Articles & Tutorials

How to Make a Simple Text-Only Logo with InDesign

Making your own logo does not have to be an intimidating prospect. In fact, an easy and inexpensive way for non-designers to create their own is to make a simple text-only logo.

In this video, I’ll show you how I made my text-only logo in InDesign, plus how to export your logo from InDesign into different file formats that you can use for different things like web pages, presentations or print projects. And I’ve got some tips for choosing a good logo font, some suggestions for free fonts, plus more to help get you started:

5 Ways Being Your Own Designer is Not as Hard as it Sounds

The thought of designing your own graphics can be pretty intimidating when you have no idea how to do it or where to start looking to figure it out. The thing to know is that it’s really not as scary or hard as it sounds. In this post I’m going to share with you several things about designing for yourself that can help lower the intimidation factor and give you the confidence you need to get going.

How to Make an Image Fade to White with InDesign

Fading an image to white in InDesign is a really neat effect that can add interest to any graphic, and it’s quick and easy to do in InDesign with a simple tool. I’ll show you how in this tutorial.

9 Behind-the-Scenes Questions to Help You Get More Confidence with Your Designs

When you’re designing your own graphics, it’s really easy to be unsure of your work and wonder if what you’re creating is going to be professional enough, or if everything is looking right. Here are 9 questions to ask to help give you the confidence you need to know that you’re on the right track with your designs.

InDesign Basics for Bloggers: Get Started Creating with InDesign

One of the things that not a lot of people realize about InDesign is that you really only need to learn some basics to be able to use it effectively. My 5-lesson mini course, InDesign Basics for Bloggers, is designed to take you through the basics of the program to help you get a foundation for creating a lot of different projects for your blog.

How to Create a Worksheet with InDesign

Using InDesign to create content upgrades, opt-in freebies and printables for your blog can be easy when you know some basic tools. Learn how to create a worksheet in Indesign with this tutorial video. #diyprodesign #printables #blogdesign #bloggingtips #optinfreebie

How to Quickly Resize Artwork with InDesign

Here’s an InDesign tip that can save you a lot of time when you need to create social media graphics for different platforms. This tutorial video will show you how to quickly resize your artwork with InDesign. #diyprodesign #blogdesign #bloggingtips #pinterestmarketing

How to Quickly Make New Graphics with InDesign

Having a template is a great way to save time creating blog graphics. In this tutorial video I’ll show you how to make a template from an existing graphic that you can use to quickly create a new one. #diyprodesign #blogdesign #bloggraphics

A Fast & Easy Way to Edit Your Images in InDesign

Here is a quick tip that can help you save time creating blog graphics. In this video tutorial I’ll show you an easy way to quickly edit your images in InDesign. #diyprodesign #bloggraphics #blogdesign