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Mystery of the Missing Image Contest Answer and Winner!

Last week I posted a challenge for folks to explain this strange looking screenshot: You can see evidence of an image placed in a frame, but the image itself is not visible. Once again, I was overwhelmed by the fantastic responses folks sent me, which demonstrated more ways to explain the screenshot than I had imagined possible. So in this case, there […]

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Tip of the Week: Precisely Positioning Column Guides

This tip was sent to Tip of the Week email subscribers on February 12, 2015. Sign up now and every week you’ll get a new InDesign Tip of the Week and Keyboard Shortcut of the Week, along with roundups of new articles at InDesignSecrets and CreativePro, plus exclusive deals sent right to your Inbox! Just scroll all the […]

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Dealing with Corrupt InDesign Files

Recently, I was contacted by a major university press regarding a problem they had run into: an overseas designer was working on a 600-page book but had fallen gravely ill. They had the designer’s InDesign files, but they could not open them—they always crashed InDesign before the program even opened. Could I help? “I’d certainly […]

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Thinking of Design as a Business

Graphic designer’s and other creative professionals often find themselves in a very difficult situation, they find themselves not being treated with the same deference as other service professionals such as electricians or mechanics. Designers photographers writers and artists often find themselves haggling with their clients and customers and having to justify the investment in their […]

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Working With Custom Glyph Sets

Tired of searching through the huge glyph sets of OpenType fonts for just a few obscure glyphs that you often need? Ever wonder if you could create a library of your favorite glyphs and use it across multiple machines? Yes you can! It’s easy to create, edit, and share custom sets of your most often needed glyphs in InDesign. Here’s how […]

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National Design Museum Gets New Look

Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum—commonly referred to as the Cooper-Hewitt—recently re-opened after a 3 year hiatus, featuring more gallery space, updated amenities, and interactive exhibits. But the most surprising update came in what you would assume a national design museum already had: a consistent visual identity. Owing to the fact that the museum is at […]

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What’s New in InDesign 2014.2 February 2015 Release

Editor’s note: The following article was a sneak peek of an article to published in InDesign Magazine. If you are a member, please log in above to read the full article. If you are not yet a monthly or annual member of InDesignSecrets, please consider signing up today and helping to support the world’s largest independent […]

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