Category Archives: Design

These are all graphic design related.

Adobe Proto to Edge and Illustrator html 5 Animation (No. 97)

We start by creating a wireframe of a mobile site using Adobe Proto Touch app for Android, using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. We then save the HTML 5 file to the desktop via Adobe Creative Cloud. Then the html … Continue reading

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Drawing with Eazel for Photoshop (No. 95)

The apps shown will be available on the app store early in May 2011. Join Mike McHugh as he demonstrates one of Adobes iPad apps Eazel. . Learn how to draw with the exciting new interface design. Then Transfer your … Continue reading

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InDesign CS5 Animated Roll Down Menu (No. 93)

Not for the faint of heart. This advanced interactive lesson in InDesign CS5 covers many of the interactive features of CS5. The Buttons panel, Animation, Timing, and Mult-istate Objects. We get them all working together to make a roll down … Continue reading

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Acrobat X export to MS office (No. 91)

Sometimes when you get a PDF, you need to extensively edit the content. Or even import it back into InDesign for layout! You can save the PDF file as a Word Document or even Excel Document for immediate and swift … Continue reading

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InDesign Interactive Galleries (No. 89)

InDesign CS5 has a whole bunch of new interactive features. We take a close look at how to use the multi-state objects to create a simple image gallery. We use Adobe Bridge to drage and drop or place images, we … Continue reading

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5 Hidden Photoshop Treasures.

1. Be gone! To show a hidden gnome, hold down the control + alt keys. Go to the layers panel and select the Layers Panel fly out menu. Select Panel Options the gnome appears! 2. Layer Style defaults. If you … Continue reading

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InDesign Table of Contents (No. 83)

Learn how to use the InDesign CS5 Table of Contents feature. Its based on using Paragraph Styles to format your document. Once created the table of contents will be interactive when you create a PDF Ebook or even a .swf … Continue reading

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Photoshop CS5 3D Extrusion (No. 78)

Everyone wants to create 3D content nowadays and Photoshop CS5 Extended has got some great additions to its 3D capabilities. Learn how to extrude some text and get it to integrate into a photograph by casting a shadow over the … Continue reading

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InDesign CS5 Move that gap (No. 76)

InDesign CS5 has got a bunch of awesome new features and tools. This episode will highlight some of the key new options for designers doing page layout. Set up a grid of images easily and quickly using, Mini Bridge, fitting … Continue reading

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Preparing for Print with InDesign (No. 74)

Creating artwork for print has come along way with InDesign. You need to check for many things before printing, like missing fonts, resolution even specific spot colors. We take a good close look at the Live Preflight in InDesign CS4, … Continue reading

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