April, 2017 | CreativePro Network

Poster Frame and Mat Effects

If your layout contains photos, paintings, or posters you can easily add effects to make those images look like they’re framed and matted. There are several ways to do so, but none simpler than giving the image a thick stroke to represent the frame. Then add an inner shadow to the graphic so it looks […]

Free Lynda.com Video: Creating Infographics with Illustrator

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I try to tell my kids what it was like back in the day before the answers to every question were just a click or tap away. To get information on an obscure topic you’d actually have to get in the car, go to the library, and look in the right books. Gathering information took […]

5 Tips for Working with Animation Motion Paths

Since InDesign animations are supported in fixed-layout EPUB and Publish Online (and the dream that they may work in some future version of PDF), I thought it was a good time to offer up some tips for working with motion paths. These are the paths you use to determine exactly where an animated object goes. […]

InFocus: April 2017

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 Bookmarks to Navigate Inside InDesign Documents

This InDesign tip on using bookmarks to navigate in InDesign documents was sent to Tip of the Week email subscribers on April 6, 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 this […]

CreativePro Tip of the Week: Reduce File Size in Photoshop by Cropping or Flattening

This CreativePro Tip of the Week to reduce file size in Photoshop by cropping or flattening was sent to CreativeProse email subscribers on April 5, 2017. Sign up now and every week you’ll get a new tip, plus roundups of new articles, and exclusive deals sent right to your Inbox! Just scroll down to the bottom of this page, enter […]