Author: Lucy Nguyen
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Adobe Illustrator CC: Creating Arrows on lines
Step 1: Open a new document and create a line with either the pen tool or the line too. Make sure you select the line by clicking it. Step 2: Go to Window > Stroke, to open up the Stroke panel. Step 3: In the stroke panel where it says “Arrowheads” You can select the arrow you want.…
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Adobe Indesign CC: Creating Arrows on Lines
Step 1: Open a new document and create a line with either the pen tool and line tool. Make sure you click and select the line. Step 2: Click “Window” and top menu and then go to “Stroke”. Step 3: In the stroke panel where it says start or end you can choose the arrow. There…
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Adobe Indesign CC: How to add hyperlinks
Step 1: Create text box with the desired text. Step 2: Highlight and right click choose Hyperlinks>New Hyperlinks. The other option New Hyperlink from URL should be chosen when you put the actual URL in the text box. Step 3: The New Hyperlink window will open. Type the URL in the URL box highlighted below. Click OK. Note: The link…
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Adobe Indesign CC: How to Make a Bullet List
Step 1: Create a Text Box and Write your list Step 2: Highlight Text Step 3: Go to upper right corner and click this icon then click “Bullets and Numbering” Step 4: Choose Parameters You will see this box. From the drop menu for “List Type” choose bullets. Also, click preview in the bottom left corner…
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Adobe Indesign CC: How to Make Tables
Method 1 Step 1: Make a new document in InDesign and choose the text tool and create the size of the table you desire. Step 2: Click within the text box and then go to the top click and click Table > Insert Table The following box appears the options are as follows: Body Rows: How…
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Adobe Indesign CC: Drop Caps Tutorial
A Drop Cap usually marks the beginning of a paragraph, section or chapter usually with the beginning first character the height of two – three lines. It is a visual way to add more oomph to your work. How to add a drop in Indesign CC Step 1: Create a text box and fill it…
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Illustrator CC: Guidelines Tutorial
Guidelines are a useful tool to use, especially when using illustrator. The function is the same across all the Adobe programs, but they vary slightly on how it’s done. Step 1: At the top: View > Rulers > Show Rulers Step 2: Ensure the guidelines are on a separate layer. The reason I suggest this…
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Changing your first name in Ontario
One of the best decisions I made was to change my name. If you are thinking of changing your name for whatever reason, do it. It helped me reaffirm my identity of who I was, and now that it is legal I felt more complete. No more people calling me by a name I did not…
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Canada 150: How is Canada Celebrating its 150th Birthday?
Canada became independent on July 1, 1867! This year it will be Canada’s 150th Birthday and as a Canadian, I wanted to write a little post before this upcoming summer for my fellow Canadians. This is a momentous occasion for Canada, and the Government and other bodies are going all out doing events and getting citizens involved.…
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Canada 150: Cross Stitch
Jen from StitcherzStudio has my logo for Canada 150 as a cross stitch in her shop. I’m very flattered and honoured that she liked the design! Check out her shop here: @ Etsy. I’m all about supporting independent artists, and hopefully, in the future, I can work with some.
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The Freemium Pricing Model
Freemium is a mash-up of the words “free” and “premium.” The gist of freemium is that consumers receive the basic features for free at no cost. The ‘premium’ features and add-ons cost money (Kumar, 2014). Freemium is a reasonably new pricing model that started in the 1980s (Seufert, 2013) and has quickly grown since. Over…
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Say NO to Spec Work
Spec Work is short for speculative work. Defined by AIGA (The Professional Association for Design) as “work done before engagement with a client in anticipation of being paid.” Most common in the design industry, such as website, graphics, and so on, but it does happen in other sectors such as software design. Spec work means…