Find inspiration, how-tos, instructions, tips, and thoughts about graphic design and design programs, especially Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Premiere.
Noticed a mysterious "T" icon on your InDesign images? Adobe’s new AI alt-text feature is officially here, but it’s causing a major headache for designers: unwanted "AI-generated" tooltips in Acrobat. Learn how to reclaim your professional reputation, disable the automation, and keep your PDFs accessible without the digital clutter.
Stuck with an unclickable element in InDesign? Whether you're a new graphic designer or a web dev, learn how to troubleshoot "locked" objects by mastering the logic of Linked Assets and Parent Pages.
You can now open and edit PDFs directly in InDesign 2026 without a single extra subscription. It’s a massive "YAY" for designers, but it’s not foolproof. Discover what survives the conversion and what you'll have to rebuild from scratch.
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.