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Creating vector characters in Illustrator
Characters can add a recognisable face to your work. But how do you go from a sketch to the finished product? Peskimo talk through their process
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Design a one-colour T-shirt
Creating single-colour T-shirts saves time and money without compromising creativity, as Olly Moss explains
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Preflighting a PDF/X print document in InDesign and Acrobat
Adobe’s PDF/X format guarantees error-free reproduction. Tom Dennis shows you how to ensure you get it right in print
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CMYK in production
With an understanding of how CMYK printing techniques can be combined, Rodney Dive explains how to overcome some common design problems and increase final output quality
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Illustrate for magazines
Wired and Men’s Health illustrator Ronald Kurniawan shares the secrets of his artistic success, revealing how he creates his stunning editorial illustrations
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Work with spot colours and special finishes
Special inks and ‘spot’ varnishes can transform an everyday print design job into one that jumps off the shelves, as Alistair Dabbs explains
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Creating a stylised male portrait
Illustrator Evgeny Parfenov explains how to paint a digital portrait using techniques based on geometrical rules
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Master page numbers and sections
Page numbering is an essential part of navigation in editorial design. Roddy Llewellyn shows you how to number pages effectively in leaflets, magazines and books
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