Using Small Caps Correctly - Illustrator Typography
Small caps, when used correctly, are common parts of typographic style. In this tutorial you will learn how small caps are often used incorrectly, how and when to use them …
Merging Multiple Records Per Page in InDesign
Multiple records per page is the Data Merge method you want to employ for mailing labels, business cards, tent cards, stickers, and countless other projects that put more than a single …
Understanding the Timing of Typography
Type has only 1 second to grab someone’s eye. Then it has only 3 seconds to convey it’s prima facie message. In some cases, your entire design has only 6 seconds to communicate …
Preparing Data Sources, Part 1: Getting Data to InDesign
Performing a data merge begins by preparing the data source and making sure your data is in the correct format. Problems with Data Merge almost always come down to something isn’t …
Using the Touch Type Tool in Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator’s Touch Type Tool is a powerful, quick, and FUN way of transforming one or more letters within live, fully-editable type without having to jump around to a bunch of fields …
Type Sizing Tricks in Adobe Illustrator
Learn tricks for sizing type without compromising quality, unnecessary mental acrobatics, or losing your train of thought. In this tutorial you will learn incredibly handy, master-level type sizing tricks including: …
Tips for Working with Multiple Records Per Page: InDesign Data Merge & VDP
Now that you know the fundamentals of merging to multiple records per page, here are important details and tips to make your work easier and more creative. Excerpted from Pariah …
Importing Text from Microsoft Word in Adobe Illustrator
More and more lately, Illustrator users are being asked to include passages, sometimes multiple pages of, text in documents. That textual content often comes from writers and editors using Microsoft …
Threading and Unthreading Text Objects in Adobe Illustrator
InDesign isn’t the only Adobe application used for paragraphs of text. Illustrator, too, can handle lots of text. It can put all that text into an Area Type object, and, …
Preparing Data Sources, Part 2: Structuring Data for InDesign
Special codes and symbols in data sources, even something as simple as a comma or quotation mark, need special handling to function in InDesign’s Data Merge. Problems with Data Merge almost always …