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How to Create a Header Image in Photoshop
Content and imagery traditionally complement each other and are the catalysts for drawing in a reader, engaging and educating. Creating a...

Mark Williams
Jan 9, 20166 min read


How to Create Business New Year Ecards with Photoshop
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...

Mark Williams
Dec 24, 20155 min read


How to Edit Holiday Snaps with Photoshop
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....

Mark Williams
Dec 19, 20156 min read


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

Mark Williams
Dec 18, 20154 min read


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

Mark Williams
Dec 4, 20155 min read


Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator & After Effects Training Courses in Sheffield
Our Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and After Effects Training Courses are only 48 Miles from Sheffield which only takes 55...

Mark Williams
Dec 3, 20151 min read


Creating Images: Photoshop Or Illustrator?
When it comes to creating images, if you want your work to look professional, then your best option – perhaps your only option – is of...

Mark Williams
Nov 27, 20154 min read


5 Essential Adobe Creative Cloud Tools You Cannot Do Without
The very subscription model of Adobe Creative Cloud for some is enough to make it an absolutely essential tool to have in itself –...

Mark Williams
Nov 18, 20154 min read


How To Start Using Photoshop And InDesign Together
Adobe products are made for each another. Of course they are – that’s (more than) half the attraction of signing up to the Creative Cloud...

Mark Williams
Nov 13, 20157 min read


Top 5 Interactive Features That Can Be Built Into PDFs With InDesign
If you think that a document is always a document, then you should think again. Whereas for centuries it was only possible to fill...

Mark Williams
Nov 11, 20154 min read


Vectors, Paths and Pixels in Photoshop & Illustrator
The terms used in graphic design when you first get started can be difficult to get your head around. Photoshop is a large and powerful...

Mark Williams
Oct 29, 20154 min read


5 Free Vector Resources for Illustrator: Part Two
In part one of the free vector resources for Illustrator, we discussed Creative Commons licensing and gave you some of the best sources....

Mark Williams
Oct 24, 20154 min read


Should I Use Adobe Muse To Build My Website?
When we think of Adobe, we tend to think of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, possibly Flash, and a few of the other more common...

Mark Williams
Oct 22, 20154 min read


5 Free Vector Resources for Illustrator: Part One
As a designer, one of the most frustrating things can be trawling through search engine results trying to find some vector illustrations...

Mark Williams
Oct 14, 20154 min read


How To Optimise Photos For The Web In 2 Minutes With Photoshop
As with so many things in life, when it comes to optimising your images for the web, it all comes down to striking the right balance. The...

Mark Williams
Oct 12, 20154 min read


Design Manchester 2015 – 14th-20th October
If you’ve recently completed an Adobe Illustrator online course and are keen to find out even more about graphic design, then you should...

Mark Williams
Sep 28, 20151 min read


3 Reasons To Subscribe To Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe products have been synonymous with creative media for many years now and many of you will have begun your Adobe journey with the...

Mark Williams
Sep 23, 20154 min read


3 Ways Learning InDesign Can Save You Money
The software offerings from Adobe have always had a somewhat fearful reputation for being far too complicated for the average person to...

Mark Williams
Sep 10, 20155 min read


The Benefits Of Online Training
If you want to boost your skill set this year, an online course in Adobe InDesign could be a good idea. But why would you choose to learn...

Mark Williams
Sep 10, 20151 min read


How To Make It In The World Of Graphic Design
After you’ve been on a Birmingham graphic design course , you’ll be ready to start your new career. But it is a competitive world out...

Mark Williams
Sep 2, 20151 min read
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