The Many Faces of Photoshop
“Which version of Photoshop should I get?” Since the release of Photoshop CS3 Extended and the introduction of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, it has become even ...
Changing the "Proportions" of a Color Group
When you double-click on a Color Group folder in the Swatches panel, the Live Color dialog will open, showing a color wheel in the Edit ...
A Fitting Idea
I’m designing a catalog that will have the client’s logo centered in a dark blue Frame at the bottom of quite a few pages. Is ...
Are the Steps in a Blend Adjustable?
You’ve just created a Blend between two shapes by selecting both objects, then switching to your Blend tool and clicking once on each of the ...
Oops! I Applied an Effect to the Fill Instead of ...
In case you were wondering what happened to the Transparency palette in CS3, it’s been replaced by the far more powerful Effects panel. This new ...
Make Your Colors Sing in Perfect Harmony
Start with any color that you create in the Color panel or select from the Swatches panel. Then look in the new CS3 panel called ...
Saving Custom Workspaces Makes More Sense than Ever
The workspace in InDesign is more customizable than ever in CS3. You can change the positions of panels, how panels are docked in groups and ...
Design Makeover: Retail Redo
Design Makeover is a column at Layers Magazine. Each issue features a client in need of a makeover and and three designers up for the ...