Nested styles are an extremely powerful tool that helps you set up a document in such a way that your future edits or additions are effortlessly styled. They used to hurt my brain a little, until I found this great tutorial with an excellent case study that really opens up the possibilities nested styles hold.

Nested Styles in InDesign »

For those of you who aren’t sure, this is what a bleed looks like. Wikipedia defines bleed like so:

Bleed refers to printing that goes beyond the edge of the sheet after trimming. The bleed is the part on the side of your document that gives the printer that small amount of space to move around paper and design inconsistencies.”

There are a couple of examples I want to show you today. One is from PrinterInternational.org, which gives a pretty good description, example, and exactly how to set up bleed in InDesign.

Bleed in InDesign –>

The second is from Veerle, whose blog is one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. She explains a way to setup bleed in Photoshop that is almost too simple – make sure to read the comments as well!

Bleed in Photoshop –>

Even as an instructor, I sometimes struggle to remember everything I ever read, especially some of the complex mathematical graphic design problems that can arise; so straightforward articles such as the one on Using Points and Picas by Creative Curio, are really appreciated.

Here’s to passing on the knowledge to the students! Enjoy, guys!

Using Points and Picas –> [via ilovetypography.com]