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Rookie Designer 140 – Networking On and Offline

In episode 140 of Rookie Designer Podcast, Jake and Carl discuss networking. They specifically talk about networking for business and networking to help you find a job. The discussion includes options for networking online, as well as offline.

Guest Post on InDesignSecrets.com

I am very happy to announce that I had the opportunity to write a guest post for InDesignSecrets.com – The World’s #1 Resource for All Things InDesign. InDesignSecrets.com is a really awesome site I have been following for years. Developed by David Blatner and Ann-Marie Concepcion, the site include an extensive blog and great podcast. David and [...]

Video Tip: Vertically Distribute Text Frames – InDesign CS3

This episode I take a question that came in on Facebook and show how you can correctly distribute text frames vertically in InDesign CS3. Do you have something you would like to know how to do and think it would make a good video tip? Drop me a line on our contact form or send [...]

SneakPeek iOS: Open Illustrator and InDesign files on your iDevice

I’m a big fan of Code Line Software. I’ve been using their stuff since 2006 when my PowerBook came with Art Director’s Toolkit pre installed. Years have passed and much has changed, especially the way we interact with hardware. Even though we still do most of our work on Desktops or Laptops, we find ourselves doing [...]

Video Tip: Snippets in InDesign CS3, CS4 & CS5

A short video on what a snippet is, how to save them and how to use them on a future project. Do you have something you would like to know how to do and think it would make a good video tip? Drop me a line on our contact form or send me an email [...]

Funny side of Rookie: If Adobe CS apps were men at a party

While Jake and I were at PePCon, we met so many people and made tons of friends. One of them is @MarisaKC a PR & Graphic Designer from Athens, GA. She started tweeting these really funny bits randomly, and I asked her to send them over to me so we could posted on Rookie. If you’re [...]

Video Tip: Typography Tip to Help With Kerning

A short video tip on a way to help you with your kerning, using InDesign but also can be done in Illustrator and Photoshop. Do you have something you would like to know how to do and think it would make a good video tip? Drop me a line on our contact form or send [...]

Video Tip: Box With Rounded Corners – InDesign CS3, CS4

A short video on how to create a box with rounded corners using InDesign CS3 and CS4.

Rookie at #PePCon: We are Content Creators

Michael Niness, VP of Content at Lynda.com was the one who gave the Keynote to kick start PePCon. This entire conference changed the way I see how I will approach (learn and enjoy) ePub creation. It’s not thinking of print or digital, is getting into print and digital. As content creators, we get to break [...]

PePCon DC 2011 Day Two: InDesign Info Overload and What The Future May Hold

After an amazing day one, everyone was still on the PePCon high and eager for more. What can we say? We are InDesign nuts and when you put us all in the same place it’s all we want to talk about. InDesign CS5.5, Interactive PDFs from InDesign, ePub production from InDesign, InDesign to iPad and [...]

PePCon Here We Come

Kitty and I wanted to drop our readers and listeners a quick line as a reminder we are on our way to the Print and ePublishing Conference (PePCon) in DC. As I write this we are in route to Penn Station in NYC from Albany, NY. At Penn we will change to a train heading [...]

Rookie is Heading to PePCon

PePCon or Print and ePublishing Conference in DC is coming up the end of May. Kitty and I are very excited to announce that we will be attending. This is going to be a great opportunity for us to learn more about InDesign’s capabilities in the ePublishing arena and also a great opportunity for us [...]