Using the Start screen in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

Posted on July 19, 2017August 8, 2018 by Mark

Why getting the correct 'Design intent' in the Start screen of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign is so important... When usint the Start screen in Adobe programs its really important to get the Design intent correct, essentially it comes down to one of two intents, we have a 'Print' intent or a 'Web' intent, also it can be referred to as 'Hi res' and 'Lo res'. Essentially the 'Design intent' is dictated by how and where we are going to be publishing the document, if we are using Adobe Photoshop and we choose a Print intent (see screen grab below) the presets change to being all ou...

FREE Adobe Stock Templates for Photoshop and Illustrator!

Posted on July 6, 2017October 15, 2021 by Mark

Adobe have now made a certain amount of Adobe Stock Templates available for free for all Adobe Creative Cloud subscribers! Adobe stock is a new service from Adobe that is available as an add on to your Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, there are various pricing tiers made available to suit different requirements that include images and Adobe Stock Templates. Adobe stock assets can be downloaded and used for any of your design projects, the assets can either be in the format of royalty free images to use and edit in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator or placed in to any Adobe Indesign la...

5 Reasons Why Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) Is Becoming Essential For Marketers

Posted on April 26, 2017August 8, 2018 by Mark

These days, online content rules - and Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) is becoming the go-to tool, for marketers. In the digital world, communicating information in a manner that captures the attention of the viewer is paramount to your online marketing success. The ability to edit, manipulate, create and shape memorable images puts your brand on the radar and creates valuable lead opportunities. Imagine being able to churn out promotional images, brochures, logos, social media images and other graphics yourself, instead of hiring a designer and awkwardly trying to communicate your vision to t...

Discounted Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator Training Courses

Posted on November 23, 2016February 22, 2018 by Mark

To take advantage of this fantastic offer just choose your course along with the course date then email us directly info@creativestudiosderby.co.uk quoting '15% OFFER'. Please note using our online booking form to reserve your space will not generate this discount. Click on the icon above to view all of our current InDesign Training Courses, we have a one day 'Bootcamp' course to get you going in the basics and a two day Introductory course which takes you past the basics and in to creating interactive elements within PDFs Our Photoshop Training Courses are also aime...

5 Signs it’s Time Your Business Invested in InDesign Training

Posted on October 12, 2016August 17, 2018 by mark williams

Businesses and SMEs in particular often run on tight margins. There are so many things that need to be paid for – marketing, office space, IT, staff, the list goes on – that turning a profit and making sure you’ve got enough money to pay yourself at the end of each month is no mean feat. Indeed, if it wasn’t for your entrepreneurial spirit, you wouldn’t be succeeding at all. But, an entrepreneur you are – and, as such, one of your key priorities is always to make savings wherever you can in your perpetual drive to improve your bottom line. It is with this in mind that you realise that...

How to Place Images in a Grid in InDesign

Posted on September 22, 2016October 24, 2022 by mark williams

One of InDesign’s most useful features for creating all manner of documents – be they PDFs, brochures, eBooks, pamphlets or what have you – is the ability to place multiple images at once in a grid frame that is automatically created to your specifications. And the best news is that it is very simple to do. In this blog we’ll walk you through step-by-step exactly how to place as many images as you like in InDesign, all arranged neatly in a grid with the frames filled proportionally. Sound good? Cool – let’s get down to it. How to Place Images in a Grid in InDesign First up, open a n...

Top 5 FREE InDesign Template Resources

Posted on September 14, 2016July 26, 2018 by mark williams

Mastering the holy trinity of Adobe’s creative design software is no mean feat by any stretch of the imagination. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign – each of these are massive programs, hugely powerful and capable of being used to create pretty much anything in graphic design that you could possibly think of. The designer needs to be able to use all three. In Illustrator it’s vector-based artwork. In Photoshop, it’s raster-based. And in InDesign, you put all of your artwork together to make your beautiful brochure, magazine, poster, eBook, or what have you. As you can imagine, or even alr...

Affordable Structured Learning With Our Online Adobe Courses

Posted on May 20, 2016August 4, 2016 by mark williams

Hello! We hope you’ve all been enjoying this blog. We’ve got a crack team of Adobe CC specialists and professionals here at Creative Studios, and, being an educational platform, we love nothing more than delivering all of the great free tips and content that you can find right here on our blog. But today we thought we’d educate you about another form of online learning that you can benefit from. Blogs are great – we know from your feedback that our posts help solve many of your problems out there when dealing with the super-powerful Adobe apps that are Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. But...

Business Boost with InDesign: Why take up a Course?

Posted on February 29, 2016February 22, 2018 by Mark

Forget everything you know about paint or word. Using InDesign for your business has so many more benefits including appearing far more professional. I have put this article together to give you an idea of just how handy and creative this initiative program really is. Digital marketing is rife in the industry and by cultivating this, you can really open up a whole world of business opportunities, and the recognition you’re looking for. There are a lot of great free resources out there for creating graphics for your blog or business, and these can be a good avenue for beginners. But as...

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...