LETTERING + GRAPHIC
DESIGN LEARNING
This past week, I saw a tweet from an illustrator I admire confessing his frustrations of using InDesign because he uses it so infrequently. He mentioned text threading being one of the more perplexing issues he runs into – and it’s a really easy one to learn (in 5 minutes you’ll know how!), so anyone else who has been perplexed, this week’s tutorial was made just for you 🙂
Happy Tuesday! Who doesn’t love a good ribbon? They fit well on practically everything – stationery, web graphics, blog headers, gifts, logos, packaging, etc. And who doesn’t also love options? 😉 To fulfill all of your ribbon style wishes, this week’s freebie is a big one – a set of 20 hand drawn vector ribbons! Every ribbon comes as an ai + eps file for versions of Adobe Illustrator, CS3 or newer. Scale at will, put em on everything, and download them now!
In this week’s tutorial, I demonstrate the data merge function in InDesign – a great tool for applying variable data in bulk to the same application. In this example, I apply different names to the same certificate at the same time and create a high resolution pdf with crop and bleed marks for final output.
Happy Tuesday! I’ve always loved incorporating hand drawn vector arrows into my artwork. Arrows work especially well for step by steps images, or for before and afters. If there’s a specific place you’d like your reader to look, an arrow is perfect for drawing attention to it. Instead of using the default Photoshop arrows, hand drawn has always been my method of choice. 🙂 This week, I’m sharing some arrows from my own collection that you can begin using for your own work. This download contains 35 free hand drawn vector arrows as both an ai + eps file for Illustrator, CS3 or newer. Download link and preview image below!
A couple weeks ago, I gave this set of Thanksgiving vectors away for free. Today, I’ll show you how I made the native american girl using Adobe Illustrator.
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