May, 2014 | CreativePro Network

The Ultimate Guide to Identifying Fonts

Typography is the cornerstone of a lot of modern designs, especially now that flat design is so popular. Many of us have no trouble identifying everyday fonts like Verdana, Tahoma, and Times New Roman at a glance, and maybe a typography course or two beat a couple others into your brain. Some designers pride themselves […]

InDesign for editors

As an InDesign consultant and educator, I encounter many companies where editors, journalists, copywriters, and other wordsmiths use InDesign. More often than not, these people have to make late-stage edits in a complex layout that was created by someone else. Yes, I realize that this is what Adobe InCopy is created for, or alternatives such […]

This Week in InDesign Articles, Number 120

Well, it’s Friday afternoon… what better time to stop, smell the roses (um… sunflowers), and read a bunch of great articles about InDesign and InDesign-related stuff! Have you created an InDesign template that you want to sell? Erica tells you how to sell your templates! You won’t want to use these fonts based on mathematical […]

Revealing All Tracking and Kerning in Text

Editor’s note: This little nugget was originally an InDesign Magazine Tip of the Week, but since it’s not documented anywhere that we could find, it is the very definition of an InDesign “secret,” and thus must be shared here too. By the way, sign up now to receive the Tip of the Week, so you don’t […]

Ten Design-Inspired Destinations

Stroke Style, type drop down menu with Stripe selected.

When I travel, especially to a new city, I try to seek out lesser-known destinations. I am always intrigued by the off-the-path jewels and I love to find places that appeal to my creative side. Especially fond of design- or print-related destinations, I’ve collected a few of these creative gems below. Any plans to visit […]

TypeTalk: Typographic Hierarchy

One of the most important aspects of designing with type is the establishment of an effective typographic hierarchy. Typographic hierarchy refers to the styling and arrangement of the content in a way that signals the levels of importance to the audience. Whether it be for print or screen (the Web, ebook or app), it is […]

Speed Up Your GREP Styles

Fact: Searches and replacements done from InDesign’s GREP tab in the Find/Replace window are blindingly quick. Another fact: GREP styles are a great time-saver—some well-designed GREP styles can save you a lot of formatting. However, a third unfortunate fact is that long documents can become sluggish if they contain many GREP styles. If you suspect that […]

Working with Smart Folders in OS X

A smart folder is a folder in Mac OS whose contents determined by a set of rules that you’ve created. It’s very similar to Smart Collections in Bridge, only on a OS-wide level. You can make smart folders that automatically collect all kinds of documents on your computer together into a single location — but remember […]

Using Adobe Typekit

Early in the desktop publishing revolution, fonts were very expensive and choices were few. But soon, font prices came down to the degree that graphic designers developed a saying: “He who dies with the most fonts, wins!” Joking aside, having a huge font collection isn’t about pride of ownership as much as it’s about having […]