By the way, it’s pronounced pieka, as in pie, not pika. Please, no pika.
A quick recap from the last post:
1 inch = 6 picas
1 pica = 12 points
1 inch = 72 points
Why Use Points and Picas?
The thing that I like about using the pica system for page layout is that a US standard 8.5 x [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Picture it: you’re all done designing and laying out a beautiful 500 page book and the client comes back to you and says, “We really need to make those blue subtitles red and delete the book’s title at the bottom of all the right hand pages. Oh, and we need to send it to the [...]
Well then, honey, we’ve got to get you into a better outfit.
Ah, InDesign.
New to you perhaps, but so familiar at the same time. Being a part of the Adobe Family definitely has its advantages.
So Many Features, Where to Start?
Well, at the beginning, naturally. To create a new document in InDesign, you can use your beloved [...]
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