De Alphascan in de pers! (KvK magazine)

In het februari-nummer van het Eigen Bedrijf magazine van de Kamer van Koophandel is een artikel geplaatst over de Alphascan, de sitescan en web consultancy dienst van Boris Hoekmeijer. Lees het hier! Continue reading

Make a presentation slideshow using InDesign

For creating digital presentations, the vast majority of people use Microsoft’s PowerPoint. It’s quite simple to work with, and does the job quite well. But if you’re a designer, you like to have more freedom of choice when it comes to the layout. In that case, you’re better off with Adobe’s InDesign. It has a million possibilities, especially when it comes to styling typography.
However, the world can’t read INDD files, or view them as presentations. So how do you create a presentation from your InDesign file? Continue reading

Heeft u al een Alphascan gedaan?

Vanaf vandaag biedt Boris Hoekmeijer een nieuwe dienst aan: de Alphascan!
De Alphascan is een sitescan op vindbaarheid, gebruiksvriendelijkheid, vormgeving, inhoud en zoekmachineoptimalisatie. Continue reading

Brochure The color void

Project: Ontwerp Fotobrochure The Color Void

Website: n/a

Werkzaamheden: Zwart-wit foto-brochure over de arctische archipel Spitsbergen, voorzien van poëtische teksten. Fotografie en ontwerp door Boris Hoekmeijer. Ontworpen in InDesign, Photoshop en Illustrator Continue reading

Create a mirror reflection with Photoshop

Creating reflections in logos and website images is very popular these days. A good time to offer you a simple step-by-step on how to create this using Adobe Photoshop!
I’m using Photoshop CS5, but it also works with the older versions. Continue reading

How to create a clipping mask in InDesign

Creating a clipping mask in InDesign is not difficult, but it works differently from Illustrator and Photoshop. It took me some time to find the correct answer though (not counting the explanation on Adobe’s support site, which I found mystifying…). Here’s how it’s done: Continue reading

Create a website Favicon using Photoshop

The favicon.ico file is your website icon. It shows up next to the URL in your browser, and next to the website in your favorites/bookmarks. It increases your visibility, and not using it will, in my opinion, make your site look a bit amateuristic.
Creating one is quite easy, as long as you have Photoshop. I’m using CS5, but older versions work as well. Continue reading