Five Key Things about Working with Graphics in InDesign

Deke's Techniques 180: Creating a Jaunty Star of David in Illustrator

This week, Deke gets in the Hanukkah spirit and creates this festive, jaunty Star of David in Adobe Illustrator. All from a single circle. How awesome is that?

Deke's Techniques 154: Designing a Seamlessly Repeating Hex Pattern in Illustrator CS6

This week, I show you how to use Illustrator CS6's new Pattern Options panel (as well as its new pattern-editing mode) to create a seamlessly repeating hex pattern.

Scaling and Editing Traced Artwork

In this preview of "Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Advanced," Deke shows you how to make an authentic pirate flag. In this final installment, Deke scales, recolors, and edits a group of paths to create a finished piece of art.

The Power of Multiple Martini Transformations in Photoshop

Photoshop Top 40, Feature #20: Free Transform

How do you rotate a layer? Right-click it and select Rotate? Choose Rotate from the Layer menu? Click the rotate tool? The answer is no, no, and no. Fortunately, there

Stretching a Photo in Illustrator (and Elsewhere)