Loading Pantone Colors In Adobe Illustrator

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Back Up Your Files!

Hard drives crash sometimes and when they do, it sucks. And if you don’t have all of your files backed up, it really, really sucks. All of your hard work, your designs, your applications, emails … gone. You might be able to pay somebody to retrieve them for you, but that’ll cost money and time. If only you’d backed up your files … Read more

Ftp Large Illustrator Files

Thanks to the internet we can send files quickly to the printer or client via ftp. But sometimes the files become quite large when combined, even when zipped. Here’s a great trick I’ve learned that will help get those file sizes down, which means less uploading time.

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Great Tips For Building Efficient Layouts

If you’re a freelance graphic artist, there have most likely been times when you’ve had to load up the files of the layout you’ve created for your client and sent them to the printer. And most likely there have been times when the printer has called and told you the files weren’t built correctly.

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Creating Bleeds In Photoshop

If you ever need to create a die-cut of an image, you will need to create a bleed for the image in case the die-line is off a little during the cutting process. Here is how you do it:

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7 Tips To Increase Productivity On The Mac

 

When you sit down at your computer, you want to focus all of your energy on creating great design. These tips will help you become more efficient on the Mac, meaning more time spent creating, and less time spent troubleshooting. 

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