Seeing is believing, or at least it used to be. With advances in generative AI and 3D technologies, the line between real and fake is getting mighty blurry these days. We’ll help you navigate these uncharted waters, starting with this month’s feature article on virtual photography. In it, Alan Gilbertson explores the use of tools such as Adobe Substance 3D Stager to synthesize photorealistic images of objects and scenes that never existed in real life.

One thing that has been all-too-real for many in-house designers is the struggle to get the right assets into the hands of salespeople wherever and whenever they need them. One powerful solution is to utilize Sales Enablement Platforms, as Keith Gilbert explains.

Next up, Julie Shaffer shares her strategic approach to structuring InDesign documents with layers. She shows how the upfront investment in planning and effort can pay big dividends down the line.

For my money, IndexMatic has long been the most useful indexing solution for InDesign. With over 40,000 lines of code under the hood, it’s more like an entire indexing program running within InDesign than a mere script. Jeff Potter shares all the details on the latest version in his review.

The Resource of the Month is a package of ten great scripts to automate common tasks in Photoshop. Whether you need help in creating mockups, managing layers, exporting content, or adding creative effects, I think you’ll find something valuable in there.

As always, we close with a mix of content curated from CreativePro.com, including articles on how to use the Bookmarks panel to navigate InDesign documents, tips for telling which paragraph and character styles are applied to text, an introduction to masking artwork in Illustrator, and how to take control of stroke attributes in Affinity Designer.

Enjoy!