Video – The Graphic Mac

Using InDesign’s “Based On” Styles

08/22/201808/31/2018

Most designers know how to create styles, but few go beyond the basics. This short video will show you how to use InDesign’s Based On Styles.

General

Steve Jobs with salt (video)

07/19/201808/31/2018

Steve Jobs: a salt painting. WOW!

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator Sneak Peek for the win!!!

05/25/201808/31/2018

Too awesome not to share. This feature alone could make me love Illustrator again.

General

Logos are overrated. Yes, I said that.

02/28/201808/31/2018

I couldn’t agree more, on all points.
As a side note, what’s up with dude’s hair?

Adobe Photoshop

The FASTEST way to cut out hair in Photoshop

02/07/201808/31/2018

I’ve used a lot of methods over the years for clipping out (Masking) people with wild, frilly hair and difficult subjects from a background in a photo. I’ve seen countless videos purporting to make your life easy by showing you a new method. NONE have been as easy as this one!

Adobe Photoshop

The one Photoshop video you MUST watch

11/27/201708/31/2018

I’ve shared a lot of tips and how-tos for Photoshop over the years, and I’ve trained several production artists and designers on how to use and improve their skills in Photoshop. But one of those things that really hard to explain is color and how to use the features in Photoshop that are related to color. Features like “Blend If.”

Adobe Illustrator

Advice: When to use Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign

04/13/201708/31/2018

I belong to a lot of design forums and Facebook Groups and the question I see more often than I care to think about is “which app should I use to do X?” Should I design a logo in Photoshop, build an ad in Illustrator or InDesign, etc.