How to create outlines in Illustrator

How to create outlines in Illustrator

There’s a nifty little command hiding in the middle of the type menu in Illustrator. It’s a serious goldmine of usefulness, you guys! It’s been part of Illustrator as far back as I can remember and I’ve been using Illustrator for 28 years (yikes, yes, I am an...

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How to identify fonts

How to identify fonts

Three web apps and a phone app to help you identify fonts you see out and about Do you ever walk around town and play name that typeface? Oh, maybe that’s just me. I love to look at signs, brochures, direct mail, TV ads and see if if I can identify the typefaces being...

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5 reasons to not do a Canva logo design

5 reasons to not do a Canva logo design

Have you seen any good horror movies lately? I recently saw an instructional video by someone demonstrating how to design a logo in Canva. Holy cats, you guys — it was scary! But I kept watching making a mental list of why this is not at all what one should do if they...

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