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The 2020 Creative Trends to Know Now
With the new year just around the corner, it’s time to familiarise yourself with the graphic design, illustration, branding and photography trends that are set to make waves in 2020.
Architecture Portfolio Template
This InDesign architecture portfolio template is designed to display your work beautifully and professionally. With a minimal and clean style, this large-scale A3 portfolio template is perfect for showing off your architecture, graphic design...
The Beginner’s Guide to Types of Image File
Confused about JPEGs versus PNGs? Mystified by GIFs or TIFFs?
Fear not! Read on for your straightforward guide to types of digital and print image files, as well as where (and where not) to use...
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How to Export InDesign Documents as PDFs
Once you've finished creating a document in Adobe InDesign, you'll want to export it to a more useful format, which then can be printed, emailed or posted...
Quick Tip: How to Fix Overset Text in InDesign
If you’re seeing a little ‘+’ symbol at the bottom of a text frame, or getting an error warning when you come to export your InDesign file,...
Quick Tip: How to Use Baseline Grids in InDesign
Remember that pleasing feeling of writing on lined paper back at school? InDesign’s baseline grid function helps you to replicate just that, allowing you to space text...
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How to Make a Zine in Adobe InDesign
Zines, self-published mini magazines, are a fresh and exciting way to present photos, illustrations or ideas. Here we’ll look...
2019 Graphic Design Trends You Need to Know
In our annual trend report we present our predictions for the biggest graphic design trends for the year ahead.
These...
InDesign Tutorials | 10 Things You Can Create With InDesign
If you're new to InDesign, or feeling stuck in a rut with creating the same sorts of items, this...
The Top 10 Free Fonts on Fonts.com
Fonts.com isn't necessarily the first place you'd go to to find free fonts. But if you know where to...
How to Create Stylish Magazine Pull Quotes
Pull quotes are a great technique for drawing attention to key items of text on a layout, and are...
The 10 Best Free Fonts on Font Squirrel
Font Squirrel is a great resource for finding free commercially licensed fonts. But there's no need to spend hours...
The Most Popular Standard Book Sizes in the US and UK
Confused about which size you should opt for when designing your book? Although books can be printed in a...
5 Typography Rules All Designers Should Know
New to the world of Typography? Designers swear by these five go-to rules for keeping their typography looking tip-top.
From...
How to Export InDesign Documents as PDFs
Once you've finished creating a document in Adobe InDesign, you'll want to export it to a more useful format,...
How to Create a Botanical Wedding Invite in InDesign
Romantic botanical styles are one of our favorite wedding stationery trends here at InDesignSkills.
But there’s no need to splash...
What are Widows and Orphans?
They might sound a tad Dickensian, but ‘widows’ and ‘orphans’ are actually terms designers use to describe unwanted stray...
The 10 Best Free Fonts on DaFont
Who doesn't love getting free fonts from DaFont? But sometimes it can be difficult to separate the wheat from...
Quick Tip: How to Fix Overset Text in InDesign
If you’re seeing a little ‘+’ symbol at the bottom of a text frame, or getting an error warning...
Quick Tip: How to Use Baseline Grids in InDesign
Remember that pleasing feeling of writing on lined paper back at school? InDesign’s baseline grid function helps you to...
The Quick-Start Guide to Graphic Design
Is it your dream to become a graphic designer? If you have an eye for design and a flair...
The Only 10 Fonts You Need to Get Started as a...
If you’re relatively new to typography, the sheer choice of fonts out there can be overwhelming. This ‘capsule’ collection...
2018 Graphic Design Trends You Need to Know
2018 is shaping up to be an exciting year for graphic and print design.
Read on to discover the top...
Quick and Easy Decorative Lettering in InDesign
Taking inspiration from retro and circus-style lettering, these decorative drop caps would make beautiful additions to layouts or as...
How to Design Beautiful Email Newsletters
E-newsletter design has evolved in leaps and bounds in recent years, with businesses looking to entice customers with advanced...
The Beginner’s Guide to Kerning
Find out more about kerning, including what exactly kerning is and how you can apply kerning in your own...
The Beginner’s Guide to Tracking
In our typography breakdown series, we look at some of the key techniques which have the ability to transform...
The Beginner’s Guide to Leading
In our typography breakdown series, we look at some of the key techniques which have the ability to transform...
Drawing Shapes and Illustrations in InDesign
It’s surprisingly quick and easy to create illustrated graphics in InDesign, without the need for dipping into vector software...
The Beginner’s Guide to Font Pairing
Most layouts look best when at least two fonts are used to set text. Magazine spreads, book pages, flyers,...