texts: Why is there a 'Minor Model Age Disclosure' in GIMP under 'Edit Metadata'?

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Recently I went to Image -> Metadata -> Edit Metadata -> IPTC Extension in GIMP, and when I scrolled down I found 'Model Age', but with a 'Minor Model Age Disclosure' option underneath it.
It's a drop down list with options from 'Age Unknown' to 'Age 14 Or Under' to 'Age 25 And over'.
Why would I need to enter ages like that when I can just enter it in the textbox above?


texts: How to ensure high print quality / fidelity when sending artwork to a print house?

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I'm a web guy trying to be a print guy. Help.

I'm pretty OK with Illustrator, but setting up a vector to get printed - they rarely ever look as crisp and clear as I expect them too.

I followed the guides listed at the particular print house I submitted my work too, but the print job was ... blurry and smudged and disappointing. The small/thin font that looked amazing digitally was not even legible in print.

Clearly I have no idea what I'm doing. Either they're messing up or I am. How do print peoples usually manage this?

How can I get the prints to be crisper, specifically fonts, and maybe linked/embedded image resources too?


texts: Is it possible to change the color of the selection outline indicator?

texts: Is it possible to change the way the outline visually appears when you make a selection in CS6 Photoshop, without affecting how it works? For instance, it is sometimes hard to see the selection outline when working near patterned black and white areas of an image. For instance, could I make it orange? Or perhaps make it thicker?


texts: Output knobs from Altium 3DS as "filmstrip" image array

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I'm a project manager coordinating development of audio plugin software. Our GUI designer is using Altium 3DS to build a 3D photo-realistic GUI, and will then output images from there for the software to use for knobs, etc.

The plugin software wants the knobs to be provided as image arrays -- where a knob is embodied by a single PNG file which is a horizontal, end-to-end concatenation of all the images that are shown as a knob turns through its rotation.

My 3D designer tells me that 3DS can render the knob out as single frames, and he has to then manually assemble all these together in a single "filmstrip" image array. I want to lid that time consuming and error prone assembly process, perhaps by using a capability of 3DS, or a Photoshop Action, or so image assembly utility? Can anyone suggest the most effective method?


texts: How do people design this type of design?

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Ok so how would someone design this invitation and produce it digitally? Would they paint this watercolor first and then scan it in and edit it in photoshop? Or would they use photoshop or some other program to paint it?

My friend wants her wedding invitation to be similar to this but I don't even know how I would acheive the watercolor and then turn it digitally to be reproduced. Any ideas? What would you do?

Thanks for the help!


texts: Convert batch EPS to SVG using ImageMagick?

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Is there an easy way to convert a batch of EPS files to SVG format, using ImageMagick or something else?

I have thousands of vector files in EPS format and I need to convert them to SVG.


texts: In Krita, how can I save my own special fill tool?

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For my project, I have selected the correct settings for the fill tool, so that it behaves the way I want it.
However, sometimes, I want it to behave the way it does by default. Currently, I'm forced to either manually set the settings back to default, or manually "hide" every layer except the layer I'm trying to fill, for it to behave the way it does by default. And then revert it to make it behave the way I want it to normally again...
This very quickly gets old.
I could not find a way to "save tool settings". Is there such a feature? Perhaps so that another paint bucket appears in the tool pane, so that I can quickly choose between my custom fill tool and the default one?
The Freehand Brush Tool has its own little pane where you can select the brush, but the fill tool appears to have no such thing for different "configurations", so to speak.


texts: How can I create this warped circular text?

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Someone asked me to recreate a logo in Illustrator.
The original logo was made with an old commodore 64 computer.
I can't get the logo rounded / stretched.

Original logo:

Logo that I created yet:

How can I achieve the warp shaped text?


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I've searched a lot about how to create grass for a sphere. I analyzed some pictures from different games.

I can copy what I've found but it's important to know the methods because here I have a sphere to cover with grass rather than flat ground.

Here is a scene from the Farm Frenzy game. I would like to create grass like this.

I

This is my attempt:

My first method is using a sketch effect and then image tracing

This is the result:

My second method is to use a grass texture, but on a sphere it doesn't seem good.

Here is another attempt with illustrator, but it doesn't seem like a cartoon

So, I decided to ask this question to perhaps find a better method for creating grass and cover a sphere with it.

How can I create cartoon green grass for covering a sphere?


texts: Creating dynamic page variables for a statewide report

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I need to develop a report that publishes data collected from all of the counties in the state. The layout format for each county is the same but the graphs and charts with ten data points vary. I have three counties per page. How can I automate and populate each county format with graphics that change with the imported data across all the pages?

The different values for each county will need to not only change the text, but the object as well. For example a pie chart.


texts: What questions should be included in a design brief?

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I've recently come across the concept of the design brief as something that the designer generates to the client in order to fully comprehend the scope of the task and to minimize the amount of back-and-forth before you can start designing, and hopefully to minimize the number of revisions.

What questions, or kinds of questions should be answered by the client in the design brief?


texts: What version of Adobe Photoshop is this?

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I have Adobe Photoshop CS6 version 13.0 x32. I am reading an article that found a bug in the rendering intent in Photoshop 6.0.1 which was fixed in Photoshop 7.
Are these the same version of Photoshop (CS6 and 6.0.1), i.e. do I have this bug?


texts: Problem in Adobe Illustrator while dealing with images

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After installing Adobe Illustrator CC 2017 through Adobe Creative Cloud I am experiencing the problem in placing images into the artboard in AI CC 2017.

-> ctrl + shift + P does not work.

-> dragging and dropping does not work from File explorer as well as from my library synced with the creative cloud.

I am running Windows 8.1 64-bit and I am sure the installation part was perfect.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Thank you.


texts: Illustrator: blurry image when exporting to PNG

texts: When I export my Illustrator file to PNG it appears blurry when I zoom to 120%.


texts: I want to make the snapping guidelines visible like those in Photoshop for the Krita Digital Art Software. Does Krita have a settings option that I could make use of, if not how can I write an external python script which will enable me to do so?


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If I print a full-color document or spreadsheet, will the printer use less ink if the colors used are less intense? If I desaturate the color without actually approaching grayscale, I would assume that the printer will either use less color ink or will start substituting (cheaper) black ink.

If that is indeed the case, is the effect significant and linear with reduced saturation / decreased opacity? Does it depend on the type of printer?


texts: Importing EPS to Adobe Photoshop adds stroke around the objects

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I have created an object using Adobe Illustrator and when saving as EPS file and opening it on Photoshop, I see all these white stokes around them:

if I save it as PNG and open it with a photo viewer I don't see these strokes but as soon as I import it then those strokes are visible in Photoshop. Image mode is set to RGB / 8bit and color settings are set to North America Web/Internet.
I am not sure why this is happening. Any idea?


texts: Why do fonts set to the same (pixel) number of size differ drastically in actual size when displayed on screen?

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Something that has always puzzled me is the fact that when I change the font used in a program, even though in theory the font size is remains the same, the actual displayed size differs dramatically. For example, Inconsolata at 13 looks so much smaller than Source Code Pro at 13, so that I have to set it to 15 to make my eyes comfortable. In another example, Proxima Nova seems to be smaller than Helvetica Neue.

Why do I feel such a phenomenon? Is it only because different fonts have different single-character width, such that some fonts simply look more cuddled together? Or is it actually that font size doesn’t really mean a lot regarding the real size of individual characters (both height and width), and that different fonts might have radically different actual sizes even though the theoretical sizes specified are the same? If that’s the case, then font sizing looks to be a very confusing matter. Why isn’t there a more uniform way to represent the actual size a character is going to occupy on screen so that switching between fonts would be easier?


texts: Should designs be created on paper first?

texts: I am a newbie designer, I am often confused about moving through the design process, specifically when should I start using design software. Should I implement my ideas initially with software or should I do some sketches on paper first?


texts: Bullets combined with numbering for InDesign?

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I want to achieve something like a bullet and then a number:

Recommendation 1-1: Foo

I'd like to have deep control over the bullet.  I've tried a variety of mechanisms including:

Drop caps
Nested styles
Underlining

There is a bullet character available in the (automatic) numbering option but I can't seem to customize the style, though I would prefer to use automatic numbering:

^b

Is there any way, other than doing the numbers manually, to achieve the look that I want in InDesign?


texts: How to properly export from Illustrator to Photoshop?

texts: And by that I mean that each layer with sublayers in AI should become a group in PS.


texts: Quickly change a photoshop layer's position in stack to right before another layer

texts: Sometimes you need to move a layer to right before another layer in the Layers panel, I usually do that by Drag and Drop, but it's not that efficient if a large stack with hundreds of layers, wondering if there is a shortcut will do that quickly?


texts: Creating a App Demo GIF for Use on a Website

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I am trying to create a 8 second long GIF showing 3 different pages of an app I have built.  I am using Relector 2 to record, and then using Quicktime to record just the screen (Reflector records with the device bordering around it).  From there, I have used several mp4 to GIF tools, but the file is still around 4 mb.  I suppose it is worth mentioning, my image dimensions are around 300 px wide and 700 px tall.

Any tips on the best way to create or save GIFs like these for website usage?

Thank you!


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So I've been trying to create a long shadow effect in Inkscape using an SVG image. As you can see, I've been able to do this with a shape.

But haven't found a way to do so with an SVG image.

What I'd normally do is select both paths and choose Extensions>Generate from path>Interpolate, but of course, in my experience, this requires a path. I've tried various ways to convert the image to a path, but have thus far been unsuccessful.

So my questions are:
Is there a way to create a long shadow effect without a path?
If not, is there a way to convert the SVG image to a path?

All I should need is an outline of the image.


texts: How can I make a dashed or dotted lines in Photoshop?


texts: Sketch - when alpha blending images on top of each other the layer on top is always darker

texts: I have two images that I would like to overlay on top of each other and alpha blend them equally. I import them as two different layers, and lower their opacity. Even when they have equal opacity (e.g., 80%) the layer on top is still always darker. Is there a way to equally blend to images on top of each other?


texts: What is the difference between a well constructed and a poorly constructed font?

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I'm speaking of both, fonts optimised for print, and fonts optimised for screens. Serif and sans-serif doesn't matter. Commercial or free — also doesn't matter.

What matters is the quality of the font. There are some fonts that you'd want to use for headings in a national newspaper or for a text in a printed book. And on the other hand there are poorly made fonts with details that a professional designer would spot and would want to avoid.

So, what distinguished a good quality font from a badly made font from a design point of view?


texts: Illustrator CS6 modifies viewBox slighty in SVG

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I got SVG graphic from friend saved in Illustrator CS6 (16.0.3). Opened it in the same CS6 version on another machine, forced save as, set SVG export format to the same values as origin and files are not the same:
in original width="1375px" height="602px" viewBox="0 0 1375 602"
after resave width="1375px" height="602px" viewBox="0.0002441 -0.0002441 1375 602"

This "0.0002441" is ratio of 1/4096. I don't know why it adds it.
I know friend is not using any additional settings besides the easy accessible ones.

Illustrator according to this 0.0002441 is changing parameters of all objects in drawing. Precision is set to 7 (max).


texts: I created an asphalt-like pattern in Illustrator so I can create a street. I followed a tutorial to make the street pattern, and the shading goes up and down. So I distorted the image so it goes at an angle, to be consistent with the perspective in the image. However, the image now goes partially off the artboard. So I put a frame around it and tried to use the shape tool to trim off the excess bit of the street. But when I do that, the pattern remaining changes. Is there a way around this? I hope I'm explaining this well.


texts: Make your own grid with custom ratio, start

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How do you make the formula to make divisions in a grid given a ratio? For example
2÷3.

I like the tool gridappset.com, but I would prefer to do the math myself and experiment with the results.

Any insight on this would be great, thanks.


texts: Adobe InDesign - Batch create 'Named Destinations' anchors

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Within a pdf, you can create anchors called 'named destinations', to which a later hyperlink can refer (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/hyperlinks.html)

Is there a way to automatically turn all sections and subsections (their headings) into such anchors when working with InDesign, similar to how these are automatically turned into bookmarks?


texts: How to change the direction of type in Illustrator?

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I'm trying to create a coffee logo, saying "COFFEE HOUSE", but I can't seem to figure out how to change the type direction into somewhat of a "U" shape. Here's a picture for reference:

I want to add the word "HOUSE" right under coffee, so it satisfies the circle shape. Like this:

Can someone help me? I know it's a simple task but I'm a complete newbie when it comes to Illustrator. Please and thank you :)


texts: Apply different designs to Illustrator graph columns

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I have a column chart that I've created with the Illustrator graph tool. I've applied a sliding design to all the columns. I'd like to apply this design to a specific column type e.g., People that eat mentos, and a different design to a second column type. In the manual, the examples include column charts that do exactly that but as far as I  there's no obvious way to accomplish without ungrouping the chart.

I linked to the manual inline above but there's little contrast in the link text color so here it is raw. http://help.adobe.com/en_US/illustrator/cs/using/WS3f28b00cc50711d9fc86fa8133b3ce158e-8000.html#WS714a382cdf7d304e7e07d0100196cbc5f-61a3a


texts: Getting all color modes from a shape in illustrator

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Is there a way to get all color mode values (or at least the basic ones) from a shape in automatic mode? What I mean is to get the RGB, HEX, CMYK and gradient info in an automatic way (kind of Photoshop's CSS info or whatever). Right now I just enter the info by hand, but we have a catalog of 500 logos we need to get all this info from, which is tedious as hell (not to mention error prone)
Is tehre a command for this, or a script?


texts: Exporting light and dark version of design

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I am creating an icon with Illustrator, which I am trying to export in both a light and dark fill format.

Currently I have the icon with a dark version on an Artboard.
Is there anyway to export a light and dark version without having to export, then update fill, export, and undo fill change?

Not sure if this is possible with illustrator.

Thanks!


texts: Illustrator Group selection gives different results when clicking on body vs edge of object

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I'm learning Adobe Illustrator and have been following this video: Badge Drawing from 3:20 in the video she mentions hold "Shift" and click on the edge of the object with the "Group Selection" tool and then press delete. When she does that it deletes everything else (not sure why - side question: what does "Shift" click do here?).

Once deleted she gets a whole object.

When I click slightly different to her or follow her exactly I can see two results.

When following her I get the same whole object, but if I click instead on the white body of that stroke (just under the edge or around the edge) and then press delete I get the same white body but instead of it being a whole object I get a doughnut shape where I have a hole in the middle. My question is why does it matter where I click, what difference is the edge giving compared to the body click?

Click on Edge:

When clicking on body


texts: How to set the width of one item based on the width of another item in InDesign?

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I am taking a bunch of text snippets and creating boxes that are 0.2 inches wider than the text snippet to use as a background for it. I have hundreds of these to make. I can't think of a way to automate this, as each text snippet has a different width. Any ideas? Currently I do this:

1. Click on text snippet
2. Copy width
3. Click on background box
4. Paste snippet's width into this width
5. Do a quick +0.2 calculation in the width box

I'd like a way to either automate this or make it quicker. Help is appreciated.


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I'm really glad to find this great place.
I am a developer, so please don't mind my novice question, thank you.

My question is

How to apply gradient onto a shape and put 3 images into one(PhotoShop CS6).

Here are these pictures:

Wizard

Background

Effect

Let me explain it in more details.

I want to use the Background and put the wizard onto the background with the effect like the Effect picture.

Now what I have done is I have got the wizard shape,

What I am going to do:

clean the rest of other parts on the wizard to make it "clean"(I will use Eraser, any other more effective tool?)
Put the wizard onto the background
Apply the gradient onto the wizard and put some text around the wizard with same gradient. (Don't know how to do it here)

What I concern is:

What color to apply on the gradient wizard so that the background color and "front" color are not conflict.(Don't know what color to choose)
I still feel that I miss something to make the whole picture look like a splash screen on my app.  May be a badge and write the app name on the badge?(Need your idea)

Thank you!

Update

Now I have got the wizard shape and make all color consistent on her whole body.


texts: Black and white image won't change colour

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I scanned in an image which into Photoshop. It is black and white written text on a white background.

I am able to select/colour range and grab all of the black elements into a new layer. However I am unable to change the colour of the letters from black to brown.

The image is in RGB (also tried in CMYK) so it's not an issue of greyscale.

I am also able to select a new colour which then appears in my fill, however it does not change the image in any way.

I feel like there will be a simple explanation, but I just can't think what.

I would really REALLY appreciate any help.

Thanks!


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Working in InDesign CC 2015 and I wonder if there is a way to enlarge the slug area beyond the default 6". In this case, I'm using the page size to create iPhone screen layouts, the bleed to feature a mockup of the iPhone itself, and ideally the slug to feature callouts, and other directions. Unfortunately, InDesign wants me to keep those slugs on the small size, relatively speaking.

Funny thing is that I'm using 3x retina sizes so 6" would be plenty if I was working at scale.

My imagined workaround is to place the pages of this InDesign file into another, which can serve more as the "presentation", with a header, page numbers, etc. It's an extra step, but seems to be an immediate solution.

Any help is appreciated.


texts: Sketch 3: Grouped Objects appear in a larger bounding box than the objects in the group do

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Grouping Objects often adds extra width/height to the group itself. I cannot always reproduce this, but even with pixel perfect shapes (w/o half pixels and stuff) it happens that the folder is wider/higher than it’s content. If I select the content of the group separately, everything is fine. Since I’m using grouping a lot (I mean, really a lot!) to keep my file structure clear, this issue is really annoying for me, because it affects the evenly distribution of objects as well. Do you have an idea how I can fix this?

Here's an example screenshot:


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The question is straightforward: how to cut a group in Inkscape?

I already know that Inkscape can only cut one path with another, using ctrl+/.

However is there any tips to ease the process?
Having a group of 50+ paths, it is really a burdensome task if we have to manually cut them one by one.


texts: What books or ebooks can I use to learn Photoshop?

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I am learning Photoshop at home, but I am finding it quite difficult.

Can anyone recommend me any book(s) or resources to learn it (preferably for free)? I have a good internet connection but I'm not sure where to start.


texts: How do I create abstract light rays / streaks?

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How would I go about recreating this using Adobe Photoshop?

I have attempted to use paths then apply a stroke to them but cannot achieve a similar affect with my knowledge of brushes

The only other thing I could think of is making custom shapes using the Pen tool and then filling them with various gradients etc.

I know all the features of Photoshop but am a fairly new user to graphic design so I would appreciate any time in a more detailed answer when using more detailed features.


texts: How to improve font rendering at small sizes

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I'm not actually a font designer.  I'm a web developer who's using Glyphicons, a library of icons encoded as glyphs within a font.  I'm using them in Bootstrap 3 and they're really great because they scale to any size and can be set to any color, making them really flexible for web design.

Anyway, the icons within Glyphicons are great but there are many icons which simply don't exist and I would like to create my own custom icons.  I actually managed to do this by editing an open-source font with FontLab Studio 5 and adding my own custom glyph.  Here is the glyph viewed within FontLab:

And this is the result when used in a web page:

For comparison, here are some Glyphicons at the same font size:

As you can see, the Glyphicons look much better, even though they're both outline fonts.  I'm guessing there is something you can do to improve rendering at specific font sizes, but I just don't know what I don't know.  Any pointers in the general direction would be appreciated.


texts: Critique request: Logo design for anime related products

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I'm designing a logo for my small business, Taiyaki studio that will create and sell stickers and apparel - a small Japanese anime inspired company where minimal, cool and modern designs are of elevated importance.
Background for the name:
The logo takes inspiration from a Taiyaki which is a popular Japanese desert and happens to be my favourite. I’ve always loved Japanese culture and watched a lot of anime so being able to include some part of that in a logo is my main goal.
The logo will go on a range of sizes: from small scale, like social media profile pictures, to business cards, to logos embroidered on sleeves, to digital, to a sticker.
Features in order of importance:

Minimal and cool designs
Modern - yes, but not too out there
Japanese - just the subject matter taking inspiration from Japan, but not in your face

Variations:

Questions:

Is this logo too "busy"? How can it be improved?

Are the lines in this logo too thin? The black bordering line of the fish slices need to be there?

I’m not too sure on what font would work best with this style of logo. I was thinking something thin and sleek. Any suggestions?

I am not a professional designer. And I only do this for fun, but I want to get your opinions on it.


texts: Is there a font with garden design symbols instead of letters?

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I was wandering if symbols like these (used in garden/landscape design) can be found as a scalable font:

The garden design plans that would be made using such font would be like this:

Can such symbols be found in a True Type font?


texts: How is this "connected dots" pattern done?

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I was wondering, if anyone could help me reproduce this "effect":

I've noticed that this effect is often made with compound path, but I don't understand the process of it - do I have to make polygons at first and then make outline of them?

FYI: this background is downloaded from freepik

edit: Sorry, for wrong section and breaking few rules.. )=
I didn't want something specific, just random effect for company I've been working for- it's science related.

Im a big fan of poly-art (that's fairly easy to make for me), but I was really curious about this one, because it seemed to be more complicated than it should be.

However, question is answered in comments below.

thank you and may the force be with you.. (=


texts: Could anyone determine this art deco looking font in the picture below?

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Could anyone determine this font used for categories in the picture below?

I used www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont, but didn't succeed in font identification.
This service has showed wrong font-families.

Thank in advance.

P.S. This question is duplicated from Tex.StackExchange


texts: How can I Resize GIF Banner for Google Ads?

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I have the following animation which is simple shapes and colors, no gradients or images. But i cannot resize it under 150 k (Google limit)
Any suggestions?
Thank you


texts: Why does Illustrator add white lines to my pattern when exporting?

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I have an object in Illustrator with a chevron pattern that I created in Illustrator. When I export as a .png file or rasterize image file, it shows horizontal lines.

Anyone have a clue why it does this? I am at a complete loss. It's not the seams of the pattern.

Below is a .png file export of the image:


texts: Basic iPhone interface elements and shadow effects

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I'm working with a graphic designer to create some iPhone interface elements, but I'm not a graphics designer myself. So I do not really know how to describe what I'm looking for. I'm afraid of over-doing fancy effects, so I have a few questions:

What effects does an iPhone button typically have? Is it a drop shadow, inner glow, etc? Which ones are most appropriate for a "workhorse" button - the one that will be used frequently versus the one that is merely an option button?

I'm going to include a couple panels that slide on/off screen. Do such panels in general have edge effects applied to them to make them blend in better? If so, what is the name of such effects, is it drop shadow, bevel, etc?

What is the name of effect that may smooth the transition between two rectangular views: one is dark gray, another is black. I'm thinking of a fade-like effect where over 5 pixels or so the colors blend together. How is such effect called?

Is it appropriate to use linear gradients within interface elements? If so, how much of a color difference is not "too much". For example is white to dark gray ok, or should it be subtler - light gray to dark gray?

Thank you for any input or keywords that would help me research this topic better!


texts: How do a tile with diagonal lines in Photoshop?

texts: How does one draw a tile with diagonal lines that can seamlessly tiled with Photoshop?


texts: Center text vertically in a text box Illustrator CC

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I know it's not possible in CS5, now we have CC with more functions so does anyone know if there is a button to centre type vertically in a text box in Illustrator CC?

I am creating lots of templates with text boxes that have many different numbers of lines and are being edited frequently so type needs to sit in center of box vertically automatically. The workarounds in other threads do not help me, for example selecting the boxes elements above and below them to centre each time content is updated is not an efficient method as there are over 30 text boxes multiplied by 25+ templates.

QUESTION ANSWERED:
This functionality is not supported in Illustrator CC.

Many thanks.


texts: We have have facing pages with a border ether side, however our printer wants it in single pages. When we change it to single pages for pdf printing, we lose our alternating borders. (Border on the left for the left hand page, and right for the right hand). Am I doing this wrong? any help would be much appriciated


texts: Creating pdf or eps image file from inkscape with the same fonts in the images as in the main file?

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I was trying to upload my files to the editorial manager system of a journal, but it does not support *.pdf_tex files which I created using inkscape for my figures. Now, I need to convert those images into pdf/eps with the same font (size, style etc) as that in my original document. How to do that?

Thanks in advance!


texts:
I'm kerning this simple 'logo' for an online magazine/blog and since I'm not completely sure if I've 'got it' I would appreciate some help from any kern masters here. I've zoomed out and flipped it but have doubts.

My focus is mostly on the distance between the I and the N - just not sure if it's too big of a gap or just my head playing games with me.


texts: How to improve design abilities and workflow

texts: I'm currently a design student and while I love this field, I find that it takes me far too long to design stuff 95% of the time. I was working on a poster for a city and it took about 3 days to have it look respectable. Does anyone have any tips on how I can become a more efficient designer?


texts: I'd like a plugin that allows me to click 2 points to draw an arrow in between. All the options mentioned in different posts work for GIMP 2.8 but are broken in 2.10 (such as the arrow.scm file floating around or the python script)


texts: What Color Theory goes into designing camouflage?

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I don't have an actual project, but I saw this photo today

And noticed that even thought the person is in front of a white background, their jacket still allows them to look relatively flat, and blended in, like a pile of wet leaves. If someone were half-looking at the photo, they may not even realize that's a person.

I know not all camouflage is looks the same, but is there any color theory applied when designing it? If so, what?


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Im looking to discuss ideas on how to represent the "evaluation of a user".

You the evaluator
Users to be evaluated
Based on score border around user profile is different color

How could this be represented in 1 single image?
Attached a Concept wich is not clear enough I need something thats more catchy.


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I'm trying to create a font to produce different curved lines similar the below example (curved lines with different shapes), and want to use it through general word processing programs (e.g. MS Word). However I'm not sure about the starting point since this does not obey general typographical metrics.

I'd like to know is it possible to create such a font at all (I own FontLab 5)?! I also about thinking to buy some similar font at first, if you could suggest me one?


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I have been asked to design a huge shop window wrap. The exact dimensions are 16640mm x 2400mm (yes thats 16m!). As a spec the printers have recommended working at 300 DPI, but making the image 50% or 25% of the size. So that makes it 150/75 DPI if I understand correctly.

Anyway, the graphic is to feature 5 product box images and a logo spaced equally along the length, so each product image is around 2773mm x 1200mm. The product images I currently have were shot by me with a Nikon D5100 at 16.2 mega pixels.

I am finding I am experiencing two major issues:

The high res images of the product boxes are grainy. You can actually see the dots that have been printed.
The image just doesn't blow up to the required size well. Colours begin to merge and definition is seriously lost. The white writing on the pack merges into the pink due to up sampling.

So...

How can I avoid the graininess of the photos of a printed box?
Is there any way to negate the effects of enlarging the image? Would using a higher resolution camera make much difference with such a large image?
How do professionals do this? I am guessing some sort of 3D modelling of vectors?


texts: After Effects spectrum on path has gabs on angles

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I'm working on a project where I have a spectrum running along a path in the form of a pentagon. I wanted to use this to generate 2 lines in the rough form of a pentagon but [reacting to the music in the project:

As you can see around the angle the lines disconnect because of how the angles work. I'd like to have them connect though. Is there a way to connect these lines?


texts: Smart Object Illustrator-Photoshop doesn't work

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I am importing a DWG into Adobe Illustrator, saving it there as a .AI, copying by Ctrl + C to Photoshop, inserting it by selecting Smart Object in the Box that appears but... instead of giving me a Smart Object linked to Illustrator I end up with a Vector Smart Object that opens a new tab in Photoshop.

Where do I make the mistake?

Thanks a lot,

Sara


texts: How can I describe this pattern found on the back of a playing card?

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(I asked this question on English.SE, and the consensus appears to be that it is too narrow, so I should ask on Graphic Design. Hence, I am copying the question here.)

I am trying to write a description of the back of a playing card. It includes a band that I am describing as "blue with a white arabesque".

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(original image from post)

This seems like a weak description. I am sure that in the decorative-banding industry, there are probably exact names for these things, but my search-fu is apparently weak.

Can anyone provide a superior description or a pointer to a "catalog of decorative banding" or some such? What is the name of the white pattern? Or, what are the names of the components of the pattern so that I can string them together?


texts: How do I make custom textures for overlays?

texts: I have a physical object that has a really nice, unique texture and I would like to duplicate that texture digitally for overlays (2D or 3D).  What steps do I need to take to accomplish that?  What things do I need to watch out for or really pay attention to when doing this?


texts: inaccuracy using pathfinder "substraction" in illustrator 2015 CC

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I've a problem using Illustrator 2015 CC pathfinder tool (substraction). I've a black round shape and a vector logo in white. I just want to substract the logo from the round shape. The problem is that the resulting logo is slightly smaller than before the substraction. (see image). No pixel grid alignement, it's print set document (not web). It never occurred to me before (i'm using illustrator from the very early versions).

Anyone who experimented the same problem?
Thanks


texts: How to change background to white in other software than Adobe products?

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I have a bunch of black&white drawings (to be exact grayscale) and I took pictures of them. I want to change their backgrounds to white. I don't have a Photoshop license, so I was wondering if there are other software packages I can use. I have clip studio paint (formerly known as manga studio). They have a feature called Correction Layer -> Binarization, however, this gets rid of some gray pixels and the drawing looks a bit rough. Can this be done in gimp?

I found this message Change background color from brown to white (remove sepia) and I can do it on my mac but the background is still grayish. What I need, I think, is convert some the pixels that are closed to white to white.

Any ideas?

Thanks

PS. Just in case you were wondering, I did go to a store to scan them but high quality scanning is very expensive (I live in Vancouver) and I gave up that idea.


texts: Huge unwanted artboard created by default in Adobe Illustrator CC 2020

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I am using Adobe Illustrator CC 25.2.1 on Windows 10 Pro.
After launching Illustrator, I click "Create new" and choose "HDV/HDTV 1080" document type under the Film & Video tab.
When I do this, the artboard with the selected specification is created but is placed within another, giant artboard of dimensions 14400 px by 14400 px.  I have to manually delete the larger artboard.
Is this default behavior or do I have some setting off in my configuration?


texts: What would be a good icon for representing "Stress"?

texts: I'm referring to mental stress - state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.


texts: 3D Revolve, but spaced out in a segment style in Illustrator

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I'm trying to revolve a 2D shape so that the final 3D shape has a segmented style. See below:

http://img.alexblundell.com/up/c5693a8d4351fd0c498c8919a2a3e43b.png

I'm sure there's an automated way to do this, but I haven't yet found how. Anyone know?


texts: How To Color Lines In A Pattern (from SubtlePatterns)

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I found a pattern on SubtlePatterns:

I've seen how to change the overall/colour - but what I want to do is recolor only the the lines to a yellow.

Any tips on how to do this?

Thanks.


texts: How to export a completely transparent image?

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For a game I’m making, I need a completely transparent image, i.e., every pixel shall have zero opacity.
I tried to make a completely transparent image in Photoshop, and try to save it as a PNG, but it doesn’t save.
I get no error message; the file just does not appear in the desired folder.
When I export a different file with opaque pixels, it works.

I managed to find a blank image online the right dimensions, but I would like to know why I can’t just do this in Photoshop or how I would be able to do it.


texts: In Sketch, how can I export a layer without including the layer's masks?

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I've created a design for an iOS app and now I'm trying to export the images for Xcode. The problem I'm having is when I try to export a layer which I masked with various layers for display purposes, the layer is exported in its masked state. I'll do all the necessary masking in code, but to get the original layer of interest, I have to delete the masking layers.

Is there another way to export a layer?


texts: Is there a way to have Photoshop NOT save print settings between prints?

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I work at a retail print shop and use photoshop often to print documents.

I've noticed ever since we upgraded to CS6, PS will save the print settings between unrelated files. Eg: I set the print settings to print 30 copies from a certain tray in our printer and grayscale. I quit the program. Then the next time I open a completely different customer file, hit print, the same settings (number of copies and all) are still set to print that document.

This seems like a good idea, but it makes for a lot of wasted paper when we are expecting to hit print and it go to the default settings.

I'm using a Windows 7 installed PC, if that makes any difference.


texts: Printing large billboard signs in indesign

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I am wondering how to print large billboard signs? Is it usually done in InDesign?

What does the scale percentage mean? I’m assuming we don’t put the true billboard size in InDesign as it will be too large to create and we re scale it at “10%” of its size - is that correct?

I have already tried opening a large size in InDesign and it was extremely slow so I just want to know how scale percentages work?


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Short Background

I'm a complete newbie trying to understand raster images. An image file contains data points (DPs) with rgb values. Those values switch on/off computers' pixels.

On the one hand there is the image file, composed of DPs; on the other hand there is the computer screen, as a grid of boxes or pixels.

If each DP is put on each box or pixel of the grid, then the image has its 'natural size' on a particular screen.

When an image is cropped, the number of DPs is reduced and so its size (correct if wrong please).

Questions

The issue is what happens when:

Resize an image
Open it up on a different screen.
(this two issues are logically the same, I believe.)

If the image size is increased using some software, then I guess each DP now occupies more than one box?

But how is an image on its natural size shrunk down  being that there are no boxes left? Are some data points automatically removed of the image file?


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I have a PNG with a completely transparent background as well as semi transparent pixels around the main image (think shadows / blur).

On its own, it displays as I expect. If I use it on a web-page, the page background colour shows through the transparent and semitransparent pixels with the various levels of opacity. Good.

However, when I paste this alpha image into a separate PNG image ( which has no alpha ) in a new window in GIMP, the semi transparent pixels loose their alpha settings and become completely opaque.

How do I fix this?


texts: How to increase brightness of a highlighted text in a scanned image?

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I'm currently scanning a few documents at the moment and have highlighted several parts of the text.

My scanner doesn't pick up the highlighted text very well and the highlighted areas are very faint.

Is it possible to use Photoshop to enhance the colour of the highlight?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Illustrator: which artboard size for logo design

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Can you tell me what size of artboard should I use in Illustrator and also what kind of settings should i do like CMYK vs. RGB while making a logo.

Going to use this for print mostly, but also digital.


texts: Looking for a tool to annotate the Web page mockups I am given with sizing info before I craft HTML/CSS for them

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I usually get Web page designs that I have to craft HTML/CSS for.

At the moment I use tools such as OS X's own Preview to size up various parts of the designs I get in order to extract widths and heights that I can use in my CSS rules.

Is there a tool that can come handy for doing this? For example, when I draw a rectangle around a specific component in the page, I want it to also permanently show the width/height of that rectangle.

Looking forward for your suggestions.

EDIT: I found a few "ruler" apps on App Store that are very helpful but are not exactly what I am looking for (e.g. they do not annotate the image itself, but rather are on-screen tools).


texts: Indesign running-header character style doesnt work if characters are the number in a list

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I have a list [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] and in the paragraph style is set that the number [1, 2, 3, 4...] is of character style A. Now I set a variable for the character style A and it doesn't show up the number as expected. If I set some text with the character style A it works as expected.

The problem is only when the character style is in a list number....

I've found:

  "The Running Header (Character Style)" variable will only find a
  character style that has been applied manually or is part of a
  standard nested style. It will not detect character styles that are
  part of a nested line style, GREP style, or any character style used
  to style the numbers in a numbered list."

Anyway to workaround this issue?

The objective of all of this is the following:

Each chapter has a letter and each chapter has various sub-chapters, that I think are named sections, which looks like this G1, where the G is the chapter and 1 is the section...
Then there are the pages that starts at each section so: G1 1, G1 2, G1 3, G2 1, G2 2...


texts: How would I go about designing/coding some kind of "template" for my magazine's content?

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I'm making a magazine. I have already made the entire "backend", meaning I have a database system where I can easily insert new contents, juggle it around in an "order" for each issue, edit it, etc., and dump it all as a plaintext "finished issue".

However, it strikes me that most of the world probably will be put off by a plaintext magazine, and want a beautiful printed PDF or some kind of digital file or something.

I have played around with "Scribus", an open source magazine GUI program, but found it very cryptic and limiting. However, I suspect that it's the best out there that exists which doesn't cost money, and money is very much an issue for me...

I'm trying to find out if there is some way to, if not fully automate, then at least allow me to dump some kind of "contents file" in a format that "desktop publishing" software understands and can thus allow me to easily "place around" the content and design it without forcing me to sit there and manually copying and pasting all the text fields from my "backend" system all the time, but instead just allow me to dump such a file, open some GUI program and have it insert my "content pieces" as objects which I can move around.

I assume that this is (roughly) how they have been doing things since the early days of desktop publishing in the 1980s, but of course, all software costs a ton of money and requires you to give up all your personal information to the company, which are both serious issues for me. On the other hand, Scribus seems to be the only desktop publishing program that is free, even after 35 years of this being a thing, so I don't know what to do now.


texts: Benchmarkemail uses a nice font for the logo. I've already tried with several image to font services but no one is accurate. The url is: http://www.benchmarkemail.com/


texts: Background images that span 2 facing pages

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I'm working on an 8 page booklet.  The pages are 8.5 x 11 and will be saddle stitched.  Pages 2-3, 4-5 and 6-7 (facing pages) have a background image that spans both pages entirely.  The image is a US flag so it has hard lines but it is set to 15% opacity.  My document setup is for 8 pages, facing pages checked, 8.5 x 11.  The printer is telling me that they are seeing an overlap of the background image on the facing pages.

I do not know what the other settings (bleed, gutter, etc.) need to be in order to fix this.  Maybe master pages are involved as well?  I'm in over my head.

The last message I received from the printer was "Please make sure that the final dimensions with the bleed are 8.625 x 11.125 inches."


texts: convert a lab swatch file to rgb swatch file .aco

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I have a program that opens up swatch files which only supports swatch files stored with RGB/HSB values. However i have this pantone swatch that is created with LAB values.
I've tried importing and re-exporting the swatch file in photoshop but it still gives me LAB values stored. Any way that i can export the swatch file with RGB/HSB values instead?


texts: Web design concept to represent categories

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I have been looking all over the web for good examples of how represent 4 major categories on a web page from a design perspective.

I am designing a web site help centre. There are 4 major categories:

Troubleshooting
Orders & Payments
Account & Learning
Products

If I divide the web front page into sections, the top section has to contain a search box and those 4 categories (needs to be visible above the fold).

Note: When a user clicks on a category, they should see extended and related content down without page reload.

I'm considering 2 actions:

on hover - to show that element is clickable
on click - show under which category customer is now

It would be great to see any exciting examples of web pages where both actions are presented. On most websites, a 'click' (selected state) action redirects users to another page. I haven't had any luck finding an example where 'clicks' reveal more information but don't reload the page.

I did some research already:

support.twitter.com - categories are quite big (with icons and extra explanations) - this won't work for my application, because the user will not be redirected to another page with just breadcrumbs. In our case, the user needs to be able to see all 4 categories and should easily be able to switch between them. There is no need to give a description (maybe in a pop-up way only).
I was thinking about a dot navigation menu (way to present categories) as well, but my client said that it's not that intuitive without icons.
I used a flat, minimalistic design style and really want to find an extraordinary way to convey those categories.

If I decide to apply icons, where can I find stylish icons and what do you feel will best represent “troubleshooting”?

For us “troubleshooting” means everything about issues, bugs, mistakes, etc. from tech perspective.

I would be very grateful if anyone can share your insights and maybe some web examples that could give me some ideas.

Sketch is attached here:


texts: How to optimize an Illustrator .pdf loading?

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I am working in Illustrator and would like to export vector objects as a .pdf. These vector objects are overlapping one another in some areas. This creates a problem when I open the .pdf, it seems to load the bottom objects first before the top objects (See image below). I would like to some how create a "flat .pdf" so everything loads at once. I need the PDF to display in vector, a pixel based .pdf will not work for my project.

I include a link to a .pdf to test, https://adobe.ly/2v90Ikg


texts: saving a logo illustrator for web with transparent background

texts: I have a simple b/w logo in illustrator, and want to save this for web use. I am new to web, just savvy in print :(... what is the easiest way to save this file with a transparent background so that it can be placed on various backgrounds?  Thank you.


texts: InDesign: changing default font from English to Hebrew

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I have an English document. I need to paste some Hebrew text instead of the English one. How do I change the default font so that all the text I paste will be in this new font?

All I could find is how to change the default font for new files.


texts: How to draw perfect rectangle using paths tool in GIMP?

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I want to draw rectangle (perpendicular edges) using paths tool. I tried using grid, but it does not give precision.
Also tried "snap to grid" option seems to not work with Paths tool.

In pencil tool, if I select ctrl + shift while drawing line, I'm able to achieve this functionality. Is there any similar way for paths tool?

Thanks for you time.


texts: Photoshop Disregards the invisible margins

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I created a signature logo with illustrator and Digital Signature on mobile and all was well and save.
Problem: When trying to place embed the logo onto an image, then using the align functions with an image that has been 'Exported after Edit with Photoshop', the invisible margins of the logo are disregarded, throwing the text directly to the edges of the photo.
However, when I try to do the same with an image that has been 'Exported with Lightroom' then the invisible margins are regarded and the logo has some breathing space around the edges of the photo.

All images are exported to JPEGS high quality, so formats are all same. Whats the difference between Lightroom & Photoshop export methods and how can I solve this issue? I will be exporting lots of my images with photoshop and I need to know how to solve this problem to make exports in batch quicker & Easier.


texts: Best Format for image for touchscreen (1920 x 1080 resolution)

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I have these PDF files and they are 4500px x 6646px and 300 resolution and I need to display it on a touchscreen....on this touchscreen you have the ability to zoom in and zoom out. I have converted the PDF to png and when I display it on the touchscreen it looks a little blurry / pixelated when not zoomed in, but when I zoom it its clear as day. My question what size or format would look best on touchscreen that is 1920 x 1080 resolution? So it looks clear as day both zoomed in or zoomed out? I have tried svg same result....I have access to inDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.....Does anyone have any suggestions?

I have tried using Inkscape, but it does not work well on Macs.

PS - The PDFs are one site plan and bunch for floor plans.


texts: Why does Sketch prototyping sometimes scroll, but other times scale my artboards?

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Still trying to wrap my head around Sketch and how it works. I have a bunch of PNG screenshots (iPhone 8 resolution so 750px wide, or 375@2x) and I want to build a quick click-through prototype in Sketch.  Seems simple enough... create artboards for the pages, drag the images onto the artboards, then use the 'Fit' button to size the artboard to the content (which changes the height since the widths already match.)

The weird thing is when using the 'Preview' feature, some artboards show full-width and scroll (as I would expect), while other artboards show the entire artboard, scaled down to fit so it's tiny with huge black bars on the sides.

Checking the inspector on both the artboards as well as the images, I don't see any difference between those that scroll vs. those that don't.

Of note, some were created using the iPhone 8 template whereas others I tried using 'from selection' to save time.  But still, I don't see any difference in the resulting artboard.

So what am I missing? How do I get my artboard to scroll, not scale?


texts: I am getting the following lines in Sketch, what do they mean and how can I remove them?


texts: Final size in Illustrator CS4 masked images

texts: How do I find out the exact size of a graphic or image after it has a clipping mask applied in Illustrator? When you just select the image or do Ctrl+A it shows the entire image size(including the masked unwanted portion) in the transform palette and I just need the final dimensions of the image. Can anyone suggest how I can find out what the masked image size is?


texts: What does "mfgpctt" mean in version number of font

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I noticed in the metadata of many fonts that they have a strange version record. In at least a few fonts from different families, I found the string "mfgpctt v4.4", with the numbers sometimes being different.

Is it really the version number of the font or information about program in which it was generated?


texts: How do you change layer type in Photoshop?

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I am trying to give a Stroke color and thickness to a silhouette I did with the Pen tool.
The problem is the layers in my artboard are set as Pixel layer whenever I add a new one and it will not let me modify the stroke of my shape, I can't find where to change the layer type anywhere, not even in properties. I understand it needs to be a Shape layer not pixel.
So how can one change layer types? Please help.


texts: How to Change White to Black Inside of a Vector Image Using Photoshop

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I created a logo using Illustrator but when I tried to change all of the whites to blacks it became a nightmare because of how many layers I'm using - I figured that Photoshop must have an better way.

Basically, I just need to change all the white areas in the logo (the lines in the swords, the shield, the helmet, etc.) to black so that it creates the illusion of transparency. I don't need to change the color of the text (Knights basketball academy). How do I do this?

Thank you.


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I'm brand new to Illustrator CC, and while I've gotten a few things working well, I can't seem to get spherocylinders working.  A spherocylinder looks like this:

Easy, right?  It's just two semicircles and the area between them.  The problem is that I need several lengths of these suckers, at various angles.  I can create a 2d one in Illustrator using the shape builder tool, and they look like I'd expect, but then I run into problems when I try to make longer ones.  Very quickly, the aspect ratio on the ends gets completely destroyed, and again, I need something of constant width, but variable height (make the spherocylinder longer only).  Is there a way to do with with the shape creation tool?

I've also looked at using rounded rectangles, since when the corners are 100% rounded, that's exactly what I want, but again I have problems constraining the width to only be one value.

I'd use two circles and construct them on the fly in my graphic, but then I need the tangent lines between them, which is a huge pain in the ass to construct.  I've got to make 10s (if not 100s) of these stupid things, so anything that takes too much time basically isn't worth it at all.

So, how do I create one of these in Illustrator of variable length, but fixed width?


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I have two separate paths. I want to match the pink tongue to the black mouth outline as perfectly as possible. Is there a better way to do this without manually moving all the vector points by hand?

They need to match up as perfectly as possible

They need to stay separate paths so I can save them individually

Be able to keep my dynamic black outline on the mouth

Any help would be fantastic and greatly appreciated!


texts: Do all monospace sans-serif fonts look the same?

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I am trying to find a very good monospace sans serif font to meet the requirements of a client.

However, despite there being a number of them out there, such as Deja Vu, Droid Sans Mono, Cousine, Liberation, and so on... it seems to be they all look basically the same. The differences between them are so subtle that only the most discerning font enthusiast would really note any variation.

I liked OCR-B because at least the lower case "l" had a nice curve at the bottom and not the bog-standard serif-like base on it, but it seems that font might be limited (...and I don't like the upper case Q...).

Are there any sans serif monospace fonts out there that innovate and break the monotony? Something pleasing to they eye that doesn't look like it was written by a typewriter in 1978?

Or am I just dreaming?


texts: Is there a name for cropping illustrations into ovals like this?

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There is a certain type of illustration, that I typically associate with old storybook illustrations, where the illustration has been cropped into an oval shape. I've attached some examples here one from some old childrens book that I don't know the name of, and the other from Alice in Wonderland.

I'm wondering if there is a specific name for this practice/type of image since I would like to find more examples and information about it (i.e. was there a technical reason why it was done, is it simply a style choice etc.). For this question I'm primarily interested in the name of the practice if there is one.


texts: Is there a ressource that evaluates the quality of webfonts?

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I am a web developer, for a current project I use the font the designer has asked to purchase (the company CI font), but in my opinion it looks hard to read. I want to argue why this is a good or bad font and what would be a better one, but could not find a ressource on the internet that evaluates fonts on their fitness for certain purposes. Do anybody know one?

I am looking for something like http://caniuse.com/ . A simple table that tells me if the font in question is good for headings, for long text, what feeling one can achieve with a certain font etc.


texts: When inserting new reference in Id I am getting this "fix" instead of page number. I have no idea how to fix.


texts: How to browse the code for adobe flash animation

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When I create a new ActionScript 3.0 animation in Adobe Flash does it built some source code building along with my animation?

I found that there is an object oriented programming language called ActionScript much like Java syntax wise. So, if Adobe Flash automatically build that source code of an animation how might I watch the ActionScript souce code of my .fla file?


texts: Exporting 3D object from Poser or Daz to SVG

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I am currently working on a human body in Poser which i want to export in SVG. Basically were talking about a 2D export and nothing fancy 3D.

Im really struggling with finding a way to export this, as the only formats that doesn't flatten the object is Collada or Wavefront.

Basically what i'm interested in is to get the human body on a HTML5 page in a scaleable format.


texts: What job description should I give to my designer for custom icons and graphics for my new website?

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I am in the middle of redesigning my website. As part of my website, I'm looking to get custom graphics done relating to my product value proposition and features.
How/What do I tell the designer to get this kind of graphics done for my new website. I need the icons to remain consistent and have animation on the mouse over (only when icons are placed on the website). Icons need to be both static version and animated version.


texts: Ideal size document in photoshop to design a wordpress theme

texts: After some research on the net, I could not find information on the ideal size should my photoshop document to my theme adapts to any width screens.


texts: How can I make an infinite blend in Illustrator?

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I'm trying to make a perfect infinite blend in Illustrator, but I get this.

I started by creating two simple shapes and a closed path, and then blended all of them by the specified distance. Later I cut open a closed path with the scissors tool to connect the two ends together. Is there a way to make the colors seamless?


texts: I am making a logo for a company that is an Ltd.  - does the Ltd. need to appear in the Logo itself? The logo is a combination of text with a graphic worked in beneath it.


texts: Why 0 lightness in LAB is not guaranteed to be black?

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Since the L in LAB represents Lightness, why having 0 lightness is not guaranteed to be black?

For example, LAB(0, -128, -128), is a very vibrant blue (#001ec3):


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I am looking for online resources (no books please) that provide general rules and guidelines for web graphic design. I am pretty good at scripting (as far as HTML, JavaScript, and PHP are concerned), but have a serious lack of design skills.

I need to know what looks good, and why. It is important that I know why it looks good so I can use that knowledge in future projects.

I understand a lot of design is up to the individual, but I would like to think there must be some general universal rules as far as graphical aesthetics go.

Thanks


texts: Converting text layers (with blending options) in Photoshop to Vector

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I've recently spent a lot of time creating a logo for my website using basic text layers with blending options in Photoshop CS5. I'm aware that because all of my layers are text, I should be able to (theoretically) resize everything inside photoshop and get a good image. This isn't quite the case as the blending options need to be adjusted after a resize - however a resize is certainly possible using a little effort.

I am now trying to find an easy way to convert all of these simple text layers with blending options (which are simply just gradient overlays and shadows) to a vector format (something I can play with in Illustrator). I want it in this format simply so that I can have a version which can be dynamically sized and look "exactly" the same (whereas in Photoshop when resizing, the human element of adjusting blending values makes things look a little different).

How can I go about doing this?


texts: How to fill shirt patterns into a shirt silhouette with realistic form "twist"?

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I currently have xxx amount of patterns that I want to apply to a shirt silhouette. My challenge is that I naturally want to apply the pattern with realistic "twist" and form on arms, collar etc.

So far ive been looking at Photoshop and the actions auto batch processor, but im wondering if this can be automated and done at all here. Or in any case, which other software I could use for this.

My thought is to:
- Split up the shirt in different sections, like : left arm, right arm, body etc.
- Fill the pattern in each section
- Do individual section "twist" forming the pattern in "correct" realistic direction.

To very roughly outline what im looking to do, ive put together a small gif that can be seen here:

Any suggestions?


texts: Blur effect becomes grey-ish and colours flat when transformed into CMYK

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I need your help. I am trying to convert my RGB poster into a printable CMYK poster. But when I change the "neon like" headline to CMYK colours and the document color mode in illustrator the Blur effects becomes grey. The same thing goes with the blur and transparent effect in indesign when I transform the document and colours to CMYK. The background picture is converted to CMYK also, but when I activate proof setup at proof colors, the colors becomes flat like a grey overlay was added.
What am I doing wrong? Please help!


texts: InDesign CS5: Placeholder for "number of pages in a document"?

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Much as I loathe Microsquish's Word, it does allow you to insert into a header or footer the automated text "Page X of Y."

When using InDesign, it's easy to set up the "Page X" part on a master page. But is there any placeholder character for the Y? That is, it will count the number of pages in the document, either in an absolute or a relative-to-the-section fashion? Every now and again I narrowly miss sending out something with a footer which reads "Page 4 of 3," and I would love to know if there's some way around that.


texts: How to change Adobe Illustrator CC's pixel to inch ratio?

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We all know today the devices have different ppi. Traditionally a pixel is a point, which is 1/72 an inch. But today, iPhones have 326 pixel per inch why the point should remain the same for typography practice (12 pt is readable on a desktop monitor but would be too small for iPhone, instead we need 54 to 55 pt on the art board).

This is bad because if I design for multiple devices, I have to change the typography across the art-boards to match similar visual outcomes. Photoshop has provided solution to this issue a long time ago. I wonder if there is some hack we can do to accomplish the same solution in Illustrator.


texts: PS CC — How to do an addition in the width/height field?

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I've got an old issue with Photoshop CC. I would like do to an addition in the Width / Height field of an element, just like that :

Does someone know how can I do ? I searched on the web, but I didn't found anything. It could save me a lot of time... !

Thanks you, cheers.


texts: How can I create a coffee cream effect with Photoshop?

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Today I would like to create a coffee cup with the cream floral on it as a text by using Photoshop. It looks like you order a cup of hot cappuccino and the bartender will draw a flower with cream on the surface of coffee but now I want to make it like a text to present a tittle.

I just need to do the cream text effect, no need to draw the whole cup of coffee since i can't use some images. So anyone can tell me how to do this cream effect on Photoshop.

Thanks in advance for any feedback!


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I'm printing some business cards and I'm not sure of what it is asking; when I upload my PDF file it says to outline my text so that it wont move and stay fix. How could a text move during printing??

My guess is that its asking to rasterize the layer but this lead to a quality loss, also how can the uploader determine if my layers are rasterized or not since I save a PDF format and not a PSD?

What is the best practice in this case?


texts: Illustrator pathfinder tool cutout not working

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Hey guys I really need your help with one problem I am facing right now while working on a logo. I created a logo using a starburst effect, however when I use the pathfinder cut out effect the images gets thinner not only when I save it on PDF but also when I print it.

Second image is already cut out. Doesn't look too obvious but it is thinner.

Third image is both images zoomed out next to each other, it becomes more obvious they don't look the same. It becomes a problem since it will be a logo that will need to be reduced.

Thanks in advance


texts: How to make realistic shadows in composites?

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Currently I'm practising doing compositing combining different photos to make them look like taken as a single picture. I find it quite difficult. Especially making realistic shadow. What do you think about the shadow in the attached picture? Any tips how to make it believable? Please also share your feedback what do you think about this composite in general, I'm open for constructive criticism :)

Update:
Thank you for all the wonderful feedback. I tried to improve the shadow making it shorter and different direction. To keep it simple I also flipped the rocks to match more the central lightning. Still doesn't feel right, maybe longer shadow? Let me know what you think :)

Here is longer shadow, slightly different direction. Should the shadow expand the further it goes from the subject?


texts: How to replace Smart Object in Photoshop mockup and make it fit?

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I have purchased a mockup and am trying to replace a Smart Object in it by selecting in Photoshop CS6 menu:

"Layer" -> "Smart Objects" -> "Replace Contents..." and then selecting my 2000 x 2000 pixels PNG file:

Replacing works, but the inserted PNG is too big and is cut off by a mask, while I need it to fit:

When I was looking at the mockup promotional image, it seemed to me, that this is the case (fitting in the replaced PNG and JPEG files):

But eventhough I have also used the same wooden background coming with the mockup package - it is fit there, but cut off in my image, why?


texts: What resolution should a large format artwork for print be?

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For wall-sized graphics and large banners (e.g. 3m × 5m), what is an acceptable PPI for print?
As I understand it 300 ppi is the typical for 'small' artworks (esp. for clean text resolution). However, for small artworks, the audience usually engages at a much closer distance. Therefore, in the interests of keeping a bitmap file down to a reasonable size, can you get away with a much-reduced PPI for a large format/banner print?


texts: I want to draw straight lines but can't figure how to give them a stroke

texts: I am new to Inkscape. I want to draw simple straight lines horizontally & vertically but cannot figure out how to give them a stroke. They simply disappear. Wasted enough time trying to figure it out on my own.


texts: Good name for object between squared and rounded

texts: In the following image we have squared, rounded, lined and dashed objects. Each object is labeled with its name, but I have a situation between squared and rounded objects. What name would you use for this object?


texts: Oversized images when saving on Illustrator

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So, I'm doing some print stuff and when I export it as JPG or any other format that's not PDF, there's a huge white space that changes the final image size! Let's say I have a 4cm x 4cm image, once I save it, it looks like this

 What's the problem?


texts: What's the term for an image that's been traced and made transparent?

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What's the name of an image (TIFF) that's been traced, isolated from its background and saved with a transparent background?

Layered? Traced?


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I have a template on the artboard and I am using basic shapes to fill the template with designs. Some shapes overlap the template. I want to remove the parts that go outside the template box. I have tried using pathfinders and then scissors. With scissors it deletes the edge of the box too and leaves an outline. With pathfinder it deletes everything except the part I don't want.

Any simple ideas of how to do this


texts: How to batch convert all Camera Raw 2 files to jpg?

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I know how to do this using image processing in Adobe Bridge, but I want to also adjust the image brightness and levels and also place a watermark on the images.

Is there a method to do this in Photoshop or Bridge?


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I want to create a gradient background like the background in the image below:

I have tried the solution in this post but the result is not satisfying.
As it can be seen in this picture, it seems that two radial gradient are applied together, if I reduce the number of colors(as it was suggested in the mentioned solution) I will have something like this:

which has curved boundaries for each color, But in the desired image the colors should be bounded by a linear grid. If I change the radial gradient to a linear one, an other problem would occur since the colors should be brighter in some areas in the radial fashion.

As it can be seen in the original picture, its like a gradient modifier is applied then the pixels of the image got enlarged! I have tried several other solutions(including drawing from scratch and it worked!) but I have yet to find an easy solution for this problem.


texts: Sketch3: export a group and keep the size of the transparent background

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I have a group with a transparent rectangle as the background, I'd like to export the group, make the exported png the same size as the background rectangle.

but sketch automatically trims my transparent pixels.

This is the layer hierarchy:

The Rectangle 6 is transparent and of size 50 * 50, the star 12 is in solid color and has a size of 32 * 32, I'd like to export this group as a 50 * 50 png.

I am using sketch version 3.2.2.


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I'm trying to create a 3D version of a screenshot. Something like this:

How can I do that? I know somehow to do this in Photoshop? But I was wondering if there is a free software or online tool for this?


texts: How do I separate paths to layers in Illustrator?

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I have a single layer with a number of paths. I need to separate all these paths to their own layers, so that when I import the Illustrator file in to After Effects, all the paths will be on their own layer and editable.

Is there a simple way to do this, rather than manually creating layers and moving the paths to each new layer?


texts: How can I change all the white pixel into transparent using photoshop?

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.I want to change all the white pixels into transparent so that I can choose the background of my choice.

I may decide to use a black background, so multiply doesn't work.


texts: How to get the color of the shadow in the different blending mode?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Is there a way to get the equivalent of a color in different blending modes?

I have an inner shadow effect applied to a shape with blending mode multiply. How to get the color of that shadow, if the blending mode was to be normal (only for this layer)?


texts: Illustrator image viewed at 100% is "tiny"

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I'm a web developer and I love Photoshop but unfortunately I have some design mock-ups sent over to me in Illustrator. When I viewed the document at 100% the text isn't even legible on my monitor. At 150% things looks like they could be an actual web page and everything is clear.

I'm thinking the designer used a screen resolution that really doesn't convert well for web.

How can I view/change the document's screen resolution to say, 72ppi from whatever it is now?

If you think I'm asking the wrong question then here is an alternate: How can I figure out what width (in pixels) the designer actually intended for design?


texts: Is it possible to easily export all the artboards from a single page in Sketch, without manually selecting each artboard in the Export dialog (or deselecting the artboard from other pages)?


texts: Save the animation process of a character for another character

texts: You need to develop similar characters (clones of a starting one) behaving in the same way (idle, running, falling, etc.), but do not want to animate each one independently. Is there a way to animate the first one and save the behavior, so as to animate the other characters exactly in the same way?


texts: How to export multiple artwork without the number of artwork not printed? (Illustrator)

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Is there a way to export in illustrator but the number of artwork is not printed in the name as well?
Let's say I have two artboard and I want each artboard to save in different folder.
Every time I export the page number shows artboard-01 and artboard-02.
I don't want to have the "01" and "02" as it is time consuming to manually rename them if there are a lot of artboard I need to rename them.
Thank you for your time.


texts: is there a way to convert an illustrator extrude & bevel effect to a path?

texts: I draw a square in Adobe Illustrator and I extruded to create a 3D bar. but now I would like to add dimension lines and so on to the drawing, but of course these don't snap to the 3D drawing but to the original square instead. Is there a way to convert the created 3D bar to a path so I can actually snap to its lines?


texts: When drawing a simple line, how to prevent anti-aliasing and keep multiple lines in one layer

texts: I'm trying to draw multiple simple straight solid lines without anti-aliasing and without creating multiple layers for every time I change direction or make a new line.  I need to use the line tool...the pencil is too erratic for the length of the line.


texts: "Select Subject" functionality without Photoshop

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I am very impressed by the productivity benefits of Photoshop 2018's "Select Subject" functionality. I probably spend a few hours a month doing this the hard way using the standard select.

But I would prefer to not signup to Photoshop's Software as a Service model to get this functionality. Are there other programs with similar intelligent selection functionality that can be had for a one off payment or are free?


texts: How do I create an effect of an object hanging off the end of text

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I am trying to find a tutorial on how to create the effect of an object (in this case a crown) hanging on the edge of a letter (on the end of a word).  I am designing a logo for our kids ministry at church.  It is called "Kids of the King" and I have an eps of a crown and I want to hang the crown off the K in the word King.  I am trying to make it where the back half of the crown is hidden behind the K so it gives the effect of it hanging off the edge of the letter. Can anyone help me with this?  Thanks!

Paul


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I am preparing illustrations for a scientific publication. As a direct result of calculations I obtain figures (raster format) as depicted in the first row below. Now journals are full of these kind of plots, which to my opinion do not convey much information and not actually deserve to be depicted in color. Therefore I decided to stylize these images in AI by tracing them in 3 colors (second row).

It is quite common in this field, however, to make even more stylised plots as shown below

While I probably can draw diagrams like that in AI directly, I would like to base them on the realistic data (Fig.1). Therefore my question: How can I stylize the diagrams on Fig.1 (second row) even more, in order to create a recognisable picture with minimum of elements and colours?
In response to some comments. I did try to trace to contours, etc.

However, it is a lot of manual work and it is just repeating someone's style...


texts: How do I scale in a layer style overlay greater than 150% in Photoshop while using the timeline?

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I was wondering how or why is there a hard limit to 150% scaling for any layer overlay that's available as I thought this could be anything over 1% in theory. Or is there a trick to get around this?

Surely with the hardware available, this shouldn't be related to that.

See attached of what I'm referring.

EDIT
My overall goal here is to animate the style and keyframe the scale. The answer by Luciano was ok for a different application but unfortunately, this doesn't work with the timeline AFAIK.

Using Photoshop 2020.


texts: Color Differences between monitors and print

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I designed a logo which has greenish colors, i printed a CMYK color proof, and the client likes the colors on the printed sample. I need to give him RGB versions of the logo for web use but here's the problem:
On my hp laptop monitor the colors appear blueish, on a desktop samsung monitor the colors appear greenish (close to the printed sample). What should I do about this color difference between monitors?


texts: Using a shadow from Photoshop in Illustrator

texts: I'm designing a Billboard in Illustrator. The design on the billboard shows two layers - dropping a thin line of shadow. I've read somewhere, that the shadow looks better if you make it in Photoshop and then put it in Illustrator instead of just making it in Illustrator. But I'm designing a billboard in ratio 1:10 and I'm not sure if the shadow, made in Photoshop, will look good when it's "stretched". Is in this case best, if I make the shadow in Illustrator?


texts: Why doesn't my client like these designs? How can I improve them?

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I am doing a slider image which includes a lot of typography and yeah art and I am running out of ideas as to how to portray the idea of SAVE! SAVE as in SAVE 10% more or something that you see in the ads. Save like this:

(source: 123rf.com)
So I was wondering if anyone of you have any suggestions as to how I can portray the save sign. I've already done a few revisions but unfortunately, my client STILL doesn't like them.
Can you help me to pinpoint what it is they might not like?
Can you recommend improvements based on your observations?
Attached are my revisions/ideas:

this is what my client said during first revision:
We need to re-work this slide.
Our fault for not telling you what should be emphasized. We will rank 1- in order of importance and what should be largest text.
Slide #1- 5% Early Order Discount -#1B
Save!Or: Make your money go farther!- This text should be in place of the product pictures. You can use $$ if you want or other creative graphics to get this message across. #1A
Text: 1. Expires June 30 #3

Order Code 5eod (changed) #5
Other elements to include (don’t to have all, but may if you think appropriate):
A. Free storage for shipment in the fall. #2
B. Guarantee your inventory #4
C. Be first with calendar placement #7
D. Your order will be ready when you are. #6

I eliminated the last 4 lines cause it was making the design too crowded.


texts: How to create a Geometric Polygonal Art portrait

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I've been interested in creating Geometric Polygonal art illustrations, i.e. making polygons and shapes with different color shading represent a face, or an object, see this set of examples.

How are they achieved? Is there some script for Illustrator which alters the image adding the shapes according to the colors or shades? How would I transform a normal image of Marilyn Monroe for example, to a polygonal illustration of her?


texts: How can I create multiple image sizes at the same time?

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I program Android apps, and one of the requirements is that there are images of multiple sizes generated for different sized devices. I might create a 48x48, 64x64, 96x96, 128x128, and 144x144 image all at the same time, from the same vector. I do virtually all of my image creation for such using Adobe Illustrator CS4. Is there a way to easily create multiple images at the same time?

For reference, here's my typical process:

File-> Save for Web and Devices
Set the image size
Save the image
Copy to an appropriate folder
Repeat until all image sizes are complete


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Let's say I have a 8.5x11 inch full page PDF but in the center of it I have an image that I scanned that is only 3x2 inches.

What's the best way to get that imaged saved as a smaller sized PDF?

I have Adobe Acrobat X Pro.


texts: What's the name of the web design pattern of showing the shape of content while actual content is loading?

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It's pretty common for Single Page Application (SPA) sites to load and display the site layout before loading its content.  Lately, I've noticed that instead of just showing a wait-spinner or "Loading..." message, a lot of theses sites show the template / layout that the content will populate, with the text and images filled in with flat geometric shapes.

It seems like a good pattern because it's less jarring than having one small line of wait-text replaced by a big dump of messages or whatever.
 I'd like to read up on the pattern, maybe find a library for doing it more easily on my site, but I have no idea what to call it, and I'm having trouble even describing it succinctly enough to search the web effectively.  The closest example I could find was this old article which doesn't give the practice a specific name.

"Placeholder" is the first thing I could think of, but of course <input> tags now have an actual placeholdler attribute and lots of people ask about filler text or other content (Lorem Ipsum, Kitten Ipsum, and the like) so the results tend to be unhelpful.  I'm hoping that the industry has agreed upon a unique, descriptive name for this practice and I just haven't found it yet.


texts: White space around vector portrait 12 x 18 inch' rule(s)? Best practices?

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I'm doing a poster series around vector portraits and I have two elements on the page.

a. Portrait / Head + Neck
b. { just below } a small centered logo connected to a box with a persons name.

What I'm wondering is what is the best practice in creating that buffer white space around these graphical elements that works for the eyes / customer?

I guess I'm trying to make sure I don't make the head/neck too small, & leave white space between elements.

From top of poster doing down.
 1. spacing | Buffer / gutter (whatever its called) = 10% {top of poster }
 2. g | Head/Neck || approx = 70%
 3. small gutter =5%
 4. g | small brand logo
 5. g | Box with Name
 6. spacing | Buffer / gutter = 15% { bottom of poster }

Here is a research mock-up concept of how the visuals flow horizontally with the white spacing.

any help / guidance or links to best practices would be super appreciated, thanks gSTACK'viewers ;)


texts: What have mustaches to do with typography

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It seems that mustaches is a recurring meme amongst creative people in areas of graphic design, typography etc.

I am referring to things like these t-shirts [1]

or these posters [1], [2], [3], [4]

blog posts like these [1]

as they directly mention typography for some reason.

Apparently there is some connection to characters "{" "}", although I am not too sure on that.

It all seemed a bit fetish-like to me (in a good funny way, though), although mentioning it here seemed to attract some negative responses from readers.

Would anyone be able to shed some light on this?


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I've been trying to reconstruct this offset path effect in Illustrator but I haven't been able to.
I can't get it mathematically or optically to work.
I'm both interested to know how to achieve the offset part and how to create the overlapping parts as well.
I'm using Illustrator CC.

My construction so far. Made the offset work with the Appearance Panel. But the cutting is not accurate.


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I am designing a one page site, and I need to go back to basics and learn about how to translate business aims into a homepage design.

Can anyone offer some advice on the relationship between design and business goals? E.g. Where  I should put the call to action in a responsive design.


texts: Is it possible to use a monospaced font for an information focused webpage?

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Monospaced fonts are used mainly for code editors and other special purposes and not usually for normal web pages, like an online newspaper for instance. I ponder however with the idea to do this and would like to know:

Can a monospaced font be used successfully to deliver information (not art work)? Or is the idea just 100% wrong?


texts: What's the best way to print a mostly black 8.5" x 11" page?

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I'm making a brochure for my company, and I went with white text on a black background since it looks the best.  There's also a picture, so color is required.

At any rate, after a few test prints of both sides of the brochure (one page, two-sided), I noticed that the level of my black ink had dropped considerably, as in "60% considerably."  I knew it was going to be hard on my supply of ink, but at the rate it's eating through ink, I'd estimate that the brochures are going to come out to $1.25 each if I use my at-home inkjet, so I figure there has to be a better option.

How much would a professional printer (Kinko's or a mom & pop place) charge for this?
How much would it cost (per page) if I bought my own laser printer?
Is it better to simply move to black paper and get/find a printer that can print with white ink?

Any answers to these questions or advice on the matter is greatly appreciated.  There has to be a way to get this done for 25-35 cents a copy, or at least I hope so... :(


texts: How to fill in areas surrounded by line segments?

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I have a rectangular shape and I added an "extension area" to it with several line segments and closed it back to the rectangle.

Specifically, I clicked on an anchor point off a corner of the rectangle drew several line segments off this point and connecting each by the anchor point of each segment. I drew and closed off this shape by drawing the line segment back to the rectangle's anchor point.

How do I fill in this new area with a color?

In the example below I'd like to fill in the "polygon shape" that's extended off of the rectangle with some non-white color. When I select the rectangle and polygon, I get a question mark: "?" in the fill area.


texts: Is there an autosave feature in Adobe Illustrator?

texts: Is there a way to retrieve your work after a crash, if you haven't saved for a while?


texts: How do you exactly create a very responsive web design? Do you create application for your website to be responsive when using mobile and/or tablets?


texts: Why are images and tiff files looking jagged when tilted?

texts: When I place an image or a tiff in illustrator where I've removed the background of an image in photoshop, the edges look jagged? Also the text looks jagged?


texts: What is the command called in Cinema4D that brings up the four camera views?

texts: It was originally mapped to MMB, but I changed the shortcut and now I want to bind it to something else, but I don't know what the command is called. It is the property which brings up four viewport panels altogether.


texts: Is there a better way than sans-serif font to separate captions from the document?

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Scope

This is a question about looks in a written document. I has nothing to do with LaTeX, although I create my documents with that. Is this the right site then?

Current state

I write lab reports and other documents where I have to include a lot of images and tables. Those are usually floating within the text and are referenced to via numbers. As you can see in the image below, I use a serif font (Bitstream Charter) for the main text, a sans-serif font (Bitstream Vera Sans) for the headings.

To distinguish the caption below the image, I have changed the font to sans-serif. That gives it a distinguished look, but it also feels a little too distinguished. If you look really close, you can see that the “mm” are set in serif font, since that is math and that uses serif by default.

  http://chaos.stw-bonn.de/users/mu/uploads/2014-05-08/document.png

Is there some other way to distinguish the captions visually from the remainder without using a different font variant or shape?


texts: What softwares do I have to use to make a 3D spinning globe video to represent data like this video?

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I am wanting to create a 3D spinning globe video to represent historical data like in this video by Business Insider, but I don't know what softwares will I have to use to create such a video.

So I would like to ask that what software do I have to use to make the 3D spinning globe video to represent data like the video above ?


texts: Resizing multiple images inside one document within a set frame size

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I'm hoping I can write this clearly.

I have a document with a number of cutout images in it on a transparent background. We want to resize each image so that the longest edge (either height or width) is 5inches. Is there an action I can set up to do this?

If I apply 'fit image' it just changes the overall size.

Any help much appreciated, I'm sure I'm missing something quite obvious!


texts: InDesign: brightness of placed TIF appears to change when PNG is placed

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I have placed a greyscale TIF on a spread. When I place another PNG image on the same spread, the brightness of the previously placed graphic appears to change. The graphic appears more bright/less dark (see below). Pay attention to the graphic on the right and watch how it brightens up once the PNG is placed.
My questions are: Does anyone know why this is happening / what is happening? Is this only effecting the way things appear within InDesign or is it going effect the print?


texts: Confused about Illustrator seeming to have a working resolution

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I'm currently trying to export my project as a PNG. I had it set to export based on the artboard, which is currently sized to my desired dimensions.

However, after I set it to export as a 300ppi PNG, I'm finding that the resulting dimensions are now way too large. After doing some math it seems to be increased to make it 4x larger, or basically the difference between a resolution of 72 and 300.

In order to get this to work, I had to resize my artboard to 24% of its original size, manually resize my art and re-position it in the artboard. Even with all that, it finally exports out close to where it should be, but it's still a pixel off due to some rounding issue when the size is getting increased. I double-checked and my "Document Raster Effects Settings" is currently set to 300ppi.

It appears like Illustrator is working in a default resolution of 72. I just don't understand- I thought that Illustrator being a vector program meant it had no working resolution per se, and that any project could be exported as you wished. I have several projects that I'm trying to export to a set size and a set resolution for print, and this workaround is very annoying, but more than that just feels wrong. Any help would be appreciated!


texts: A font like Times New Roman but slightly thicker?

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I was wondering if you could help me...

I'm looking for a FONT that looks pretty much exactly like TIMES NEW ROMAN but is thicker.

I have a number of card like graphics I need to make for work. These "cards" are smallish with around 360x180 pixels of space reserved for text. Due to these cards needing to match a legacy design from well before I joined, I need to match as closely as possible the font which they originally used. No, no one here now knows what it was.

The problem I'm having is that while Times New Roman font looks really close, all the text is slightly to thin, so when the image is saved out the text is a little hard to read. This is because of the think lines used in TMR. The text also sometimes requires Bold and Bold Italic btw, so no.. it is not TMR just in bold.

TL;DR

What I am looking for is a font that is similar to Times New Roman but is generally thicker across the board.

If you have any suggestions, please let me know!


texts: How can I give a uniform feel to a gallery of pictures?

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I'm designing a page with a lot of beautiful pictures of different places. I'm wondering how I can use some sort of filter on the pictures or how to format the container to give the page a consistent feel. Please note that these pictures will be user generated and thus I'm not sure what will come about.

Here is an example of what I'm working with:

Should I add a border to the container? Or desaturate the pictures? All in all, I need a filter to put on pictures or a method to format the picture container to give the dynamic pictures a flat feel.


texts: Change selection mode for rotated shapes in Illustrator

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I have created a bunch of diagonal lines. When I select them I have a rotated selection box which is not what I want. Instead I want what I drew in red:

How to change the selection mode to reflect the red square?


texts: What are the most common album layouts besides the classical one?

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When one try to make/publish a photo album the most common layout is the one with one photo per page.

What other layouts are proven to be successful, especially considering that we intent to print on some pages small photo reports of 3-6 photos linked between them.

PS: "photo report" = several photos linked together which try to tell a short story


texts: How to create a gradient shape that blurs on one side?

texts: How do I achieve the effect in the pictures below where the shape is defined on one side and the shape and gradient blur on the other? (I hope i'm even describing it right)


texts: Filling a shape with a white colour and filling the rest of the image black

texts: In Adobe Photoshop CC, say that we have filled some shape with white, how can we fill the rest of the image with black? In other words, how can we make a binary image?


texts: Is it possible to invert colours in a gradient in Illustrator?

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Is it possible to invert colours in a gradient in Illustrator (CC 2014)?

When I try Edit > Edit Colours > Invert Colours on the box that I want inverted, it tells me "Colors Note: No invertible colors found."

I'd like to get this effect around my text, where the background is inverted. Is it maybe possible using a filter? I suspect I might have to move to Photoshop for that...


texts: How do I recreate this overlay/design in photoshop?

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How do I recreate this color overlay/design in photoshop? Colour overlay/wash and a triangle grid

it's the main image on our website http://www.advantawealth.co.uk/