About
Nigel French is a graphic designer, photographer, and design teacher, based in Lewes, UK. He is author of InDesign Type (now in its 4th Edition), The Type Project Book (with Hugh D’Andrade) and the Photoshop Visual Quickstart Guide (with Mike Rankin). He has recorded more than fifty titles in the LinkedIn Learning online training library.
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The InDesign Conference 2025
Join the world’s most knowledgeable InDesign experts as they share their wisdom, tips, and techniques for building documents of every size and format.
The Design + Accessibility Summit 2025
Learn how to design accessible documents with InDesign, Acrobat, PowerPoint, and more at our four-day online event on September 16–19, 2025
CreativePro Week 2025
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Articles
See all articlesHow to Be a Better Designer: Know Your Colors
To use color effectively, you have to be intentional, grasp the different color modes, and know how color is perceived by your audience.
How to be a Better Designer: Design on a Grid
When you design on a grid, it helps you decide what goes where, so you can spend your energy making items look good.
How to Be a Better Designer: Learn About Space
Learn how to be a better designer by arranging elements in ways that are both visually compelling and functionally useful.
How to Be a Better Designer: Learn About Type
Not everyone who knows about type is a good designer, but all good designers know about type.
How to be a Better Designer: Study the Past
Learning from history can accelerate your development as a designer.
Choosing Colors in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
Pick colors with confidence in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
Designing with Type: Grunge, Punk, and Futurism
A fascinating and fun look back at the grungy type of the ’90s and its ancestors.
How to Create a Geometric Unicase Font in Illustrator
Learn how to create a unicase font in Illustrator using the Live Paint bucket and a geometric shape as your guide.
Simple Photoshop Type Effects
Quick, creative, and nondestructive methods for melding text and image
Automatic Text Formatting in InDesign with Nested Styles
Learn how to automate text formatting in InDesign via nested styles, line styles, and GREP styles.