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id10InDesign's Top 10 Type Tools

For all its complexity and sophistication, Adobe InDesign is a remarkably simply and intuitive program to use. That said, unless you’re working with it on a regular basis, some of its features may go unnoticed or misunderstood.

fontexplorer-1FontExplorer X Pro 2.0

FontExplorer X Pro 2.0.1 is the most advanced, feature-complete font-management tool I've ever seen. It's as if the developers asked hundreds of designers and prepress professionals what they wanted, and then delivered everything on the list.

 

printing-1Printing & Prepress Basics

While art and design schools do an impressive job of teaching the importance of form, function, it's rare that designers have been taught the skills necessary to pass off their projects to printers so that they may not only successfully, but smoothly, produce a designed work.

blindChris Do: Bl:nd

His work has been nationally and internationally recognized and he's lectured for a number of creative institutions; in addition to running the company, Blind, Inc, he's also an adjunct instructor at the Art Center College of Design and Otis College of Design.

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Developing Creative Ideas

They’re at the heart of every creative process. However, almost no really good ideas are flashes of inspiration. They may start that way—a single glimmer of something special—but in order to work, they need to be honed. Like a really good cheese, they need to mature. Indeed, the “flash of inspiration” idea—the Eureka moment—is only part of a longer process that, if ignored, will see most ideas simply fizzle out.

Four secret ingredients of all successful brands.

Branding is a popular topic in the business press these days. Unfortunately, case studies about Coca-Cola, Nike and Virgin, make is sound like Branding is a discipline reserved for the Fortune 500 companies and globe-trotting billionaires.

Let me set the record straight on that: It’s entirely possible to build a successful brand without a million-dollar marketing budget or a cadre of high-paid consultants. Many small-business owners do it intuitively. They build a successful business, step by step, and over time a great brand develops. (It does not happen the other way around.)

8 Steps to Get Into Graphic Arts

Getting into the world of graphic arts can be an exciting venture where you not only get to express your creative talent, but also earn a great living doing what you love to do.

It is a very flexible career choice with many paths to go down and combinations to master. For example you could start off being a graphic designer working for a company, then learn web design in addition to graphic design and start your own design business from the comfort of your home or you could just earn extra money on the side being a freelance graphic artist if you already have another job you want to keep.

10 Benefits of Being a Graphic Artist

Express Your Creativity

Probably the most important benefit of being a graphic artist is the ability to express your creativity, while still earning a great living. Many artists are moving towards graphic design because it’s easier to make a living as a graphic designer than it is in areas such as fine art.

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22 Great Graphic Design Agencies

Learning what successful design agencies are up to will help broaden your education as a designer. What does it take to run successful small, medium, or large design companies? How do they start, grow, and operate? How do they land big clients and consistently produce awesome work?

Use of Styles in Adobe InDesign

After working for a couple agencies as an Art Director, I noticed many entry level designers and old pros alike still use InDesign very inefficiently when it comes to typography and formatting. This tutorial will cover the formatting of type within Adobe Indesign using their wonderful paragraph and character styles feature.

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Adobe InDesign CS4

Of all the major components in Adobe’s latest Creative Suite, InDesign may have the fewest whiz-bang changes on the surface. But look deeper and you'll see that Adobe has once again set the stage for how publishing can evolve.

Adobe InCopy CS4

Adobe’s latest version of InCopy, the companion program to Indesign that lets writers and editors work on a document concurrently with the designer.
Suitcase Fusion 2
QuarkXPress 8
FontExplorer X Pro 2.0

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Printing & Prepress Basics

While art and design schools do an impressive job of teaching the importance of form, function, it's rare that designers have been taught the skills necessary to pass off their projects to printers so that they may not only successfully, but smoothly, produce a designed work.

Create Letterhead Templates in MS Word.

“Can I get a copy of my new letterhead to use in Microsoft Word?” That seemingly innocent question has driven more than one designer to distraction. While this creative tip won’t win people over to designing in Microsoft Word full-time, we can help make this client request a little easier to accomplish.
Creating a Logo & Styleguide in Illustrator
Logo Design Process
81 best logo design resources

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Chris Do: Bl:nd

His work has been nationally and internationally recognized and he's lectured for a number of creative institutions; in addition to running the company, Blind, Inc, he's also an adjunct instructor at the Art Center College of Design and Otis College of Design.