Change Default Font from Myriad Pro to Your Favourite Font

Previously I wrote about how to change the Default Graphic Style to your preferred version. In this post, I’ll tell you how to change the Default Font, (which in Adobe Illustrator always is Myriad Pro) to another font. It is very easy to change the Default font from Myriad Pro to something else. You can … Read more

Why would we want Pantone Connect?

Pantone Connect

With this blog post, I’ll give an overview of the Pantone Connect extension. The most useful feature of this extension is ability to convert Pantone colors directly in your Adobe application. There are two reasons I thinks it’s a good time to write about it. 1. It’s Free until 1 of July Due to COVID-19 … Read more

Templates save time and keep consistency throughout project

Save document as a template

By creating and using templates in Adobe Illustrator you’ll save time and keep consistency throughout your project. Good templates can be very beneficial for your workflow. Designers, as well as a lot of other people, prefer visual information. So I decided to make a one page visual PDF for some of my blog posts. You … Read more

Smart Adobe Illustrator tip: Make a Custom Default Graphic Style

Corners in default graphic style vs customized

In this blog post I want to show how to create your own customized Default Graphic Style. This way you can assign the custom style to a path just by pressing D-key. Designers, as well as a lot of other people, prefer visual information. So I have made a one page visual PDF for some … Read more

Easy Way to Add Effects to Editable Text Using the Appearance Panel

Text Appearance gif

In this blog-post, I’ll show the easy way to add effects to editable text.  By using the Appearance panel you can keep your text editable while still adding effects. It will give you a lot of flexibility to work with it.   Many times I’ve been asked to show some Adobe trick again and again … Read more

Process, Global and Spot colors in Adobe Illustrator

Hello again, Here on Productivista I want to make a series of blog posts dedicated to the theme: Changing colors in Adobe Illustrator. First I want to make a brief introduction to the differences between Process, Global and Spot colors. I´m one of these persons, who loves autumn.  That´s why I created an autumn inspired … Read more