July 2012 Archives

Ask the Pros: As an aspiring photo editor, what can I do to make myself a good job candidate?

Ask the Pros: As an aspiring photo editor, what can I do to make myself a good job candidate?

To help prepare you for the real world, our Ask the Pros series is here to help answer some of your most common questions about interviewing, job-hunting and working in the world of publication and media art and photo departments.

Got a question you want answered? Send it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll put it to our experts! A varying panel of professionals will give you their take, and then it's up to you to put their advice to work.

And if you're a working professional yourself, we'd love to hear your opinion too ... don't hesitate to add it in our comments or email us to be on one of our panels.

Today, our current panel of photo editor pros give you some insight into how to get that job or internship .... even if you're not interested in being a photo editor, their awesome advice should be heeded!
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Shortcuts to Success: The Text Wrap Panel

Sure, there are huge lists of InDesign keyboard shortcuts out there, but are you going to sit down and memorize them all? We're here to help you learn some handy new ones, one by one, making it easier to add them to your mental list. Each week, we'll highlight a different shortcut to help you work faster, better and smarter.
 
SPD-U SHORTCUT OF THE WEEK
 
Show/Hide the Text Wrap Panel
command + option + W

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Integrating images and text on a page is the name of our game, so it makes sense that we wrap a lot of text. Type command + option + W to show or hide the Text Wrap Panel.


Got a favorite keyboard shortcut you'd like to share with everyone? Email it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll include it in our series, along with your own commentary if you'd like.

This week's shortcut brought to you by Joseph Caserto
Ask the Pros: To be a photo editor, do I have to be a photographer or have studied it?

Ask the Pros: To be a photo editor, do I have to be a photographer or have studied it?

To help prepare you for the real world, our Ask the Pros series is here to help answer some of your most common questions about interviewing, job-hunting and working in the world of publication and media art and photo departments.

Got a question you want answered? Send it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll put it to our experts! A varying panel of professionals will give you their take, and then it's up to you to put their advice to work.

And if you're a working professional yourself, we'd love to hear your opinion too ... don't hesitate to add it in our comments or email us to be on one of our panels.

For the next few weeks, we're talking photography and photo editing ...
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Shortcuts to Success: Save Multiple Documents at Once

Sure, there are huge lists of InDesign keyboard shortcuts out there, but are you going to sit down and memorize them all? We're here to help you learn some handy new ones, one by one, making it easier to add them to your mental list. Each week, we'll highlight a different shortcut to help you work faster, better and smarter.
 
SPD-U SHORTCUT OF THE WEEK
 
Save All Open Documents
command + option + shift + s

This week's shortcut lets us multi-taskers save all our open files at once! So, if you have to dash to an important meeting, your hard work won't get wiped out if you trip over your computer's power cord and unplug it on the way. 

Got a favorite keyboard shortcut you'd like to share with everyone? Email it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll include it in our series, along with your own commentary if you'd like.

This week's shortcut was submitted by Mr. Povilas Zaleskis, Freelance graphic designer, Luxembourg www.bernardinai.lt/zurnalas. Commentary was brought to you by Joseph Caserto.

Ask the Pros: Internet Edition

Ask the Pros: Internet Edition

Our next panel of pros is hard at work answering more of your awesome questions (got one of your own? Email it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com), so we're turning to the Internet to see what others have to say. 

Mediabistro has started a terrific series called Career Breakfast ... the first Tuesday of each month, they get a panel of their own pros to discuss popular job-hunting topics. We watched this video on How to Prepare For a Job Interview and found lots of great advice for snagging that coveted job. Or find out some answers to the ever-baffling question of Where'd My Resume Go? 

We'll be back next Monday with more insight from our own experts. Until then, keep sending in your questions! and check out our past questions below:

Shortcuts to Success: Choose Text Alignment


Sure, there are huge lists of InDesign keyboard shortcuts out there, but are you going to sit down and memorize them all? We're here to help you learn some handy new ones, one by one, making it easier to add them to your mental list. Each week, we'll highlight a different shortcut to help you work faster, better and smarter.
 
SPD-U SHORTCUT OF THE WEEK
 
Text Alignment
command + shift + L, R, or C

When you're working with text, there's no need to open your Paragraph Panel to change the alignment, just use these shortcuts...
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Ask the Pros: Do you look me up online when I apply for a job?

Ask the Pros: Do you look me up online when I apply for a job?

To help prepare you for the real world, our Ask the Pros series is here to help answer some of your most common questions about interviewing, job-hunting and working in the world of publication and media art and photo departments.

Got a question you want answered? Send it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll put it to our experts! A varying panel of professionals will give you their take, and then it's up to you to put their advice to work.

And if you're a working professional yourself, we'd love to hear your opinion too ... don't hesitate to add it in our comments or email us to be on one of our panels.

Ever wonder if your interviewer has looked you up on Facebook? ...
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Shortcuts to Success: Add the Copyright Symbol

Sure, there are huge lists of InDesign keyboard shortcuts out there, but are you going to sit down and memorize them all? We're here to help you learn some handy new ones, one by one, making it easier to add them to your mental list. Each week, we'll highlight a different shortcut to help you work faster, better and smarter.
 
SPD-U SHORTCUT OF THE WEEK
 
Copyright Symbol
option + G

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What's more American than business? In honor of our Nation's birthday, this week's shortcut lets 'em know you mean it! Type option + G to get the Copyright Symbol. Even better, this is a universal Mac shortcut, so you can use it beyond InDesign.

FYI, to learn more about protecting your work, check out Copyright Myths, by our friends at the Graphic Artists Guild. It's free!

Got a favorite keyboard shortcut you'd like to share with everyone? Email it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll include it in our series, along with your own commentary if you'd like.

This week's shortcut brought to you by Joseph Caserto
Ask the Pros: If I'm applying for a design position, do you also want to see my photo and illustration work?

Ask the Pros: If I'm applying for a design position, do you also want to see my photo and illustration work?

To help prepare you for the real world, our Ask the Pros series is here to help answer some of your most common questions about interviewing, job-hunting and working in the world of publication and media art and photo departments.

Got a question you want answered? Send it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll put it to our experts! A varying panel of professionals will give you their take, and then it's up to you to put their advice to work.

And if you're a working professional yourself, we'd love to hear your opinion too ... don't hesitate to add it in our comments or email us to be on one of our panels.

Today we address the issue of what type of work your interviewers will want to see...
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