Rounded Corners - Not all of them!

June 29, 2009 - 9:22 AM

A popular question in InDesign class is "How do I create a rounded rectangle" and of course I do show this. But then after showing how to create a rounded rectangle I got this question:"What if I only want to round a couple corners on my rectangle?"

You could draw those rounded corners by hand with the Pen tool, or combine two separate boxes usin ... more...

Jump to Master Page

June 22, 2009 - 10:12 AM

You may know the shortcut Cmd + J (Mac) or Cntl + J (Windows) to be able to jump to a specific page in your LONG InDesign document, but did you know that you can use the same keyboard shortcut to jump to a specific Master Page...

That's right, use the the same keyboard shortcut then type in the letter used for the Master Page. If you don't know the letter, use the arrow keys to scroll thru ... more...

Dove - Campaign for Beautiy (Evolution)

June 22, 2009 - 9:25 AM

A fews years back, Dove created a TV ad called "Evolution" and the Campaign for Beauty.

it is an amazing ad on many, many levels. I show this video to those who take my Photoshop Classes so they may see one of the many ways of using Photoshop.

Here is the link to the site, and all the videos they make for this campaign. Click on the link Evolution to watch how Photos ... more...

Flowers Everywhere! Pt 1

June 22, 2009 - 9:06 AM

Spring flowers have come and gone but not in my print world or web world. In fact I made a gift wrap for my Mom with the flowers I created above. They are simple, quick and easy to make using Adobe Illustrator.

1. Using the star tool, adjust the number of points your star has.
   (I created one with 5 points and the other with 8 points.)
2. From the menu above, choose Effect > ... more...
   

FREE! CSS Cheat Sheet (talk about handy)

June 09, 2009 - 9:06 PM

What's the one thing when working in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 that will really help you out? How about a FREE CSS cheat sheet? That's what I thought as that is a question I get quite often when teaching Adobe Dreamweaver.

The CSS cheat sheet is a one-page reference sheet, listi ... more...

Photoshop Plugins & Alien Skin Software

June 03, 2009 - 11:09 AM

Alien Skin Softwares new plug-in for Photoshop CS4 utilizes the new Flash panel support in Photoshop CS4.  You can use any of the  Snap Art filters with a single press of a button. Long gone of the days of navigating deep into the Filter menu! Here are two links to the Alien Skin Software website.

The first link is all about the Pho ... more...

Custom Desktop Slideshow

June 01, 2009 - 8:29 AM

Did you know that on your Mac you can create your own custom desktop slideshow? Yes! and it's easy. As easy as changing your desktop picture - well sort of but it is easy. To change your desktop picture, lick the Apple menu and choose System Preferences. Select Desktop & Screen Saver and click the Desktop tab. Then select Choose Folder and navigate to the folder containing the picture you desire.

Now to  create a custom deskto ... more...