April, 2017 | CreativePro Network

Podcast 243

• We examine the stunning achievement that is InDesign 2017.1
• Interview with Theresa Jackson, Adobe guru, trainer, and designer
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Recently Published

Free Lynda.com Video: Foundations of Graphic Design History

foundations of graphic design history lynda course

Simply put, if you love history, graphic design, or both(!) you’ll love the Lynda.com course, Foundations of Graphic Design History by Sean Adams. Here’s the official course description: The history of graphic design is a history of cultural expression, reflecting not only what people thought during a given time period, but also how they felt. Whether […]

This Month in InDesign Articles, April 2017

Here’s a fun “throwback Thursday” story about me: In the early 1990s I was a hard-core QuarkXPress user (after all, InDesign didn’t exist back then!) and I was invited to Japan to teach. There I was, on stage in Tokyo, Japan with the wonderful Diane Burns, and a translator. You have to understand that Diane […]

Presenting Anisette, the Typeface with Three Sets of Caps

Anisette, designed by Jean François Porchez of Typofonderie in France, is not a brand new typeface, but one that recently caught my attention from a “snail” mailing, and totally wowed me. Anisette is a geometric sans influenced by the 30s and the Art Deco movement and is available in nine upright weights – from thin to […]

3 Problems You Can Solve by Applying No Language to Text

Every once in a while you might have some special text in your documents that you want to treat differently from the rest. Maybe it’s something that you never want to hyphenate, like a brand name or a URL. Or a passage with lots of words you don’t want to be flagged in a spell […]

Transforming Type

In excerpts from Why Fonts Matter by Sarah Hyndman, this article explains the psychological effects of fonts on the reader, for the purpose of helping you use type more effectively.

InStep: Borrowed Design Elements

In excerpts from Why Fonts Matter by Sarah Hyndman, this article explains the psychological effects of fonts on the reader, for the purpose of helping you use type more effectively.

Tip of the Week: Use the Story Editor When Designing With Text

This InDesign tip on using the Story Editor when designing with text was sent to Tip of the Week email subscribers on April 20, 2017. Sign up now and every week you’ll get a new tip, keyboard shortcut, and roundups of new articles, plus exclusive deals sent right to your Inbox! Just scroll down to the bottom of […]