I’m not the best GREPper out there, but I do know how to create a few simple styles. One of the things I like to do is see the results of turning a GREP style on and off for several types of paragraphs. But I don’t want to delete my precious, laboriously-made GREP formulas. This […]
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If your family is anything like mine, they expect a certain level of design from your holiday gift tags. Am I right? If you’re anything like me, come the slower pace of December I’m ready to give my creative side a rest. Pro tip: Cheat at the holidays. Take advantage of pre-made templates and printables, […]
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Mention the name Chip Kidd to most designers, and you will inevitably get a raised-eyebrow expression of recognition and respect. Kidd is an award-winning graphic designer (and occasional writer) noted for his striking, imaginative, and very clever book covers. In fact, his work has helped revolutionize the art of American book packaging. But now, he […]
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So your printer our output provider (such as Lightning Source) says you have a 240% ink limit, eh? First of all, what does that mean? How can you have more than 100% ink? Well, if you place 100% cyan and 100% yellow in the same place, that green color is called 200% total ink. (It […]
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Some of the most difficult concepts to get across are the different publishing routes now possible from Adobe InDesign for digital publishing. In a recent blog posting, David Blatner provided a quick overview of the differences between EPUB, DPS, and PDF. But a blog posting can only skim the surface of the issues involved. What […]
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Earlier this month, we published our annual Holiday Gift Guide. Over Part 1 and Part 2, Erica Gamet offered up nearly 50 gift ideas for the creatives on your list, including styluses from Adobe, Lynktec, and Sensu. But if you’re still in the market for a stylus or two, check out the offerings from Adonit: […]
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Imagine having your own color lab to experiment with the colors for a project right within Adobe Illustrator. That’s what the Live Color features are all about. They’re a huge playground for having fun with color, easily playing with your choices of color, and simply solving some difficult color problems. It’s the perfect tool for […]
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How to vertically center a bullet on the whole paragraph, regardless of the paragraph’s length.
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