April, 2015 | CreativePro Network

Tip of the Week: No Sweat Notes

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Controlling Line Breaks with Nested Styles

A customer came to me recently with an interesting InDesign problem. I only had a few minutes to help them. I thought I’d share my “hack” solution to their problem here in hopes that someone else can make use of it or learn something from it. Or, perhaps, someone can suggest a simpler, more elegant solution? […]

3 Reasons Print Design Isn’t Dead

Every year, more marketers and designers perpetuate the idea that the print industry is dying. The truth is more complex. Yes, some areas of the print industry are shrinking. But due to a surge in small businesses and startups, there are in fact more individuals seeking print design and printing services than ever before. And while […]

Join Us at PePcon This Year!

Every year, some of the best and brightest in the print and e-publishing industries gather together at a single location and teach, share, interact, and debate about what’s going on in the industry. Speakers and attendees from all over the world come to learn new features, new techniques, and new ways of doing things! Last […]

Best Websites for Graphic Design Portfolios

Many Graphic Designers are aware that they need to have their portfolio online and that being discoverable is the new marketing for our industry. The question then becomes: what websites are available to showcase your online portfolio? Which one is the best, or should you use more than one? Your Own Website First you should […]

Getting the Color Theme Tool Out of Your Way

I am a fan of the Color Theme tool that first appeared last October in InDesign CC 2014.1. I love the ability to just click on a photo (or drag over any number of objects on a page) to sample a set of colors from it, and then add those colors to my Swatches panel […]

Neue Haas Unica: The Lost Sequel to Univers and Helvetica

Pardon me for waxing enthusiastic. Some things are just too cool to stay calm about. An article that appeared recently on Wired starts like this: IMAGINE IF, DUE to some fluke, The Empire Strikes Back had only been shown in a couple of movie theaters. Imagine it fading into obscurity and existing for decades as nothing more than a cult […]

New Contest! Solve the Mystery of the Upside-Down Master Page

Hey folks, it’s contest time again! Last month, many of you unraveled the Mystery of the Unwelcome Text Wrap. This month, you’ll have to put on your thinking cap (or maybe just stand on your head) to explain what’s going on in this screenshot. You can click on it for a closer view. Notice in the […]

Certiport Holds Worldwide Design Competition for Students

Oh, look! Another design competition! Everyone can just relax, though, because this one is geared towards young emerging designers. And the winners comes home with more than fame and “something for his portfolio.” Certiport, the company that provides test services for Adobe’s certifications (among others), is holding their annual Adobe Certified Associate World Championship competition […]