texts: Tips for a more efficient workflow using Illustrator's Live Trace?

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I'd like to think this tool could be useful when converting small b/w images, but more often than not I am dissatisfied with how noisy the vector work is -- too many anchors scattered around creates more work than if I were to hand trace the image.

Is there any way to mitigate this?


texts: Applying a gradient to a shape layer evenly that takes into account the shape of the layer?

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When I apply a gradient to a shape layer, the gradient is always applied as a rectangle.

e.g.

The red rectangle implies the edges of the gradient.

What I'm after is for the gradient to be applied in a way that uses the shape layer for the edges... so the same value will be applied evenly to the left side of the shape and then spread evenly to the right. Is this possible?

Thanks


texts: document size in Photoshop vs Illustrator

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So I am designing an A2 format poster for print... I am much more used to working in Photoshop, so I design almost everything there and just import the .psd to Illustrator afterwards and add text.

What I've noticed however is that when I create exactly the same document size in PS and AI, the zoom is completely different.. for the same size (on screen) in Photoshop it's at 8% zoom and filesize of 120MB. In Illustrator it's at 33% and only 1,5MB.

However when I import the .psd file into AI, it seems to fit perfectly.

Am I missing something here ? What's going on ? Thank you.


texts: Why do my PDF, EPS, & AI files default to 72 PPI on other machines?

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I've created a sticker design, entirely vector, made in illustrator. There are some gradients that blend to transparency.

I've set the Document Setup and all Raster Effect settings to 300 ppi, but my client opens it to "Medium" settings in Illustrator, set to 150 ppi.

Why does it change?


texts: How to add "move to" commands to an Adobe Illustrator path

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So when you export an Adobe Illustrator file to SVG format, paths are encoded using the SVG path syntax.

If you look at the <path data> element, it's possible to have moveto commands embedded into a path.

In other words, you draw a few lines in the path, pick up the pen and move it somewhere else, and continue the same path.

I have been trying to figure out how to do this in Illustrator to no avail.  You can add on to an existing path but it seems you can only do this by extending the path from one of the endpoints.  I don't want to do this: I want to continue the path from somewhere else.

You can get something sort of like this by grouping two disjoint paths.  However when Illustrator does the svg export it just creates two <path> tags and puts them inside a <g> tag which is not what I want.  If I manually edit an svg file with a text editor, adding "move to" commands, and I import them, it looks like maybe what Illustrator is doing is creating a group, but I can't tell because I don't know how to select and object and figure out if it is a group or not.


texts: Place screenshot into psd layer (requiring image resize)

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Can anyone tell me /point me in the direction of a good photoshop tutorial for taking app screen shots and putting them in as a layer in a photoshop psd file i.e website screenshot into a macbook pro psd (https://dribbble.com/shots/980800-Devices?list=searches&offset=0)

I have googled this for ages but nothing really came up

Thanks,

Jon


texts: InDesign: Resetting character style after end of paragraph

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Is there a way (a setting or a shortcut) in InDesign to reset a character style to None after the end of a paragraph?
Paragraph styles have the option for Next Style, but this does not apply to character styling.

Currently I'm using Quick Apply (ctrl+return+None) after each paragraph to reset the character style, but it is very time consuming if you have many lines with two or more different character styles.

NOTE: I'm using character styling because as far as I know you cannot have two different paragraph styles on the same line. See screenshot below for use example.


texts: How can I draw easily an arrow with the text in its tails?

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I know how to create arrow in Inkscape and add text but I am looking for a way to automate this process.

Ideally, I would like to add directly an arrow with a number in its tail and use a progressive counter for keeping track of the numbers. The output should be something like this:

Is there already an easy hack for this or should I create a Python plugin?


texts: Fireworks CS6: easy way to adjust values like in Photoshop?

texts: In Photoshop we can easily increase/decrease any values by using arrow keys or dragging left/right after hovering mouse on the subject. But I found neither is possible in Fireworks CS6. Am I missing something?


texts: Photoshop - Multiple layer styles of the same type

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I want to style a layer with layer styles in Photoshop.

The problem is that I want to add multiple inner drop shadows.
I saw that you can do Right Click > Rasterise Layer Style, but then I can't change it anymore. Best would be if I could link a separate layer with it and apply the style to this one.

Can anyone help me out here?


texts: How can I create a room layout to scale in photoshop?

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I'm trying to create a layout of my apartment in Photoshop, for planning.

I'm a newbie at Photoshop. From Google, I learned that I can do the following:

Upon creating a new image document, I enter the resolution as 1 pixel per inch, and enter the document dimensions as the same dimensions in inches as my apartment.
From Image > Analysis > Set Measurement Scale > Custom, I again set it to 1 pixel per inch.

The scale still looks completely wrong. For e.g., I select the width of the image as 209 inches (pixels), but the scale shows the width as above 500 for some reason I can't figure out.

My question is:

1) How can I configure the document/scale so that I can view my room layout in inches?
2) How can I view the document as something like graph paper so that I can mark what area is occupied and what is vacant?

Thank you for your help.


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How can I set custom units in Photoshop?

For example I want to see all distances in dp, where

100.00dp = 150.00px

I've tried to set it in Edit -> Preferences -> Unit & Rulers, but there I could set only predefined units.


texts: InDesign CC losing quality when importing image

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Is it really possible that when you import image to InDesign its quality gets worse? In this case image contains logo made in Photoshop. We are using iMac which has retina screen I believe. What settings we should adjust at InDesign. No scaling should occur and that makes hard to understand why image gets so ugly.

Is there any tricks like using 600 DPI? now logo file is 300 DPI. End product is CD cover.

Logo is done at Illustrator and transferred to Photoshop and added some effects there.


texts: Illustrator: Different stroke weight on a line path?

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How to have a different stroke weight on a single line path? I came across this video — what is the process to create that clock needle? Thanks.
Exact time for my question is 6:16 to 6:24.


texts: In Photoshop, is there a way to turn a vector object into a mask and keep it editable?

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I often make objects in Illustrator, and then bring them into Photoshop to use them as a mask, by selecting the pixels of the layer, and then applying it as a mask to another. The downside to this is that whenever I change the smart object, I need to repeat this process.

Is there a way to apply a smart object as a mask to a layer, and keep it as a smart object?


texts: How to create this circular background image? (Inkscape)

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I want to create this circular image.
But I am not sure what is the better way of making this.

I personally create this with a pie, with gradient end as a white but alpha becomes less than 1 (more transparent), as shown below.

Is there a better way of making this?


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Is there a way in Inkscape to set the boundaries of the svg file the way they would be set if you export as a bitmap?

I want that there's no whitespace above, beneath, right or left of the object that I select.


texts: Illustrator CC, matching two layers (with Transform applied) that are from different files

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We have one Adobe Illustrator file layer and we want it to match up to a previous file layer.  Problem is the previous graphic artist did a rotate, which we know, but then some kind of transformation, so now we cannot match the two files at all.

We can get it close, but if we can't match it up perfectly, then we will have to digitize some lines again.  Is there a way to have an old layer match a new layer, their linework being very close.  It is a street layer and so must be precise as possible. Maybe Adobe CC has some tools to help?


texts: Is there a way to copy an image on illustrator

texts: Is there a way that I can copy a image that is black and white on Illustrator. I want to highlight the black parts in the image and then copy/import them to a blank file so that I can print it as a sticker and have a clear background? Or would this be easier to do on Photoshop? either way are you able to help me in what program/setting is best suited for this task?


texts: Set a stroke to knockout a fill behind it with live text in Illustrator

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I'd like to be able to set the stroke of some live text to knockout a fill that is offset so it appears as a shadow with negative space between the top fill and the "shadow" fill. I can't seem to find a way to do this in the appearance pallet. I would like the effect to to look like this image:

The white negative space between the yellow and the red needs to be transparent to show a background such as a photo, but it also needs to stay as live text for easy editing. Is this possible?


texts: Anyone know how to make a gradient like attached with the underlying photo standing out with white highlights? The soldier image is the sample I am trying to replicate with the guy in the suit with computer.


texts: What PPI and DPI is needed for a photographic backdrop printed at 6x4 foot? I have a stock image which is 4000 px across and 300 dpi. Do I need to enlarge that with photoshop before sending to my backdrop printer?


texts: Is there a shortcut to double image size in Adobe Illustrator?

texts: I need to double the sizes of many images for retina devices. It takes too long to do it by using a calculator to do the math and manipulating the values in the width/height panel at the top. Is there a one key shortcut to speed this up?


texts: How do I remove shapes formed by other touching shapes in adobe illustrator

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I have 4 circular shapes as shown in the screenshot. I want to remove the area marked A and B that forms around where the 2 small circle touch and the inner and outer circle. How do I do this?

This is another look of it. To the left is what i have to the right is the final shape i want to obtain.


texts: How to do a gradient in the same contour of the object?

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I have a polygon in a irregular format and I want to fill it by using gradient. However, this gradient has to be in the same contour of the polygon. This means that, the gradient is not radial since this gradient will fill a "ball" in the center of the polygon. Further, it cannot be the linear since it does not the same contour of the polygon.

This is an example of the image that I want:

I have tried it, but I really don't know how to reproduce this example. Please, I would like a solution in the illustrator or photoshop.


texts: How to make white stroke show up for a shirt printing

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hoping you can help me today. I think my question is very simple. I have almost no experience with Adobe, but I am trying to finish up a Christmas present...

I am making a digital file for a shirt printing company to embroider, but can't get the white stroke I made around black text in InDesign to show up against the white background.

Here is what the shirt should look like:

http://www.spreadshirt.com/badman-t-shirts-C3376A14883793

In my file, the stroke looks right if I have it a different color. However, the stroke is not visible in an exported jpeg because of the white background in the jpeg.

How can I make the background go away so I just have the black text and white stroke?

Been sorting through lots of help online and nothing seems to help.


texts: Does CS6 have a feature to extract an object from a background using stereography?

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I recall reading an article prior to CS6 releasing that Photoshop (or perhaps another CS6 product?) would include a feature that would allow taking a stereographic photo of an object, and then detect the foreground object from the background, thus allowing clean extraction of a photographed object from the background.

I don't own CS6 yet, but I can't for the life of me find this article again. Does this feature exist in CS6, and if so, what is it called?


texts: GIMP: Trying to move selected text layer but moves background layer

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I have a background overlay on which I have three text layers on top.
Now I want to move these text layers around on the overlay, but I can't get it to work.

As soon as I click inside the text layer I can see that the background layer is catching the click, and if I drag I see that it's the background layer that is moved and not the intended text layer...

I find it very annoying, and I can't seem to figure out what I do wrong. The thing is that it seems to work sometimes, for one Click -> Drag -> Drop, but as soon as I try and move it again it just moves the background.

I have the Move Tool selected and the move is set to Move: Layer, just to be clear.


texts: Copying and Pasting images from one ps tab to another get resized

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Im experiencing the following problem:

When I copy and image from one photoshop tab to another it gets resized automatically. My image is 25*25 and I want to place it in a A3 paper, so it does fit in its original size.

Im using photoshop CC 2015. And I have already unchecked "resize image during place" but still no luck.


texts: Saving each layer as serparate file but with master template

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I recently figured out how to save each layer as a separate file in photoshop.

I do this when editing a gif image.

Now, however, i have a layer below (layer 0) and a layer on top(72) and i want those two layers to be included in all the other layers from 1-71 when they are each saved as a separate file.

For example if i take layer4.jpg i should be able to see both layer 0 and layer 72 in it.


texts: Adding a "bursting neurons" effect to text in Inkscape

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I am creating a logo with Inkscape, and would like to process the text in the logo so that it looks a bit like the "vertical lines" in this image:

So far, after browsing all the nice effects that come with Inkscape, I only managed to arrive at this:

(The different intensities of the effect across the letters are intended, and they try to reflect the change that happens from left to right in the previous picture.)

How can I improve my logo so that the noise looks more like the first picture (little displaced dots) rather than like the current version (displaced horizontal lines)? Thank you for any suggestion.

In case it's relevant, the first picture is a raster plot where each row represents a neuron that is being recorded over time, and each column represents whether a neuron has fired or not at a particular instant in time.


texts: InDesign: How to make sure that new chapter are on the right side?

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I designed a book in InDesign. How can I make sure that every new chapter is starting on the right side before going to print?

Below, page 7 and 19 are new chapter.
Page 2 is the book title page. Similar when we open a book the first page is usually the book title.

Is the only way to verify it is to print it or can I do something in InDesign so that every new chapter are on the right?


texts: Is it possible to lock a jpg's size so it can't be stretched when used?

texts: My customer wants me to supply them with logos that are "locked" so that when they are imported into a document they can't be stretched/resized. Is that possible?


texts: Cutting image in half using line with specified slope

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Is there a way to use single line with specified slope to slice image in half and delete selected half of the image?
(I have been looking for the solution but found only solutions with specifying x and y in rectangle selection while it is important for me to set specific angle of the slicing line and x,y coordinates for its (this line) center)


texts: How do you align an image to pixels in Illustrator

texts: I have align to pixels turned on for new objects, but an image I placed earlier is not aligned to pixels, though it's exactly 1440 x 900. How do I set Illustrator so that when I move this image object, it will always snap to a round number?


texts: Do we perceive images in text reading direction?

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I received a graphic in a presentation with equally weighted items in it. Their order did not match my expectation, so I started to wonder why that would be. Finally I figured out that I was reading them in text reading direction and that order did not match the order in which the text explained them. Therefore my question is:

In case a graphic has no special points of interest, do we tend to read images in text reading order, i.e. from top to bottom and left to right? What is the reason for it?

As a consequence

I would make the proposal to change the order of elements to match the sequence they were explained in the text
I might need to update some images in another project where they are used in context of a right to left language.

From my personal try with the following picture, I agree to this theory. I stared at the middle first, not finding anything useful, then starting from top left to bottom right. Side question: is this test ok or did I make a mistake designing the test?


texts: What is the average size of a billboard?

texts: So what is the average size of a billboard? I'm using Corel Draw x6 and would like to know the average size of them.


texts: Creating large-scale high-resolution documents in Photoshop

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I am a student trying to create collages in Photoshop sized* 4' x 4'  and larger, resolution 300dpi, to be digitally printed on cotton canvas and silk.

The enormous file size causes my iMac to lag or freeze. Many times the files will not save at all. I'm new working at these dimensions using Photoshop and came up with few solutions myself.

I have tried to work on the prints in smaller pieces and puzzle them together, but the results haven't been satisfactory. The only other option i have come up with is to lower the resolution, but that the printer has advised me that printing lower than 300dpi will adversely effect my final product.

*) 4 ft = 121.92 cm


texts: Using Letters with counters / cutouts as work paths

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In following this tutorial on Using Text as Container which essentially explains how to create a path from a letter, I've run into difficultly when trying to follow this on any letter that has a counter... like a, b, d, etc.  When I right-click inside the original text, and convert it to a work path, and then I click inside the work path to begin typing with a new type tool... letters! lose their counters and the path is defined strictly by its outer edge.  See the screenshot:

How can I adjust the work path so that the counter is preserved and you can see the hole in the letter a like you'd expect?


texts: Is there a tool for generating dielines for custom packaging?

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I am new to packaging design and this is an interesting field. I need help with a project. My design scheme is final, copy is ready, now all I need is the "dieline" to be set so that the printing stuff can begin.

I am making packaging for a product. There will be multiple dimensions. Some square, some rectangular. Let's call the front panel with logo, flavor, etc. the "front face" (is there a technical name for it?). All I know is: front face width, front face height, and the depth of the box or height of the box.

I need to visualize my box in a flattened out form, so to speak, in order to design each section. Sort of what unwrapping in 3D software does. I've come to understand that this called dieline. I've researched the internet and know essentially how a box is flattened out, I have  those reference images. However, for custom dimensions, I don't want to draw based on assumptions and these reference images. I need to know the precise dimensions of each segment (I will manually account for bleed) based on the data I have (previous paragraph): which is essentially three numeric values for each box.

So, my question is:

Is there a tool or formula to find out the dimensions of each segment of a box packaging's dieline based on front face width, front face height, and box depth values only?

Definition of dieline:

  A dieline serves as a package template that ensures proper layout for a printed product. It is a diagram that shows all the cut lines and folds of a package in flattened form. They are also used for envelopes, pocket folders and more.


texts: Photoshop automatically corrects my color

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This is probably a trivial question, however I'm unable to select a given color in Photoshop. I'm using a template in PSD which is set to CMYK and I think that this is the problem.

For example if I try to assign a text the color #00FFFF it automatically sets it to #6FCCDC instead of converting it to CMYK. How can I have the color properly converted so that it looks like a #00FFFF also when printed in CMYK?


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I've been trying to convert the font M+ 2p with fontsquirrel, and I have searched their website about the converter's limitations, but, no matter what I do, it seems their converter hangs on 0% conversion progress for this particular font.

Is there any other tool, similar to fontsquirrel, that I can use to convert these? If possible, with similar font optimizations...

Thanks in advance.

This font is free and available at http://mplus-fonts.sourceforge.jp/mplus-outline-fonts/download/index-en.html.


texts: What should dpi be when saving artwork for web?

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When saving artwork made in Illustrator for web, what should the dpi be when saving it as a JPG or PNG?

For example, say I save my artwork at 500px wide, is it better to save it at 72 dpi or 300 dpi? What do people typically do? Thanks.


texts: How to adjust online grids to desktop web design and mobile web design in Photoshop?

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There are many good grids online (1200px.com, unsemantic.com) that can be downloaded as PSD and used in web design in Photoshop. Now I have 2 questions in relation with this:

When I apply this template in my Photoshop document, they have small right and left margins, how do I adjust such templates to my needs because I want MORE white space, not 5-10px as the templates have? (do I go to canvas size and increase the size of canvas on both sides or else?)
How to use same 12 column grid template for mobile web design?

May be I am thinking the wrong direction, I am just confused, your help would be appreciated


texts: InDesign: how to expand all collapsed links

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Is there a way to expand up all the links listed in the 'Links' panel at once?

I want to get a quick overview of all the extra info I toggle to display in links (resolution, color mode, etc.). Is there a shortcut for this?

Scripts are of limited use in my case as I use many different workstations and I cannot install new files on most of them.


texts: GIMP/PS - How to save selection as pixel (remap) table?

texts: Using GIMP or Photoshop, either one of them. When selecting a part of the image using selection tool, how can i export this selection as a pixel map?


texts: Open source programs to apply vector designs into mockups?

texts: I create mostly logo designs using Inkscape on Linux but I cannot find a way to mockup my designs with an open source software. Are there any open source programs to apply vector (or raster) designs into mockups for showcasing designs? Similar to what Photoshop calls 'Smart Objects.'


texts: Why is image size becoming larger after cropping it in PS?

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I am using photoshop to crop Youtube preview images like this one, which is a .jpg file, the url being "http://img.youtube.com/vi/g-LvhmaHEWA/0.jpg"

Originally it is 480*360 and about 25k on disk, what I do is change the canva size to 480*270 so that the black bar will be cropped out. But after saving the file as .jpg file too, its size turns to 100+k. I changed the image quality to the lowest and still it is about 40k.

Orignal downloaded image (25k)

Trying to save with "save for web Legacy" (why the original is 380k???)

I guess the key problem is the original size of the picture shows as 380K, why???

------Update-------

This answer of this question states that for photographs it is more in line with intuition. But in my case, the image becomes about 2 times the original size, it is total counter-intuition. Moreover, I've tried open a 21K youtube preview image in PS, and directly save it without any editting, with image quality being 0, the file becomes 30+k for all "format options".
So I think the rational behind image becoming larger is different from what that question answers.


texts: I was trying to make a rocket but I am stuck with the shadow portion. How can I create a shadow that looks like picture 2?


texts: What to do when product logo and company logo don't match

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I am designing a promotional DVD. It is advertising a product, that has a red (#ed1c24) and black logo. The company logo, however, is a soft blue  (#508dd1)and black. How can I include both of these elements on the disc even though they don't match?

I have tried different positioning, as well as gray-scaling the company logo, but it really takes away a lot from the company logo.

Here's a really rough mockup of what I'm working with.


texts: Is there a colorspace atlas available in stock somewhere?

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There are lots of pictures of an RGB colorspace atlas designed by Tauba Auerbach: http://www.designboom.com/art/tauba-auerbach-rgb-colorspace-atlas/.
I wonder if there are such things in stock somewhere? I don't mean authors originals but probably there are some analogues? Maybe it's called something another than "colorspace atlas".


texts: Why does my text made in Inkscape not display elsewhere?

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I made quite some basic icons in Inkscape, but when displaying the SVGs in other tools (browser or basic Linux image viewer), The text parts are not displayed at all.
How to get it to show up everywhere?


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I have hundreds of images, of which I want to perform the following operations in Gimp:

Scale it using Sinc (Lanczos3)

Change the input levels to a certain value

Save it

My question is how do I perform these tasks in batch operation? If Gimp is not capable of doing such task, is there any alternative software?


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I am trying to get the still sequence of an AE animation by using AE render.

I want the output on a transparent background (Channels RGB+Alpha) and on the drop down I see both JPEG and PNG sequence.

Do you know what is the difference between these two? What is the best sequence to adopt for a GIF to be rendered on a browser? which format is the fastest for the browser?


texts: Reduce handmade graphics for sharper look?

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From hearsay I know that some designers reduce handmade graphics (hand drawn sketches, woodcut, linocut, ...) to give the graphics a "sharp" look.

I imagine that making the original 10 times the size of the final print size (e.g. A4 → playing card, 100% → 10%) — besides being uneconomical — would remove the "handmade feel".

What percentage range should one be considering for getting both a "sharper" look while retaining the "handmade feel"?


texts: What is the font used in the Adicto logo?

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What font is used in this logo? I'd love to have this logo or a similar one.

Thanks!


texts: Taking color from another object in Adobe Illustrator

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I'm using the latest version of Adobe Illustrator CC.  I'm on a PC running Win 8.1 with Classic Shell.

How do I copy a color from one object to another?  It's a word, (text converted to path).  I've read a few answers here and on other forums but things were left out... or their method just didn't work for me, or I just couldn't understand what they were saying.

I'm visually impaired, super-dyslexic, and an Aspergers person!!!  So could you be very detailed... and if possible, give me a step by step answer.  I have trouble with things implied.  Talk to me as if I were a 386 PC.


texts: How to prepare animated after effect files for iOS?

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What's the best way to prepare a motion graphic that has been animated in After Effects to be used in iOS/Android (assuming they're similar) ?

A common example of this is an animation in an app's onboarding, like https://dribbble.com/shots/1988895-Onboarding-animation?list=buckets&offset=5.


texts: Black screen when importing video as embedded Adobe Animate

texts: I followed the process from Alan Becker of importing a video to be animated on. I went to File / Import / Import Video, I import my Flv file, choose Embed FLV in SWF, choose embedded video and everything checked, but when I followed that process and finish, instead of properly importing the video, it shows a box (the supposed video) that has a completely black screen. Why is this happening?


texts: Efficient workflows for handing off designs to developers

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I work as a UX/UI designer for my company's web sites. After I make the designs, I send the mockups to web developers, who implement them. It's a little more collaborative than that, but that's basically the process.

Since it's been my tool of choice for a long time, I primarily use Illustrator. Especially with Google Drive's ability to display AI files, the developers have seemed happy with what I hand off to them, and since I sit pretty close to them I'm available for questions.

However, more and more I'm becoming frustrated with how often things come up like differences in how Illustrator vs. browsers render things like colors, Illustrator's total disregard for pixels (yes, I know there are workarounds, but I'm always fighting it), the time it takes to properly redline everything, and in general how different Illustrator thinks about a design vs. how browsers do.

What are some good workflows (+tools), that put your designs closer to what'll actually be implemented and make it really easy for devs to know exactly what it's supposed to look like on the web?

Even though I can do my designs in HTML+CSS, the time trade-off isn't usually worth it for most things.

UPDATE (8 months later): I've changed a few things in my process that seemed to have helped. 1) Switched over to Sketch--this app "thinks" like the web, so my designs are much closer to what they'll be implementing. 2) Started using redlining tools (e.g. Spectr) as well as Zeplin--I'm really fond of this. 3) I've started bringing developers into my process through mini design studios and discussions--this has probably had the most positive effect on our communication.


texts: Core color theory books books for UI/UX specialist

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I'm a newbie at design. I'm a front-end developer mostly working at tech issues rather than business or design. I really want to get some useful knowledge in this field to help my team to build better software. So, what i really want to get first is some books about color theory and how to choose an appropriate color theme for UI. It would be awesome if you can provide me the book where i can find not only the rules about building and mixing colors, but explaining as well, why these colors are more suitable for people's perception etc.

Thanks a lot.

P.S. To anticipate "on hold" status due to "recommendation question" i'd like to tell you that i'm not talking about subjective recommendation/opinion, but core color theory books that might exist and must have to be read by anyone who wants to deep into this. Thanks.


texts: Does InDesign convert all images to JPEG when exporting to PDF?

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When I'm exporting in InDesign,the compression settings say that I am able to change the dpi and chose the format of the compression.

Does this mean that if I select 72 dpi and JPEG format all the images in the document will be converted to this specification?


texts: Exporting to epub - keep text on path editable

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I am looking for a solution to the following problem:

I need to export files from InDesign to an epub format. I am using the built-in export feature of InDesign CC 2015.

It works pretty well, but I have problems with exporting text on paths - any curved/bended text is converted into the background graphic and it's not editable.

In the xhtml I would need it to be represented as an SVG inside the page with the text placed in the  elements. In other words, it needs to be selectable in the web browser, because this will need to be used in readloud epubs where we need to be able to apply styles to elements.

So, what would be the process (regardless whether involving external tools or not) of exporting such a content?

Thanks in advance for help!


texts: Stuck in drawing using rectangular tool in illustrator

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I want to draw a rectangle just like the size of the black background there, but it come out just like the white rectangle shown there. Even I have draw the white rectangle start from the top edge of the black background and drag it to draw the equal size, but it cant draw the precise size just like the black one.

It just like something stuck when I drawing. I draw the first rectangle, and if I drag a little bit more to larger the shape, it straight become like the second rectangle, different so much in height.

I wonder it is I have accidentally press any short-cut key and change some setting as it just suddenly happen when I can just draw other shape a minute ago without any problem.

May I know how to make it back to normal?
Thanks.


texts: How do you overcome indecision when designing for yourself?

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I am a successful freelance web designer. I find client projects easy, I usually hit the nail on the head first time for 90% of the design work I do - regardless of what style it is: boutique cake shops, regional waste management companies, dog trainers, public healthcare services.

But when it comes to my own web design business website I can't decide on style, layout, typography, colour scheme, logo, image. I guess it's a form of designers' block.

Do any other designers have this problem? If so how do you overcome it?


texts: How to change brush size when it’s already saved in layer?

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My problem is that this brush has been applied in a layer and I can't change it.

I’ve made a drawing using some path to brush .. after doing this, I’ve realized that the brush size was too thin. Any suggestions for increasing the brush size of this drawing?

English is not my first language - please excuse any language issues.


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1. Summary

I have some third-party poor-scanned grayscale images with highlight areas.

Is it any chance to turn these images into normal?

2. Data

Example image with highlighted area — KiraDebugging.tif:

KiraDebugging.tif:

3. Limits

I haven't paper copy for these scanned images. Otherwise, I would simply make other scans of these images.
Any free Windows software welcome. Not Photoshop or Adobe Acrobat.

4. Expected behavior

Image without highlighted areas:

I removed gray background, use ImageJ “Color Balance” feature.

Is it possible get similar behavior?

5. Not helped

5.1. Burn

I read about “Dodge/Burn” GIMP feature. I tried use it with “Fuzzy selection”.

KiraDebuggingGIMPBurn.tif:

I couldn't configure good color balance:

5.2. Fill

I tried GIMP “Bucket Fill” feature.

KiraDebuggingGIMPFill.tif:

Also, not a good color balance:


texts: Adobe InDesign: Simple "animation" in interactive PDF

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I would like to use InDesign to create a very simple interactive PDF in which a sound file is playing while a couple of elements appear over time. Is something like that possible within an interactive PDF?

So far I have only been able to place fully animated sequences in the form of a .mp4 or .flv file inside InDesign and export it as an interactive PDF. But the animation I need is incredibly simple (objects merely have to appear after time) and I would like to try solving this inside InDesign rather than creating an animation with After Effects and placing it into the PDF as a video. Plus this usually leads to the quality of the video of the animation being very, very poor when I export the PDF and open it.


texts: I'm looking at some software that does a DPI check based on an upload of an images. It checks the resolution of the image against the specified DPI (300) and MMH (44x88). Does anyone know what MMH stands for?


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I have some very detailed artwork which I drew by hand on pen and paper but I'm looking to turn them into a vector.

I have already done the live trace but it doesn't pick up all the tiny dots which make up the shading.

Do any of you know a better way I could do this so that it picks up all the detail or a way to apply the effect in illustrator or any other program?


texts: How to apply specific object style to textFrames, those starting with anchored graphic frame?

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I have a document (InDesign CS6) with a story, using text frames as placeholders. These text frames all have a graphic frame as first paragraph, going on with some other paragraphs with text.
Now, i would like to apply an object style to those placeholders.
Please excuse my english :(

Any help appreciated


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I have tried this on a few different shapes, but there has to be an easy way. I bet it's simple. I've attached an image of part of a car that I'm designing as a logo.

I am trying to separate that middle part between the wheels - I've tried this a few different ways - the knife tool (it's hard to cut around the curved wheel), drew a curved path and then 'Divide Objects Below' or 'Divide' in Pathfinder.

Can someone please show me how to do this?


texts: How to color correct in Photoshop to match a color card

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I'm trying to get accurate colors for a digital-photographed painting. The photo includes a color card ("Kodak Gray Scale", with cyan "C", yellow "Y", magenta "M", and a 19-step gray scale going from A(0) to M(7) to B(16) - similar to this). The color card makes it clear that the photo is not accurately representing the colors... the goal's to fix that.

I've talked with museum professionals who say "use Raw! Photoshop's too hard" but then they aren't Photoshop geeks. The workflow they described to me (and I don't know Raw, so I'm just repeating what I was told by a digital imaging novice) is to "eye dropper" the #2 gray "to equalize R/G/B", and then adjust "one of the sliders" (exposure?) to bring R, G, and B to 200.

Anyone have a good Photoshop workflow for this?


texts: Photoshop: copying multiple layers across documents without drag and drop

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I have been trying to create a new action to speed up a process i do which involves copying and pasting layers but Photoshop actions do not record drag and drop and i have been unsuccessful in finding a way.

Is there a way copy and paste many layers in to a different document which is able to be recorded in an action? or is it possible for the drag and drop to be recorded into an action?


texts: How can I just draw outline around objects in images as shown in this image

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I just want to know that How can I enter colourful borders(red and yellow in above image) to objects in my image also...
And also if there is any ios/android app to do this


texts: Changing 72 ppi to 300 ppi for printing without losing quality

texts: I have been given a set of images in .jpg at 72 ppi and need to convert them to .pdf for printing. The final outputs should be in .pdf. How should I go about it? Will changing the ppi to 300 and exporting them as .pdf in Photoshop suffice or is there any other way? I am fairly new to this.


texts: Reduce the size of an image (200*150 to 20 *15)

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I want to reduce the size of an image from 200*150 to 20*15.

But when I do that in Photoshop, the image looks blurred. Is there any way we can reduce the size without this happening?
Do i have do anything with the resolution...


texts: How can I join paths with overlapping anchor points In Adobe Illustrator CS6?

texts: Imagine you have really a lot of open paths. Some of those have overlapping anchor points while others don't have. Is it possible to simply select all the paths and run a command to join only those which have overlapping anchor points?


texts: When you create an opacity mask, the layer with the mask gets underlined in the layers panel. Some of my layers have solid lines and some are dashed. What causes the difference between these two?


texts: Any insight on how to achieve an effect like this in Photoshop or Illustrator? Like an ojbect is being pressed into the lines from behind to create curves around contours on the object. I've tried using displacement maps in Photoshop but don't love the result. I'm experimenting with envelope mesh in Illustrator but figured I'd see if anyone has any thoughts.


texts: How can I write requirements for a graphic designer?

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A friend of mine is in need of some graphic design work. I'm trying to explain to him that his make-me-something-like-X-but-different-approach is not a very good way to communicate his needs. We tried to write down some of the specifics that a graphic designer would need in order to limit the back & forth of "not getting it right"--but were limited by our own lack of visual-imagination (hence, why he needs a graphic designer).

What are some of the questions graphic designers need to know in order to begin working?

The project is a layout/character design for a mobile app game.


texts: Making multiple vector objects into one object without grouping or expanding

texts: Does anybody knows if it is possible to join multiple vector objects together in illustrator, without expanding and merging them. For exemple a round shape with a gradient color plus a text line in black. Any way to make them one object without grouping, merging or rasterizing? And keep the vector properties? Thank you!


texts: Will 300 dpi (non-vector) result in blurry artwork for screen printing?

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I created a .psd artwork on a t-shirt that has several "sponsor logos" on it sized at around 1x1inch each. I created the file at actual size with 300dpi.

I then got an email back from the printer saying that the logos have to be vector in order for the design not to come out extremely pixelated and blurry. Here was her response:

"Without vector artwork, the image will appear extremely pixilated, grainy and blurry, especially with the number of logos on the shirt.  In most cases we could print and 300 dpi would work but because of the number of logos, these will have to be in vector to have a clear/crisp image."

Something about her explanation just doesn't seem right? Can anyone verify what she's talking about or should what I sent her be sufficient?


texts: Resetting InDesign's "Document modified outside of book" warning

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This feels more like a Super User question than Graphic Design, but I figure someone here will be more likely to know the answer.

Using InDesign 5, I have a "book" collection that I use to keep a bunch of files in one place. Apparently at some point I opened up and modified two of the files apart from the book file, yielding this little warning:

My question is, how do I get rid of the warning, short of removing the file from the book and reinserting it? I figured there has to be a better way. I would have assumed that opening the file from the book, editing, and saving would have reset it, but that hasn't been the case.


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While using InDesign's Data Merge feature, I've noticed that all my single-quotes are getting turned into other non-English characters.

For example, here's a snippet of the source .csv file:

And here it is merged into a document:

Know what's going on here, or a workaround?


texts: How can I cut text out of a svg in illustrator?

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I'm not sure this is described well, but suppose I use the shape tool and create a square with a fill of Black.  Now I take the text tool and create the word "test" in the square, then convert it to vector by doing type>create outline.  At this point I have my canvas->black square>black text. I want to change the fill of the text to none, and have the white canvas show through, as if the text is now transparent.

I'm using Illustrator CC.

Thank you!


texts: Any idea about clarity only not whole effect

texts: only this kind of high clarity any one give idea of it or something similiar to it


texts: How to make an image's color look consistent across different applications?

texts: One time I had some images for buttons for users to click on, and they looked bright and sharp on a Mac's Preview app, and on some other graphics apps on the PC, but when it was displayed on Chrome on a Mac, the color became dull.  Someone suggested it was due to "color profile" in the image, but is there a way to remove it, if PhotoShop is not available to me and I have to rely on bundled or freeware tools on the Mac or the PC?


texts: How does web developer make use of Adobe XD?

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I am a beginner in web development and design and I want to make my websites more attractive.

So, I have started learning Adobe XD. But I cannot see how exactly I am going to make use of it in actual web development.

I know we'll get an idea of how a web page will look like. Can anyone explain to me the exact process of designing and developing a page using Adobe XD?


texts: How to delete inside part of a photo in Adobe Illustrator

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I am very new to Illustrator so sorry for the simple question. I wanted to delete an inside part of an image and I cannot find a way to do that.
I already used the Clipping Mask to delete the background outside of an object but there are still parts inside that I would like to make transparent. I selected with pen tool this triangle inside of a wheel that I would like to cut. Thank you in advance!
(I know Illustrator is not the best tool to format photos but I would like to combine image with vector graphic afterwards so that's why I chose it).


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Here is my problem.

I have a clear Globe that is a Christmas ornament. It has a little abscrat nativity scene inside. All is good, my issue comes in when I attempt to add a reflection to the outside of the orb. It looks very fake, How would I go about adding a transparent reflection that helps the globe take shape to indicate that it is truly a globe?

I am using Photoshop CS 5.1


texts: Font outlines for svg file with the smallest size?

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I noticed that when turning a image with many texts into svg file, it'd be larger than its png file. The strokes of the outlines, which are part of font before we turning it into outlines, takes the most of the file size.

I wonder if there's a font with the smallest size or minimal strokes, after we turn it from font into outlines. Maybe it's a geometrically crafted font or very similar to Futura without any correction from perfect shapes.
P.S., Maybe I can use the most common font like courier and not turn it into outlines to make it small, but I still wonder if the question above can be solved or not.
P.S.2, Or is there any better way to do with svg file?


texts: Should I give the editable/master file to the print shop people?

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I want to print simple business cards and I have my design ready in PDF format which I made with Adobe InDesign, but one printing service is asking me for the original file, along with all the fonts and images I used for my design.

I called a different print service to ask if it was necessary for me to give them them editable files, and they said all that they needed was my PDF file with good print quality.

I understand that if I give them my master file, they can claim ownership of it and use it as their own. Should I give them my editable file? Do they really need it to for print? Why are they asking for it?


texts: Is it possible to review the ink management options I chose in a cPDF?

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For creating certified PDFs, I use multiple settings like PDF standard, as well as colour conversion into FOGRA profiles. When working in a strict identity, I use 'preserve numbers' to keep the exact CMYK percentages of my swatches.

Is it possible to review these choices I make in the 'Export PDF' dialog box in the completed cPDF? I've been reviewing the file's metadata in Acrobat professional under File > Properties..., but couldn't find any information about ink management settings beyond the names of the ink plates.

What I'm looking for is information about the ink profile (FOGRA29 or 39, or US web coated etc.), and whether ink management preserved swatch numbers or not.


texts: Image quality - Export vector icon to PNG vs resize PNG

texts: I have a set of vector icons which I need to save as PNG images in 3 sizes (16,32,48). I'm confused as the best way to go about this to produce the best quality results. Either I can save each one individually at each size from within illustrator or I produce the largest size from illustrator (48x48) and then simply resize them down using my handy batch image resizing tool. Is there a difference in the quality the would be produced between these two methods?


texts: How to make this hand-colored drawing even more fancier?

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I wanted my son to color some brain template. I will put this into front of my thesis (on visualization of diffusion MRI tractrography data of the human brain), as book cover. How can I put this in even fancier context? Employing some shadows? Where? I just want to look this a bit more professional embedded, without altering it too much. Thanks for your suggestions and ideas.

I have the outline as separate image:

Edit:

The coloring is not science related and totally fun
I want to preserve sketchyness

Edit 2:

Message: The reasons why I want to put this on top of my thesis are twofold. On the first side: Everyone can do science. Science is fun, creative and unexpected.
On the other side: I want to devote this work to my son, which missed me a lot during these days of writing it.

Edit 3:

Thanks to all suggestions. What do you think about this?

Edit 3: Originally I scanned it like this. The neon colors were due to How I tried to remove paper background...

I think I need to rescan it with proper coloring, as this example is cut off on top...


texts: Save a linked and embedded version on every save

texts: I'd like to keep a working copy of my ai file, and also have a copy with images embedded so that I can easily share. Is there a setting in CC to create a embedded version of the file on every save?


texts: Why is my png image exporting with grey border around icon?

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The icon looks fine in Indesign but when I export it as a PDF, there is this ugly grey fuzz around some parts of the icon's border.

I initially downloaded the image as a png, edited it in Photoshop to change the colour from white to red and then saved it again as a png to place into InDesign. I didn't see any grey fuzz/pixels initially when editing it in Photoshop.


texts: I'm trying to do text outline, however I'm having trouble making the outline exactly the same shape as the text itself. When you do an outline stroke, the edges appear soft which I don't want. Any ideas? Thanks


texts: How to create light cone and haze effect

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I have an image with stage lights in it.

I am trying to add an effect so that it looks like the room is filled with haze and therefore there would be a cone coming from the light sources.

Here is my image:

and I want it to look like this (ideally with the haze throughout the scene):

You can see on the ground where the lights actually have an effect but there is no haze / cone of light in the image.

Can someone tell me how to add a haze effect and specifically achieve the light cone effect?


texts: Clients always think they are a better designer than I am.

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When I am designing a new website or application I am very meticulous to get every detail right so it is beautiful while still user friendly.

Almost always however, the client has better ideas. They request awful changes and by the time they are satisfied, I am ashamed to call it my work.

I end up wasting more time, and the product ends up looking less professional.

What can I do?

Is this a common problem to others? Is there a way to convince the client that you are the designer and they should trust your expertise (without sounding condescending)?

Am I just dealing with the wrong type of clients?

Or is this just the way it is, and the sooner I accept it, the better it will be?

What are your experiences?


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Is is possible to skip numbers in a numbered bullet list?

So for example it begins 1-10 and the next 10 are skipped so the next bullet is 21. I can see that you can pick the starting number but I don't know how to pick a custom order.

Thank you.


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I have this image below:

and I am trying to figure out a way to remove all of the colored dots from the image.  Are there any techniques that anyone would suggest to be able to remove this from the image so I just have a regular striped base to this image? I am using photoshop 7


texts: I am typesetting a Bible right now and the current status is that each verse is it's own paragraph, so that there is a newline after each verse. I want to have them as freeflowing text, is it possible to have paragraphs on the same line in indesign?


texts: I am trying to make an interior for a notebook and I can't figure out how to duplicate one page across one hundred pages. I'm trying to find the easiest way to accomplish this.


texts: How do I create a solid line of uniform thickness inside of a letterform in Illustrator?

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I've seen all sorts of headlines and ads that use this style a solid color section of type has a solid uniform line of a different color running through the exact middle of each letter. I've done all sorts of google searches and I haven't even come close to finding the answer (probably because I have no clue what this technique is called).

Of course I could draw a path on each letterform using the pen tool, but I want to know if there is an easier, time efficient way to do this, perhaps using the appearance pannel.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. This has been driving me crazy for months!

See below for an example of what I'm talking about: "WARM INSIDE" from a Chili's tabletop ad.


texts: Why do some, but not all, PNG files (with transparency) in InDesign documents have black borders?

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When I put PNG images into an InDesign document, sometimes they have black borders on the exported PDF. Usually this doesn't seem to be a problem in print but in a recent proof, I did see some of the issue surfacing there too (albeit not quite as bad). However... Even if it's not as bad in print, it'd be nice to not occur in the PDFs too as these get sent out to customers via email too.

Now I know what people are going to say here... PNGs are a web format and not for print! I agree! I'm slowly converting people over to TIF/PSD here.

The catch here is that I don't get this problem with all of the PNG files. Some are absolutely fine. I've noticed that in the links panel of InDesign that some have black backgrounds and some have white backgrounds (presumably the alpha layer doesn't show up in the links panel). Why are some of these PNG files showing up perfect and others not? I can't seem to see the difference between the files in Photoshop.

To illustrate this issue, screenshots and photos follow:

Here's a PNG placed into an InDesign Document:

Note the black background that this file has in the links panel.

Here's the same section on a PDF export of this document (PDF/X-4:2014, Average downsampling to 300dpi for images over 350, compression:JPEG, quality:Maximum):

And here's what it looks like when zoomed in:

Finally, here it is on the proof:

The right side of the bottle has dark bits along the edge.

Now here is another PNG in the same document:

There's a white background in the links panel for this file.

And here's how it looks in the same PDF:

Zoomed in:

No black borders at all on the PDF and no black edge on the print either:

Why?


texts: I am working a lot with 3rd person PSDs in GIMP. They usually contain a lot of layers and by default they are all unfolded in layer tree window. How could I collapse all layers so I will only see top-level ones? Because I am repeadelly closing 40 layers and there is no "collapse all" options.


texts: Can indesign be asked to warn you if a picture is below a certain dpi?

texts: Indesign has got a very good mechanism of spotting and warning broken links. Is there a mechanism where InDesign can automatically light up pics that are below a certain range of dpi?


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I'm including a png sprite-sheet in an inkscape file as a linked image. However, I don't want the entire sheet to show, only one of the sprites. I would be even more happy if I could show the animation, but that seems (reasonably) outside the scope of the software. However, there should be some way to include a section of a linked image, right?

How can I do this?


texts: How would one go about making something like this in Illustrator or other software? I know how to make a circle and lines but is there an easy way to do the spacing and connection?


texts: Layer Comps misalign my layer masks and adjustment layers

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I have encountered a problem, or at least an annoyance, with the way that "Layer Comps" work with linked layers.  I understand the reason for the design choice and I am not claiming it to be a bug, but I still don't know how to efficiently work around it.

I have a number of layers that I want to position in different arrangements such as making a collage.  I create a Layer Comp including Position for each of these arrangements.  Later, I add a layer mask, or I make some corrections to one of the layers using masked adjustment layers, an Overlay layer (dodge and burn), or something else that needs to remain aligned to the original layer.  I clip and link these layers to keep them together.

The problem arises when I then recall one of the existing Layer Comps: these adjustment layers are not moved along with their master layer.  Likewise the mask on the layer itself is also misaligned when any of the preexisting Layer Comps are loaded despite being linked to the image layer.

This results in me either manually realigning all the masks and Overlay layers or (usually) scrapping the Layer Comps and starting over.

There are two aspects to this question:

For an existing PSD with a considerable number of Layer Comps that I do not want to have to recreate is there a clean method to add a layer mask, masked adjustment layer, or other aligned layer to one of the collage elements?
When creating a new document and wishing to avoid this problem is there a better method than defensively making every layer (element) a Smart Object?  I find that this considerably increases the size of the file and I wish to avoid that if I can.


texts: How to create a "zig zagged, jagged" effect with Photoshop?

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I'd like to create the effect of a zig-zagged line at the bottom (or top, or any edge) of a rectangle. I also want to use this image on a web page, thus I think I should do it such that I can repeat it via CSS.

I don't know if I've used a correct term or not, so please correct me. Is this effect called zig-zag? How can I create it in Photoshop (not Illustrator)?


texts: CSS - Using different fonts within a typeface?

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After exploring typography more I've learnt the different between a typeface and a font :)

I'd like to know how I can call the fonts 'Arial Black' or 'Arial Narrow' within CSS? The font-family setting doesn't do it. Is this what the font-weight setting is for?


texts: How to make Illustrator bezier handles easier to click?

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My current work monitor has 4K resolution. It's great for design, however it has been hard do click on Illustrator bezier handle point anchors.

Is it possible to make those points bigger and the lines more visible (it has only 1px thickness)?


texts: How does one align two maps with different projections in GIMP or a similar program?

texts: I am trying to take a modern world map and transpose historical borders taken from various snippets of other maps onto it. Unfortunately these maps are all of different perspectives and thus no amount of stretching, distorting, or the like achieves anything like a desirable result. How would one go about precisely overlaying these maps to produce an accurate historical map? I have tried in GIMP, Inkscape, and Paint.net. The base map and an example of one of the historical maps are attached below as an example


texts: I'm trying to think of a way to visually depict the meaning of "wish" or "wishlist". I'd prefer to stay more on the side of "wish" than "list" as I'd rather avoid an icon of a list.


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I have a graphic sent from somenody, the orginal is a plain AI with 5 layer, but he can export to PNG as 3D graphic (refer to pictures)
I tried use shadow filter at AI, BUT FAILED.
Can give me some hints/or tell me how to became the 3D effect .
Thanks

The Final Effect Should Like This

I make Shadow effect in AI each layer

But the effect is not 3D as picture 1


texts: How can I represent photographing people's life in an iconic logo?

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I'm building a website in which the people upload videos and photos. It is more about people's life than fine art photography, kind of an electronic album. I have to design my logo. How can I represent this idea as an iconic logo? I know it is very important to capture the meaning of the company / website into the logo. I know it also has to be simple, which actually complicates the design much more.

I made a camera icon. What do you think?

What ideas do you guys have? What figures / objects can I include in my logo for it to represent the web without being very realist (so better flat)?

Hint: the brand name starts with an L. I thought maybe I could transform the mountain to look like an L a little inclined, and keep the sun. Add to it some color? What do you think?


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I'm working on a special project for my college, and saw this pretty cool background in our newsletter. I would like to use it for my project, but I can't seem to create it right.

Any help would be nice.

I've tried just making a square and using Pattern/Make and adjustments. But mine comes out too large.


texts: How to overlay a fabric pattern on a Seat Image to make it look authentic?

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I need your expert advice. My goal is to use pattern overlay correctly on a seat image. I googled for several options and I tried a couple tutorials. So far, the Filter | Distort | Displace seems likely the answer. However, is there a better way to wrap the pattern over the seat seamlessly that it looks like the original fabric?

I started with this original image. It's poor quality and low res.

With this pattern, i re-sized it smaller to almost the actual size ,

I used Content Aware to create a pattern layer that can cover the seat, which is this

After which, I created a Displacement Map with the first image (original image). Then I used the Filter | Distort | Displace; using the standard values of 10 for both.

Here's the screenshot of it.

This is my final output, I just added a Blending Mode of Multiply like 45%
 Please Open image in new tab and zoom for 100% as it's a huge image.

Do you guys have a better suggestion on how do to this properly? The goal is to make it unnoticeable that it’s photoshopped.

Thank you!

S.


texts: Illustrator: Subtracting lines from a circle with pathfinder

texts: Im trying to cut out the leftovers of this circle using pathfinder-intersect, but it's not letting me. Worked before with the same shape, am I missing something?


texts: What font does the logo for East Photographic use?

texts: See the website for the logo. I tried What the font, but it didn't recognize the "s" and "t". This might be custom vector work.


texts: Design wordcloud to fit custom shape with common software?

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I want to design a cover page of a presentation with all the keywords arranged in such a way that they form a number (e.g. 7).

Here are some examples:

My question is different from this question in that, I'm not looking for a free program, but rather looking for a way to do it in common programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, or any other relevant ones.

Can you please point me to which is the best application to do this kind of design? And if possible the techniques to achieve the effect? Thank you very much.


texts: Color consistency across different monitors

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I have two different computers that I use regularly. On one computer, the colors look too bright, and on the other computer, the colors look too dark. Is there a way to try to keep things looking more consistent between my different workstations? And how do I know how things will look for the "average" user?

I should mention I'm producing digital works that won't be printed out on a physical medium. It will all be viewed on a screen of some sort, either a monitor or a tablet.


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I've got a very big PDF file with over 10,000 pages.
I need to insert a blank page after every 3rd page in this file.

Is there a way to do this in Acrobat DC? Or PostScript it in a special way?


texts: I'm typesetting a book which includes a map. I rotated the map 90 degrees to fit it better to the page. Should the bottom of the map be on the spine side or the edge side of the page?


texts: Export Multiple Artboards to Pngs Named after the Artboard Without the Filename Prepended

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Given the following setup:

  File: SomeFilename.ai

Which contains artboards named:

  Artboard_01
  Artboard_02
  Artboard_03

At the moment if I export the artboards Illustrator insists on prepending the filename to the artboards. So the files generated would be named:

  SomeFilename_Artboard_01.png
  SomeFilename_Artboard_02.png
  SomeFilename_Artboard_02.png

I would like them to be named:

  Artboard_01.png
  Artboard_02.png
  Artboard_02.png

Obviously I know there are a multitude of options for batch renaming files, but this doesn't fit into my workflow. I do a lot of UI design (iOS or CSS) which involves creating a large number of graphics in Illustrator then exporting them. I often shoot back and forth rapidly between Xcode or a browser and Illustrator tweaking graphics. At the moment I can't just export and rebuild/refresh. I have to find the file and rename it before it will work. This is a major speed-bump.


texts: Automate drawing lines between multiple objects illustrator

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I would like to be able to connect multiple objects to the same point using some sort of automated routine.

Say I have 20 squares and I want to draw an arrow between each square and another point, without having to create 20 lines manually.

This is something like what I want to do (circle I1 is connected to all the circles in the next row):


texts: Can I use the Collections Groupings in Font Book within Illustrator?

texts: I love how Font Book allows me to organize my fonts into collections like Fun, Modern, Swash-y, Sans Serif, etc...What I want to do is browse or filter fonts in Adobe Illustrator using those collections that I have so painstakingly curated in Font Book. Is that possible? Can someone please make an app that does that?


texts: How to center vertically and fill a background color to an Area Type Tool?

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This is the Area Type Tool I've created:

I'd like to:

Center it (also) vertically, so if I resize the width/height area it will keep both the vertical and horizontal alignments
Add a background color to the area (red, for example)

How would you do it?


texts: I am slicing images from an AI file. How can I save the sliced images in PNG format? The only option I am given is JPG.


texts: What is the best way to write text over a photo so that it can easily be read?

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This is a view from an app for restaurant.

As you can see, buttons and title of the dish cannot be read easily, especially over white tone photos.

I applied some gradient mask between photo and text,  it is better now. But I want to know the best way of it.

And can you give me some clue about re-arranging the buttons?

Thank you

P.S: I am only a Software Engineer :)


texts: Removing a white background when foreground contains white

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I'm trying to remove the white background of an image (replacing it with transparency), however, the challenge I'm having is that the image has white parts that I would like to maintain. Below is the image I'm working with. Bare in mind that this image is work I've done and all rights are reserved under copyright law.

The center part of this wave is white, which adds a glowing effect. What I want to do is remove the white background around the outside of the wave, while still keeping the white colors in the center of the wave.

I'm using Photoshop for editing. What could I do in Ps to achieve my desired results? How could I select the white colors on the outside of the wave, without selecting the center white colors? If I could get a good selection, then I can just simply delete the colors, but maybe selections aren't the only way to solve this problem?

Please give me some useful explanation, or perhaps a tutorial even, video tutorial, giving instructions on how to remove the background for this particular image.

Thanks for reading. All help is highly appreciated.


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I'm trying to follow this tutorial to create an iPhone from scratch in Illustrator. I'm onto step 18 and cannot seem to create the pattern needed.

My problem is this, after creating the layout of objects that are to make up my pattern, I need to select an area(rectangle) within this layout and use that area to create the actual pattern, the tutorial I'm following along with an Adobe tutorial tell me to do as follows:

1. Create a rectangle within the guide borders
2. Send rectangle to back
3. Set opacity of the rectangle to 0%
4. Select all
5. Edit > Define Pattern… and name it "Dot Pattern".

When I choose Select > all, everything in my file gets selected, not just the pattern, when I don't choose Select > all and just leave the rectangle highlighted, my pattern turns out as a blank white area.

I have never used Illustrator prior to this to this tutorial so please be detailed in your responses.


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I have the following section on my site.

This is being viewed on a 1980p display so on a smaller resolution the left and right margin is reduced but the general layout remains relatively the same on desktop.

On mobile

I am no designer and feel there are some issues in this section, especially on desktop but I am not sure where.

I welcome all feedback.
Thanks in advance


texts: Why are ambigrams practically non-existent as company image?

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The ambigrams have great visual appearance, some are very interesting, others not so much and of course not all would be good as corporate image.

There are with the same reading when rotating 180º and horizontal or vertical reflection:

Sometime ago some brands of companies transformed into ambigrams like Samsung or Oreo were published on internet. Logically, not all names give the same result to be represented like that.

Very few companies admit it as a corporate image: DMC, New Man ... Not even young and recently created companies.

Why?

1 - Ambiguity: the double reading leads to interpret a conceptually wrong ambiguity as a company image.

2 - Ignorance: the designer is unaware of its existence or did not think of it as a design possibility.

3 - Informality: can be interpreted with a playful sense and indicate lack of seriousness.

4 - Gimmicky: once played the visual game loses effect giving a sense of ephemerality.

5 - Comfort or practicality: it is much easier to choose a designed font.

6 - Discard: should be definitely excluded as a branding option.

As a practice, it is an excellent typographic exercise. Here my full name.


texts: Is it drawn? Can I achieve something similar to this by editing image in Photoshop?

texts: I think this somehow may be achieved using threshold, but I'm not sure


texts: Subtract object's stroke from adjacent objects (to create a border of negative space)

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I really don't know how to explain this in words in a simple way, so just take a look at the photo I've linked to below. I have a compound path, and I want to multiply it, but have a "stroke of transparency" around each shape, just like in the image below. How can I do that? I've tried with pathfinder, but I can't get it right.

Thank you!


texts: circa 1900 Times-New-Roman-esque typeface with very short descenders

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I am looking to print and bind a book. I want it to be reasonably similar to the original. Some places are giving me fits because the original typeface has very short descenders; I cannot fit the Times New Roman text on the page without the descenders being truncated.  In the sample, look at those 'g's and 'p's...  Times New Roman is generally a decent match, except for this.
Can someone recommend a typeface that may be more appropriate?


texts: How can I make a 'stamp' shape like this in Illustrator?

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I'm trying to make a similar shape to this stamp without using "Image Trace"

I tried drawing a basic pattern to wrap it around a circle but I didn't know how to do it. Or is there an easier way to make the above shape?


texts: How do I lock only one layer axis when scaling a group in photoshop?

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I've made an Apple based window with live shapes in a group.

And I want to to be able to scale the window up without scaling the top bar vertically but scaling horizontally like the image in the back

I've read that photoshop doesn't have nine-slice scaling but i was wondering if I can just constrain the y axis on the top grey bar when I try to scale it out


texts: Avoid overflowing of stroke over a second object

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The image below is the result of the intersection between a path and some bezier lines. As you can see, the lines go beyond the path behind them.

How can this be avoided?

I am aiming for the lines to be within the path, i.e. with no overflow.


texts: How can I use GREP to find all text between bullet and equals sign in bullet list in InDesign?

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I have a bulleted list with several entries, it's a list of keyboard shortcuts, similar to the text below:

  alt+shift+ctrl+2 = Lock Others
  alt+shift+ctrl+3 = Hide Others
  alt+ctrl+b = Blend

I want to select all the text between the bullet and the equals symbol, no matter how many characters. Thought this:

(?<=•).+?(?=\=)

would work, but no luck.


texts: Is there a 'correct' way to convert an image to grayscale in Photoshop?

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In Photoshop, there are several ways to convert an image into black & white. For example:

Image > Adjustments > Desaturate;
Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and set the Saturation to 0;
Adding a completely black layer on top with the Saturation blend mode.

For 1. and 2. the outcome is identical, but 3. yields something different. Which method is the 'right' one to use, if there is any?


texts: How to convert any fabric to look like leather / latex?

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I am new to photoshop and I need a little help.
How can I change the material of any dress to look like leather/latex?
Ref pic:
I tried using Filter > Filter Gallery > Artistic > Plastic Wrap but that didn't work as expected.


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I'm trying to create a small poster of a 2D animation character — irrelevant for this matter — which doesn't exist in a bigger image for manipulation available anywhere, so I captured a frame of said animation at 720p but when I opened the PNG with Photoshop I noticed the sky behind the character had a not-so-good gradient:

Opening the image helps to see the problem

I don't know the proper terms, but it's very noticeable that in the first 1/3 there is something like a curved gradient and around 3/3 another one more straight and, in both cases, the colours aren't mixing very well. And when applying the Levels and Curves I usually do for some basic enhancement these... banding becomes really evident and ugly.

The first attempt to solve or at least improve was with a Spatter (Filter Gallery > Brush Strokes) with a Darken Blending Mode:

While the transitions after the first 1/3 and before the 3/3 became smoother, not only I had a "spray effect" but I also lost the small dots representing the stars.

Unable to bring decent results from my searches, I deleted the main character in a duplicated layer and added a Gradient Overlay:

Because I didn't know where the stop points were, in my ignorance I computed the rule of three of all points — to get the approximate X% required by the overlay settings — whenever I could notice a significant difference of colours.

The result was better than the original screencap, but not quite yet. And I still lost the stars.

And I would like to know if, maybe, there's a better way I don't know to smooth this gradient (first picture), especially in a "fail-safe" way when applying Levels (Mid-tones Darker) and/or Curves (Linear Contrast) as these are like my "go-to" settings for this set of pictures.

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I felt the need to update the question with the current progress as I couldn't follow any of the suggestions in here so far in their totality.

Well, although blurring the problems was a possibility, the results weren't too good and it became even worse with the basic enhancements, so I indeed had to recreate the sky as much as possible. If you care to take a look, I've hosted a sample on Dropbox.

I simplified the process with fewer colour stops of a Gradient Overlay instead of directly with the Gradient Tool because, for some reason, the Layer Style resulted in better quality. I even managed to fake some stars and the curved lighting on top (although the latter didn't blend that nicely).

But if you notice, I've included copies of my usual "go-to" adjustment layers, specifically the Levels set for "Midtones Darker" and the Curves set for "Linear Contrast". Along with Brightness/Contrast and Hue/Saturation, this gang worked like a charm 90% of the times so far, but this time just by enabling them and all the relative success went down the drain. :(

What should/could I do to enhance this background a little bit, perhaps darkening it, in a way it doesn't destroy the gradient and/or to end up out of balance with the main character that has been treated only with layers like those added to this sample?


texts: Critique: How can I improve this instructional illustration of a roll down process?

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I need to illustrate a pack that rolls down 3 time at the top and can only use black and white and no words. I'm using Adobe Illustrator because it has to be vector art. End result will be screen printed.

Here is what I currently have. Just not really feeling I'm getting the point across.

You can see a bigger version of this image here

It's a bag that you fill up with water and roll down the top 3 times and clip to seal the water in. The clips have to be a specific color. Every thing else has to be black and white.

Can anyone else think of a better way to illustrate this process?

UPDATE
I ended up taking the dotted line advice and tried to make the water fill process separate from the fold down instructions.

Here are the final results:

You can see a bigger version of this image here

Thanks for all the help!


texts: Does rasterization in Illustrator reduce quality when printing

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I am preparing a template for a client from scratch, drawing with shapes in Illustrator. Client wants the finished product in PDF. I noticed that when I saved it in PDF, my vector shapes are STILL editable if I try hard enough. I do not want the client to have the ability to edit.

So I thought of rasterizing (of course saving my own copy in vector) the shapes and then exporting to PDF, but will this reduce the print quality? Sorry haven't got an actual printer to test.


texts: Make JPG business cards in Photoshop from Excel list

texts: I have a large list of  names & phone numbers (in one column) in Excel and also have a master PSD file that I'd like to have each one saved into as separate files. I also have the filenames of the new files in another column. Is there a way to automate this?


texts: how to perform a "shear" action in sketch?

texts: Adobe Illustrator has a shear tool.. is there something equivalent in sketch or at least a series of steps that can achieve the same result?


texts: I was removing white background from some pictures with color to alpha tool and all worked well. I made a quick brake and when I sat down down again to continue my work it didn't work for some reason. Now every time I use color to alpha in preview it shows me a picture without background, but when I try to export it it has a white background. Has anyone encountered a similar problem?


texts: How to get font glyphs out of OTF/TTF font and into Illustrator

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Currently what I have to do is open up a font file (OTF/TTF) in FontLab, then click on a specific glyph, then select the actual glyph in that window, then copy/paste it from FontLab into Illustrator. One-by-one, one glyph at a time.

I tried just going to the zoomed-out grid view of the whole font in FontLab, and selecting a bunch of glyphs at once, and copy/pasting it like that into Illustrator, but all it "copied" to illustrator was the textual name of the glyph lol. It didn't copy the actual vector data of each glyph at all.

Wondering if there is any way to do this differently. Any approach at all, to take an OTF/TTF font file and layout every single glyph in Illustrator. What do you recommend to do this? I want to do this for the Chinese/CJK font, which has 65,000 individual glyphs, so 65k shapes/objects. I can't possibly copy/paste those one at a time from FontLab into Illustrator like I'm doing now, there's gotta be a better way :)

One other solution I am thinking is taking this library and generating an SVG font out of it. Then converting each SVG font <glyph> into a <path>, separating the paths, then importing that entire SVG "sprite sheet" into Illustrator. That's about as best as I can come up with now.


texts: Does text, built in Illustrator, pasted into Photoshop as a smart object, need to be converted to outlines for print?

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I'm prepping a Photoshop file for the printers.

My Photoshop files use text files that I built in Illustrator and then placed into PS as linked smart objects.

The printer's instructions tell me to "create outlines" for my text. But there's no option to do this (I'm guessing because the text is an .ai smart object file).

Do I even need to worry about this when using text built in Illustrator and placed in Photoshop as a smart object? I'm thinking not as it's an object/graphic, not text, hence the issue?

Being self-taught is so fun!


texts: How to figure out what textvariable is used?

texts: When I insert a text variable such as "chapter number", I get the respective value and only know it is a variable due to the barely visible frame around it. But how can I figure out afterwards what variable is inserted here?


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Colors look great after editing in photoshop/lightroom at my screen! But when I look on all other screens the pictures look to warm (allmost yellow!) and to much contrast… is there something wrong with my screen? Can someone help me? I remember that a year ago I used quickgamma tool to optimalize my screen colors but don’t know how to retore to stock screen colors on my Asus laptop.

Best Johnny


texts: How to export separate spreads to pdf in Adobe InDesign?

texts: I created a 8-pages long, "facing-pages" document and would like to export just 3 spreads (pages:2-3,4-5,6-7)to pdf files separately. Do you know how can I do that? Thanks!


texts: I just stumbled across this really neat font. Can anyone identify it? I'm referring to the text that says "360° OF SUCCESS"


texts: Make stroke uniform from curves imported from a .pdf or .ps

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I use Inkscape for work, and I often have to import curves from .ps or .pdf file to then fit them into a schematic or a scale. The problem is that I often have no control on the ps/pdf file, and if I must significantly rescale the curve, it exhibit different stroke widths. I can easily create another path using :tool_node: that follows almost exactly the original path, but this is a inelegant and time-consuming process. Therefore, I am looking for a way to make a non-uniform stroke uniform, e.g with the same width accross the whole curve.

I have included the example above here, in hope it helps.


texts: Can you tell me which two fonts are used in this image?


texts: How much space I should leave for browser taskbar?

texts: Normally the height of a website wireframe is not a problem because we are expected to scroll. But what if the website is designed to fit the screen height? If we make a wireframe of a website that uses 1920x1080 or 16:9 as the base template, in that case, the browser taskbar and operating system (search-bar+bookmark-bar+window-panel+ OS taskbar+ notification panel etc) will take a lot of space from the desired height. The wireframe will only be realized best when the browser is in full screen mode. But we don't want the user to scroll down on the website. Even if the actual website fits only in the viewing area, how can we show that in a  wireframe image? How much space should we leave for the browser and OS taskbar?


texts: Making handles around a path fit the size of that path

texts: I've just been using some UI templates and in some cases, the 'bounding box' for transformations is huge compared to the actual object in it.  For example, I have a little 'back arrow' shape probably 40px wide, but the transformation box is more than 1000 wide and high.  How do I 'clip' or crop it (for want of a better term).  It may be called fitting the frame to the content.


texts: Why do Inkscape gradients in PDF sometimes render or print incorrectly

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When using gradients with alpha components in Inkscape I find that, whilst they work most PDF viewers (Acrobat, evince), they do not work in all of them. Also, it seems that a lot of printers also cannot render gradients with alpha channels.

What is the cause of this, and is there a way I can work around it other than rendering to a bitmap.


texts: How do I ensure that an image with a heavy color overlay will be visible in professional print?

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I have attached a detail of an image I created for a client. When printed on an inkjet you can barely see the overlayed image. I hoped that when professionally done it would be okay, but can anyone help me with how to check in advance whether the colours will be okay? I certainly don’t want my client to suffer with the end result.

Thank you, Andy


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I'm working on a project for which i'll need a lot of motherboard graphics like this one.

Since it will be a lot of work to do it by hand, I was wondering if a tool to automatize it would exist.

The idea would be to give the software a mask and it would generate the image.

Ideally, I would need more parameters - for example, I would like to be able to select patterns to place in the pictures on the top of the regular "paths" so I could generate more complex images:

Does anyone know if such a tool exists ?

found while searching:

jsplacement, but you can't give an input mask
Create-A-Maze, which supports masks inputs
Generating mazes from pictures, or “Masking Entropy”
P5.js

But none of them is exactly what I'm looking for.
Any ideas ?

Thanks !


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I have a picture of 100 x 100 (black and white) and I want to turn it into a 200 x 200 or 400 x 400 image, where each pixel is represented by a 2 x 2 or 4 x 4 square of black pixels.

Is there a way to do that using a Linux one-liner or a simple app available for Macs?


texts: Is my logo looking grungy and do you get that its Bad in a good way?

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Hey all. My boyfriend needs a logo for an online/home business building custom saltwater fish tanks, and I happen to be a graphic designer.

I only have 3 or so years of experience, so I guess you could say I'm still a newbie and really feeling stuck on this. I want it to have the whole modern/retro, artistic/grungy look you always see on dribbble and stuff. I love those logos, and I really want it to be an eyegrabber to help get attention to his business.

First, the name "bad habitats" is something I helped him come up with and he really liked it. Bad is meant as cool or dope, habitats - obviously a home for fish.

The attached image is a screenshot of my progress which is nowhere near complete. All the different versions of "bad" and "habitats" are not fonts but my own hand lettering that I was mixing & matching.

Do the lettering styles match the idea?
Does the cracked tank fit the whole concept of "bad/cool"?

I dont want it to look like its meant to represent poor or unsuitable habitats lol.. I want it to express the exact idea of "cool fish homes".. not sure if what I have here is aiming towards that.


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first question here so hopefully it's okay. I've searched for how to do this everywhere online but I couldn't find anything.

I'm using flash CS6 and I have a shape. I want to animate it so that only one anchor point moves in the animation, not the entire shape. I have absolutely no idea how to do this, any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks :)


texts: How do I restore the default  brushes  that came with my photoshop cc without deleleting my special brushes i have down loaded.I lost the ones that came with photoshop.


texts: What is wrong with Illustrator's anti-aliasing?

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Illustrator's anti-aliasing is really rough comparing to Photoshop or After Effects. It's strange, because my tries to search this problem always bring me to answers like "It is normal, that's how your monitor render raster", when it is definitely not normal.

For an experiment I made a circle in Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects (All are the latest version, CC 2017) and compared. While Illustrator's AA was rough (limited opacity values), Photoshop and After Effects had really noticeable difference. I was really amazed how After Effects did it: AA was really smooth and looked like it using all the opacity values for AA.

I tried to increase document's DPI, PPI, but nothing changed. It happens both in pixel preview, and on exported images (tried to export in all possible ways, like deprecated web-export, the new Export for Screens option, and the regular export).

This issue bothers me because the roughness on an exported image is noticeable even from a distance. I will be really glad if you could help me.


texts: How can I have bleeds for Artboards that are touching?

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Context

I am designing graphics that will be placed on the front side of stairs. I am going for a continuous look like tiling graphics.

Reference

I have the artboards 0" away from each other and placed a .125" bleed around all of the artboards.

The problem

Since the artboards are 0" away from each other, the bleeds cross into the adjacent artboards. So when I export the graphics as-is, the colors I want for the bleed in 1 artboard will also show up in another artboard.

I could export each artboard individually and hide the overlapping graphics but that would be pretty time consuming.

Question

Should I be using bleed in this instance?
Should I only just have .125" left & right bleed?
Would this be the correct way to setup tiling in Illustrator?

My other idea would be to make the height .125" higher to make up for any cutting errors and cut down to the correct size when cutting. I am not worried about the width.


texts: Create new layer by extending length of existing arc

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Is there a simple way of keeping the shape of the existing arc while changing its length?  In other words, I would like the ends of the arc to extend further while keeping the same shape (if that makes any sense). I have about 100 of these arcs to modify.

Here's a link to one since SVG files cannot be attached.

An automatic solution would be nice, but I would rather not have to manually manipulate the handlers to affect the change.  The files are stored in a folder in Dropbox.


texts: Keeping the formatting of a text frame when importing a .txt file to InDesign

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When importing a .txt file to InDesign as a linked file, is there a way to keep the formatting of the existing text frame?

I formatted a text frame with a object style (with only a paragraph style in it). When I import the .txt file into it, it doesn't respect the paragraph style.

I'd say that there isn't a straight and easy way, since I would have found it in the documentation. But it does say that:

  "When you place a text or spreadsheet file, you can specify options to determine how the imported text is formatted"

PS: This thread is related but it only provides with a link which is dead…


texts: Applying Mask to the Effects in After Effects

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As we see on the screenshot above, After Effects CC 2014 by default only applies the mask to the original layer, instead of final blurred image, resulting at a fuzz edge phenomenon when rending layers. I like to know how we can mask the final image with effects applied.

My current solution is to put another layer on top and mask out that layer. Unfortunately when completing complicated motions such as resize and moving, it becomes a complex task to make sure two layers synchronize.


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I have the branding guidelines in PDF format (so viewing on screen) for an organisation with the specific Pantone Colours displayed alongside their code.

Now when I add swatches for these Pantone colours and export as a PDF from InDesgin, the colours are quite far out. Note that I'm viewing both PDFs on the same screen and using Adobe Reader.

Any ideas how to combat this or why this is happening?

The colours are being used in a digital environment at the moment for some website redesign so I could use colour picker software to get the RGB values HOWEVER when we later move onto print work I want to ensure I'm using the Pantones.

As can be seen in the screenshot, the exported Pantones seem dull and muted compared to the original Brand Guidelines document.


texts: How to create rainbow gradient on a complex shape?

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How the shape is colored?

How to use gradient in this shape?

thanks


texts: How to convert text paths to editable text in an .eps file downloaded from Shutterstock?

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I am an experienced PHP programmer, but very new to Illustrator.  Finally, the time has come that I need to download artwork from Shutterstock (shutterstock.com) for use on a customer's website.

The file is in .eps format, and when I open this file in Illustrator CS5 I see all of the "Lorem Ipsum" text, but it does not seem to be editable - it seems to be nothing but clickable paths.

Is there a simple way for me to use Illustrator to present to me the text in editable text form, so that I can proceed to edit the text?

The image is:


texts: Illustrator: How to make small balls (objects) wrap around text

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I am going to try and explain this as best as I can.

Image you carve out white wax letter and put them in a cereal bowl and then roll a couple of really small balls in there, they will shape around the text.

I am trying to create a graphic that makes use of circles to wrap around text and form the text.

I want the balls to form the letters, and not just use a mask, because I don't want to cut any balls.

What is the best way of doing this?

I attached an example of what I am talking about. Hope it makes it clearer. I am a total newbie with illustrator and just have the picture in my head that I want to create.


texts: I am a beginner in Inkscape, and was pretty confused by the word PATH, when i checked on net, i found various explanations and developed an understanding thinking that a path is the nodes in a straight or curved line. Is my understanding correct?? If not please explain it to me.


texts: How can I find the resolution of a smart object in Photoshop, considering scaling and not just original resolution?

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I'm working on a photomontage using smart objects and am wondering if there is an easy way to keep track of their resolution? I normally work in InDesign and find myself really missing my customized Links panel.

How do you make sure multiple smart objects are suitable for print when working on a complex Photoshop file?


texts: How does one create a color wheel in Illustrator

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How does one go about creating a VHS color picker shown below? I know it has to be a gradient around a circle, but then toward the center it gets lighter. The center is white.

P.S. I have looked at this previous question about it, but it is not the same:

How to draw a color wheel in illustrator?


texts: How to save a photoshop image for indesign and preserve the pantones?

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I'm having a terrible time trying to get a photoshop image to export to an indesign file. The colors need to be in pantone as it will be printed, but whether I export to pdf or import the raw psd file into the indesign document, the colors always come up as cmyk.

I used this tutorial on getting the colors as the precise pantones I need:
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/convert-pantone-colors-photoshop-77294.html

And, as I understand it a photoshop image needs to be saved as a pdf in order for the pantones to be used in indesign, but for some reason they keep getting imported as cmyk.

Any help would be appreciated. I'm truly baffled. :\

Thanks.


texts: Junior Designer - Struggling with iOS icon sizes

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I have been assigned the task of exporting iOS icons for an app that my office is developing. I have never done this and I am struggling with the workflow and getting pixel perfect icons.

I am working in Illustrator and referencing this article on Apple's developer website, and my main source of frustration is that my I can't seem to get my artboards and icons to all be perfectly aligned.

It seems that I don't have any issue when dealing with icon dimensions in even numbers, such as 40x40 px, but I am getting extra pixels when exporting icons with uneven numbered dimensions, and I can't align my art with the artboard properly while remaining "pixel perfect". For instance, the iPad Pro app icon is supposed to be 83.5px @ 2x. Does this mean I need an 83.5px artboard (2x) or can I use a 167px artboard (1x)? Either way I end up with a 168x168 pixel icon, one pixel too many.

Am I missing something? Why is Apple asking for icons in uneven number dimensions if this prevents me from achieving pixel perfect icons? It's obviously something I am doing wrong, but I can't figure it out.

I apologize if this is a ridiculous question. This is my first job in the field and I recognize that I have a lot to learn.

Any help is very appreciated!