In this week’s InDesignSecrets video, Mike Rankin demonstrates how using a semi-transparent—or ghosted—frame makes it easier to read text on a photo. By manipulating the opacity values, you can balance legibility with keeping your design’s integrity intact.
Check out new tutorials every Tuesday on our InDesign Secrets YouTube channel, then join the discussion on our Facebook group!
This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on March 12, 2019
Commenting is easier and faster when you're logged in!
Recommended for you
This Month in InDesign Articles, April 2019
Everyone has been wondering how the final season of Game of Thrones will end, bu...
A Faster Find Change
Learn the fastest way to use the Find Change feature in InDesign with these two...
Interview with Thaddeus Coates, Artist and Character Designer
Thaddeus Coates shares his fun and fearless approach to design and how community...