When I was growing up there seemed to be an ice skating rink in almost every town, and this was in sunny California where hockey was virtually unknown. I suspect in colder climates there are still plenty of ice rinks to be found, but they seem to have disappeared from the areas I frequent. And […]
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Adobe has released a new extension for InDesign that adds a panel you can use to explore all the new features in CS6. To get the InDesign Features panel, you first need to download and install the Adobe Exchange panel. Inside the Exchange panel, you can browse for many other extensions (both free and paid) to […]
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The folks at PBS Arts are back with another fun and informative episode of the online video series, Off Book. This time, the topic is The Effect of Color. The video includes four sections. The first is on color theory, quickly reviewing human color perception, color wheels, and the components of color models like Hue, […]
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Free pdfs, lots of links, some video, and good tips. Must read.
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• Five Overlooked and Lonely InDesign Features
• Our First “Training Client from Hell” story
• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Jumbo
If you use Photoshop every day, chances are you’ve committed to memory the locations of all the tools and the keyboard shortcuts that you rely on. But what happens when you’re asked to do something out of the ordinary? You might spend a fair amount of time searching around for the tool or menu item […]
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If you work on a Mac and regularly have to process images to size, optimize, or watermark them, there’s a new inexpensive app you may want to check out. PhotoBulk is a simple new application by Eltima Software that allows users to add text or image watermarks, resize, and optimize large batches of images with […]
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Q. Is there a way to remove unused Styles from a Word document? A. Yes there is, and it can be a real time-saver in certain situations. Styles in Microsoft Word are similar to those in design applications in that they allow you to create and apply consistent formatting to text. This is especially useful […]
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Do you live and breathe graphic design? I mean, really live for it? Would the notion of all the most iconic examples in the history of graphic design gathered together in one spot make you swoon? Then you may want to be sure you’re sitting down before reading any further. Behold, The Phaidon Archive of […]
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