Design Like a Pro

Dive into detailed how-to episodes that guide you through real world design projects like magazine and book layouts.

My goal is to help you discover the awesome potential you have to rock your designs and master the tools. No fear or I can'ts allowed here. We were all beginners at one point and with practice, persistence and some patience, you'll be designing like a pro in no time!

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Design Like a Pro

Shortcuts are an efficient way to design and improve your workflow. Here are a few more of my favorites!

1 year ago | [YT] | 3

Design Like a Pro

This technique is perfect for artwork, posters, photos, and other images that were photographed at an angle throwing the perspective off. Fire up Photoshop and make these quick adjustments with the Perspective tool to get the fix!

1 year ago | [YT] | 2

Design Like a Pro

Did you know about this InDesign feature? Whether you're crafting your own business cards or whipping up delightful gift cards for your Etsy shop, the Data Merge feature in InDesign is your secret weapon. Here's the scoop: With Data Merge, you can create a whole deck of cards (or any other document) by merging data from a spreadsheet (like a CSV file). If you want the full tutorial and sample project files, check out this video!

1 year ago | [YT] | 0

Design Like a Pro

Hi designers 👋!
I am planning new content ideas and am wondering if you are interested in learning other ways to design in tools outside of InDesign. I run an agency by day and we use a variety of tools to create the work for our clients. Let me know what you’d like to learn next.

1 year ago | [YT] | 2

Design Like a Pro

New tutorial dropping Sunday 6/13 at 9 am PST! I show you how to use InDesign's data merge to create a custom printable gift card complete with a unique number and custom QR code with a URL. I've been using this feature a lot to create printable gift cards for my online store so customers can shop online or off. It works great for business cards too.

4 years ago | [YT] | 1

Design Like a Pro

These are my 2 favorite InDesign shortcuts. What’s yours?

5 years ago | [YT] | 8

Design Like a Pro

So looking forward to using the new stories feature on YouTube to share more behind the scenes happenings and tips from my studio! This will be a great way to share content with you quicker between my bigger tutorial vids 😁🙌🏻

6 years ago | [YT] | 2

Design Like a Pro

I’m excited to launch a first in a series of creative brief challenges that will test your design skills and give you projects for your portfolio. These creative briefs are inspired by projects I work on every day in my studio and will prepare you for your design journey whether you’re a student, freelancer or work for a studio/agency. Check back often for new creative briefs and submit your projects for a chance to win prizes! Learn more: designprocademy.com/design-challenge-magazine-arti…

7 years ago | [YT] | 5