Tag Archives: CS4
Setting Tabs InDesign (No. 90)
Its so annoying when you see an InDesign document that has been put together with tabs and spaces all over the place. Common everyone lets get the tabs right and then put them into paragraph styles as well. Its not … Continue reading
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
Efficient, Flexible Illustrator Artwork (No. 88)
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 … Continue reading
Top Ten InDesign CS5 Typography Shortcuts. (No. 86)
PLEASE DONT BE OFFENDED. This week Mike is in a particularly aggressive mood. But its because wants everyone to be awesome using InDesign Shortcuts. This week Creative sweet TV showcases with love the top ten essential shortcuts required to set … Continue reading
InDesign Fixing Widows and Orphans (No. 84)
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 … Continue reading
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
The Clone Tool Rundown (No. 73)
One of the most important tools in Photoshop is the Clone tool and the Heal Brush Tools. Learn how to tackle them both and learn a few extra tips along the way. Mike shows you how to retouch an old … Continue reading
Justified Typography InDesign CS4 (No. 72)
Just aligning your text using the Justify button is just not good enough. However you can just watch this video tutorial all about the secrets of getting justified text looking just right. None of that horrible hyphenation either. Just letter … Continue reading
Creating Accessible artwork in Photoshop (No. 71)
Photoshop CS4 can help you save lives, or at least improve the life of many people. If you follow the tutorial and prepare your artwork well. We have a look at how to proof color, not only for CMYK, but … Continue reading
Top 5 tips for tracing with Illustrator CS4
Learn how to trace placed images into Illustrator CS4 with a number of different methods. Redraw a logo, and redraw a map as well. Also take a hand drawn image that contains line work and convert it to vectors with … Continue reading


