Monthly Archive for April, 2006

Tabbing Inside a Table in InDesign

Tabbing Inside a Table in InDesign. This has frustrated me and I swear this tip didn’t work in InDesign CS. They must’ve fixed it in CS2. Right. (Via CreativeGuy.)

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Why Photoshop and Illustrator Will Never Be One

Why Photoshop and Illustrator Will Never Be One. Mordy Golding, former product manager for Illustrator, comments on why this marriage isn’t written in the stars. (Via PS Blog.)

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Is the Writing on the Wall? Adobe Offers Migration Help to FreeHand Users

FreeHand to Illustrator Migration GuideAdobe has just posted a rather comprehensive FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide (11MB PDF) as well as a brief technical resource paper (392KB PDF) to their Design Center. Although it’s thoughtful of Adobe to put together such helpful guides for longtime FreeHand users, one can’t help but think the writing is on the wall for FreeHand and its users. Nevertheless, the guides appear to be helpful and worth a look if you happen to be considering the switch.

It’s interesting to speculate what Adobe is planning on doing with all the competing products they now have in their product lineup. I think many of us felt FreeHand would be the first or obvious casualty of the acquisition but the other redundant products are a bit more cloudy as to which should win out or if one should win out at all. Instead have the two, like products come together; bringing the best that each has to offer to the mix.

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Photoshop Layers to PNGs

Photoshop Layers to PNGs. A helpful Photoshop scripting tip for anyone using Flash with Photoshop. ( Via WDIK Enjoying.)

Find All Non-Universal Applications

Find All Non-Universal Applications. A couple of tips on how to find all the non-Universal vs. Universal applications running on your Intel-based Mac. I can’t help but think there’s gotta be a way to create a Spotlight search to achieve this. (Via macosxhints.)

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Graphicxtras.com Releases Plug-in for Illustrator

Graphicxtras.com Releases Plug-in for Illustrator. A plug-in to help you create those graphic zoom lines found in manga comics, comics, and illustrations. (Via MacMinute.)

Shapes & Styles Redux

Shapes & Styles Redux is a great overview on creating graphics through custom shapes and layer styles. (Via creativebits.)

Botched Photoshop Brushes

Botched Photoshop Brushes “…made up of a handful of decorative elements each distressed to varying degrees.” (Via Authentic Boredom ~ Premium Linkage.)