About
David Blatner is the President of CreativePro Network, and the author of 15 books on topics such as InDesign, Photoshop, the number pi, how airplanes work, and the size of the universe. He is also the author of many video courses, including “InDesign Essential Training” at LinkedIn Learning.
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The InDesign Conference 2026
The essential how-to event for creative professionals who rely on Adobe InDesign.
The InDesign Conference 2025
This event is no longer able to be purchased. On-demand access ends December 12, 2026. The essential how-to event for creative professionals who rely on…
CreativePro Week 2025
Available for purchase through September 6. On-demand access ends June 6, 2026. CreativePro Week is the world’s best how-to conference to master the tools of…
Design + AI Summit 2024
Join us online November 13–14, 2024 for The Design + AI Summit to learn how to thrive with AI tools.
Articles
See all articlesCreate an Automatic List Inside a Paragraph
Create automatic numbered or lettered lists inside an InDesign paragraph with this clever technique.
Find Paragraphs That Don’t Include Specific Text in InDesign
It’s easy to find where text is not used, once you have the secret code
1,001 Ampersands Poster
Do you love ampersands as much as we do? Download a PDF of this fun poster today!
Members-Only Video: Essential Tips and Tricks Every InDesign User Needs
David Blatner demonstrates some of his all-time favorite tips and tricks for InDesign
The 5 Rules of Efficiency for InDesign
You’ll rake in the efficiency jackpot every time with these five basic rules.
InDesigner: Hal Leonard
If you’ve ever bought sheet music, there’s a good chance you have something published by Hal Leonard, the largest music print publisher in the world.
InDesigner: Arabic Typography Design Contest Winners
David Blatner shares the gorgeous design and typography in the competition’s top ten entries.
Free Layout Zone Add-on Is an Incredible Productivity Tool
Free plug-in makes sharing portions of a layout for collaboration easy and efficient.
CreativePro Conversations: The Design + AI Summit Community Partners Panel
Come learn how CreativePro’s Community Parters are using AI and other new tech to help creatives create better, faster, and more collaboratively.
