Adobe Illustrator has some fantastic vector drawing tools, great for creating repeated patterns for use on fabrics clothing and any design work. However if you you make the repeat too large the files can become quite cumbersome and the file sizes are massive. Learn how to create the most efficient, flexible Illustrator artwork . Use pattern swatches, symbols and a transform effect that will blow you tiny little minds! Don’t forget you can follow Mike on twitter @cs_tv

Dont you just hate it when you get a word or line of text left all by itself? Learn how to fix Widows and Orphans within InDesign Paragraph composer. Don’t switch it off man, it works really well if you know what to do. Use non breaking spaces and keep options to get it all sorted. Don’t forget you can follow Mike on Twitter @CS_TV

 Recorded live at Adobe HQ in San José. A fantastic, easy tip using the newly released Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0. Clear up skin and smooth it out with just one Slider. Look out for the special guest Adam Pratt.

 Creative Sweet TV is on the move again and this episode comes from Tropical Far North Queensland. Australia is a huge place and sometimes you just cant fit the scenery into one photograph. So, lets take a few images and join them together using Photoshop CS3. Mike also has a close call with one of the prehistoric locals, with large teeth and a tale.

Holy cow. I didn’t know Photoshop could do that. The blend if sliders have been in Photoshop forever and this technique shows how you can put them to really good use. Its starts of quite romantic and then the electricity starts. Drop a background out in seconds.

Back to Basics this episode. We start with a blank new document in Photoshop CS3 Extended and create a great texture using gradients, noise and blending modes. Also if your in New Zealand and love InDesign, why not attend the InDesign Conference in Auckland? http://www.mogo-media.com/

Want to do your bit to stop the destruction of forests and halt global warming? Mike McHugh and Special Guest Paul Burnett show you how using Adobe Software. If your eyes are sick of reading off the screen, get the screen to to read it for you. Using Acrobat 8.0 we initiate a shared review and more. Special Thanks to Sarah Davies who deep down inside is a hippie.

A great technique on how to change the focus on an image. Using Channel, layers and a filter in Photoshop CS3. Mike and his team “Generation Eye” from Adobe are planning a huge fundraiser to raise money for the Fred Hollows Foundation. All help will be appreciated. Stay tuned and get ready to dig deep.