Mike Rankin

Mike Rankin

About

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.

Speaking at these events

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The Design + AI Summit 2026
April 9–10An Online Event

Learn the AI techniques that help you save time, improve results, and stay relevant.

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The Presentation Design Conference 2026
February 17–20An Online Event

The essential how-to event for anyone who creates, designs, or delivers presentations.

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The InDesign Conference 2025
December 9–12An Online Event

Available for purchase through March 12, 2026. On-demand access ends December 12, 2026. The essential how-to event for creative professionals who rely on Adobe InDesign.

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Archived
The Design + Accessibility Summit 2025
September 16–19An Online Event

Available for purchase through December 19. On-demand access ends September 19, 2026. Learn how to design accessible documents with InDesign, Acrobat, PowerPoint, and more at…

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Archived
CreativePro Week 2025
June 2–6Now Available On Demand

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…

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Archived
The Design + Accessibility Summit 2024
October 8–10From the Archives

Learn how to design accessible documents with InDesign, Acrobat, PowerPoint, and more at our four-day online event on October 8–11, 2024.

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The Before & After Collection

John McWade’s treasury of design instruction finds a new home at CreativePro.

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Editor’s Picks for The Presentation Design Conference 2026

Our Editor in Chief lists his five must-see sessions at The Presentation Design Conference, being held online February 17–20, 2026.

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A Script to Continue Footnote Numbering Across Book Documents in InDesign

Free script to makes it easy to manage footnote numbering in complex book documents.

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How to Enable Photoshop’s Quiet Mode to Stop “Helpful” Pop-Ups

Turn on Quiet Mode in Photoshop for a more peaceful workflow.

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Using the Gradient Panel in Illustrator

A quick introduction to creating, modifying, and outputting gradients in Illustrator

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Build a Custom Workspace in Adobe Bridge

Adobe Bridge makes it easy to customize the interface to suit your needs and work habits. It comes with several built-in arrangements of panels, called workspaces. You can switch between workspaces by choosing one from the Window menu, or the Tools area at the top of the main window. If you customize any of the […]

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Creating Quick Mockups in Illustrator

How to use the Mockup panel in Illustrator to preview what your art will look like applied to packaging, apparel, or other branded merchandise.

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Managing Artboards in Illustrator

Useful tips for working with artboards in Illustrator, including locking, arranging, renaming, exporting, and changing the fill color.

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Using the Color Picker in Illustrator

Learn how to quickly select, sample, and apply colors in Illustrator

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Finding, Filtering, and Organizing Fonts in Illustrator

The Illustrator 2026 font browser includes libraries and new options for browsing and filtering fonts

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CPW Icons

June 29–July 3, 2026

Nashville, TN (and online)