Illustrator Data Merge
Channel: Gary Bradley
Date: 2021-11-17

Hey folks! In this episode, we take a look at how to create social media posts in Illustrator using Data Merge. You can use this technique to generate multiple designs that can be updated with a click on the mouse. You can also read more on this topic in our latest blog post via https://www.creativefrontiers.co.uk/article/quick-social-media-visuals

00:00 Welcome
00:30 What is data merge?
00:45 Source files required for data merge
01:09 How to set up a spreadsheet for data merge
03:00 How to bind data variables in Illustrator
04:55 Preview data sets in Illustrator
05:25 How to batch export data sets from Illustrator

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