When I was looking at designing my first big print piece, I decided it was time to learn more about the grid and about the measurement system of points and picas.
I started reading about picas and it immediately clicked with me: even our screen resolutions are based on this system! Haven’t you ever thought that 72 […]
I think after three and a half years in Photoshop I’ve finally learned what I’ve been missing: Brushes!
I’ve always tried to modify the default PS brushes to fit my needs, whether it be to create a water color painting or to give my designs a grungy feel.
Recently I was reading a watercolor tutorial on Web Designer Wall, and Nick pointed his readers over to Bittbox’s Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes (set 2). I downloaded them to do the tutorial and then discovered the wonderfulness that is third party Photoshop brushes!
It’s time for another shindig! Since we’ve been focusing on InDesign for the past 2 weeks, why not some ID shortcuts? Yes? Good idea!
Tools
Many of the tools in InDesign I don’t use, but I’ll list them anyway. If there are no comments next to them, it’s a safe bet I haven’t found a need for them!
V=Move […]
Layers in InDesign can be frustrating. Remember how annoying it was to learn the difference between Illustrator layers and Photoshop layers? Well, be prepared for yet another way of treating “layers.”
What are InDesign Layers?
For you Photoshoppers, InDesign treats layers like Photoshop treats Groups, but layers in InDesign are actually most similar to the way Illustrator handles layers.
The major […]
Paragraph styles are pretty easy to understand, but character styles can be a little more confusing. They are just as important, though!
Character Styles - What are They?
Character styles are very similar to paragraph styles. The difference is that character styles only apply to the selected characters. That should be easy to remember!
When you make a new character style, […]
Remember our little horror situation described last time? Appropriate for graphic designers on Halloween, no?
So how do you go about making massive changes to things like header colors, body copy fonts or paragraph rules after you’ve already laid out the entire publication?
Simple! Set up your paragraph and character styles as soon as you start working!
Paragraph Styles - What […]
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