Apple | Mac
Not so long ago, you had to pay for a 3rd-party app to batch rename files in the macOS Finder. Thankfully, Apple baked the capability right into the macOS Finder.
Apple | Mac
Extensis is celebrating it’s new partnership with Monotype’s MyFonts service with 10% off Suitcase Fusion, the premier font manager for macOS. Fusion already supports your own personal fonts, Google Fonts and Adobe’s TypeKit fonts.
Read more “10% off Suitcase Fusion until June 30”
Apple | Mac
Let your phone blast from the dynamic synth layering followed by a reverb 3D sound shaped for maximum experience.
General
This handy shortcut is perfect for working in the evening or dark office.
General
Horrible cliché stock photography. It’s certainly not limited to the topic of artificial intelligence, but yeah… it’s pretty bad, and it’s approaching the scale of Customer Service Girl.
Interesting read, and it points out a real problem in the design industry. Conveying an idea with the use of stock photography is nothing new, but finding the right photo to do it is time-consuming and in some cases nearly impossible. Designers have been battling the infamous “customer service girl on phone” problem for decades… and the best photographers have come up with is to switch from a corded phone to a headset for the models.
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The Logo Lounge has put out their yearly Logo Trends Report. Give it a quick read. Or if you prefer, submit you email and they’ll email you a PDF of the report that you can save for reference—as Logo Lounge doesn’t keep these reports online forever.
Resources
Octarine light and bold versions are free. The remainder of the styles of this beautiful font can be had for a minimal fee.
Adobe InDesign
If you find yourself exporting fillable-forms from InDesign to PDF often, you no doubt have felt the frustration of all your work being dumbed-down or flat-out not looking right when you open the file in Acrobat. It’s really frustrating. But don’t sweat it, there is a solution.
Apple | Mac
If I hadn’t read so much about Microsoft’s future plans for Windows OS and MS Office, I would think they’re pulling the most elaborate joke in tech history. This is the most ridiculous and confusing mess of a plan they’ve come up with yet.
Read more “MS Office 2019: Are you kidding me?”
Adobe Illustrator
Too awesome not to share. This feature alone could make me love Illustrator again.
Read more “Adobe Illustrator Sneak Peek for the win!!!”
Apple | Mac
After 6 years, the long-awaited GIMP 2.10.0 release is finally available for download. There’s a whole lot of power and a brand new GUI packed into GIMP… as long as you’re a web developer. If your primary use is for print design, don’t bother with GIMP, as it still doesn’t support the CMYK color model.