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When you’re a blogger who works full-time, productivity is a huge priority. (Okay, who are we kidding? Productivity is a huge priority for everyone.)
One easy way to be more productive is to speed up the amount of time it takes for you to create your blog graphics. Here’s how I create my blog graphics in 15 minutes or less, without sacrificing on quality or design.
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It’s no secret that I absolutely love Adobe’s products. But I’ve always had a Photoshop vs. InDesign rivalry going on in my head.
I’m super comfortable with both programs, but I keep going back and forth on which program I should use for certain projects. Some days, Photoshop makes more sense. Others, InDesign does.
So, I’ve made a comprehensive Photoshop vs. InDesign Guide on which program you should use, and when.creaa
Blogging on a budget is super important for a lot of bloggers out there, myself included. It’s a hobby that can get expensive fast, but only if you let it.
So, how do you go about cutting costs on your blog without taking away anything from your readers? Lots of ways! My favorite, though, is creating your own images and content upgrades. And I promise, it’s a lot easier than it sounds.
Consistency is a super important aspect of branding. And design is, obviously, a big part of that.
You want to make sure all of your design work is on-brand. So, how do you do that when different social media sites require different things?
The easy answer? Templates.
Photoshop is an amazing tool, but it can be very overwhelming. For example, did you know there are more than 65 tools for you to use in the Photoshop toolbar alone?
Well, good news: I’m here to help! I’m going to be walking you through each of the tools in the Photoshop toolbar so you can get more comfortable with everything you can do.
As you may have noticed, my blog post header images have basically the exact same layout. Sure, there are three different colors: yellow (for blogging and design), teal (for lifestyle), and pink (for feminism), and some without a color overlay (for DIY and travel), but they’ve got the exact same font, placement, and logo.
This isn’t by accident. I want to create brand consistency (and you should, too!). And no, I don’t spend hours making sure all of the font sizing, placement, and settings are the same in every single image. In fact, blog post header images only take me a few minutes at most.
But how?
Easy: I created a blog post header image template in Photoshop, and now all I have to do is swap out the image, text, and color. Then voila! New, on-brand header image.
Sure, it took some time to come up with the final design, and the template itself took a little time to create, but it’s easier than making a new header each time! I’ll show you how.
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Photoshop is an amazing program. It lets you do so much with your photography and design. But it can be overwhelming. Like… incredibly overwhelming.
For a long time, I knew that there was a way to put a pattern or a photo into text in Photoshop, but I had no idea how to achieve it. For a while, I did it in InDesign, creating outlines of the text and then inserting the image in the shape.
But here’s the big problem: you can’t change the text any more if you do it that way.
So when I found out how to put a pattern or photo into text in Photoshop while preserving the ability to change the text, I was ecstatic! And I knew I had to share.
