Find inspiration, how-tos, instructions, tips, and thoughts about graphic design and design programs, especially Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Premiere.
Learning the nuances of the Illustrator pen tool takes time and practice. Many years ago, I found an exercise created by Belgian-based web/graphic designer, Veerle. I've often used her exercise as an in-class project for my beginner design students. This post shares tips and provides videos of completing this beginner pen tool exercise.
This post is based on the skills and exercises I teach my beginner design students during a project where we make two-letter logotypes using our initials. Watch videos and get how-to tips for making your own initial/monogram logo.
Sorting out how to share and save files in Adobe programs can be challenging. PDFs are incredibly confusing for new designers because they can be generic, specialized for specific apps, or interactive. This post shares insight on saving and using PDFs, specifically in Photoshop.
For newbie designers, I recognize that often simple tasks taken for granted by more experienced designers can become roadblocks. One task that can stop new design students dead in their tracks is how to get a specific font into PhotoShop. If this is you, don’t worry; adding a font to PhotoShop is relatively easy, and this post explains how to do it. The problem An online design tutorial may...
Working in Canva? Can't find the export option? Here's a tip: look for download instead. Read on to learn how to quickly export or download your design from Canva.
Once in a while, an online advertisement catches my attention and is truly delightful. This post captures those advertising examples with the hope that it helps to spark your creativity!
If you're building an HTML email for a client and looking for inspiration, then you've come to the right place. Explore this round-up of my favorite email gifs.
As a designer, I use arrow shapes frequently and want to have an array of arrows available in every program I use, ideally within a click or two. Here’s a quick way to add all your arrow shape needs to Adobe PhotoShop.
Learn about the typographic term "kerning" and why it is so very important in graphic design.
Sometimes PhotoShop throws an error and tells me that can it can not place a document that I'm dragging into another document because the current document has an input-only color profile. Do you have this problem too? If yes, read on to learn how to easily address this warning.