"Filling" Type with an Image
In InDesign, you can use Type as a Frame and Place an image into it, by first converting the Type to Outline (Type > Create ...
Bringing Bloated Files Down to Size
You’re working on a 24-page brochure in InDesign. After several rounds of client changes, you notice that the file size of the layout is getting ...
Filling Editable Text with a Gradient
When you apply a Gradient Fill to text, nothing seems to happen. It’s still black text, yet in the Swatches palette, the Color palette, and ...
Text Export Is Contextual
Have you noticed that sometimes the choices of formats for exporting out of InDesign are totally different than others? The first time I needed to ...
Thickening Up an Expanded Stroke
Recently, I had a call from a former student asking for a solution to a most annoying problem. She said, “Every time I try to ...
Why Does My Text Have a Blueish Glow?
Recently, I had a call from a former student asking for a solution to a most annoying problem. She said, “Every time I try to ...
Reaching Hidden Options
On the rare occasions that I have to format type on my laptop, it’s great that the Type palettes in InDesign retract into the sides ...
Graphic Design: What Ails the New Workflow
Quick remedies to the problems plaguing graphic artist’s digital workflow in the age of new media