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Color Codes Uncovered: Decoding RGB, CMYK, PMS, and HEX

Color Codes Uncovered: Decoding RGB, CMYK, PMS, and HEX

Navigating the alphabet soup of color codes can feel like decoding the newest slew of corporate acronyms. But fear not! By the end of this article, they'll be as simple as ROYGBIV. Color Codes: Digital vs. Print Let's start with the easiest part–some color types are...

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Fifty Shades of Grey: My Thoughts on “Generative Recolor”

Fifty Shades of Grey: My Thoughts on “Generative Recolor”

Adobe has had a wild 2023 with the new generative AI Adobe Firefly. Within Photoshop 2024, this added capabilities for generative fill and text-to-image. For Illustrator 2024, Adobe Firefly opened the door to "Generative Recolor." In a similar fashion to Photoshop's...

Saving Time Using Master Pages in InDesign

Saving Time Using Master Pages in InDesign

Master pages, also called "parent" pages, are essentially templates to use within your InDesign document. They are used to format information or layouts used across multiple pages/spreads such as headers, footers, and page numbers.Using master pages within InDesign...

A Quick Guide to Leading, Kerning, and Tracking

A Quick Guide to Leading, Kerning, and Tracking

So, you finally received the completed text for a story, newsletter, etc. What's next?As a designer, our role is to make the text both visually appealing and approachable for the consumer. While there are a myriad of ways to do this, there are small changes we can...

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