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Expand Your Web Design Font Choices, Part 1
How-Tos: Written by Dave Sawyer McFarland on February 8, 2010
The @font-face rule is the secret sauce of modern Web typography. You'll never be stuck with that limited set of "Web safe" fonts again! In part 1, you'll learn how to implement @font-face easily using Web font hosting services.
Get the Best Web Images Out of Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on February 7, 2010
Sure, you can turn almost any image into a GIF, JPG, or PNG with a simple Save As in Photoshop. But if you instead use Save for Web & Devices, you'll get smaller, better-looking images that are perfect for the Web.
Easily Enhance Photos
How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on February 4, 2010
Using the free Camera Raw Photoshop plug-in, you can get the power to improve photos beyond your wildest dreams without giving up the flexibility of the original file format.
Just Say "No" to Automatic Leading
How-Tos: Written by James Felici on February 3, 2010
Sometimes automatic is very, very good. But sometimes it's bad news. For the typographically aware, automatic leading is a pain in the neck. Here's what you can do about it.
Make Your Own Rub-On Dry Transfer Letters
How-Tos: Written by Terri Stone on January 29, 2010
Whether or not you're old enough to have worked with Letraset or other dry transferrable lettering before computer typesetting became the norm, this technique for making your own rub-on letters is worth trying.
Get the Wet Look with Photoshop's Layer Effects
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on January 27, 2010
When you combine Photoshop layer effects and take them beyond their defaults, you can end up with amazing results -- in this case, a photo that looks as if it's been covered in water droplets.
Making eBooks from InDesign, Part 2
How-Tos: Written by Gabriel Powell on January 27, 2010
In Part 2 of this 2-part series, you’ll learn how to unlock the full potential of EPUB files by opening and editing them after exporting them from InDesign.
Recreate a Beatles Rock Band Ad in Illustrator
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on January 25, 2010
Promotional materials for the Beatles Rock Band game make heavy use of gradient shapes. Here's how to reproduce the look in Adobe Illustrator.
Making eBooks from InDesign, Part 1
How-Tos: Written by Gabriel Powell on January 21, 2010
In Part 1 of this 2-part series, you’ll learn how to create portable EPUB files that can be read on a computer, smartphone, or dedicated eBook reader.
Create a Rugged "Old West" Design
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on January 4, 2010
Using nothing more than a so-so snapshot, a free vintage photo in the public domain, and Adobe Photoshop, you can whip up a powerful layout suitable for print or the Web. Source files are included in this tutorial.
Mask a Glass & Blend It with a New Background
How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on December 23, 2009
Follow these advanced Photoshop CS4 techniques for removing the background from a photo of a glass half-full of red wine. Then blend the masked glass into a photo of a Tuscan vineyard. Thirsty yet?
Better HDR in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Terri Stone on December 21, 2009
If you're not a fan of high-dynamic range images pushed to unrealistic extremes, try this two-part video series on the softer side of HDR.
Create InDesign Effects that Wow!
How-Tos: Written by David Blatner Diane Burns Mike McHugh Mike Rankin Rufus Deuchler Ted LoCascio on December 17, 2009
These quick tutorials will add seven tricks to your toolbox: everything from a ripped-paper look to the reflection effect so popular right now. And you can do them all in InDesign, not Photoshop or Illustrator!
Make Smooth Selections in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on December 16, 2009
Don't like the jagged edges in your Photoshop selection? The Refine Edge feature can take care of that.
Create a Gift-Worthy Calendar in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Terri Stone on December 3, 2009
Are you looking for a personal yet low-cost gift for clients, friends, or family? Download this free calendar template, insert your own photos or illustrations, et voila!
Photoshop How-To: Divide to Conquer
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on December 2, 2009
With a little Photoshop trickery, you can make one photo look like a whole pile of prints.
Control Light in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on December 2, 2009
In this tutorial on the Photoshop Curves command, you'll learn how to put highlights and shadows in all the right places.
Them's the Breaks
How-Tos: Written by James Felici on November 25, 2009
Forcing lines to break -- or not break -- where you want them to gives you more design control, better type composition, and faster formatting.
Manage iPhone Photos
How-Tos: Written by Jeff Carlson on November 19, 2009
It doesn't take long to figure out how to snap a picture with your iPhone's camera. This article goes beyond the basics to cover sharing those photos, deleting several at once, and syncing select photos on your computer with your iPhone. Read to the end for the best iPhone camera tip ever.
Easy Fixes for Microsoft Word Formatting in InDesign
How-Tos: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on November 12, 2009
Two free and easy-to-use scripts convert Word's local formatting to InDesign's character styles. Two more retain InDesign formatting when you export text formatted with automatically applied character styles.