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The Best of InDesign Secrets

David Blatner

Anne-Marie Concepción

ARCHIVE: This session was presented at CreativePro Week 2020.

The Best of InDesign Secrets

Wednesday, 9:00 am – 10:00 am Central

Anne-Marie and David have spent over a decade publishing tips and tutorials about our favorite page-layout app: 2,000+ blog posts, 280+ podcasts, hundreds of magazine articles… Watch as they battle to find the best of InDesign Secrets.

Topics include:

Little-used InDesign features that you really should be using
Obscure tricks that could literally change your life (or at least your workflow)
Keyboard and other shortcuts for improving your productivity
Using common features together in uncommon ways for maximum benefit

Charts and Graphs

Jason Hoppe

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Charts and Graphs

Tuesday, 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm Central

Building charts and graphs is an essential piece of the designer’s toolkit… and yet the tools and resources for building them are not obvious!

In this class, you’ll learn:

Create compelling visuals faster and more effectively than you ever thought possible
Illustrator’s chart features (the good, bad, and ugly)
Data input: manually or imported from a spreadsheet
Create radial, pie, line charts, and graphs
Plug-ins and scripts for InDesign
Do’s and don’ts of chart creation

Essential Image Techniques

January 19, 2020/in 2020, InDesign 2020 /by David Blatner

Jason Hoppe

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Essential Image Techniques

Tuesday, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Central

How you handle images can make or break your design (and your workflow). Fortunately, there are tons and tons of useful tips and tricks for working with images in InDesign! And in this fun and fast-paced session, we’ll share as many cool image-related tips as humanly possible in the span of 60 minutes.

You’ll see tips for:

Placing and sizing
Relinking and exporting
Enhancing images with custom frames and special transparency effects
Making images pop

CSI Illustrator: Solving Mysteries

January 19, 2020/in 2020, PSAI 2020 /by David Blatner

Laura Coyle

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CSI Illustrator: Solving Mysteries

Tuesday, 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm Central

Have you ever purchased a piece of vector stock art thinking it would simplify your life, only to discover a virtual crime scene of innumerable misplaced anchor points, strange groupings ,and uneditable text? Or maybe you jump in to change a color in your colleague’s Illustrator file, only to spend an hour you don’t have?

In this session, Laura will demonstrate an organized, time saving method for working in Illustrator.

You’ll learn:

How to “investigate” an Illustrator file from top to bottom, find transparency and identify all the components
Best practices for editing and creating files to save you from spinning and crashing
Plugins that keep order and improve performance
Quick color-change methods and organization
Creative Cloud Library Tips for collaboration
Tips for dealing with problem Illustrator files

Creating Animations for Email and Social Media

January 19, 2020/in 2020, PSAI 2020 /by David Blatner

Chris Converse

ARCHIVE: This session was presented at CreativePro Week 2020.

Creating Animations for Email and Social Media

Tuesday, 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Central

In 2019, email marketing outerformed social media, search, news, and corporate intranets combined. The good news is that marketers are looking for attractive, animated content for their marketing campaigns. The bad news is this means animated GIFs and file size restrictions.

Email animations can be very frustrating to create, and their simplicity is deceptive. Creating small, looping animations with limited file size can leave you feeling helpless. Learn techniques that you can use in Photoshop, AfterEffects, PowerPoint, and Keynote to create compelling animations that leverage your work against the limitations of this popular medium.

Topics include:

Understanding why these limitations exist, and exploit the weaknesses
Learning techniques for creating looping animations
Using various animation techniques for email
Leveraging content from your existing projects
Creating animations from video
Optimizing Animated GIF with Photoshop and other tools
Exploring 3rd party compression options

Revisiting Photoshop Layers

January 19, 2020/in 2020, PSAI 2020 /by David Blatner

Nigel French

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Revisiting Photoshop Layers

Tuesday, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Central

Sometimes the most important features are hiding right in plain view. One example is Photoshop’s extraordinary layers feature. If you’re still using layers for simple stacking, you’re not getting the most out of Photoshop!

Learn why the deceptively simple layers feature is actually a goldmine of productivity, flexibility, and power.

Putting it Together: Compositing in Photoshop

January 19, 2020/in 2020, PSAI 2020 /by David Blatner

Lisa Carney

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Putting it Together: Compositing in Photoshop

Tuesday, 10:30 am – 11:30 am Central

Composites are more than just merging images together. To make a great composite, one needs to consider light sources, shadows, color, and perspective.

During this in-depth session, you will learn how to conceptualize your design, solve each piece of the puzzle, and combine the many parts using Photoshop.

In this session, you’ll learn:

How to use adjustment layers to check the luminance, saturation, and hue of a composite
How to make composites come to life by adding ambient color
How to use familiar tools in unconventional ways to help you create realistic composites
And much more!

Power Tips for Photoshop

January 19, 2020/in 2020, PSAI 2020 /by David Blatner

Jesús Ramirez

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Power Tips for Photoshop

Tuesday, 9:00 am – 10:15 am Central

Join Jesús in this information-packed session where he will share his best Photoshop tips and power shortcuts for designers!

In this session, you will learn timesaving techniques, little-know features, and better ways to work with the tools that you already use. This session will leave you saying, “I wish I knew that years ago!”

In this session, you’ll learn:

Time-saving techniques
Little-know (hidden) Photoshop features
How to make blending modes work for you

Designing PDF Forms in InDesign and Acrobat

January 19, 2020/in 2020, InDesign 2020 /by David Blatner

Richard Turner-Jones

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Designing PDF Forms in InDesign and Acrobat

Wednesday, 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Central

Fillable PDF forms let your readers enter information on desktop and mobile devices, regardless of whether they have an internet connection. In addition, you can capture information from those PDF forms and utilize that information without having to set up a server or other complicated technology.

In this session, you’ll learn how to leverage the capabilities of Adobe InDesign to build PDF forms and then how to refine those forms in Adobe Acrobat. When planning a forms project, it’s helpful to know which program gives you the features that you need to perform the job at hand and how editing can be achieved most easily. You’ll also learn some tips to make the process easier, not found in the native applications!

In this session, you’ll learn:

Best practices for adding form fields in InDesign
Tricks for adding form fields in Adobe InDesign
Tasks you’ll need to perform in Adobe Acrobat
Tips & tricks to help you build flexible and robust forms
Dealing with changes to forms

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From Previous Attendees

“I truly can't put a price tag on how invaluable this conference was to my professional development, but also to my soul. Thank you x 3000!”

Janelle Thomas

Arizona Marketing Lead, DPR Construction

2019-10-02T12:42:59+00:00

Arizona Marketing Lead, DPR Construction

“I truly can't put a price tag on how invaluable this conference was to my professional development, but also to my soul. Thank you x 3000!” 6.2.6

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“The presenters were top notch, and the skills taught were far reaching in scope but very pertinent to my daily work.”

Jill Walker

Senior Graphic Artist, UC Davis

2019-10-02T12:52:44+00:00

Senior Graphic Artist, UC Davis

“The presenters were top notch, and the skills taught were far reaching in scope but very pertinent to my daily work.” 6.2.6

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“With owning a small business - the big thing is cost and value for the money. This conference is hands-down the best of the best for all of the above and more. The networking was rewarding since you had all of these passionate visual engineers in one room feeding off of each other.”

Gary K. Laughlin

Principal - Owner, Norgar Creative Solutions

2019-10-02T12:51:25+00:00

Principal - Owner, Norgar Creative Solutions

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“Where else can you find so much about inDesign, digital publishing, and presentations all in one place?”

Mike Bain

President, CMC Pension Professionals

2019-10-02T12:50:15+00:00

President, CMC Pension Professionals

“Where else can you find so much about inDesign, digital publishing, and presentations all in one place?” 6.2.6

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“As a graphic designer in a fast-paced, evolving and creative industry, I always want to sharpen by skills and stay on top of trends and techniques. This conference is so hands-on and practical. I always come back with a list of things I can implement into my workflows immediately, as well as some ideas to keep my creative juices flowing until next year!”

Jordan Hill

Graphic Designer, Schaefer

2019-10-02T12:48:55+00:00

Graphic Designer, Schaefer

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“I learned more in the first two days than in the past 8 years… this was the single greatest learning event I have ever been a part of.”

Sean Lee

Wide Format Graphic Designer, The H&H Group

2019-10-02T12:47:47+00:00

Wide Format Graphic Designer, The H&H Group

“I learned more in the first two days than in the past 8 years… this was the single greatest learning event I have ever been a part of.” 6.2.6

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“Genuinely well thought out conference, delivering a fire-hose of useful information that somehow was always challenging and fresh but wasn't overwhelming!”

Andrea Gates Sanford

Owner, She Can Do It, LLC

2019-10-02T12:46:56+00:00

Owner, She Can Do It, LLC

“Genuinely well thought out conference, delivering a fire-hose of useful information that somehow was always challenging and fresh but wasn't overwhelming!” 6.2.6

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“This was without a doubt (no hyperbole here) the BEST conference/training I have ever attended.”

Marisa Worden

Recreation Marketing Specialist, Tumwater Parks and Recreation

2019-10-02T12:45:36+00:00

Recreation Marketing Specialist, Tumwater Parks and Recreation

“This was without a doubt (no hyperbole here) the BEST conference/training I have ever attended.” 6.2.6

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“I wanted to attend an eye-opening conference where I learn new techniques and processes while being wowed by experts in our industry …That's exactly what I received attending Creative Pro Week.”

Krissy Menkins

Graphic Designer, Innovative Interfaces

2019-10-02T12:44:53+00:00

Graphic Designer, Innovative Interfaces

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“I always learn so much that I can bring back and apply to what I'm working on immediately. My boss even comments on the noticeable change when I get back.”

Cassie Scheidecker

Graphic Design and Production Specialist, NorthWestern Energy

2019-10-02T12:44:09+00:00

Graphic Design and Production Specialist, NorthWestern Energy

“I always learn so much that I can bring back and apply to what I'm working on immediately. My boss even comments on the noticeable change when I get back.” 6.2.6

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“Your speakers know what they’re talking about, love what they do, and are all about sharing their knowledge…  I can’t wait for next year!”

Jay Newmarch

Owner,  CRE8 Design LLC

2018-11-11T06:12:54+00:00

Owner,  CRE8 Design LLC

“Your speakers know what they’re talking about, love what they do, and are all about sharing their knowledge…  I can’t wait for next year!”

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Avon J. Murphy

Principal, Murphy Editing and Writing Services

2019-10-02T12:41:58+00:00

Principal, Murphy Editing and Writing Services

“This is the only conference offering the expert, trustworthy information that we learners crave.” 6.2.6

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“I was completely blown away by the conference and have been recommending it to everyone I know in the design industry! Absolutely amazing experience with so many great instructors, classes and people. I learned so many cool and new things!”

Gisela Moore

Multimedia Specialist, United States Mint

2019-10-02T12:40:14+00:00

Multimedia Specialist, United States Mint

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“I really enjoyed being able to attend 4 days worth of InDesign classes. I was able to come back to work and immediately implement what I learned.”

 Will Ballard

Design and Development Coordinator, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield

2018-11-11T06:08:33+00:00

Design and Development Coordinator, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield

“I really enjoyed being able to attend 4 days worth of InDesign classes. I was able to come back to work and immediately implement what I learned.”

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“I’m expected to help our designers make magic… CreativePro Week is where I learn all the tricks!”

Craig Simpson

Graphic Artist, Kalamazoo College

2018-11-11T06:09:32+00:00

Graphic Artist, Kalamazoo College

“I’m expected to help our designers make magic… CreativePro Week is where I learn all the tricks!”

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“I left with tons of information and the desire to keep learning more.”

Monica Crigler

Senior Designer, Heinemann

2018-11-11T06:11:03+00:00

Senior Designer, Heinemann

“I left with tons of information and the desire to keep learning more.”

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“I find that the CreativePro conferences are the best way to stay on top of the ever changing world of graphics technology.”

Mary Ann Walsh

Graphic Designer, Air Line Pilots Association

2018-11-11T06:11:32+00:00

Graphic Designer, Air Line Pilots Association

“I find that the CreativePro conferences are the best way to stay on top of the ever changing world of graphics technology.”

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“My boss said, ‘Bring back something good, so we can justify having sent you.’ Well, I’m bringing back a tip that will save us boatloads of time—that alone was worth it!”

Marisa Carder

Graphics Specialist, McKinsey & Company

2018-11-11T06:12:02+00:00

Graphics Specialist, McKinsey & Company

“My boss said, ‘Bring back something good, so we can justify having sent you.’ Well, I’m bringing back a tip that will save us boatloads of time—that alone was worth it!”

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“I learned real, tangible things that I can take and start using in my work right away. My life just got so much easier, and more efficient.”

Amanda Petersen

Senior Graphic Designer, CDM Smith

2018-11-11T06:12:21+00:00

Senior Graphic Designer, CDM Smith

“I learned real, tangible things that I can take and start using in my work right away. My life just got so much easier, and more efficient.”

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