Print Design
Convert InDesign PDF to Grayscale
Question Do you know how to save an Indesign file as a Grayscale PDF? So far all I can figure out is to build the file in grayscale from the start. Including converting all the graphics to Gray before importing into Indesign. In Quark you can just click on save as grayscale in the PDF…
Read MoreAdobe Illustrator — How to Add Type to a Path
Question I am trying to do something in Illustrator and I can’t figure out how to make it happen. I want to make letters go in a semi-circle, and the help menu says to select Type -> Type on a Path -> and the option I want. My problem is that “Type on a Path”…
Read MoreFont Humor
If you enjoy or work with different fonts, you will probably find these very funny. Font Fight Font Conference
Read MoreYour Business Card is Crap!
I hesitated posting this video because I didn’t want people thinking I was trying to sell them an expensive business card design. But, this guy really made me laugh. The only thing funnier were some of the video comments. I posted a couple of them below the video. Don’t forget to add your own two…
Read MoreIs Your Million-Dollar Practice at Risk?
Recently, I had the pleasure of doing some work for Linda Harvey for a direct mail piece. Linda specializes in risk management in the medical and dental fields. I didn’t realize how many things needed to be kept up-to-date and monitored for these fields. Unless your employees are actively informed of new procedures, it seems…
Read MoreInDesign: Resize Document Window?
Question: Do you know what preference I need to adjust in Indesign CS4 to keep an opening document from filling the entire screen? Even if I adjust it to where I’d like it to stay and then close it, when I reopen it, it takes the whole 24″ of my screen. Answer: NOTE: New versions of…
Read MoreBad Design: Things You Shouldn't Do
Okay. I admit it. I wish I had a “magic” red magic marker that I could mark billboards, newspapers, magazines, and television commercials. There are just some things that really bug me in the world of typesetting and design. Some are just bad design. Some are because no one delivered a pamphlet to our front…
Read MoreNew Postage Standards March 2009!
Do you send out, prepare, or design direct mail items for your company like newsletters or postcards? Are your items 6.125″ x 11.5″ or larger? If so, you’ll want to review this information. The U.S. Post Office has new postage standards that will be effective at the end of March 2009. Click the link below to…
Read MoreHow can I open an EPS file?
An EPS file (Encapsulated Postscript) is a file format usually reserved for industry standards graphics. To open and edit an EPS, you need a program like Adobe Illustrator. If you don’t need to edit it and don’t care about destroying the format, you can also open it in Photoshop and other raster based graphic programs.…
Read MoreQuark vs. InDesign: My InDesign soapbox.
Yes. This is my soapbox. You’ve been warned. If I could just convince people to switch to Mac from Windows and from Quark to InDesign, my job would be done. Here is my soapbox on InDesign.
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