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Mike Rankin

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Mike Rankin has been involved in the design, editing, and production of books, magazines, and newspapers for 30 years. He is the Editor in Chief of CreativePro Magazine and CreativePro.com, co-author of the Adobe Photoshop Visual QuickStart Guide, and an Instructor for LinkedInLearning with 38 video courses on InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, GIMP, Inkscape, and Affinity Publisher.

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The Design + Accessibility Summit, A CreativePro Online Event, September 16–19, 2025
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