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Free Webinar: InDesign Long Documents Tips And Tricks

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January 19, 2024
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Rolled back to Photoshop 2021 today - A.I. No thanks!

The recent updates to artificial intelligence in Photoshop, housed in the new contextual taskbar and generative fill, have been on my mind a lot lately.

If you don't know what generative fill is, it allows you to "add, remove or enhance content in images directly in Adobe Photoshop with simple text instructions powered by Adobe Firefly generative AI". You must have Photoshop version 25.0 installed to access Generative Fill.

I am by no means a fan of this and have found that it affects whether or not and how often I want to paint in Photoshop lately. Just knowing that this feature exists bothered me.

If you're like me or want to revert back to an older version of a Creative Cloud software, you can do so in the Creative Cloud app on your computer by navigating to "Applications" and then clicking on the icon with the three little dots to open a drop-down menu. There you can click on "Other versions" and install an older version of the application you are looking for.

I am now working on Photoshop 2021 v 22.2, free from the Generative Fill Feature. Back to work.

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March 15, 2024
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Russell Viers
March 13, 2024
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Free Webinar: InDesign Long Documents Tips And Tricks

Join us Friday, March 15 at 10 am Pacific for our 75-minute free webinar to discover advanced InDesign techniques for creating long, repetitive, or complex documents.

Topics include:

  • Useful parent (master) page tricks
  • Understanding how to keep design elements consistent with the Synchronize feature
  • Key preferences you need to change
  • A must-have script for placing PDF files
  • How the Book panel can help (and how to use it properly)

You can register here.

Julia Viers
January 19, 2024
Beef

Rolled back to Photoshop 2021 today - A.I. No thanks!

The recent updates to artificial intelligence in Photoshop, housed in the new contextual taskbar and generative fill, have been on my mind a lot lately.

If you don't know what generative fill is, it allows you to "add, remove or enhance content in images directly in Adobe Photoshop with simple text instructions powered by Adobe Firefly generative AI". You must have Photoshop version 25.0 installed to access Generative Fill.

I am by no means a fan of this and have found that it affects whether or not and how often I want to paint in Photoshop lately. Just knowing that this feature exists bothered me.

If you're like me or want to revert back to an older version of a Creative Cloud software, you can do so in the Creative Cloud app on your computer by navigating to "Applications" and then clicking on the icon with the three little dots to open a drop-down menu. There you can click on "Other versions" and install an older version of the application you are looking for.

I am now working on Photoshop 2021 v 22.2, free from the Generative Fill Feature. Back to work.

There is no "i" in

Well, actually, there are three!

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Russell and Julia have been sharing techniques for using design software more efficiently for a long time, on various platforms, around the world. Now they are consolidating a lot of what they know into one site, Digiversity.tv, so you have one place to go to learn how to build files better.

Digiversity.tv Live! -  FREE training stream
Training video library
Deep dive training courses
Roundtable Zoom sessions
Live event presentations - live and remote
Blog articles
News feed
Tips and tricks
Digitohrials! - step-by-step tutorials
Learn More

Inspiraton

All work and no play..., well, you know the saying. But when Julia and Russell play, it can oftentimes look a lot like their work. Whether taking photos, writing a story, designing a brand for a non-existent company, or creating a children's book, there is almost always a lot of creative effort involved.

Portrait painting and photography
Illustration - digital and mechanical
Film photography
Storytelling
Sculpting
Logo creation - for real companies, or not
Fun package design
Cooking
Bike building
Get Inspired

Involvement

Sometimes coaching from the sideline isn't enough. In times like that, Russell and Julia jump on the field and join your team in playing the game. That can include building documents, creating templates, art direction, fixing documents, designing graphics, and more.

Proposal graphics lead
Proposal graphics support
InDesign template creation and audit
Illustrator template creation and audit
Custom, live, online training and support
Document art direction
Corporate brand identity creation
Publishing and production workflow analysis
Infographics
Learn More

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I'm just a guy who was lucky to have made MANY mistakes creating files since 1987...and learning from those mistakes. Always trying to find a better way, I've learned the techniques you see in these videos on real projects over 35 years (plus many more doing paste-up).

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