Author Archives: DesignProNicki
Planning Your Publications with a Storyboard
I’m super excited to share a behind the scenes look at my current workflow for planning publications.
How to Design a Book Cover Jacket in InDesign
You’ll learn how to use a common book jacket template to start your design process. I also share some custom tips to make the process super fast and easy.
Learn How to Quickly Import Character Styles From any InDesign Document
Did you know you can import character styles from any InDesign document? As long as the document is using character styles, you can import them into any current or new InDesign document.
Let’s Create an Event Program Booklet
Learn how to set up a standard event program, add photos, style text and export your final design for either printing professionally or in house!
Design Challenge – Magazine Article
These creative briefs are inspired by projects I work on every day in my studio and will prepare you for your design journey whether you’re a student, freelancer or work for a studio/agency. Check back often for new creative briefs and submit your projects for a chance to win prizes!
Duplicate Elements Quickly in InDesign w/ Step & Repeat
Ever find yourself needing to duplicate a text box or object across your InDesign document? I needed to do this with a set of custom-sized labels and the Step & Repeat function made this process so much easier! Dive into this quick tip tutorial to see it in action.
How to Design a Calendar in InDesign
In this lesson, you’ll learn the basics of designing a visually appealing calendar in Adobe InDesign. We cover everything from inserting an image, to set up the calendar table and final print formatting.
Alert: Let’s Hang Out! Pixel Fam Chat Server Now Available!
Join our new Pixel Fam community on Discord for announcements, design critiques and all things graphic design!
Let’s Create a 3 Page Magazine Spread in InDesign
This in-depth tutorial is minimally edited so you can follow along with my entire workflow for a 3 page magazine article design with a full page ad. Enjoy bonus nuggets of info as I make decisions on color, layout and complimentary design elements.
Understanding Page Count & Signatures in Magazines
Discover 2 fail safe tips that will make sure your multi-page magazines & publications come out with the correct page count every time!
