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This blog is a space to learn about design. I also share my thoughts about design, special projects, and classes.

7 Reasons to Use Adobe InDesign
Learn 7 of the unique tools that InDesign offers for long documents design.
Nayda Cruz
5 min read


Create Good Design with Adobe Express
Learn some of my favorite features to create good design with Adobe Express.
Nayda Cruz
2 min read

Make Your Text Easier to Read: Hyphens, Orphans, Widows, and Rivers
Make your text easier to read by eliminating orphans, widows, and rivers.
Nayda Cruz
3 min read


Make Your Text Easier to Read: Leading, Tracking and Kerning
Editing your text leading, tracking, and kerning can make it easier to read.
Nayda Cruz
3 min read


Make Your Text Easier to Read: Typefaces
The right selection of typefaces and fonts can make your text easier to read.
Nayda Cruz
3 min read


Make Your Text Easier to Read: Margins
Margins and line length improves readability in editorial design.
Nayda Cruz
2 min read

Create Vector Art From Photos
Learn how to use the Pen Tool, Pencil Tool, Paintbrush Tool, Blob Brush Tool and Image Trace in Adobe Illustrator to create vector art.
Nayda Cruz
2 min read

Adobe InDesign: From Master Pages to Parent Pages
Adobe InDesign most powerful tool has change its name from “Master Pages” to “Parent Pages”.
Nayda Cruz
2 min read

Plan, Design, & Publish Online your Portfolio with Adobe InDesign
"Plan, Design, & Publish Online your Portfolio with Adobe InDesign" in my Skillshare class.
Nayda Cruz
1 min read

How to Combine Colors?
A blog about how to properly combine colors and how to use a color wheel with different tints, tones, and shades.
Nayda Cruz
4 min read

Graphic Design Mistakes
You can master Adobe Illustrator tools but if your design is not functional, organized, and attractive, you have made a mistake.
Nayda Cruz
3 min read

Graphic Design Principles
A design should take your eye to go from point “A” to point “B”. We can achieve this by following some principles when organizing it.
Nayda Cruz
4 min read

Graphic Design Elements
Little did I knew. Graphic Design is much, much, more than knowing how to use the Adobe Programs.
Nayda Cruz
4 min read

What is Graphic Design
Both for art and design you need inspiration. They both want to showcase something. But there’s a difference.
Nayda Cruz
3 min read

![Color Fundamentals: Understanding RGB, CMYK + Pantone [Skillshare Class]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9936fa_363a9589a1f2412d88ef53ad75bdc841~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_286,h_509,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9936fa_363a9589a1f2412d88ef53ad75bdc841~mv2.webp)
Color Fundamentals: Understanding RGB, CMYK + Pantone [Skillshare Class]
Learn to communicate and use RGB, CMYK and Pantone with confidence.
Nayda Cruz
2 min read

![File Formats: When to Use What? [Skillshare Class]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9936fa_fa914ce705d44d95add7fe1958cbc3c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_287,h_509,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9936fa_fa914ce705d44d95add7fe1958cbc3c2~mv2.webp)
File Formats: When to Use What? [Skillshare Class]
You will learn about the differences between a raster image and a vector image and the most common file formats to use.
Nayda Cruz
1 min read

![How Create Professional Graphic Design by Yourself [Skillshare class]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9936fa_1c9f965fcf5b4243b1d15de4b4aa4aaa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_287,h_509,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9936fa_1c9f965fcf5b4243b1d15de4b4aa4aaa~mv2.webp)
How Create Professional Graphic Design by Yourself [Skillshare class]
Do you want to create professional graphic design by yourself? I will share with you tips on the use of typography, images and color.
Nayda Cruz
1 min read
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