CreativePro Magazine Issue 35 is now available!

Topics include Accessibility Tools, Using AI to Write Scripts, New Tools in Photoshop and Illustrator, Fall Design Assets, and more [CreativePro]( Hi {NAME}, The [September 2024 issue of CreativePro Magazine (#35)](=) is now available! [CreativePro Magazine Issue 35: Accessibility Tools]() CreativePro Magazine is an exclusive benefit for [CreativePro members](=). SEPTEMBER SPECIAL Get $15 off* one year of CreativePro membership with discount code: SEPT24 [BECOME A MEMBER]() *Offer is available for new members only through the month of SEPTEMB [Resource of the Month]( [Illustrator Downloadable: Fall Foliage Art and Frame Set]( Illustrator Downloadable: Fall Foliage Art and Frame Set What comes to mind first when you think of fall? Longer, cooler nights? Your favorite sweater or hoodie? Sipping apple cider or something pumpkin spiced? Or maybe it’s the colors of the season when the trees treat us to a cornucopia of red, orange, yellow, and brown hues. You can convey all those autumnal vibes in your designs with the Fall Foliage Art and Frame Set. The jam-packed downloadable file contains: - 3 Illustrator files containing seamless leaf border tiles, leaf symbols, and foliage frames - A Fall Foliage Color Palette that can be loaded into Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign - 11 Leaf Frame PNGs - 15 Individual Leaf PNGs [LEARN MORE]( FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF Mike Rankin This month, let’s start with a little peek behind the editorial curtain. One of the guiding lights I try to follow when choosing and developing content for CreativePro is the notion of tasks, not tools. I believe that the motivation to learn (and to be a CreativePro member) comes from the need to accomplish specific jobs, not from an innate desire to know how to manipulate some digital doodad. In order for the CreativePro team to create valuable content, we need to understand and address that motivation. That’s why I tell our authors to always answer the question, “Why should we care?” before getting into any technical details. Whys come before hows. Don’t get me wrong; the hows are indispensable. They are the actual content. They’re what we spend our time making, checking, and delivering. And delivering hows worth paying for is what keeps CreativePro in business. But ultimately, all the tools we cover in this magazine, on our website, and at our events are just means to an end. It’s the jobs you do with them that matter most. And I can think of no job that matters more than making documents accessible. It matters from an ethical perspective, a business perspective, and a legal perspective. It’s also a complex job that you can’t accomplish with any one tool. You need a whole toolbox full of ’em. Maybe a whole hardware store. And that’s what you’ll find in this month’s feature article by accessibility expert Kathryn Collins. From tools to generate accessible color palettes and sources of inclusive imagery, to screen readers and simulators, scripts and plug-ins, training providers and communities, she serves up a smorgasbord of resources to help you deliver content that’s accessible for everyone. Next up, Laura Coyle walks you through the process of adding dynamic measurements to vector artwork with the new Dimension tool in Illustrator. I’ll admit my first steps using this tool were a bit klutzy, so I’m sure glad to have Laura here to be my guide—and yours. Then, we have Alan Gilbertson sharing his experiences using AI as a script-writing assistant. There’s vast potential here for opening up the power of scripting to a much larger audience (once you get the hang of communicating your wishes in words these assistants can understand). Steve Caplin contributes a pair of articles on using two new tools in Photoshop: the Adjustment Brush and the Selection Brush. And while it still may be sweltering summertime where you are, fall is coming soon, and with it, the need to craft some autumnal designs. So, our Resource of the Month is a bumper crop of fall foliage art and patterns. Enjoy! [LEARN MORE](=) [The Design + Accessibility Summit, A CreativePro Online Event, October 8–11, 2024]( Join us online October 8–11 for the 5th annual [Design + Accessibility Summit](=), the essential HOW-TO event for design professionals who need to master accessibility. Learn practical techniques for building accessible documents with InDesign, Acrobat, PowerPoint, Word, and more. [SEE THE AGENDA](=) As a member, you can save $125 with discount code: MEMBER [The Design + Accessibility Summit, A CreativePro Online Event, October 8–11, 2024](=) [CreativePro Week 2025](, the essential HOW-TO conference for CreativePros, will be held June 2–6, 2025 in Phoenix, AZ and online. Registration opens Tuesday, September 10. 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