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CreativePro.com and our sister publication, InDesign Magazine, share many interests and authors with the InDesignSecrets blog. That's why we're so pleased to sponsor its upcoming "InDesignSecretsLive" seminars and conference.

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Recreate a Beatles Rock Band Ad in Illustrator
Promotional materials for the Beatles Rock Band game make heavy use of gradient shapes. Chad Neuman shows you how to create a similar design with a comparable color scheme using Adobe Illustrator.

Here's a sample of the game's promo material:

Free For All: Something for Everyone
This installment of Pariah Burke's column ranges from extras you can use every day (Photoshop brushes and paper textures) to the more esoteric (build word clouds from InDesign files, or turn a Web site into a desktop app). But as usual, everything is free!

Related Reading: The first official Free For All debuted one year ago.

Scanning Around With Gene: Getting Things Done in 1961
Since the early 1960s, we’ve come a long way in the function and design of office furnishings and equipment. Or have we? Gene Gable takes a look.

Making eBooks from InDesign, Part 1
In Part 1 of this 2-part series by Gabriel Powell, you’ll learn how to create portable EPUB files that can be read on a computer, smartphone, or dedicated eBook reader.

Get Creative with Vector Speech and Thought Bubbles
It doesn't take long to create thought bubbles and speech bubbles that you can use in your print and Web designs. Chad Neuman's fun Adobe Illustrator how-to works in CS2, CS3, and CS4.

This is just one of the bubble types you'll learn to make:

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Free Social Media Marketing Guide for Photographers

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Update to Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone

Free iPhone App for Designers

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