March, 2014 | CreativePro Network

InDesign CC 9.2.1 Update Fixes Crashes

Some updates add new features, others just fix problems. A small update, InDesign CC 9.2.1, arrived on March 25, 2014, with fixes for some annoying crashes. The update is available for InDesign CC subscribers either through the Creative Cloud Desktop application, or by choosing Help > Updates… within InDesign. Briefly, the updates fixes crashes related […]

TypeTalk: Know Your Hyphens, En and Em Dashes

Hyphens, en and em dashes are three visually similar yet significantly different punctuation marks that commonly appear in text. Their definition and purpose are frequently misunderstood by designers and writers alike, often leading to inaccurate and unprofessional typography. While some of this confusion is a result of typewriter conventions still being used in today’s digital […]

Print Isn’t Dead: The Magazine

The London-based group People of Print offers an inspirational showcase for outstanding work in print design and production through their website. Now the group is developing a quarterly print publication, which they are funding through a Kickstarter campaign. Print Isn’t Dead will compile the best content from the website, and feature studio/company visits and interviews […]

Five Evil Tricks in InDesign (and how to recover from them)

One of the things I like about InDesign is the way you can make the program work for you. The program offers several ways to configure or customise the way you handle your files, use tools and make yourself comfortable. Unfortunately, some of these options can also work against you. And while you’re away from […]

Airbag: A Free Headline Font

Airbag is free slab serif font created by Simon Stratford. Inspired by Trend by Latinotype, Airbag is great for headlines and gets bonus points for being named after a Radiohead song. The font is free to download if you pay with a tweet, or you can purchase a basic version for $2.50 or a full version […]

InCopy in the Age of the Cloud

A lot has happened in the past 12 months that have changed how users get their hands on Adobe InCopy. Namely, the fact that Adobe is now offering their software via a subscription model as opposed to the traditional perpetual license that everyone was familiar with. With the release of the Creative Cloud, Adobe is […]

Help, InDesign Keeps Reverting My File and Won’t Save Changes

G. writes: I’ve tried to make changes to a .indd document 4 times now, even saving it with another name. I can export to pdf successfully, but the actual InDesign file reverts to its original version after closing. This sounds super frustrating! And I hate to say this, but in the majority of cases when […]

Understanding Dotted Stroke Styles in InDesign

InDesign’s Stroke Styles, especially the dotted stroke styles, are a mysterious topic; and for good reason. The Adobe InDesign Help File offers just basic instructions on how to create custom stroke styles, but essentially no information on the logic behind how they work. This article is dedicated to demystifying the dotted stroke styles. To access […]

The CreativePro Weekly Top 10, vol. 7

1. Didja ever think about designing a light pole banner for your city? Yeah, me neither. But somebody’s got that gig. And now that I’ve seen the free design guide for light poles and city signage by Britten Studios, I think it’d be kinda cool to make one of those signs. And even if you never […]