Layout Posts

Flipping a whole layout from a left to a right hand page doesn’t have to be a pain. Here are three techniques that can help the process.

Join me as I push InDesign to its limits. Find out just how large you can make everything, from number of pages to type size.

It seems like it should be less painful to move objects from one layer to another throughout a document.

Adobe’s new Text Layout Framework for Flash 10 and AIR could mean big changes in future workflows.

Start making good use of alpha channels when placing images in your InDesign layouts.

Drawing starbursts isn’t hard, once you know where to look. Plus, check out this new (previously undocumented) tip!

The Gravity feature fundamentally broke in CS3. Fortunately, it’s finally fixed again. But what on earth is it and how do you use it?

Hey, it’s Friday. Time for a little fun easter egg involving stroke styles (including one brand new one in CS4).

InDesign is a great tool for making rich-media PDFs, even letting you import movies. But not all movie types are supported…

How can you make a grid of images reflow automatically around a page when you add or remove one image? It’s easy with this trick.