Show Notes & Links
David BlatnerAnne-Marie ConcepciónPrevious 3-Way Episodes on The Busy Creator Podcast #4 and #11Three-way CallingInDesign MagazineAnne-Marie had aspirations to become a teacher … until she met MacLaserWriterFont/DA MoverClarisWorks“As a teacher of software to adults, you could charge whatever you wanted.” ← Click to TweetDesign Geek, an early newsletter-turned-blog from Anne-MarieDavid is an author, but NOT a novelistQuarkXPress, powerhouse page layout software in the 90s Aldus PageMaker, predecessor to InDesignArmin Vit’s episode of The Busy Creator PodcastRemote Keyless Entry on your carS-Shaped Curve aka Sigmoid Function, for learning“The hardest part is not learning the feature, it’s remembering to use the feature.” ← Click to TweetThe Paint Format tool in MS WordPet Peeve: Using Character Styles where a better tool is more appropriateParagraph Styles panel should be called “Text Styles” Unsharp Masking or Appearance Panel — wishlist features for InDesignSmart Objects created in InDesign should be placeable in PhotoshopePUB – the open-source standard for ebooks“Dangling Modifiers” Prescott’s name for features unbuilt or errors-not-fixed since 1996 Gradient Mesh or 3D Revolve in IllustratorPrescott is a member of the Pre-release Team for IllustratorScrubby Sliders in InDesign – an oft-requested feature from PhotoshopAnne-Marie invented “Mr. Spanky” aka Pan Tool“The Donut” aka Content GrabberReal World InDesign by David BlatnerLynda.com videosTools
Adobe InDesignA two-button mouseThe Apple MenuAdobe Illustrator, Photoshop Elements, MuseAdobe Dreamweaver, which can’t open ePUB files, btwInDesignSecrets.com has a ton of resources, downloads, tutorials, videos, forums, etc.Adobe InCopyInDesign Secrets Podcast, and the Obscure InDesign Feature of The Week!Techniques
Use the Text Frame in InDesign rather than an image frameUtilize GREP styling and Text Styles more generallyUse Quick ApplyRemove Character Styles and replace with Paragraph Styles for longer passages of textUse InDesign for page layout … NOT ILLUSTRATOR (Japan) and definitely NOT PHOTOSHOP (psychopaths)Learn ePUB from Anne-Marie, she’s the best (fixed-layout or flowable)Habits
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