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New Data Merge and Database Publishing Title at lynda.com

I’m pleased to announce that my title, InDesign Insider Training: Data Merge and Database Publishing is now live at lynda.comLinkedIn Learning. I cover the basics of Data Merge, then explore more and more advanced topics. Finally, I look at third-party scripts and plug-ins that let you do far more than Data Merge can on its […]

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Create Color Font Graphics with FontLab Pad

The world of fonts is getting more colorful all the time. Last year, major players like Adobe, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla added support for multi-color fonts in some of their products, including the newest versions of Firefox, Safari, IE 11, and other apps running in Windows 8.1 and Mac OS X 10.7+. Now, the folks […]

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How to Create Lithopanes in Photoshop

The introduction of 3D printing direct from Photoshop opened new gateways for many folks, but 3D printing isn’t limited to making models. An interesting twist is the automation of Lithopanes—sometimes referred to as Lithophanes, from the Greek lithos (stone) and phanein (to cause to appear). However you spell them, lithopanes are three-dimensional versions of photographs […]

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Games for Designers

Last year, I wrote a little item about Kern Type, a fun little game that teaches players how to kern type.    It’s part of Design for Programmers, a course in design for analytical and logical thinkers.  And now Kern Type is joined by Shape Type, a game where you use Bezier handles to try […]

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Free Custom Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts

If you use Photoshop a lot, you probably have a standard set of keyboard shortcuts memorized to help you get through common tasks without the mouse-numbing drudgery of using menus all the time. Wish you had more shortcuts in Photoshop, but you’re too lazy/busy to go through the trouble of setting them up? Well, you […]

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Creative Pros to Follow: Typography On Pinterest

“Creative Pros to Follow” is Pariah Burke’s series highlighting amazing creative professionals—graphic designers, photographers, typographers, fashion designers, illustrators, and more—to follow and connect with on social media and creative sharing services. February is a month of many celebrations. It contains, of course, that most famous holiday, identified by a cherub armed with amorous arrows, but […]

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