How to Create Business New Year Ecards with Photoshop

Posted on December 24, 2015January 13, 2016 by mark williams

For many years we’ve been told that the paperless office is coming and to some extent, it has reached us in the form of better communication methods such as email, video conferencing and instant messages. Many businesses still do it the old fashioned way and I would be willing to bet that every reader that works in an office (or even on a builder’s yard) will still receive holiday cards in the New Year. It’s an ideal opportunity of course to congratulate your clients on another year, cement relationships and show your appreciation for their ongoing business. This may indeed be good for b...

How to Edit Holiday Snaps with Photoshop

Posted on December 19, 2015January 8, 2016 by mark williams

In the digital age, it pays to ensure that at least one person on your team has a grasp of the fundamentals of using Adobe products. Where once businesses would send out dry, generic cards over the holiday period wishing customers a properous New Year, these days a more personal touch is not only more pleasent, but it often expected. And what better way to see in 2016 than by sending images of the team hard at work or play? Today, we'll be looking at how to edit holiday snaps with Photoshop so that you can present your customers with a more personalised and friendly face going into the comi...

Adobe Bridge: The Creative Link Between InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator

Posted on December 18, 2015July 26, 2018 by mark williams

It wasn’t long ago – in this very blog, in fact – that I was raising the not uncommon hypothetical question: why doesn’t Adobe just combine all the greatest elements of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign into one almighty, all-powerful package that can do everything? Well, at the time, I answered quite succinctly – “They don’t,” I said. And then added: “They might do one day, but for the time being we have to make use of them all separately – but that doesn’t mean that they can’t all be used as one single application.” var uri = 'https://impgb.tradedoubler.com/imp?type(img)g(22838624)a(30...

Fixed-layout Vs. Reflowable EPUBs: InDesign eBook Formats Explained

Posted on December 4, 2015July 26, 2018 by mark williams

The past eight years or so have really been the glory days for self-publishing. Since the advent of Amazon’s Kindle in 2007, writers (and “writers”) and novelists (and “novelists”) have come out of the woodwork, now producing nearly half a million self-published eBooks every single year – and most of them, to be frank, aren’t really any good. var uri = 'https://impgb.tradedoubler.com/imp?type(img)g(22838624)a(3049974)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11); document.write(''); Writing aside, the actual quality of the vast majority of these publications leave a lot to be desir...

Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator & After Effects Training Courses in Sheffield

Posted on December 3, 2015December 3, 2015 by Mark

InDesign, Photosop & Illustrator Training Courses in Sheffield

Our Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and After Effects Training Courses are only 48 Miles from Sheffield which only takes 55 Minutes in a car or 45 minutes on a Train. We have Adobe training courses to suit all levels from the absolute beginner to the experienced users looking to learn more advanced skills in either Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator or After Effects. The map below shows directions how to find our Derby based Adobe training studio by car from Sheffield, we have plenty of onsite parking for all delegates who attend our Adobe classroom based Training Courses. Why...