Using Bitmap Mode in Photoshop with Text

Someone had a question about working with text in Photoshop using Bitmap mode. “Between 50% threshold, pattern dither, diffusion dither and halftone screen, which one is more suitable for text use?” This is the image mode which converts to strictly black-and-white pixels. We want to …

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JavaScript Regular Expressions

How to use JavaScript Regular Expressions

Video of regular expressions with phone numbers: This tutorial is going to look at a JavaScript regular expression example using zip codes and break down all the pieces.  The problem I’ve found with regular expressions is they aren’t something you can just look at and …

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Kerning and Tracking Adjustments in InDesign

A while back, I posted an item about text layout in InDesign. There’s another aspect of it I wanted to mention which might be of some further interest, namely kerning. This is usually the fitting-closer-together of pairs of letters whose shapes make it aesthetically possible …

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Adobe InDesign Text Layout Tips

Having done desktop publishing since 1985, albeit as an amateur, I’ve learned a few tricks which seem to help with things like layout. And the ability to control layout has come a long way since I started. One is to understand that the appearance of …

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