If you’re like most humans who have been around for more than a couple decades, you probably have a collection of old film negatives somewhere. And whether they’re fastidiously cataloged and protected in plastic sleeves, or tossed about in jumble of envelopes in a cardboard box, your negatives need a little help to make the […]
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Two tricks will help you to make your navigation buttons work on PDF readers for the iPad.
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If you’ve ever said “print is dead”, check out the video below. You may never utter those words again. It shows the work of renowned designer Karim Rashid at the Heimtextil trade fair in Frankfurt earlier this month. Rashid designed the HP lounge area at the show and printed all his patterns on HP’s digital […]
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If you have access to Photoshop CS6 Extended, either through the Creative Suite, stand alone product, or a Creative Cloud subscription, you have at your disposal the most powerful 3D tools ever offered in Photoshop. But if you’re new to working in 3D, the wealth of tools, panels, and options might be a bit overwhelming […]
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Creating two flows with two stories isn’t hard once you understand how InDesign handles master page frames
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Another week, another rebranding by a major company. This time it’s 7-Eleven convenience stores that will be getting a facelift. The Swedish branch of the company hired design studio BVD to handle the redesign of everything from store interiors down to the napkins. Though the logo and the green, orange, and red company colors remain […]
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• Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Protractor
I have a love-hate relationship with multi state objects (MSOs). When all is said and done you can create some terrific effects for Digital Publishing Suite apps with them, but it’s getting to that done point that can carry quite a bit of drudgery with it. My biggest complaints is the inability to add an […]
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It’s been a little while since we here at Free for All have given freebie-flavored love to the code-writing branch of the creative professionals family. We’re due, I think. So this edition of Free for All is dedicated to all you hard-working Web and mobile design professionals who write your own code. Here are some […]
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