ColorList Script: make a list of colors from a selection
With this script, you can quickly create a list of colours you use in a selected object or a group of objects. The ColorList combines an action and a script for Adobe Illustrator. In this blog post, I want to explain how to install and use it. Below is the video with a short introduction […]
No more frustrating LastFinalRealFINAL_5.ai Files
If you save your document in the Creative Cloud, you can track Version History of your file directly from Adobe Illustrator. It’s not necessary anymore to save hundreds of versions of the same file. This is a very nice and helpful feature. The Version History works with documents saved in Adobe Creative Cloud. You already […]
New Document Profiles: Save Your Default Settings
In this blog post, I want to show how you can overwrite New Document Profiles and save your defaults this way. We may not always be happy about some of Adobe Illustrator’s defaults, but mostly we accept them. This is not necessary. We can change some of them, so we adapt them to our needs. […]
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 […]
Why would we want 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 […]
Templates save time and keep consistency throughout project
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 […]
Smart Adobe Illustrator tip: Make a Custom Default Graphic Style
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 […]
Easy Way to Add Effects to Editable Text Using the Appearance Panel
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 […]
Improve your Workflow by recording an Action to run your Custom Script
Actions can significantly improve your work flow and speed up design process. So today I’ll talk about how to make you custom scripts works as an Action. This is just amazing and I’m sure you will love it. The picture below shows a step by step instruction and you can download it here completely free […]
Simple trick to merge colors in Adobe Illustrator
Hi Today I will show you a simple trick about how to merge colors in the Illustrator swatch palette. Usually I use it if I can see, that there are two almost similar colors in my artwork. Sometimes also for other purposes, but more about this later. It really depend of the specific artwork.As a […]