appclinic - graphic design tutorials

AppClinc 161 - Displacement Mapping in Photoshop

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:58:24 +0000

Have you ever had a problem placing a graphic on a photo and really selling the fact that the graphic is PART of that photo? With displacement mapping in Photoshop, we can make graphics and images seamlessly integrate with the photos we place them on. We will demonstrate this by taking an illustrated logo and placing it on a golf ball and a t-shirt, using displacement mapping to sell the fact that the logo was there when the picture was taken.

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AppClinc 160 - Typography in InDesign (2) Special Characters

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:07:13 +0000

Once again we will be focusing on typography in InDesign. In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the most commonly used special characters, how they can enhance our layout and how to insert them into a design quickly and easily using key commands.

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AppClinc 159 - Jumping In Quickly

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:56:05 +0000

If you work with many documents that are similar in dimensions, there are shortcuts that can get you working more quickly, allowing you to sped more time being creative and less time wading through dialogue boxes. We’ll look at a few ways to get going quickly on your projects in InDesign and Illustrator with either limited or no interaction with the new document dialogue box.

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AppClinc 158 - Troubleshooting Problems: Brush Tool

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:11:22 +0000

Its almost completely unavoidable. At some point you are bound to have a head-scratcher of a problem when working in Photoshop so its good to know some basic things to look for when things DO go wrong. Step one: don’t panic. There is pretty much always an explanation for why your app is behaving in a strange way. We’ll take a look at some of the things that could be happening when your paint brush tool is misbehaving.

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AppClinc 157 - Share Files with Opera Unite

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:50:23 +0000

The latest trend on the web is to connect EVERYTHING and EVERYONE and Opera Unite does not disappoint on that feature. I want to point out a functionality of the service that I think might be particularly helpful to designers. Opera Unite actually enables you to turn each of your computers into a sort of server, allowing you (or others) to access files on that computer from another computer. A pretty basic idea yes, but the fact that it happens through a browser, is easy to set up and costs you nothing is what makes it exciting.

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AppClinc 156 - Typography in InDesign (1)

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:35:38 +0000

Typography is something that designers must wrestle with every day and its more than just hitting the spell check button. Paying attention to these details can make your layouts look more professional and more eye-catching than the next. With some help from InDesign we’ll look at a few basic rules to follow to make your paragraphs, quotes and call-outs shine.

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AppClinc 155 - Paste Remembers Layers in Illustrator

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:17:44 +0000

Here is another quick tip, that might not knock your socks off, but can save you some time if you are trying to copy and paste objects or text between documents in Illustrator. Let this tip also be a reminder that there are tons of cool or useful features in the “fly-out” menus of all the panels.

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AppClinc 154 - Get client approval with Getsignoff

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:51:43 +0000

I wanted to showcase another piece of online software that I think can be very helpful in your workflow, especially if you’re a freelance designer. Getsignoff is a web-based collaboration application that allows you to connect with clients, send them versions of your work in progress, receive notes and comments from them, and eventually approval in the form of an electronic “sign off.” If you are not getting approval at least a couple times during your projects, you’re putting yourself in danger of possibly having to do things over and thus throwing your timeline and pay structure out of whack! This application at the very least can demonstrate a nice flow of doing work, getting feedback, getting approval and moving forward.

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AppClinc 153 - Exploring Custom Photoshop Panels

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:02:58 +0000

A new feature of Photoshop CS4 is the ability to really customize your workspace with custom panels. For years we have been able to save the configuration of our workspace to maximize the tools that we use most, and now it has been taken a step further. With Configurator we can build our own panels with the tools and options we need (or take the easier approach and wait for someone else to make it)! In this episode we’ll look at a custom color picker panel, how to install it and what custom panels might mean to you.

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AppClinc 152 - Grunge Type Effect with Your PIctures

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:41:30 +0000

One of the type trends of the last couple years is grungy looking type. In this episode we’ll take a look at a way to create this effect using a snapshot that you have taken and some steps in Photoshop.

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AppClinc 151 - Placing Multiple Artboard Files in InDesign CS4

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:51:54 +0000

Now that we have made our file with multiple artboards in Illustrator, its time to bring those illustrations into a layout in InDesign. This is where we see that there are some pros and cons to formatting our Illustrator files in this way as far as ease of use and functionality.

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AppClinc 150 - Multiple Artboards in Illustrator CS4

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:17:57 +0000

Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming about being able to have multiple pages in Illustrator? Well my first recommendation would be to get a hobby But seriously, the folks at Adobe have given us the next best thing to Illustrator page… multiple artboards. In this episode we look at what these artboards actually mean to your workflow and how they can be used to store many ai documents in one consolidated file.

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AppClinc 149 - Move Tool Settings You Should Know About

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:56:52 +0000

There are so many different tools and settings in Photoshop it would take years to learn about them all. This can at times create problems when things get turned on and you have no idea what is making tools react differently than you are expecting. In this episode we look at a few setting of the move tool that can help you out in your workflow, but can be frustrating if you don’t know what they do.

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AppClinc 148.5 - Fading a Smart Filter

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:34:09 +0000

Special thanks go out to one of our viewers, Piotr!!! He pointed out a very important little dialogue box I failed to recognize in the last episode about making images that “pop” for your portfolio or leave-behinds. Let me stress the importance of learning the ins and outs of Photoshop (as well as the other apps you use often), using myself as a perfect example of making things harder on myself by not knowing where new functionality can be used in place of the old.

AppClinc 148 - Give Your Images Some Style

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:28:27 +0000

Whether you’re putting images together for an online portfolio, or printed “leave-behind,” there is one constant: you want them to “pop” so the person viewing them takes notice. With only a few very poopular techniques in Photoshop you can transform a typical, boring 2-D image into an interesting, eye-catching piece you can be proud of.

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AppClinc 147 - Back it On Up with Timeline for Photoshop

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:57:28 +0000

You may have heard this one before: “Save Early and Often,” and while that is an excellent piece of advice, you need to be practicing version control at the same time. PixelNovel’s Timeline is a Photoshop plugin that can help you do just that. It allows you to save different versions of your work to a server so you have instant access to it, if you somehow lose the version that is saved to your hard drive or if you don’t have access to your file for any number of reasons. Timeline has a few more bells and whistles and we’ll kick the tires in this episode.

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AppClinc 146 - Liquify in Photoshop

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:25:39 +0000

One of the more powerful tools in Photoshop is the liquify filter. In this episode we’ll take a high-level look at some of the tools that can be used to create dramatic manipulations to a photo, as well as a trick to evening out some of the edges when you’re done.

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AppClinc 145 - Using Scripts in InDesign

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:02:47 +0000

There are some handy tools that ship with the CS3 and CS4 versions of InDesign that you may not even know about! These tools don’t reside in the tool bar, but in the scripts panel. In this episode we’ll look at a couple of these scripts, that can be run by easily double-clicking on them, and how they may be able to speed up your workflow.

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AppClinc 144 - Selection Problems in Illustrator

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:17:22 +0000

Rare is the time where everything goes smoothly without a hitch, and many times when software isn’t behaving in a manner that we’re used to, we are quick to blame the application itself. Many times user error is the culprit and knowing how to troubleshoot your problems can be an invaluable skill. In this episode we’ll look at a problem that was brought to my attention that made the simple task of selecting and interacting with an object in Illustrator a less than enjoyable experience… and of course how to fix the issue.

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AppClinc 143 - The Blob Brush Tool

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:40:16 +0000

There’s a new brush tool in town and he differs in functionaltiy and use from the one you’ve grown accustomed to in recent years. We’ll look at Illustrator’s new blob brush tool, how it differs from the regular brush tool, and how it can impact you illustrations.

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AppClinc 142 - Clean Up a Scanned PDF with Acrobat

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:45:00 +0000

Its pretty much unavoidable. When you scan from a book or magazine, things are not going to look too good. Adobe Acrobat may be able to help you out with that though. We’ll look at a couple of functions that can help in the battle to make those scans look better and weigh in at a smaller file size.

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AppClinc 141 - Icon Creation Made Easy with IconBuilder

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:24:40 +0000

Creating and outputting icons is easier than you may think. With the help of an excellent Photohop plugin from the people at the Iconfactory, you may already be an icon whiz, simply by using your knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator! IconBuilder is a plugin that allows you to set up your icon imagery in Photoshop and let it do all the work of creating the final icon file. We’ll look at how it works as well as some pointers to make those icons shine.

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AppClinc 140 - Gradients Made Better In Illustrator CS4

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:01:34 +0000

In Illustrator CS4 the way gradients are created and edited has been greatly improved to give you a more visual way to make your tweaks. In this episode we’ll take a look at the way things USED to be done, and how that has been improved upon in the latest version of the software. If this doesn’t make you want to upgrade… i don’t know what will!

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AppClinc 139.5 - Introducing Appclinic Mobile

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:48:53 +0000

I am pleased to announce the arrival of the mobile version of appclinic. This new RSS feed includes the same great tutorials that are on the regular feed, but these files are in the m4v format, meaning that you can download and watch (and in some cases possibly stream) the content on your ipod touch or iphone.

AppClinc 139 - Photoshop CS4 Can Rotate Too!

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:22:47 +0000

We found that rotating the document in InDesign CS4 can give you a more natural way to work, and Photoshop CS4 is up to the challenge too. With the new Rotate View Tool, you can non-destructively rotate your image to make it easier on yourself to work with Photoshop tools like the paint brush, or even peripherals like a wacom tablet.

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AppClinc 138 - Turn Things Around with InDesign CS4

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:17:28 +0000

Have you ever been working with some type that is rotated to an angle other than right-side-up, and said to yourself… There got to be a better way? Well, you were right. Using Adobe InDesign CS4 and one of its new features, you can make things easier on yourself. Check out this video tutorial to find out how!

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AppClinc 137 - Save Time with Photoshop CS4

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:03:11 +0000

CS4 has brought with it a myriad of updates and new features, but some of the most exciting updates to Photoshop. may actually be the enhancements to how you work in the application. We’ll look at some of these enhancements and how they can help you work smarter and faster by speeding up the tedious tasks that must be completed when you work.

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AppClinc 136 - Save your Styles in Photoshop

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:54:27 +0000

We’ve covered creating and saving styles in Illustrator as a way to save time and increase productivity, but what I failed to point out is that the same can be done in Photoshop. When you apply layer style or blending options to your objects or type, moving them from one layer to another is not difficult, but saving them will go much further in speeding up the process and allowing you to use the styles across multiple documents.

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AppClinc 135 - Guide-ing InDesign

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:43:16 +0000

Working with guides is almost certainly something you do every day, and at times they seem to only get in the way! In this episode we’ll look at a couple of key commands in Adobe InDesign that allow us to “clear up the clutter” when your guides start to take over your document.

AppClinc 134 - Additive Graphic Styles in Illustrator CS4

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:13:10 +0000

In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the new Graphic Styles included in Illustrator CS4. There are some handy functions in the “Additive” styles that can help you create and edit popular effects in a flash. I’ll also revisit the topic of moving into groups and singling out objects to edit without mucking up the rest of the items in your illustrations.

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AppClinc 133 - Edit Multiple Layers of Type in Photoshop

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:44:44 +0000

If you’ve ever gone through several layers with type and formatted them with the same properties in Photoshop… YOU’RE DOING IT THE WRONG WAY!! There is a very simple, quick way to select the type on all the Photoshop layers you want and format the font face, color, and other properties all in one shot. Watch the screencast to find out how!

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AppClinc 132 - Opactiy vs Fill & Converting Easy Illustrator Tasks to Photoshop

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:55:36 +0000

Making a shape with a stroke and no fill is as easy as a couple clicks in Illustrator, but have you even needed to recreate the same object in Photoshop? There are of course several different ways to go about this (as is the norm in Photoshop), but in this episode we’ll look at one method in particular that gives us plenty of control over the appearance of the object and stroke after creating it. As a bonus, we’ll take a look at the difference between the layer Opacity and Fill sliders and what effect we get out of each.

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AppClinc 131 - xScope: A Must-Have

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:33:24 +0000

Every once in a while I come across a piece of software that I just have to share on the podcast, because it’s so damn cool. This would definitely be considered one of those times! xScope is an application from ARTIS Software and The Icon Factory that I think every designer can get some use out of. There are multiple tools within this small application that can boost your productivity, speed up your workflow, and make planning easier when it comes to designing electronic art. The tools are easy to use, right at your fingertips and come at a reasonable price. Check out this podcast to see some of the great features of xScope .

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AppClinc 130 - Isolation Mode in Illustrator

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:01:53 +0000

Just a quick tip in Illustrator here. If you are tired of locking layers or accidentally selecting objects other than the one you are trying to work on, this feature is for you. In CS3 you can isolate groups of objects for easier selection and modifications, and in CS4 they have taken it a step further. Check out how this can work to your advantage!

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AppClinc 129 - Placed Images in Illustrator

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:47:33 +0000

Placing an image in Illustrator can be handy for several reasons, one of which, is to trace imagery that must be illustrated. Others may use the functionality for creating layouts in Illustrator and linking images. Whatever the case, it is important to know how to alter and update the linked image once it has already been placed. The focus of this podcast is to place an image and look at how to modify it in Photoshop and then have those changes show up in our linked image.

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AppClinc 128 - Simple & Interesting Icons

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:49:01 +0000

With the web 2.0 movement, using icons to represent ideas as opposed to stock photography became very popular. This change also brought with it a few design trends that resulted in more simple, intuitive yet elegant components to the page. This movement has now spilled over into all facets of design, so we’ll look at one element which is the simple icon. Using Illustrator and Photoshop together, we can quickly and easily create a simple, easy to comprehend icon that can be used for the web and beyond.

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AppClinc 127 - Simple Flash Banner

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:11:18 +0000

It’s back to basics on this episode where we look at how to mimic the features of a rotating gif in Flash. Why you ask… well we need to build a base for our banner before we add more dynamic features to make a jaw-dropping ad that will stand out on any page. We’ll cover the basics of creating an animation in the timeline.

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AppClinic 126 - Find and Change

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:50:15 +0000

It may not be a very “sexy” feature of Indesign, but the find/change has received a big upgrade and is now very useful for finding items in a lot of different ways. In this episode we’ll look at how to find and change a particular typeface in your document, or how to search for type in a certain color and change that color all in one step.

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AppClinic 125 - Distribute a PDF Form

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:53:38 +0000

In this episode we’ll jump back to the PDF form we made a couple of weeks ago and learn how to use the tools in Adobe Acrobat to add a submit button and distribute the form so we are able to collect and track the data received when you get responses to your form.

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AppClinic 124 - Externalize JavaScript with Dreamweaver CS4 (Beta)

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:54:17 +0000

With the release of the Creative Suite 4 just around the corner, visions of new and improved features are no doubt dancing in designers’ heads. We’ll take a look at one of those new features included in the new version of Dreamweaver that allows you to quickly and easily externalize all the javascript in your web pages. Go to adobe labs to try out the beta yourself!

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AppClinic 123 - Creating Forms with Indesign and Acrobat

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:47:19 +0000

There is bound to be more than one right way to create a form in Indesign, but there is certainly also a wrong way. We’ll look at some of the pitfalls of creating a form, and a sound method for creating one that will be editable and expandable with few problems. Then we’ll take that form into Acrobat and look at a very useful tool that can help you create text fields and give you a jump start on a functional online form.

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AppClinic 122 - What the Font?!

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:03:02 +0000

Have you ever been given a piece of artwork and been asked to modify it only to find that the original artist flattened the art? What if there is a font or typeface used in the piece and you don’t know what it is? What the Font is a totally cool tool just for this problem! We’ll take a look at how to use this free utility to make a guess at what font is being used in a graphic or webpage.

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AppClinic 121 - Cornering the Creative Suite

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:41:51 +0000

With the popularity of glass buttons and web 2.0 stylings, the rounded corner is something you may have been using quite a bit lately. There are a few very easy ways to accomplish rounded corners on your objects in the Creative Suite applications, but there are some pitfalls as well. We’ll take a look at a couple techniques in Illustrator, InDesign and Flash that will help you corner with ease!

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AppClinic 120 - Graphing in Illustrator

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:53:01 +0000

Illustrator includes a set of tools that may not be the most popular or widely used in the application, but they serve a distinct purpose and serve it well. I speak of the set of 9 graphing tools that allow you to plot and update data, and stylize that result with the tools offered by the application. Today we will cover some of the functions of these tools and how they can help you beautify the number crunching that goes on behind the scenes.

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AppClinic 119 - Photoshop Express

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:17:35 +0000

Photoshop is now on the web, and sharing some of its features for FREE! Upload your photos to Photoshop Express, create galleries to share with the world and take advantage of some state of the art tools, some that even elude to what may be coming in Photoshop CS4. We’ll take a look at some of the features of Photoshop Express and how they can help you manage your online library.

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AppClinic 118 - Type Effects in Photoshop

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:44:26 +0000

There is a world of possibilities as far as stylizing type goes, but we’ll look at a few quick techniques. We’ll start by simply copying some text from the background image and adding some styles and filters to it to create a glassy or watery-type effect, and play with some easy adjustment layers to refine the look.

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AppClinic 117 - Scaling Multiple Objects

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:53:53 +0000

The theme of this episode is a simple way to execute a simple task. If you’ve ever had a problem scaling multiple objects in InDesign, or scaling text or images instead of just the frame they sit in, here’s a technique for you.

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AppClinic 116 - PDF from Files

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:58:22 +0000

In this episode we’ll look at a quick and easy way to turn several individual files (like jpegs or tiffs) into one PDF file. This can come in very handy for quickly putting together a PDF of samples of your work, which many employers ask for these days.

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AppClinic 115 - Starting in InDesign

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:27:04 +0000

Everyone has seen the new document screen in InDesign… we’re not revealing any new discoveries! We are however, going to go through everything in that box to make sure we are using it to our potential. You can actually get a jump start into making your document by simply using some of the tools Adobe has provided for you.

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AppClinic 114 - TimeLog(ing)

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:46:04 +0000

I don’t do this often, but this application TimeLog is worth devoting a whole show to. If you’re a designer, and especially if you’re freelancing, you MUST keep track of your time when you work. This application is a great tool to help you do just that. In this episode we’ll highlight some of the great features of TimeLog 4.

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AppClinic 113 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition - Plugins

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:03:33 +0000

Another great way to take control and spice up your blog is to make use of plugins. They are easy to find… just google “Wordpress Plugins,” free to download, and easy to implement. With these handy upgrades you can do things like add flash movies or animations to your blog, post via email, and add a podcast to your posts, which is what we’ll look at today.

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AppClinic 112 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition - CSS

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:59:44 +0000

One of the easiest ways to gain control over how your blog looks is by playing with the css file. This file holds all the style directions for your new site and if you know how to edit it you’re in good shape. If you don’t, fear not, there are ways to figure out what is going on and edit in Dreamweaver (and other html editors. We’ll play with the color of text, links and hover states of links to get you started.

AppClinic 111 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition - Sidebar

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:50:52 +0000

The sidebar of a blog is an important section that houses your links, archives, calendars, etc. and having control of this can be vital to your blog design. There are a couple methods of managing this area that we will take a look at in this episode; one that WordPress provides through the interface, and one that will require some html knowledge.

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AppClinic 110 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition - Header Image

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:13:31 +0000

One of the first things you will probably want to change about your blog template is the header image. This can be easily accomplished by simply dropping in a new image and possibly editing the style.css file and/or the header.php file. View this screencast for more details.

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AppClinic 109 - Extreme Makeover Blog Edition

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:02:52 +0000

In part one of this mini-series, we’ll look at where the files are found on our server in a WordPress blog and point out which of those we will be altering to make our blog theme look the way we want it to.

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AppClinic 108 - Don’t Do the Math Yourself!

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:50:12 +0000

Just when you though InDesign and Illustrator couldn’t be any more amazing, they surprise and delight again. Ever needed to move and object in your layout over 2mm to the right? How about increasing the size by 23%? If you answered yes, you may have had to make some calculations in the past to get these done. No more! In this episode we’ll use the dialogue boxes to do the math for us.

AppClinic 107 - Photoshop Droplets

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:26:16 +0000

Do you have a repetitive task that must be done often? if so this little technique could save you a boatload of time! we’ll do a bit of review on creating actions, and then take it a step further by wrapping that in a handy droplet that you can simply “drop” your files on to set the action in motion.

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AppClinic 106 - Splash Pages for the Web

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:19:59 +0000

We’ll look at how to format a large splash page image for quick loading. We covered optimization of images for teh web a few weeks ago, and some of this will be review, but we will also epxlore cutting an image up into pieces for faster load times, as well as discuss the difference between DPI and PPI.

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AppClinic 105 - The Pathfinder and Expanding Appearance

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:00:51 +0000

Another method to creating different shapes and compound paths is to use the pathfinder panel in Illustrator. Quickly add, subtract, divide and much more to the objects on your artboard. Then remember to expand the object for maximum editability.

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AppClinic 104 - Compund Paths and Type

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:00:18 +0000

Compound paths can get kind of tricky when dealing with type, or other objects that may have already been included in a compound path themselves. In this episode we’ll take a look at a couple examples of tricky situations and how to work around them to get the result we’re looking for.

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AppClinic 103 - Navigating Tables in InDesign

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:32:51 +0000

Getting around in tables to manipulate data isn’t always the easiest of tasks. It can actually be a very time consuming process to populate table cells, so here are a few tips to get you moving more quickly.

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AppClinic 102 - What… No Image Ready CS3?!

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:00:41 +0000

That’s right, Image Ready is no more as of CS3, so how can you make a simple, image-based navigation in Photoshop. Sadly, you now need Dreamweaver to aide you in this process, but its still very simple. Watch to find out how!

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AppClinic 101 - InDesign Typography Shortcuts

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:57:00 +0000

Here are some keys commands you need to know to speed up your typographic functions in InDesign.

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AppClinic 100 - Optimizing Images for the Web

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:19:38 +0000

Here are some of the steps I go through to get my images to a small size yet still looking good for insertion into web pages.

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AppClinic 99 - Addons for Firefox

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:39:42 +0000

A couple episodes ago, we talked about retrieving windows or sessions in Firefox. Well one of our viewers Matt Petrowsky one upped me and suggested a better way to do it with an addon (thanks Matt)! Check this out as well as one of my favorite addons that is a must-have for web designers and developers.

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AppClinic 98 - Vector Magic

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:06:52 +0000

Check out this online resource Free for anyone to use. It claims to vectorize all bitmapped images and actually does a pretty darn good job if you ask me. you can find the site here: Vector Magic.

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AppClinic 97 - Retrieve Windows in Firefox

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:01:13 +0000

Here’s an interesting, kind of obscure tip that can help you in times of disaster and can also be used to your advantage. iIf you want to save windows in Firefox, but don’t really want to bookmark every page, watch this episode.

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AppClinic 96 - Depth of Field and Making the Subject Pop

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:26:26 +0000

Using masks and filters in Photoshop we can use a could quick and easy techniques to create a sense of depth of field and really make the subject of a photo pop off the page! Check out the video for more details.

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AppClinic 95 - Masking in After Effects

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:20:28 +0000

A key component to animations and effects is masking. In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the basics of masking and how it can be used to create different desired effects!

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AppClinic 94 - Simple Animations in After Effects

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:18:46 +0000

Here are the basics for getting some images moving around in After Effects. You’ll notice the functionality is very close to Photoshop which will open up a world of possibilities to you!

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AppClinic 93 - Picking and Converting Colors

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:13:40 +0000

We’ll take a look at CMYK colors versus Pantone or other spot colors and how the differ. converting from one to another can be tricky too, so we’ll discuss the best methods for doing so.

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AppClinic 92 - Quicktips and Key Commands for InDesign

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:53:01 +0000

Here’s just a short one with a few key commands that will come in handy when trying to get things done quickly. Nothing world changing here, but a few items you may find useful in your daily routine.

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AppClinic 91 - Unlocking Master Page Items in InDesign

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:14:53 +0000

The easiest way to make a consistent layout, with items or text boxes showing up in the same areas, is to place them on the master page. the problem is that it may seem that these items are not selectable if not on the master page itself. We’ll look at one of the best InDesign key commands that allows you to “unlock” these items and place unique text and graphics into the frames.

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AppClinic 90 - Type Effects - Picture Masking

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:17:55 +0000

Here’s another topic from one of our forum members. We’ll take a look at how to make a type effect where an image shows through where the type is, but nowhere else. This is accomplished by altering the text and using clipping masks and layers masks.

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AppClinic 89 - Favicon Creation

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:32:08 +0000

Ever want to know how to create and post those little icons that show up in the address bar of the browser? You’re in luck. In this episode we’ll cover how to create and export a favicon from Photoshop and get it placed on your server for proper display.

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AppClinic 88 - Make a Grid of Frames out of One in InDesign

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:22:19 +0000

Create the “TV” effect of one image being created by several frames lined up, but do it in just a few easy steps. Using a javascript function that is included with the software, we can split one frame into several in one click and make the job much easier on ourselves.

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AppClinic 87 - Coloring in Illustrator with Live Paint

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:39:51 +0000

If you need to quickly illustrate a picture and color it, and you don’t have time to make 50 layers of closed path objects, this is the tool for you. In minutes you can throw down some open paths, make them a live paint object and start dropping in colors!

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AppClinic 86 - Web Forms that Work

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:33:56 +0000

Creating a form in html is one thing, but getting the back end set up so that information that users enter gets back to you is quite another. With the use of a php script, you can simplify the process and have a plain text email sent to you each time a user submits their info.

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AppClinic 85 - Get Jingy!

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:47:33 +0000

Jing is a cool new project from the folks at TechSmith, and at least right now, its absolutely FREE! record your screen like I do on this podcast, snap screenshots and send it all to an online account for easy access and distribution. You have to check this out!

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AppClinic 84 - Export from InDesign to High-Res PDF

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:25:51 +0000

Things seem to be going the way of the PDF, so how do we set up our documents to export with the correct settings for the printer? Well, this is actually a question for the printer, but today we’ll look at a good example for this very thing.

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AppClinic 83 - Multiple Import with InDesign CS3

rdpodcast@gmail.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:19:31 +0000

Gone are the days of importing one image at a time into your picture frames. Now with InDesign CS3, you can import multiple images, as well as text documents, pdfs and even other InDesign documents. Cut your workflow down and avoid the annoyances of repetitive tasks.