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AppClinc 194 – Illustrator CS5: Shape Builder Tool
The new Creative Suite is out and we’re going to take a look at some of what it has to offer.
If you’re familiar with the functions of the Pathfinder panel in previous versions of Illus...
Jun 28, 2010
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AppClinc 193 – Illustrator CS5: Draw Inside
The new Creative Suite is out and we’re going to take a look at some of what it has to offer.
Clipping masks have long been available to for use in Illustrator, but with the new Draw Inside M...
Jun 14, 2010
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AppClinc 192 – Illustrator CS5: Width Tool
The new Creative Suite is out and we’re going to take a look at some of what it has to offer.
Not a pro at designing your own brushes, don’t have a Wacom Tablet with pressure sensitivit...
Jun 10, 2010
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AppClinc 191 – Illustrator CS5: Perspective Grid Tool
The new Creative Suite is out and we’re going to take a look at some of what it has to offer.
Drawing objects with perspective in Illustrator is definitely nothing new, but with the Perspecti...
Jun 03, 2010
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AppClinc 190 – Photoshop CS5: Mini Bridge
The new Creative Suite is out and we’re going to take a look at some of what it has to offer. Are you a Bridge User? Have you ever wanted to use bridge without leaving the friendly confines o...
May 28, 2010
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AppClinc 189 – Photoshop CS5: Set Personal Defaults for Layer Styles
The new Creative Suite is out and we’re going to take a look at some of what it has to offer. Have you ever wondered why they stick that ugly yellow color in as the default for an inner glow ...
May 22, 2010
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AppClinc 188 – Photoshop CS5: Content Aware Fill
The new Creative Suite is out and we’re going to take a look at some of what it has to offer. Is it worth your learning curve time and hard earned money… you be the judge. We start by t...
May 21, 2010
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AppClinc 187 – CSS Link Rollovers
There are severral different ways to set up an image rollover on a link, but the method we’ll cover in this episode is quick, easy and efficient. We’ll run through how to use a CSS clas...
Apr 17, 2010
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AppClinc 186 – Investigating in InDesign
You might find yourself in a position from time to time where you have to accept files from another designer and continue to work on them. Before you get to work, you might want to do some investig...
Apr 08, 2010
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AppClinc 185 – HTML/CSS Height Attribute
HTML and CSS can give you a lot of control over what your web designs look like, but sometimes the attributes need a little push in the right direction to get them working. In this episode we’...
Jan 22, 2010
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AppClinc 184 – Hyperlinks from Word to InDesign
One of many irritating issues that we see when placing a Word document’s contents into InDesign is the persistence of hyperlinks and their ugly blue color, underlines and strange gray surrou...
Jan 08, 2010
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AppClinc 183 – Adobe BrowserLab
If you are not familiar with the Adobe Labs website, you should probably change that as soon as possible! There are tons of great new and improved technologies up there for you to try, one of whic...
Dec 22, 2009
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AppClinc 182 – Peeling Sticker Effect – Part 2of2
So now that we have our image extracted and looking ’sticker-like,” its time to get to peeling! Again using the handy warp mode of the transform feature of Photoshop, we will literally ...
Dec 14, 2009
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AppClinc 181 – Peeling Sticker Effect – Part 1of2
One of the effects you may have been seeing around the web lately is a ‘peeling sticker’ effect in which a graphic or logo looks like it is being peeled up from the page. Using the hand...
Dec 14, 2009
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AppClinc 180 – min-height CSS Attribute
There are some handy CSS attributes that if you use the CSS features of Dreamweaver, you may not have known existed. The min-height attribute is one of those. In this episode we’ll take a loo...
Dec 04, 2009
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AppClinc 179 – Colors in Illustrator
Changing colors in object with Illustrator can be very basic in nature, but using some of the new tools and functionality that ship with the latest versions of the software can increase productivi...
Nov 20, 2009
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AppClinc 178 – Appearance Panel in Illustrator
In this episode we’ll take a look at the appearance panel in Illustrator and see how it can eliminate the need for several other panels and at the same time help us make some pretty cool typ...
Nov 12, 2009
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AppClinc 177 – Div Positioning in Dreamweaver
You may encounter a situation where you need to hang one CSS Div over the top of another. This is exactly the scenaro we will look at how to accomplish in this episode with a little help from Dream...
Nov 06, 2009
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AppClinc 176 – Registration Swatch in InDesign
Do you know why there is a swatch in your swatches panel named registration? In this episode we’ll take a look at the “Registration” color swatch in InDesign, what its used for, ...
Oct 29, 2009
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AppClinc 176 - Registration Swatch in InDesign
Do you know why there is a swatch in your swatches panel named registration? In this episode we’ll take a look at the “Registration” color swatch in InDesign, what its used for, ...
Oct 29, 2009
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AppClinc 175 – Coloring Objects in Photoshop
When working on comps in Photoshop, you may find yourself needing to change the color of several different objects in your design. In this episode we’ll look at a couple different ways to a...
Oct 22, 2009
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AppClinc 175 - Coloring Objects in Photoshop
When working on comps in Photoshop, you may find yourself needing to change the color of several different objects in your design. In this episode we’ll look at a couple different ways to a...
Oct 22, 2009
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AppClinc 174 – Text Frame Borders: InDesign vs. Quark
The topic for this episode comes from an article I read where the author explains the pros and cons of InDesign and Quark. The two brands of competing software share many of the same functions, ...
Oct 16, 2009
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AppClinc 174 - Text Frame Borders: InDesign vs. Quark
The topic for this episode comes from an article I read where the author explains the pros and cons of InDesign and Quark. The two brands of competing software share many of the same functions, ...
Oct 16, 2009
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AppClinc 173 – Layer Mask vs Vector Mask in Photoshop
Masking is one of the best ways to add and subtract content from your documents (non-destructively) and the good folks behind Photoshop gave us 2 different masking methods to choose from! Do you k...
Oct 08, 2009
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AppClinc 173 - Layer Mask vs Vector Mask in Photoshop
Masking is one of the best ways to add and subtract content from your documents (non-destructively) and the good folks behind Photoshop gave us 2 different masking methods to choose from! Do you k...
Oct 08, 2009
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AppClinc 172 - Tool Settings in Illustrator
By now you have probably used each tool in Illustrator in at least one way or another, but have you taken the time to discover and/or master the settings of these tools? For each tool there is an ...
Oct 01, 2009
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AppClinc 172 – Tool Settings in Illustrator
By now you have probably used each tool in Illustrator in at least one way or another, but have you taken the time to discover and/or master the settings of these tools? For each tool there is an ...
Oct 01, 2009
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AppClinc 171 – Typography in InDesign (3)
Whether you’re using InDesign, Quark or any other layout software, typography is key and should be at the top of the list of things for you to pay attention to the details of. In this episod...
Sep 24, 2009
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AppClinc 171 - Typography in InDesign (3)
Whether you’re using InDesign, Quark or any other layout software, typography is key and should be at the top of the list of things for you to pay attention to the details of. In this episod...
Sep 24, 2009
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AppClinc 170 – Black & White Adjustments in Photoshop
Creating black and white versions of your photos is nothing new in Photoshop but beginning in CS3 there is a new adjustment layer that allows you to achieve black and white with more control than e...
Sep 17, 2009
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AppClinc 170 - Black & White Adjustments in Photoshop
Creating black and white versions of your photos is nothing new in Photoshop but beginning in CS3 there is a new adjustment layer that allows you to achieve black and white with more control than e...
Sep 17, 2009
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AppClinc 169 – Symbols and Symbol Tools in Illustrator
Symbols are yet another handy way to use one piece of artwork numerous times in a document with different instances. This can have numerous advantages including keeping the file size down on your ...
Sep 10, 2009
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AppClinc 169 - Symbols and Symbol Tools in Illustrator
Symbols are yet another handy way to use one piece of artwork numerous times in a document with different instances. This can have numerous advantages including keeping the file size down on your ...
Sep 10, 2009
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AppClinc 168 – Data Merge in InDesign
Have you ever been asked to create a document with several different versions such as business cards? The layout and graphics may be the same across the board, but the data or personal information ...
Sep 03, 2009
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AppClinc 168 - Data Merge in InDesign
Have you ever been asked to create a document with several different versions such as business cards? The layout and graphics may be the same across the board, but the data or personal information ...
Sep 03, 2009
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AppClinc 167 - Adjustment Panel in Photoshop CS4
New to Photoshop CS4 is a panel that houses the old dialogue boxes for the adjustment layer settings from previous versions. This allows for quick updating and comes with a host of quick buttons t...
Aug 27, 2009
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AppClinc 167 – Adjustment Panel in Photoshop CS4
New to Photoshop CS4 is a panel that houses the old dialogue boxes for the adjustment layer settings from previous versions. This allows for quick updating and comes with a host of quick buttons t...
Aug 27, 2009
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AppClinc 166 – Organize your Notes with Evernote
Do you take a ton of notes when doing research for a project?Have you ever wished you had those notes available to you at any time, from several different devices? What’s that… yes̷...
Aug 19, 2009
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AppClinc 166 - Organize your Notes with Evernote
Do you take a ton of notes when doing research for a project?Have you ever wished you had those notes available to you at any time, from several different devices? What’s that… yes̷...
Aug 19, 2009
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AppClinc 165 - Composite Designs Using 2 Very Different Images
One of the most powerful features of Photoshop is its ability to manipulate photos to the point where they look like they were taken under completely different circumstances. This of course is wh...
Aug 12, 2009
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AppClinc 165 – Composite Designs Using 2 Very Different Images
One of the most powerful features of Photoshop is its ability to manipulate photos to the point where they look like they were taken under completely different circumstances. This of course is wh...
Aug 12, 2009
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AppClinc 164 – 3D Postcards in Photoshop Extended CS4
Have you been wanting to explore the 3D tools in Photoshop? In this episode we’ll take a look at a 3D feature that allows you to turn 2D artwork into a 3D postcard. This will allow us to e...
Aug 07, 2009
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AppClinc 164 - 3D Postcards in Photoshop Extended CS4
Have you been wanting to explore the 3D tools in Photoshop? In this episode we’ll take a look at a 3D feature that allows you to turn 2D artwork into a 3D postcard. This will allow us to e...
Aug 07, 2009
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AppClinc 163 – Simplify Your Paths with Illustrator
Having too many anchor points in your illustrations can cause a couple of problems. If over-complicated paths are causing a slow down, bloated file sizes or just making it harder to work with your ...
Jul 30, 2009
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AppClinc 163 - Simplify Your Paths with Illustrator
Having too many anchor points in your illustrations can cause a couple of problems. If over-complicated paths are causing a slow down, bloated file sizes or just making it harder to work with your ...
Jul 30, 2009
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AppClinc 162 – Conditional Text in InDesign
If you ever find yourself creating exact copies of documents you create only to change the copy/text within that document, the conditional text feature of InDesign, can save you a ton of time. We&...
Jul 22, 2009
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AppClinc 162 - Conditional Text in InDesign
If you ever find yourself creating exact copies of documents you create only to change the copy/text within that document, the conditional text feature of InDesign, can save you a ton of time. We&...
Jul 22, 2009
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AppClinc 161 - Displacement Mapping in Photoshop
Have you ever had a problem placing a graphic on a photo and really selling the fact that the graphic is PART of that photo? With displacement mapping in Photoshop, we can make graphics and images ...
Jul 15, 2009
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AppClinc 161 – Displacement Mapping in Photoshop
Have you ever had a problem placing a graphic on a photo and really selling the fact that the graphic is PART of that photo? With displacement mapping in Photoshop, we can make graphics and images ...
Jul 15, 2009
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AppClinc 160 – Typography in InDesign (2) Special Characters
Once again we will be focusing on typography in InDesign. In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the most commonly used special characters, how they can enhance our layout and how to ...
Jul 08, 2009
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AppClinc 160 - Typography in InDesign (2) Special Characters
Once again we will be focusing on typography in InDesign. In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the most commonly used special characters, how they can enhance our layout and how to ...
Jul 08, 2009
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AppClinc 159 - Jumping In Quickly
If you work with many documents that are similar in dimensions, there are shortcuts that can get you working more quickly, allowing you to sped more time being creative and less time wading through...
Jul 01, 2009
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AppClinc 159 – Jumping In Quickly
If you work with many documents that are similar in dimensions, there are shortcuts that can get you working more quickly, allowing you to sped more time being creative and less time wading through...
Jul 01, 2009
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AppClinc 158 – Troubleshooting Problems: Brush Tool
Its almost completely unavoidable. At some point you are bound to have a head-scratcher of a problem when working in Photoshop so its good to know some basic things to look for when things DO go wr...
Jun 25, 2009
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AppClinc 158 - Troubleshooting Problems: Brush Tool
Its almost completely unavoidable. At some point you are bound to have a head-scratcher of a problem when working in Photoshop so its good to know some basic things to look for when things DO go wr...
Jun 25, 2009
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AppClinc 157 – Share Files with Opera Unite
The latest trend on the web is to connect EVERYTHING and EVERYONE and Opera Unite does not disappoint on that feature. I want to point out a functionality of the service that I think might be parti...
Jun 17, 2009
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AppClinc 157 - Share Files with Opera Unite
The latest trend on the web is to connect EVERYTHING and EVERYONE and Opera Unite does not disappoint on that feature. I want to point out a functionality of the service that I think might be parti...
Jun 17, 2009
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AppClinc 156 - Typography in InDesign (1)
Typography is something that designers must wrestle with every day and its more than just hitting the spell check button. Paying attention to these details can make your layouts look more professio...
Jun 11, 2009
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AppClinc 156 – Typography in InDesign (1)
Typography is something that designers must wrestle with every day and its more than just hitting the spell check button. Paying attention to these details can make your layouts look more professio...
Jun 11, 2009
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AppClinc 155 - Paste Remembers Layers in Illustrator
Here is another quick tip, that might not knock your socks off, but can save you some time if you are trying to copy and paste objects or text between documents in Illustrator. Let this tip also ...
Jun 03, 2009
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AppClinc 155 – Paste Remembers Layers in Illustrator
Here is another quick tip, that might not knock your socks off, but can save you some time if you are trying to copy and paste objects or text between documents in Illustrator. Let this tip also ...
Jun 03, 2009
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AppClinc 154 – Get client approval with Getsignoff
I wanted to showcase another piece of online software that I think can be very helpful in your workflow, especially if you’re a freelance designer. Getsignoff is a web-based collaboration app...
May 28, 2009
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AppClinc 154 - Get client approval with Getsignoff
I wanted to showcase another piece of online software that I think can be very helpful in your workflow, especially if you’re a freelance designer. Getsignoff is a web-based collaboration app...
May 28, 2009
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AppClinc 153 - Exploring Custom Photoshop Panels
A new feature of Photoshop CS4 is the ability to really customize your workspace with custom panels. For years we have been able to save the configuration of our workspace to maximize the tools t...
May 20, 2009
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AppClinc 153 – Exploring Custom Photoshop Panels
A new feature of Photoshop CS4 is the ability to really customize your workspace with custom panels. For years we have been able to save the configuration of our workspace to maximize the tools t...
May 20, 2009
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AppClinc 152 – Grunge Type Effect with Your PIctures
One of the type trends of the last couple years is grungy looking type. In this episode we’ll take a look at a way to create this effect using a snapshot that you have taken and some steps in...
May 13, 2009
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AppClinc 152 - Grunge Type Effect with Your PIctures
One of the type trends of the last couple years is grungy looking type. In this episode we’ll take a look at a way to create this effect using a snapshot that you have taken and some steps in...
May 13, 2009
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AppClinc 151 – Placing Multiple Artboard Files in InDesign CS4
Now that we have made our file with multiple artboards in Illustrator, its time to bring those illustrations into a layout in InDesign. This is where we see that there are some pros and cons to for...
May 06, 2009
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AppClinc 151 - Placing Multiple Artboard Files in InDesign CS4
Now that we have made our file with multiple artboards in Illustrator, its time to bring those illustrations into a layout in InDesign. This is where we see that there are some pros and cons to for...
May 06, 2009
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AppClinc 150 - Multiple Artboards in Illustrator CS4
Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming about being able to have multiple pages in Illustrator? Well my first recommendation would be to get a hobby But seriously, the folks at Adobe have given ...
Apr 29, 2009
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AppClinc 150 – Multiple Artboards in Illustrator CS4
Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming about being able to have multiple pages in Illustrator? Well my first recommendation would be to get a hobby But seriously, the folks at Adobe have given...
Apr 29, 2009
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AppClinc 149 – Move Tool Settings You Should Know About
There are so many different tools and settings in Photoshop it would take years to learn about them all. This can at times create problems when things get turned on and you have no idea what is mak...
Apr 22, 2009
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AppClinc 149 - Move Tool Settings You Should Know About
There are so many different tools and settings in Photoshop it would take years to learn about them all. This can at times create problems when things get turned on and you have no idea what is mak...
Apr 22, 2009
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AppClinc 148.5 - Fading a Smart Filter
Special thanks go out to one of our viewers, Piotr!!! He pointed out a very important little dialogue box I failed to recognize in the last episode about making images that “pop” for ...
Apr 21, 2009
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AppClinc 148.5 – Fading a Smart Filter
Special thanks go out to one of our viewers, Piotr!!! He pointed out a very important little dialogue box I failed to recognize in the last episode about making images that “pop” for ...
Apr 21, 2009
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AppClinc 148 – Give Your Images Some Style
Whether you’re putting images together for an online portfolio, or printed “leave-behind,” there is one constant: you want them to “pop” so the person viewing them tak...
Apr 15, 2009
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AppClinc 148 - Give Your Images Some Style
Whether you’re putting images together for an online portfolio, or printed “leave-behind,” there is one constant: you want them to “pop” so the person viewing them tak...
Apr 15, 2009
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AppClinc 147 - Back it On Up with Timeline for Photoshop
You may have heard this one before: “Save Early and Often,” and while that is an excellent piece of advice, you need to be practicing version control at the same time. PixelNovel’...
Apr 08, 2009
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AppClinc 147 – Back it On Up with Timeline for Photoshop
You may have heard this one before: “Save Early and Often,” and while that is an excellent piece of advice, you need to be practicing version control at the same time. PixelNovel’...
Apr 08, 2009
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AppClinc 146 – Liquify in Photoshop
One of the more powerful tools in Photoshop is the liquify filter. In this episode we’ll take a high-level look at some of the tools that can be used to create dramatic manipulations to a pho...
Apr 01, 2009
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AppClinc 146 - Liquify in Photoshop
One of the more powerful tools in Photoshop is the liquify filter. In this episode we’ll take a high-level look at some of the tools that can be used to create dramatic manipulations to a pho...
Apr 01, 2009
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AppClinc 145 - Using Scripts in InDesign
There are some handy tools that ship with the CS3 and CS4 versions of InDesign that you may not even know about! These tools don’t reside in the tool bar, but in the scripts panel. In this ep...
Mar 25, 2009
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AppClinc 145 – Using Scripts in InDesign
There are some handy tools that ship with the CS3 and CS4 versions of InDesign that you may not even know about! These tools don’t reside in the tool bar, but in the scripts panel. In this ep...
Mar 25, 2009
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AppClinc 144 – Selection Problems in Illustrator
Rare is the time where everything goes smoothly without a hitch, and many times when software isn’t behaving in a manner that we’re used to, we are quick to blame the application itself...
Mar 13, 2009
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AppClinc 144 - Selection Problems in Illustrator
Rare is the time where everything goes smoothly without a hitch, and many times when software isn’t behaving in a manner that we’re used to, we are quick to blame the application itself...
Mar 13, 2009
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AppClinc 143 – The Blob Brush Tool
There’s a new brush tool in town and he differs in functionaltiy and use from the one you’ve grown accustomed to in recent years. We’ll look at Illustrator’s new blob brush...
Mar 11, 2009
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AppClinc 143 - The Blob Brush Tool
There’s a new brush tool in town and he differs in functionaltiy and use from the one you’ve grown accustomed to in recent years. We’ll look at Illustrator’s new blob brush...
Mar 11, 2009
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AppClinc 142 - Clean Up a Scanned PDF with Acrobat
Its pretty much unavoidable. When you scan from a book or magazine, things are not going to look too good. Adobe Acrobat may be able to help you out with that though. We’ll look at a couple ...
Mar 05, 2009
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AppClinc 142 – Clean Up a Scanned PDF with Acrobat
Its pretty much unavoidable. When you scan from a book or magazine, things are not going to look too good. Adobe Acrobat may be able to help you out with that though. We’ll look at a couple ...
Mar 05, 2009
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AppClinc 141 - Icon Creation Made Easy with IconBuilder
Creating and outputting icons is easier than you may think. With the help of an excellent Photohop plugin from the people at the Iconfactory, you may already be an icon whiz, simply by using your...
Feb 25, 2009
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AppClinc 141 – Icon Creation Made Easy with IconBuilder
Creating and outputting icons is easier than you may think. With the help of an excellent Photohop plugin from the people at the Iconfactory, you may already be an icon whiz, simply by using your ...
Feb 25, 2009
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AppClinc 140 - Gradients Made Better In Illustrator CS4
In Illustrator CS4 the way gradients are created and edited has been greatly improved to give you a more visual way to make your tweaks. In this episode we’ll take a look at the way things ...
Feb 18, 2009
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AppClinc 140 – Gradients Made Better In Illustrator CS4
In Illustrator CS4 the way gradients are created and edited has been greatly improved to give you a more visual way to make your tweaks. In this episode we’ll take a look at the way things U...
Feb 18, 2009
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AppClinc 139.5 - Introducing Appclinic Mobile
I am pleased to announce the arrival of the mobile version of appclinic. This new RSS feed includes the same great tutorials that are on the regular feed, but these files are in the m4v format, mea...
Feb 13, 2009
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AppClinc 139.5 – Introducing Appclinic Mobile
I am pleased to announce the arrival of the mobile version of appclinic. This new RSS feed includes the same great tutorials that are on the regular feed, but these files are in the m4v format, mea...
Feb 13, 2009
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AppClinc 139 – Photoshop CS4 Can Rotate Too!
We found that rotating the document in InDesign CS4 can give you a more natural way to work, and Photoshop CS4 is up to the challenge too. With the new Rotate View Tool, you can non-destruct...
Feb 12, 2009
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AppClinc 139 - Photoshop CS4 Can Rotate Too!
We found that rotating the document in InDesign CS4 can give you a more natural way to work, and Photoshop CS4 is up to the challenge too. With the new Rotate View Tool, you can non-destruc...
Feb 12, 2009
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AppClinc 138 - Turn Things Around with InDesign CS4
Have you ever been working with some type that is rotated to an angle other than right-side-up, and said to yourself… There got to be a better way? Well, you were right. Using Adobe InDesig...
Feb 04, 2009
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AppClinc 138 – Turn Things Around with InDesign CS4
Have you ever been working with some type that is rotated to an angle other than right-side-up, and said to yourself… There got to be a better way? Well, you were right. Using Adobe InDesig...
Feb 04, 2009
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AppClinc 138 - Turn Things Around with InDesign CS4
Have you ever been working with some type that is rotated to an angle other than right-side-up, and said to yourself… There got to be a better way? Well, you were right. Using Adobe InDesig...
Feb 04, 2009
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AppClinc 137 - Save Time with Photoshop CS4
CS4 has brought with it a myriad of updates and new features, but some of the most exciting updates to Photoshop. may actually be the enhancements to how you work in the application. We’ll ...
Jan 29, 2009
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AppClinc 137 – Save Time with Photoshop CS4
CS4 has brought with it a myriad of updates and new features, but some of the most exciting updates to Photoshop. may actually be the enhancements to how you work in the application. We’ll ...
Jan 29, 2009
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AppClinc 137 - Save Time with Photoshop CS4
CS4 has brought with it a myriad of updates and new features, but some of the most exciting updates to Photoshop. may actually be the enhancements to how you work in the application. We’ll ...
Jan 29, 2009
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AppClinc 136 – Save your Styles in Photoshop
We’ve covered creating and saving styles in Illustrator as a way to save time and increase productivity, but what I failed to point out is that the same can be done in Photoshop. When you app...
Jan 14, 2009
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AppClinc 136 - Save your Styles in Photoshop
We’ve covered creating and saving styles in Illustrator as a way to save time and increase productivity, but what I failed to point out is that the same can be done in Photoshop. When you app...
Jan 14, 2009
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AppClinc 136 - Save your Styles in Photoshop
We’ve covered creating and saving styles in Illustrator as a way to save time and increase productivity, but what I failed to point out is that the same can be done in Photoshop. When you app...
Jan 14, 2009
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AppClinc 135 - Guide-ing InDesign
Working with guides is almost certainly something you do every day, and at times they seem to only get in the way! In this episode we’ll look at a couple of key commands in Adobe InDesign th...
Jan 07, 2009
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AppClinc 135 – Guide-ing InDesign
Working with guides is almost certainly something you do every day, and at times they seem to only get in the way! In this episode we’ll look at a couple of key commands in Adobe InDesign th...
Jan 07, 2009
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AppClinc 135 - Guide-ing InDesign
Working with guides is almost certainly something you do every day, and at times they seem to only get in the way! In this episode we’ll look at a couple of key commands in Adobe InDesign th...
Jan 07, 2009
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AppClinc 134 - Additive Graphic Styles in Illustrator CS4
In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the new Graphic Styles included in Illustrator CS4. There are some handy functions in the “Additive” styles that can help you create ...
Dec 19, 2008
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AppClinc 134 - Additive Graphic Styles in Illustrator CS4
In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the new Graphic Styles included in Illustrator CS4. There are some handy functions in the “Additive” styles that can help you create ...
Dec 19, 2008
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AppClinc 134 – Additive Graphic Styles in Illustrator CS4
In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the new Graphic Styles included in Illustrator CS4. There are some handy functions in the “Additive” styles that can help you create ...
Dec 19, 2008
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AppClinc 133 - Edit Multiple Layers of Type in Photoshop
If you’ve ever gone through several layers with type and formatted them with the same properties in Photoshop… YOU’RE DOING IT THE WRONG WAY!! There is a very simple, quick way ...
Dec 11, 2008
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AppClinc 133 – Edit Multiple Layers of Type in Photoshop
If you’ve ever gone through several layers with type and formatted them with the same properties in Photoshop… YOU’RE DOING IT THE WRONG WAY!! There is a very simple, quick way ...
Dec 11, 2008
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AppClinc 133 - Edit Multiple Layers of Type in Photoshop
If you’ve ever gone through several layers with type and formatted them with the same properties in Photoshop… YOU’RE DOING IT THE WRONG WAY!! There is a very simple, quick way ...
Dec 11, 2008
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AppClinc 132 - Opactiy vs Fill & Converting Easy Illustrator Tasks to Photoshop
Making a shape with a stroke and no fill is as easy as a couple clicks in Illustrator, but have you even needed to recreate the same object in Photoshop? There are of course several different ways ...
Nov 19, 2008
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AppClinc 132 – Opactiy vs Fill & Converting Easy Illustrator Tasks to Photoshop
Making a shape with a stroke and no fill is as easy as a couple clicks in Illustrator, but have you even needed to recreate the same object in Photoshop? There are of course several different ways ...
Nov 19, 2008
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AppClinc 132 - Opactiy vs Fill & Converting Easy Illustrator Tasks to Photoshop
Making a shape with a stroke and no fill is as easy as a couple clicks in Illustrator, but have you even needed to recreate the same object in Photoshop? There are of course several different ways ...
Nov 19, 2008
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AppClinc 131 - xScope: A Must-Have
Every once in a while I come across a piece of software that I just have to share on the podcast, because it’s so damn cool. This would definitely be considered one of those times! xScope is ...
Nov 12, 2008
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AppClinc 131 – xScope: A Must-Have
Every once in a while I come across a piece of software that I just have to share on the podcast, because it’s so damn cool. This would definitely be considered one of those times! xScope is ...
Nov 12, 2008
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AppClinc 131 - xScope: A Must-Have
Every once in a while I come across a piece of software that I just have to share on the podcast, because it’s so damn cool. This would definitely be considered one of those times! xScope is ...
Nov 12, 2008
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AppClinc 130 – Isolation Mode in Illustrator
Just a quick tip in Illustrator here. If you are tired of locking layers or accidentally selecting objects other than the one you are trying to work on, this feature is for you. In CS3 you can iso...
Nov 06, 2008
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AppClinc 130 - Isolation Mode in Illustrator
Just a quick tip in Illustrator here. If you are tired of locking layers or accidentally selecting objects other than the one you are trying to work on, this feature is for you. In CS3 you can is...
Nov 06, 2008
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AppClinc 130 - Isolation Mode in Illustrator
Just a quick tip in Illustrator here. If you are tired of locking layers or accidentally selecting objects other than the one you are trying to work on, this feature is for you. In CS3 you can is...
Nov 06, 2008
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AppClinc 129 - Placed Images in Illustrator
Placing an image in Illustrator can be handy for several reasons, one of which, is to trace imagery that must be illustrated. Others may use the functionality for creating layouts in Illustrator ...
Oct 16, 2008
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AppClinc 129 – Placed Images in Illustrator
Placing an image in Illustrator can be handy for several reasons, one of which, is to trace imagery that must be illustrated. Others may use the functionality for creating layouts in Illustrator a...
Oct 16, 2008
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AppClinc 129 - Placed Images in Illustrator
Placing an image in Illustrator can be handy for several reasons, one of which, is to trace imagery that must be illustrated. Others may use the functionality for creating layouts in Illustrator ...
Oct 16, 2008
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AppClinc 128 - Simple & Interesting Icons
With the web 2.0 movement, using icons to represent ideas as opposed to stock photography became very popular. This change also brought with it a few design trends that resulted in more simple, int...
Oct 09, 2008
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AppClinc 128 - Simple & Interesting Icons
With the web 2.0 movement, using icons to represent ideas as opposed to stock photography became very popular. This change also brought with it a few design trends that resulted in more simple, int...
Oct 09, 2008
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AppClinc 128 – Simple & Interesting Icons
With the web 2.0 movement, using icons to represent ideas as opposed to stock photography became very popular. This change also brought with it a few design trends that resulted in more simple, int...
Oct 09, 2008
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AppClinc 127 - Simple Flash Banner
It’s back to basics on this episode where we look at how to mimic the features of a rotating gif in Flash. Why you ask… well we need to build a base for our banner before we add more dy...
Oct 02, 2008
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AppClinc 127 - Simple Flash Banner
It’s back to basics on this episode where we look at how to mimic the features of a rotating gif in Flash. Why you ask… well we need to build a base for our banner before we add more dy...
Oct 02, 2008
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AppClinc 127 – Simple Flash Banner
It’s back to basics on this episode where we look at how to mimic the features of a rotating gif in Flash. Why you ask… well we need to build a base for our banner before we add more dy...
Oct 02, 2008
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AppClinic 126 - Find and Change
It may not be a very “sexy” feature of Indesign, but the find/change has received a big upgrade and is now very useful for finding items in a lot of different ways. In this episode we...
Sep 25, 2008
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AppClinic 126 - Find and Change
It may not be a very “sexy” feature of Indesign, but the find/change has received a big upgrade and is now very useful for finding items in a lot of different ways. In this episode we...
Sep 25, 2008
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AppClinic 126 – Find and Change
It may not be a very “sexy” feature of Indesign, but the find/change has received a big upgrade and is now very useful for finding items in a lot of different ways. In this episode we...
Sep 25, 2008
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AppClinic 125 – Distribute a PDF Form
In this episode we’ll jump back to the PDF form we made a couple of weeks ago and learn how to use the tools in Adobe Acrobat to add a submit button and distribute the form so we are able to ...
Sep 18, 2008
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AppClinic 125 - Distribute a PDF Form
In this episode we’ll jump back to the PDF form we made a couple of weeks ago and learn how to use the tools in Adobe Acrobat to add a submit button and distribute the form so we are able to ...
Sep 18, 2008
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AppClinic 125 - Distribute a PDF Form
In this episode we’ll jump back to the PDF form we made a couple of weeks ago and learn how to use the tools in Adobe Acrobat to add a submit button and distribute the form so we are able to ...
Sep 18, 2008
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AppClinic 124 – Externalize JavaScript with Dreamweaver CS4 (Beta)
With the release of the Creative Suite 4 just around the corner, visions of new and improved features are no doubt dancing in designers’ heads. We’ll take a look at one of those new ...
Sep 12, 2008
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AppClinic 124 - Externalize JavaScript with Dreamweaver CS4 (Beta)
With the release of the Creative Suite 4 just around the corner, visions of new and improved features are no doubt dancing in designers’ heads. We’ll take a look at one of those new ...
Sep 12, 2008
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AppClinic 124 - Externalize JavaScript with Dreamweaver CS4 (Beta)
With the release of the Creative Suite 4 just around the corner, visions of new and improved features are no doubt dancing in designers’ heads. We’ll take a look at one of those new ...
Sep 12, 2008
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AppClinic 123 - Creating Forms with Indesign and Acrobat
There is bound to be more than one right way to create a form in Indesign, but there is certainly also a wrong way. We’ll look at some of the pitfalls of creating a form, and a sound method f...
Sep 04, 2008
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AppClinic 123 – Creating Forms with Indesign and Acrobat
There is bound to be more than one right way to create a form in Indesign, but there is certainly also a wrong way. We’ll look at some of the pitfalls of creating a form, and a sound method f...
Sep 04, 2008
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AppClinic 123 - Creating Forms with Indesign and Acrobat
There is bound to be more than one right way to create a form in Indesign, but there is certainly also a wrong way. We’ll look at some of the pitfalls of creating a form, and a sound method f...
Sep 04, 2008
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AppClinic 122 – What the Font?!
Have you ever been given a piece of artwork and been asked to modify it only to find that the original artist flattened the art? What if there is a font or typeface used in the piece and you don...
Aug 27, 2008
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AppClinic 122 - What the Font?!
Have you ever been given a piece of artwork and been asked to modify it only to find that the original artist flattened the art? What if there is a font or typeface used in the piece and you don...
Aug 27, 2008
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AppClinic 122 - What the Font?!
Have you ever been given a piece of artwork and been asked to modify it only to find that the original artist flattened the art? What if there is a font or typeface used in the piece and you don...
Aug 27, 2008
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AppClinic 121 - Cornering the Creative Suite
With the popularity of glass buttons and web 2.0 stylings, the rounded corner is something you may have been using quite a bit lately. There are a few very easy ways to accomplish rounded corners o...
Aug 21, 2008
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AppClinic 121 – Cornering the Creative Suite
With the popularity of glass buttons and web 2.0 stylings, the rounded corner is something you may have been using quite a bit lately. There are a few very easy ways to accomplish rounded corners o...
Aug 21, 2008
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AppClinic 121 - Cornering the Creative Suite
With the popularity of glass buttons and web 2.0 stylings, the rounded corner is something you may have been using quite a bit lately. There are a few very easy ways to accomplish rounded corners o...
Aug 21, 2008
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AppClinic 120 – Graphing in Illustrator
Illustrator includes a set of tools that may not be the most popular or widely used in the application, but they serve a distinct purpose and serve it well. I speak of the set of 9 graphing tools t...
Aug 13, 2008
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AppClinic 120 - Graphing in Illustrator
Illustrator includes a set of tools that may not be the most popular or widely used in the application, but they serve a distinct purpose and serve it well. I speak of the set of 9 graphing tools t...
Aug 13, 2008
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AppClinic 120 - Graphing in Illustrator
Illustrator includes a set of tools that may not be the most popular or widely used in the application, but they serve a distinct purpose and serve it well. I speak of the set of 9 graphing tools t...
Aug 13, 2008
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AppClinic 119 - Photoshop Express
Photoshop is now on the web, and sharing some of its features for FREE! Upload your photos to Photoshop Express, create galleries to share with the world and take advantage of some state of the art...
Aug 09, 2008
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AppClinic 119 - Photoshop Express
Photoshop is now on the web, and sharing some of its features for FREE! Upload your photos to Photoshop Express, create galleries to share with the world and take advantage of some state of the art...
Aug 09, 2008
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AppClinic 119 – Photoshop Express
Photoshop is now on the web, and sharing some of its features for FREE! Upload your photos to Photoshop Express, create galleries to share with the world and take advantage of some state of the art...
Aug 09, 2008
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AppClinic 118 - Type Effects in Photoshop
There is a world of possibilities as far as stylizing type goes, but we’ll look at a few quick techniques. We’ll start by simply copying some text from the background image and adding s...
Jul 30, 2008
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AppClinic 118 – Type Effects in Photoshop
There is a world of possibilities as far as stylizing type goes, but we’ll look at a few quick techniques. We’ll start by simply copying some text from the background image and adding s...
Jul 30, 2008
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AppClinic 118 - Type Effects in Photoshop
There is a world of possibilities as far as stylizing type goes, but we’ll look at a few quick techniques. We’ll start by simply copying some text from the background image and adding s...
Jul 30, 2008
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AppClinic 117 – Scaling Multiple Objects
The theme of this episode is a simple way to execute a simple task. If you’ve ever had a problem scaling multiple objects in InDesign, or scaling text or images instead of just the frame they...
Jul 10, 2008
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AppClinic 117 - Scaling Multiple Objects
The theme of this episode is a simple way to execute a simple task. If you’ve ever had a problem scaling multiple objects in InDesign, or scaling text or images instead of just the frame they...
Jul 10, 2008
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AppClinic 117 - Scaling Multiple Objects
The theme of this episode is a simple way to execute a simple task. If you’ve ever had a problem scaling multiple objects in InDesign, or scaling text or images instead of just the frame they...
Jul 10, 2008
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AppClinic 116 – PDF from Files
In this episode we’ll look at a quick and easy way to turn several individual files (like jpegs or tiffs) into one PDF file. This can come in very handy for quickly putting together a PDF of ...
Jul 03, 2008
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AppClinic 116 - PDF from Files
In this episode we’ll look at a quick and easy way to turn several individual files (like jpegs or tiffs) into one PDF file. This can come in very handy for quickly putting together a PDF of ...
Jul 03, 2008
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AppClinic 116 - PDF from Files
In this episode we’ll look at a quick and easy way to turn several individual files (like jpegs or tiffs) into one PDF file. This can come in very handy for quickly putting together a PDF of ...
Jul 03, 2008
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AppClinic 115 - Starting in InDesign
Everyone has seen the new document screen in InDesign… we’re not revealing any new discoveries! We are however, going to go through everything in that box to make sure we are using it t...
Jun 25, 2008
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AppClinic 115 – Starting in InDesign
Everyone has seen the new document screen in InDesign… we’re not revealing any new discoveries! We are however, going to go through everything in that box to make sure we are using it t...
Jun 25, 2008
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AppClinic 115 - Starting in InDesign
Everyone has seen the new document screen in InDesign… we’re not revealing any new discoveries! We are however, going to go through everything in that box to make sure we are using it t...
Jun 25, 2008
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AppClinic 114 - TimeLog(ing)
I don’t do this often, but this application TimeLog is worth devoting a whole show to. If you’re a designer, and especially if you’re freelancing, you MUST keep track of your time...
Jun 18, 2008
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AppClinic 114 - TimeLog(ing)
I don’t do this often, but this application TimeLog is worth devoting a whole show to. If you’re a designer, and especially if you’re freelancing, you MUST keep track of your time...
Jun 18, 2008
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AppClinic 114 – TimeLog(ing)
I don’t do this often, but this application TimeLog is worth devoting a whole show to. If you’re a designer, and especially if you’re freelancing, you MUST keep track of your time...
Jun 18, 2008
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AppClinic 113 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition - Plugins
Another great way to take control and spice up your blog is to make use of plugins. They are easy to find… just google “Wordpress Plugins,” free to download, and easy to implement...
Jun 05, 2008
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AppClinic 113 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition - Plugins
Another great way to take control and spice up your blog is to make use of plugins. They are easy to find… just google “Wordpress Plugins,” free to download, and easy to implement...
Jun 05, 2008
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AppClinic 113 – Extreme Makeover Blog Edition – Plugins
Another great way to take control and spice up your blog is to make use of plugins. They are easy to find… just google “Wordpress Plugins,” free to download, and easy to implement...
Jun 05, 2008
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AppClinic 112 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition - CSS
One of the easiest ways to gain control over how your blog looks is by playing with the css file. This file holds all the style directions for your new site and if you know how to edit it you’...
Jun 04, 2008
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AppClinic 112 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition - CSS
One of the easiest ways to gain control over how your blog looks is by playing with the css file. This file holds all the style directions for your new site and if you know how to edit it you’...
Jun 04, 2008
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AppClinic 112 – Extreme Makeover Blog Edition – CSS
One of the easiest ways to gain control over how your blog looks is by playing with the css file. This file holds all the style directions for your new site and if you know how to edit it you’...
Jun 04, 2008
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AppClinic 111 – Extreme Makeover Blog Edition – Sidebar
The sidebar of a blog is an important section that houses your links, archives, calendars, etc. and having control of this can be vital to your blog design. There are a couple methods of managing t...
May 21, 2008
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AppClinic 111 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition - Sidebar
The sidebar of a blog is an important section that houses your links, archives, calendars, etc. and having control of this can be vital to your blog design. There are a couple methods of managing t...
May 21, 2008
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AppClinic 111 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition - Sidebar
The sidebar of a blog is an important section that houses your links, archives, calendars, etc. and having control of this can be vital to your blog design. There are a couple methods of managing t...
May 21, 2008
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AppClinic 110 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition - Header Image
One of the first things you will probably want to change about your blog template is the header image. This can be easily accomplished by simply dropping in a new image and possibly editing the sty...
May 15, 2008
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AppClinic 110 – Extreme Makeover Blog Edition – Header Image
One of the first things you will probably want to change about your blog template is the header image. This can be easily accomplished by simply dropping in a new image and possibly editing the sty...
May 15, 2008
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AppClinic 110 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition - Header Image
One of the first things you will probably want to change about your blog template is the header image. This can be easily accomplished by simply dropping in a new image and possibly editing the sty...
May 15, 2008
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AppClinic 109 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition
In part one of this mini-series, we’ll look at where the files are found on our server in a WordPress blog and point out which of those we will be altering to make our blog theme look the way...
May 08, 2008
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AppClinic 109 – Extreme Makeover Blog Edition
In part one of this mini-series, we’ll look at where the files are found on our server in a WordPress blog and point out which of those we will be altering to make our blog theme look the way...
May 08, 2008
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AppClinic 109 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition
In part one of this mini-series, we’ll look at where the files are found on our server in a WordPress blog and point out which of those we will be altering to make our blog theme look the way...
May 08, 2008
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AppClinic 108 - Don’t Do the Math Yourself!
Just when you though InDesign and Illustrator couldn’t be any more amazing, they surprise and delight again. Ever needed to move and object in your layout over 2mm to the right? How about inc...
Apr 30, 2008
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AppClinic 108 – Don’t Do the Math Yourself!
Just when you though InDesign and Illustrator couldn’t be any more amazing, they surprise and delight again. Ever needed to move and object in your layout over 2mm to the right? How about inc...
Apr 30, 2008
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AppClinic 108 - Don’t Do the Math Yourself!
Just when you though InDesign and Illustrator couldn’t be any more amazing, they surprise and delight again. Ever needed to move and object in your layout over 2mm to the right? How about inc...
Apr 30, 2008
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AppClinic 106 - Splash Pages for the Web
We’ll look at how to format a large splash page image for quick loading. We covered optimization of images for teh web a few weeks ago, and some of this will be review, but we will also epxlo...
Apr 16, 2008
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AppClinic 106 - Splash Pages for the Web
We’ll look at how to format a large splash page image for quick loading. We covered optimization of images for teh web a few weeks ago, and some of this will be review, but we will also epxlo...
Apr 16, 2008
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AppClinic 106 – Splash Pages for the Web
We’ll look at how to format a large splash page image for quick loading. We covered optimization of images for teh web a few weeks ago, and some of this will be review, but we will also epxlo...
Apr 16, 2008
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AppClinic 107 – Photoshop Droplets
Do you have a repetitive task that must be done often? if so this little technique could save you a boatload of time! we’ll do a bit of review on creating actions, and then take it a step fur...
Apr 16, 2008
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AppClinic 107 - Photoshop Droplets
Do you have a repetitive task that must be done often? if so this little technique could save you a boatload of time! we’ll do a bit of review on creating actions, and then take it a step fur...
Apr 16, 2008
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AppClinic 107 - Photoshop Droplets
Do you have a repetitive task that must be done often? if so this little technique could save you a boatload of time! we’ll do a bit of review on creating actions, and then take it a step fur...
Apr 16, 2008
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AppClinic 105 - The Pathfinder and Expanding Appearance
Another method to creating different shapes and compound paths is to use the pathfinder panel in Illustrator. Quickly add, subtract, divide and much more to the objects on your artboard. Then remem...
Mar 20, 2008
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AppClinic 105 – The Pathfinder and Expanding Appearance
Another method to creating different shapes and compound paths is to use the pathfinder panel in Illustrator. Quickly add, subtract, divide and much more to the objects on your artboard. Then remem...
Mar 20, 2008
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AppClinic 105 - The Pathfinder and Expanding Appearance
Another method to creating different shapes and compound paths is to use the pathfinder panel in Illustrator. Quickly add, subtract, divide and much more to the objects on your artboard. Then remem...
Mar 20, 2008
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AppClinic 104 - Compund Paths and Type
Compound paths can get kind of tricky when dealing with type, or other objects that may have already been included in a compound path themselves. In this episode we’ll take a look at a couple...
Mar 05, 2008
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AppClinic 104 – Compund Paths and Type
Compound paths can get kind of tricky when dealing with type, or other objects that may have already been included in a compound path themselves. In this episode we’ll take a look at a couple...
Mar 05, 2008
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AppClinic 104 - Compund Paths and Type
Compound paths can get kind of tricky when dealing with type, or other objects that may have already been included in a compound path themselves. In this episode we’ll take a look at a couple...
Mar 05, 2008
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AppClinic 103 – Navigating Tables in InDesign
Getting around in tables to manipulate data isn’t always the easiest of tasks. It can actually be a very time consuming process to populate table cells, so here are a few tips to get you movi...
Feb 28, 2008
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AppClinic 103 - Navigating Tables in InDesign
Getting around in tables to manipulate data isn’t always the easiest of tasks. It can actually be a very time consuming process to populate table cells, so here are a few tips to get you movi...
Feb 28, 2008
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AppClinic 103 - Navigating Tables in InDesign
Getting around in tables to manipulate data isn’t always the easiest of tasks. It can actually be a very time consuming process to populate table cells, so here are a few tips to get you movi...
Feb 28, 2008
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AppClinic 102 - What… No Image Ready CS3?!
That’s right, Image Ready is no more as of CS3, so how can you make a simple, image-based navigation in Photoshop. Sadly, you now need Dreamweaver to aide you in this process, but its still v...
Feb 21, 2008
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AppClinic 102 - What… No Image Ready CS3?!
That’s right, Image Ready is no more as of CS3, so how can you make a simple, image-based navigation in Photoshop. Sadly, you now need Dreamweaver to aide you in this process, but its still v...
Feb 21, 2008
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AppClinic 102 – What… No Image Ready CS3?!
That’s right, Image Ready is no more as of CS3, so how can you make a simple, image-based navigation in Photoshop. Sadly, you now need Dreamweaver to aide you in this process, but its still v...
Feb 21, 2008
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AppClinic 101 - InDesign Typography Shortcuts
Here are some keys commands you need to know to speed up your typographic functions in InDesign.
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Feb 13, 2008
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AppClinic 101 – InDesign Typography Shortcuts
Here are some keys commands you need to know to speed up your typographic functions in InDesign.
Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.
Feb 13, 2008
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AppClinic 101 - InDesign Typography Shortcuts
Here are some keys commands you need to know to speed up your typographic functions in InDesign.
Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to start your free trial today.
Feb 13, 2008
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AppClinic 100 – Optimizing Images for the Web
Here are some of the steps I go through to get my images to a small size yet still looking good for insertion into web pages.
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Feb 07, 2008
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AppClinic 100 - Optimizing Images for the Web
Here are some of the steps I go through to get my images to a small size yet still looking good for insertion into web pages.
Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to...
Feb 07, 2008
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AppClinic 100 - Optimizing Images for the Web
Here are some of the steps I go through to get my images to a small size yet still looking good for insertion into web pages.
Try GoToMeeting for 45 days! Visit www.GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts to...
Feb 07, 2008
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AppClinic 99 - Addons for Firefox
A couple episodes ago, we talked about retrieving windows or sessions in Firefox. Well one of our viewers Matt Petrowsky one upped me and suggested a better way to do it with an addon (thanks Matt)...
Jan 30, 2008
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AppClinic 99 – Addons for Firefox
A couple episodes ago, we talked about retrieving windows or sessions in Firefox. Well one of our viewers Matt Petrowsky one upped me and suggested a better way to do it with an addon (thanks Matt)...
Jan 30, 2008
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AppClinic 98 - Vector Magic
Check out this online resource Free for anyone to use. It claims to vectorize all bitmapped images and actually does a pretty darn good job if you ask me. you can find the site here: Vector Magic.
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Jan 23, 2008
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AppClinic 98 - Vector Magic
Check out this online resource Free for anyone to use. It claims to vectorize all bitmapped images and actually does a pretty darn good job if you ask me. you can find the site here: Vector Magic.
...
Jan 23, 2008
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AppClinic 98 – Vector Magic
Check out this online resource Free for anyone to use. It claims to vectorize all bitmapped images and actually does a pretty darn good job if you ask me. you can find the site here: Vector Magic.
...
Jan 23, 2008
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AppClinic 97 - Retrieve Windows in Firefox
Here’s an interesting, kind of obscure tip that can help you in times of disaster and can also be used to your advantage. iIf you want to save windows in Firefox, but don’t really want ...
Jan 16, 2008
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AppClinic 97 - Retrieve Windows in Firefox
Here’s an interesting, kind of obscure tip that can help you in times of disaster and can also be used to your advantage. iIf you want to save windows in Firefox, but don’t really want ...
Jan 16, 2008
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AppClinic 97 – Retrieve Windows in Firefox
Here’s an interesting, kind of obscure tip that can help you in times of disaster and can also be used to your advantage. iIf you want to save windows in Firefox, but don’t really want ...
Jan 16, 2008
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AppClinic 96 - Depth of Field and Making the Subject Pop
Using masks and filters in Photoshop we can use a could quick and easy techniques to create a sense of depth of field and really make the subject of a photo pop off the page! Check out the video fo...
Jan 15, 2008
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AppClinic 96 – Depth of Field and Making the Subject Pop
Using masks and filters in Photoshop we can use a could quick and easy techniques to create a sense of depth of field and really make the subject of a photo pop off the page! Check out the video fo...
Jan 15, 2008
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AppClinic 96 - Depth of Field and Making the Subject Pop
Using masks and filters in Photoshop we can use a could quick and easy techniques to create a sense of depth of field and really make the subject of a photo pop off the page! Check out the video fo...
Jan 15, 2008
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AppClinic 95 - Masking in After Effects
A key component to animations and effects is masking. In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the basics of masking and how it can be used to create different desired effects!
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Jan 03, 2008
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AppClinic 95 – Masking in After Effects
A key component to animations and effects is masking. In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the basics of masking and how it can be used to create different desired effects!
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Jan 03, 2008
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AppClinic 95 - Masking in After Effects
A key component to animations and effects is masking. In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the basics of masking and how it can be used to create different desired effects!
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Jan 03, 2008
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AppClinic 94 - Simple Animations in After Effects
Here are the basics for getting some images moving around in After Effects. You’ll notice the functionality is very close to Photoshop which will open up a world of possibilities to you!
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Dec 20, 2007
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AppClinic 93 - Picking and Converting Colors
We’ll take a look at CMYK colors versus Pantone or other spot colors and how the differ. converting from one to another can be tricky too, so we’ll discuss the best methods for doing so...
Dec 20, 2007
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AppClinic 93 – Picking and Converting Colors
We’ll take a look at CMYK colors versus Pantone or other spot colors and how the differ. converting from one to another can be tricky too, so we’ll discuss the best methods for doing so...
Dec 20, 2007
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AppClinic 94 - Simple Animations in After Effects
Here are the basics for getting some images moving around in After Effects. You’ll notice the functionality is very close to Photoshop which will open up a world of possibilities to you!
Try ...
Dec 20, 2007
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AppClinic 93 - Picking and Converting Colors
We’ll take a look at CMYK colors versus Pantone or other spot colors and how the differ. converting from one to another can be tricky too, so we’ll discuss the best methods for doing so...
Dec 20, 2007
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AppClinic 94 – Simple Animations in After Effects
Here are the basics for getting some images moving around in After Effects. You’ll notice the functionality is very close to Photoshop which will open up a world of possibilities to you!
Try ...
Dec 20, 2007
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AppClinic 92 - Quicktips and Key Commands for InDesign
Here’s just a short one with a few key commands that will come in handy when trying to get things done quickly. Nothing world changing here, but a few items you may find useful in your daily ...
Dec 05, 2007
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AppClinic 92 - Quicktips and Key Commands for InDesign
Here’s just a short one with a few key commands that will come in handy when trying to get things done quickly. Nothing world changing here, but a few items you may find useful in your daily ...
Dec 05, 2007
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AppClinic 92 – Quicktips and Key Commands for InDesign
Here’s just a short one with a few key commands that will come in handy when trying to get things done quickly. Nothing world changing here, but a few items you may find useful in your daily ...
Dec 05, 2007
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AppClinic 91 - Unlocking Master Page Items in InDesign
The easiest way to make a consistent layout, with items or text boxes showing up in the same areas, is to place them on the master page. the problem is that it may seem that these items are not sel...
Nov 29, 2007
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AppClinic 91 - Unlocking Master Page Items in InDesign
The easiest way to make a consistent layout, with items or text boxes showing up in the same areas, is to place them on the master page. the problem is that it may seem that these items are not sel...
Nov 29, 2007
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AppClinic 91 – Unlocking Master Page Items in InDesign
The easiest way to make a consistent layout, with items or text boxes showing up in the same areas, is to place them on the master page. the problem is that it may seem that these items are not sel...
Nov 29, 2007
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AppClinic 90 – Type Effects – Picture Masking
Here’s another topic from one of our forum members. We’ll take a look at how to make a type effect where an image shows through where the type is, but nowhere else. This is accomplished...
Nov 25, 2007
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AppClinic 90 - Type Effects - Picture Masking
Here’s another topic from one of our forum members. We’ll take a look at how to make a type effect where an image shows through where the type is, but nowhere else. This is accomplished...
Nov 25, 2007
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AppClinic 89 - Favicon Creation
Ever want to know how to create and post those little icons that show up in the address bar of the browser? You’re in luck. In this episode we’ll cover how to create and export a favico...
Nov 14, 2007
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AppClinic 89 – Favicon Creation
Ever want to know how to create and post those little icons that show up in the address bar of the browser? You’re in luck. In this episode we’ll cover how to create and export a favico...
Nov 14, 2007
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AppClinic 89 - Favicon Creation
Ever want to know how to create and post those little icons that show up in the address bar of the browser? You’re in luck. In this episode we’ll cover how to create and export a favico...
Nov 14, 2007
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AppClinic 88 - Make a Grid of Frames out of One in InDesign
Create the “TV” effect of one image being created by several frames lined up, but do it in just a few easy steps. Using a javascript function that is included with the software, we can ...
Nov 07, 2007
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AppClinic 88 - Make a Grid of Frames out of One in InDesign
Create the “TV” effect of one image being created by several frames lined up, but do it in just a few easy steps. Using a javascript function that is included with the software, we can ...
Nov 07, 2007
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AppClinic 88 – Make a Grid of Frames out of One in InDesign
Create the “TV” effect of one image being created by several frames lined up, but do it in just a few easy steps. Using a javascript function that is included with the software, we can ...
Nov 07, 2007
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AppClinic 87 - Coloring in Illustrator with Live Paint
If you need to quickly illustrate a picture and color it, and you don’t have time to make 50 layers of closed path objects, this is the tool for you. In minutes you can throw down some open p...
Oct 31, 2007
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AppClinic 87 - Coloring in Illustrator with Live Paint
If you need to quickly illustrate a picture and color it, and you don’t have time to make 50 layers of closed path objects, this is the tool for you. In minutes you can throw down some open p...
Oct 31, 2007
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AppClinic 87 - Coloring in Illustrator with Live Paint
If you need to quickly illustrate a picture and color it, and you don’t have time to make 50 layers of closed path objects, this is the tool for you. In minutes you can throw down some open p...
Oct 31, 2007
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AppClinic 86 - Web Forms that Work
Creating a form in html is one thing, but getting the back end set up so that information that users enter gets back to you is quite another. With the use of a php script, you can simplify the proc...
Oct 25, 2007
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AppClinic 86 - Web Forms that Work
Creating a form in html is one thing, but getting the back end set up so that information that users enter gets back to you is quite another. With the use of a php script, you can simplify the proc...
Oct 25, 2007
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AppClinic 86 - Web Forms that Work
Creating a form in html is one thing, but getting the back end set up so that information that users enter gets back to you is quite another. With the use of a php script, you can simplify the proc...
Oct 25, 2007
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AppClinic 85 - Get Jingy!
Jing is a cool new project from the folks at TechSmith, and at least right now, its absolutely FREE! record your screen like I do on this podcast, snap screenshots and send it all to an online acco...
Oct 19, 2007
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AppClinic 85 - Get Jingy!
Jing is a cool new project from the folks at TechSmith, and at least right now, its absolutely FREE! record your screen like I do on this podcast, snap screenshots and send it all to an online acco...
Oct 19, 2007
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AppClinic 85 - Get Jingy!
Jing is a cool new project from the folks at TechSmith, and at least right now, its absolutely FREE! record your screen like I do on this podcast, snap screenshots and send it all to an online acco...
Oct 19, 2007
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AppClinic 84 - Export from InDesign to High-Res PDF
Things seem to be going the way of the PDF, so how do we set up our documents to export with the correct settings for the printer? Well, this is actually a question for the printer, but today we...
Oct 11, 2007
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AppClinic 84 - Export from InDesign to High-Res PDF
Things seem to be going the way of the PDF, so how do we set up our documents to export with the correct settings for the printer? Well, this is actually a question for the printer, but today we...
Oct 11, 2007
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AppClinic 84 - Export from InDesign to High-Res PDF
Things seem to be going the way of the PDF, so how do we set up our documents to export with the correct settings for the printer? Well, this is actually a question for the printer, but today we...
Oct 11, 2007
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AppClinic 83 - Multiple Import with InDesign CS3
Gone are the days of importing one image at a time into your picture frames. Now with InDesign CS3, you can import multiple images, as well as text documents, pdfs and even other InDesign documents...
Oct 04, 2007
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AppClinic 83 - Multiple Import with InDesign CS3
Gone are the days of importing one image at a time into your picture frames. Now with InDesign CS3, you can import multiple images, as well as text documents, pdfs and even other InDesign documents...
Oct 04, 2007
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AppClinic 83 - Multiple Import with InDesign CS3
Gone are the days of importing one image at a time into your picture frames. Now with InDesign CS3, you can import multiple images, as well as text documents, pdfs and even other InDesign documents...
Oct 04, 2007
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AppClinic 82 - Add Sound FX to Your Flash Button with Actionscript 2.0
Building of the rollover button we made in the last episode, we will change a few lines of code to make the animation match the new sound fx and add a few more lines of code to attach the sounds an...
Sep 26, 2007
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AppClinic 82 - Add Sound FX to Your Flash Button with Actionscript 2.0
Building of the rollover button we made in the last episode, we will change a few lines of code to make the animation match the new sound fx and add a few more lines of code to attach the sounds an...
Sep 26, 2007
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AppClinic 81 - Simple Button Rollovers with Flash & Actionscript 2.0
Flash buttons have become very popular for the fact that you can get very creative with the animations triggered by rollovers. In this episode we’ll set the stage for button rollovers using a...
Sep 19, 2007
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AppClinic 81 - Simple Button Rollovers with Flash & Actionscript 2.0
Flash buttons have become very popular for the fact that you can get very creative with the animations triggered by rollovers. In this episode we’ll set the stage for button rollovers using a...
Sep 19, 2007
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AppClinic 80 - Addition by Subtraction with Eraser Tools
These are two of my new favorite tools added to Illustrator CS3. The Eraser Tool and the Path Eraser Tool allow you to erase sections of objects or paths as if they were made of pixels, but the bes...
Sep 12, 2007
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AppClinic 80 - Addition by Subtraction with Eraser Tools
These are two of my new favorite tools added to Illustrator CS3. The Eraser Tool and the Path Eraser Tool allow you to erase sections of objects or paths as if they were made of pixels, but the bes...
Sep 12, 2007
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Quicktips 79 - Straight Along the Horizon
Check out this great tutorial borrowed from an excellent book: The Photoshop CS2 Speed Clinic, by Matt Kloskowski. If you ever notice a problem in a photo of the lines or horizon not being quite s...
Aug 29, 2007
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Quicktips 79 - Straight Along the Horizon
Check out this great tutorial borrowed from an excellent book: The Photoshop CS2 Speed Clinic, by Matt Kloskowski. If you ever notice a problem in a photo of the lines or horizon not being quite s...
Aug 29, 2007
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Quicktips 78 - CSS navigation made easy
Table and image-based navigation are still widely used and accepted, but they have their downsides in terms of loading time and compatibility with search engine bots. The navigation of the future i...
Aug 22, 2007
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Quicktips 78 - CSS navigation made easy
Table and image-based navigation are still widely used and accepted, but they have their downsides in terms of loading time and compatibility with search engine bots. The navigation of the future i...
Aug 22, 2007
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Quicktips 77 - Mactips 5 - Get Out of the Finder
Some of these you may know some you may not, but all these tips can help you get out of the OS and back into the project at hand. Don’t waste time messing with finding files when you could al...
Aug 17, 2007
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Quicktips 77 - Mactips 5 - Get Out of the Finder
Some of these you may know some you may not, but all these tips can help you get out of the OS and back into the project at hand. Don’t waste time messing with finding files when you could al...
Aug 17, 2007
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Quicktips 76 - The Glyph Panel
If you’re not using this panel already, you need to be. Combined with Open Type faces, this panel opens up a lot of possibilities in your typography. Use alternate characters, get quick acces...
Aug 15, 2007
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Quicktips 76 - The Glyph Panel
If you’re not using this panel already, you need to be. Combined with Open Type faces, this panel opens up a lot of possibilities in your typography. Use alternate characters, get quick acces...
Aug 15, 2007
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Quicktips 75 - KnowHow in Illustrator
Here are a couple panels you may have skipped over in Illustrator CS3 that you definitely don’t want to miss. Grab color groups from the web and drag them right into your swatches panel, or g...
Aug 08, 2007
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Quicktips 75 - KnowHow in Illustrator
Here are a couple panels you may have skipped over in Illustrator CS3 that you definitely don’t want to miss. Grab color groups from the web and drag them right into your swatches panel, or g...
Aug 08, 2007
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Quicktips 74 - Photoshop Panoramas
Use the new Auto-Align Layers and Auto-Blend Layers functions in CS3 to get fast, easy and amazing results when turning multiple images into one panoramic picture. Learn how in this episode.
Try Go...
Aug 01, 2007
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Quicktips 74 - Photoshop Panoramas
Use the new Auto-Align Layers and Auto-Blend Layers functions in CS3 to get fast, easy and amazing results when turning multiple images into one panoramic picture. Learn how in this episode.
Try Go...
Aug 01, 2007
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Quicktips 73 - How To Get Quicktips on your iPod!
A couple of ‘hot ticket’ items in this podcast. The two questions I get most on a consistent basis are: “How can I watch Quicktips on my video iPod”, and “Where can I ...
Jul 20, 2007
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Quicktips 73 - How To Get Quicktips on your iPod!
A couple of ‘hot ticket’ items in this podcast. The two questions I get most on a consistent basis are: “How can I watch Quicktips on my video iPod”, and “Where can I ...
Jul 20, 2007
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Quicktips 72 - Save Styles in Illustrator
Learn how to create and save styles that are comparable to those you may use in Photoshop. Which way is easier? That’s for you to decide, but know that you can actually create many different ...
Jul 18, 2007
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Quicktips 72 - Save Styles in Illustrator
Learn how to create and save styles that are comparable to those you may use in Photoshop. Which way is easier? That’s for you to decide, but know that you can actually create many different ...
Jul 18, 2007
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Quicktips 71 - Save Selections in Illustrator
Yup, you can do that. Its not exactly like Photoshop, but if you ever need to make a selection of several objects or line segments, and need to do it over and again, this is a great feature to know...
Jul 16, 2007
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Quicktips 71 - Save Selections in Illustrator
Yup, you can do that. Its not exactly like Photoshop, but if you ever need to make a selection of several objects or line segments, and need to do it over and again, this is a great feature to know...
Jul 16, 2007
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Quicktips 70 - Make Quick Work with Step & Repeat
Use this feature of Illustrator to speed up a process that could have taken you much longer. Produce multiple copies of an object and tweak the position, rotation, scale and more!
This episode is b...
Jul 04, 2007
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Quicktips 70 - Make Quick Work with Step & Repeat
Use this feature of Illustrator to speed up a process that could have taken you much longer. Produce multiple copies of an object and tweak the position, rotation, scale and more!
This episode is b...
Jul 04, 2007
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Quicktips 69 - Text Wrap, Runaround and Breaking All the Rules
Here’s a problem you might encounter in your layouts that is very easy to cure, provided you know where to find the solution. Watch this and you will!
This episode is brought to you by GoToMe...
Jun 27, 2007
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Quicktips 69 - Text Wrap, Runaround and Breaking All the Rules
Here’s a problem you might encounter in your layouts that is very easy to cure, provided you know where to find the solution. Watch this and you will!
This episode is brought to you by GoToMe...
Jun 27, 2007
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Quicktips 68 - Masking in Flash
Learn how to make a couple different animations using two masking techniques, namely animating an object into a mask, and animating the mask itself. Both are basic concept that can be taken a step ...
Jun 20, 2007
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Quicktips 68 - Masking in Flash
Learn how to make a couple different animations using two masking techniques, namely animating an object into a mask, and animating the mask itself. Both are basic concept that can be taken a step ...
Jun 20, 2007
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Quicktips 67 - Mactips 04 - Make a custom system icon
The much awaited icon creation episode is here! We’ll see how to use Iconographer and Photoshop to make a custom icon that can be used to replace icons on folders, applications and more…...
Jun 15, 2007
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Quicktips 67 - Mactips 04 - Make a custom system icon
The much awaited icon creation episode is here! We’ll see how to use Iconographer and Photoshop to make a custom icon that can be used to replace icons on folders, applications and more…...
Jun 15, 2007
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Quicktips 66 - Photoshop CS3 Extended 3-D Feature Set
This is a quick look at what is available to you in terms of 3-D tools and functionality in the new Photoshop CS3 Extended version. If you did not follow along in the last episodes you may want to ...
Jun 13, 2007
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Quicktips 66 - Photoshop CS3 Extended 3-D Feature Set
This is a quick look at what is available to you in terms of 3-D tools and functionality in the new Photoshop CS3 Extended version. If you did not follow along in the last episodes you may want to ...
Jun 13, 2007
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Quicktips 65 - Google Sketch Up Intro
Here is a little tutorial to get you going in Google Sketch Up so you can make some 3-D objects. Next week we’ll import these objects into Photoshop CS3 Extended and check out the new 3-D fea...
Jun 07, 2007
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Quicktips 65 - Google Sketch Up Intro
Here is a little tutorial to get you going in Google Sketch Up so you can make some 3-D objects. Next week we’ll import these objects into Photoshop CS3 Extended and check out the new 3-D fea...
Jun 07, 2007
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Quicktips 64 - Improvements to Illustrator CS3
In this episode we’ll take a look at a couple reasons you might want to upgrade to the new CS3 version of Illustrator. They finally got it right and have allowed us to play with the size of t...
May 30, 2007
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Quicktips 64 - Improvements to Illustrator CS3
In this episode we’ll take a look at a couple reasons you might want to upgrade to the new CS3 version of Illustrator. They finally got it right and have allowed us to play with the size of t...
May 30, 2007
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Quicktips 63 - Adding Strokes to Text
Use this mini workaround to get good looking strokes on your text without ruining it!
This episode is brought to you by GoToMeeting.
May 28, 2007
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Quicktips 63.5 - Adding Strokes to Text Revisited
Special Thank You to pj, who sent me an even better work-around for the “adding strokes to your text” issue. Its a good one!
May 28, 2007
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Quicktips 63.5 - Adding Strokes to Text Revisited
Special Thank You to pj, who sent me an even better work-around for the “adding strokes to your text” issue. Its a good one!
May 28, 2007
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Quicktips 63 - Adding Strokes to Text
Use this mini workaround to get good looking strokes on your text without ruining it!
This episode is brought to you by GoToMeeting.
May 28, 2007
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Quicktips 62 - Typography Tips: Aligning Text
Learn how to use Tabs, Align to Here and Tables to align your text exactly the way you want it.
This episode is brought to you bt GoToMeeting.
May 16, 2007
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Quicktips 62 - Typography Tips: Aligning Text
Learn how to use Tabs, Align to Here and Tables to align your text exactly the way you want it.
This episode is brought to you bt GoToMeeting.
May 16, 2007
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Quicktips 61 - JavaScripting InDesign
Javascript in InDesign? Yup, much like plugins you can install javascripts that will increase the functionality of your program and help speed up that workflow. Its easier than it sounds, see how h...
May 06, 2007
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Quicktips 61 - JavaScripting InDesign
Javascript in InDesign? Yup, much like plugins you can install javascripts that will increase the functionality of your program and help speed up that workflow. Its easier than it sounds, see how h...
May 06, 2007
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Quicktips 60 - Picking Color with Kuler
Check out this Beta Adobe app at labs.adobe.com. It allows you to choose color schemes using rules or completely at random, then export the colors as an Adobe Swatch Exchange file for use in all of...
May 03, 2007
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Quicktips 59 - Realistic Drop Shadows
See how using layer styles in a different way can save you a bit of time on your drop shadows. We’ll keep a couple other things in mind as well to really sell the realism of the effect.
This ...
Apr 25, 2007
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Quicktips 58 - Rubber Text Animation in Flash
Here is a technique for making some text bend like rubber in an animation sequence. All you’ll need is Flash for this one!
This episode is brought to you by GoToMeeting.
Apr 17, 2007
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Quicktips 57 - Making a Killer Screencast Part 3
Finally we have made it to the end of our screencasting journey. Now all we need to do is name the file, add some data and shove it up to the server. Learn a couple tricks using iTunes and see R...
Apr 11, 2007
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Quicktips 56b - Making a Killer Screencast Part 2.2
In this episode we’ll add the optimized audio track to our movie back in Final Cut Pro and output to the final format using Compressor. Check this one out to see the compression settings I...
Apr 05, 2007
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Quicktips 56a - Making a Killer Screencast Part 2.1
Here is part one of part two!?! We’ll take the screen capture movie into Final Cut Pro and make any edits that are necessary, then take the audio into Soundtrack Pro for optimization to get a...
Apr 04, 2007
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Quicktips 55 - Making a Killer Screencast Part 1
Okay, here is the first part of the much awaited tutorial on how I create the Quicktips screencast. We’ll start off with the preparations I make prior to recording the show so that (hopefully...
Mar 21, 2007
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Quicktips 54 - Word Wrap and Story in InDesign
Here are a couple more tips to help you out when formatting type in InDesign, and both come in palates that may be unfarmiliar to you. Use these tools to achieve correct spacing for a truely profes...
Mar 14, 2007
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Quicktips 53 - Drop Caps and Formatting
In this episode we’ll look at a workaround to make a drop cap in Illustrator, as well as pointing out how to do the same in InDesign and Quark. We’ll also take a look at a setting that ...
Mar 07, 2007
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Quicktips 52b - Building a Small Website part 2
Here is the conclusion, in which we will finish setting up our home page with links to our gallery, resume PDF and other external websites.
Mar 01, 2007
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Quicktips 52a - Building a Small Website part 1
If you are not experienced at web design, you may have a hard time getting a portfolio site up for clients/employers to look at. In this first part of a two-part series, we’ll look at how to ...
Feb 28, 2007
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Quicktips 51 - Extraction via Channels
In this episode we’ll dive into the channels palate of Photoshop and look at yet another quick method for extracting a subject from its backgound.
Feb 21, 2007
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Quicktips 50 - Mactips 03 - Changing Icons
Ever wanted to change all your Mac icons for something cooler. Its easier than you think. In this episode we’ll look at a couple of ways to get this done, with and without the help of a purch...
Feb 09, 2007
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Quicktips 49 - Libraries and Symbols in Illustrator
See how you can speed up your processes and workflow by saving out libraries of symbols, graphic styles, swatches and more. Also get the scoop on symbols and why it may be advantageous to build up ...
Feb 07, 2007
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Quicktips 48 - Finishing Touches in InDesign
In this episode we’ll take a look at some preflighting techniques to use before finalizing that important piece and sending it off to the printer.
Jan 31, 2007
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Quicktips 47 - Graphic Styles in Illustrator
Use this handy tip to really speed up your workflow and even use specific styles across several different documents in Illustrator.
Jan 24, 2007
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Quicktips 46 - PS CS3 Vanishing Point
See how the folks at Adobe have made the Vanishing Point filter even better than before! Use this trick to make 3-D looking art in a flash.
Jan 17, 2007
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Quicktips 45 - Mactips 02 - Reduce Noise in Soundtrack Pro
Check out this great feature in Soundtrack Pro that allows you to remove or suppress background noise from your audio recordings.
Jan 12, 2007
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Quicktips 44 - PS CS3 Quick Selections
For the first time in a long time, Photoshop is getting equipped with a new tool called the Quick Selection tool. In this episode we’ll take a look at how this new tool can help you to make s...
Jan 10, 2007
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Quicktips 43 - Photoshop CS3 First Look
Photoshop CS3 is out now in Beta form, so its a great chance to get up to speed on what is going to be new and improved in the new release due out next year. In this episode and some to follow, I...
Dec 20, 2006
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Quicktips 42 - Extraction
Ever been handed a flattened logo file and been asked to take out the background, leaving only the logo artwork? Here is a little technique that could make that process more enjoyable, and take up ...
Dec 13, 2006
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Quicktips 41 - Live Trace
In this episode we’ll reveal a workaround for our Photoshop Vector problem from episode 40 (Thanks Ed!), and take a look at how the Live Trace feature of Illustrator CS2 can help us convert o...
Dec 06, 2006
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Quicktips 40 - Vector Art in Photoshop
By special request from the audience, we will take a look at what types of manipulation to vector art is possible via Photoshop.
Nov 29, 2006