Since 1999, The Society of Typographic Aficionados has organized series of charitable projects under the banner of Font Aid. New fonts have been designed and sold to raise funds for a variety of relief efforts in the wake of events like 9/11, earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes. A new project, Font Aid VII, has been initiated […]
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Learning InDesign’s Nested Styles has been one of those ‘typographic’ peas I’ve been pushing around my plate for way too long. Now that I’m working on a book project that includes designing and typesetting over 40 chapters, I can’t delay it any longer if I want to avoid spending an unnecessary amount of time formatting […]
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Once you anchor a group of objects into a text flow, it is impossible to change the stacking order of these objects–even via the Layers panel. But there’s a trick… First, let’s see the problem: Draw a picture frame in which you import an image, and below the image draw a text frame with the […]
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It can be a lot of fun to experiment with Photoshop’s many filters to create special effects in your images. And if you want to get a better grasp of the various options and how they work, consider signing up for a free one-hour webcast devoted entirely to exploring Photoshop filters. Learn to Master Photoshop’s […]
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Today we published part 1 of our annual Holiday Gift Guide for creatives. And here’s another early (and free) gift for anyone who uses Photoshop on a daily basis: the Photoshop CC keyboard shortcut reference guide. It’s a 4-page PDF compiled by Marijan Tompa, full of useful shortcuts for both Mac and Windows users. Grab it […]
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It’s that time of year again! That’s right! It’s the time to be thinking about gifts for your favorite creative pro. As always, CreativePro.com has the Holiday Gift Guide to serve as your shopping list. Compiled by Pariah Burke, there’s something for every budget and every type of designer in this year’s gift guide. And, […]
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The following is an excerpt from The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers by Martin Evening. You can also download a PDF version. You need to give special consideration to your computer display and ensure that it is properly calibrated and profiled before you can rely on it to judge the colors of your images. This […]
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Recently I wrote about Type:Rider, an app for iOS and Android mobile devices that teaches the history of typography in a Mario-style game. But that’s merely the tip of the iceberg when it comes to type games, as evidenced by a mind-boggling list of 18 Insanely Addictive Font Games at Mashable. You can to assess […]
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Press release ExpoImaging, Inc., designers of innovative camera accessories for the photographic market, today introduced the patented ExpoDisc 2.0 Professional White Balance Filter, an incident light metering filter for digital cameras, for both still and video applications. “With the original ExpoDisc, we invented the digital white balance filter and established it in the market as […]
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