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There is a common principle in photography that a photo should lead the viewer's eyes. This is frequently accomplished with a line that runs across the photo. Recognizing how the observer will scan across your photo is often helpful in composing a shot and the way the viewer's eyes scan the photo can sometimes even change the meaning of the photo.

What can be done in web design to lead the user's eyes across the site in the direction you want without the user having to hunt for the right parts of the page?

For example, you might want the user to see the logo and then a short description of the site and then an article. Besides putting these items in a vertical column with one below the next and removing all other elements from the page, how would you lead the user's eyes from one to the next?


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I've downloaded a .svg logo (I've inverted the #fff colours of the element to #000 before downloading) that I want to add to Illustrator/InDesign from a webpage.
It loads up fine in a browser, such as edge or Firefox, but the text part (that's in a separate group) goes missing whenever I try to place it in an InDesign graphics box, or when opening it in Illustrator. If I try to select a group that should be the text, it's a little invisible dot in the corner of the document, which I can move, but can't resize. Is there anything I can do apart from typing in the text myself?
When opening in browser:

Text missing in Illustrator:

Little dot in the corner of Illustrator:


texts: Web Page Resolution with Correct DPI/PPI

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I am designing a web template/admin panel and need to know, what correct page dimensions should I use and at what DPI?

And What Font size will be compatible so that my developer will have the correct specifications for a web page?


texts: How I deactivate Alt + Scroll zoom in Adobe software programs?

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So I am working on a Mac with Magic mouse. When I am using the Adobe programs (Ai, Ps, Id, no matter, I think it is common for all of them), if I accidently hold the alt button and move my hand on the mouse, I zoom in/out. It is unintentional, and it is happening to me quite too often, so I need your help.
I want to disable it, but when I search the software shortcuts menu for zoom shortcuts, I don't find the alt+scroll command. So I don't know how to remove it and I don't want to deactivate the scroll on my OS from the system preferences.
Just to mention that my "Zoom with Scroll Wheel" box in the Preferences - General in Ps is unchecked.
Any ideas?


texts: Right software to recreate the following illustration

texts: I'm looking for a combination of software used to model the illustration. I want to add few things shown here to my art like ancient boats, people farming, monuments. I need help to recreate this art with precision. thanks.


texts: Dynamic Names When Exporting in Photoshop

texts: Is there a way to dynamically use the document name in export? For instance, I have artboards name Square, Horizontal, and Vertical, in a document named Design. When exporting I'd like filenames to be Design %ArtboardName%. Or, is there a way to mass change artboard names?


texts: Anchor Point Moving Too Far After Direct Selection in Illustrator

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There seems to be some kind of glitch going on here, or maybe I need to reset my settings. When I use the direct selection tool to select the anchor point of a shape, and then press right or left only once, the anchor point moves very far over to the right or to the left:

^ that is only after one keystroke. What can I do here to get the movements of the direct selection tool back to normal? I'm seeing some videos out there on how to use the direct selection tool but not how to reset it, if that's what the issue is here.
Also Command + Shift + B doesn't do anything for me:

Any ideas?


texts: "Darkening" a colour so that it's equivalent to the original when made transparent

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When you make a colour partly transparent, it lightens (assuming it's on a white background), naturally. I would like to counter this behaviour by "darkening" a colour, so that when I make it transparent, when on a white background, the end result is the same as the original colour.

Basically, I would like to compensate the effect of transparency. And I have no idea of how I would do that. I've tried playing with some numbers in the colour's parameters, but I haven't been able to find what I should do.

This might be hard to understand in words alone, so I've made a visual explanation of what I would like to achieve.

What I want to achieve is the highest square.

Oh, before a clever one tells me to simply do what I did on that image, of course the example was faked by cutting a piece of transparent orange to put over the area where the "stick" overlaps with a solid-coloured square. Of course, that solution can't be applied to more irregular or changing shapes, and won't handle the white areas of a picture.

In case it's important, what I'm trying to make with this is a web design in Adobe Illustrator, which would of course eventually end up being made out of HTML and CSS.


texts: Indesign paragraph style copy attributes from "based on"

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I have an Indesign template with a paragraph style called Main defined as below:

As you can see, this style is "based on" yet another style called Word which is in a styles-folder called Entry. And this is just one of a dozen-odd styles, all "based on" other styles from that folder. In order to reduce the obvious clutter and redundancy, I wish to delete all styles defined in that folder and just retain the ones that are derived off of them. Is there any easy way to copy all style definitions from one style to another, e.g., from the style named Entry to the one named Main in this example?


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I'm tasked with designing the FIRST billboard for our store. I'm excited and I have the design all set, but I wanted to know if I've done this right.

The specs are as follows:

Size:
Final Trim (includes pockets and bleed): 13’4”h x 49’4”w
Live area: 12’h x 48’w

Safety: 11’4”x47’4”

Substrate:
7 ounce lightweight vinyl

Mechanical Size
Scale: 1/4” =1’0”
3”h x 12”w Live Area
2.812h” x 11.812w” Safety
3.312h” x 12.312w” with Bleed and Pockets
400 ppi image resolution at above mechanical size
All art bleeds
Any live fonts or images used in the file must be provided.

Finishing:
4” pockets
4” bleed

So...first of all, I can't see how to get this to be 400 ppi. I'm using Illustrator. I'm a newbie. And I'm not sure how to set the bleeds.


texts: What's causing my gradient problems in illustrator?

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I'm designing a window poster for shop, I'm working on this in illustrator and I'm trying to achieve this clean red to black gradient or feathered effect shown here,

A few things are confusing me, why does this banding effect or lined appearance show up on the image, also I can't seem to get the red and black to fade together very well like they have on the bargain booze picture, I think there's a few tricks to this I could do with knowing, they don't have the red to greyish gradient I have before the black part, although I do notice they have a little arrow covering that part of the transition between the black and red.

It's a CMYK project. Here's my image:


texts: What is the difference between a project proposal and a design brief?

texts: I am really confused about the difference between a design brief and project proposal and when I should use them during the collaborative design process for print and website projects. And I have tried to search online but I've seen them used interchangeably. I do not know the difference anymore. Can somebody please explain this to me?


texts: Methods for designing identity systems beyond the logo

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I've been designing logos for awhile now, and I'd like to think that I've gotten better at it over time. Part of that is because I tend to have a few design goals in mind and a process worked out that lets me take concepts about what we want the logo to represent and turn it into a symbol. I feel like I'm capable of picking colors and type as well.

But, as I've heard before, "The logo is not the brand." Design shops like Wolff Olins make beautiful identities (here's a recent-ish one I like) where the logo is far from the most dominant part of the overall brand.

When it comes time to design a brand identity to surround the logo, I feel as though I'm not very good. I'll try to design brand guidelines with my new logo, but I feel like I either create something that doesn't fit the eventual work or I can't create a brand guideline until I make enough collateral to see how the logo, colors, type, and graphics work with the content the brand will actually use.

So, what kinds of processes yield better brand identities? Some possible sub-questions that might help clarify (or might misdirect, don't know!) what I'm asking:

Do people tend to design the manual before or after they've created actual pieces?
Do people have a pile of stuff that needs branded/rebranded when they're considering this step to refer to?
Do people design their logos with the branding effort in mind? (If yes, GE and IBM would be strong counterpoints - full rebrands have happened with old logos).
Is it possible that, because branding elements outside of the logo tend to involve professional photography or illustration and I'm not as strong in those places, that I'm just trying to lean too hard on vectors and type, which are more of my strengths?

I doubt if there will be a straight answer here. I'm really just hoping for someone who's made some solid brand identities beyond the logo to share some insight into how they made it happen.


texts: Axure: How can I scale the preview to fit my screen?

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I am currently designing a prototype using axure for a device with a screen resolution of 2560 x 1800. This is a greater resolution than my laptop has. As a result not the entire prototype is visible in the browser preview:

I can make the entire prototype visible by adjusting the web-page zoom, however this also affects the size of the menu up to the point where it is hardly usable:

Not that I need it all that often, but it is kind of a sub-par solution. Is there any way to "scale" the preview, so that it may fit my screen size?


texts: How to make a b&w mask identical with the image in photoshop?

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I've got a simple hair image and want to create a b&w mask for it. I've selected the black color via Select-->Color Range and then inverted selection. Finally I've painted the selection with pure white color.

When I put the mask under the color image I noticed, that it's edges are slightly visible. I've tried to duplicate the image and desaturate/bright it to create a mask, but after layering it under the color image the result was the same.

How to make a mask, which'll be identical with an image (the mask's edges won't be visible)? It's important to me since I am making the 3d hair texture in 3d software and after applying transparency to it the final result looks really ugly.

P.s. Please go easy on me guys, since this is my first question here :).


texts: Creating a two toned symmetric pattern overlay on top of an image

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Does anyone know how to create this black and white pattern overlay effect in photoshop? I've tried the film grain filter and the half tone pattern filter and I haven't been able to create the sharpness or clarity of the pattern in this image.
p.s you might need to zoom in on the to see it.


texts: How to create a folded/bent icon in Inkscape?

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I am curious how to create this folded/bent icon in Inkscape?
Is that I create a whole picture, and then apply effect on it? Or i have to separately make each of them?


texts: Why does Photoshop CS6 open new documents in grayscale mode?

texts: When I open a new document in Photoshop CS6, it opens in grayscale mode. How can I change this?


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Does anyone know how to draw the dashed line as a precise conformal line along the green circles.

Thank you.


texts: How to make the brush with the side of an even size (GIMP)?

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I created a brush in the GIMP that is in the shape of a square.

I created the same so I could draw mazes for a game I'm doing. It turns out that the width of my maze is 10 pixels and I can not make the brush 10x10.

You should be able to make the brush stick with the even side, if there is no one would like to know why.

LINKS IN PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL)

I searched here => https://docs.gimp.org/2.8/pt_BR/gimp-using-variable-size-brush.html

Also here => https://docs.gimp.org/2.8/pt_BR/gimp-brush-dialog.html

But without success... If neither the GIMP website itself helped me what else could I do?

Sorry for the translation errors, I'm not an English speaker.


texts: How to create new keyboard shortcuts for change case options in Mac illustrator CC

texts: I want to set key commands where Illustrator CC doesn't have any, specifically for Change Case > UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case, Sentence case. I have done this for InDesign CC and want to create/use the same key commands in Illustrator.


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I am formating a book chapter and got stuck with tables, figures and sections numberings. I am trying for days. Can someone help me please?

The book is organised like this:

Chapter 1 Title (This is not a numbered list. It is a text frame with its own paragraph style and I change it manually)

Some introductory paragraph. (The style of this first paragraph is different because it has a Drop Cap character and every chapter starts with it, but it is based on the normal "Body" paragraph style).

Figure 1. Caption

Table 1. Caption

Primary Section 1

Figure 2. Caption

Secondary section 1

Figure 3. Caption

Table 2. Caption

Tertiary section 1

Secondary section 2

Figure 4. Caption

Table 3. Caption

Primary section 2

Figure 5. Caption

Table 4. Caption

End of chapter.

Chapter 2... and so on (See figure 1)

I need all lists to restart in every chapter. As we can see in the image, they

I have one paragraph style for each list.

It is also important to mention that figures 1, 2... and Chapter 1, 2... are not in the same frames as the other elements. But they're all in the same layer. I don't know if this affects the lists' behavior.

I played with the list levels, created other lists and I just couldn't do it.

I tried to set my Drop Cap paragraph as a Level 1 numered list with no numbering, so it could restart the other lists, theoretically. It didn't worked.


texts: One of the letters in my company's vector logo is partially transparent

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I've inherited a file called Logo_Spot.ai. I'm putting together some print ads for my employer using InDesign CS5 and I'm copy/pasting the logo from Illustrator into a new layer in InDesign.

For whatever reason (and this is the reason I'm here!) one of the letters is partially transparent. I've checked the opacity and color tint % (basically anything that I know of that would reduce it's perceived opacity) and nothing. The color is Pantone 200C. If I switch the color to a default InDesign CMYK swatch then it goes away. It also doesn't show the transparency with Overprint Preview disabled, but shows up when it's enabled.

In the attached image you'll notice that against a white background it has the colour it should. However, when placed over the background it changes. The other letters don't. There must be something fundamental that I'm missing here? If I put something behind the logo in Illustrator, it stays perfectly opaque. Placing the file in InDesign instead of copy/pasting doesn't solve the issue either.


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I am having a problem with effects in Illustrator CS4.

I applied a warp effect to a path. Normally, when I want to modify the warp effect, I go to my Appearance panel and click on the Warp: Arc link. See screen grab on the left.

But I just opened an image I was working on earlier and noticed that the Warp: Arc link has vanished. See screen grab on the right.

I am pretty sure I didn't accidentally expand the path, because when I select it I can see that it is still a straight line but with a warped appearance. There also seems to be what looks like an arc icon at the top of the panel, above the eyeballs. I never normally pay attention to what's going on with this icon, but I am guessing it means that the path has an arc effect applied to it.

Is there anything I can do to 'reinstate' the effect that I assume is still there somewhere?

Thanks for reading. I tried searching for a solution, but I mustn't be using the correct terminology because I couldn't find anything relevant.


texts: Is there any section managing tool/ panel for indesign?

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In Indesign going through sections in multi documents or long documents to editing their titles and other options is a time eating process.
Is there a panel, script or plug-in to just list sections... as documents as in a book... and let designer to see them stacked and bring up the section option by just one click, instead scrolling all page panel up and down?


texts: How to add ability to scale your skills in your resume/CV

texts: I would like to implement a skills bar chart into a resume template. I am using Gimp for this project and am trying to find ways to implement this feature. Example below.


texts: How to assign a value for a single in a VertexPaint in 3ds Max

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I have a mesh and it has VertexPaint modifier. How I can set values on a per vertex basis?

I tried to select a single vertex and looked for any property I can change to change its coloring.

I need to export it to fbx format and read it from my program.


texts: What does Material Design mean by 'action'?

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For context, I'm a web developer implementing a project using Material-UI a React framework that implements Google's Material Design.
One of the difficulties I'm having with the Material UI API documentation is that it doesn't provide much context for the purpose of it's various contexts.
For example - the CardActionArea component just says

The API documentation of the CardActionArea React component.

So I've been going back to the source to understand what we mean by 'Card Action Area' (and how this differs from 'CardActions').
So the original Material documentation for Cards goes into a bit more detail:

Cards are surfaces that display content and actions on a single topic...
Actions
Primary action
The primary action area of a card is typically the card itself. Often cards are one large touch target to a detail screen on a subject.

Oh god, I've solved it. This question feels too well written to discard it now.


texts: I am a super beginner in illustrator and have gotten as far as the picture attached. I am trying to make name cards for my wedding from the graphic I have created. My question is, can I create a pattern of this and then type names into each of the cards in order to print a group of them out on one piece of paper? I have tried to create a pattern and when I click done, the pattern disappears so I must be doing something wrong. Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks!


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What is the best alternative to Adobe Illustrator which allows for the same feature as Puppet Warp tool? Please suggest any simple tool which allow warping vector graphics. Preferably app for iPad or any online tool.

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/puppet-warp.html


texts: Images blur when exporting as interactive PDF (CS6)

texts: When I export my InDesign CS6 Document as an interactive PDF the images come out blurry even though they're all properly linked and look fine when exported to a print PDF. What can I do?


texts: PDF saved from Adobe Illustrator CS5 not displaying correctly in Apple Preview

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Hi,
I have an issue with PDFs that have been saved out of Adobe Illustrator CS5 (yes, I know, old) not displaying correctly in Apple Preview. In the attached image, the left side shows how the artwork is supposed to look, and the right side shows how it looks in Preview. Those white lines are not supposed to be going across the product image, and the drop shadow is also interfering with the product image. I can open the PDF in Acrobat 9 Pro, and it looks fine, as in the image on the right. Others without Acrobat see the image on the right. I've checked my settings in Illustrator and see no issues there and cannot figure out for the life of me why this is happening. Does Preview simply not play nice with PDFs from other software? Is this perhaps a non-issue with Illustrator CC and Preview? I need to figure this out, because this particular ad went to press in a magazine as shown in the image on the right!!


texts: how to resize filter applied to the Image in photoshop?

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I applied Note Paper filter to my artwork and Its components are small.
I need to magnify just filter not Layer , as transforming Pattern in Illustrator .

Can we magnify or resize filter that is applied to the Layer ?

Here I used NotePaper that isn't seen when I zoom out.


texts: How to crop a picture using a cloud pattern like SnagIt does?

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I have a picture that I can open with Illustrator and then I want to crop it using a cloud shape like SnagIt does very easily but I'd rather don't buy it yet if I can accomplish the same using Illustrator.

How can I do that? I need the cloud pattern first ... is there a stock of reusable patterns somewhere?


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I need to create labels in Microsoft Word with two company logos.

I have created an image for the side of the label and thought I could watermark it, but it only appears in the middle of 1 label.

It has to be in word because another person is creating labels for there meeting.

How to add graphic into a label template in Word 2011?


texts: inDesign: how to exclude bleed area altogether when exporting to PDF

texts: When exporting to PDF, I wish to eliminate entirely the bleed area. Is it possible to do so in inDesign?


texts: How do you place a pixel at the very center of a canvas?

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I'm trying to place a pixel at the very center of this canvas, pic below is what happens when I select the area but I don't know now to place a 1x1 pixel at the cross section.

So how can I place a pixel at the exact center of my image?


texts: How to achieve a metal engraving effect in Adobe Illustrator CC?

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I want to make more realistic looking laser-engraved logo mockups for clients but can't seem to get it quite right.  I might need a new approach and could definitely use some perspective.

Details:  I produce mockups on a stainless steel cylinder, basically, taking grayscale .AI logos and turning them into something more representative of the finished product which is a laser-etching of the logo on the steel.  I have tried messing with the opacity, gradients, transparency effects, color swatches, etc. in Illustrator CC.  It looks ok but not the most realistic and I want to make sure customers understand what they are ordering.

Any help would be much appreciated!
Example below:


texts: Arrow head brush distorted on a curved path

texts: I'm trying to create a dashed line with arrow heads along its length in Illustrator. I don't think it's possible to do just with dashed line options (is it?), so I'm trying to create a brush which would have the same effect. The problem is the arrow heads are distorting on corners which does not look good. Is there a way to work around this?


texts: How should I stretch a letter "o" horizontally in Illustrator?

texts: There are other questions here answering similar issues, but in this case, creating outlines and then just moving the anchor point is distorting the letter.


texts: how can i change the color of the image to solid black

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I am trying to change the color of the word "MINNESOTA" to solid black using PS CS5 color replacement tool but I only get gray color. How can I change it to solid black?

Thanks.


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I am trying to reproduce a bent-like shape. For this, I created two circles: one over the other one. Then, create a layer mask to hide the unnecessary part of the circle.

Now I am trying to drop its shadow over the circle which is under. However, the shadow is going out of that circle and I dont know how to get the shadow dropped in the bottom circle


texts: How do i snap 2 path points together in Photoshop?

texts: I simply want to combine the 2 selected points shown below.


texts: Save As/Export as normal PDF (not Photoshop PDF) in Photoshop?

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I just want a normal PDF, as I will not edit the PDF, but rather go back to the PSD. Is there an option for saving as/exporting as just a normal PDF? If not, what settings do you change in the Photoshop PDF customization box, before exporting?

Regards.


texts: Automatically convert H2 to H₂ when typing in Indesign?

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I have to regularly type the word H2 into documents for my job. I always forget to make the 2 subscript

I've been watching David Blatner's Indesign secrets and I figured I could use either, commonly misspelled word or to create a GREP Style.

I tried \d., this works but, when I now type any number on its own it will be formatted to subscript.

Is there a way to only apply the formatting to the letters "H2" for it to read H₂?


texts: Export svg compatible for web using illustrator

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I am trying to export svg using Adobe Illustrator (AI). Exporting as svg is straight forward as save as option is available. I am working with file downloaded from internet. I am new to AI, having experience editing svg in other softwares. Problem is that file contains some gradient elements applied. When i turn visibility off that background gradients, it makes black circles around other gradients with transparency.

My question is what may causing this problem, how to export svg with background invisible as transparent, so that other software and web can handle it properly?

Do AI gradient works differently?


texts: What is the term for the opposite of "bleed" in printing?

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Bleed is the word used to describe the region that extends beyond the edges of, let's say, a rectangle.

What is the word used to describe the region that converges towards the center of the rectangle?


texts: Graphical errors when exporting to the web from illustrator

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I am having problems with graphical errors when i export from illustrator
The problem is small border along the right side of the export, the colors of the line varies from export to export.

first image is the exported image

second is it zoomed in to reveal the issues on the right border

Have anyone experienced something similar? it appears on all of my export, no matter if i export small, large, cropped etc..


texts: Adobe photoshop keeps automatically applying changes to all frames

texts: I am working in motion mode in Adobe Photoshop v22.3.1 (2021 version). I have a bat wing in one layer, and I add another layer. When I move the bat wing in the second layer, the position is automatically applied to all the other layers. This is not what I want. I looked at other commenters who had the same problem. I have already unchecked "propagate frame", I have already converted my image to a raster, and I have tried everything. I don't know what I'm missing. If someone could help me, that would be much appreciated.


texts: Is there a way to make Illustrator preserve path's curvature when removing anchor points like Corel DRAW

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When refining a vector in CorelDRAW and node(s) get removed from it, CorelDRAW preserves vector's curvature (as much as possible), but when removing anchor points on Illustrator paths, it destroys the curvature.

Is there any tool, plug-in or script out there to make this procedure possible in Illustrator, same as CorelDRAW ?

CorelDRAW

Adobe Illustrator


texts: Opening PDF in Illustrator breaks up text objects

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I recently had to convert some PDF files to SVG, and did this by opening the PDF in Illustrator, and saving out to SVG.

The issue was that when Illustrator opened the pdf, many (but not all) text objects would be broken up into different text objects.  For instance, the word "policy" wouldn't be one text object, but rather several text objects, "po", "l", "icy".  There didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it.

How can I prevent this from happening?


texts: Should the gutter and the baseline have the same value?

texts: So, I'm trying to set up a rather strict grid system and wondering what the "rules" for dealing with the gutter and the baseline. Should they have the same value?


texts: What is this typeface from old prayerbook?

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This typeface is used for headers in a machzor (Jewish prayerbook for the high holidays) in Stockholm. The print year is 1961, but I would guess it is a reprint from the early 30's.

Notice the high crossbar F and B.

I have tried the regular automated search services, but come up empty.


texts: Can you link text boxes in Illustrator like InDesign?

texts: Can you link text boxes in Illustrator the same way you can in InDesign?


texts: Will we ever see a laptop that looks and functions like a tablet?

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I work freelance and sometimes travel & work at the same time. I am looking to replace my 4-yo Dell laptop, which is quite a hassle to travel with at over 2kg, with a similarly equipped but smaller device, however I am holding back because I am still not able to get a device that would make work & travel easier.

What I am wondering is will we ever see a Macbook Pro# equivalent professional laptop in the shape of a tablet like the iPad Pro? What this means is I am looking for a powerful tool capable of running professional software but as a single object, without the flap, the built-in keyboard, etc. Something that can connect externally to a keyboard, mouse, ips monitor, etc, but still look like a tablet and work like a laptop, be able to run native Adobe software, etc.

Basicly something like the iPad Pro that does everything the Macbook Pro does today.

#Note: this is not a question of Mac vs Pc. I just gave the example above because everybody is familiar with these Apple products.


texts: How do I cut out strokes from a shape in illustrator

texts: I have a bunch of lines that go behind the layer of a mountain that I have created and I would like to cut them out. Proving to be impossible right now with the pathfinder tool. Any suggestions?


texts: Tricky emphasis problem on a webpage - making it more subtle

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I'm tweaking the design of this page on personal website. I'm not pleased with the way the publication author names with links are emphasized right now - with an underline. Other options I've considered and rejected:

Emboldening: This would suggest they're more important than the unlinked authors, and it stands out too much.
Italicizing: I think it would feel too noisy, especially since the font is small and it's not running text.
Semi-emboldening: The font family doesn't support it.
Switching font family: Maybe, but - again I'm worried about too much noise, and anyway, what would I choose? The main font is Lora (not my choice - it's the website's template). I have no idea what would go well with it.
Playing with the text's intensity (i.e. graying more or less): I dunno, isn't that problematic with a small, light font?
Adding a background: Can't think of any way that would not be horrid.

So, was I too hasty in ruling all of these out? Is there something else I can do?

Screenshot:

Notes: If you think I'm doing something else wrong, I guess any criticism is welcome.


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I have a psd file with picture and text, that I am trying to convert to svg - so the text will be scaleable.  I am working with cs5.  I believe you can export as svg from photoshop-cc now, but I dont have access to that.

When I open my psd in illustrator, selecting the convert layers to object option - the text is imported as an image.

I can copy each text box from fireworks and paste into illustrator, but if I select more than one text box it is pasted as an image.

Is there a way to open psd in illustrator (5) keeping the text layers as text?


texts: Krita brush size on canvas depends on ppi setting

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I don't know if this is specific to Krita, I'd just like to understand how to handle it, as I cannot find any specific posts or info addressing it. [Please note that I am a beginner and I am not doing this professionally].
If anyone could please advise, it would be greatly appreciated.
If you're working with 'physical' painting/drawing tools, you know the size of your canvas or sheet, and the size of your brush tips, pens, etc., like '2 in brush', '1/2 in brush', etc. (see Bob Ross' 'The Joy of Painting' videos, for instance).
That tells you immediately what size, relative to your canvas, your brush stroke will have when you apply it.
If your canvas is 10 in wide, and you use a 2 in brush, you know your brush stroke will occupy about 1/5 of your canvas' width.
In Krita, when I create a new file, I set the canvas size in cm (e.g. 5 x 5), and I need to set the resolution (e.g. 300, 600 ppi).
Given that brush sizes are expressed in pixels, not inches or cm, this implies that the same brush, set to the same pixel size, on a canvas of the same size , will appear exactly twice as large if the ppi setting is halved.
I understand the technical reasons for it, but I do not know how to handle it, for consistency.
Of course I can resize the brush tip according to the resolution, so that the size of the brush stroke is the same, but as you know that completely changes its appearance, because (at least for the brushes I am using) the brush tip is an image of fixed size.
I pasted two examples below.
I made a screenshot after resizing both canvases to 'fit height', to show the alteration in the definition.
The 50 pixels brush stroke takes exactly twice the relative width of the canvas in the 300 ppi one compared to the 600 ppi one.
Resizing the brush to 25 pixels in the 300 ppi canvas does make it scale to the relative size it has on the 600 ppi one, but you can clearly see the loss in definition and detail.
One obvious solution would be to stick to the same resolution in all files.
Is that what you would advise to do? Any other ideas?
Thanks!


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I'm converting pdf files to svg as it is easier to use svg files on webpages.
I first thought the quality of svg must be similar to pdf, as they are both vector graphics.

However, now I look a little better on it, it seems that pdf is a bit superior:

I wonder if I could change this in some way.

Is this because pdf vectors are just better quality ?
Or is this because chrome renders svg in lower quality than adobe reader renders pdf ?
Is this a setting in the svg file that I could change ?

I've made this svg file in illustrator, and only chrome is able to use the embedded svg fonts. So firefox and internet explorer won't give the expected result.


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I'm trying to model a following scene:

It's a project of a simple DIY projector:

on the left, there's a smartphone or just something with a light-emitting display (LCD, AMOLED). Just to clarify the model: it can display various images, not just emit plain white light,
in the middle, there's a lens which has a certain factor or refraction,
on the right, there's just some matte (like a wall) surface where the image from the LCD should be visible after passing through the lens.

I'm a beginner in 3ds max when comes to raytracing stuff. I know how to model the placement of the elements, but I'm not sure how to configure the whole raytracing thing in order to make it work like this. Please give me some general pointers, e.g. what kind of surface I have to set to make it emit light (in fact, it should be a light-emitting texture? not sure) and also what kind of material/surface to choose for "receiving" light.


texts: How can I split a complicated line into different fill-able groups?

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I'm working with Adobe Illustrator for the first time, and I'm coming across something that I think it can do, but I can't find the right Google-words to find it.

Ok, first, here's an image to show you the kind of thing that I'm working with:

A link to the zipped version of my svg can be found here or a pdf version here to see my starting point.

So, to my eye, there are obvious places where one could, in principle, use the Live Paint Bucket Tool to fill regions with color. Of course, when I try to do that directly, it tells me:

What I'm stuck on is how to split this line into a bunch of different fill-able islands. And, hopefully, this process is something that's reasonably able to be quick as in, select all, split into islands, and it's done. Thanks!


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Basically there a 3D logo png I created with another software that can't do animation nor masks (exemple: https://www.pixelslogodesign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sculpteo-3D-300x300.jpg). I want to use it in a video, with a transparency/light mask that can somewhat simulate reflection on the 3D logo png I have.

Is there a way in PS, to generate a mask than I can use in AE, to somewhat simulate reflection on the shape? Thanks.


texts: Turning traced and expanded image back to single layered image in Illustrator

texts: How do I turn a traced and expanded image back to a single layered image? I'm new to Ai.


texts: How to do the shape borders like this in the image attached

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Have a look at this image http://www.cbucn.com/uploads/201409/cc8d1ceca032a49c509328a001a899d0.jpg

I'm going to create something similar.

Circles can be made very easily.
Color Gradient can be applied easily.
Shadows are left-hand play.

But, there is something different about the edges of those circles. They are kind of think or like give us a feel of thickness. I wonder how that is done with a flat shape?


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I have several hundred PDF files that I'm uploading to Docusign which will be turned into templates and then used for eSigning. The problem is that the resolution of these PDF files is too low, as you can see it's set at 612x792. This PDF is a vector so the resolution doesn't really even make sense since it scales infinitely. Anyway my question is this: How do you change this resolution to 1275x1650?

I have Acrobat PRO DC, Photoshop, and Illustrator but have no idea how to do it.


texts: How can I find font references in a Photoshop PSD file?

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I need to convert all fonts in a PSD file (CS6) to outlines for printing preparation.

Unfortunately, fonts aren't just in text objects; there are a lot of Smart Objects and some of them may have text in them.

Is there anyway to find out if there are any font references in the entire file?

One thing I have tried is to save the file as PDF, then open it in Acrobat, choose Properties, and see if there are any embedded fonts.  I don't know if that's enough of a guarantee though.


texts: What icons can represent the concept of "already purchased"?

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I am doing an iOS app that shows recommended products to identified customers in a brick and mortar store. The customer can tell an associate, "Oh, I bought that already", the the associate can so note that fact so the customer isn't presented with the same items in the future (think: they bought a TV after searching for one, or a dress, or some jewelry).

I've gone through thousands of icons online (and in my collection), but alas - I just cannot find one that immediately conveys the concept of "this items was already purchased".

Right now I'm using a "Shopping Bag" icon, but it looks like a weak choice.

Ideas most welcome!

EDIT: I'm amazed at all the attention this post has gotten here! Thanks to all! Let me add a bit more detail:

the icon can only be around 40x40 points
the use is an iOS app, so the icon should be consistent with current iOS icons
[meaning it will be thin lined, not heavy, and of a single color]

EDIT2: I messaged the author of the Glyphish icon set, and he suggested one other different icon - a shopping bag with the "Backwards in Time" icon (a clock face with a arc around it pointing counter clockwise).


texts: How to make a zigzag border with a shadow in photoshop

texts: I would like to know how to achieve this zigzag effect (including the shadow) in Photoshop CS6:


texts: Editorial Design: Margin around side note embedded in main body of text (Adobe InDesign)

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I am working on a layout draft in Adobe InDesign which includes some side notes. These I am trying to "embed" into the main text by putting them/their text frame on the far right side of the page where they intersect with the main text's frame.

How can I ad proper a (white) margin along the top, bottom and left side of the side note's text frame? Currently my draft looks like this:


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In Gimp, the canvas can be moved by positioning the cursor over the canvas, holding down SPACE and then moving the cursor.

But, how can I move the canvas by a single pixel?


texts: Readability and appeal of justified text

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If I write a document that I have to hand in to somebody (a report, summary, draft, whatever) I usually justify the text because it seems more appealing (at least to me) if it all finishes at the same length. However, now I read that it may be more difficult to read overall because lines do not seem so unique and the reader's eye may be misguided.

How do you usually hand in documents? Any advice or even scientific studies about that?


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I have to output some text onto an HTML5 canvas and need to provide an underline effect but cannot find the necessary metric for the underline position.
The canvas is quite primitive compared to other text manipulation environments in which I have worked, like GDI, and it does not provide the underline y-position AFAICS. The textMetric seems to be the only facility to call for text measurements and it is not therein.
So - I am seeking a formula based approach on the assumption that such a think would reasonably exist in the world of font or graphics design.
I am hoping for something like 0.1 x font size below the baseline and 0.07 x fontsize high.
Would be grateful for any guidance or links etc.


texts: How to create grungy shadows in Photoshop?

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I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to produce the grungy shadows on the girl's face in the illustration below. Is it just a matter of finding the right brush and fine-tuning, or is there an easier process?

Source: Guts Gig Poster by Jake Sauer


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I would like to learn more about creating logos and mascots in the style of Taco (of Trello) and Octocat (of GitHub). Simple, cutesie, almost as if cut out of construction paper (but not textured that way), as shown below.

Is there a name for this style?

And if you don't mind humoring me with an answer to a more opinion-oriented follow-up question, what sorts of tools would be suited for making logs and mascots in that style? Adobe Illustrator? Anything that can make SVG?


texts: Printing light gray: which is better CMYK tints or spot tints?

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I'm printing some banners and business cards with variations on a single design (banners coming from two different places, cards from a third place). The design has some very light grays in it: 4% 7% and 15% K.

For the banners it's possible for me to add a spot colour. So I am wondering, is there a better chance of the light grays showing up properly if I:

A: Set all the greys to be tints of Pantone Black.

B: Set all the grays to be tints of say, Cool Gray 3.

C: Set the very lightest gray (4%K) to be Cool Gray 1 at 100%. And keep the other grays (7% and 15%) as process tints.

D: Stick with the process black tints.

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I'm designing the banners in Illustrator. The material is fabric for one and vinyl for the others. Unfortunately I think its too late to get physical proofs made.

Thanks very much,

Conor


texts: Illustrator: how to bring fill in front of the stroke?

texts: I'm wondering how to create a stroke so it doesn't overlap the fill of an object. Working in Illustrator CC. Specific example here:


texts: In Photoshop is there a way to change the style of multiple text elements at the same time?

texts: I have several text elements that I would like to resize at the same time, but I can only seem to select and change them one by one.  This is tough because I need to select, change, deselect, reselect, etc, which is a lot of unnecessary mouse clicking.


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I've been trying to create a menu with Photoshop CS5 and I've come to realise there's probably an easier way to go about it.  I've made a few menus in the past but any tiny modification seems to take a rather long time to recreate across the rest of the menu items.

As an example, let's say I have a horizontal website menu with 5 items.  Right now, I'd create that using 5 text layers and positioning them by hand to figure out how far away they need to be.  The problem is, if I then decide to try increasing the width between each item, I need to individually re-place each text layer.  It doesn't seem like a huge deal, but my way of creating a fixed width between 2 layers is to create a fixed selection, drag it into place and then drag the next item into place.  It seems as though there should be an easier way.

The problem for me is that I have very little design experience, so I tend to have to try an awful lot of things to get even the simplest of elements to sit nicely.  That ends up with me spending what feels like more time re-placing items to create exact width, instead of actually trying out new ideas.

So that led me to wondering: is it possible to place a layer relative to another?  At least this way, if the width of a (text) layer changed, the space between the elements would be preserved.  If that isn't possible, it'd be great to hear of more efficient ways of doing this.


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In my case, I have a background color #333 and a "+" layer with blend mode difference. The blend mode is evidently so that the "+" is always nicely visible for any background color variation. But the default value for the background is #333.
Now I don't know what color I have to input for the "+" so that it looks against the default #333 as if the "+" had a color of #eee for blend mode normal. #eee and difference is darker than #eee and normal; darker than what I want.
Is there some sort of formula or online calculator for these sort of things? Or maybe the graphic editing app I need it for (Inkscape 0.92.3) has it somewhere?


texts: Adobe Illustrator: How can I draw lines from a shared origin to multiple points simultaneously?

texts: I have a large number of ellipses in my project, and I wish to draw a (straight) line from each ellipse center to a single shared origin. Doing this manually would be very inefficient. Is there an automatic way to do this in one go?


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So I was looking through the App Store and found an app called Hyper, I liked the style of the app so I clicked on it and saw the banner had this really beautiful blurred colors effect, I wasn't sure what it was called but I knew I wanted to recreate it.

I had some trouble, unfortunately I can't put screenshots but what I tried to do to achieve the same look was use a soft brush on a black background and use a guassian blur to sort of make it similar, it did not work, it looked very weird and not as structured as the photo.

Does anyone know how to achieve this look?


texts: This seems like a bizarre question to have to ask - why are my grid lines not perfectly horizontal and vertical?


texts: How to create an anamorphic design, art piece or sculpture in a given space?

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I am very interested in the anamorphic works of Felice Varini or Georges Rousse. Building upon a very old optical illusion (found in graphical works as early as 1533), it relies on a simple trick that consists in distorting an image and requiring the viewer to be in the right spot (the "vantage point") to see it precisely. When seen from any other point than the vantage point, the final image is distorted or impossible to make out.

A couple of examples:

I am trying to understand how the artists create such graphical art pieces given the complexity of the environment these artworks are painted on.

This similar question asks about techniques used for a result that seems to pop out of a 2D surface. So I think it's a bit different, let's call it "2D anamorphic". This other similar question is also asking about 2D surfaces (such as a sidewalk or the front face of steps), so it's also different from what I'm asking (the images do not wrap around polygonal shapes of the scene), and I believe that the answers to these questions do not apply to mine.

I would be interested in knowing how to create such artworks in an efficient and quick manner.

I thought that maybe they could be using a sort of projector that would project the image onto the space, and then draw over the projected image? But this solution is very hard, I have tried in the past to draw over a projected image, and your hand, tools or body often gets in the way and obstructs the projection. Another technique would be to paint the whole area with photo-sensitive chemicals, and project the image over the chemicals to mark them (like a photo's negative). But this technique is complex, dangerous and would damage the space. There might be a technique involving calculating the angles and distances but I don't think it would be easy / streamlined. Another idea would be, using 3D software, to create a "negative" of the space, map the flat image on it, and unwrap the shape. Way too complex too.

Here are two simple examples of these projections that I would like to be able to create, at the meeting point of two walls and a ceiling:

or from a vantage point looking at a desk and the wall behind it:


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I'm always on the lookout for good textures, as they are pretty subtle but can add a lot of life to your site. Recently I found Tileables (http://tileabl.es/) which looks pretty cool.

Can you recommend any other good sites for textures, or make-your-own-texture tutorials?


texts: I'm trying to perfectly overlap two images, one complementary of the other, but apperas a white stripe in the conjunction of the path, all points are perfectly aligned how can I fix?


texts: What do you think of this kerning? What adjustments should I make?


texts: Commercial use of Helvetica Neue for web?

texts: I know there are some alternatives for Helvetica Neue for web usage, but i want to ask, if it is legal to use Helvetica Neue on some commercial website.


texts: What type of vector format is appropriate for a graphic designer to give me when the work is completed?

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I contracted a graphic designer to create a business logo vector for me. They were supposed to give me one with a white background and one with a transparent background. What I ended up getting is a .ai for the one with the white background, and a .eps for the one with the transparent background.

The problem is the .eps's background is not transparent at all when I open it in gmail, it's white. I've tried converting it to a .png using zamzar to see if it would show up as transparent after the conversion, but it did not.

The graphic designer is at a lost for what the problem is, and is not helping at all.

I feel like giving a client a .ai as a finished product is like giving a person who contracted someone to build a house for them just the blueprints and leaving them on their way.

What should I do so that I end up with the two vectors that I wanted (one with a white background and one with a transparent background), being that both need to get converted into .png's and I don't have adobe illustrator.


texts: I would like to know how to create multiple sizes of the same file and save them with a different Document names using Photoshop CC's Batch Automation Command. Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Export multiple SVG files generated with Inkscape to multiple PDF files

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I have around 150 SVG files created in Inkscape. Is there is a utility that can export all of these to multiple PDF or PNG files?

Exporting individually is too time consuming, so I was wondering if I could do it in a batch with some utility/software.

Windows preferred.


texts: Rule of thumb for album creation: layout, colors, background

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I wonder if there exist some rules of thumb to suggest good looking layout for albums. As some generally-accepted rules exist for photography (e.g. rule of thirds, etc.) to give a hint for a better result, maybe some good practices also exist to choose pictures' layout, background, overall color and composition, etc.

A "no general rule exists" may be a valid answer, but in case any rule exist, please report them, possibly with examples.

Note that, in my case, I'm focusing on the creation of a printed photo album, in which the page's main target must be the photo (I'm trying to avoid clip-arts, texts, etc).


texts: How to create this 'bad photocopy' effect or voluntarily 'thrash-ize' like the pic, but for a text or a photo?

texts: See how the characters and edges 'bleed' a little bit and the whole grunge xerox vibe of it :))


texts: What does it mean when you are asked to specify artwork scale?

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So I am preparing a couple of small adverts and the specifications for the artwork ask that :

"Please specify which scale ie. 10% 25% 50%, and as individual artworks ie.
Panel A, Panel B etc..."

So my question is what does this mean?

I must admit I lack print experience and have never come across this requirement before, however despite quite a bit of goggling I wasnt able to find out what this means.

does it mean that if I have a document that is 500x500mm, 300dpi, CMYK (Which is what they asked for) its 100% resolution?

Apologies if this is a noob question but I just cant find any other sources on the web.


texts: Text lost quality by resize (Illustrator)

texts: I use in my text font: Century Gothic, if i resize it in illustrator or photoshop to be smaller, then i see to much pixels, the quality is to much broken. I'm not a graphic designer so i don't have idea where to solve this, has anyone a idea? It's a vector graphic.


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I'm trying to create an image which contains Arab text.

This is the (HTML entities for the) text: العربية

Raw, it is العربية

When I paste the text into GIMP, I select and correctly get RTL (right to left) text, but the characters are not "joined", as described at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Arabic.

If I paste into Word, it comes out OK.

I'm using GIMP 2.6.8 on Windows 7 64 bit.

Is there a way to persuade GIMP to render the text joined?


texts: AI .PNG not exporting a black background

texts: When exporting my illustrator file as a .png and choosing to export with a black background transparency, it exports with a white background. I have tried one with artboards and one without, but to no avail. Help?


texts: Icon Character Design - name and methods

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Im looking for tutorials about designing characters/mascots with illustrator in a specific style viewable below. I liked this design style but the actual original tutorial page is no longer online (links to http://dinglifeblog.com/?p=219 don't work).

Image Viewable here

I have searched in google for 'icon character design' but couldn't find anything similar. Is this type of design called something specific or does anyone know a good tutorial for this type of design? It is the icon character that I am specifically intrested in.

Thanks


texts: how could i make this look less vomit enducing? lines

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maybe if i was radiating out some grey from the letters? to give them more shape, just like light grey emitating from the edges of the letters and dropping away to nothing within a few pixels, would that do the trick?

maybe outline it? but i fear that will detract from the general coolness of it. :/

does anyone know a good way to do that using gimp?

maybe some people have some other ideas.


texts: How to make the bounding box adapt to fit new parameters?

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folks.

I've updated to the new version of Illustrator CC a few months back, and have only now needed to work with triangles. I've noticed, however, after rounding the corners of the triangle (thus shrinking its dimensions) the bounding box doesn't change to match the new dimensions. This makes things like rotating around a centre point and transformations inaccurate.

Before:

After:

Reset bounding box is greyed out.
Any ideas?

EDIT: Here's a picture of the path and points after I've rounded the corners.


texts: How do you get rid unwanted squares when rendering on photoshop

texts: So  I was using Adobe Photoshop CC to make a 3D text and when I rendered it I got these small little squares. How Do I get rid of the sqaures


texts: I'm trying to import a character I made to 3DS Max but each time I do the angle comes out really weird. How do I orient my object in Blender so it imports upright in 3DSM?


texts: Text disappears when turned to white on colored artboard

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I'm pretty new at Illustrator but I changed the color of the artboard (using File > Document Settings) to a teal color and wanted some white text ontop of it.

When I add black text, no problem:

But when I change that text to white, it completely disappears! Here are the options I'm using to make it white:

The text is definitely on its own layer, above the background layer, so no problems there. I feel like it might be an opacity problem, because if I change the text to bright red for example, it appears to mix with the teal to make a dark brown color rather than appearing the color it's supposed to:

Apologies if this is a real rookie question, I would love to just get white text and white fill for my closed paths to appear on the teal!

Thank you so much :)


texts: How to fill areas outside of a stroke to path object that are enclosed by the path

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I have created a celtic style knot and would like to fill in the the background. The fill bucket makes a several pixel ring inside the area but does not fill as I expected it to.

The object was several lines that were combined into a single object and the converted from stroke to path to allow for filling of the cords themselves. I am unsure why I cannot fill in the bounded area. Bounded visually, I do not know if inkscape considers the spaces between the path as bounded, the red mark.

Is there a way to select the nodes that bound those areas and create a new object that can be filled with the fill and stroke menu rather then the paint bucket?


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I am new to InDesign. I purchased some fonts for the documents I am working in, how do I know if these are embedded or not? I am already working and when I try to convert my document into PDF, it keeps not showing the fonts. What should I do?
Thank you


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In Photoshop, you can add jitter to brush settings, so opacity, size, etc., change within a range while drawing.
I'm curious if anyone knows of a method for creating jitter for kerning and tracking, so that a piece of text has randomized kerning/tracking values throughout without having to go through and edit the kerning and tracking every few characters.
Photoshop solutions or otherwise would be great!  Thanks.


texts: My SVG is losing anchor points when I export it

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I am having an issue when I go to export my svg. The green part of the svg loses anchor points and instead of being the shape of a leaf turns into an oval. I don't know what to do please help!
Here is what the svg is supposed to look like :
here is how it exports, the green shape loses the top and bottom point and becomes an oval... therefore sticking out from under the black...

Here are the export settting I have used. I tried changing up a bunch of different things and nothing worked:


texts: How could I create an outlined bezier object from another object?

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I am finding this question particular hard to word, so please bear with me. I have a particular vector object that is irregularly shaped (in this case, it is an "r" that I traced with the pen tool), and I want to create another object that is a certain radius out from the original object... Here's an image to illustrate:

The solid-stroke "R" is the original object, and the dotted-stroke "R" is my desired object. Any way in Illustrator to derive this?


texts: How is this dimensional line drawing made?

texts: Does anyone know how I can make this in Ai or Ps? I've already tried the "VECTOR Lines DISTORTION Effect" script, but it doesn't look good.


texts: What design options can I go for when fitting a lot of content in a poster?

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My boss has been wanting me to design a promotional poster that can be used for both 18x24in poster and a letter sized one page stand.

I have been having trouble designing a layout that would work for both letter size and poster size. There is so much content that I need to fit into one sheet. If I design a poster and would want to shrink it down to a letter sized page, all the contents would be ineligible. I had previously designed a letter sized page that would be able to expand to poster size page, but my boss wanted more of a poster feel to it, meaning more illustrative or with pictures... Is there an industry measure to tell if too much content will not be ideal for allowing both poster and letter sized page visible? Any good suggestions on layouts or templates that would allow lots of contents to be visible regardless whether it's the 18x24in poster or the letter sized page?

There is a total of 1.5 pages of contents if font is 9 in word doc. The poster will be in both Chinese and English whether on individual page or on the same page.

*Previous posted images deleted.


texts: Scientific methods to obtain perfect color gradient between red and green for scale

texts: I am in the course of designing an application that allows users to ask survey questions by swiping along a coloured scale. For preliminary testing, I just took a coloured gradient from the internet that transitions from red green with yellow in the middle, which has worked fined, in principle. However, since the app will now be subject to scientific testing and perhaps result in a scientific paper, I was wondering about two things. First of all, is there any literature or reference as to which shades of green / red are recommended for scales that represent agreement / disagreement or any other scientific literature related to this topic? Secondly, I asked myself if there is a scientific method for obtaining a "perfectly fair" gradient between two colours, and if there is a way to obtain and especially formalise the process maybe by using mathematical formulas, so that it can be replicated by anyone. Since I'm really new to the design aspect, please excuse my limited knowledge, any hint or thought is highly appreciated.


texts: When designing in the browser how would someone use kerning?

texts: OghmaOsiris asked how would one decide on what is the proper kerning, "Kerning: My Xylophone is off key" and since I have started the transition of designing in the browser I was curious to know how would someone adjust the kerning?


texts: Where is the "Add" blend mode in Inkscape?

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How can I blend colors together with different blend modes in inkscape? I can't seem to find any options for controlling the method for blending colors.

For example, how could I make something like this:

In Inkscape using blend modes?


texts: Achieve a tilt-shiftesque effect in Illustrator

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I'm looking to create an effect similar to the Photoshop "tilt-shift" blur in Illustrator. All the blur effects in Illustrator I could find only blur the whole element, without any "gradient" so to speak. Is it possible to achieve something like this in Illustrator? If so, will the paths of the object still be accessible?

I know I could potentially duplicate the text and put some alphamask gradient on the blurred element, but the effect is not quite the same.

Here's an image example of the effect, which I put together in Photshop. Photoshop requires to rasterize the image. This makes it kind of annoying to work with. Any help is greatly appreciated!


texts: Adobe Illustrator Line Pattern Distortion Fold

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Does anyone know how to create an effect like this in Illustrator? I need to understand how to create this angled wave/fold effect in a line pattern from scratch so that I can create my own styled one for a logo purpose Please help!

Thanks!


texts: Setting default units of measure for new documents in Photoshop

texts: Is there a way to set pixels and pixels per inch as the default units of measure and resolution when creating a new document in Photoshop? It's strange that Adobe chose centimeters as the default as almost all documents dimensions are given in pixels. It's good to have a choice but Photoshop doesn't remember that I set pixels last time and I have to change units of measure every time I create a new document, which is a waste of time. There is a "Units and Rulers" tab in Preferences with pixels and pixels per inch set for document presets but still when I create a new document the units are set to centimeters and pixels per centimeter.


texts: Photoshop Pen Tool - path lines are too thick

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In recent versions of Photoshop, when I use the Pen Tool, the lines it lays down are like big fat rubbery noodles that obscure the image beneath.

Here's an image for comparison of the older (left) and newer (right) Pen Tool lines:

I didn't see an option to change it in Photoshop's Preferences, and searching online I have only found explanations for how to use the Pen Tool to make strokes of various thickness on the artwork. I mean in the interface, they're too thick for me and interfering with my productivity. Is there a way to revert to hairline thickness like in older versions of Photoshop?

I want the exact opposite of what this person was asking for.


texts: In Krita, How to Create Graphite/Pencil Smudge Effect

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I'm trying to emulate the following in Krita:

I take a graphite stick and rub it on a piece of paper. I then rub off the loose pieces of graphite onto a cloth. I then rub this cloth onto a piece of paper, varying the pressure to create various tonal values. I then take a circular eraser and lightly fade out certain areas to create 'cloud like' effects.

In Krita I have tried using various brushes and erasers to replicate this, but to no avail.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.


texts: How to display data labels in Illustrator graph function (pie graph)?

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I am trying to make a pie graph that has both the data labels (e.g. 33%) and the series name (e.g. "apples"). Here is an example below.

It seems this can only be accomplished through manually entering the data. This is easily done in Excel, so it seems like it's a missed opportunity if it can't be done in Illustrator.

Also, the problem with doing it manually is that I have 50 graphs to make. Is there any other way? Say using some kind of reference?

And lastly, if anyone has resources more broadly for data visualization in Illustrator, please share them! It seems like there are always features that are lacking between Excel, Mac Numbers and Illustrator when pulling them into InDesign. How do you make graphic-rich, data-driven, beautiful documents?


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After selecting with the Magic Wand Tool, I wish to expanded the selection by a few pixels (at full resolution) to avoid leaving a white halo around the object due to aliasing.

How can I expand the selection by a few pixels?


texts: Software for quickly and simply re-coloring and resizing a PNG image

texts: Let's say I'm given an image of a flat colored icon, which is a 512x512 PNG black icon. Is there a software to quickly and simply generate e.g. a 36x36 (arbitrary) red (or any color) version of the same icon? Such like macOS' Preview, which is quick to open and from there is straight forward. I find it overkill to fire up GIMP or Photoshop for what feels like such a simple task. Preferably on macOS.


texts: Disable floating layer mechanism in GIMP

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GIMP applies a floating layer whenever I paste content into a document.

Unlike Photoshop, this requires me to create a new layer each time which is an annoyingly contrived and confusing process.

How can I disable this intermediary and completely unnecessary floating layer stage and simply allow pastes to paste as a new layer by default?


texts: make pixels transparent when merging layers

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I have two layers, Layer A and Layer B, both of them have transparent areas. I need to merge A into B so that the destination has the non-transparent pixels of A and transparent pixels where the same layer A has transparent pixels.

In other words, I want to draw my layer A into B but make pixels in B that correspond to transparent pixels of A also transparent. And I cannot select transparent areas by hand and then delete the colors inside the selection because the image is a drawing (like my avatar) and is too complex.


texts: Why is a Photoshop CC Action skipping over an inactive step?

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PREMISE:
I have 2 actions. One has a inactive step, the goal being is I want it to stop before this particular step so that I can manually handle do work. I also have another action which has all steps active.

ATTEMPT: I wanted to combine the steps of both of those actions into 1 action thus saving the need to use 2 actions.

PROBLEM When I had the last step in 'Crop Adjust 1' set to inactive, it would run and stop before the last step, allowing me to manually edit. When I tried to combine the steps of 'Crop Adjust 1' with '..Gallery Frame..1' as show in 'Crop Adjust 2,' the inactive step would just be skipped over.

GOAL: Have the Action stop at the inactive step, let me manually do work, then let me resume the rest of the steps in the action. Is this possible?


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I am looking for some tutorial for this kind of graphic design -

I don't know what to call this, but the logo is looking like it is printed on paper

does anyone know how this is done ?


texts: Can I reproduce a silhouette of a well known character?

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Is it illegal to reproduce a recognisable character illustrated as a silhouette?

Say f.ex a custom drawn silhouette of R2-D2 with the roman letters "IV" printed on it, would that be a copyright issue of Lucas Film? I’m not talking about using copyrighted logotypes, images etc. All art would be original but the motives are very familiar (f.ex batman, superman etc).

If I was to sell a poster with such motive, would that be a copyright issue?


texts: Executing multiple commands in sequence in GIMP

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I've been working with GIMP for some time now and at the moment I'm creating some wood graphics for a game. For creating the wood, I first fill the image in brown, then apply some filters and finally I have my wood texture.

The problem is that I need to get many different-sized textures. It would be really annoying always to always do each step manually. I'd prefer just to press one button and then GIMP knows to execute all the commands in sequence.

Do I have to learn GIMP scripting (and if yes, where can I start) or is there a simpler way?


texts: Affinity Designer Prevent Curve Overlap Cutout

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I'm making a shape in Affinity Designer using the pen tool, tweaking bezier curves, etc.

I have a shape that overlaps, meaning curves back and crosses over itself, so there's an intersection.  The default behavior for Affinity Designer is to create a subtractive effect, whereby the shape has no fill in the intersection.

I'd like the shape I've created to be filled in, even in the intersection.  How do I make Affinity do this?


texts: How to produce a ripple effect like this?

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I have been seeing these materials, so I would like to know the exact steps how to reproduce something like this.

I've tried to reproduce this creating a mesh of horizontal wavy lines in Illustrator, using Blend/Make option and creating another text layer on top but the result it's pretty far away from the exposed image. Any thoughts?


texts: Illustrator, Save for Web: keeping Art and Type optimization separate in one go?

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When exporting for web in Illustrator, there's the ever familiar Art Optimized and Type Optimized rendition schemes (apart from None).

Both schemes have their own perks on different types of elements. Unsurprisingly, Art Optimized excels for anything but text, whereas Type Optimized is often a lot better at rendering text/fonts. (Well, I guess that could be a subjective topic, but it's irrelevant to the discussion – let's just stay true to the fact; sometimes you prefer one or the other, and often (here's the gist of the whole thing) you prefer both schemes treating their intended elements, respectively, right?

I often have to export two versions; one *_art_opt.png and one *_type_opt.png when making e.g. a logotype. Then, I have to place both rendered images on two layers in Photoshop, cutting off the Art Optimized portion from the Type area, and vice versa. Just in order to get what I was looking for in the first place: OPTIMIZED art … in other words, "art" rendered Art Optimized and text rendered Type Optimized.

Factor in that I often make various different sizes; transparent versions and opaque versions; saved in various formats … and you have some SERIOUS™ time waste right there.

And so, the question

I just wonder, is there any method of having art elements treated with Art Optimized rendition and text elements treated as Type Optimized – all in the same go?

Below is an example showing how the logo mark appears good in one optimization (art) and the logo text appears better in the other optimization (type), in which I'd have to save two files and bring them into Photoshop to manually mix the good parts together :


texts: In Sketch, how different do the artboard sizes need to be so they DO NOT show up as replacement options? For example, I have some symbols that are 200px x 48px and when I want to replace them, I also see other symbols that are 190px x 50px. Does anyone know what the threshold is for Sketch to think they're not the same?


texts: How can I multiply pixel values by a constant in Gimp?

texts: In Gimp, how can I multiply the value of every pixel in a grayscale image by a constant value?  For example, multiply each pixel by 2.


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There was a famous blog post by Ian Taylor called "Never use black", in which he explained that one should never use pure, complete RGB 0-0-0 black, and should instead put a little bit of color or light into it.
Does the same principle apply for white? Is is possible to use pure RGB 255-255-255 white in, say, a poster with dark background? Or should the white be similarly muted?


texts: Are stickers with Holograms called anything in particular?

texts: I'm not even sure if i'm searching for the right term. is hologram sticker how this material is called?


texts: How to export selection as an image in GIMP?

texts: I am new to GIMP. Imported an image, selected the relevant part using scissor tool, created a new channel out of this selection but how to export it? Right clicking on the channel does not give an option to save or export, File > Export exports the whole original image and not the selection.


texts: How can I keep text identical across several text boxes in InDesign CS6?

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I have a layout with many (2x2) postcard-size cards on an A4 page, which are going to be cut into individual pieces after print. The postcards should remain identical. Each has multiple text fields. I would like text changed in one of those fields to be automatically updated in the corresponding fields in the other postcards. How do I achieve this?

In the following example, if I change e.g. "Vor genau" in one place, I would like that change to be reflected on the other side as well.


texts: InDesign: any specific rules for margins in print

texts: In InDesign when I set up a DIN A4 document, margins are usually set at 12,7mm. I was wondering if this is for a reason and if there are any rules / best practices for margins as to whether one should use a certain width / height or if this is completely up to me, since I would rather like to work with 10mm as it better aligns with my document grid.


texts: What is the divergence of a golden spiral using the spiral tool in Inkscape

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I'm using inkscape and am wanting to quickly be able to generate arbitrary golden ratio spirals, but am having trouble figuring out what the divergence would be to create them, I thought it would just be phi, but that didn't work.

Hopefully will be able to find out on my own soon, just checking to see if anyone has the number handy.


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I have this illustration in paths. I want to erase the bottom of the wrist so it's inside the purple oval, but the top finger is outside the oval, so it looks like the hand is coming out of the oval.

Using the eraser tool by hand is not going to give me smooth curve. How do I erase that wrist just up to the oval neatly?

Im a PS user but in Illustrator I just cant seem to find a way. Any help much appreciated.


texts: Can a logo be exported as pixel perfect logo without actually making it pixel perfect in Illustrator?

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I made this logo without pixel alignment. So I would say I didn't make it pixel perfect. Now when I export it, some edges (most) look blur.

Can this blur edges be fixed during export somehow? Or you must draw pixel perfect logo?
PS: I have tried pixel perfect things in past and they work quite well. No blur edges.


texts: Gimp - how to make entire layer transparent

texts: I'm trying to create watermark so I want my logo layer to be transparent. How do I achieve this? I tried all the existing guides but they aren't working. The layers are in JPG format by default when I import them. Can someone give me the step by step directions?


texts: How to change font of all the text in an SVG image at once using inkscape?

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I am using GeoGebra to render geometric figures. Really nice software but it seems the text font cannot be changed in it.

I know I can change font of text using inkscape by individually selecting all the text-boxes but I was wondering if there is way to change the font of all the text at once.


texts: Cannot see my A4 size artboard in Illustrator

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I have just started with adobe illustrator and making a design in A4 size sheet but when I select it my whole page shows and the when I draw something it is not visible whereas in the navigation tab I can see my objects

I want it to look like this


texts: Should I rasterize or expand fonts in Illustrator for sending files to print?

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When preparing art work in Illustrator, is it better to rasterize texts, fonts or expand them?

I'm trying to discover, which of these options is most suitable for sending the file to a printer or client. I've used expand and it's worked well.

Does rasterize do a better job of a crisp clear text? At times it is needed, but a editable copy is always kept.


texts: InDesign: how to properly set bleed and trim marks?

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I have a very important and urgent 8-pages brochure to print with 3mm bleeds & trim marks. But I am faced with a few concerns and would appreciate any good words about:

I've created A4 document, but after I choose 'Print' it suddenly shows wrong size: 209.98 x 297.039. Why could it happen?
Initially I set 2 mm for bleeds, but now I know it should be 3 mm. Would it be proper to set custom bleeds in print setup? Or will the previous 2 mm also counts and result as 5 mm?
I checked crop and bleed marks, but they are not displaying after export in PDF. Does somebody have idea why?
For example, here is right upper corner in PDF:

Which parameter should be check for Page Position (Centered?) for 8-pages brochure?

Link to file: brochure-indesign


texts: Multiple backgrounds like with CSS3 in Illustrator

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How can I create the same effect with Illustrator as with following CSS:

background: linear-gradient(#5d7aa4, transparent) fixed,
            linear-gradient(-45deg, #ff0068, transparent) fixed,
            linear-gradient(45deg, #00ecff, transparent) fixed;

background-blend-mode: multiply;

See: https://jsfiddle.net/eycspbt9/

I tried to create 3 overlapping elements with same gradient, opacity and blend mode settings, but it doesn't look same. What am I missing?


texts: Is there a term of art for not incrementing list/section numbering on popping level?

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Suppose I have some text presented in a two-level hierarchy (whether using lists or headings isn’t important) as follows:

 1. ITEM 1. Along with some text that is
    relevant to ITEM 1. This item contains
    text one level down, as follows:
      1.1 Item. And some associated
          text.
      1.2 Item. And some associated
          text.
      1.3 Item. And some associated
          text.
 2. ITEM 2. Along with some text that is
    relevant to ITEM 2. This item contains
    text one level down, as follows:
      2.1 Item. And some associated
          text.
      2.2 Item. And some associated
          text.
      2.3 Item. And some associated
          text.
    But here is some more text that is
    relevant to ITEM 2. Note that it is
    after and not within the lower level.
 3. ITEM 3. Along with some text that is
    relevant to ITEM 3.
 4. ITEM 4. Along with…(and so on)

My question pertains to the form of layout being applied to the text at the end of ITEM 2; the part beginning, “But here is some more text…”. For that text, although I have “popped” back up a level of of hierarchy, I have not advanced into the next item of the higher level — i.e. in this case, I have continued my text within ITEM 2, and not moved into ITEM 3. And so, noting that with most text-focused software—MS Word and the like—support for this style of layout is either non-existent or, at best, highly non-obvious, my questions are:

Does that style have a formal name; a layout term of art if you like?
Why is it so poorly supported?

(Note: before posting here, I must have spent at least an hour trying to figure out where best to ask this question. GD would not have been my immediate choice, largely because while what I’m asking about certainly does touch on GD, at heart it is perhaps more about representing semantics in document structure as opposed to form.  Nevertheless, the general wisdom seemed to be that this has a sufficiently large overlap with [typography] and since [typography] is legit in GD then so is my question. Shrug. If that’s wrong, I’d be grateful for suggestions as to where I might ask, or even for the name of the field into which this question fits.)


texts: How can I quickly design websites without being too detached from the actual web platform?

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The reason why I'm asking is because while tools like Photoshop and Sketch are great at building mockups, they are very far from the reality of how the web will look and feel.

The fonts they render are completely different, forms are hard to do as well, you can't really use things like Bootstrap or Foundation, since you'd have to either use a template (which there aren't any good ones as far as I can tell), or you'd have to manually duplicate all of the styles to make it look similiar, which would be a huge waste of time.

On the other hand, building everything up from HTML is itself quite slow, even when using the Chrome inspector to tweak the site live.

I know there are tools like Macaw, Avocode, and Adobe Reflow, but based on their reviews, it seems that all of them are pretty bad, and only make for good demos, but I don't know of anyone using them to actually build stuff faster than using Photoshop/HTML by hand.

So my question is, is there an alternative to the above mentioned? One with which I can accurately design a website, in a way that it reflects how the website will actually look, while still being able to do design-ish stuff, like moving things around visually.

I don't really care about exporting HTML/CSS, since that'd be easy to code once the design is done. I only care about the best possible design experience.


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I am trying to trace this logo but i am not getting how can apply this gradient and how to apply depth using lines. I tried by drawing lines and gradient stoke around it but this  was not helpful for me. can anyone help to apply this color scheme and depth?
(Downside picture is my effort but not yet filled with color)


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It's not a kind of question but rather it's a kind of thing which effects a lot in web designing.
What are some important rules to follow for making a color combination in web design?
I always fail in choosing the right and appropriate colors for my site, how can I improve this?

Any advice is much appeciated.


texts: Resize before or after working on image/text layers

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I make up simple images for my blog and wonder if I could do them a better way.

I currently resize the image down to 1200px wide (my default size for the blog) and then add mostly text layers (headings, legends, logo etc.).

Then I save it for web using about 50% (RIOT in paint.net).

Would I get better results working on the full sized image and re-sizing at the end?
Thanks in anticipation...


texts: What tool can I use to vertically merge two or more screenshots?

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I want to merge two or more images (screenshots from mobile phones) easy and fast. The purpose is to obtain a long image, similar to this one.

What software can I use? I know I can do this in Adobe Photoshop but it's time consuming.


texts: Keyboard Shortcut to select Table Bounding Box - InDesign

texts: I've been searching online for the keyboard shortcut to select a table's bounding box (container, if you will) but have found nothing. With a text box, if you are editing text within the said text box you can hit the escape key to select it's bounding box. When editing text in a table cell, the escape key shortcut selects the cell. I'm looking for a shortcut to select the table bounding box so I don't have to use my mouse to change from the Type Tool to the Selection Tool when I'm working with a table.


texts: Faster merge software than Indesign Data merge

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We have created an Indesign document for 450.000 letters we need to send. Included in this letter is a Datamatrix barcode. We are trying to merge the data, but it takes forever, we can only do batches of 1000 or Indesign starts choking (no hardware issue, there are low resources used). What kind of software can we use or buy to do this job based on our Indesign template, data and barcode image file with a (much) faster speed?

We are on a tight schedule so we are looking for a fast solution.


texts: I'm designing a clothing brand logo and it uses a 3D children's toy block. We've looked at other clothing logos but none are in 3D. Is it ok to use a 3D object in a clothing brand logo?


texts: Is it possible to get Inkscape's bucket fill to entirely fill regions marked by lines?

texts: I've noticed there's a slight gap between shapes and lines in which bucket-fill is applied (to the enclosed areas found therein) and the colour fill in Inkscape, is there any way of removing this gap (besides the older-fashion manual way by manipulating the borders of the bucket fill, which is very tedious)?


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I was wondering if anyone knows a relatively easy way to create a clockwise gradient in GIMP.

If you could imagine a vertical line 1ps wide (The length of the radius), and then rotate it 360 degrees, with the bottom of the line being the transform point, with it loosing opacity gradually until it makes a full rotation ... That's basically what I need Lol ...


texts: How to use warp tool to create this circular distort effect?

texts: So I just randomly saw this image on behance and I was just curious how it was created. To me it seems like the creator used warp tool but I am just stuck on how he or she was able to warp the text in a radial direction with amazing consistency in the flow...


texts: Placement of footnotes text inside boxes or sidebars

texts: I'm wondering about footnote placement in a nonfiction book that has both ordinary running text and boxed text (like sidebars). The boxed text consists of short paragraphs that are set apart from the running text and have a distinct design. Both the running text and the boxed text have footnotes. Should footnotes to boxed text appear within the box, or should they be included at the bottom of the page of running text with all the other footnotes? If each box contains its own footnotes, does the numbering start over at 1 in each box, or should symbols be used instead?


texts: How to vertically space all-caps lines with accented characters like circumflexes

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I'm trying to lay out a block of several lines of all-caps copy. I want the lines to be evenly spaced. However when letters such as Ô and È are included in a line, they "collide" with the preceding row.

Here's a quick example:

Are there any rules of thumb for handling this?


texts: Same width of line contour results in different display

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In Inkscape 0.92.4 (2019-01-14), I have some green lines. They all have the same contour properties:

But they result in a different displayed width:

Note that the last green line is thinner than the others.

I was able to reproduce the issue and I found out the following:

when I edit the line length using the path modification tool (F2), the line thickness remains as original
when I resize the line length using the selection tool (F1), the line thickness changes, although I have disabled all the scaling transformations (). Interestingly, the lines become thicker when I make the lines shorter. The scaling transformations should do the opposite. This does not happen for a single line, but with multiple lines.

Here's an animation:

Given I didn't notice this change for a while and I have modified a lot of objects alread. I have to undo this "bug" now, how would I change the line thickness?

I have tried:

Setting the line thickness to something else, then setting it back to 0.5 mm.


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I have made animations in Unity2d And I would like to export them as GIF files to attach to my portfolio and I cannot find a proper way to do that.
I appreciate your help.
Thanks


texts: Relative file paths for linked assets in Illustrator

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I would like to link external assets relatively rather than absolutely in Illustrator.

Is that possible?


texts: How do I create realistic looking mobile phone designs?

texts: I have a few mobile phones' structural designs in my mind and want to propose them for pitching. I need to create the designs on paper and then represent them like this:


texts: Export to vector format from After Effects

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I would like to export some simple vector animations created with After Effects, and keep the animation in a vector form, such as the Flash format.
I am using After Effects CC and it seems that there is no built-in export procedure to do so. Is there a way to do this?


texts: How do I apply a gradient across multiple objects in Illustrator?

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I have two separate objects that I have applied gradient fill to.

The gradient fill seems to only apply to the objects as individuals. I tried grouping the shapes, but that doesn't seem to change the gradient.

How do I get one gradient to cover all my shapes?


texts: Help me to find a specific category of typefaces

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I'm looking for a serif typeface whose curvy letters (c, s, e etc) have thick/wide spine and instead of the serif, a properly rounded ear (like on some lowercase a, c). Kind of like Didone or ITC Bodoni 72 but the links between the ear and the spine are not that thin. . And to find lowercase 's' with such ear is a difficulty itself.

Drawing is pretty bad but you get the idea.

Can you name few of such category? Free and paid both? Thanks.


texts: Apple's iOS Design Resource Library -- Apple supplies wrong font?

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I've been using Apple's iOS Design Resource Library in Adobe XD, and have Apple's official SF font installed. The problem is that when you open the library in Adobe XD it complains that the SF font is not installed.

As you can see from the screenshot, their Resource Library asks for "SF Pro Display".

But their SF font download only provides "SF Pro" and "SF Compact".

Anyone know what's going on? I believe their XD document is using the old version of the their SF font.

How are you supposed to remedy this?


texts: How do I export a Sketch file with page names to PDF?

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I have some files that I need to export to PDF. As a matter of fact, it's quite a repetitive task I have to do almost every day. So far so good, but the resulting PDF only exports pages with numbers as labels (1, 2, 3....n) and I need them to keep the page name. My user case is as follows: I create a screen, which may have several conditional steps and interactions based on different user flows.

At time of big deliveries, this is not an issue, because I use real user flow diagrams, so no big deal. But for quick exchange with my team members, I would need something fast. Right now, my only resource is to add a layer with the page name somewhere on the page. But this is quite confusing and unprofessional.

Is there a way to export the pages with their respective names instead of numbers?


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I need to crop this .jpeg image:

in Photoshop CS2 to a vertical 1px image so I can repeatedly render it horizontally to create the full gradients that are dynamically sized.

Do you know how I could do this?


texts: What does "Great typography skills" mean in the context of a job requirement for a web developer position?

texts: I'm looking at job requirements for Jr. web Developer positions. Some jobs need "Great typography and layout skills." What does typography mean? What skills are they exactly looking for?


texts: What is the sans serif font used by the Neurological Foundation of NZ logo?

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I noticed the logo for the Neurological Foundation of New Zealand and was wondering what the font was.

I've run the logo through the usual font identification tools and came up empty.

Can someone please identify the sans font in this logo.


texts: Color management between different pieces of software

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I don't know much about color management even though I read a lot about it today. I know a computer needs calibration in order to render colors accurately, but as an amateur, I don't have the tools or the budget for that. And I'm not sure it would solve my problem anyway.
All I need is, within my screen and its color inaccuracies that I'm well aware of, to be sure that the colors are ate least visually in sync between softwares so that I can trust the internal colors when I work. It's ok at this point if those colors are not necessarily correct out of the box (printing), as long as they are consistent inside the box (editing).
So here is my actual problem:
I try to reproduce, in photoshop and Illustrator, some illustrations that I have in a PDF file. But the same PDF file renders differently within Acrobat DC, iMac Preview and Photoshop. I don't know which one to trust.
I would tend to believe Acrobat is the one to trust because PDF's are native but the result is very vivid for a file that was made to be printed (it seems very "RGB"). The iMac preview software however seems strangely the most "accurate" (it does look like the physical prints I have of the same illustrations).
Left = iMac Preview software, right = Acrobat DC

As you can see, the rendering discrepancies from the same reference PDF file I use are huge. So, I don't know which one to trust. The left one is so close to the actual physical cards bit it's just a preview. The right one is less faithful to the real thing but it is native Acrobat PDF.
I think I should logically stick with Acrobat DC but my eyes keep telling me otherwise.
Here are my settings( I'm in Central Europe):
I set the color workspace as CMYK within Photoshop and Illustrator because, I would like to print the result when finished (I'm not there yet so that's not the point right now).
iMac colorsync:

profile : sRGB IEC61966-2.1

Photoshop Edit/Colors:

RVB : sRGB IEC61966-2.1
CMYK: Coated Fogra39
Grayscale : Dot Grain 15%
Direct tone: Dot Grain 15%
Color management: Keep the incorporated profile

Illustrator Edit/Colors:

RVB : sRGB IEC61966-2.1
CMYK: Coated Fogra39
Color management: Keep the incorporated profile

Acrobat DC Preferences/Color management:

Options: Pre-press for Europe 3
RVB : sRGB IEC61966-2.1
CMYK: Coated Fogra39
Grayscale : Dot Grain 15%

The iMac preview software however doesn't want to let me set up anything when I use a PDF. The proof options are greyed out when previewing a PDF.
So, Is there anything (else) I should do (or something I do wrong) in terms of basic settings ?
Any advise that is realistic in my case (buying a tool or hiring a pro to calibrate my computer for a few hundred of euros just for editing a few files as an amateur is overkill).
I totally get that my screen will not render the same way as my printer or as any other screen. But I don't get why, within the same screen different pieces of picture dedicated software would render colors so differently when set up the same way. I really tried to understand but it's beyond me. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.


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I would like to take a picture and mold it in the shape of a 2D heart.

Here is an example picture:

http://i.minus.com/ibgfLNPvp6jCLt.png

I hope to accomplish a heart shape using this picture and have the blues ends meet at the bottom tip of the heart.

Edit:

Because everyone seems to be so stuck on my idea behind what I am doing with barcodes and not focusing on the question at hand, I decided to remove everything related to barcodes from the question and instead just used a stock picture that I would like to stretch across a path.


texts: Split open paths into several segments at intersections

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I'm using Inkscape and I'm at this point (they're supposed to become three gears)

I want to split the paths at each intersection so that I can delete the useless segments and merge the remaining ones.
How can I do it?


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I am new to designing. I have photoshop and illustrator with me. I need to create an svg where I can be able to select the text inside it. As shown in this example where the text is selectable.

Currently, If I save a text svg in illustrator, the text is converting in to image. (I am unable to select the text)


texts: What to do when a custom font appears as black boxes - FontForge

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I am trying to create a custom font that I can use in a book I am writing. I have drawn the glyphs I want in Photoshop, opened them individually in Illustrator and converted them to the .SVG format, and pasted them into Font Forge. All looks well to me.

To my horror, upon generating the font, it comes out as black boxes. I can see the faint outline of some of the glyphs in the boxes, like it started with a black background in the first place and stuck the black glyph over it or something, Thusly:

The W's and X's are visible because the font I was using did not have any special glyphs for those letters, so I left them as they were.

To the best of my knowledge, I've done everything correctly.

I've obviously made a mistake somewhere. Does anyone know what could be causing this problem?

P.S. I am new to Font Forge. This is the first time I have used it, though I did look at several videos/articles on how to use it first.