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automate rename pictures using bridge in indesign
2007-04-23 07:00:00 do you struggle with pictures with useless names like P1010002.jpg? indesign bridge can rename all your pictures at once in the blink of an eye using batch rename. select in bridge the images you want to rename and choose tools > batch rename. then use the fields in the middle to construct your new file name ... More About: Pictures , Name , Ridge , Mate , Sing
automate rename pictures using bridge in indesign
2007-04-21 09:55:00 do you struggle with pictures with useless names like IMG_9807.JPG? indesign bridge can rename all your pictures at once in the blink of an eye using batch rename. select in bridge the images you want to rename and choose tools > batch rename. then use the fields in the middle to construct your new file name scheme, ... More About: Pictures , Desi , Name , Ridge , Mate
facelift in photoshop
2007-04-20 09:15:00 so… the other day i’ve desided use a “portrait picture” for a layout. the thing is that the subject in the picture looked… well… let’s just say… unprepared! so i needed to do a facelift for the picture. here is what i’ve started from: and here’s what i’ve done: - remove face impurities - increase face luminosity - change eye colour - ... More About: Photoshop , Facelift , Shop , Face , Lift
tip of the day: fonts used for sites
2007-04-19 16:16:00 have you had trouble chosing fonts for your site? have you ever lived too see your site go like this? here’s the fonts that are most safe to use are: 1. Arial / Helvetica 2. Times New Roman / Times 3. Courier New / Courier other options that usually work cross-platform are: 1. Palatino 2. Garamond 3. Bookman 4. Avant Garde fonts that work on Windows ... More About: Sites , Fonts , Font , The D
cool indesign cs3 features
2007-04-18 08:57:00 so… we are already enjoing our cs3 experience. here’s some of the cool features in indesign cs3: 1. enhancements to the transparency palette (each element can have its transparency adjusted independently, including fill, stroke and text). can you imagine this kind of flexibility in the layout? 2. ability to apply live effects to objects, always in the ... More About: Design , Features , Cool , Desi , Sign
live trace in illustrator
2007-04-17 12:37:00 you get a faster trace in illustrator as you downsample, because this action results in a less complex image to analyze. and yes, you should be concerned about the resolution, as it is the most important factor with this. but have no fear! here’s what you get if you bring an image into Illustrator at the highest ... More About: Race , Live , Trat , Lust
tip of the day: link text frames in indesign
2007-04-12 15:51:00 have you tried this new thing? unlike quarkXPress, indesign can link text frames when both frames contain text. when you use this indesign tool, the stories in the text frames are merged into a single story. and here’s the tipest of the tips: if the text in the first text frame did not end with a carriage return (the ... More About: Design , Desi , Link , Text , Sign
new google logo to collection
2007-04-12 10:25:00 google gives us a new lesson on social responsibility. and remembers that today we celebrate 46 years since yuri gagarin became the first man in space. (and not the first man on the moon as i first wrote, in my hurry. thanks ben for the correction). and… as usual, google does it with stile! we have a new ... More About: Google , Logo , Googl , Coll
tip of the day: text wrap tips in indesign
2007-04-11 11:56:00 some time ago, i’ve written you a tip for text wrap in indesign. i’m going to give you some more tips on working with indesign text wrap: to wrap text around the shape of an imported graphic, save the clipping path in the application in which you created it, and then select apply photoshop clipping path in ... More About: Design , Tips , Desi , Text , Sign
happy easter!
2007-04-06 13:40:00 i’m preparing for the easter holiday. i can hardly wait to see my parrents and friends back home! so i’ll be quite offline until tuesday. until then… _________________ comment “happy easter” Share This More About: Easter , East , Happy , Aster
tip of the day: options for folding an indesign brochure
2007-04-06 11:10:00 so i’ve seen you’re quite interested in creating an indesign brochure. (at least google’s analytics) tells me that you’ve search it in order to get to me. so, after you read how to create an indesign folding brochure, just see the options for folding an indesign brochure. but before that, here’s how you should order ... More About: Design , Folding , Desi , Options , Sign
photoshop vs indesign: what do designers want to learn?
2007-04-04 19:22:00 it all started some days ago when i launched an interesting poll regarding what kind of buzeezzz are my readers interested in. i was wondering if you were interested in: - photoshop related posts or.. - indesign related posts. and the winner is…. and here’s the statistics: 1. poll released on 13th of march. promoted through post, reminder post and widget in ... More About: Photo , Design , Photos , Photoshop , What
tip of the day: import excel graphics in indesign
2007-04-03 15:50:00 in a post below, i’ve told you how you can import excel tables in indesign. now i’d like to complete that post with a detailed explanation on how to import excel graphics in indesign, as this operation is a little more complex and requires more intermediate steps. what you have to do is this: 1. create an ... More About: Graphics , Design , Port , Desi , Sign
tip of the day: import excel table in indesign
2007-04-03 14:53:00 don’t retype! save those fingers only for necessary tasks. instead, take advantage of the excel import filter. you can import microsoft excel files into adobe indesign documents. (and it even doesn’t matter whether you’re using the same platform?windows or mac os?on which the excel file was created). you can import an excel table into indesign as tabbed ... More About: Design , Port , Desi , Tabl , Sign
create a folding brochure in indesign
2007-04-02 12:55:00 not so long ago i wrote you short tutorial on how to create a folding brochure in indesign . and i’m still wodering: is that tutorial helpfull enough for you to create a 3 column layout by yourself? do you need additional help? does any of the steps presented require more detail? thanks for the feedback! _________________ comment “create a ... More About: Design , Folding , Desi , Sign , Brochure
14 great tips for photoshop and indesign
2007-03-31 21:30:00 so… here’ a month work (a part of it anyway). i started the “tip of the day” suite on the 7th of march with some cool (i think ) tips and tricks for how to use adobe’s photoshop and indesign. cathegorised under “tip of the day”. this is a “gathering” of all the tips posted during march. structured on tips for photoshop and indesign. tips for photoshop: hide the palletes . a tip on how to use the tab key in photoshop. lines with any tool. a tip on how to draw a strait line using any paint tool in photoshop. break movies into jpegs. a tip inspired by mikey, about how to automatically create jpegs from movies. eyedropper in photoshop. a tip for how to more easilly define a color for background. actions play actions in photoshop. a cool tip for saving time in photoshop. smart crop. a tip to crop your image without losing any data. trick fill for layers. how to trick the fill layer command in photoshop. straighten leanned obj... More About: Photo , Design , Photos , Photoshop , Tips
the first 4 steps before creating any website
2007-03-30 18:44:00 here’s another great webdesign insight from my 2nd bee: i’ve got a new project this week. i’m to create a new site for a software development company. in this post, i want to share to you my first steps for creating this new website. 1. i’m gathering all the information about the company the people, the ideeas of ... More About: Website , Site , Webs , Creating , First
tip of the day: indesign leading works like quarkXPress
2007-03-30 11:53:00 here’s one for those quarkxpress nostalgics: indesign leading CAN work like in quarkXPress ! we all know that, by default, when you want to change the leading of a paragraph, you must highlight all the characters, from the first through the return character at the end. and… when you’re used to simply clicking an insertion point anywhere in ... More About: Design , Work , Desi , Works
tip of the day: looking for indesign scripts?
2007-03-29 18:57:00 have you been working nights automating your work in indesign? well… you probably didn?t realize that but…. adobe includes prewritten indesign scripts. that’s because none install automatically in the scripts folder (which you can find in the presets folder, inside the adobe indesign application folder). however, if you bought the creative suite, 21 indesign scripts are ... More About: Design , Scripts , Script , Desi , Sign
tip of the day: smarter text wrap in indesign
2007-03-29 09:48:00 have you found yourself in situations that you should redefine a text wrap each time you want to replace the graphic used for the text wrap in indesign? lucky for us, there’s an easier way! When you assign a text wrap to an imported graphic, be sure to first select the graphic with the selection (black ... More About: Design , Smart , Arte , Mart , Desi
tutorial: insert an image inside text in indesign
2007-03-28 18:12:00 being a graphic design professional ;), you might get in the situation that you want to insert one or more images inside text (editable and non-vectorized) using indesign. so you try to convert the text to outlines and place the image inside the resulting frame. but hei! even though InDesi gn can do incredible things with text and ... More About: Tutorial , Text , Inside
tip of the day: save time using bridge in indesign
2007-03-27 17:15:00 sick of all that leaving the layout window in indesign just to open other adobe elements? if this is the case… then i’ve got good news: you can save time if you’ll use bridge/browse in indesign! i’m talking about that icon in the control palette that looks like a folder and magnifying glass: this one! that you ... More About: Design , Time , Desi , Ridge , Sing
tutorial: insert movies in pdf?s using indesign
2007-03-27 16:43:00 imagine this: you’re sending a product (or a service) presentation to a client. and you want to send it pdf so it cannot be editable. wouldn’t it be nice to include a short movie presenting the feature of the product? or the benefits of the service? yes it would! and here’s how you can insert movies into pdf presentations ... More About: Movies , Movie , Design , Tutorial , Desi
flash news: adobe lauches cs3!!
2007-03-23 11:25:00 and we have an invitation to webcast of the official launch! Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen and COO Shantanu Narayen personally gave it to us . to participate, you just have to bookmark this page. see you there! More About: News , Flash , Lash , Auch
flash news: adobe lauches cs3!!
2007-03-23 11:25:00 and we have an invitation to webcast of the official launch! Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen and COO Shantanu Narayen personally gave it to us . to participate, you just have to bookmark this page. see you there! More About: News , Flash , Lash , Auch
tip of the day: straighten the pisa tower in photoshop
2007-03-22 17:39:00 so you just have a hard time straightening an object in the composition… here’s a tip: to repair a crooked image, use the measure tool [U] to draw a line along what should be a horizontal or vertical line (the edge of the image, a door frame, across the eyes of a person in ... More About: Photo , Photos , Photoshop , Shop , Stra
4 steps for creating a great folding brochure in inDesign
2007-03-22 11:01:00 yesterday i had to create a 3 parts folded brochure for a “credit for house” product of a bank. (see it below). and while i was editing, it got me thinking that you too might be interested in the techniques i use to create it. soo… here are the steps for creating a folding brochure (3 parts ... More About: Design , Folding , Great , Creating , Desi
a great day for print design ?
2007-03-21 15:39:00 i’m workin like a log today… tomorow i’ll show you my print design work for emporiki . until then… here’s a site i like: brandnoise. More About: Design , Great , Desi , Print , Sign
a great day for print design ?
2007-03-21 15:39:00 i’m workin like a log today… tomorow i’ll show you my print design work for emporiki . until then… here’s a site i like: brandnoise. More About: Design , Great , Desi , Print , Sign
tip of the day: trick fill layers in photoshop
More articles from this author:2007-03-20 18:12:00 Did you know that…. Despite the fact that both the Edit » Fill command and the Paint Bucket tool [G] are disabled for type layers, Alt+Backspace (fill with foreground color) and Ctrl+Backspace (fill withbackground color) still work! sooo go ahead and trick those fill layers commands! More About: Photo , Photos , Photoshop , Rick , Trick 1, 2, 3 |
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