November 6, 2013 Barcode! It’s a clock! It’s a barcode clock! barcodeart.com October 30, 2013 Peer into the mind of Jim Carrey…if you dare. jimcarrey.com October 23, 2013 Holy bouncing cats, Batman! catbounce.com October 16, 2013 Draw with text Texter October 9, 2013 Finally get the answer to that all-important question: […]
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Oh yesterday was such fun… after working on a document for a while, pressing Cmd/Ctrl-S every so often (thinking I was saving it), I tried to Undo a mistake I made. Nothing. I headed over to the Edit menu and Undo and Redo were both grayed out. And then the other shoe dropped: I looked […]
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Next time you feel the need for a little visual inspiration, head directly to The Book Cover Archive—and be prepared to spend some time taking a long, luxurious look at over 1300 fantastic cover designs. You can click on any cover to get a close up view with info about the designer, publisher, author and […]
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Q What is the difference between the fonts I use for print, and the web font version of the same design? Do I need both, and are they interchangeable? A Although they both might be based on the same design, there are usually differences in the design, spacing, and licensing of each. Fonts intended for […]
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RGB color space is composed of a set of colors made by combining various amounts of red, green, and blue. Devices like phones, tablets, TVs, and computer monitors all use RGB color space to display text and images. Typically, each pixel on a screen can display 256 shades of each of those three primary colors, […]
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When you place a layered Illustrator file, you have the options of showing or hiding those layers from within InDesign instead of having to go back to Illustrator to change the visible layers. This is a terrific way to show alternate versions of a file, make working with buttons or object states easier, or just […]
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“Elemental Photo Manipulations” is a four-part series highlighting amazing artwork combining photography with Photoshop in surreal, mind-bending, and sometimes startling ways. Ignite your imagination with this first installment, “Fire,” then return to CreativePro.com every two weeks for “Earth,” “Air,” and “Water.” Clicking each image will take you to the creator’s website or gallery. Please note: […]
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If you need to build a contact sheet of images you have lots of options. You can create a very basic one easily with the Contact Sheet II feature built into Photoshop and Bridge. And there are plenty of methods and scripts for building contact sheets in InDesign, including clever ways to include any metadata via […]
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• Our 200th episode! (and our 25th year (each) in the field)
• Milestone memories from David and Anne-Marie
• Podcast outtakes!
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Credits