October, 2016 | CreativePro Network

Tip of the Week: Placing One Image into Multiple Frames

There are three new Links panel icons in InDesign CC that you’ll see when working with Adobe Stock images. Here’s what they mean.

GoProof: The Modern Alternative to PDF Proofing

Every publishing workflow is only as strong as its weakest link. You can start with a great InDesign template, and employ all kinds of efficiencies and automation as you’re designing and building pages, but if there’s a big snag somewhere along the line, you won’t maximize your productivity. For many collaborative workflows, the process of getting feedback […]

Working with Live Shapes in Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator has always been the go-to application for drawing vector-based graphics due to it’s ability to draw a variety of shapes quite easily. However, some shapes were more complex to produce. Take a rounded corner rectangle, for example. Illustrator has had a Rounded Rectangle tool for many versions, but once you drew a shape with that […]

Rotating Text and Text Frames Independently

One of the most important things to master when you’re first learning InDesign is the concept of container vs. content. You need to select the right things (and with the right tools) to get the results you want when transforming objects. For example, you can create interesting effects by rotating text or text frames on the […]

All Lynda.com Videos Are Free During the Week of Learning

I often write posts here about Lynda.com video courses that I think will be of interest to CreativePro readers. I embed a few videos from the course, one of which is free for anyone to view, the rest require a subscription. But this week, I have something very different—and very exciting—to share. Drumroll, please… From […]

InDesign Hidden Characters Font

In the past, we’ve written a lot about the amazing IndyFont by Marc Autret and Jongware, which allows you to create fonts directly in InDesign. It was also reviewed by Scott Citron in issue 55 of InDesign Magazine. In a related project, Marc created an OpenType font out of InDesign’s hidden characters. The font, called InDesign […]

InReview: ID Util

In excerpts from Why Fonts Matter by Sarah Hyndman, this article explains the psychological effects of fonts on the reader, for the purpose of helping you use type more effectively.

Think You Know What OpenType Is? Think Again!

I have been teaching typography to both students and professionals alike for over 20 years, and am always surprised to see how many folks think they know what an OpenType font is, but are totally shocked and surprised to learn about some of its amazing features. Therefore, I encourage you to read this article, as this […]