The CreativePro Podcast

In this episode… News CreativePro Week 2023 registration includes InDesign and more Recordings available for the Design & Accessibility Summit   Go to our Events page to see 4 new online summits for 2023 CreativePro Magazine December 2022 issue dives deep into fonts and the Pantone color aggravation Good Grief: Goodbye to Type 1 Fonts and bundled Pantone spot colors Interview with Marcus Radich, c...

In this episode: News CreativePro Week 2023 registration opens October 6, 2022 Design & Accessibility Summit (online) Nov. 29–Dec. 2, 2022 CreativePro Magazine covering tips, insights, and more What's New in InDesign 2023 Interview with Mark Hilton and Gabe Harbs from Santa Cruz Software Obscure InDesign Feature: Vertical Scale Sponsor for this episode: >> Santa Cruz Software is the creator of Bra...

In this landmark 300th episode…  News Anne-Marie and David will be live at Adobe MAX in October CreativePro Week 2023 registration opens October 6, 2022 Design & Accessibility Summit (online) Nov. 29–Dec. 2, 2022 Whoa! 300 episodes! A look back at 17 years of the InDesign Secrets podcast Snippets from the first episode, Nov. 29, 2005 Audio snippets from friends and colleagues with limericks, favor...

In this episode… News Last chance to get CreativePro Week 2022 videos and handouts Our online Design and Marketing Summit debuts July 18–19   Illustrator Summit returns Sept 22–23 Anne-Marie and David will be live at Adobe MAX in October CreativePro Magazine's July issue is all about Illustrator and InDesign Type: https://creativepro.com/issues/ "Smarter Workflows with InDesign and Word ," Anne-Ma...

In this episode… News CreativePro Week 2022 recap Design and Marketing Summit coming up in July!   CreativePro Magazine issues: https://creativepro.com/issues/ Cool InDesign tips we learned at the conference Obscure InDesign Feature: Create Button Trigger  Sponsor for this episode: > >  Canto is a leader in digital asset management (DAM) software, with customers that include many of today's top br...

In this episode… News Adobe InDesign 17.2.1 update patch released CreativePro Week May 9-13, live in DC and online CreativePro Events: https://creativepro.com/events CreativePro Magazine: https://creativepro.com/issues/ CI-HUB Prize Raffle: https://ci-hub.com/creativepro/   Deadline is May 2 2022! Details on that page Field Guide to Non-Printing Highlights (there are more than you think!) Obscure...

In this episode… News Adobe InDesign 17.2 update patch released CreativePro Week  agenda is up! M ay 9-13, live in DC and online The cover story in the  March 2022 issue of  CreativePro  magazine  dives deep into alternatives to Adobe software (including how Affinity Publisher stacks up to InDesign)  And the  April issue  is all about making data visual; a must-read for anyone who makes charts, gr...

In this episode… News Creative Pro Events full 2022 schedule is up! The Design + PowerPoint Summit, March 10-11 CreativePro Week , May 9-13 (live in DC and online!) The Design + Marketing Summit , July 18-19 The Adobe Illustrator Summit , September 22-23 The Design + Accessibility Summit , November 29-December 2 InDesign's Most Confusing Features Obscure InDesign Feature: Others  Links mentioned i...

In this episode… News Creative Pro Events  full 2022 schedule is up! The Design + PowerPoint Summit,   March 10-11 CreativePro Week ,  May 9-13 (live in DC and online!) The Design + Marketing Summit ,  July 18-19 The Adobe Illustrator Summit ,  September 22-23 The Design + Accessibility Summit ,  November   29-December 2 Pantone® and Adobe brouhaha InDesign Collaboration Tips and Solutions Obscure...

In this episode… News Adobe InDesign 2022  has an update ( v17.01x ) CreativePro Magazine issue 1 is out! On-Demand passes now available for the expanded Design + Accessibility Summit Some Totally Obvious InDesign Things We Just Learned This Year Interview with Marcus Radich from PageProof Obscure InDesign Feature: "Roger, hungry, ate 236 peaches and cantaloupes in 1904" Sponsors for this episode:...

In this episode… News Adobe InDesign 2022  (v17.0x) now available InDesign Magazine is evolving into CreativePro magazine, first issue out November 1 2021! Sign up for our expanded Design + Accessibility Summit, Nov. 16–19 Interview with Chad Chelius and Dax Castro, accessibility experts and hosts of The A11y Podcast Obscure InDesign Feature: Flip  Sponsors for this episode: > Santa Cruz Software...

In this episode… News InDesign Magazine is evolving into CreativePro magazine Adobe InDesign 16.4 released Adobe MAX 2021 is Oct. 26–Oct. 28; David and AM are presenting! Our new online event! The Design + Accessibility Summit, Nov. 16–19 You can purchase online passes (recordings and handouts) of our previous events on our Events page Interview with Kieron Lewis, designer, teacher, and new MAX sp...

In this episode… News Adobe MAX 2021 is Oct. 26–Oct. 28; David and AM are presenting! Our new online event! The Design + Accessibility Summit, Nov. 16–19 You can purchase online passes (recordings and handouts) of our previous events on our Events page InDesign Magazine August and September issues are out, excellent content! Interview with Angelo Montilla, InDesign YouTube star and new MAX speaker...

In this episode… News Last chance for live tickets to the InDesign + Type Summit (online event) July 29–30, 2021 if you're a nonprofit, government agency, student, or work for a school, contact events@creativepro.com for a $100 discount code The Adobe Illustrator Summit, August 26-27: https://creativepro.com/adobe-illustrator-summit/ InDesign Magazine for July 2021 is Illustrator and InDesign; Aug...

In this episode… News Videos on demand for CreativePro Week 2021 InDesign + Type Summit (online event) July 29–30, 2021 InDesign Magazine for June 2021 is all about Type and Typography! Our favorite type tips and scripts Obscure InDesign Feature: Nonbreaking Space (Fixed Width) Links mentioned in this podcast: Videos on Demand now available for CreativePro Week 2021 The InDesign + Type Summit InDe...

In this episode… News Videos on demand for CreativePro Week 2021 InDesign + Type Summit (online event) July 29–30, 2021 InDesign Magazine for May 2021 (gradients) and June 2021 (type and typography) Making presentations with InDesign Keyboard shortcut of the month: Control-B (Command-B on Mac) Obscure InDesign Feature: On Click (Self)  Links mentioned in this podcast: Videos on Demand now availabl...

In this episode… News Signed up for CreativePro Week 2021? Speak at Ignite! InDesign 16.2 released and then pulled Why objects and text sometime just … disappear Obscure InDesign Feature: Split Window to Compare Layouts  News and special offers from our sponsors: >>  Ajar Productions is the developer of the phenomenal in5 add-on for Adobe InDesign, which lets you export interactivity from InDesign...

In this episode… News CreativePro Week 2021 agenda and speakers are up! Bug fix for InDesign 2021 brings it to v16.1 Interview with Justin Putney, in5 plugin creator We space out with some cool spacing tips Obscure InDesign Feature: Sort Swatches by Color Value  Links mentioned in this podcast: Register now for CreativePro Week 2021 Want to speak at CreativePro events? Fill this out   Justin Putne...

In this episode… News Agenda is up for the online CreativePro Week 2021 ! Register now to score early-bird pricing. Throw your hat in the ring for "I want to speak at CreativePro events"  Anne-Marie's new weekly series is live! "InDesign Tips for Design Geeks" Useful Adobe Bridge features for InDesign users Obscure InDesign Feature: The InDesign Button  News and special offers from our sponsors: >...

In this episode… News Minor updates to InDesign 2021 released The 2021 InDesign Conference (part of CreativePro Week) is online-only , May 17-21. Registration is open! All about Transparency in InDesign — looks great, but will it print? Obscure InDesign Feature: Lights  Links mentioned in this podcast: Register now for CreativePro Week 2021 PowerPoint Presentation Design Deep Dive and other online...

Special episode recorded LIVE at our  2020 Holiday Special! Save the Date for our next online conference:  Click: Powerpoint and Presentation Design , February 18–19, 2021 December 2020 issue of  InDesign Magazine  is all about creating web and screen graphics Making gifts with InDesign Interview with  John McWade Obscure InDesign Feature:  Animated Zoom  Links mentioned in this podcast: Register...

In this episode: Recordings available for the InDesign + Accessibility Summit See the agenda for our first-ever InDesign Secrets Holiday Special , Dec. 15 InDesign 2020 bug fix released Best practices for updating InDesign Check out the InDesign goodies (many are free) in the Creative Cloud Marketplace Obscure InDesign Feature: Tint Range  Links mentioned in this podcast: CreativePro.com Cyber wee...

In this episode: InDesignSecrets.com merges with CreativePro.com ! Conference news Adobe MAX 2020 was a success! Watch David's and Anne-Marie's sessions online Our first InDesign + Accessibility online summit, Nov 19–20 Save the Date: David & Anne-Marie's InDesign Secrets Holiday Special , Nov 15 InDesign 2021 released Obscure Feature: Update Link  News and special offers from our sponsors: >>  CI...

In this episode: News: David and Anne-Marie are presenting at Adobe MAX 2020 (online only, free registration) Save the Date: Our first InDesign + Accessibility online summit, Nov 19–20 October issue of InDesign Magazine features 20 free scripts you can download Now live! Erica Gamet's "Introduction to GREP in InDesign" online course for CreativePro University Surprising and useful finds in Find/Ch...

In this episode: News: Be a speaker at CreativePro events! Please  fill out this form David and Anne-Marie presenting at Adobe MAX 2020 (free!) Our latest book, TypeTalk Vol. 1 by Ilene Strizver, now in PDF and print Adobe InDesign 2020 15.1.2 - bug fix and feature tweaks Adobe Fonts Gotchas Double-clicks you should try! OIFOTW:  Paste Into State  News and special offers from our sponsors: >>  Iss...