Dave Clayton

Dave Clayton

About

Dave Clayton is a UK-based designer, Adobe MAX and Lightbox instructor, and author of How Do I Do That In InDesign, published by Rocky Nook. He’s also the cohost of the He Shoots, He Draws podcast with photographer/author Alan Hess. Dave also loves collecting design books, amassing a library of over 400 inspirational titles.

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Generating Vector Patterns in Illustrator

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CreativePro Week Sneak Peek: Fill a Shape with Itself as a Pattern in Illustrator

Learn a super quick way to fill a shape with a repeating pattern of the shape itself in Illustrator and see how easy it is to update that pattern.

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How to Create Better Block Shadows in Illustrator

Learn a better way to create the most efficient long block shadows in Illustrator.

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Enhancing Illustrator with Astute Graphics Plug-ins

This powerful suite of tools will amp up your Illustrator capabilities.

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5 Awesome Illustrator Techniques

Learn 5 ways to work faster and get better results in Illustrator

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