Tag Archives: InDesign

Character Styles in InDesign

Whether you’re trying to maintain a consistent brand identity across a number of documents, or simply hoping to try out a number of different looks for your new project, the Character Styles panel can save you time and energy. Instead … Continue reading →

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Using Swatches in InDesign

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

If you’re working on a document in InDesign and want to be able to change large portions of the color scheme all at once, you’ll definitely want to familiarize yourself with the Swatches panel. For complicated designs with many distinct … Continue reading →

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Converting your InDesign document into an eBook

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

 If you have an InDesign document you’re just dying to convert to EPUB and MOBI for use with your favorite eBook reader, you may have noticed that it’s not the easiest thing in the world. This is because most current e-readers do not support … Continue reading →

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WIC Annual Report 2010-11

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

I’m glad to announce the WIC annual report for 2010-11 is online in a variety of mobile friendly formats. You can read it on your iPad, your phone or your Kindle. I hope you will share your reactions and comments … Continue reading →

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InDesign FX

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Lynda.com is releasing a new series of online videos called “InDesign FX,” with new installments to be released every other week or so. The concept is that each release will be a self-contained InDesign Effects project designed to be completed … Continue reading →

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Tayler Sorenson – Advice for the 2011-12 Hoesley cohort

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

My name is Tayler Sorensen and I participated in the first cohort of the Hoesley program. Although I’d had previous experience with some graphic design software like Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, I had never gotten near anything that had to … Continue reading →

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Epub file creation

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

I recently created my first .epub file. This is a type of e-book file that can be read on Android devices, the Nook, Sony Reader, and portable Apple devices among others. The files are a little odd in the way … Continue reading →

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InDesign Gig

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

Faculty in the Romance Languages Department is looking for a student familiar with Adobe In Design CS5 to work on a Grant project. The project consists of building an interactive multimedia PDF document. The hourly rate is $15. If interested, … Continue reading →

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Urban Education Journal Makeover (7/14/09)

Posted on June 14, 2009 by

Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education is a student-run peer reviewed on-line journal published by the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. The editorial staff tapped the Vitale Digital Media Lab resources and staff expertise in Adobe … Continue reading →

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Backward Compatibility

Posted on January 20, 2009 by

Hi guys. Now that Adobe’s CS4 software is out, we’re starting to see people show up with files created on the newer versions that don’t open up properly in the CS3 version that we have here in the lab. Especially … Continue reading →

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