Using the symbols panel

  You can use the Symbols Panel in Illustrator as a starting point for basic design. https://youtu.be/pUIavth2-aE Table of Contents: 00:15 - Opening your symbols panel 00:26 - Opening additional symbols 01:00 - Using and Modifying an ex ...

Formatting text shape

Text shape can be formatted in a variety of ways in InDesign. You can create multiple columns, establish spacing and wrap text along objects. You may also want to check out our tutorial on creating COB (cut out background) images.   https://you ...

Cropping Images in Photoshop

Cropping images allows you to size images for specific purpose and resolutions. This step is not necessary to work in InDesign. https://youtu.be/k4U8WoY1Y90 Table of Contents: 00:25 - Scale impacts effective ppi 00:57 - Getting point size from I ...

Checking your links – Technical (part 1)

Checking your links allows your images to appear at optimum quality for print design. Watch part 2 here.  https://youtu.be/FmcihcWNuKc Table of Contents: 00:10 - Accessing the link panel 00:17 - Information in links panel 00:52 - Digital resolu ...

Creating Cutout, Dropout or COB images

There are several ways to create a cob image, begin with creating a good basic selection area, experimenting with some of these tools: https://youtu.be/Pntdv24T1kE Using various selection tools inside Photoshop Table of Contents: 00:17 - Marquee T ...

Using Effects in Indesign

https://youtu.be/j-6HXxg1YkA How to apply various effects, color modes and some tips to make your design work. Table of Contents: 00:10 - Opening Window > Effects 00:27 - Opacity v Tint 00:50 - Changing effect on object fill or stroke 01:16 ...

Color Inspiration and Using Color Themes

  https://youtu.be/Bvq5ECgtJ7U Table of Contents: 00:16 - Using Design Seeds 00:43 - Using the Color Theme Tool 01:07 - Using Adobe Color Themes 01:25 - Exploring Color Themes 01:32 - Looking 01:38 - Create Themes 02:06 - Pantone inspi ...

Swatches in the Adobe Suite

Using Swatches to create Visual Identity Swatches can be exported and imported across the Adobe Suite, allowing you to brand logos, content and message clearly and easily. This tutorial explores how to do that in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. K ...

Color/Swatches in InDesign

Using Color/Swatches in InDesign will strengthen your design and branding. https://youtu.be/19N4nuF-x7g Table of Contents: 00:18 - Changing color in properties panel 00:23 - Changing color in tool bar 00:32 - Black vs Registration 00:51 - RGB ...