There's No Excuse for Extra Returns
When evaluating the level of students who are switching from Quark to InDesign, the first thing I look for is extra returns between paragraphs. Why? ...
The Mystery of the Disappearing Lines
I recently got a call from a student who was having a big problem drawing lines with the Line tool (\). He clicked-and-dragged with the ...
Cross-Platform Layouts that Aren't Crossed Up by Fonts
Incompatibility of fonts between Mac and PC has been a major issue since the very beginnings of cross-platform computer graphics. As a Mac user, I’m ...
Converting a Color Image to Grayscale In Illustrator
I embedded a 4-color product photo into an Illustrator cartoon to be used in an ongoing newspaper ad campaign that I’ve been working on. The ...
Loads of Custom Stroke Styles
In a tip a while back, I discussed creating Custom Strokes by selecting “Stroke Styles” under the Options menu of the Stroke palette and then ...
Working on Rotated Text Without Standing on Your Head
You’re making changes to a brochure layout that folds in half horizontally before folding vertically a couple of times. To assure that everything reads correctly ...
Zoom In for a Close Up Without Losing Any Type
When I’m formatting type I like to get up close and personal, so I Zoom way in to see what’s really going on. The problem ...
Crop Area vs. Crop Marks, What's the Difference?
There can only be one Crop Area in an Illustrator document. It is used to determine the printable boundaries of your artwork when you want ...