The CreativePro Podcast
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Join the CreativePro team for fun and insightful discussions about our favorite tools and technologies: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint, Acrobat, print, digital publishing, presentation design, accessibility, AI, and more!
Episodes
- Adobe Illustrator: Favorite New Features Spring 2026
Some of the most useful new Illustrator features are easy to miss if you aren't actively exploring the latest updates and beta tools. In this episode, Theresa Jackson talks with illustrator and toy designer Thaddeus Coates and digital arti…
- Affinity: Why You Should Pay Attention
Canva's mission is to empower the world to design, and by most measures, it's working. Millions of people create content in Canva every day, which means design is no longer something that belongs exclusively to designers. Now, with the acq…
- Before & After: Timeless Design Lessons
Great design lessons outlive the tools, trends, and even the formats they were created in. In this episode, David Blatner and Mike Rankin revisit the work of John McWade and Before & After Magazine . It's a look at why foundational design…
- Photoshop Craft vs AI: What Still Matters
Lisa Carney and Jesús Ramirez join the CreativePro Podcast to explore the intersection of Photoshop craft and community in the age of AI. Drawing on years of Hollywood production experience (where every pixel counts) they compare notes on…
- The Making of the CreativePro Week 2026 Agenda
In this episode of the CreativePro Podcast, David Blatner and Theresa Jackson pull back the curtain on how the CreativePro Week 2026 agenda came together for this summer's event in Nashville. Recorded in conjunction with the agenda launch,…
- Design Trends and Predictions for 2026
Theresa Jackson and Mike Rankin kick off the new year by reflecting on 2025 before looking ahead to 2026. They share their thoughts on design trends for 2026, framed less as visual styles and more as shifts in behavior and mindset. They al…
- A Better Way to Review Creative Work
Theresa Jackson kicks off this episode of the CreativePro Podcast by digging into one of the most common frustrations for creative teams: review and approval chaos. She's joined by Mike McHugh from PageProof. Listeners are invited to learn…
- Journey from Designer to Presentation Strategist
Mike Parkinson and Jody Wissing join the CreativePro Podcast for a candid conversation about their unexpected paths into presentation design. They explain that presentation design isn't what most people think it is. It's not about making p…
- AI, New Tools, and Takeaways from Adobe MAX
David Blatner and Theresa Jackson return from Adobe MAX 2025 with stories, insights, and a few surprises. They recap the biggest announcements, their favorite new features, and the feeling of creative inspiration that had nothing to do wit…
- Canva Makes Affinity Free?!
During Adobe MAX, Canva dropped a bombshell announcement: the entire Affinity suite—Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher—would be free forever. In this episode, David Blatner, Theresa Jackson, and Mike Rankin share their reactions to th…
- InDesign 2026: What's New
InDesign 2026 is here—and so are David and Anne-Marie! In this episode of The CreativePro Podcast , David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepción bring back InDesign Secrets and dig into the newest release of Adobe InDesign (v21). They explore w…
- AI's Impact on Creativity with Amy Balliett and Mark Heaps
In this episode, Amy Balliett and Mark Heaps sit down for an honest conversation about artificial intelligence and what it means for creative professionals. They share how AI is showing up in their work today, the opportunities it creates,…
- Inside CreativePro: Content, Community, and AI Creativity with Mike and Theresa
In this episode, Theresa Jackson and Mike Rankin go behind the scenes at CreativePro. They share how their similar career beginnings in prepress connected them at their first meeting many years ago, and how they now share overlapping roles…
- Introducing the CreativePro Podcast
InDesignSecrets is now the CreativePro podcast! Join David Blatner and Theresa Jackson and review the past 20 years of podcasting, as well as what to expect next! Links and Info: Our podcast started in late 2005 ! Trivia: Did you know our…
- Ep. 332: Live from CreativePro Week
Topics: Big news about podcast name Our favorite obscure features Fun obscure feature "spelling bee" game Obscure Feature: Positional Form Friendly Alien: Episode 300 Tip of the Week Barbell: 20 Obscure Features Episode 35 List of All Our…
- Ep. 331: Bad Advice
Just for fun: Bad Advice (and Good Lessons) Interview with Marcus Radich from PageProof Obscure feature: Show Transparency Grid Links: Bad Advice The "Bad Advice" thread on Facebook Sara Rosinsky's Em Dash shirt Interview with PageProof: N…
- Ep. 330: Evergreen Tips
Topics: Great lessons from the archives (that you may have missed) First look at InDesign 20.3 Obscure Feature: Delete All Guides on Spread Sponsor: PageProof is a simple-to-use but powerful online proofing platform that makes giving feedb…
- Ep. 329: Top Efficiency Tips
* DOIE: Dept. of InDesign Efficiency * Obscure Feature: Clear Rotation * News Links: Dept. of InDesign Efficiency 10 Essential Tips for Using Quick Apply in InDesign Activate Last Used Field Shortcut Apply Leading to Entire Paragraphs: Wha…
- Ep. 328: Cloud Docs
Topics: The INDDC format: good and bad Interview with Venngage CEO Eugene Woo Obscure Feature: Reset Preferences on Quit Links: Cloud Docs: Collaborating Using Adobe Cloud Documents Creative Cloud Storage: Where Does It Go? Working with Ad…
- Ep. 327: Font Tricks
Includes: Favorite font tricks Interview with Theresa Jackson InDesign 20.1 Obscure feature: Match Pasteboard to Theme Color News: 20.1 is in release rollout multi-find/change is now free Old (but still relevant!) InDesign Magazine article…
- Ep. 326: Anchored Objects
Topics: Anchored Objects Interview with Marcus Radich, PageProof Obscure Feature: Standard Carriage Return Links: Marcus Radich, from PageProof.com Anchored Objects: Working with Anchored Objects in InDesign How to Anchor a Graphic to Text…
- Ep. 325: Table Tricks
Table Scripts: Switching Rows and Columns in an InDesign Table Sort tables Setting Table Column Widths Easier Table Formatting Sizing Columns and Rows with a Script Calculations in InDesign Active Tables plug-in from DTP Tools Fixed Issues…
- Ep. 324: New InDesign 2025 Features
What's New in InDesign 2025: Adobe's update page How to Avoid Print Problems with MathML in InDesign New Accessibility Features in InDesign 2025 James Wamser's New Features Guide Creative Cloud Storage: Where Does Your Work Go? New "wow" p…
- Ep. 323: To Embed or Not to Embed?
News: CreativePro Week 2025 in Phoenix: registration is open CreativePro online summits The Design + Accessibility Summit The Design + Marketing Summit The Design + AI Summit CreativePro Magazine Sept. 2025 issue: Accessibility Tools Spons…
- Ep. 322: Answers to Forum Posts
News More CreativePro events coming up Update on InDesign 19.5 *beta* feature CreativePro Magazine 25 Years of Tips and Tricks! Catch Anne-Marie Sept 19 at the L.A. InDesign User Group (online) Sponsored by PageProof The Benefits of Online…
- Ep. 321: What's New in InDesign 19.5
News InDesign 19.5 released 2024 CreativePro Week available on-demand More CreativePro events coming up CreativePro Magazine latest issue Sponsored by PageProof The Benefits of Online Proofing for the Creative Workflow PageProof review Pag…
- Ep. 320: Must-Have Scripts
News InDesign beta to test opening PDFs to edit in InDesign CreativePro Week July 8–12 in DC! (and livestreamed) Use code CPSECRETS for $100 off any multi-day pass The InDesign + Accessibility Summit , Oct. 8–11 (online) CreativePro Magazi…
- Ep. 319: Marcus Radich Interview
News InDesign 19.4 released CreativePro Font Collection Vol 4 Online Events and CreativePro Week CreativePro Magazine latest issue Marcus Radich interview PageProof site Watch Marcus demo PageProof Exploring InDesign 19.4 New features in t…
- Ep. 318: Khara Plicanic Interview
News InDesign 19.4 new features Note: 19.4 wasn't fully released when we recorded this podcast! You can learn more about the new features here . Online Events and CreativePro Week CreativePro Magazine latest issue Kara Plicanic interview K…
- Ep. 317: Hot Threads from the InDesign forum
News Fixed issues in 19.3 Earn an InDesign Certificate on LinkedIn Learning Online Events and CreativePro Week Hot Threads: How to create a grid of images (or images and captions) so they'll autoflow and are easy to rearrange? Swapping Ima…
- Ep. 316: Interview with Julie Shaffer
News InDesign 19.2 fixes some issues Discontinuation of Creative Cloud Synced files The InDesign + Long Documents Summit (use discount code CPSECRETS for $100 off!) CreativePro Week (use CPSECRETS for $100 off any multi-day pass) Julie Sha…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 315
In the news InDesign 19.1 (second attempt) released! Fingers crossed Upcoming online-only events: The Presentation Design Conference, March 6-8 The InDesign + Long Documents Summit , April 5 CreativePro Week 2024 , July 8–12, Washington, D…
- InDesign Secrets Podcast 314
In the news InDesign 19.1 here and gone Upcoming CreativePro Online Events CreativePro Magazine December 2023: Charts and Graphs In honor of podcast 3.14, all about Pi fonts! Obscure Feature of the Week: Ruler on Spine Links mentioned in t…
- nDesignSecrets Podcast 313
In the news InDesign 2024 updated to 19.01 Register for the Design + AI Summit! CreativePro Magazine November 2023: Multilingual Design, Glyph panel in depth Secrets of the Align Panel and its weirdo cousin, the Gap tool Obscure Feature of…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 312
In the news Register for our Online Summits: Design + Accessibility, and Design + AI! CreativePro Magazine October 2023: Accessibility for Newbies All about Adobe InDesign 2024 (v19.0) Adobe MAX 2023 review and ID Tips from Attendees Obscu…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 311
In the news Two more online Summits coming up, check them out! CreativePro Magazine September 2023 all about Editorial Workflows Our own InDesign Sneaks Obscure Feature of the Week: Text Rotation Sponsor for this episode >> Adobe MAX 2023…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 310
In the news: Design & Data Summit , Sept 21–22, online only More online Summits coming up, check them out! CreativePro magazine September 2023 all about Editorial Workflows Adobe InDesign 18.5 released New free scripts we like Deep Dive in…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 309
In the news: Design & Marketing Summit , July 27–28, online only More online Summits coming up, check them out! Adobe MAX 2023 , David and Anne-Marie are doing live sessions, many more InDesign pros presenting live and online only Creative…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 308
In the news: CreativePro rebrand!! Design & Marketing Summit , July 27–28, online only Adobe MAX 2023 , David and Anne-Marie are doing live sessions InDesign 18.4 is slowly being rolled out CreativePro Week was phenomenal! Grab an On Deman…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 307
In the news: Article Hunt contest winners Adobe MAX 2023 , David and Anne-Marie are doing live sessions InDesign 18.3 is slowly being rolled out CreativePro Week , June 5-9 in Phoenix (and online) IGNITE CreativePro is back! Movie Night De…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 306
InDesign Public Beta for Cloud Docs Events: CreativePro Week 2023 June 5–9, Phoenix, Arizona (and online!) Design + Marketing Summit (online, July 27–28) Design + Data Summit (online, September 21–22) Creative Pro Magazine issue 19 include…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 305
InDesign 18.21 release CreativePro Week 2023 June 4–9, Phoenix, Arizona (and online!) NEW Design + Marketing Summit (online, July 27–28) Awesome lineup, including Jesus Ramirez, Von Glitschka, Amy Balliet, and new speakers incluing the ama…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 304
In This Episode: News Design & Powerpoint Summit now available on-demand CreativePro Week 2023 coming up in June! David's Adobe Live session A few InDesign features that just don't work right (it's not you — it's the software) Obscure InDe…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 303
News: InDesign 18.1 release Design & Powerpoint Summit coming up Feb 16–17, 2023 CreativePro Week 2023 agenda posted CreativePro Magazine January 2023 : PowerPoint Tips; Overcoming Creative Burnout. CreativePro Magazine February 2023: Maki…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 302
In this episode… News CreativePro Week 2023 registration includes InDesign and more Recordings available for the Design & Accessibility Summit Go to our Events page to see 4 new online summits for 2023 CreativePro Magazine December 2022 is…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 301
In this episode: News CreativePro Week 2023 registration opens October 6, 2022 Design & Accessibility Summit (online) Nov. 29–Dec. 2, 2022 CreativePro Magazine covering tips, insights, and more What's New in InDesign 2023 Interview with Ma…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 300
In this landmark 300th episode… News Anne-Marie and David will be live at Adobe MAX in October CreativePro Week 2023 registration opens October 6, 2022 Design & Accessibility Summit (online) Nov. 29–Dec. 2, 2022 Whoa! 300 episodes! A look…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 299
In this episode… News Last chance to get CreativePro Week 2022 videos and handouts Our online Design and Marketing Summit debuts July 18–19 Illustrator Summit returns Sept 22–23 Anne-Marie and David will be live at Adobe MAX in October Cre…
- InDesign Secrets Podcast 298
In this episode… News CreativePro Week 2022 recap Design and Marketing Summit coming up in July! CreativePro Magazine issues: https://creativepro.com/issues/ Cool InDesign tips we learned at the conference Obscure InDesign Feature: Create…
- InDesignSecrets Podcast 297
In this episode… News Adobe InDesign 17.2.1 update patch released CreativePro Week May 9-13, live in DC and online CreativePro Events: https://creativepro.com/events CreativePro Magazine: https://creativepro.com/issues/ CI-HUB Prize Raffle…