10 InDesign Tips to Improve Your Workflow

Adobe InDesign is the industry-leading program for a wide range of publications, from magazines to digital posters. An efficient workflow is essential to any designer’s arsenal – here are 10 InDesign tricks to help you do more in less time 1) Preview & Presentation Mode Pressing W on your keyboard…

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10 Tips to Improve Your Photography

Combining Adobe Lightroom Classic and Adobe Photoshop is part of every photographer’s arsenal. But how do they have amazing photos while yours are still mediocre? We’ll look at 10 easy tips and tricks to capture that moment – extremely simple, yet rarely executed 1) Your Location and Equipment In one…

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Beginner Photography: Photoshop or Lightroom?

Photoshop is the cornerstone of Adobe and pivotal to its success since the first release way back in 1987, and in 1990 under the Adobe brand. Lightroom is not as old, well-known, or powerful as Photoshop, but it still holds plenty of value and is one of the most-used programs…

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InDesign Basics: Linking Files

Difficulty: Easy What you will learn: linking InDesign with other Adobe programs/files Download resources: download here Step 1 – Setup Open Adobe InDesign. Select New File at the top left side of the screen. In the new window, select Web, then the A4 preset and rename the document to something of your choosing. Select Create to make the…

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Neon Poster in Photoshop

Difficulty: Advanced What you will learn: Creating a neon poster for Vivid Sydney Downloads: SydneyHarbour Image Download the ‘HT Neon’ font here. Select the slider to activate it. You will be prompted to log into Adobe Creative Cloud. This font will now appear in your font list for all Adobe Products. Step 1…

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Formatting Publications in InDesign

Difficulty: Easy What you will learn: paragraph style, text properties, type tool, textboxes Note: the example format is based on the design from the journal article by Dedeoğlu et al. (2020). Step 1 – Setting up the document Open Adobe InDesign. Left-click on the blue New File button to create a new…

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Creating Diagrams in Illustrator

Difficulty: Easy What you will learn: textbox, type tool, paragraph styles, paths, appearances Results: Diagram based on a model by Bitner (1992). Bitner. (1992). Servicescapes: The Impact of Physical Surroundings on Customers and Employees. Journal of Marketing, 56(2), 57–71. https://doi.org/10.1177/002224299205600205 Step 1 – Creating the document Open Adobe Illustrator. To create a…

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GEOP 2040: Edit in Premiere Rush

Link to Assets: Download here Sample Video: This guide has been designed for students of GEOP2040, however it can be used by anyone interested in gaining a good foundation in video editing with Adobe Premiere Rush. Step 1 – Create your project Step 2 – Getting to know Adobe Rush Step…

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10 Tips When Starting in Illustrator

Difficulty: Easy What you will learn: 1) File Formats These file formats are called native formats meaning that all Illustrator data is preserved when the file is saved. To save a document as any of these four formats, go to File > Save As… and change the Save Type To to its respective file type. AI .AI…

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InDesign Infographic

Difficulty: Easy What you will learn: importing images, textbox and text formatting, paragraph styles, text wrapping, pages, guidelines Link to resources: download here Reference for resources: Colour Hex Codes: Results Video Guide

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