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InDesign How-to: Take Object Styles Where They've Never Gone Before
How-Tos: Written by David Blatner on October 6, 2008
A cool trick using anchored objects extends the power of object styles to the geometry of your InDesign pages.
Tug and Twirl Text in Illustrator
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on September 29, 2008
The sky’s the limit when you convert Illustrator text to outlines. It’s so easy to change each letter’s size, position, and color, and even push and pull letters into fantastic new shapes.
Tips for QuarkPress 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
How-Tos: Written by Jay J. Nelson on September 17, 2008
These tips on guides, layers, image attributes, and style sheets will leave you happy no matter what version of XPress you use.
Photoshop How-to: Add Energy and Interest with Layered Images
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on September 9, 2008
By layering thematically related photographs and colored backgrounds and foregrounds, you can create unique imagery for print and Web projects.
HerGeekness Says: Convert Any File Part III
How-Tos: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on September 7, 2008
You've now converted that funky file to a PDF. It's time to tackle the final step: extracting assets from that PDF.
Create Nondestructive Text Effects with Photoshop's Smart Filters
How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on August 25, 2008
Apply Photoshop's Smart Filters to text to get special effects you'll love and still keep the text live.
HerGeekness Says: Convert Any File Part II
How-Tos: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on August 18, 2008
In case of file-conversion emergency, start with a PDF!
Transform a Busy Photo into a Strong Silhouette
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on July 30, 2008
When you want a clean, strong image for a print or Web project, use Illustrator to turn a photo into a striking silhouette.
Protect Your PDFs
How-Tos: Written by Joel Geraci on July 23, 2008
Digital files can end up in the strangest places. Before you send another PDF to a client, coworker, or anyone else, find out how and when to password-protect your work.
QuarkXPress Tips: Graphically Speaking
How-Tos: Written by Jay J. Nelson on July 7, 2008
Good design does not live by text alone. To master QuarkXPress, add these image-oriented tricks to your workflow.
Bake Up a Batch of PDF Files
How-Tos: Written by Donna Baker on June 2, 2008
Open a file, change the header, save the file to a new location, close the file... repeat more times than you can count. If that sounds familiar, help is on the way.
Slim Down Your PDFs
How-Tos: Written by Donna Baker on May 7, 2008
Follow these tips to shrink a PDF's file size and help it display faster.
InDesign Transparency: No Longer the Forbidden Fruit
How-Tos: Written by Mordy Golding Renee Dustman on April 28, 2008
With this advice, you can reap the rewards of transparency and never hear those dreaded words, "It won't print!"
Create Clipping Paths without Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Robert Underwood on April 25, 2008
Here's how to cut out an image using only QuarkXPress.
HerGeekness Says: Convert Custom Letterhead to Microsoft Word Templates
How-Tos: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on April 2, 2008
Is your client insisting on a Word version of your letterhead design? Follow these conversion guidelines to cut down on your pain and maximize your profit.
Seven Tips for a Perfect Printed Piece
How-Tos: Written by Cathy Skoglund on March 26, 2008
Straight from the pros at the bindery, this advice will help ensure glitch-free print jobs.
Turn Color Photos into Duotones in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on March 4, 2008
You can transform one photograph into a wide variety of duotones to use in print or on the Web.
Mastering Master Pages
How-Tos: Written by Robert Underwood on February 4, 2008
Make your life easier with QuarkXPress's automatic page numbering.
Share and Synch Content in QuarkXPress
How-Tos: Written by David Blatner on January 14, 2008
Are you repeating images, text, or stylistic attributes across multiple boxes or even multiple layouts? Use these tools to make sure that content always matches, no matter what changes anyone makes.
InDesign How-To: Take Control of Text Wrap
How-Tos: Written by Renee Dustman on December 10, 2007
Flowing text around all kinds of objects and shapes is easy once you know how.