Create a Perfect Diamond in a Circle.
In designing a symbol for a company, I needed to create a circle with a perfectly square diamond shape inside of it. All four points ...
Giving Headings that Certain Balance
In a lot of the logos that I design, I’ll start with outlined lettering of the corporation name and then, in some way, alter the ...
Joining Paths Perfectly
In a lot of the logos that I design, I’ll start with outlined lettering of the corporation name and then, in some way, alter the ...
Reversing Selections
You just completed a complex design made up of hundreds of overlapping rectangles using just two color fills, red and blue. You save the design, ...
Switch Selection Tools Fast
You’re working with the Direct Selection tool to adjust the position and handles of the anchor points in a variety of flowing curvy paths that ...
Let's Zoom In for Our Close-Up
In ordinary layout programs, you can view your page at up to 800% of actual size. In rare instances, this is just not close enough. ...
Where Are My Stroke Styles in Illustrator?
Recently, I got the following question from an InDesign artist who was just getting into Illustrator: “In InDesign, after I apply a stroke to a ...
Find a Whole New World of Precision in Find/Change
After six months of writing Tips of the Day for InDesign, I uncovered another feature that I can’t do without. The Find/Change feature (Edit>Find/Change), which ...