Quick Tips from The Design O'Blog

By Niki Brown

What's Quick Tips from The Design O'Blog about?

Quick tips are focused on providing helpful design tutorials packed with helpful information in less than 5 minutes! Our tips focus on the Adobe creative suite including: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash and much more!

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Quick Tips from The Design O'Blog episodes:

02.26.2010
How To Quickly Make All Caps Text In Photoshop
In this quick tip I'll show you how to change the case of existing text in photoshop.
11.13.2009
Quick Tip #46 How To Create Actions In Photoshop
In this quick tip I’ll show you how to automate some of your workflow by creating actions in photoshop and using keyboard shortcuts to execute actions.
10.23.2009
Quick Tip #45 Finding That Special Font
In this quick tip I’ll show you some font identification tools to help you find that special font.
10.09.2009
Quick Tip #44 Organizing Your Code
In this quick tip I’ll show you how to quickly and easily organize your code in Dreamweaver using source formatting.
09.27.2009
Quick Tip #43 Quick iPhone scrolling
In this quick Tip I show you how to quickly scroll back to the top on your iPhone. Also check out the new fullscreen feature with blip.tv - yay!
09.13.2009
Quick Tip #42 How To Create A Dotted Line In Illustrator
In this quick tip I show you how to create a dotted line instead of a dashed line in illustrator. Also check out the new fullscreen feature with blip.tv - yay!
09.02.2009
Quick Tip #41 Creating Slices From Guides In Photoshop
In this quick tip I show you how to quickly create slices from guides in Photoshop.
08.21.2009
Quick Tip #40 Eazy IE6 PNG Fix!
In this quick tip I show you how to use the fastest, easiest, and quite possibly BEST ie6 png fix out there!
08.12.2009
Quick Tip #39 How To Make The Apple Logo In 2 Seconds
In this quick tip I'll show you a magic keyboard shortcut to make an apple logo in Photoshop.
07.14.2009
Quick Tip #37 Drawing a Gear In Illustrator
In this quick tip I show you how to make a simple gear illustration using the transform tool. Let me know if you have any requests for quick tips!
07.14.2009
Quick Tip #38 Move Your Dock With 1 Click
In this quick tip i'll show you how to easily move your dock around on your mac with 1 click.
07.10.2009
Quick Tip #36 Making Badges In Illustrator
In this quick tip I show you how to quickly create badges in illustrator using the distort and transform effect.
06.15.2009
Quick Tip #34 Rounding The Corners
In this quick tip I show you how to create divs with rounded corners in FF and Safari.
06.04.2009
Quick Tip #33 Make A Thumbnail Web Gallery In Photoshop
In this quick tip I will show you how to generate a thumbnail web gallery in photoshop.
05.20.2009
Quick Tip #32 Aligning In Illustrator
In this quick tip I show you some tricks and tips of the align tools in illustrator.
05.07.2009
Quick Tip #31 Adding Details With A Photo Overlay
In this quick tip I show you how to add details to a boring web banner with a photo overlay
04.30.2009
Quick Tip #30 Buttons, Buttons, Buttons!
In this quick tip I’ll show you how to add some subtle detail to a button in photoshop.
04.17.2009
Quick Tip #29 Pathfinders And Donuts!
In this quick tip I show you how to use the pathfinder tools to draw shapes…and even a donut!
04.10.2009
Quick Tip #28 Ready, Set, Actions!
In this quick tip I'll show you how to make an action for batch resizing images. Time saving FTW!!!
04.01.2009
Quick Tip #27 Page Wrangling in InDesign
In this quick tip I’ll show how to wrangle all your crazy pages in InDesign.
03.26.2009
Quick Tip #26 Find and Replace
In this quick I show some of the lesser known options for find and replace in Dreamweaver.
03.24.2009
Quick Tip #25 Screenshots Ahoy!
In this quick I show you a few ways to take screenshots on a mac - very handy!
03.17.2009
Quick Tip #24 Contact Sheets In Photoshop
In this quick tip I show you an easy way to create a sheet of thumbnails from a folder of photos. Photoshop does all the heavy lifting for you!
03.10.2009
Quick Tip #23 Change YOUR case
In this quick tip i show you how to quickly format the case of your text.
03.07.2009
Quick Tip #22 Let Photoshop Guide You
In this quick tip I show you some different ways to control guide placement in Photoshop.
02.28.2009
Quick Tip #21 Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
In this quicktip I will show you how to create a custom keyboard shortcut. This comes in handy and saves a ton of time. I use the stroke feature of photoshop on a daily basis, but it does not have...
02.24.2009
Quick Tip #20 Drop A Cap In Your Paragraph
Today I’m going to show you a quick and easy way to add just a little bit of ‘flair’ to your paragraphs. Yes we are going to tango with our old friend the drop cap. Super easy to create in...
02.20.2009
Quick Tip #19 Text Re-sizing, Kerning, and Leading… Oh My!
Hitting you up with a sweet tripple whammy of useful keyboard shortcuts this time! This quicktip shows you how to quickly resize text, adjust kerning and leading with ease!
02.17.2009
Quick Tip #18 Rectangular Marquee Magic
In this quick tip I’ll show you how I make quick changes to a screenshot of a site with the marquee and transform tools.
02.12.2009
Quick Tip #17 Select A Color… Any Color!
Have you ever wanted to select a color with your eyedropper tool that is not within your photoshop document? Now you can learn how to with this super amazing quick tip!
02.10.2009
Quick Tip #16 Super Simple Pie
In this quick tip I show you how to add an RSS feed to a non-blog page!
02.05.2009
Quick Tip #15 Photoshop Text Reflection
In This quick tip we show you how to make a quick text reflection with the transform tool and some feathering.
02.03.2009
Quick Tip #14 Photoshop Extract Tool
In This quick tip we show you how to cut out an image from a background with the extract tool.
01.29.2009
Quick Tip #13 Paragraph Styles in InDesign
In this quick tip we cover setting up paragraph styles for quick test formatting.
01.27.2009
Quick Tip #12 Animated Masking In Flash
This quicktip covers a simple masking method with animation in flash.
01.21.2009
Quick Tip #11 Keep On Scrollin!
Scrollin…..scrollin….scrolling on the internet river… Hmmm ok nevermind. This quick tip is just something cool I discovered in FF and Safari.
01.15.2009
Quick Tip #10 - Opacity In Photoshop
In this quicktip we cover a nice keyboard shortcut for opacity in Photoshop.

What's Quick Tips from The Design O'Blog about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Quick Tips from The Design O'Blog episodes:

How To Quickly Make All Caps Text In Photoshop

Quick Tip #46 How To Create Actions In Photoshop

Quick Tip #45 Finding That Special Font

Quick Tip #44 Organizing Your Code

Quick Tip #43 Quick iPhone scrolling

Quick Tip #42 How To Create A Dotted Line In Illustrator

Quick Tip #41 Creating Slices From Guides In Photoshop

Quick Tip #40 Eazy IE6 PNG Fix!

Quick Tip #39 How To Make The Apple Logo In 2 Seconds

Quick Tip #37 Drawing a Gear In Illustrator

Quick Tip #38 Move Your Dock With 1 Click

Quick Tip #36 Making Badges In Illustrator

Quick Tip #34 Rounding The Corners

Quick Tip #33 Make A Thumbnail Web Gallery In Photoshop

Quick Tip #32 Aligning In Illustrator

Quick Tip #31 Adding Details With A Photo Overlay

Quick Tip #30 Buttons, Buttons, Buttons!

Quick Tip #29 Pathfinders And Donuts!

Quick Tip #28 Ready, Set, Actions!

Quick Tip #27 Page Wrangling in InDesign

Quick Tip #26 Find and Replace

Quick Tip #25 Screenshots Ahoy!

Quick Tip #24 Contact Sheets In Photoshop

Quick Tip #23 Change YOUR case

Quick Tip #22 Let Photoshop Guide You

Quick Tip #21 Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

Quick Tip #20 Drop A Cap In Your Paragraph

Quick Tip #19 Text Re-sizing, Kerning, and Leading… Oh My!

Quick Tip #18 Rectangular Marquee Magic

Quick Tip #17 Select A Color… Any Color!

Quick Tip #16 Super Simple Pie

Quick Tip #15 Photoshop Text Reflection

Quick Tip #14 Photoshop Extract Tool

Quick Tip #13 Paragraph Styles in InDesign

Quick Tip #12 Animated Masking In Flash

Quick Tip #11 Keep On Scrollin!

Quick Tip #10 - Opacity In Photoshop