Find inspiration, how-tos, instructions, tips, and thoughts about graphic design and design programs, especially Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Premiere.
Clipping mask or layer mask? I’m using a copycat design of The Economist to show you how both techniques work for high-end magazine styles.
Stop struggling with muddy colors in Shopify! Learn the professional 'DesignerToFullstack' workflow: how to split product images into layers and optimize transparent PNGs for crisp whites and deep blacks using CSS blend modes.
A simple Illustrator setting that ensures your AI files always show artwork previews in Finder and Quick Look on Mac.
Fix your Photoshop Eyedropper tool in seconds. Learn the simple trick to pick colors from all layers without frustration.
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.
Learn how to make diagonal shapes in CSS Code and Adobe products, including demonstrations for Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
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.
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.
Ever stretched a pattern in Illustrator and wondered why it looks distorted—or why it won’t move with your shape? Learn how to precisely align, scale, and reposition pattern fills using the Transform Patterns option and the tilde (~) key shortcut. Perfect for designers who want more control and cleaner results.
Learn how to change units in Photoshop, including pixels, inches, and millimeters. This beginner-friendly guide shows you where to update your measurement settings, how to fix mismatched units in the toolbar, and reveals a hidden Control-click (Mac) or right-click (PC) trick every designer should know.