Rookie Designer Podcast

What is Bleed?

Article  |  February 19th, 2018
graphic design, print, print design, print marketing

One of the most common mistakes made by rookie designers when it comes to print design, is not providing bleed in their print ready files. A good printer will reject the file and ask you to resubmit it with a bleed. However, a lot of online printers won’t even notice the issue due to their automated systems and will print your file with some disastrous results. This can cost you money and time loss.

Rotating and Ranking Photos - Adobe Bridge

Article  |  August 28th, 2011
adobe, adobe bridge, design software, graphic design

Working with Adobe Bridge to rotate photos and also rank your photos using 1 to 5 stars. Sharing the keyboard shortcuts for both.

Vertically Distribute Text Frames - InDesign

Article  |  August 7th, 2011

Vertically Distribute Text Frames: InDesign

Measurement Units and Rulers - InDesign

Article  |  July 31st, 2011

Tips on how the Measurement Units can be changed and how to hide and show your rulers in InDesign.

Snippets - InDesign

Article  |  July 17th, 2011

Snippets in InDesign

Displace Filter - Photoshop

Article  |  July 11th, 2011

Displace Filter in Photoshop

Typography Tip To Help With Kerning

Article  |  June 29th, 2011

Typography Tip To Help With Kerning

Shape Tools - Illustrator

Article  |  June 19th, 2011

Shape Tools - Illustrator

Add A New Layer - Photoshop

Article  |  June 12th, 2011

Add A New Layer to A Photoshop Document

Box With Rounded Corners - InDesign

Article  |  June 7th, 2011

Box With Rounded Corners - InDesign