texts: I want to make a "hole" on few line on illustrator

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I'm having trouble while making a project, I want to create this :

But for now, it's just lines with a circle to fake the transparency, I try using pathfinder but I didn't find how to do it.

I find a solution by making it a pattern but I prefer having an object I can edit if I need.

Thank you in advance to the nice people who will answer and sorry for my broken english.


texts: Shaded box shows up when exporting pdf using drop shadow effects - Corel x6

texts: I'm facing problems in printing a design containing a Drop Shadow. When I export the PDF from Corel X6 for Offset printing, the Object containing the Drop Shadow comes out with a shaded box, which is not part of the design. Could anyone please help me with a solution?


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I have another no doubt silly question, I was hoping to get help with.
Traditionally I come from a more Print media background, but I am currently attempting to build my website through WordPress and have run into a few issue. The main one is trying to use .svg file in my website.

I've installed the "SVG Support" plugin, which is allowing me to upload the files, however my issue has been defining the size of the file when it's displayed. I realise that an svg file isn't an image file, it's a document, and making it a certain size in illustrator doesn't really matter as it's a vector not a raster and will scale well. But I'm trying to figure out how do I then define what size I want the file to be displayed at on the web page.

I have gone down a deep dark rabbit hole of article after articles, thoroughly confusing myself in the process. Some articles have suggested some css code, this didn't seem to work for me (although I could have done it wrong).
However, from what I can gather most article seem to suggest downloading a program called "Inkscape" and defining the size of the file in a 'viewbox'?
And I'm like "What the hell is a viewbox?!" and is this something I could do just in illustrator? lol

At the end of the day all I want is to have .svg graphics that will scale in proportion. Does anyone have any suggestions on how they go about using .svg files on their website?
Thank you for your time, I appreciate the assistance.


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I was given this image to work with:

http://safaviehhome.com/promotional/test2.jpg

The client is happy with everything but would like the floral pattern/bush to fill in the O

What is the best way to do this in Photoshop CC? Thanks.


texts: A good monospace, condensed and open-source typeface?

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I'm looking for an optimal typeface for report tables that will contain many columns (the reason for condensed).

The reason for monospace is that these reports will contain a lot of numbers and we would like them to be aligned across all the rows.

The reason i need it to be open-source is that we will show these reports inside a web application, so it would be embedded as a web font (@font-face).

I saw Anka Coder but I don't like its 0.

Update:

I finally settled for Open Sans Condensed Light, which has monospaced numbers, so it's good enough for my use case. Thanks everyone for your input!


texts: How would I create the circled spikes in the picture below, I've tried editing the path with the pen tool but that just results with the spikes not being fully through glowing blue.


texts: Why can't I just download a premade color profile from the internet for my monitor?

texts: Shouldn't the manufacturer of my monitor already know how it differs from the standard?


texts: I have a rectangle object in Illustrator with a hole in it which forms the actual desired object. Can I invert the object so the inner hole becomes the actual object?


texts: Combining multiple Illustrator files into one PDF

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For my work I use a combination of Photoshop, Illustrator, Visio, Excel and other things to make pictures and diagrams. I then want to combine them into one large PDF. Combining multiple files to PDF in Acrobat Pro works for the non-Photoshop/Illustrator filetypes, but for whatever reason doesn't work with AI or PS.

Is there a way to take advantage of this useful tool to work on Adobe's own products (the supported formats does not list .ai or .psd)? Going through and exporting each to PDF can be tedious.


texts: I am looking for Chinese equivalent for Lato font

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I am looking for a Chinese font that would give the page the same look and feel as the Lato font does for Latin and Cyrilic languages.

Anybody a suggestion where to look how to start?
Thank you


texts: How to save real image size after resizing in Inskape?

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I have imported several photos in an Inkscape file and then reduced them manually inside my document. In order to get a lighter Inkscape document size, is there a way to save the document by taking into account the reduced images sizes? Or do I have to reduce my images before importing them into Inkscape?

I remember such a function in Microsoft Office Word, where it was possible to save only the real size of images clipped inside the Word document.

I hope this is clear enough... Many thanks for help and advices in advance.


texts: Add an artboard between two specific artboards in Adobe Illustrator?

texts: I have 38 artboards with many objects on them. Suddenly I found out I need to add an artboard between two of exist artboards. Artboards Panel just can add artboards at the end of existing sheets, but can't add between exist them. I guess I should add an artboard, then move all artboards to the next sheet one by one, then delete unnecessary ones to get a blank one between those two specific that I want. This is an annoying, time-wasting task. what's your suggestion in this situation? If AI doens't do it, It should add this ability for the next version soon!


texts: Attaching image of real object to other one

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It might be a little bit scrappy , and this is not my area, but i really need to find a good solution .

There is this little device we have,that we want to take pictures of, and attach them to  many images (and videos?) .

So the device is a little square, 6x6cm, and it needs to appear on objects like windows,doors,bed , etc .

So ,lets assume i can take very high quality images of this device, then to attach it to other images:

Should i use Photoshop for this? (i need the easiest one,Illustrator i know well)
Should i take photos of it on green back and then replace it with an image ? i could see it never looks good enough) or should i cut it into a png ?
What you do when the object that i need to attach it to, is at some angle? do i have to take photos of my object at the exact angle of the object photo i like to attach it to ?
Can this be done with video- in a simple way-without having a pro graphic designer?
Is there some automatic tool that do that for you (like setting the right proportions,shadows,etc)

Thanks.


texts: Automating file export with different colored objects and file names

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I’ve been working with Illustrator CC 2014 on a floor map for a ~400 rooms building. To allow visitors to find rooms more quickly, I wanted to generate a series of images with highlighted rooms. The rooms are mostly rectangles with their object name corresponding with their room number.

In short, I need some sort of procedure that does the following tasks:

Change colour of object
Export to PNG using the object name within the file name
Change colour back
Go on to the next object

I have no problem with steps 1, 3 and 4 using Automating tasks, but cannot figure out how to do step 2.


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I want a pen that draws at 9 points spaced in a grid spaced about 90% of the page. In svg or similar vector format. The idea is to be able to make nice tile-able drawings.

I have tried photoshop, inkscape, sketch-pro. None seem to have this feature. I recall a drawing program ages ago that had this nice feature, but can not find it now.

Inkscape had a clone-tiles feature, but that seems to only clone existing objects, and I want to draw live.

Any help?


texts: Origin of the color red in early typography?

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A lot of (early) printing is done in black and red. The red is mostly used as accent color.

What is the origin of this red? Does is have a name and/or specification?

Image source: Museum Meermanno

UPDATE:

I know it's a strong color scheme. I wan't to know what the exact color is and the reason why early printers picked this particular color. I'm also interested in the properties of the ink. What it is made of. Also if it is always the same red.

The example I gave is by Fust and Schoeffer, printing completed in 1459. A few year earlier, Fust loaned Gutenberg money to print his bible.

I realise that these early works inspired many. I guess Gutenberg red is the reference point. But if some other publication has more influence on this 'typographic color scheme', than I would like to know who, what and why.


texts: Is there any method to smudge colors in Adobe illustrator?


texts: Logo with text looks blurry, made in Adobe Illustrator

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The logo i've created looks horrible on the screen.  The edges are blurry, far from crisp.  Here is some text in the logo

To me this looks far from professional.

I did this logo in Adobe Illustrator, the font is Ubuntu, size 32pt.  When saving for web, i've tried art optimized and type optimized.  The document is 72dpi.

A simple text logo and i can't get it crisp.  I've tried changing the anti-aliasing to crisp, sharp but it still looks like the picture above.  The background is white and the text is black.  How do i get my logo to look crisp?  Any design tips or processes when it comes to logo design, much appreciated.   This should be simple, black text on a white background but i'm scratching my head.


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I've been looking around but it's very tough to find information on how to create 3D rotating objects on the web.

I am interested in creating 3D rotating pieces of food like fruits, etc.

What is the best way to approach this problem?

1) I don't think it can be done with CSS3 3D transform.

2) Can it be created with some sort of 3D graphics program?

Or is the only option to take physical 3D, frame-by-frame sprite photos?


texts: Critique: How can I improve this realistic icon?

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Programmer here, working on an app by myself.  I think I'm slowly improving with my images each month, but I've never taken a course in graphics design, so there are elements of professionalism that are undoubtedly absent from my work.

Here is what I've got so far.  It's for a camera/food app where you can take pictures of culinary creations and share them.  My icon is a camera with a cookie instead of a lens.  To me, it looks complete, but I'm sure an expert will have some suggestions I can implement.  Thank you!

Also, if there's something I did that's good, let me know so I can continue doing that.


texts: Are there standards or best practices for placing different sized rectangles in a straight line?

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I want to design a letterhead for a technical manual. I think that adding a good letterhead is essential for looking professional. I reviewed a lot of letterhead design but almost all of them do not in my expectation range. So I decided to make my own. I decided to use 3 rectangles with same width and different length. What are the best practices for placing them? I am new to this field. I am open to any suggestions and keywords.

This is the example that I was talking about.


texts: How to clip multiple shapes in one shape in illustrator?

texts: I want to achieve this in illustrator but the solution I see is CTRL+7 which work only for one shape... In photoshop, you just need you clip as many as you want...


texts: vector 's actual color are being lost over another vector

texts: I have two vectors, the flower layer is on top of the box, transparency for both the layers are 100% opaque. I dunno why yellow petals of flowers are turning green when placed over the purple box.


texts: Adobe Illustrator - Unwanted mesh lines appearing in PDF

texts: I'm using the mesh tool to create translucent highlights/shadows in Illustrator, but when I save as a PDF, the mesh lines become visible (see buttons below) and I can't figure out how to get rid of them. Any help would be greatly appreciated!


texts: difference between selection of whole layer by meat-balling a layer and wedge selection

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wedge selection

meatballing selection

Though in both cases the whole artworks in the selected layer are selected, what's the difference between these two selections?

What's the function of the 2nd case circular ball anyway and the function of little sqaure beside it?


texts: Path text gets distorted when converting PSD to PDF

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So, I've got this huge PSD file and I need to convert it to PDF. What I do is: File > Automate > PDF Presentation. I do that all the time and I've never had a problem with it but this time things were different. Part of the text I was using had to follow a circle, so it had a curvature that I created by using the typo tool on a circle path. And on Photoshop it looks good but when I convert to PDF this is what I get:

I have no idea how to fix this! I tried to rasterize all layers with typography but didn't work.

Do you guys have any idea how to keep the text curvature untouched after the PDF convertion?


texts: Velvet effect for background in Adobe Illustrator

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Does anybody know/have ideas how to make velvet effect background in Adobe Illustrator 5.x?

An example I'm talking about:


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I'm just getting started with Illustrator. I've created some artwork I like. I want to press it now for the web. If I click "Save for web", change the size to something small like 30x100 (px) it's all pixelated. If I save it huge and then scale down in a different program (like Preview on Mac), I get a smooth scale effect.

Can I achieve this direct in Illustrator (I'm using CS6 Creative Cloud).


texts: Photoshop add metallic shine to .png file turned 3D

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I'm new to photoshop and working on creating a 3D text based logo. The logo is in a png file and I have already adjusted the 3D to how I want. I want to give it a metallic shine though.

I looked through the properties and there's the premade textures but the logo I'm working with already has a specific color of #e36e20 so I would like to keep that same color, while giving it a metallic look.


texts: Does anyonw have a script for adding sequential numbers (as a prefix) to layer names in Illustrator

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I'm looking for a script that can add sequential numbers as a prefix to existing names of layers in Adobe Illustrator.

Does anyone here known of one? Or, could you direct me to where I may find one?

Thanks in advance,
Dave


texts: a way to Tone down/ fix an image to prevent darkening/ bluring if shrinked

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I am trying to make a customized keychain using shrink plastic (anyone familiar with shrinky dinks? )
I use an inkjet printer to print directly on the shrink plastic
I noticed that after baking, after the shrink plastic shrinks, the image becomes darker and somewhat blurred.
This Process is like shrinking a picture in photoshop.
Is there a way, lets say edit in photoshop to prevent darkening.


texts: How do I convert the width from pixels to inches at 300 dpi?

texts: I was asked to change the images to 300 dpi tiff files at a width between 3.5" to 5". The image properties show the width in pixels only. How do I resize the width in pixels to fit the width between 3.5" to 5" at 300 dpi? Thank you.


texts: Why does my clipping mask not work on the artwork below it, it make the artwork disappear?

texts: I have a compound path on top, which is an outline of a table cloth on a table. I am trying to get the artwork below it to take the shape of the table cloth outline so that it gives an idea of what the artwork would look like if printed on a table cloth (think something for a trade show). I have 2 layers, the table cloth outline on top (a compound path) no fill or outline. The complex artwork is all grouped and in one layer below the shape I want it to take


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Does anyone know what is the full-branch of Graphic Design and the title for the person doing it.

Graphic Design
|- Web Design - Web Designer
|- Illustration - Illustrator
|- Photo Manipulation - Photo Manipulator

...


texts: Cross and checked Pattern apply for Selected area in Photoshop CS5

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I am new to graphics field I would like apply cross and checked pattern with in selected image area in Photoshop and I don't have any ready cross and checked patterns.

Anyone can share the procedure to create and apply cross and checked pattern in image using photoshop cs5


texts: For mobile apps, what's the best graphic design software I should use (Mac)?

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I am an experienced programmer but new to graphic design.

I am making mobile apps for both iOS & Android, and I am wondering what graphic design tools/software I should use (in Mac) would be the best fit for a starter and for designing graphics for mobile apps?

Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks.


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I'm having an issue with a banner image I'm trying to create for my website.

When I upload the image to my website, the icons I added to the banner in Photoshop look blurry. Any advice on how I can avoid this would be greatly appreciated.


texts: How do I create a layer mask that only shows non-empty pixels of masked layer

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I want to create a mask that only displays a region of the masked layer, most of which is transparent. But the current result is I get a ton of black pixels. How do I achieve the transparency of the black areas within the mask?

Here's the layer situation within PS.


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I have a question about V-ray rendering, based on the picture:

How to create such 'smooth' background, where you can't tell where the ground ends and where bg(or wall) begins? I know, that I can just set enviromental background color to gray and use no ground plane, buy then how to keep all reflections and shadows on the ground(there is no ground then)?

When I use 'studio setup' there is always a gradient somewhere behind on edge chamfer, like here:

Do you have any good method to achieve such 'smooth' result without gradients?


texts: How to set only black to overprint on embedded image on Adobe Illustrator

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I have an embedded image on an AI file. The image was originally a Photoshop file. I linked it, embedded it, turned it into grey-scale, I set its colour to 100% K (black).

The black and white character is the embedded image. The background is a flat PMS ink.

The character should be printed using only black (K), not using white ink as well. The white area should be knocked out from the blue.

If the black ink is not overprinted on the blue, its fur will look weird. It is too thin to be knocked out from the blue.

I cannot set the whole image to overprint (or multiply), because then the white area would disappear.

I also Edit->Edit Colours->Overprint Black but I get the message "None of the selected objects are painted the specified percentage of black"

Is there a way to indicate that ONLY the black of the embedded image should overprint?


texts: Illustrator - Select and copy a section of a larger object

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Pretty basic concept. I have a large object, and only want a sub-section of said object. In PS I would just use rectangle tool to select the area I want and click copy, however in Illustrator I don't see this same type of functionality.

What would be the easiest way to do this? Example. I have a picture of a snowman, and instead of the entire thing, I just want from the head up.


texts: Using eraser tool to split up an object along the path created with the pen tool?

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Where the pink line is (path drawn with a pen tool) is where I want the light blue object to be split up. I am using the eraser tool to do this but using the shift key to cut straight only allows for 45 and 90 degree cuts.
I've read advice where people say to "Use the Pen Tool to make a line and Stroke with the Eraser." That sounds like what I need to do here but I don't understand exactly how to do that--if anyone has a link to a video or can explain it step by step to me I would so appreciate it!
Or if you have a better suggestion for what I'm trying to achieve that works too.


texts: Is this animated GIF showing Illustrator step by step drawings easy to understand?

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I'm trying to make some short animated gifs about Illustrator, with little step-by-step drawings exercises.
I could put some explanatory text in some frames but I would prefer not to do that. Maybe later, it depends on where it ends up, I can add a text line with the used tools.
That's why I would like to know if something like the animation below is understandable enough for someone having a basic AI knowledge.

Thanks for all the comments. Sometimes when you're immersed in a project, however small, you get a little blind. That's why I put the question. Each comment is very useful and I will keep everything in mind.


texts: How can I select exact color in Illustrator

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I made this design in photoshop so basically its on rasterize format, A month later my client want it again but this time it has to be on vector format because it will be print on various colored shirts.
what I did was open it on illustrator and used image trace with high fidelity and expand it, Now what I want is to remove the specific color, black on background so the tree will not be filled. If I use the magic wand it will select the other similar black color.

I love to hear tips and advises too, Is there any better method to do it?

Rasterized design


texts: How do I make a radial gradient with "rays" from the origin, not circles?

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Learning Illustrator, and I'm trying to find how to make a "radial" gradient that, rather than forming circles around the origin, creates "rays" from the origin:

Example

I've got a similar button design, but can't seem to find the right method. Can't seem to find any tutorials either, but am not entirely sure what to search for.


texts: How to remove tiny color type in this example

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I am using Adobe Photoshop CS5, and I have this problem.

I have this original image, and what I want is to remove the red image and keep only the yellow plant image.

So, with my poor experience I went for the Magic Wand Tool and removed it and here is the result.

However if you see closely there are still red colored parts left specially in the corners of the plant.

One way to clear that seems to enlarge the image and use a Pencil Tool with white color and target the individual red places, but as I find myself working on similar images repeatedly, I find this solution cumbersome and sub-optimal.

Is there any good solution for this?


texts: What Windows-based tools do you use to create icons?

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I'm working on a project that often needs small (16x16, rarely 32x32), simple, bespoke icons (either made from scratch or as slight modifications of other icons).

Working on a Windows box, I end up using--of all things--MS Paint, because it lets me edit pixels individually. But this is approximately like carving the icon out of a block of stone.

What tools do you use? What makes them good for icon creation? How much do they cost?


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I am trying to create a transit map using round corners, both 45deg as well as 90deg angles.
Now, I know I should have used the pen tool initially, but I didnt. I used the line segment tool, then I joined all the individual line segments of the track, and rounded corners using Effects > Stylise > Round corners.
After this only half of the corners were rounded, which I found weird.
In the screenshot I have circled the round corners in blue and the ones I couldn't do in red.


texts: Graphic illustration design software for a person without knowledge in drawing

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I want to explain some things in my presentation which need an authentic illustration with a specific dress, for example, a person holds certain things or works with them in different positions (bending, etc.). Assuming my knowledge in drawing from 1 to 10 is 1, is there a graphic software that helps to do it easily?

N.b. It doesn't matter for me if it's 2D or 3D.


texts: How can I change spelling language in indesign?

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I am using Indesign 14.0.2 and I am translating a document from Swedish to English. When I re-saved the document, the only dictionary available is the Swedish one:

So I created a document from scratch, and copied all the elements into this new document. This makes all the dictionaries available:

but even though I choose an English dictionary like so:

Swedish is still the language used for spell-checking:

What should I do to make the change of dictionary stick?


texts: I have a rectangular shape(in fact a label) which is 100cm x 84cm, now I wanna create a cylinder. PS CS6 has a cylinder preset, when I want to scale that preset cylinder it becomes something that in fact is not a cylinder. My question is how can I create a cylinder that I can cover it by my label? How can I create a cylinder from a rectangular shape using PS CS6?


texts: Can you use logo design that wasn't used by the client in your portfolio?

texts: ...or if I just want to showcase my ideas for existing companies with not-so-great logos, can I put that in my portfolio? or even fictitious companies, is that okay to build up on portfolio?


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I’m working on an UI app design for both Android and IPhone. I’m using Adobe Illustrator.

Now I’m facing the problem that the exportation of assets is a nightmare.

I need to create a different document only for assets, and create 6 pages for each icon, with the same symbol scaled. Symbols don’t behave correctly with pixel perfection even if the option “align to pixel grid” is activated. So I’m forced to break the link to the symbol, so all this job is not going to be valid when in the future I will need to redesign icons again.

I want to export to PNG files with transparency. I need to export an icon to various PNG sizes, and then repeat the same process for all icons. Then after export, I have to move the images to their folders and rename them, as both Android and iOs require.

Honestly, there should be a way to automate the export. With this system, there is no way to update all icons without missing one of them.

For PhotoShop I have found: http://www.cutandslice.me/ but should exist something similar for Illustrator, isn’t it? Now that Adobe is going to stop developing Fireworks, there should be a good tool for UI design. Does Adobe have any?

I hope someone can please share a workaround for this. Thank you very much!


texts: What methods exist for determining if a font is similar or derivative work?

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I've always assumed that the vector outlines contained in a font file are essentially mathematical formulas describing each of those shapes; and that no matter how similar two fonts might appear, the combination of characteristics (proportions, contours, angles, spacing, etc) results in a vector equation revealing more differences than the eye might be able to decipher.  I don't know how accurate this is, but as I am familiar with the concept of vectors in algebra, it seems that it should at least be possible to tell if a given font was produced by altering the outlines of a paid font whose EULA forbade such alterations.

Now that live typographic interpolation and parametric fonts are being used in web browsers, and foundries are able to create enormous font families extrapolated from as little as one master, I wonder how difficult it will become to tell original work from derivative work.  By derivative I mean originating from the same digital source.

My becoming a typographer was born of a need for a typeface for projects when nothing in existence seemed to fit.  So I am asking as an artist, out of curiosity ... not as a crybaby complaining that someone stole my shapes, er, intellectual property.  Plagiarism offends me more than capitalism or piracy combined, because of the sheer lack of imagination.

So my question has two parts:

What methods exist for determining the similarity or difference of fonts?
How do they function?  Specifically, can they measure both qualitative and quantitative changes to the original's outlines?  Some seem to assume that making a font slightly heavier means the outlines are unique, but as math based shapes, I would expect that the bulk of the equation is proportionally identical, even if the glyphs have grown along one axis.


texts: My client wants me to supply images for web as JPEG with transparent background. Is this possible?


texts: Handdrawn like pencil sketch with inkscape

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I have made this sketch with MS Visio which looks like it is handdrawn with a pencil:

How can I achieve this with inkscape?


texts: Placing press quality pdf's directly into a layout

texts: I've been doing layouts for years, always using .tifs when placing artwork. I recently received a job (started by another designer) where they were placing the press quality pdf's directly into the layout without converting them to .tifs first. I always thought that this was "taboo". Do any other designers do this and have you had any issues using the pdf directly in layouts? Thank you!


texts: Adobe illustrator, how to make 3D object with multiple depths and positions

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I would like to create something analogous to a 3D pathway, with walls and a floor. Something like this:

This was made using a hack. I first extruded the walls (50 pt depth), then the "floor" (0 pt) which had to be translated down to meet the bottom of the walls, because the walls were extruded up and down simultaneously, putting the floor in the middle.

Ideally, I would be able to rotate everything together, and specify the offset (in the direction of the extrusion), depth, and direction of extrusion (extruding up, down, or both) of different sets of objects independently.

But I would settle for just being able to set the direction of the extrusion. Is that possible? Does someone have another suggestion for how to accomplish this?

Ideally, I'm looking for a solution which could be applied to an arbitrary pathway shape (i.e. a curved hallway).


texts: Inkscape nodes gap between two filled paths, unable to join

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I like to better understand why in the following image I cannot fill the gap by adding a new segment or joining two adjacent nodes on each side. Basically after joining the gap remains. The only time the gap is filled is when joining all four corners, but then they all become a single node (pointing arrow) destroying the concept. None of the four corners are open nodes. Why is this happening and how to fix it?
PS: These are open paths as their end do not meet their start.


texts: In photoshop CS6 why the crop is not activated in Image menu. I want to cut a particular part from my complete image and retain other parts


texts: Get difference in level between two colors

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I'm going to cast my own bathroom countertop in concrete. We are trying to match the floor tiles in black level, so I did three samples, each with a double amount of pigment than the last. Of course it didn't match.

The big big one is the target. You can use white pigment if you need to make it more less dark.

Of course a picture will never have the exact same shade as reality, but the difference in black level should be pretty accurate (since the 3 samples are from the same picture). So what I did was to use Gaussian blur on each color and this is what I got:

I would like to somehow get the black level of each sample, and calculate an average. Also, the difference between the tile and the lightest sample. I can use that to get the amount of pigment.


texts: Difficulty in deciding the margins and columns in InDesign

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I have got a A5 flyer of 5 Pages to design in Indesign. The Word Document has 7 Pages of text.

I spent so many hours deciding whats the number of coloums and margins to set so as the 7pages of Word document fits in the 5pages of A5 Indesign file. First tried with body copy size 12 and the default margins 12.7 mm,12.7 mm,12.7 mm,12.7 mm. That didn't work. Then tried with font size of 11.

Can someone please help me out and tell me the right way of planning for this ?

Another issue that I'm facing is I have aligned the text to the baseline grid and now if I have bodycopy size of 11 and headings (16), the headings take an extra linespace and the leading is not correct.


texts: How do I combine a group of circles and open paths to make one shape in Illustrator CS6?

texts: I am trying to create a clubs symbol for some cards I am designing, but I do not know how to combine closed shapes with open paths. I know how to use pathfinder to combine closed shapes but that does not work for this.


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Hi I am working with bootstrap navbar and I have 4 flat icons (very sharp outline) like below :

I need to make another one to show another menu option in the navbar. The new icon is only text with following text 'CCRT'. All icons are 64px X 64px in size.

I just want to know what font I can use that will look the icons (sharp and skinny)?


texts: How to paste PNGs keeping the original transparency

texts: Is there a way to directly paste PNG images in Photoshop and keep their transparency? I don't mean dragging them, but directly pasting from, for example, a browser. Transparency is always replaced by black.


texts: "Flattening" a rectangular image photographed at an angle

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I have photographs of rectangular images that I would like to "flatten" so that they are truly rectangular, rather than the distorted view that comes from a photograph. I know this is something I should be able to Google, but I can't think of a technical term to describe what I mean (it's the process that scanner apps routinely do, essentially "flattening" the photograph).
Can anyone point me in the direction of a tool (perhaps within Illustrator or Photoshop) that will easily take an angled  photograph of a rectangular poster and distort it to become a true rectangle again, please?


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I want to use Serif font Georgia. Which Sans Serif fonts go well with Georgia. I am using Impact for my Logo.

Can some one help in identifying a good Sans Serif font that can go well with Headers mainly.


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Is there a way to add a rounded border/background on only one word in a paragraph in indesign ?
Or a way to have a dynamic object that can be put in a paragraph and edited by double clicking to get something like this easy to update ?

Thx a lot :)


texts: Cutting out white (low contrast) objects from white background

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I need to figure out the most efficient way to make quick cutouts of white products and a white background. I usually make a copy of the blue channel, level it out and paint over the rest, but it's a pain when I have to cut 40 pics with predominant white cloth.

P.S. My eyes hurt, plz hlp

UPDATE

I am not the photographer and i cant request the photos be made on a green screen.


texts: Recreating realistic text to be editable?

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I'm having the hardest time ever figuring out how to basically trace/recreate the text on this label so that I can edit it and change the text as needed (different scents). I've tried following along with every Illustrator tutorial (that's the only program I have) I can find, but the result is never realistic enough.

I've tried all the basic text edits (warp and such), but the curvature or the angle is never quite right. Basically, I need to have an editable photo of my candle labels like this so that when I create a new scent I don't have to try and recreate the exact same photo over and over again.

I hope that makes sense! I'm no Illustrator wizard (very basic knowledge), but being able to figure this out would save me an unbelievable amount of time when creating new products. Does anyone know if this even possible or am I just dreaming? Thanks!


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I am new to Afetr Effects and currently trying to work on some water bubble effect using CC Mr. Mercury.
To get that effect I do in AE
New Composition>Solid>CC Mr. Mercury
Now I have realised that the color of the bubbles are based on the color of the solid (same color as the solid). Is it possible to create a gradient color for solid so that the bubbles take after that same gradient color.
Thank you in advance.


texts: Exporting image (png, jpeg) from Photoshop to Acrobat PDF - bad quality

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I have a portfolio design in Photoshop, and I when I save that as an image file format, it gets compressed and low quality if I try to import it in Acrobat.

I just want to export from PSD as an image and then import to Acrobat to create a PDF from that image(s).

Am I doing this wrong? Is there any other way to create a PDF from images?


texts: How do I wrap text around a cylinder in Illustrator?

texts: I found this logo that I'm trying to recreate. Any suggestions on how I can wrap type around cylinders to create these iterations?


texts: Gutters - Padding and Margin for Columns with Background or Border

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What are the recommended design guidelines for gutters when a column (or box, or any layout module) has its shape clearly visible because it has its own background or border?

Typically one would put some space in between the box's edge and its text. But where to conjure this space from? By expanding the box, or shrinking the text?

To illustrate, here are some (but not all) options...

(Also, I could've used any grid with any number of columns, and any widths - this only serves as an example -- the actual question could be asked every time a layout straddles gutters.)

I've gone through a pile of writing on grid based layouts, but so far I've seen just one that addresses the matter: Nudge Your Elements by Khoi Vinh.

What am I missing? Or is there simply no clear guideline?

Since one of the motivations for grid based layouts is to heighten the sense of global alignment, I suppose one could argue the decision depends on what demands more alignment; the box, or its contents?

Unless I'm misreading, Khoi Vinh argues for option 3 in his article.

I find myself go back and forth between option 3 and option 6. With option 3 the box is aligned, but its text feels cramped. But using option 6, one ends up with neither box nor text aligned (though one might say the implicit middle between text-edge and box-border is the 'thing' that is now aligned).

Stepping beyond the web, none of my reading on book design and the canons of page construction talks about this issue either. I can see how the canons work for the vast majority of 'black letter on clear background' book printing, but the minute one adds color to a page layout (or inverts a black-and-white scheme), the gutter question comes back.

Mmm, I guess the question is; are there any guidelines for choosing between the options I illustrated - or have I ventured beyond designer law and is the matter just about 'what looks and feels good'?


texts: Change color of Photoshop image imported into Illustrator to match background

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I have an illustrator file that contains a linked Photoshop image. The flyer I am making has a light green background and the Photoshop image has a white background. How can I change the white background in the Photoshop file so that it is the same as the rest of the flyer and blends in? Do I need to edit and choose a colour in Photoshop first? I have tried embdedding the photo in my Illustrator file but it still shows as a square white box on my background.

Thank you.


texts: How to add hollow shapes to an image? Like in LibreOffice while creating a document I can add some auto shapes using insert menu, is there any way to do it using some image editing tools, specially using gimp?


texts: Adobe suite to create a high definition 3D cube animation?

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I'm looking to try and create something along the quality of this video below:
http://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1992226-stock-footage-red-cube.html?src=search/H2Qpzpwk6MCZPa0pfA2U0g:1:25/3p

Now, creating the 3D object I can probably do in Photoshop, but wouldn't the frame rate be too low for something like this? Also, could it be exported as an MP4, rather than an animated gif?

Failing that, would anybody care to recommend any other solutions to this inside the Adobe CC suite? Or would I need to purchase different software altogether in order to achieve my goal?


texts: I've been trying to design a logo for ages and have struggled to decide on one. Eventually, I gave up trying to design one myself and turned to Wix to help design one for me, which is just my company name in white on a black background. My problem is that I'm worried it looks very similar to other logos (as there are many out there that use the same concept). I also tried it with black writing on a white background but have the same problem. Would it be plagiarism to use either of these design concepts for my logo, or is it acceptable based on the fact that there are already multiple existing logos that are similar in the same way?


texts: Can monitors show colors outside of RGB space?

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Modern monitors use RGB to reproduce colors. The [RGB colorspace, however, is not the full range of colors, and only occupies a triangle in the "full" chromaticity diagram][1]. What colors are monitors showing outside of that triangle then?

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIE_1931_color_space#CIE_RGB_color_space


texts: How do I adjust the brightness of the left and right ends in the line tool?

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I wanna like this;

I am using the line tool, but not used. The answer may not be just about the line tool. It could be another tool.


texts: turn text upside down when using text on path on Sketch 3

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I am currently creating a dial in Sketch 3:

I have used Sketch 3's text on path feature to fit the text onto the circular dial. However, the text's orientation is actually upside down from what I want it to be—I would like the number on the bottom of the dial to appear upside down and the numbers at the top, next to the white triangle selector to be right side up.

How would I go about doing this?

Edit: I have so far tried to rotate the text by 180° to make it upside down, but when I put the text on the path it doesn't matter. I have also tried putting the text on the inside grey path and using Layer > Paths > Reverse Order to get the text to go around the outside of the path, however this doesn't seem to work because the text looks to connected to the grey path, and I would like it to appear more elevated.


texts: Estimate number of characters to truncate

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In website I am implementing I found that the maximum number of characters that I can display in a certain sidebar div is 17 M (uppercase M) plus the elipses. So that is the maximum I setup the code to produce ... if the text is longer than 17 characters it will be truncated and an elipses will be attached to the end.

That string for reference is a "Project Name". Practically users will not be calling their project "MMMMMMMMM...17 times" and hence when placed in the real world seemingly short project names that would essentially fit are being truncated.

A designer I know uses "00000..." to measure the width of a box. Is there a systematic/statistical approach to this?


texts: Icon suggestion for items/accessories that are personalised

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Trying to think of an icon for a page that has heavy feelings of personalisation. Ideally, users see the icon and they understand that the space it links to is like their private area. But not something so simple as the typical user profile icon of a silhouette head.

Looking for something that might be related to a brainstorm of the feels and places this space would invoke:
privacy, individuality, art, quiet, ambience, tools, buttons, power, share, edit, studyroom, desks, collections, clarity, creativity, abundance

I am hoping for ideas to do with an item/accessory/scene that would get across these feels.


texts: Paste within visible area in Photoshop CC

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Photoshop CC images are pasted in the middle of the document which require me to zoom back or drag layer from very far (webdesign may be really tall).

In Photoshop CS images were pasted somewhere in a currently viewed part of the document. Is there a way to make Photoshop CC behave like this?


texts: Illustrator gradient turns grey when saved as pdf

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I'm working on a project where I want to add a gradient over the bottom of a picture so it fades to the background. However, when I save the file to PDF, the gradient gets a grey color, not the black I selected. When I save as PNG, it doesn't change the color.

Should I change something in my settings somewhere? I've tried different PDF-viewers, but every viewer shows the same weird grey color.

Also, while we're at it, why does the gradient desaturate the image?

Examples

Illustrator

PDF

PNG


texts: How to select an edge in Photoshop CS6 that is not quite horizontal or vertical?

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I'm using Photoshop CS6 on a Macintosh and have created a layer mask and wish to erase at the edges of a painting in a photograph, but the edges are not quite true, so even after doing a perspective crop on the photo, the edges are not quite all straight.  I would like to select a straight line that follows the edge and draw upon it in the layer mask.  I've been using the selection tool and the Single Row Marquee Tool and Single Column Marquee Tool together with the shift key to add lines and option key to remove lines. In this way as I work my way along the line, drawing on the selected part in the layer mask, I add or remove columns or rows as needed. Using the Quick Selection Tool or Magic Wand do not work well as I don't get very sharp edges and in some cases the background is too close in color to the edge.

There must be a way to draw a straight line that is not quite horizontal or vertical.  How can I do this more easily in Photoshop CS6?


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I'm trying to export some icons I have made in Sketch. I've learnt how to export multiple layers, so each layer comes out as an individual assets (png file), but I can't find a solution for doing the same with multiple groups of layers. Is this possible?

Each icon is a group of two or three layers. The key thing here is that I would like to be able to edit the individual elements of each icon in the future, so I don't want to combine the separate layers into one.

Does anyone know of a way of doing this? Or, am I missing something and coming at this problem from the wrong angle?

To help illustrate my problem here is an image of what my setup looks like in Sketch:

What I'm trying to end up with is a folder called "icons" containing a png of the credits icon another png of the choose_folder icon and so forth.

What I'm hoping I don't need to do is select each group and export the icon individually. That would be fine for this test case with 8 icons. It is not so fine for my other project which has 20+ icons which get updated quite regularly.

Hope that makes sense. Thanks in advance for any advice people can give!


texts: Is there a way to auto-generate (parametric) vector graphics to use in Inkscape/Illustrator?

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I suppose the very first question to ask if if Inkscape or Illustrator have internal functions for this automation. If not, would something like Python make sense?

I'd like to write a small web app that would allow me to set a few variables and auto-generate a file I can import into Inkscape or Illustrator. In my most simplistic example let's try this pattern as the input...

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I'd like to be able to define variables for

Length of each dash
space between it and the next dash
space between lines
Dash offsets (start point for the next lines dash pattern, so it is either alternate or inline)
x length for file (e.g. 6cm wide)
y Length for file (e.g. 6cm Tall)

Aside from the simple dash I'd like to eventually give the program a bit more complicated patterns Perhaps fonts or parametric designs that would repeat).

Can anyone suggest a good efficient way of doing this? I haven't found anything already built out there but perhaps I'm looking in the wrong places.

All suggestions welcome.


texts: Photoshop: How to know which layer does graphic object inside

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I have met this situation, and because I just learn photoshop so I don't know how to solve this.

I have a psd file contains some layers. Those layers have grouped together. Then I draw a graphic (in my case is an eclipse). AFAIK, when I draw a new graphic object, photoshop will put automatically new object in new layer. I have checked but doesn't see any new layers. I also test by disable each group (click on the eye on the left of the layer) but I always see that graphic object on screen. (So it means this object doesn't contain in any layers, right ? )

The only solution currently is closing document without saving and redo work again.

My question is: where does this graphic object store. And how can I know which layer of some object when I don't know where it come from.

Thanks :)


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What is the normal process to create mockups like this? Are they created in 3D and then in photoshop?

Would be a great help if you guys can help me.


texts: Graphic design/color compositions for waveform presentation

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I have a dashboard of data, on which one of most important elements is a waveform of medical data (a real-time stream, in most cases it would be ECG waveform).

I am looking for a way to present this data in clear, understandable and easy to read way, so that a person looking on it could understand it in a blink (aesthetics has the 2nd priority).
Typically such medical data are presented by drawing coloured lines on black background but I believe there are better ways to do it. Perhaps there are some studies on this topic.

EDIT: A person (an expert) looking at this should be able to quickly see:

number captions for certain levels crossed by the waveform line
patterns on the waveform chart


texts: Workstation recommendations for designers?

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I have a question that comes a bit unconventional and I apologize if it is a little off topic,

We need to buy computers (laptops because we have many power outages in Mexico) for web designers and programmers.

In all fairness, I wonder if the following configurations can work in good conditions:

Web Designer
Web designers does not 3D, they mainly use Photoshop, Fireworks and Dreamweaver type tools.

Idea of configuration: i5 + 15' (1920 * 1080) + 1Gb video card + 500Gb HDD + 23' external monitor + 8Gb memory

For a web designer, is there really need 2 screens type 23 'or is it a luxury?
Can it work in good conditions with the 15" and 23"?

Programmers
Programmers working with ZendFramework (PHP), MySQL + webserver on their computer

Idea of configuration: i5 + 15' (1920 * 1080) + 1Gb video card + hard disk 500Gb HDD + external monitor 21' or 23' + 8Gb memory

Is the configuration above is really a luxury (video card, 8 GB of memory) or not?

Thank you for your feedback as a webdesigner and / or webprogrammer.


texts: How to fill a shape in photoshop and avoid white lines

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This is something it will be useful for several things now that I started "photoshoping" - so I made some lines with the pen tool, then right clicked with the 'direct selection' and then 'stroke path' to paint the lines.

Now, this lines are closed, they make a shape, if I paint the inside with the bucket tool it creates white spaces inbetween the border and the filling!

How does one fill properly in photoshop?


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I want to create a transparent text on a circle with inkscape.

I managed to create a circle with a color, created a text and converted it into an object, and resized canvas to drawing.

Thats my result:

However, I would like to make the text transparent. So that the color from the text in the circle, is identical to the background color where the svg is used.

If I make the text transparent, I get of course only a blank circle.

Is there an option to cut the text out of the circle or something like that?


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I know there are tutorials that make able to bend a line or either create a new line, that is circled, but I really have a specific line, and I need to have it bend in half circle.

I found similiar effect on a game, and I was wondering if there was possibility to replicate it on GIMP.


texts: How to correctly use inverse clipping on objects in Inkscape

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I'm trying to remove part of a graphic using clipping in Inkscape, but I can't manage to do it.
I've tried all the options under Object > Clip and Object > Mask
The picture below illustrates the problem I have.

I start with the image on the left.
The middle one is the result after clipping/masking (all the options give the same result )
On the right is what I want (I just changed the background color of the rectangle)

Note : I'm using Inkscape 1.0.1
Thanks


texts: Tools for Managing Personal Font Libraries

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I have a ton of licensed fonts from various foundries (1,000+).

Is there a tool out there similar to Typekit that would enable me to host/organize my personal font library on the cloud AND keep them continuously synched across my devices and design programs such as Sketch, Adobe CC, etc.?


texts: What font is used in this Savoy Take Away sign?

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Can anyone name the font used in the three images below? I know they are from poor angles but hopefully someone can name it.

Also if someone with more than 10 rep points could repost them as pictures, that would be a big help. I have a third image but I cant post it for the same reason.

Thanks in advance.

I have found Dragon EF that seems quite close, but am still open to suggestions. Here is my attempt, but the K and W don't quite measure up:


texts: How to achieve this "wrapped Effect" in photoshop?

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I try to get this effect.

I assume it was just a louis vuitton texture, with a mulitply blending mask but when it try, i get this effect.


texts: Pattern in Illustrator has vertical lines when expanding

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I made a hexagonal pattern, when I expand it and use the Crop Pathfinding tool, it created vertical lines inside my pattern, breaking it up into smaller pieces (which is not what I want).

Is there a way to expand my pattern so I can color the individual pieces, while keeping my original pattern shape?

Steps

Create a square and apply the pattern
Object -> Expand
Pathfinder -> Crop


texts: Gimp : difference between crop and canvas size

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I would like to know the difference between the crop tool and changing canvas size.

If I reduce the size of the canvas, a yellow dashed line stays around the previous size. On the other hand, when I crop an image, the yellow dashed line follows.

What is the difference between resizing the canvas and cropping an image?


texts: I am trying to figure out what the standard grid layout is for ios6 and possibly android.  I use photoshop cs6 and recently sketch 2.  What dimensions should I set?


texts: Trying to clean up the table below. Which colons should I use and which do I need to remove? Keep the red, remove the blue or go for blue and remove red? What about the yellow ones? Or do not use any colons at all? What about the Property column head?


texts: Inkscape: Set default values for "resize page to content"

texts: I use Inkscape 0.92 and frequently use the "resize page to content" tool (see snapshot below) with the same values for the margins. Naturally, I would like to be able to simply set a default value for the margins. Is that somehow possible?


texts: what is the resolution setting mean in adobe photoshop?

texts: if I already have a height and width of 1920 1080 then what is the setting that says Resolution "72" used for? I have not used adobe-photoshop in forever and I am just getting back into it. so sorry if this has been asked before. see picture below to explain what I am trying to ask.


texts: Multiple Companies Collaborating on a Single Design Using Branding Guidelines

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I am working with a couple of companies in different industries where we will be making a single design for all companies where we are all represented equally in the design. We all have different branding guidelines.

1 of the companies is insisting we use their font choice, for my situation they want to use a specific font. Personally I don't want to use their font since I am the one putting it together and I have used a font I think is more appropriate for the design space. In retrospect, their request is to use Century Gothic and I would like to use Gotham Condensed Medium, so not too drastic.

Is this something I should fight? Say, since we are all equal in the design, part of each of our branding guidelines does not apply.


texts: Photoshop - Show same layer twice and edit both at the same time

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My title is very poorly phrased but I'm having a tricky time describing this.

Basically I am trying to create a repeating background right now. I would like to edit a certain area, but for Photoshop to show that same area next to the one I'm editing so I can see if there are seams.

I know some programs allow this (or allow it radially so you can create snowflake and kaleidoscope effects).

Is Photoshop able to do this?

Here is an image to try and illustrate better what I'm talking about:


texts: 3D objects with raised border in illustrator

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I'm trying to make something similar to this in illustrator using the 3D feature. What I'm strugling with is getting the border to be raised relative to the base of the tray.

I start off with a stroked rectangle like this:

and end up with something like this after I do Effect -> 3D -> Extrude and bevel:

But as you can see, the border is on the same level as the green area in middle (i.e. its all flat).
How do I make it so that the border is raised above the central green area

Also is it possible to get the borders to be rounded like in the first image?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!


texts: Adobe Illustrator guides not snapping to Bounding Box handles

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I can not seem to snap a guide to the handle of a bounding box. Is this not a functionality Illustrator has?
Thank you


texts: Printing from InDesign has correct margins, but not from Acrobat using exported PDF

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I have half-US Letter (8.5" x 5.5") documents I print out in booklet form from Adobe InDesign CS5.5 on a Brother 9970CDW color laser.  Works great.

Problem is InDesign doesn't allow you to print booklets from InDesign book files (why not?!).  So I have to export to PDF and then print the booklet from Acrobat.  Then the issue is I get slightly bigger margins all around (with slightly scaled down pages) for some reason.  I've tried fiddling with every setting I could think of to get rid of those margins...

It's clearly not the printer's issue of having too big of margins as this prints fine from within InDesign.  The Brother printer is able to print pretty close to the edges (closer than I need).


texts: Why Bootstrap's grid gutters in the middle are twice as large as on the edges?

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The Grid System of the popular Bootstrap Framework creates column grid where the gap in the middle between columns is twice as large as the edge margins:

http://jsbin.com/baxunex/edit?html,css,output

Is there any reasons for this unequal spacing (as opposed to making all gaps of equal size)?

Are there known design principles supporting this decision?


texts: Photoshop Single Row / Column Marquee tools not working

texts: I have problems with the Single Row/Column Marquee tools, selections they make disappear the moment I release the mouse button and often, but not always, the cursor changes to (sorry for the picture quality): I reset the tools but it didn't help. "Regular" rectangle and circle marquee tools work as usual. Why is this happening and what should I do to make them work as expected?


texts: How to remove preserve scroll position in Adobe XD

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I'm beginning to use Adobe XD but my artboard links are automatically preserving the scroll position instead of going to the top. Is there a setting where I can remove this?

Here is an example of the setting of my links. I do not know how I can remove this feature.

I simply want my links to redirect to the top of the desired page instead of preserving the scroll position. Does anyone know how I can do this?


texts: How can I condense a Source Sans Pro font so the characters almost touch when 30px size?

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I have a web site that is using the Adobe Source Sans Pro font.

On the website I would like to create a logo using this or a similar font but I would like to have it so there is almost no spacing between the characters. Is there a way that I can do this just with css or would I have to use another font?

If I need to use another font can anyone suggest an open source / free to use font that I could use for this.

Thank you very much.


texts: Having issue displaying a Digital-7 font

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I am trying to use the Digital-7 font for GUI in Adobe Firework, but the "1" charactere is displayed "incorectly" (sorry, I don't even know how to discribe it) like in the image below.

I don't know if this is a limitation of the font itself

Note: the green font from a capture of the Digital Clock, so am not 100% sure if they it use the same font.


texts: How does a monitor display the CMYK color? Is it actually showing the true CMYK color?

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Suppose I'm designing something for printing purposes. Then I need to stick with CMYK model. When ever I'm choosing color while designing, I'm setting color based on what my monitor shows me as CMYK. But Monitors don't work on CMYK. So, what my monitor showing is a conversion of that CMYK in RGB.

After reading little bit, now I understood that CMYK and RGB are not exactly convertible and there are always some differences. So, what I'm seeing is not the color I actually set. Right? If that is the case, because of deception by my monitor, am I setting the wrong colors? How are we supposed to design then?

This is based on  a question regarding RGB to CMYK conversion.

say, RGB (86,92,214) the color in my image. Then monitor uses same values for displaying (lightning LEDs, LCDs or CRTs). Right?


texts: What font is used in criticalstack.com logo?

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What font is used in this logo? I'd love to use this font in my company logo.

I have attempted to find the font using all the tools those which have stated in the guidelines page. But I couldn't find the exact font. I have attached a logo sample from the original website and it's called criticalstack.com.

The closest match whatismyfont.com provided is 'Mirai Thin' font.


texts: What generic icon could be used to symbolize a brand (McDonalds, Apple, etc..)?

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I need to use an icon in a web application that will represent "Brand" as an object. The "Brand" could be "McDonalds", "Apple", "BMW" or any other company/brand.

What generic icon would represent "Brand" well?

Right now we use a simple star as a brand icon, but we are not quite happy with this.

Any suggestions?


texts: How to use Illustrator's blend tool to blend colors across existing shapes?

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Let's say I have six vector shapes already created, and the one on the far left is red and the one on the far right is blue, and I'd like to use the Blend Tool to create a smooth color between those shapes. How do I do this? If it's possible, it doesn't seem intuitive. Or is there another tool for this?

(NOTE: I don't want to use a gradient fill - each shape is large and needs to be a uniform color)

EDIT: Need to illustrate my problem visually.. so let's say I'm starting out with this:

My goal is to blend from red to green across all those shapes, resulting in this:


texts: How can I join a path to a compound shape in Illustrator?

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I'm struggling to join the compound shape and path I have created in Illustrator. My usual click and hope in the pathfinder dialog is not working. See attached screenshots.

The selected path is blue, the shape is green.


texts: Inkscape - How to cut lines across an arc?

texts: I need to cut these lines across the arc.  I only need the little itty bitty line ends.  The arc and long parts of the lines are to be discarded.


texts: Can you lock all other artboards (or their content) so this gets not affected by any command like "select same stroke colour" etc


texts: Batch processing in Photoshop executed in a strange order (not alpha-numeric)

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I have a bunch of files named "lorem1@2x.png, lorem2@2x.png, lorem3@2x.png... ...lorem11@2x.png"

When I try to batch process them, they start at the 10th file, then goes on to the 11th, looping around back to the first file. Why is it doing this and how can I ensure the correct processing order?


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I am trying to create a font in Malayalam ( India ). I have all the necessary Unicode characters with a uniform size in 142 SVG files. I tried to create font through Icomoon and many other services. None of them worked, probably because I used a pattern to fill the letters. It doesn't work means, whatever I type in Malayalam in Inkscape, GIMP and Libre Office Writer, appears very plain instead of my dotted style font.

I then tried an npm based tool which can create Inkscape symbols just like Open Symbols for Inkscape. Now I am able to use them as symbols inside Inkscape. Is there any method to convert the SVG files or SVG sprite to OTF or TTF ? Thanks.

PS : I tried a couple of similar question here, very different from mine.


texts: Getting odd artifacting when using GPU preview on illustrator

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Shapes look as if they arent inline with each other when using GPU preview, CPU preview fixes the issue but of course I shouldnt have to be running it on CPU preview.They jaggies seem to stem from where there are anchor points, but not every anchor point.

GPU Preview

CPU Preview

Is this a bug or what, have I got some settings maybe causing it, when viewing it on my work PC it doesnt have these errors?


texts: Illustrator: Removing part covered by another object

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I want to have two shapes on top of each other, simplified shown in the image below.

The design should be printed with a hot stamp method, so the manufacturer needs to have the vector graphics of each color in a separate layer. If I simply hide the black layer, the blue circle will display (and print) as a full circle. Is there a way of removing the covered part from the blue circle without having to rasterize the design?


texts: 3d text problem cap or white lines when copy to photoshop

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when i try to export my 3d text from illustrator to Photoshop , some cap or white line appear on my work
i try to export as PNG or use copy and paste in Photoshop ( smart Object or shape layer )
i use same resolution and dip and try to group it but none of them solve my probelm


texts: InDesign - Inserting my 2 page CV in front of my Portfolio

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I am a new learner of InDesign - trying desperately to place my A4 Covering Letter and 2 x A4 pages of a CV into an already set up A3 design portfolio.
Why is that when I FILE and PLACE my 2 pages of a CV, ONLY the first page of my CV is show.
Is it something to do with the A Master Page?


texts: is there something inherently special to non photo blue pencils?

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Recently I was at my university campus store and stumbled upon a sky blue pencil that was labelled "non-photo blue".

I thought to myself that it seemed like any other crayola sky blue pencil, as you see below

To photoshop, any color distinct enough from other colors can easily be filtered out with either color select, and with good enough understanding of how the color you don't want to show, you can have a program to just filter it out pixel by pixel.

Is there anything inherently special to pencils sold as non-photo blue that makes them different from any other "pantone process cyan" colored pencil?


texts: How to reduce file size of animated GIF?

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I'm making an animated GIF web ad that needs to be 40KB or under. Unfortunately the one I put together is much larger than that. How can I reduce the file size without losing too much image quality?

current size: 70KB


texts: How to convert an Illustrator logo file for vinyl plotter

texts: I'm in the process of creating a logo file that will be used for vinyl graphics. Never actually created such a file before, and I know some of the requirements for it, i.e. that anywhere you see a path is where the plotter will cut. But I'm not sure how to get this file to where it needs to be – will the plotter only cut around the outline if I create a badge kind of logo, or cut through everything i.e. also through the paths inside the badge area?


texts: Making a complete arc out of a rectangle upper part in sketch

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after some months I am playing with sketch app but can't find the option to apply max. border radius on a rectangles upper half creating a complete arch.

Any ideas? In Illustrator this is dead simple.


texts: How can I get the CMYK values from a REAL printed image?

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I've been designing web graphics for a long time, but I've been requested to print out some new work. The client presented me a printed magazine page and asked me to make her logo the exact same color as the one on the page. Is there a way I can get the values (not the color) on my computer so I can then print it out and get it to look like the magazine color? I'm talking about some tool, formula, magic trick!!

I know I should be better at working my colors, but I'm not quite! Any help/advice will be appreciated.

Thanks!


texts: How can I get remote clients to approve colours without sending them prints?

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A remote client needs to approve of some colours I chose.
I am wondering if there are any new solutions to this problem that doesn’t involve sending prints in the post?


texts: I can't see guide lines on selected paths anymore

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When selecting a path or more paths with the Selection Tool or *Direct Selection Tool, I do not see the blue guide lines anymore. So I cannot know what is selected as well as how many anchor points are in a path. However when I put the mouse over a path, I can still see them.

How can I bring this blue lines (guide lines) back?


texts: How can I achieve this with Fireworks? Or what is the exact name of this technique, so I can Google it?


texts: Is date variable text possible in Photoshop CC 2019

texts: I'm trying to create a date variable for a production template in Photoshop so that it updates to the current date when I save a new version of the document.  It doesn't seem like much but over time it could save a ton of clicking and typing. Any ideas?  I know you can do this in InDesign but unfortunately our studio doesn't spring for that.


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It's kind of hard to explain what I'm going for so here's a crude picture of my attempt:

I want that point on the circumference of the outer circle to join horizontally to the tangent of the inner circle - which I guess would just be the top of it.
And then I want it to loop round and rejoin; I know how to cut this out once created.

What's the best way to create this where everything line's up orgasmically?
I'm not very experienced with Photoshop / vector work; should I be using the pen tool or shape tools?

I'm using Photoshop - I've no money.


texts: Adobe illustrator: symmetrical editing of card indices (A, K, Q, J, etc.)

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I have a set of playing cards in FXG format serving as asset for a Flex card game.

However the indices of the cards are in English language: A, K, Q, J and my game is in a different language.

My question is - how can I replace the indices in a clever way, i.e. so that the new indices are aligned symmetrically and I don't have to spend hours rotating and aligning them?

Below is a screenshot of what I have, the indices are on separate layers already and I can select them by clicking the "circles" in the layers menu:

For the screenshot above: I need to replace the both "A"s by my own indices.


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For a poster design I‘m working on I want to distort photos in order to make the persons/bodies depicted fit to a constructive principle that is mostly centered on repeating specific angles. E. g. I have a set of two or three angles plus their mirrored counterpoints and I want to distort the photo of a person, so that each visually significant line in it matches one of the predetermined angles exactly.

After experimenting a bit, it seems that in principle I could achieve what I want with Gimp’s IWarp filter. But here’s the catch: IWarp is a filter, so I can’t zoom in for precision, nor can I use paths as guides to find the right angle, which I absolutely need for this to work.

When researching this on the web, in some forum or the other I saw someone claiming that there were plans to turn IWarp into a tool. This would give me what I need. Has something come out of this, maybe in the latest developer version or in some basically-working-but-not-completly-ready development branch?

If not, are there alternatives to achieve this? The kind of tool that I need is basically what’s sometimes used in beauty photography to make models thinner etc., except that my goal, of course, is very different. Unfortunately I’m using GNU/Linux, so Photoshop isn’t an option.


texts: How to trim excess space off a custom object in Illustrator

texts: In my pattern there is a small area of extra space on it and creates a gap in between the pattern, I've tried using a rectangle and pathfinder interface to trim it down and it doesn't seem to affect the layer even though i've merged/grouped the snakeskin pattern


texts: Manipulating Drop Shadow/Layering of Shapes: Adobe Illustrator

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Never used a help forum before, but with a looming deadline, I am very open to all the help I can get!
I am relatively inexperienced with Illustrator (most of my knowledge comes from searching up information on Youtube, and from trying to carry over knowledge of InDesign).
I am trying to apply a drop shadow to my shapes in the first image (I created them using pen tool and shape builder tool, just as I did for the second image's 'waves'), but am having trouble with the layering. In the second photo, I've achieved a consistent shadow, but when I try to apply the same effect to the first image (the foot shape that radiates outward), it appears as though one of the layers is under the middle layer. I cannot figure out how to undo this, whether I need to redo everything (which I already have, and it didn't change anything) or make the drop shadow apply to only one side... any help would be much appreciated!


texts: Matching 3 lines following a term using GREP

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Here is a sample of the text.

  NEW! Certificate in Office Operations (3 parts)
  Office Operations
  Cyber Security for Managers
  Embracing Sustainability in the Workplace
  Intro to 3D Printing
  Intro to Maker Tech: The New Shop Class

I need to be able to match the three lines the follow any line containing the string "(3 parts)"

My thought would be to try a positive look-behind like this:

(?<=\(3 parts\)$)^.*$

but it doesn't match anything.


texts: Double Page Spread Bleed in illustrator?

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I am working on brochure in Illustrator and need to export it to a PDF for printing.
I want page in Double side when export PDF like in InDesign. Is it possible in Illustrator?


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Question: How much has a font to be different from another to not run into license troubles?

Background: I'd like to use a specific font in my application but there is a pricetag problem. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem paying for others good work, but 12.000€/year is too much. Gross that up to 20 years... Justin Bieber has to sell off Madison Square Garden for that. Ridiculous.

Anyways, thanks to github the font happens to be in my download folder. I thought, what about opening it up in a font editor, adapt it to my liking (there are some characters that I'd like to change a bit anyways) and for the rest, maybe change a few bendings. Do you think I get through with that?

Thank you!


texts: How to place a perfect curve to join two circles together?

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I have two circles in this position

I'm looking to acheive this (but more perfect with the flow of the curve meeting the circle perfectly on the right) notice, that it is slightly off)

How would I be able to do this that the three curves when whole are perfect circles?

I am using Corel Draw, but can also do this in Illustrator.

Sizes of the circles and positioning


texts: Setting up A5 landscape brochure layout in Illustrator - HOW?

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I have an 8 page brochure to design but I'm using Illustrator instead of InDesign (don't know my way around indesign).

How do I arrange the artboards?

Do I have the artboards seperately?
Do I have one long artboard?

What's the best approach to do this?


texts: Typeface identification: Garamond variant

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Problem
I’m trying to identify the precise typeface used in the following document:

Context and current state of my investigations
I know this document was generated using LaTeX; unfortunately I do not have access to the original file, but just the image above.
By analyzing the different fonts visible on this document, one can see that this typeface is quite close to Garamond. In particular, there are some remarkable characteristics:

the characteristic rounded right inward serif of the lowercase italic h;
the uppercase roman C does not have upward-pointing serif;
the overrun to the left of the upper bar of the lowercase italic p;
the bar of the uppercase roman G is double sided;
the uppercase roman A does have a cusp to the left;
the elongated form of the lowarcase italic f;
the alignment of the bar of the lowercase roman e.

I therefore carried out investigations by looking for Garamond variants, focusing in particular on typefaces accessible directly with LaTeX packages, and broadening my search afterwards.
In the end, even though I found relatively similar candidates, none of them were a perfect match. In particular, several characteristics make it a bit different from the usual Garamond variants. E.g.:

the centre bar of the uppercase P meets the vertical perfectly (the P is thus closed);
the upper bar of the uppercase T does not have upward-pointing serifs.

These differences make me wonder if this is really a variant of Garamond, or rather another—close but different—typeface.


texts: How do I create color swatch for Photoshop from a list of RGB values?

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I have a list of colors as RRR GGG BBB in a text file and I need to use only those colors to create my images. I'd like to be able to load those colors to Photoshop's color palette (swatch). Is there a way to automate swatch creation process from within Photoshop or some other way to create swatch file from a list of colors as a text file?

(P.S. there should be tags such as Palette and Swatch)

Upd: I have lots of colors in the list and my list is not the only one, users are supposed to have easy way to convert the list into Photoshop compatible swatch file so we can all start drawing right away.


texts: Changing the brightness of a selection using a Gradient option

texts: In GIMP, is there a way to control a gradient brightness and/or contrast of a selection? The application is this: I'd like to control the brightness/contrast of one end of my selection to match a darker area of a particular image, while also controlling the brightness/contrast of the other end to match a lighter area of the same image while obtaining a smooth transition between the two ends. Thank you, in advance.


texts: I have a square. I know I can scale, rotate and skew. But can I move each corner without moving the others? I tried Path > Convert to Path, but it does not work. Any other way?


texts: What is the aesthetic style of Journey called?

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So many artists and games right now are making art in this sort of style, to me exemplified by the game Journey.

Or No Man's Sky.

Another great example is this deviantart post

I can't find out if this style has a name. I want to be able to talk about it in the abstract sense, but I can't discover if people have even given it a name.

From my limited understanding, this aesthetic employs these attributes that I know have names:

Flat, matte, or soft textures. It's almost like the objects have been cut out of a heavy paper. (Flat Design)
Very simple or highly geometric composition. (Minimalism)

And then these that I'm not sure have names:

A simple, desaturated, color palette.
Extensive use of bloom shading.

Is there a name for all of those things combined? Or do I have to simply discuss this by listing these attributes?

Also, do those last two attributes have names as well? The desaturated colors I've simply been referring to as the "hipster color scheme."


texts: Is there a name for abstract pattern with lots of parallel lines and subtle curves?

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Sort of like a spirograph? Like that old Mistify screensaver for windows. I feel like it shows up a lot as an abstract shape in the background of things.

Trying to think of the best way to make one myself or the best search terms to dig up some photshop brushes (I tried wireframe and spirograph with a few good results). I want a sort of pattern that is similar that could run along a straight edge and fade away (by being less dense) away from it.


texts: Adobe Dimension: Image (decal) on model cannot place across corners?

texts: Why is this happening, how can I wrap the image correctly around the corner?


texts: Why is Adobe Illustrator printing (on paper) an inverted color scheme?

texts: I recently reformatted my computer (full factory reformat, the full 9) so everything is back to default (including program settings) and I came across an issue I've never had or even seen before. I created an 8.5 x 11" Illustrator file and placed a black logo in the center so I could print it on paper and the printer inverted the colors (black bg with a white logo) wasting an ungodly amount of black ink. I thought it was an artboard issue so I put an 8.5x11 white square behind it and it printed inverted again. My blood pressure hit its rev limiter. I'm afraid to print another sheet until I know exactly what's going on because it's wasting an incredible amount of ink.


texts: Halftone on image transition to another image

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I want this:

but instead of the european flag, I want another flag. How can I achieve this halftone effect fading into the other flag in Illustrator?

I keep getting this result:


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There used to be a way to do masking tricks to create rounded polygon corners in Photoshop, but I can't seem to find anything for accomplishing the same trick in Photoshop CS6. Does anyone out there have a solution?

Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope.


texts: Resize a JPEG to a specific file size in Photoshop?

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Is there a way in PS to resize .jpeg files to a specific file size, like 150mb,  by setting the exact file size? When I save a .jpeg, I don't see any way to know what file size PS is savaing or change it on the flow, so currently the only way I can do this is by multiple savings and guesswork what size in pixels 150mp should be, and this process is a huge time waste which I wish to eliminate.

PS I'm on Windows.


texts: Illustrator action to select & color items in different Artboards?

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I was hoping someone could help me figure out a solution to my current problem.
I have 16 Artboards with the same shape in each. I need to give each shape in each of artboard a specific RGB Hex value/color per. I tried to record an action but it didn't seem to recognize that I was selecting all items in each different artboard, so it applied the actions in unison to the first artboard. Is this easily achievable somehow?

Select all items in Artboard1, Apply Color RGB #E42313,
Select all items in Artboard2, Apply Color RGB #F28C00,
Select all items in Artboard3, Apply Color RGB #FAB72E,
Select all items in Artboard4, Apply Color RGB #FFE700,
Select all items in Artboard5, Apply Color RGB #C0D886,
Select all items in Artboard6, Apply Color RGB #04A64B,
Select all items in Artboard7, Apply Color RGB #3F6F60,
Select all items in Artboard8, Apply Color RGB #008996,
Select all items in Artboard9, Apply Color RGB #0070BA,
Select all items in Artboard10, Apply Color RGB #002D59,
Select all items in Artboard11, Apply Color RGB #990A2C,
Select all items in Artboard12, Apply Color RGB #522583,
Select all items in Artboard13, Apply Color RGB #D1467E,
Select all items in Artboard14, Apply Color RGB #EDEDED,
Select all items in Artboard15, Apply Color RGB #020100,
Select all items in Artboard16, Apply Color RGB #935200


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I am having trouble containing a blur to the inside of an object which is the objective of this Inner Shadow Effect Tutorial. In the tutorial he clips an offset of a matching shape which he blurs. His blurring results in a crisp outer edge with blurring to the inside of the object, hence giving an "Inner Shadow Effect". Mine maintains a crisp edge on the inside of the offset overlap and blurring to the outside of the object.

I have tried to change the settings in the Filter Editor/General Settings which did not resolve the issue. Any help would be appreciated.


texts: How to make a good scatter plot (bubble chart)?

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A nytimes.com graphic that I recently visited shows a nice way to draw scatter plots. I wanted to know more about how to make such plots. I would also like to have recommendations on open source or freeware softwares that are out there, which can accomplish this task.

The following is an example problem: plot a bubble chart, for a certain type of actuator, representing the force generated by the actuator on the y-axis, the year it was introduced on the x-axis and the volume of the actuator being represented by the area of the bubble.

The best solution that I currently have is amcharts (from amcharts.com). But the results are no where close to the nytimes.com graphic.


texts: Typing on a path and object fill disappears

texts: When I type along the object path the colour fill 'pink' disappears! I have tried to refill the colour by selecting the pink drop layer but it changes the 'celebrating' text instead!


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I've been trying for the past week to find what is the font on google android emulator... :

But couldnt find any matches.

Any help please?


texts: Batch export Photoshop layers to individual PNG files

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I am a web dev and competent in Fireworks, but not so much in Photoshop.

I have just received a layered PSD file to turn into a web page.  Can anyone tell me the easiest way to export all layers to individual png files?

There are lots of layers and doing this manually seems wrong.

I have seen this but it does seem there should be native functionality for this in PS.

I have access to Photoshop CS4. Any pointers appreciated.


texts: In Illustrator the Layers panel Options for Selected contains no color assignment.

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I see that others have more options for the Layers Panel, such as the ability to change color.

My layers panel Options for Selected contains only:

Lock. Hide.

How do I restore the correct functionality?


texts: Photoshop - Layer blending to add brightness and hue distort at the same time

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I'm trying to recreate this effect:

For the sake of simplicity, let's ignore the teal edges and just assume two white rectangles. I'm having trouble creating the color invert/difference with the brightness at the same time.

I tried:

Making a black layer at 50% opacity (to create the darkened layer)
Imported my rectangles from AI and set opacity to 70%
Closest blending setting seemed to be "Overlay" but this did not produce any hue distortion as seen in the inspiration

Question

How should I adjust my methods to achieve brightness / color inversion? Hopefully there are labor-saving options for this.

Note: (not sure exactly what kind of color distortion is used, can assume inversion for now)

Note2: Also note that I'm not trying to apply the color invert to the whole picture, just where the white rectangle is. I don't think similar questions have addressed this method.


texts: How to embed sliced PSD image with hyperlinks into Drupal CMS?

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Is it possible to slice an image in Photoshop, add hyperlinks to certain image areas and embed it into a Drupal CMS page?
I am new to this, but looks like it's possible to add a source of HTML code in the CMS.
Is it sufficient to export images in html from Photoshop, or should the DreamWeaver be involved for this?
Also, the sliced image should be stored on the server?
Appreciate any thoughts/inputs.


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I recently published a short story on Amazon and only the pink color in the text and in the photo were off. They were too dull. Amazon said to convert their template into CMYK colors. Most of what I have read about CMYK is for images, is there a way to convert text color and image on only one color?

Thank you for the help!

Joshua


texts: Inspiration Request: Retro, fashion, funky, artist, punk

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First time poster, long time viewer...As the title suggested, I'm looking for some inspirational websites/designs that have a funky retro look, but with mix of artistry and fashion to them.  It's quite a range, but I wanted to see if anyone out there has any links.

Thanks!


texts: How to specify the start & end position of a Linear Gradient?

texts: In Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 I can move a linear gradient as required with help of Gradient Annotator. But I don't see how to specify exact positions. Even more, Gradient Annotator doesn't snaps to anchor points and paths. What can you recommend?


texts: How to change the ending of a line in Illustrator

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Is there a way to change the shape of a line ending by choosing an angle with Adobe Illustrator?

Making something like this:

I know that you can do this with a square, but if there is a solution to do the exact same thing with a line! :D


texts: IllustratorCC - how to align lines of text *along* curve? Not directly on path?

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First question here, so hopefully I'm doing it right. I'm fairly new to AI - current graphic design student. I'm familiar with text along a path, but am still learning various aspects of the program. I'm working in CC

In what I'm working on, I have a circular path. I'm trying to align text with it (not on the path itself) but in a vertical manner, with multiple lines. The attached image shows exactly what I am going for. What is the easiest and most efficient way to achieve this? Thank you!


texts: How are designers creating the 3d effect often seen on sites like dribble lately for displaying portfolio screens?

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I am seeing it a lot lately and I'm curious what tools are being used for this technique, is it an actual 3d app, or photoshop?
Here is an example:
http://dribbble.com/shots/1160245-iPad-UI-Files?list=users


texts: How do I know the client own the rights to the photos they want me to use?

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I have been given the responsibility of doing a very simple Photoshop edit for a long distance friend's website: putting an image inside of text. They have asked me to use one of their photos to put inside the text.

I'm new to graphic design (not schooled) so I just want to cover my bases. The photo they gave me is really well done, like a professional photographer, except I didn't realize they even did photography. How do I know that the photo they are giving me is their photo that they own the rights to? I don't want to use a photo that's not theirs and get in trouble later on.

I want to provide this service to more people (putting image inside text) but should I just stick to my own images/stock/free for reuse images?


texts: What's common starting point to designing an icon set

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I have seen a growing number of nice icon sets throughout the years. They have fine tuned their icon sets to make it pixel perfect, well-ratio. I wonder if I want to start design my own icon set, for example a line icon set. Is there any starting point that I should start with? Like any specific grids, rule of thumbs from your experience ?

What tool will you use?
Thanks


texts: Dharma Type license: Bebas Neue in html5-based app

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I want to use Bebas Neue in my commercial html5-based game for mobile devices.

My game mechanics implies the use of letters as sprites.
The fact that this game is html5-based game means, that I'll put the whole font in the application distributive.

But Dharma Type EULA imposes some restrictions:

You may not redistribute this font without permission.
You may not modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works based on this font.

Does restriction of redistribution means that i can't use this font im my app? Does restriction of modify and adapt means that i can't make sprites from letters?


texts: Subtract specific area on object in illustrator

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For example in After Effects you are using mask for adjustments of your shape. You can subtract something with it what you needed. Can't find related future in AI.

Here is an image which is demonstrating my question for AI in AE:


texts: How can I automate the process of cutting intricate shapes out of paper?

texts: I am trying to find whereabouts and name for this kind of automatic paper scissors, source of image here. I understand it so that one plugs in image with formats such as vector and raster and then it will print. I need to do a lot of repeating cuttings and see a lot of different printing designs in practise. What hardware options are there to facilitate this process for me?


texts: Is having a grayer background a bad thing?

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With F9F9F9 background:

Original:

I thought my blog looked a little bit boring with a plain old white background, so I tried it with #F9F9F9 and #FCFCFC.

I'm not really sure whether I like it. Would you consider it a positive or a negative addition to my blog?

It is primarily text-based, and the background affects pretty much all parts of it - the pots as you can see are not in a separate area.

The only immediate drawback that I see, it that my screenshots and some other images usually have more visible white borders (as in the example above).


texts: How does the GIMP function "perspective" work?

texts: The function "perspective" looks like a 3*3-matrix with sine och cosines and is it translation, scaling, rotation, some combination or other? How does it work? Is "perspective" the real proper name since it seems more like a rotation combined with a scaling? Thanks for any pointer about the function "perspective" where you can change the perspective of the image so that it looks like it was taken from another angle.


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I would like to see the filters that are applied to a (text or image) layer in GIMP. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance


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Older versions of Photoshop had ImageReady that allowed you to import GIFs and load each frame as a layer. Apparently that doesn't exist anymore and I really need it. I'm using CS4.

I have tried loading it into GIMP and saving as a PSD, but that resulted in the layers being flattened. I tried many image converters, but they either only converted the first frame, or created a separate PSD for each frame...

Help!


texts: How can I apply watercolour swatches to a gradient?

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I'm trying to figure out how to fade multiple watercolour effects on an object. I've tried dragging my watercolour swatches into gradient stops, but my gradient reverts to white each time. I'm trying to create an effect similar to this: [Design cred: Nicky Laatz on Creative Market]

I assumed gradients would be the best way to achieve this, but it's not working for me so far. My watercolour swatches work fine when applied to objects without the gradient. What am I missing?

Here is what the gradient looks like when I apply the swatch to the gradient stop:


texts: Border with lighter color appears when image is resized

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I'm using the asset generation feature of Photoshop to create an icon with different sizes using one smart object.
The problem appears in the small icons. For some reason, a border with a lighter color appears around the icons, and the smaller the icon the clearer the border.

I guess this artifact is caused by the downsampling, but is there any way to eliminate it?


texts: Illustrator: is it possible to use brush pressure without a tablet?

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Is it possible to use brush pressure in Adobe Illustrator using a mouse only, not any external devices like drawing tablets?

I asked because I cant change the "pressure" in the brush tool settings.


texts: Difference colour right/left page on photo

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I've been creating photobooks on inDesign for a while now. Never had this problem:

This is the extra image i created to see if the problem repeats itself:

It only seems to be the case when a photo overlaps the middle of the book.
Also, i created a new page compeletely virgin to try again inside the document and it would appear there is no problem.

Is it possible there is some sort of invisible "layer" appearing for some reason.

Any idea ?
Thanks a million


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I don't know what to call this effect, but I am in love with the look of this: https://vimeo.com/280574752 music video.

Can anybody help me figure out how this effect might be created? I can almost detect a slight VHS effect since there is sometimes a green outline.

Thanks! :)


texts: What size should I make the line art for a one-sheet poster?

texts: I have very little experience in print, if someone could give me some advice on this matter: I have to illustrate a one sheet movie poster (27"*40"), and I was wondering if I can get good results (meaning good quality for print) working on a less bigger piece of paper, and resizing it to poster size later in photoshop. I don't think there'd a problem if I scan it in 300 dpi? It's just that I find it terribly difficult to get proportions right working on large pieces.


texts: Is there a formula for the largest readable font size?

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I'm working on a project about "creating rules" about design and text sizes in a layout... even when you do not have the size of the layout.

My co-worker and I can't agree on the largest text size to use. It gets complicated when our designers try to explain to our co-workers what motivates our choice for the text size and proportions.

I was planning to create a formula based on distance, visual range and size of my layout (once I know the size).

Is there a formula designers use in similar situation or any guideline that can be applied (in general) to any layout, no matter the size of the layout?


texts: Why do my Photoshop brushstrokes change color when placed on top of each other?

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Here's what happens when I layer red, 100% opacity brushstrokes on top of one another on the same layer:

Any idea why this is happening or how to fix it?


texts: Is there a specific name for this square with two corners sharp and two corners rounded?

texts: As a seasoned design professional I have memorised most of my shapes....triangles, circles... even rectangles, but I need to do some research on this shape, and for the life of me I cannot think "what to google"! "Square with two rounded corners" isn't working!