At the InDesign Conference in Denver, I showed attendees how to add an automatic rule around a paragraph using an admittedly strange, but effective technique. The details are pretty non-obvious, so I promised this detailed follow-up post. It is a multi-step procedure to set up this trick, but once you’ve created it and saved it […]
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The expected blizzard fizzled, but the inaugural Photoshop Conference for Designers—co-located with The InDesign Conference 2015 — took Denver by storm this past week. Over 400 attendees—plus an all-star lineup of expert speakers—swarmed the Marriott City Center at this premier content-and-community event produced by Creative Publishing Network (CPN). Highlights included welcoming remarks from master-of-ceremonies Mark […]
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Yes, I know this is InDesignSecrets, not PhotoshopSecrets. But at the moment, my brain is still buzzing with all the cool things I learned at the combined InDesign Conference and Photoshop Conference in Denver. I tried to split my time evenly between the two shows, but I was really drawn to the Photoshop sessions because […]
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The InDesign Conference in Denver just wrapped up this week. All of the attendees I talked to said they had learned so many great things and that their minds were chock full of new and useful information. Some were thrilled to have learned a whole new skill or way of working, while others had picked […]
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Ready for some more useful design freebies? How about this exclusive set of 36 free Web Outine Icons, from the good folks at Vandelay Design. Click here to download the icon set (1.7 MB) The set includes 36 icons in PNG, Photoshop (PSD), Illustrator (AI), and EPS formats. The pack is licensed under a Creative Commons […]
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Hey folks, it’s time for another InDesign mystery that you can solve for a chance to win an awesome prize! Here’s the scenario: You have a page with a three-column text frame at the top and an image at the bottom. The text frame is not threaded to any others and it is nearly full with […]
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The inaugural Photoshop Conference for Designers kicked off Monday, November 16th in downtown Denver, Colorado. The conference—produced by Creative Publishing Network (CPN)—set itself apart from other Photoshop events by focusing on designers specifically. Whereas many events centered around Adobe’s photo manipulation software have a strong photography/photographer angle, the Denver event set its sights on the […]
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Did you ever resize a multi-column text frame to balance out the depth of the text? Sure, that’s the quick and obvious solution, but you’ll just have to do it again if the text is edited to be significantly shorter (unbalanced columns redux) or longer (overset city!). And it can be a pain to deal […]
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This attractive template comes in letter and A4 sizes, and can be quickly adapted to different businesses simply by swapping out the icons and replacing the placeholder text and images with your own.
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