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The CreativePro Podcast

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Frequency: 1 episode/22d. Total Eps: 349

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!

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AI, New Tools, and Takeaways from Adobe MAX

Season 2025 · Episode 6

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 • Duration 50:41

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 with Adobe. From AI showing up in nearly every app to Firefly credits, new collaboration tools, and what it all means for creative professionals, they break down the most important takeaways from Adobe's flagship event.

Episode Highlights

David and Theresa share their experiences at Adobe MAX 2025 — what makes it both inspiring and overwhelming.
Why David calls Adobe MAX a "double-edged sword" — part innovation showcase, part marketing machine.
Theresa's favorite new Lightroom feature: AI-powered photo culling.
Their cautiously optimistic thoughts about Firefly Boards and Creative Cloud Projects.
An honest conversation about AI credits, ethics, and the future of Adobe's business model.
What tools and gadgets inspired their friends at MAX — from painting software to portable lighting.
The unexpected creative tip from Jason Hoppe that had everyone laughing (and rethinking their Halloween jack-o'-lanterns).
How attending events like Adobe MAX and CreativePro Week builds real creative community.

Links & Resources

Adobe MAX Sneaks 2025
Escape Motions: Rebelle Painting Software
Harlowe Lights
Jason Hoppe's Pumpkin Carving - https://www.youtube.com/@JasonHoppe
The InDesign Conference 2025, December 9–12
The Presentation Design Conference 2026, February 17–20
CreativePro Week 2026, Nashville, June 29–July 3
Next Office Hours, Friday, December 19, at 3PM ET

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Canva Makes Affinity Free?!

Season 2025 · Episode 5

Monday, November 10, 2025 • Duration 19:04

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 the news and unpack what it means for creative professionals.

They discuss how Canva's move shakes up the design software landscape and whether Affinity can ever rival Adobe's Creative Cloud. The team also explores why this announcement might be good news for everyone, from professional designers to the next generation of creatives.

Episode Highlights

Canva's surprise move announced during Adobe MAX
Why David says "free" doesn't necessarily mean "professional-grade"
Theresa's take on Adobe's shifting focus toward hobbyists
Mike's look at Affinity's strengths (and key limitations)
The gap between Adobe's "everyone" tools and enterprise solutions
How Affinity compares for pros: what's missing and what's impressive
The bigger picture: education, accessibility, and competition in creative software

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Ep. 328: Cloud Docs

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 • Duration 49:02

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The INDDC format: good and bad
Interview with Venngage CEO Eugene Woo
Obscure Feature: Reset Preferences on Quit

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Cloud Docs:

Collaborating Using Adobe Cloud Documents
Creative Cloud Storage: Where Does It Go?
Working with Adobe Cloud Documents
Anne-Marie's Cloud Docs video "for Design Geeks" on LinkedIn Learning
The endgame… collaborative editing, like the current Photoshop beta

Venngage: AI powered design at your fingertips

Resetting Preferences

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InDesignSecrets Podcast 238

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 • Duration 44:23

A very special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at The InDesign Conference 2016! Scroll down to see a couple pictures.

In this episode:

News and Updates:
- Quick history lesson about our podcast
- InDesign CC 2017 released last week
- Fun times at AdobeMAX!
- InDesign Magazine Nov. 2016 is magical (literally) and comes with videos!
- Registration open for the 2017 InDesign Conference, May 22-25, part of CreativePro Week
Interview with Mohammed Javed Ali, InDesign product manager
Our top 10 OIFOTW's (Obscure InDesign Features) from episodes 3 to 237
And this episode's Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Alpha Channel

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Teacup Software is a consulting firm and a vendor of simple, elegant, and unobtrusive plug-ins for InDesign, including BarCodeMaker, PatternMaker (developed with our own David Blatner), and DataLinker, for linking to databases. They've recently updated their plugins to support InDesign CC 2017, too. Support your local InDesign developer!

Links mentioned in this podcast:

InDesign CC 2017: New features, Keeping older versions, Updated ID New Features Guide

Anne-Marie and David welcoming the crowd to The InDesign Conference 2016 Anurag Wahi and Javed Ali, InDesign product managers/engineers, answering questions during the Ask Adobe Anything session

InDesignSecrets Podcast 237

Monday, October 31, 2016 • Duration 45:27

In this episode:

Latest news:
- Anne-Marie and David speaking at AdobeMAX 2016
- The InDesign Conference 2016 is next week!
- InDesign Magazine Nov. 2016 is magical (literally)
How-to's and gotchas when changing page sizes of a layout
Interview with the awesome (and funny) Claudia McCue
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Rainbow

News and special offers from our sponsors:
>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is a premiere provider of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Animate (née Flash) and Adobe AEM training, as well as many other software programs. Their students are achieving a 98% pass rate on all Adobe Certified Associate exams, so you know the instructors are the best! Certitec hold classes in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. Follow them on Twitter at @Certite c and keep up with their Facebook page. Enjoy a 20% discount on any class in London or Cardiff you mention InDesignSecrets while booking the class (on the phone or at their site).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9
Resizing Pages:

InDesignSecrets Podcast 236

Friday, September 30, 2016 • Duration 30:12

In this episode:

Latest news:
- The InDesign Conference 2016 is just weeks away! New content, TRUMATCH giveaway
- InDesign Magazine Sept 2016: all about teaching InDesign
- InDesign Magazine Oct. 2016: InDesign Nightmares!
We each describe 3 of our favorite free InDesign scripts
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Satin
The QUIZZLER answer and winner! She had a 1 out of 1 chance of winning ;-)

QUIZZLER ANSWER and WINNER: In podcast 235, we asked listeners to email us locations in InDesign where the command "Place" appears, other than File > Place. We were looking for Library panel menu, right-click menu on images in CC Library, and the obscure button lower right on the Media panel, Place Video or Audio file. Only submitted an answer, and none of these were included in her email. But she wins an InDesignSecrets Keyboard Shortcut poster anyway!

InDesignSecrets Podcast 235

Thursday, September 1, 2016 • Duration 36:39

In this episode:

Latest news:
- InDesign CC 2015.4 POINT 1 update ... oy the naming
- The InDesign Conference 2016 is coming soon — November!
- PePcon 2016 videos and CreativePro Conf 2016 videos are up
- InDesign Magazine Script-o-Pedia
All about InDesign's new GPU feature
Interview with Brian Wood, InDesign Guru
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Zoom Setting
The QUIZZLER returns!

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Teacup Software is a consulting firm and a vendor of simple, elegant, and unobtrusive plug-ins for InDesign, including BarCodeMaker, PatternMaker (developed with our own David Blatner), and DataLinker, for linking to databases. Teacup moved to a subscription-based pricing model earlier this year. You can take 15% off the first year of any subscription when you enter the code IDSECRETS15. Hurry, this offer will end in a few weeks.

QUIZZLER: Listen to the podcast for the Quizzler, a simple question about InDesign that you can answer with a little searching. When you find the answer, email it to us at info at indesignsecrets.com with QUIZZLER in the Subject line (not in a comment here!). We'll choose a winner from all the correct answers we've received by SEPTEMBER 20. Winner will be notified by email and announced in the next podcast, and we'll send the prize to them too! Links mentioned in this podcast:

InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9

InDesignSecrets Podcast 234

Wednesday, June 29, 2016 • Duration 31:54

In this episode:

Latest news:
- InDesign CC 2015.4 update (and InCopy CC 2015.4 too!)
- Register for CreativePro Conference and The InDesign Conference
- June 2016 InDesign Magazine: Photography & InDesign
- July 2016 InDesign Magazine: Fonts and Typography
PePcon Recap! And we each share one tip we learned at the show
A number of tips to know about (Auto-) Numbered Lists
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Dimensions Include Stroke Weight

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is a premiere provider of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Animate (née Flash) and Adobe AEM training, as well as many other software programs. Two of their trainers have been voted in as the top 10 trainers in the world! Marek Mularcyk and Martin Prehiniak have achieved this over the last 12 months and accredited by Metrics that Matter. Certitec hold classes in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. Enjoy a 20% discount on any class in London or Cardiff when you mention InDesignSecrets while booking the class (on the phone or at their site).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

CreativePro 2016: The Conference for Photoshop and Illustrator Users, July 11-13, Minneapolis MN
InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9

InDesignSecrets Podcast 233

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 • Duration 31:52

In this episode:

Latest news:
- Creative Cloud Libraries get a welcome update
- Register for CreativePro Conference and The InDesign Conference
- May 2016 InDesign Magazine is a color (management) deep dive
- June 2016 InDesign Magazine: Photography & InDesign
Making the UI (User Interface) your own
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Keep with Next Row

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is a premiere provider of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Animate (née Flash) and Adobe AEM training, as well as many other software programs. Their students are achieving a 98% pass rate on all Adobe Certified Associate exams, so you know the instructors are the best! Certitec hold classes in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. Follow them on Twitter at @Certite c and keep up with their Facebook page. Enjoy a 20% discount on any class in London or Cardiff you mention InDesignSecrets while booking the class (on the phone or at their site).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

CreativePro 2016: The Conference for Photoshop and Illustrator Users, July 11-13, Minneapolis MN
InDesign Conference 2016: Washington DC, November 7–9

InDesignSecrets Podcast 232

Saturday, April 30, 2016 • Duration 32:01

In this episode:

Latest news:
- PePcon's community site, PePcon Connect, is live
- Register for PePcon, CreativePro Conference, InDesign Conference
- April 2016 InDesign Magazine: The White Space Issue
- May 2016 InDesign Magazine is a color (management) deep dive!
Inside Mike Riordan's head (interview with our Editor-in-Chief!)
All About Alternative Glyphs
Obscure InDesign Feature of the Week: Hide Column

News and special offers from our sponsors:

>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is a premiere provider of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Animate (née Flash) and Adobe AEM training, as well as many other software programs. Their students are achieving a 98% pass rate on all Adobe Certified Associate exams, so you know the instructors are the best! Certitec hold classes in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. Follow them on Twitter at @Certite c and keep up with their Facebook page. Enjoy a 20% discount on any class in London or Cardiff you mention InDesignSecrets while booking the class (on the phone or at their site).

Links mentioned in this podcast:

Time for PePcon 2016! Sign up now and we'll see you in San Diego in June (also home of the )

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