Computer keyboards – Macintosh typing diacritics and special characters

To insert special characters with the Mac keyboard(Times New Roman font):Accent Key Strokes Available CharactersGrave ` option ` + the character À È Ì Ò Ù à è ì ò ùAcute ´ option e + the character Á É Í Ó Ú á é í ó úCircumflex ^ option i + the character Â Ê Î Ô Û â ê î ô ûTilde ~ option n + the character Ã Ñ Õ ã ñ õUmlaut ¨ option u + the character Ä Ë Ï Ö Ü Ÿ ä ë ï ö ü ÿKeyStroke +Option...

Prepress tips for graphic designers

When you design artwork for print, standard practice is to send a PDF to your printer. But are you 100% sure you got the settings right? Are you confident the size is correct? Have the colours been set to print standards or client brand guidelines? What about font usage?So many things can go wrong, costing you and your client money. So to help, Sigurdur Armannsson — art director at the Icelandic...

Web design tips & tricks

Web design tips & tricks In these pages you can found articles, tutorials, tips... that I hope can be useful for web page creators. Some of the articles were created in relation to discussions in which I took place at the WebDesign-L mailing list, a very interesting list for web designers. google_protectAndRun("ads_core.google_render_ad", google_handleError, google_render_ad);Vertical...

15 mac applications for web designers

We have lot of nice apps available for Mac OSX that aren’t available for Windows.I’ve compiled a list of Mac Apps I have in my OSX dock that I use on a daily basis and should be useful to other Mac users and/or web designers. 1. Adobe Creative SuiteAn obvious and primary requirement (I feel) all serious web designers should have. I couldn’t get through the day without Photoshop while Illustrator...

How to Create a Flag Graphic with Type in InDesign

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to use InDesign's ability to create type on a curve, and flow that type from one curve to another. Along the way, you'll learn a slick technique for step and repeat and how to apply gradients to text. This technique will work in InDesign CS or later. This technique would also will work in Illustrator, with...

Graphic Design Glossary, Terms and Definitions

This graphic design glossary contains vocabulary that many designers use on a daily basis and may be confusing to new designers or non-designers who need to communicate with designers. Remember, the following terms are defined as they relate to graphic design and desktop publishing. This is a work in progress and updates are made frequently. If there is a term...