Matt Smith
Matt has worked for various publishing houses and design agencies, covering studio photography, video production, editorial design, branding, illustration and motion graphics. He currently works for Future PLC with brands such as T3, Woman&Home, Marie Claire, Music Week, TechRadar, Golden Joysticks, Cycling Weekly, Brand Impact Awards, Horse&Hound and Tech&Learning. In the past he has designed titles including Mac|Life, IQ, Bow International, Drummer, iDrum, Acoustic, Clay Shooting, Sea Fishing and GunTradeNews. He has experience across the full Adobe Suite and is currently spending a lot of time creating projects in Blender and After Effects.
Latest articles by Matt Smith

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Learn how to add fonts in Photoshop on a Mac, Windows PC or iPad.

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The iPad shortcuts you need to know to get more from your Apple tablet and iPad OS.

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A step-by-step guide to nailing your typography every time.

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Place an element in situ quickly and easily.
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Save time with colour palettes with this guide.
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If you're a pro, this is perfect for ideation or concept designs, or for design hobbyists.

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Save time with 1-click masking.
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Follow these steps.
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Follow these steps to expand your images and save a bundle of time.

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Learn how to make contrast and influence people with a look at Carl Dair's 7 rules for typographical contrast.
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How the sans serif rose from obscurity to become the go-to font of the 21st century digital age.
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What is kerning, and does it really matter?

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Discover how to create a logo in Photoshop with this step-by-step guide.
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Lottie is about to become the standard for web animation, so check out the best plugins and apps to add animations to your designs
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If you want to create basic animations quickly and on a budget, Linearity Move might be the app for you. We test the latest version and see how it stacks against other apps.

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From imagination to canvas – how do Illustrator's new AI features hold up?

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These Photoshop shortcuts will speed up your workflow.

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How does Adobe’s answer to Canva stack up?

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After Effects 2021 continues to prove a powerful and popular video tool for designers.

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Adobe's first app for UI design is catching up to the competition fast

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Make friends the easy way, by adding them in Photoshop.

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Learn how to set up, edit and share a document in Google Slides.
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