Learn how to reliably style text, dividers, and SVGs in Wix Studio using section-level classes, stable selectors, and theme color variables—without relying on Wix’s auto-generated code.
AI Background Removal for Video: What Actually Works (December 2024 Review)
Struggling to remove a video background with multiple moving people? I tested Adobe Premiere, Adobe Express, Veed, Descript, and more—none handled a chaotic scene with students and an inflatable dinosaur costume. The only tool that delivered clean, accurate AI background removal was Wondershare Filmora’s Smart Cutout Video. Here’s my real-world comparison and why Filmora outperformed every...
How to Ensure Illustrator Files Always Show Artwork Previews on Mac
A simple Illustrator setting that ensures your AI files always show artwork previews in Finder and Quick Look on Mac.
Photoshop Tip: Fix Your Eyedropper Tool in Seconds
Fix your Photoshop Eyedropper tool in seconds. Learn the simple trick to pick colors from all layers without frustration.
Photoshop Workflow: Exporting Artboards & Creating Realistic Mockups
Learn a faster, cleaner workflow for exporting Photoshop artboards. This tutorial covers how to organize artboards, export single or batch files, update smart object mockups, add boundary strokes, and even automate assets with Photoshop’s Generate → Image Assets.
WordPress and Elementor Professional Clean-up
I recently helped a local business polish their WordPress site built with Elementor. From homepage setup to search functionality and restricting page editing for specific roles, here are a few practical fixes that made the site cleaner, more functional, and easier to manage.
Create diagonal line or how to shear a rectangle
Learn how to make diagonal shapes in CSS Code and Adobe products, including demonstrations for Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Design Critique: Taking the Back of a Cereal Box From 95 Percent to 100 Percent
A nearly perfect cereal box can be a designer’s best classroom. In this critique, I break down subtle alignment issues on the back of a Quaker Oatmeal Squares box and show how tiny adjustments—hanging punctuation, optical tweaks, centering, and type alignment—can take a layout from 95% to polished and intentional. Video and full transcript included.
Fixing the “Unknown or Invalid JPEG Marker” Error in Photoshop on a Mac
Fix Photoshop’s “unknown or invalid JPEG marker” error fast. Learn why iPhone images mislabeled as JPEGs break and how to fix them on a Mac in minutes.
Workflow: From PPT Pitch Deck to LinkedIn Carousel to Animated Video
Ever created a beautiful PowerPoint pitch deck and thought, “This would make a great LinkedIn post”? In this tutorial, I show how I transformed one client deck into a swipeable LinkedIn carousel and an animated social video—using simple tools like PowerPoint, Canva, and a free video upscaler. It’s a fast, creative workflow for repurposing your design content across platforms.

