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Nigel French
Nigel French has more than 15 years’ experience as a graphic designer and graphic design educator. He is the former director of the graphic design program at University of California, Berkeley Extension, and has taught various aspects of graphic design in colleges. An Adobe Certified trainer and Certified Instructor, he is author of InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign, and Photoshop Unmasked: The Art and Science of Selections, Layers, and Paths, as well as an author for the lynda.com online training library. He lives in England—but left his heart in San Francisco.
Construct a Color Wheel in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Nigel French on February 13, 2012
The color wheel is a simple yet powerful tool for understanding how colors work and how colors relate to each other. It can also be a gorgeous graphic you can use in print and Web design projects.
The Seven Lively Sins: Try These InDesign Type Effects
How-Tos: Written by Nigel French on October 24, 2011
Some people think it’s a sin to alter a typeface. But I say that, used with skill and discretion, InDesign's transparency effects can make your type more lively.
Dynamite Business Card Design
How-Tos: Written by Nigel French on April 7, 2010
Here's how to make the right impression with your next business card design.
Master InDesign's Tabs and Tables
How-Tos: Written by Nigel French on October 4, 2006
We live in a world of lists: the Top Ten this, the 100 greatest that, 50 ways to leave your lover. Tabs and tables are invaluable tools when it comes to working with anything list-like -- from a simple bullet list to a complex financial table.
