Find inspiration, how-tos, instructions, tips, and thoughts about graphic design and design programs, especially Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Premiere.
Align your designs like a pro. Learn how Photoshop’s layout grids help you design faster, cleaner, and more precisely.
As a designer, using high-resolution images for print designs is crucial. As an Adobe Creative Suite user, I've traditionally used PhotoShop to enlarge images or change resolution settings (DPI—dots per inch). Enlargements are one area where I find using AI practical, helpful, and time-saving in my design workflow.
Learn how to automate superscripting the letter portion of 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc in your InDesign document using Find/Change and GREP.
In 2023, Adobe Camera Raw's user interface changed significantly. This can make it hard to follow along with tutorials recorded before the updates. Here are a few tips and tricks that may help you find moved tools and options.
Have you ever wondered how to change your brush size in Photoshop using key commands and your mouse or wand? Here's how to adjust your brush size without using the Brush Options Panel.
This is my list of "recommend because I use them dozens of times a day" key commands for designers working on Apple computers.
Threading text frames link multiple text frames, so the text flows from box to box. In the case of multiple-page documents, especially long books, changing the order of pages can become complicated. A helpful trick is to turn on Show Text Threads so that you can see how your text boxes are connected page-to-page. Here's how to do it.
The secret to a crisp logo in Powerpoint is to start with a vector file and then convert the vector logo to a shape in PowerPoint. Read on to find out why and how to do this PPT trick.
I always enjoy Adobe's PhotoShop Freebies emails. The emails often come with downloads for filters and effects and short tutorials. This week, I spent a few minutes following the Outline it, repeat, and make it pop in Photoshop: 1-minute tutorial. Here's my take on the multiple outlined effect and a few additional tips that might help you make this Pop Art Photoshop Effect.
Finding the perfect font for your logotype, brand, or project is often a labor of love. Sometimes, you're looking for a specific stylization for a key letter. This post is a listing of fonts that stylize a capital letter J with a single left bar.