texts: What is standard colour of squares or lines printing on paper/notebook?

texts: Are there standard colours of squares or lines printed on a paper? Or I can choose gray, green or blue CMYK colours and ask printing company to print squares in my particular colour?


texts: reconfiguring wacom eraser tool for photoshop

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I have a Wacom Intuos 3 more than a decade old. The pen nib has been worn down to nothing but still works. I dont think I can get it out anymore since it is basically flat. The eraser tool works great and it has pressure settings of its own.
I was wondering if there is a way to hack the pen such that the eraser would work as a brush for painting in Photoshop?
Right now if I flip the pen it just switches to the eraser tool by default. Is there a way to stop this from happening?


texts: Ending a Photoshop script when no layers are selected

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I've been working with a function I found on stackoverflow here that works as far as I can tell by grouping the layers, dumping layer names into an array then ungrouping them.

function getSelectedLayers(){
    var idGrp = stringIDToTypeID( "groupLayersEvent" );
    var descGrp = new ActionDescriptor();
    var refGrp = new ActionReference();
    refGrp.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ),charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ),charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ));
    descGrp.putReference(charIDToTypeID( "null" ), refGrp );
    executeAction( idGrp, descGrp, DialogModes.ALL );
    var resultLayers=new Array();
    for (var ix=0;ix<app.activeDocument.activeLayer.layers.length;ix++){resultLayers.push(app.activeDocument.activeLayer.layers[ix])}
    var id8 = charIDToTypeID( "slct" );
        var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var id9 = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref2 = new ActionReference();
        var id10 = charIDToTypeID( "HstS" );
        var id11 = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
        var id12 = charIDToTypeID( "Prvs" );
        ref2.putEnumerated( id10, id11, id12 );
    desc5.putReference( id9, ref2 );
    executeAction( id8, desc5, DialogModes.NO );
    return resultLayers;
}
var layers = getSelectedLayers();

Unfortunately when no layers are selected and this function is run Photoshop throws the message

  The command “Group Layers” is not currently available.

Is there any way to at least return a null value when this happens without the script stalling? That way I could display a message about needing to select layers when it's null.

OR Is there any way to determine that no layers are selected before the function tries to run the grouping function?

Any help is greatly appreciated!


texts: How can I create that type of solid tiled color background... should I use Illustrator for this or something else?


texts: Vector and bitmap images won't align in Inkscape, why?

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I have created an image in Inkscape, it will be a label for a product so I needed it to bee of just the right size when it prints out. Now I have the core in vector drawing but I wanted to add some background, and that was a bitmap image (jpeg in fact). Now, on the screen it looks just perfect, but when I print it the bitmap image goes about two millimiters down and right from the vector frame where it just while ago fit so neatly.

How can I fix this problem and why is it so? Is it really impossible to create such an image and print it just the right size, millimeter by millimeter.


texts: What's the name of this semi-serif font ("arif")?

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What is the name of this semi-serif font?

(View edit history for image with finer detail (but awful colour combination)


texts: Optimizing images: Resize or optimize first?

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I want to optimize images for web. I have a tool for resizing images (Photoshop) and a tool for optimizing images (ImageOptim).

What would be the best order that results in a minimal image file size with minimal quality loss?


texts: InDesign: Placing 300 ppi image at 300% for intended 100 ppi output?

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I've worked with print graphics for many years, and never place a 300 ppi image into InDesign at any size larger than 120%. However, I have been working on some large display banners, and the printer tells me they need only 100 ppi. So I have been creating 100 ppi versions of my images and placing them at 100%.
Question:  Instead of creating new versions of the images for this purpose, could I place my 300 ppi images at no larger than 300% for effective resolution of at least 100 ppi? In other words, can I "trust" InDesign to effectively mimic what I'd be doing in Photoshop? I don't want to end up with visible pixels or too much blurring, but I'd also love to save myself some extra work if it's not needed. Thanks.


texts: Is there a way I can find out who owns the rights to an image I want to use on my web app?  Are there any websites that provide that kind of information?


texts: Why do so many books indent all paragraphs except the first one in each chapter?

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I've just looked through every printed book I've bought over the past year and noticed a curious pattern that I'd never given much thought until now (due to currently preparing a manuscript for publication).

Why is it that some books (maybe all books?) don't indent the first paragraph directly after a chapter or subsection title but then proceed to indent all others?

Is this the standard approach? Has it always been this way, and I've simply not noticed such a minor detail? And should I mimic this?


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I want to insert a 1*12 table in Sketch 3 artboard. But I'm not able to find out how to insert it.

I've already read this article. But according to the answer, the plugin is used to distribute the items. I need a "real" table which has borders.

Could someone tell me how to achieve this?


texts: Going beyond simple photo-editing: What effects/techniques are used in these photos?

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So, these are some photos of Peter McKinnon.

I am at the point where I can sufficiently decompose a photo into categories like, lighting (i.e. strength, type, position), angle, focal length, aperture/DoF etc.

These photos obviously have had some decent post-production. Elements regarding to simple photo editing, I got covered.

What are the (photoshop) effects/techniques relating to graphic design here?


texts: Design rule toward Alignment? Is this important?

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Hello all the pro designers out there,

I have a question about text alignment.
This is what I am designing right now. The font is Brandon Grotesque.

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I have noticed that when I use letter "L", it doesn't line up with other paragraphs.

However, that is how the font was originally designed.

Do you think it's necessary to align "L"?
Or is there a reason why the type designer designed the font like this?

Thank you very much for reading this.


texts: I have pattern set up but I'm not sure how to approach the bleed for the areas I've circled. If I extend the tips of the triangles - it will mess up the geometry of the pieces. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks!


texts: Pathfinder Panel > Pathfinders: Merge Doesn't Work with Shortcuts

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I’m merging about one hundred (100) fill-only half circles into whole circles—fill only. Pathfinder Panel > Pathfinders: Merge works perfectly if I click on it in the panel—that’s not the issue.

Going back and forth to the panel like that, with 100 circles—even when I move the panel directly below the row of circles I'm working on—is quite tedious and time-intensive.

I checked, but there wasn’t an existing command key for it in my keyboard shortcuts. So I created one. Unfortunately, using it doesn’t actually Merge the two half-circles into one whole circle.

The command is definitely executing—I checked a few things to be sure: “Undo Merge” appears in the Edit Menu, and “Merge Again” in the Effect menu, among other things.

So… Does anyone have any idea how to get the Pathfinder Panel > Merge keyboard shortcut to work?!

  Screenshot below, if that helps.

It will speed things up immensely, but even if I’m finished this project by the time you reply, leave an answer—Please! I’m very curious to know what the issue is. I'm also planning on submitting a Bug Report if there are no working solutions.

It may turn out I’ve got some kind of conflict and it really works for everyone else. I’m on a Mac OS X 10.14.6 running Illustrator 23.0.4. I have a couple of apps installed, but they were downloaded from Adobe CC marketplace.

In advance… I really appreciate your help with this issue, thanks very much!!

UPDATE: There’s a shortcut for Pathfinder Panel > Repeat Merge and, drumroll please… It works! I’d still love to know if there’s another way to get the shortcut for Pathfinder Panel > Merge to work, though—thanks again!


texts: how can I clone an object in Illustrator so that a link remains to the source object and modifying it alters all the copies as well? Thanks


texts: Image processing automation - filter square images

texts: How does Photoshop treat a perfectly square image? Are they considered a Portrait or Landscape? I need to automate some image processing and I need to filter out perfectly square (aspect ratio 1:1) images for separate handling.


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I'm helping out in creating an ARG game. For this game I'll need to create pictures of ancient pentagrams and illustrations that look like they are a result of a very bad scan of medieval hand drawn pictures cleaned up.

To show a few examples:

Lines are not completely straight, somewhat dodgy.
Parts of the lines are faint or completely missing.

The quality of the whole thing is horrible.

What I currently have:

The thing is sketched up in paint as you can see. The next one is a little better.

The font is crappy and not archaic. I might need a proper font.
The lines are too clean.
The picture is too clean in generaly.

My questions are

How to achieve an effect that makes the lines dodgy and faint?
What font should I use that resembles the one in the first example picture?


texts: Extracting a net-like object with many holes

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I was wondering if there's a good way to extract an object that's net-like with many holes. For instance, a supermarket trolley:

Quick Selection and Magic Wand in Photoshop can select the outer background, but not the holes so easily. Is there a good way for select the holes?


texts: Sketch 3 - Export Layer without transparent pixels

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I have created an artboard with some shapes overlay on each other. I want create a png export from the red one.(its actual size is 111*111) but when I drag and drop the red layer to the finder, its dimension is 232 × 311. it includes transparent pixels.

how can I export the layer with its exact size?

I don't want to use slices. because it will includes other layers.


texts: How to get children active in graphic design?

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A 10 year old child shows skill in art both on paper as well as with MS Paint, and can follow through speed paints done on YouTube very well. How could we help them improve their design skills, in addition to encouragement? I could teach them drawing in Krita/ArtRage or perhaps image editing in Photoshop/GIMP?

So far they have only used a mouse, but has recently got a Huion H610 Pro drawing tablet. They have taken part in traditional painting and drawing classes as well.

Related questions:

Tips and resources for beginning designers
Simple programs with tutorials for beginners in graphic design? [duplicate]


texts: Gimp: print gets reduced by a few mm in both dimensions

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I am using GIMP 2.10.8 for making 36mm x 46mm photos. To achieve this size i am doing following:

Fixing aspect ratio to 360:460
Cropping the selection and scaling it using following settings:

Arranging these images on an A4 template by Edit->Copy and Paste into Selection.
Measured dimensions of the photo as appeared on GIMP A4 template remain same as what it was scaled to (Approximately 36mm x 46mm).
Printing it on A4 paper i get the images reduced by 3 mm in both dimensions i.e. 33mm x 43mm. Print settings are as following:

Why the printed size is less? If i print only one photo without pasting it on A4 template i get correct size. I see same issue when using Filter ->Tile option as well.


texts: I need to slice one image into 50 different images automatically.

texts: I have a big image that needs to be sliced into about 50 smaller images. I know there is a way to do it using 'guides' in photoshop and 'save for web and devices' options. I just can't seem to find any documentation on it


texts: What's more expensive: hot foil or blind emboss?

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Give a shared specification, which technique (blind emboss or hot foil) is more expensive?

identical graphics
same size of let's say 5 x 5 cm

As far as I know, hot foils aren't that expensive, so I'd place my bet on blind emboss to be pricier, since a second (negative) die is needed to be made.

Any thoughts/experiences? Thanks!


texts: How to change the width of a document but keep the position of guides and grid in Adobe XD

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I have a document prepared in Adobe XD with guides and a grid. This document have a specific width (eg. 1000px). When I try to change the width of a document, all my guides and grid are nonsensically shifted.
I just need to add some space from left and right side of my document without touching/changing position of my guides and grid
How can i do this?


texts: Is it possible to import my own SVG into Canva

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I'm trying to figure out a way how to import my own vector SVG graphic to Canva.

I've tried numerous tutorials on creating SVG files from Adobe Illustrator, I've tried numerous Ai to SVG convertors, but when importing into Canva, I get the same old error .. sorry cannot ..

Is there a way to import SVG to Canva? Is it even possible?

Is there a set of particular settings for the SVG file?


texts: How do I deal with color spill in chroma key using GIMP?

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I'm experimenting with "green screen" techniques to remove the background around a test subject.  The test shots were taken in front of a bright green background in moderate to bright lighting conditions.  I am using the GIMP "select by color" to try to select and remove the green background.

The issue that I am seeing is that there seems to be a greenish fuzz or color spill around everyone in the photo.  The range of brightness is quite wide, so I'm finding I have to select many times in an attempt to get rid of this.  Worse still, I am having trouble removing this spill at all when it interacts with light colored hair.  When I try to select some of the green, it starts selecting significant portions of the picture that I want to keep, mainly hair.

Is there a way to deal with this problem, or am I doing something wrong?


texts: Are there "bi-form" fonts that don't have descenders?

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Is there a font that displays the entire image of each and every one of the 52 English alphabet shapes   ➝  and  ➝   above (on) the baseline?

Clarification:

Examples of shapes that are rejected due to baseline overflow:

Some users had stated that this is not possible. But it is possible. I've thought of at least two solutions:

The tail could sent upwards instead of downwards.
The tail could be shortened and the entire alphabet shifted upwards, as such (yes my drawing is awkward, but that's the idea):

I only need a font that supports the basic English alphabets  ➝  and  ➝ , but it's great if it could support arabic numerals 0 ➝ 9 too.


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I'm typesetting a book which is a part of a series, and I've noticed that the previous entries had a customized footnote divider line. I have the image used on hand, but I can't figure out how to make ID use it as the divider without anchoring it manually at each footnote.
Is there a way to insert a custom image in the footnote options?


texts: Illustrator: How do I use clipping mask and shape builder together?

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I am having a constant fight when building up complex shapes in Adobe Illustrator. I work out some piece of my shape, and to get it to look right, I put it in some sort of container clipping mask. Gives me nice sharp edges. I may build several of these, like pieces of a puzzle. Then I set the clipping masks next to each other. Visually, the whole thing looks the way I want it to look, but now I need to weld all of those clipped shapes into one shape. But I can't because the clip masks are in the way.

What I've been doing lately is I then take apart my clip masks and instead use Shape Builder tool with whatever shape previously was my clip mask in order to create trimmed pieces of my shape. Then I delete the clip mask object.

This is a real pain -- something that is so simple using a clip mask becomes quite frustrating with shape builder. Is there anyway to automate the process? What I'd really like is some key that says:
1) Select an current clipping mask object with objects inside it. (START)
2) Divide all of those contained objects into separate objects at the edge of the clipping mask so the parts being clipped are separate objects from the parts visible inside the mask.
3) Release the clipping mask.
4) Delete the clipping mask and all the severed objects that were previously hidden inside the mask. (MID)
This gives me the original object now trimmed so I can use it with shape builder (END).

Is there anyway to do this quickly and precisely?

The best sequence of steps I have at the moment is this:

Select the clip mask.
Release the clipping mask... both objects will now be selected0
Reorder the layers so the clipping mask is on the bottom. (if you use the layers pane to do this, both objects will still be selected.)
Open the Pathfinder tools (Winows >> Pathfinder)
Click the Intersect button.
If I have multiple items in the same clip mask, use copy/paste-in-place to create enough copies of the clipping mask object so I can use one copy for each intersection.


texts: Trying to join separate open paths into one closed shape

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I've created a cloud shape using the pen tool, and it's made up of separate, unclosed paths.  All of the anchor points are connected to each other, but because the ends of some of the paths are open I can't seem to use any of the normal ways I've used in the past to make it one shape like pathfinder, join, etc.

I just need it to be recognised as a closed shape with internal open lines so I can fill it.


texts: Adobe Illustrator, dpi, pixels and raster images

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I now Ai is all about vectors. So, resolution is not much of an issue, most of the time.
Therefore most answers I read about this always consider the vector part but not so much what to do when high resolution raster images are involved.
I need to create, edit and export a document that is 57.15 mm x 88.9 mm.
Which is 2.25 inches x 3.5 inches.
The print shop template tells me that at 300 dpi, the document size should then be 675px x 1050 px (and higher if dpi's are getting bigger).
Fine. A little maths shows that those values match.
The thing is, my illustrations that need to be embedded within the document are set to 800dpi.
If I read the web advises well, all I need is to create a 300 dpi document, go to Menu/effects and change the "Document Raster effect Settings" to 800 dpi. It's 100% the answer to this.
But I don't get it because when I do this, the original document width and height in inches or millimeters doesn't change, but it does shrink in pixels to 162px x 252 px. And that's not good. I need way more than 162px in length and 252 px in width to render a 800dpi picture outputted at 2.25 by 3.5 inches. I just can't understand the maths here.
And if I change the size in pixels as it should (1800px x 2800px) for a document that renders pictures of the right resolution (800dpi), the inches/millimeters will change too. But I need them to be 57.15 mm x 88.9 mm (2.25 inches x 3.5 inches), not bigger.
Based on my understanding, it's the snake biting its own tail.
I understand that Ai is vector based but once raster images are involved, it should work as Photoshop does in terms of proportions. But it doesn't. And if it's not an issue, I don't get why.
So I don't now what to do when creating a document. I don't know which values I should prioritize so that my illustrations keep all the details while being rendered at the right physical size: inches/mm, resolution or pixels ?
Understand me well, I'm not questioning the way it works nor am I questioning the answers. I just don't now If I should start with the width and height I want (in inches or millimeters or pixels) but at 300 dpi and change the effect later or if I need to set foresee the final resolution and set a higher width and height (in inches or millimeters or pixels) before I apply th effect. That part is not clear.
So, can someone tell me how to setup my document so that I'm sure I won't have to edit hundreds of files later on to correct my mistakes (which is costly too)?
The thing that is very confusing with Ai is that you can't set an original document to anything higher than 300 dpi. But you can set illustrations to be rastered at 800dpi. But the values remain values of 300 dpi. So you are working at both resolutions at once, but not really. So which one is it?
This is anything but intuitive.
Thanks.


texts: Multiple Paragraph Styles Within One Line

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I am creating a document to log updates that have been done to a piece of software. It's a regular table with columns for version and an abbreviated changelog.

For this changelog column, I am using four distinct descriptions, e.g. "Security" or "Bugfix".

To improve readability, I want to assign a different style to each element so that each item has it's own color code. While I successfully created the paragraph styles I want, I don't know how to apply different styles within one line of the table.

For now, it looks like this:

The first and last cells are just as I want them to look, but for cells with multiple elements, like the second line in the picture above, I want to apply different styles for each element, ideally with a spacer in between so that there are multiple, separated bubbles for each element.

I hope I could point out my issue well enough and am hoping for helpful responses.


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Inkscape line segments copied to a new layer cannot be displayed

Inkscape line segments copied to a new layer cannot be displayed. Even if I click on top, it won’t work.


texts: Square background to text in Photoshop (like on movie subtitles...)

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Does anyone know a way of addding a square background to text in photoshop? I want something like the same effect that is on subtitles in movies.

See examples below. I can do it with adding a new layer with a black square and reduced opacity behind, but it seems so "hackish" and its difficult to get the same offset, correct position etc.

Is there a simpler way? Something like a "squared stroke" blending option?

Hmmm.. wasnt allowed to post images :\

Word calls it "Text Highlight"

Mancester city uses it on their newspage (probably not photoshop though).


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Path Difference

I was trying to set the path difference in the second image.
According to my plans theoretically he should left the circle intact, cutting and shaping only the line

...but...

When I go to path set difference then it "erase" the line and the circle.

Why?
I don't know Inkscape very well, so can you describe me each step to make?
✨ thanks for your helpful help! ✨
Ps:
if you think this question is useful and well written, do not hesitate to put an upvote, thanks


texts: How to replicate this matte glossy sheet effect in Photoshop?

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I'm trying to replicate the matte glossy effect in this image:

This is how far I've got:

This is a screenshot of my attempt / settings:


texts: What is this style of art called? Its like shaded sillouhetes

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I am trying to add some imagery to my iOS/Android app and I like this kind of art:

Does anyone know what terms I should search for to pull up this kind of art? I want to search on shutterstock and similar sites.

Thanks


texts: How can I create a wavy pattern in pixelmator? Something like this -


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So I am trying to figure out to bring a layer or image that I want to appear at the back without interrupting the one that I have already completed ,  like the one on the picture , I have created the city and the landscape the thing is I am stuck with the planet and space one , like is there a way to do it?
and I see it in here too Example

Thanks in advance


texts: Remove an effect from all objects in Illustrator

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I work with very large documents with over 50 art boards. Towards the end of my illustration process I typically add a raster effect to everything in my Illustrator document.

Sometimes I run into a situation where I later need to remove the effect or change the effect settings. I haven't found a good way to do this. Whereas I could select all the objects and apply the effect all at once, I can't seem to select all objects and remove the effect all at once, because they all have different appearance attributes.

What I would love is to be able to do what you can do in Photoshop, which is to use a smart layer effect, which is editable and togglable at any time with just a click; in Illustrator, however, it seems like I'm applying 100 separate instances of the effect (f there are 100 objects in my document), rather than one unified affect across the whole layer.

Is there a way to do what I'm trying to do?


texts: When I create an arrow in Sketch and enlarge it, the tail bursts out of the arrow

texts: I've been creating an arrow in Sketch and whenever I adjust the Size property of the border, it decides to burst out the side of the < part of the arrow. Is there anyway to fix this, or am I messing with the wrong value?


texts: I am searching for a font that was/is used to title machines, for example in the image below where it says "Machine 9" and "Debris Data Feed".


texts: How can I make the opposite of Reuleaux triangle?

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A Reuleaux triangle:

What I'm trying to make, is the opposite of that, meaning the lines bend inward to looks something like:

I achieved that by making three circles, but it's a pain to align the third circle properly.

I'm sure that there's an easier way to make a shape like this. (geometrically)

It's pretty easy to make this with a 4 sided (diamond)
Just lay out four circles in a box (smart guides make it take a second) and cut out the center.


texts: How to change the font of part of an expression with GREP?

texts: I have the below expression and I want to just change the lowercase i to a different font and leave HMI as is. But I want to do this throughout the document no matter the text size or color.


texts: Is it possible to scale whole design based on a key object in illustrator?

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Is there a easy way to scale this "truck" based on the size of the wheeles (just for illustration purposes?
Let's just say I know that the size of the front wheele should be exactly 30cm in diameter.
Now I would like to select the whole group, then select the key element I know the size to be, and then enter the size somewhere, and have the whole design resized.
Or do I have to create an object with the size I need, and the scale it until it seems to fit right?
Or is there a more accurate way of doing this?


texts: Adding relief to an image, creating mountain terrain

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I have a logo that incorporates the shape of Idaho. The client would like some relief to be added to look like mountain terrain, in the mountainous parts of the state.

I have no idea how to create such a thing. I'm using Illustrator CS5.

Any tips, tricks, or tutorials out there?

Anything will help, I'm not finding anything.

Here's the current logo


texts: Color control "bars" on packaging: non-CMYK, brand colors only - what is it about?

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I came accross two different color bars on two distinct cardboard packaging and was trying to figure out what these were exactly about and found some helpful illustration:1

So in the first example(random pasta box), there are 5 solid color patches C, M, Y, M+Y, C+M, with their corresponding 25, 50, 75% tints (standard process control elements for gauging dot gain for instance, such as these), and gray balance bars; formatted in a somewhat expected manner.

In the second example(Voltaren Gel) you only have brand color circle patches, including one(silver) with some "reflective" property. The name of the specific product is used to qualify the color and is printed in that very color.

Is the purpose of the color control "bars" the same in both examples?
What type of color control is the second example about - is it even
about process control at all; what does such a control element reveal about the printing process here - if anything?

1. The illustration (the bottom part of the image) is from The Colorshop Color Primer, by Fred Bunting, (c 1998 Light Source Computer Images, Inc. An X-Rite Company).


texts: How can I create a clipping mask using a contour group?

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I'm trying to create a clipping mask using something I've imported with the adobe capture app which into illustrator - this has shown up as a contour group.

I've looked at other answers on here which suggest using the Object=>expand appearance, object=>expand, object=>clipping mask make etc. Only thing is I don't have access to these for some reason (Is it because it's a contour group?).


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I'm looking for an affordable alternative to Illustrator, for Mac or PC, or even iPad, for drawing vector graphics. I have training and experience with Freehand (RIP) and Illustrator, but cannot afford to maintain the upgrade chain on my personal machines.

Thanks.


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I have setup a isometric grid by creating smart guider rotated 120 degrees and working with the intersect points. When I'm working on vertex level this works great but when I want to group my object and "put it aside" or even move it a couple of "tiles" it does not snap correctly. I have tried to increase DPI but this does not give better results.

Is this a known problem and is there a fix or solution for this? I need to be very precise and I really need a grid to work faster is Illustrator the right tool for the job?


texts: Consistent vertical alignment of self-made font

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I have created a custom font using Font Studio.

However, at certain zooms in Excel the letters of the font do not align correctly.  Here is the font at 160 % zoom:

And here is the font at 115 % zoom:

As you can see, the "n" is slightly taller than the "o" at 115 % but they are the same height at 160 %.

For comparison, here is what it looks like when I use Calibri at 115 %:


texts: How to exclude hidden shapes when saving to SVG

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Im trying to save icons out to SVG format, one at a time, but from one document. what i mean is, i have all my icons laid out in one document, and once i am ready to save them, i will move the icon i need to save to the artboard, hide everything else and save to .svg.

The problem is that opening the .svg file reveals that even if the graphic is shown as saved (correct whitespace/square, only one visible icon) -the code in the svg file contains every single element from my AI file (with the added display="none") - How can i make sure that everything that is hidden is not saved? is it even possible? Ofc i can just copy the icon i want to save to a new AI file and save that, but flipping between files and re-aligning icons to a new artbaord is tedious, prone to error and straight up sucks.

Anyone?


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I've made a path in Illustrator which I need to be outlined.
Quickest way to do this is with Outline Stroke, but then you'll get this united shape (see object in the middle below).

Is there a way to outline a path in a Devide-like way?

I want the object to be like the first cross, instead of the second cross I'm getting with Outline Stroke.

I want the object to be devided so I can easily remove imperfections.

Thanks!


texts: How to create a gradient that's not seamless in Illustrator?

texts: How can I create a gradient but I want it to go from one color to another like below


texts: Mixer brush tool uses desaturated colour instead of the selected colour

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Whenever I'm blending using the Mixer brush tool it will use a slightly desaturated colour instead of the colour I have seleced. Here is what I mean:
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When I use any non blending brush for lining or broad colours its fine. It doesn't do it unless I'm going over another colour, you know... To blend them. Oh and this all started after I updated photoshop about a week ago.
I feel out of ideas on how to fix this. Here's a list of things I've done to try and resolve the problem that have failed.

Resetting the tool

Resetting the preferences

Adjusting wet/load/mix/flow

Adjusting most if not all of the brush settings

Resetting Photoshop

Restarting my computer

Changing Gamma blending as well as a couple other things in the Colour settings. (Don't know those settings very well so I didn't change much.)

Changing files/layers/colours

Using older versions of Photoshop through the Adobe Cloud (All still have the same problem now)

Just to be clear, it's not an issue with the brush not blending. The Blending works. It's all about the colour coming out desaturated compared to what I have selected. It makes painting and choosing the colours to paint with kind of impossible.
This picture shows that my selected colour isn't being used when I'm blending.


texts: Set primary color in Photoshop from hex code in clipboard

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I already have set a hotkey to "Copy color's HEX code". When pressing Ctrl+Shift+C it copies the hex code of the primary color to clipboard, so that I can paste it into another application. This is essential as a web developer. (For those interested: Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts > Color > Copy Color's Hex Code)

However, I would like the inverse. I have copied a color from my code or another website, such as Twitter's brand color: 1da1f2.

I would like to press Ctrl+Shift+V to "paste" the color into my primary color, instead of having to open the color dialog, pasting it there, and pressing OK.

Is this possible?


texts: Critique: logo design for an engineering company that makes machinery

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I'm designing a logo for a new company that will build plastic manufacturing machinery - a fairly small-sized low-tech industry where stability, solid engineering, and even country of manufacturer is of elevated importance.
The logo will go on a range of sizes: from small scale, like business cards, to logos imprinted on the machinery, to digital, to a sign on a building.
Features in order of importance:

Giving a feeling of solid and well-engineered product
Modern - yes, but not new, hip and startupy
Canadian (red/white) but not in-your-face-Canadian. Not a deal breaker

Variations
This would go on business cards, official company correspondence:

This would go on signs, machinery:

This would be a standalone logo where otherwise the name of the company is known or implied by the context:

Questions:
1) Is the first square logo too "busy"? How can it be improved?
2) Does the wide logo read "RONOPLAST" and the first T is ignored? How can this be improved with hopefully retaining the red/white combination?
EDIT: I used an additional method to answer question (2) using 5-second-test on usabilityhub: 9/10 got the T; the 1 didn't remember the entire name at all.
EDIT 2 - Final output
Thank you, everyone, for very useful suggestions. I wish I could mark more than 1 accepted answer. I implemented the following:

Kerning
Font change to Futura Bold (this is much better and it fixed the ugly R of Arial)
Made minor changes to letter T and L
Placed T vertically centered to make it more symmetrical with the square.
Made the rest of the letters slightly smaller than T to make T stand out.
Changed black to 95% gray.

Some features of T were purposefully left slightly off symmetry/pattern - it makes it stand out.
The outcome:

And the spacing:


texts: How to align rotation of a triangle to a rectangle in Inkscape?

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I created a rectangle and a triangle using the polygon tool.  When I created the triangle the rotation of the triangle was arbitrary, so I have the following situation:

How can I make the rotation of the triangle align with the rectangle so it makes a perfect arrow shape similar to:

I try selecting the triangle and rotating it but then I'm just aligning it visually and I'd like to do it precisely so the left edge of the triangle is perfectly vertical.  I tried using the transform tool but the rotation degree seems to be relative to its current angle so that doesn't really help me (unless I'm misunderstanding it).


texts: Why are imported PDFs blurry in InDesign?

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I'm creating a magazine in Indesign and have pdf ads that I imported and placed all throughout the magazine. The pdf ads are crisp and clear in their original format, but when I place them in Indesign, they're super blurry. I tried converting the pdf ads to a bunch of different formats (jpeg's, png's, etc), then placed them in Indesign. This reduces some of the blurriness, but when printed, they are still unreadable.

Just to show you what I mean, here's an ss of a pdf in Adobe Reader:

and here's how it appears in InDesign:

Both are at 100%.

Do you have any idea why I'm having this problem, and how I might be able to fix it?


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I am working on Indesign project contains 20 pages and I applied auto numbering for pages.

If I want to export pdf from my project but I want page 1 and page 20 on same spread, page 2 and page 19 on same spread and so on.

Is there any exporting option to do like this or, I need to make numbering manually and delete the auto numbering?


texts: What are the correct set of principles of Design ?

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I have started the design learning road from scratch using Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline. In the first section it mentions design principles.

The first link : Principles of Design says the principles are

Balance
Proximity / Unity
Alignment
Repetition / Consistency
Contrast
White Space

while another says the following

Balance
Rhythm
Proportion
Dominance
Unity

Are the principles generalized such that they can be used under different terms or is there a standardized set of principles one should examine ?


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I'm currently testing out GIMP and Krita; so far I find GIMP more feature-rich but I also have some quality concerns when it comes to the lines that GIMP draws. And I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong.

For example these are circles drawn in GIMP, the inner one with a paintbrush stroke and the outer one with regular line stroke:

(notice the strange edge algorithm even though the circle is perfectly symmetrical)

And these are the same circles drawn in Krita:

(They look much more professional and Photoshop-like)

I'd like to keep using GIMP over Krita but if there is no way to improve the line quality then I'll have to switch. Any tips?


texts: Making svgs in Illustrator that can be morphed from one to the next using javascript

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I want to make an animation like this one using svgs and javascript:

https://codepen.io/noeldelgado/pen/JdbmYW

The problem is that in order to make this transformation possible all the svgs between which we make this transformations need to have the same nodes. Basically the path needs to be the same, just with other values.

What I was doing now was that I created a shape, exported the svg and then formed a new shape by moving all the nodes manually. But this gives me irregular shapes.
Is there a tool in Illustrator that lets me wrap a given number of nodes around a shape? Or another tool or technique that would make this more satisfying?


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I have a picture made of lots of diagonal line (45°) with a width of 1-2 pixels.

Now I have to resize this image and make it four times bigger than the original.

The problem is that now every pixel has become 4 times bigger too:

Is there a way to automatically set these lines border to 1 pixel?

Something like this:


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I have this situation, where each Slider + Port is a group:

Now, Unfortunately I've make the Slider too high. So I need to resize the Height of each (without touch the rest).

Is it possible to replace all groups (i.e. basically the same group copied/pasted N time) with a new one? So in one move I can replace all.

Basically, replace this group:

with this:

once, selecting first the groups I need to replace.

Note its not stretched, but only resized the background part (the handle its the same).

Any way?


texts: Hyphenation of particular languages in InDesign

texts: Is it possible to add new hyphenation rules to InDesign, and what languages does it have built-in hyphenation for?


texts: What is a quick and concise way to explain online font licensing to a customer?

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Customers are usually proud of their (offline) identities. As webdesigner, I regularly find myself having to explain that I can't legally use their licensed font in their webdesign. When I do, it always ends up as either a long e-mail or me talking to them on the phone, knowing I lost them halfway through.

Is there a good and concise way to explain how online fonts work and don't work?


texts: What is the proper way to perform color replacement

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Currently, I have a good image, which I originally obtain from web.

Since I have 2 different themes for my app. I need a same image, but with different foreground color. I use "bucket fill", to perform color replacement.

However, such technique doesn't handle anti-alias well. In fact, you will get a zig-zag result, when using this simple technique to perform color replacement. This is what it looks like, when I zoom-in to the "eye" region.

The "zig-zag" effect is obvious, when the app is deployed to a low DPI android device.

App's outlook when using original image

App's outlook when using color replaced image (Zig-zag effect seen)

May I know what are some proper ways to perform color replacement?


texts: Compute the hue/saturation/lightness shift between 2 colors for paint.net

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So, I have a color set up for links on my site.  let's say that color is f80021.  This is for a particular red theme on my site, complete with colored icons, backgrounds for buttons, etc.

What I want to do is take a single color for links from a client and compute the color shift that I can then apply to all the colors, icons, and backgrounds to create a new theme.

Is there an easy way to do this?


texts: How to set shortcut key for Sketch 3 "Detach from Symbol"?

texts: How to set shortcut key for "Detach from Symbol"?


texts: AE: Particle Emitter Sourcing Multiple Sprites/Layers (Particular)

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Looked it up on The Cow, but the answer was very vague so I'm probably not doing it right:

I have about 200 icons I want to randomly disperse amongst the comp and have move organically.  How can I use particular to have the particles use multiple sources / layers / sprites, so we can see all of the icons using only one emitter?

Thanks!


texts: Perfect orthographic projection/ using perspective filters in photoshop/illustrator

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I wan to get a perfect orthographic projection as seen here:

I have tried to use the perspective warp on a page I made myself and achieved the following effect:

As you can see I seem to achieve more distortion and rather than the illusion. Can someone tell me how to use the perspective filters in photoshop to achieve the required result while maintaining the proportions like in the first image.
Now I know that illustrator can be used to create orthographic guides but the problem there is the drop shadow. Its too confusing and I tried but simply could'nt get the values right. If someone can guide me to use drop shadow in illustrator that would be highly appreciated. Thank you!


texts: What does a color deviation of 4.65 in Delta-E 2000 look like?

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So, my laptop's display has an 59% coverage of the sRGB, it looks something like this:

from Notebookcheck.net

The average color-deviation is 4.65, the maximum is 8.2

The thing is, I looked everywhere for examples of various Delta-E values, but couldn't find any. I now try looking here.

I'm not well-versed in the field of color-reproduction, so I'm not sure if I'm asking something stupid.

What does a color-deviation of 4.65 and 8.2 look like?


texts: saving illustrator file in photoshop after edit as?

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new to using illustrator.. (and in combination with photoshop)
have photographic images i've added a single line of text to
in AI.. reimported image to PS to retouch.. now can i save
the file again as jpg? to be used as a banner image on website.
will be large 1680 by 1100. will type be OK?


texts: How to convert every pixel of raster picture to square objects in Inkscape?

texts: i.e Every raw pixel is converted into a vector shape of the same size and colour. No distortions, etc, just raw pixels converted as they are. How do I do this?


texts: Is it possible to get something much like a guide in Photoshop, but such that I can set it any angle? I have Photoshop CS4 Extended.


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Here's my image:

I'm wondering if it's possible to automatically change all the images to using a color scheme close to #489fdc.  I've tried making changes in Paint.NET and Photoshop, but haven't had any luck.  Does anyone have experience with doing this?

I only have the .png version and not a .psd - otherwise this would of course be easy :)


texts: Text different position from Illustrator to Photoshop

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I have created a design using Adobe Illustrator and when copy and pasting this design in Adobe Photoshop(as Smart Object or Pixel) the text is not keeping its original position. Any idea on how I can fix this, please? Images attached.

Adobe Illustrator:

Adobe Photoshop:


texts: How to achieve realism on 2D vector objects in illustrator (shadow, gloss, 3D)

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I have tried to recreate the part with the 2 "discs", their mounting and the red bar with the purple box in the middle.
However, I would like to achieve the same effect of realism as on the left hand side, where there's added depth to the objects.
But I am not sure how to achieve this in Illustrator.
Thanks for any tips!


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I made the first of these white cells, then wished to duplicate down to fill the rest of the screen. Predictably, it didn't fill the space exactly, so I needed to try to resize all of the boxes at once. I selected them all then transformed them at once by stretching the box at the top and the bottom, but now it seems they are all of different sizes.

If this is not the correct method, how does one go about resizing a bunch of elements uniformly?

Secondly, is the method any different if one would wish to include other elements (e.g. In this case, the text) in the resize?

Thank you in advance!


texts: How to achieve a circle with variable stroke in Illustrator?

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Notice the circle around the "kt". It's a circle with a varying stroke. At one point, it even thins out and becomes absent.

How do I achieve a stroke like this in Illustrator?


texts: How do you use Apple's new emojis in Photoshop?

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I'm trying to get a large version of one Apple's new emojis in Photoshop.

I know how to write with emojis in something like TextEdit, but I need the emoji to have a transparent background.

I've even tried writing the emoji in TextEdit, and copying and pasting into Photoshop but I just get an unknown unicode character.

I see the font is Apple Color Emoji in TextEdit when I highlight the emoji, yet I can't find that font in Photoshop.

Any idea on how to type emoji's into a text box in Photoshop?

Thank you!


texts: How to be sure that a layer is completely empty?

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I've got a .psd file with multiple layers. Some layers "seem" empty. I say seem because I cannot see any element on them but I am not sure that there aren't some 1px elements.

How can I be sure that some layers are 100% blank so that I can safely delete them?


texts: Pages are in the wrong order when printing a booklet from InDesign

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I am trying to print a 24 page booklet from InDesign and it keeps placing my pages in the below order:

24-1
23-2
22-3
etc

Please let me know what I need to change with the attached image settings.


texts: Share printing material in an online gallery

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What would you say would be the best, simplest way to share images and design source files online that can be freely downloaded and printed, and so people can upload their own files?

We would like to create a section on our activist community FB page and website in order to share with everyone images and files ready for printing panflets, brochures, t-shirts, stickers, etc. Let's say we have some cool slogans for t-shirts, so we would like to show them on a gallery, and offer for download the original design files needed for a print shop to create the t-shirts. And the same thing for all other kinds of media. We want to enable anyone to be able to just download the files for free, and easily create printed materials with them. But besides offering this hybrid between picture gallery and downloads manager, we would also like to make it very easy for anyone to upload and share their own files with the community, to make it a true collaboration initiative, be it that they get posted automatically, or that we first review and approve all uploads.

Cafepress or Spreadshirt let you upload your design and sell your own merchandise. We need something similar, but where people can then download working files for making quality printings and materials.

What apps, tools, services or methods are out there with which you think this could be best done?? We have some ideas, but we would like to hear some more!!


texts: Creating video game textures is driving me to insanity

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TL:DR Textures are split up and scattered into different sections in game assets. Need a way to align the sections for design work and quickly get the sections back into their scattered form for the simulator to load.

I am trying to design a livery for an aircraft in X-Plane. The way people do it is by taking the blank white textures and painting over them. Here is an example of the finished livery, and the image below is the actual file that gets loaded to produce the livery.

So as you can see, the image can be edited in PS or GIMP, but I am having a lot of trouble getting lines to, well, line up. Right now, it takes a ton of trial and error to avoid super obvious seams where the parts of the image connect. The way I've had to do it so far has been to create multiple different paths for a single line, export the image, load the aircraft, look at it, move the line a few pixels at a time, and try again.

This takes forever to get a result, and I'm wondering if there is a way to do this faster.

Is it possible to maybe create an "aligned" file, where I can do the paint work with all the sections neatly arranged as they would be in the simulator, and then reference sections of it in the "texture" file that the simulator actually loads?  A lot of video games load textures in this way, so I imagine there must be a way to do this without losing your mind. Any help is GREATLY appreciated as this is super frustrating.

TL:DR Textures are split up and scattered into different sections in game assets. Need a way to align the sections for design work and quickly get the sections back into their scattered form for the simulator to load.


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I'm trying to create a gradient both in the horizontal and in the vertical direction in Sketch.

Layering two gradient fills on top of each other, one horizontal, one vertical doesn't work: the top and left edges are not uniform
A radial gradient doesn't work: it has a "round" shape instead of a rectangular one


texts: How can I force a guide to snap pixels whilst being dragged?

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When I drag my mouse through a ruler to create a new guide, I want this guide to move pixel by pixel so that when I leave it, it will have snapped to a side of a pixel instead of staying in the middle.

How can I achieve this?


texts: Exporting Layers to Files Without Losing the Effects in Photoshop CS6

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Here is the problem. I am doing this work for a company. They wanted me to clean 138 jpeg files and give them back.

I opened a psd and put all the files in it. I cleaned all of them. At last, i created 2 effects. 1 Brightness/contrast and 1 curves. They are at the top of the layers.

Then i tried "File>Scripts>Export Layers to Files" command. Here comes the problem. This command closes all the layers first, just let one open, save it, and then goes for another one.

But in this time, my Brightness/contrast and Curves layers are also closing. So i cannot see these effects on layers.

Anyone has a suggestion about this?


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Possible Duplicate:
  How to create this 3-columns fluid layout?

I'm new to HTML/CSS and I'm having a hell of a time getting things to lay out like I'd expect them to!  It would be really helpful if there was a gallery of very simple HTML example that covered a lot of common cases.  For instance:

How do I get a liquid main area with a fixed sidebar on the right, (or left, or both sides)?
How do I keep my footer from sliding under the main area when the screen is too wide?
Etc.

Surely several such websites exist, but I'm having trouble finding one that's really helpful to me right now.  Do you have any recommendations?

Note, I'm new on this site, so if this question belongs on a different Stack Exchange website, then please direct me there.


texts: Why gradient color pick tool behaves strangely many times?

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This really irritates me many times, I guess especially in gradients that I haven't created.
In first image, you can see the gradient pick tool is selected on right side, and on left side, a solid color is selected because I have selected a pointer of gradient (see right). This is what I need, so I can double click the solid color (the foreground background tool on very left highlighted) and pick color I need from the popup.
In 2nd image, everything is same, just a different gradient and on the very left, you see gradient is selected instead of solid color. I can doube click it but once I select the color from the color popup, it turns the gradient to solid color. This is what I don't need.
3rd picture is of the double click popup I mean. I like this popup because I can't find it anywhere else in my illustrator in case of gradients like these. Here I can easily choose an random color, in this case the grey colors, unlike swatches with limited colors.

Edit (To show that both cases have gradient tool selected):

Why is this strange behavior?


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I want to draw some square tiles on wall in illustrator  , so i must create grid on wall , Is creating grid by line segment tool correct?
how to color squares created between lines?
here is a picture of my problem


texts: I've just done two animations in Photoshop, each the same size, same number of frames. The second animation has a transparent background. Is it possible to merge the two by overlaying the second onto the first?


texts: When doing logo design, how to deal with the license of the font used?

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I have bought a bundle of fonts which I want to use in a logo design for a client. The terms and conditions state the following:

  with this you can:
  Use these resources within personal and commercial projects, as well as items for sale. The resources must be used with in a wider design though, and not comprise the entire design. This can include, but is not limited to posters, t-shirt designs, digital goods, merchandise etc…
  You cant:
  Resell this files directly, or within items/goods where they can be extracted in their original form. Share this resources with others. This is a single user license."

So, can I use the fonts for logo design? if so, what happens to the license of the font? Do I have to buy another license to be transferred to my client? Or is it ok to use without getting another license because I am basically using the font for one or two words and not actual paragraphs of text.

Thank you for the help!


texts: Can I publish caricatures of famous people in a game?

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I am developing an indie 2D game. Some of the enemies are caricatures of famous characters but there is no explicit reference to their name (the only reference is that if the caricature is of a politician then the level is for example set in a Parlament).

Is this legal? Has anyone of you had a similar issues with your own projects or clients?

I remember similar cases such as games like that seems to have been able to publish it without legal issues:

"International Super Star Soccer Deluxe" by Konamy that were
representing real football players but modifyied the names as they
didn't have the FIFA license
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Superstar_Soccer_Deluxe).
Street Fighter the character Balrog is similar to Mike Tyson (see
this link) but the developers changed the name in order to avoid
legal sues by Tyson.


texts: Tried to open AIT file, but blank empty canvas showed up instead. Help?

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I'm trying to open an AIT file through both the "open" and "file >> new with template" options, but only a blank empty canvas shows up.

I also tried creating a new file and then placing the ait file in the canvas, but then it says "the document contains PDF objects that have been reinterpreted" and when I go on it pastes in a file that's just a bunch of repeated text saying "This is an Adobe Illustrator file that has been saved without PDF content."

I would link to the file I'm not sure how to do that on stackexchange...

Note: I did not create the AIT file, I'm just trying to edit it.


texts: Why do most of the well known currency symbols have strikeouts in their symbols?

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We encounter currency symbols every day as shorthand for a currency’s name, especially in reference to amounts of money. Most, like these common currency symbols,

have strikeouts in their sign. Even Bitcoin uses two strikes in its old and new currency symbol:

Do we use strike-throughs only because they make currency symbols easier to distinguish from other letters of the alphabet, even when the sign is written in an old-fashioned style like the pound symbol? Wouldn’t it be safer to invent a totally new symbol, rather than re-using a letter as @Rad Lexus pointed out?

As a side note: I wonder if we can also assume that strikeouts in currency symbols have become a "pseudo standard", because even Monopoly uses them to associate real money with game money?

Edit I: As @Zach Saucier mentioned a (very) similar question was asked on quora.com. Unfortunately the answer provided there is IMHO not very satisfying, since only the (hypothetical) history of some major currency symbols is posted there and not any explanation why strikeouts are used in general for currency signs.


texts: Does the black ink in dye-based printers always smudge?

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I recently purchased an HP Envy 5540 printer with original inks and noticed that none of the colours smudge when I run my fingers across them – apart from the black ink on the page which smudges very very easily. This is the case even after I leave the page for many weeks. When I come back to it, the black ink is still smudging and none of the other colours are.

My question is, if I get a more expensive dye-based printer will I encounter the same issue? Er is the issue just a result of me having a cheaper dye-based printer?

There are some dye-based printers on the market, especially the Canon Pixma range, that have all dye inks and one black pigment ink too. However, I have learnt that these printers will not default to using the pigment black unless the whole document is black, which is a shame.


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I am trying to create a simple design of different coloured raindrops stacked on top of each other.

I have created a new layer for each of the raindrops and have reordered the layers accordingly.

However the reordering doesn't make any difference to which raindrop takes precedence, the biggest bottom layer is the only one vsiible when I add smaller raindrops on top.

Using the send forward/back options doesn't work either. The original raindrop (purple) is still fully visible and the new coloured raindrops just blend into it. It's very frustrating. I havent adjusted any visibility so all layers are visible.

Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong?


texts: Why am I unable to edit text in a PSD file?

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I got a psd from one designer, I got the gotham font that he used but when I open the file to edit the logo and replace the current content with my own content nothing happens, another layer gets created.

If I select the original layer the fonts get selected...I noticed that there is a shape icon.
How can I work with this psd?

Please see attached picture! I use photoshop cc


texts: Can't choose CMYK in Illustrator print colour management

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I'm having an colour issue when printing.
I've been using a Mac for the past 2 years and I never had color problems when printing. (The colours resembled the same as the ones on screen).
Now I had to change to a Windows 64bit machine and the troubles started.
When I want to send a file to my office printer (a Lexmark XS50DE connected to the office network) the settings I get are not as on the MAC and when I print a file the colours are different from the screen (I guess the screen could be calibrated, but the colours i see are not so far from what they should be).

The Graphics Settings are grayed out

In the color management window I can't select CMYK in the printer profile

This is the printer's color profile

I apologize in advance if any infos are missing, just ask and I'll provide any data.

Thanks in advance


texts: Multiple designs in one Photoshop mockup

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I'm trying to use this mockup to showcase 3 different designs on 3 boxes. I found this mockup that has 3 boxes and within the PS file you can see it's broken up into Left box, Right box, Top box. But when I go into the Left box 'front side' smart object to add my design, it does it across all front panels. How can I edit just the panels for each box?
I'm sorry for the stupid question, it's just really bugging me!
Thanks


texts: Photoshop: Lens Correction filter not available

texts: I want to create a vignette effect, but I can't figure out how to open the dialogue box for  Lens Correction.


texts: How to make a bulged hexagon in Adobe Illustrator?

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I want to make this shape in adobe illustrator:

I don't want to have to draw a path. Is there any option that makes the sides rounded?

The shape in picture was designed in Adobe After Effects, I made a polygon with six sides, and there is an option in AE called "Outer Roundness" that makes the sides rounded, but I can't find any option like that in Illustrator.

Does anyone have an idea?


texts: Photoshop javascript, how to select contents of a layer

texts: Is there a method for the following function (mac) Command-click on thumbnail in layer panel? (So all non empty pixels get selected in specified layer.)


texts: How to change one color for another?, in Fireworks CS6

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Using Adobe Fireworks CS6, if you want to use this image

but Instead of the balck color I want that the image use the #F1A340 color (close to orange)

How could I do this?. I try Adding FILTERS OF PHOTOSHOP / COLORS (solaping) , but the results are not good enough as you can see in the next image, because the number are less legible and the image isn´t as clear as the first one.
Some white parts are in the close to orange image in #F1A340 color.

What is the rigth choice to do this change of color (black - #F1A340)


texts: No break Type option too big for cell indesign

texts: I'm creating a book in indesign cs5. I'm using a table to do a 2 column layout. When I set the block of copy to no break to get rid of all the hyphens in the cell, the type disappears. I try dragging the cell bigger but the type never shows up. I think a setting somewhere must be check causing problems. I've seen this question asked on other sites, but the best answer was to re-install!!


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Are there any fans of SourceSerifPro here? I'm using it, and am thinking it needs a little extra space between the lines than what my software selects by default (11/13.6 pt), but I don't have an eye for such things (not a designer nor a typographer).
Any advice? What seemed to look good to me was a considerable bump from 13.6 pt, which makes me hesitant. Many of the comments are of the nature of "do whatever you think best", but I doubt anyone would give such advice to an intern doing work for a paying customer. Experienced judgement has value.
I'm using this font for class handouts printed on letter paper, with a fairly wide line that averages about 80 characters per line (about 5 3/8 inches).
I've lengthened my examples and provided them in a context showing the actual width of my text block. (Unfortunately, unless your monitor is larger than mine, the site shrinks the image in order to fit it.) I also labeled them in absolute units, since that seems less confusing.


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One problem that frequently stumps me while working on sites is how to transition between two differing background colors elegantly. For instance, the top portion of a site I'm working on has a gray background while the bottom portion has a bluish texture. This creates this:

These two colors almost blend together and the boundary between them isn't very prevalent. Is there a way of using borders to ease this transition. Would making the gray darker/lighter help?


texts: How to convert .ASE or .ACO color swatch files to .PNG — ONLINE?

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Can't find this anywhere, tried the popular online converters.
How do I easily convert .ase or .aco to .png online?


texts: svg rendered correctly only inside inkscape

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I created an object with inkscape and added an overlay object(blend mode) on top. The problem is that outside of inkscape(other editors etc.) i can only see the overlay and not the combination of the two objects. Any way to fix this? I suppose that the blend mode of the overlay becomes automatically normal.
This is an example. The correct color of the square is pink but in many editors or webpages it is rendered as red.


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I would like to create an action, at the end of which I would like to save the file using Save for Web option.

The problem is the action is not being generic as it is remembering the static path of the output folder which is not being overridden during batch operations as well.

For example if I save the file inside C:\Pictures in the Save for Web Action and then during the Batch operation I specify the output folder as something else, it is still considering the former one.

Is it possible to make this a generic action?


texts: Why does the contract tool in photoshop mangle my shapes?

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I am trying to cut up a circle into several smaller rings, I am using a quick method I where i go to the Select menu option and choose Modify > Contract. Using this sparingly like 5px, the object is still rounded to the average viewer.

However, if I increase the amount to contract the shape by. Up to say 45px, the image becomes blocky as shown below (B). It goes from being a perfect circle (A) to a somewhat rounded polygon and it gets even worse the more I increase the pixels to contract by. Is there any explanation for this behaviour? The shape is rasterized.


texts: Photoshop: how to record action to change layer style using foreground color

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Is it possible to record an action that sets the current color overlay (layer style) to the foreground color? Meaning, adding a layer style of type color overlay with the foreground color (without touching other layer style options).

If not possible, how to be faster in editing color overlays, since it's in my opinion the most flexible way of coloring pretty much everything (work with layer comps)?


texts: In Corel Draw X7 it is really easy to create vector fills. It is also easy to transform these vector fills (scale/shift). But I can't find a way how to change colors. Is there a way to edit vector fill the similar way as curves? I do not see any "edit vector fill" icon. Or is it possible somehow to convert vector fill to curves to change colors and save as new vector fill?


texts: Responsive web design is based on screen resolution or screen size?

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For mobile devices the resolution is actually big, only screen size is small.
based on that:

For websites design, do we target screen resolution (e.g 1920x1080)?
And for mobile apps. do we target the screen size?


texts: Fastest way to custom design a race course map?

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Here's a decent example of what I'm trying to do - a print version of something like this:

I need to pick-and-choose which crossroads and street labels to show, add custom icons, plot the actual race route, and of course modify the color scheme. I'm trying to avoid spending hours and hours of manually tracing roads with the pen tool though. Wondering if anyone else has done this and what their approach was.

My current plan is to use Maperitive software (Google it - I can't add more than two links to this post) to start with a map and pick a theme that is relatively close to what I want, then export it to Illustrator, then start slash-and-burning everything I don't need and re-tracing and modifying colors.

Any other suggestions? I feel like a better tool could make this 100x easier and faster. I've seen amazing web services like https://www.mapbox.com, but haven't found one that will export a vector file for print.

Thanks!


texts: Is it illegal to design a typographic quote based on a book quote/lyric, then sell it as a print?

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FYI I'm in Australia so laws will probably differ to that in America.

I'm curious however as there are heaps of great typographical designs of quotes...but is it illegal to make profits off your design selling them as prints etc? Or would it be ok to add the author's name as part of the design?


texts: Recommended practices for working with backgrounds in flat design

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I am doing an Android app, actually re-disigning it, because the previous design was terrible. I'm not a designer, neither the guy who did the first version, we're both developers, but I do like the good designs in the apps I develop, the previous guy just didn't care.

I am doing a flat design, but I don't know what to put on the background. It has to be yellow, and I don't completely like the shade so I'd like to do something to it.

Before it was with this color: #ffc400

And now I put a little gradient from sides to center with :

startColor: #fdce00
centerColor: #fff400
endColor: #fdce00

Is it right for a flat design? I think it could be better, but I don't like the previous plain color background. Any ideas?


texts: Using lower res (72 dpi) image for basis of booklet cover

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I know it is normally not practical to use a 72 dpi photo for a print publication. Still, there is a photo that we really want to use as the cover of an annual report. I know it doesn't need to be the most detailed image, I just don't want it to be pixelated, etc. It seems reasonable to think you can enhance a photo, perhaps combining some filter effects and then output an image of greater resolution than the original that would still be big enough for an 8.5x11 cover?

I hope my question makes some kind of sense. Obviously, I'm am a dilettante and usually don't edit photo elements in the design I do for work and just use very hi res images when an image is called for.

Thanks for any help..


texts: Need help with creating/editing Interactive PDF

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Beforehand I apologize for my not-so accurate description and weak English.
So I have designed an agreement (or contract) form with several pages in Adobe Illustrator, and I want to have the last page to be an interactive PDF. Which I have been trying to do so in adobe InDesign.
As for the layout I don't have any issues because I simply just copy the AI artboard with all the elements and paste it into InDesign but because I'm a very beginner user in InDesign I have a few issues which I need help with:

I need to provide a dual answer field like a YES / NO  field, somehow to act when "NO" is selected some other fields and buttons hide automatically and when "YES" is selected it show more fields and buttons.
The filling field's text style (font name, color, …) cannot be changed. Only size is adjustable and that is very limited. Is there a way to customize this?
I would like to have a button at the end to act as "register" or "send", to email me the result of the filled/answered form. Unfortunately the command mailto:abc@123.com only works as a hyperlink to compose an email (I can even define the email subject), but I want the information provided by the other side in the last page (filled/answered fields) to be sent to my email as a final version to rely on (hopefully with date of signed/filled).
Also do I have to copy all the other pages of my form into InDesign in order to have one whole interactive PDF (but actually only the last page is interactive)? Or is there a way to combine the single interactive page with a normal PDF created by Illustrator?


texts: Inset spacing different on other computer

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My business partner and I are working on the same document in InDesign. I made a master that is good to go, but every time he starts to change stuff in the document the whole design becomes different because (apparently) if he wants the same space above the text he has to change the inset spacing to top: 4.

I checked the main settings and if there is anything different between those but I can't find anything. We're both running CS6 on a mac, use the same font and everything, but somewhere my InDesign adds 4 at the top of the text boxes or his InDesign deducts 4 at the top of text boxes.

How can we make this the same?  Is there something we need to check?


texts: Text along path issue – no more dotted wavy line if text deleted

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I am using Adobe Photoshop Version: 19.1.5
My issue is just as the title sounds: Text along path issue i.e. no more dotted wavy line if text deleted.
Every time I follow this algorithm: Make path -> Add some text [image 1] - > Reposition text (if needed [image 2]) => No issues as the wavy line always appear next to the I-beam
BUT!.. If I do follow such a algorithm: Make path -> Add some text [image 1]- > Decided to delete the text on the same path (let's say changed my mind)-> Want to add some text again to the same path => No more presence of the wavy dotted line next to the I-beam [image 3].
I ended up with idea, what if it's not an issue then I will always have to follow the first algorithm presented above, otherwise delete overall path and do some text again from scratch.

[image 1]

[image 2]

[image 3]


texts: Change to Art-Optimized Supersampling in Illustrator

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I was wondering if it's possible to change my viewing in Illustrator to art-optimized supersampling, instead of the type-optimized anti-aliasing that is default.

I'm not talking about the exporting of a file and changing the option there. I'm talking about viewing and working on artwork IN Illustrator. I know there is an option in Preferences > General to switch anti-aliasing on or off, but no option to change the type of anti-aliasing.


texts: Does a sewn booklet need to be printed differently from a stapled one?

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I am making a booklet. I am going to sew the pages together instead of having my printers' staple it.

I am aware that when a booklet is intended for stapling, a calculation is made and the design is shifted slightly once at the printers', to account for the shift that will later on be caused by the binding method.

Does sewing also cause this kind of shift? Does the design need to be shifted at the printers' or not? Should I tell them not to shift the design, or do stapled and sewn binding both cause the same shift?


texts: Trouble with Beziers in Inkscape after switching from Illustrator

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So this is my first post as I just very recently downloaded and tried Inkscape after roughly 7 years of Illustrator. As far as I can say this program is really amazing, although I am struggling with some basics.

If I draw a path with the Bezier tool and don't like the last Node, can I delete it somehow without losing the entire path?
If I miss-click and 'finish' a path, is it possible to continue working with the Bezier tool on an open Node? If yes — How? If no — Why?!
Is it possible to break a Node to have only one handle while drawing? For example: I have a smooth curve but then I want an abrupt edge to then draw along? How the explanation makes sense.. ?
Is it possible to move the active node while you draw?

As you can see there are some features from Illustrator I am massively accustomed to. I hope somebody can help me out, because I feel like a small child again.

Thanks everyone


texts: Which unit should be used in web design to define space (margin, padding, etc.)?

texts: In the CSS of a website is it better, for human readability, define margin and padding units in px, em or pt?


texts: Illustrator EPS File To PNG Web Logo - Print Quality

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I have been provided a typographic logo in an EPS format and I am creating a PNG with it (File | Save For Web & Devices) to be used on a web site.  One of the pages on the web site is a "print friendly" view of data and it uses this logo.  The problem I'm running into is this logo looks terrible when printed from the web site.

I've tried everything I can think of to get the logo to look good when printed from the web site but I can't get it to print nicely.  Is this just a limitation of printing from a web browser or is there something that I'm missing when I export to a PNG format?  Here are a couple notes:

I'm not resizing the image at all during the export or on the actual web page.
When I print the logo directly from Illustrator it comes out great.  It's only when printing from the actual web page that it looks terrible (pixelated, etc).
I've done a 'Select All' and checked the 'Align To Pixel Grid' in the Align panel (I'm using CS5).
The logo looks great when rendered on screen - very sharp.
The DPI is set to 300 on the logo.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Regards,

Craig


texts: Differences between Behance, Dribble, DeviantArt?

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What are the main differences of showcase websites like the ones mentioned on the title of this question?

I've never used any of them, and I'm not really sure what are the main differences between all of them, being them technical (what you can and can't do with them), by intended usage or by the what their users made them (social networking websites tend to acquire their shape and differentiate from each other even by the  habits of their users).

By browsing them and reading the descriptions on Wikipedia, I can't really  tell what these differences in the intended usage are; I can only guess that DeviantArt seems more oriented toward amateur artists while the other two seem to be geared more toward a professional audience.

If there is somebody here that has more experience about them, I'd like to have a brief comparison of these sites (and even other similar ones, if they exist, I've only mentioned the ones that I know of).


texts: Can you be a graphic design major but not have the ability to draw?

texts: I have never really had the ability to draw, but I've also never taken a formal drawing class.  I am interested in graphic design and doing advertisements.  Do you need strong drawing skills to major in graphic design?


texts: Placing the names of layers in Photoshop into Illustrator as text

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I'm using a linked .psd file to quickly make a series of images for screen-printing and web all at the same time. I use it to place images from Photoshop into Illustrator.  The linked file is really key to expediting my workflow, but the only drawback is that I need to enter the names of the layers in Photoshop into a text box in Illustrator. To clarify, the layers in Photoshop are named according to Pantone colors which I document in Illustrator for the printer to reference.
   The linked object in Illustrator doesn't show the layer names. It's really clunky to click back and forth from Ai to PS and type in the name of each Photoshop layer into Ai.  Is there a script or an action for doing this?  I thought maybe an apple-script that recorded my copy-paste keystrokes would do the trick but I don't know much about scripting.

Thanks for any help!


texts: Create 'marl' background: striped effect in Photoshop or Illustrator

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I am trying to create the effect in the below 2 photos for a t-shirt.

How can that background (maybe called marl) be created in Photoshop or Illustrator?

I've have limited success creating it with Filter > Sketch > Graphic Pen.
What would be the best method. If possible something which could easily allow me to change the colours in it, on an ongoing basis.


texts: Toggle visibility of Photoshop group on the fly

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While watching PSD to WordPress Minimal Portfolio Theme in Tuts+, i notified that the author toggle the first group of layers GRID on the fly in order to move some elements, i jest see this group of layers toggle on/off without clicking in the eye.

Is there a shortcode for that or it's a special plugin?
Watch the link above and see what i seen!


texts: How can I create this moire pattern in Illustrator?

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How can I create this pattern? I need the white lines to be paths.

Using Illustrator, I created the wave, duplicated it and then use the blend tool to create this. Then I duplicate the pattern.

And then I rotated the whole thing to get this:

But I want the spacings to be consistent like the original image I've posted. Any idea how to go about doing that?


texts: Software for producing yearly cycle illustration

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My work is looking to create illustrations depicting our organisation's different processes and events occurring annually. I could create this in illustrator, but I would rather use some sort of specialised software to create this due to the need for updates every now and then (and to reduce the need for my help in creating them). Below is a sketch of what I'm looking for.

Is there any software to easily create this without requiring the need of a graphic designer? Or am I stuck with creating it in illustrator?


texts: Converting .png to .ico leaves black border

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I'm trying to convert a .png (with transparant bg) to a .ico file to use as a favicon. Whenever I put it in any converter online (tried multiple) it leaves a black border around the object, which I don't want.

Does this have anything to do with the transparency? If so, what color bg should I use since a lot of browsers have different color UI?
Could I export an .ico from Sketch/Illustrator/Photoshop as well?


texts: Are XYZ tristimulus values and x y chromaticity coordinates unitless?

texts: For the CIE1931 XYZ tristimulus values and x y chromaticity coordinates, I think these are unitless quantities. I have checked different plots of these quantities and haven't seen their units labeled, but could you please confirm that they are unitless?


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I'm making a billboard design - 400 cm wide + 300 cm high + 50 mm bleed. Cause the file is too big to make it in original size, I'm gonna make it in 1:10 ratio. So that means 40 cm x 30 cm + 5 mm bleed. I want to put a picture on the billboard - is it enought if I put a picture with 300 dpi? And the font - do I have to create outlines? I'm afraid of how it will look, when they will stretch everything to 300 x 400 cm. And I didn't get much information from the print shop, so I'm on my own..

Thanks for the info :)

The billboard is 10 meters away from the road, so people mostly only drive by. The picture I want to use is W=16,93 cm and H=11,12 cm and 2000 x 1324 px. But the picture is only for the background, so the billboard doesn't look so plain. And the picture is blurred. But there a still some details of the bearings and I don't want to loose them on the print.

Webster you are talking about dpi, and mnxd you are talking about ppi. When I open my photo in Photoshop - the image size shows me the photo resolution is 300 Pixels/Inch, but when I have the same photo in Illustrator it shows me - PPI: 124 .. Now I'm a bit confused..


texts: Applying highlighting formating to text in Adobe Illustrator

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I'm looking for applying text highlight formatting (that's easily done within Microsoft Word) in Illustrator.

Screenshot of highlighting formatting from Microsoft Word:

I know that I can add rectangles to a new layer behind my text in order to achieve the same result. But it would be too exhausting if I've a large text within my design to play with. Also, if the text order was manipulated, it would be a mess. I'm looking for an easy smart way to do the same within Illustrator.


texts: how do I make a gradient background in Figma?

texts: I am trying to make a linear gradient backgroud accross my UI in Figma. How can I possibly go about this?


texts: How to search for multiple tags on Behance

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I don't get it, how do you search with multiple tags on Behance?

For example say I want to search for "menu" as in interactive menu. The first result returns menus for restaurants so I enter the search term "interactive" in the search field and it replaces my first term "menu" with "interactive". Now I'm searching for something completely different.

I've tried separating search terms with commas and spaces and neither work. Because of this I've never been able to use Behance but I must be missing something. It can't be that limited surely or it's unusable as a searchable catalog and is just another design blog.

Enlighten me :)


texts: Help! The Minus Front in illustrator is not working properly!

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So i have this logo

And when I use minus front this happens

is there a way to fix this?


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Not sure what the correct name is. Check the picture: why do these letters have gaps in them?

I could understand the letter "O" having gaps because the spray-paint-mold had to hold the inside area. But for other letters "L", "E", "N", this seems unnecessary?


texts: Changing Brush style for Scribble tool (fill) in Illustrator

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I want a scribble effect (as if someone had taken a pencil and scribbled out this headline), and I can get the desired brush style (pictured here as the circle) when I draw, but not when I use the scribble tool to fill the rectangle.
  When I change the brush to the desired style, it automatically applies it to the outer stroke of the shape, (so I know it is possible), but it won't allow me to change the style of the scribble that fills the box. Is there a workaround? Previously I had drawn a path and applied the brush, but it looked very unnatural.


texts: Create a custom stroke with an exact pattern of many different square and rectangular dashes

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Can anyone suggest a method that will essentially allow me to use the pattern shown in the below image as a stroke? I want to be able to apply this to any path, and want to ensure that the each component/dash will remain as it is in the image; that the squares, for example, will remain perfect squares and exactly the same size as they appear in the below image? At corners, either overlaps or a specific shape will be fine, as long as they retain visual consistency.

I have tried Art and Pattern and Scatter brushes, but each of these in some way or another manipulates or stretches the pattern; in line with the previous example, a square will either get bigger or smaller, or become a rectangle.


texts: Illustrator Pathfinder Minus Front Not Cropping Circle Shape Precisely

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I'm trying to cut a circle shape with a rectangle overlay and it's changing the shape of the crop somehow. This is similar to the pixel grid issues except I have the align to pixel grid off. So IDK what's going on. Here's what happening:

1. I Add A Circle (with the same circle shape behind it in black to show the distortion) Note: You can't see the black circle behind it because it's the exact same size.

2. I Overlay A Rectangle

3. I Select The Minus Front From Pathfinder

4. I Zoom In And Proceed To Cry
Note: You can now see the edge of the shape is no longer aligned with the same circular shape. It's changing the shape. You can't notice this unless you zoom in.

This issue is happening on multiple instances of illustrator with new files with align to pixel grid off. I've toggled the snapping features. I've checked the file preferences for whether I was running a print vs web. It's a print file.


texts: How to create different file names for every new document in Photoshop?

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I have an A4 size document with 6 Photos, while I am trying to cut one photo from the original and create a new document the new file name is created as "Untitled-1".

Since I am using an Action to cut from original and paste it into the new document, every new file is opened with same name as "Untitled-1" and while saving it replaces the existing.

Is there any way to make every new document with sequence number in Photoshop?

Please find below screenshot for your clear understanding.


texts: InDesign: "page bleed" with pictures spanning on two pages

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lately I had a problem that I neved faced before now, I'll try to explain quickly: usually I setup documents in InDesign CS6 with side-by-side pages and work with pictures that run over two (side-by-side) pages, then I export to PDF.

The problem is that a printing service asked me to export to PDF only in single pages with page bleed on each size and each page, but of course in the "middle side" of the two pages, there is no bleed (on the left page there is no bleed on the right side, and on the right page there is no bleed on the left side).

Is there a way to achieve that result, or I have to work since the beginning with single pages? For example, if I want one big image on two side-by-side page, should I import two times the same image and position it cutting it properly (half image each page)? Isn't it very uncomfortable?

I tried many things but couldn't find any solution.

Thanks a lot for your answer that are great, but I'm adding some details to explain myself better (sorry but english is not my mother language and also my InDesign is in Italian).

The method explained works fantastic with the images if you add them into the pages, but if you have something in the "master" pages, they will overlap on the pages, I did an example to explain better.

This one is with a banner on the master page right and left, with different colors.

You can see that a yellow part of the title background overlap the right page, and vice-versa. How do you manage this problem?


texts: How do I preserve "shared" gradient when releasing compound path?

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I have a compound path consisting of 5 shapes.

I have a radial gradient which spans across all of them.

Now I'd like to release the compound path because I need to export each of these shapes individually.

However, when I do release the compound path, the radial gradient is applied to each of them separately.

How can I release the compound path while preserving the radial gradient?

I am using Illustrator CS4.


texts: How is this 'one colour' design trend referred to in the design community?

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I had thought that the current trend towards 'one colour photos' was being called 'monochrome' but can't seem to find any examples.

The attached picture illustrates what I am referring to. The photo has been darkened and edited to match the colour palette of the website.

The technique is referred to in this question


texts: AI: Make lines "burn" through underlying layer (transparency)

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I want to create a SVG icon similar to this:

Instead of drawing the lines, I want to create the shapes formed by the negative space (the white shapes).

What I did was:

Ellipse Tool > drew a circle > Fill: White
Ellipse Tool > drew a vertical ellipse and centered it
Line Segment Tool > drew 3 horizontal lines

Then I thought to myself "voila!" only to realize I had no idea how to use what I drew on the upper layers to "burn" through and create transparent lines on the bottom layer (which is the white circle). In photoshop I would copy paste and delete the lines to get desired effect as pictured above, but I'm not sure how to proceed in AI.

Question: How can I use upper layer lines / ellipses (or other shapes) to create transparent lines in the bottom layer?


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I would like to use a svg as a clipping mask for a div, so that where the svg is placed you see the fixed background. I tried to explain it here:

The size of the svg should depend on the screenwidth.

Is there a possibility to do that?


texts: Resize to scale multiple layers at once in Illustrator

texts: I have approx 20 layers in illustrator (a world map with layers for capital city names, small city names, rivers, oceans, etc). I want to increase the size of this map, so I need to increase the size of every layer without distortion. I have tried to Select all - group - transform, but all layers disappear off the artboard and are bigger than the dimensions I typed into W x H boxes. Any advice appreciated. Thanks!


texts: Exporting a vector logo to JPG/TIFF changes colour values

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I'm facing a perplexing problem while exporting a vector graphic (a logo) from illustrator. The document colour profile is CMYK and I'm attempting to export high resolution JPG/TIFF files for print in CMYK. While doing so, I'm noticing the colour values shift a bit. The colour I want my logo to have is the following:

But the output in JPG provides different values when the colour is picked in Photoshop:

I have no idea why this shift is happening. I've also tried to change the profile to "Don't colour manage this document" from the default "Working CMYK: U.S. Web coated (SWOP) v2" in illustrator. But that doesn't seem to have helped either. What am I doing wrong?!
Thanks in advance!


texts: Does the image below have a style name? I want to see more images like this to be more familiar and inspire to make such these photos by adobe illustrator, Where can I find them?


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Whenever  i clipping mask any image it takes extra invisible space...
And it causes problem when i mock it.
Is there any way to get rid of that extra space in bounding box?
I want image 1 to get the same bounding box like image 2.


texts: Popular brands logos to use in a template / copyright issue?

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I've seen many templates sold on Themeforest and other similar marketplaces use popular brands logos (e.g. Apple, Samsung, Google, etc.) in 'Our clients" sections.

I also sell templates on different marketplaces, and I wonder if using such brands would be an issue from the copyright point of view? If I am allowed to use them in the preview, may I also include them in the download package?


texts: Can I display CMYK in RGB format easily?

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When designing for print I obviously use CMYK, however I'm always a bit unsure of how colours will turn out because monitors work on RGB so the colour you are seeing may not be representative of how it will print.

When I show clients' work, I show them on screen before going to print. If I send them a CMYK (usually vector work) PDF and they view it on say an iPhone the colour always looks completely different. Is there an easy way of designing CMYK and then exporting it as a pdf that will look correct on an RGB display so the client has a better idea of how it will look, rather than them be confused to why their logo is neon yellow when they wanted a more pastel shade?

Apologies if this is mind numbingly obvious but I'm relatively new to print process.

Thanks in advance


texts: Is there a way to get a spot color that's not in my Pantone book?

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I'm looking for a color that doesn't match anything in my Pantone color book.

I don't see that Pantone sells any books with a wider spectrum of colors.

Is there a way to match this color with a Pantone color or another type of spot color or am I stuck with this limited-spectrum Pantone color book?

Can't be CMYK or any other type of color model.


texts: Convert vector Smart Object layer to Shape layer

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I've cut and pasted vector art from Illustrator to PhotoShop and chose "smart object" when I pasted it.

Is there a way to convert the smart object to a shape layer now so I can edit the very simple art directly in PhotoShop?


texts: In a typeface, what does the abbreviation PE mean?

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I have seen some typefaces with their names ending in PE behind.

I know PICA is a measure unit, but what about PE?


texts: Is it possible to change the style (font size, font type, etc) for multiple tables in a powerpoint presentation?

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The Slide master in MS Powerpoint lets the user set font size and font type and then, if any change needs to occur, lets the user apply the change consistently across all slides.

I was wondering if such a facility also exists in MS Powerpoint for centrally controlling the font size and font type for all text in multiple tables in a powerpoint presentation?


texts: What resolution should large formatted photography be for print?

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I have been given a request to re-size and up the resolution on a handful of images to be printed 40 in. x 30 in. to be hung on the walls in a new facility conference room where clients will see them. A lot of the images I've been given are pretty lo-res (10 in x 8 in, 96 dpi), so obviously when I try to re-size them to 40 in x 30 in, the quality decreases significantly.

So my question really is, do you think I need to get a photographer to go out and shoot new images (these are the only images they have on file), or do you think just upping the resolution in Photoshop on the images I've been given will do the trick?

If we need to re-shoot, what file size/format should as ask to receive from the photographer? And if I can just re-size what resolution do you think it should be in order fpr the images to look clear for viewing?


texts: Faux Bold in Indesign creates thin outline on certain characters

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I've added .25 stroke faux bolding to my text in indesign:

If you look closely... theres this thin outline around the "e"s in "Tech Workforce". If I zoom in far enough on the indesign doc, it disappears! But unfortunately, when I export the PDF for print (the intended purpose), the issue persists:

I would like to remove this outline. Either methods for removing the outline or for redoing the text so that it doesn't create the outline would be much appreciated !


texts: Where to place text labels in custom color picker

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I created a color picker for a website, and I am having one problem regarding the layout of some text.

Above the color picker, there will be a "New Color", and "Original Color". I'm having a hard time finding a location to place the text. (I don't think it's clear without the text.)

The orange is the new color, and the green is the old color.
Also, is it clear that at the new color, you can change the hex textFeild?

Update

I tried inserting the text bellow the hex color. It didn't come out good. I also tried putting it on top, which didn't come out good either.