.mp3 (17.1 MB, 31:39 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. Or view the transcript of this podcast. Live performances David & Fritz at Adobe MAX, Oct 1-5 Anne-Marie at InDesignSecrets Live seminar in Las Vegas, Nov 2 Anne-Marie at PubWest conference. in Las Vegas, […]
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