texts: How to change color of bitmap without paint bucket

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I have an image I need the text to be white and also in silver.

Is there a way to maybe mask the image or use one of the adjustment tools to color the whole image? Instead of using something like paint bucket which wouldn't pick up the distressed detail.


texts: When I try to change a color everything become purple

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I'm trying to change RGB color in GIMP, simple open "Change Foreground Color"
and setting new RGB values, but when I set the number in the R field the color become purple, why is this?


texts: Critique: Color/Depth for Compact Left Navigation

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I have a compact left navigation menu that I've developed but I can't seem to get the coloring/depth  just right with the different levels it has.

At the basic level it looks like:

When you expand the second level:

The last menu expand ( typically not used ):

I want to illustrate a clean menu, I've played around with removing the shading and going all flat with a pop of blue like:

but wasn't happy with the last menu subset.  I'm shooting for a blue/dark grey color scheme like:

Any suggestions on how to accomplish the shading on the nested menus?


texts: How to disable dropping menus in CorelDRAW 11?

texts: Unfortunately i have to use CorelDRAW 11 on a new project and i am really distracted by the slow dropdown of all the menues. Is there a way to disable this behaviour?


texts: Will users be turned off by a long all-caps URL?

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I'm designing a QR code to link to a long URL (beyond my control). I noticed that I can convert all the letters in the URL to uppercase, allowing me to take advantage of QR codes' alphanumeric mode to make the code smaller. Testing indicates that scanners can still read the code and still provide a button to open the code in a browser.
However, I'm concerned that the long string of all-caps text may intimidate users. Is this fear justified?


texts: What is the Fill option for in the Line tool in Photoshop 2021

texts: The Line tool has been changed in Ps 2021 and it no longer draws a rectangle but a path-like formula with no dimensions and it only becomes visible after setting the Stroke. It's reflected in the fact that the Line cannot be used in Pixels mode (which is greyed out), and it is logical as it has no dimensions. But the Fill option in the Shape mode is still available, and I can't think of any scenario in which it might be used as it appears the Stroke is the only way to control the color and thickness of the Line. So my question is why the Fill option hasn't been greyed out? It seems redundant to me.


texts: How to create an image where the colour can be changed using fill in Microsoft Word

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I'm wanting to create my own images or vectors that can be placed into Microsoft Word where the colour of the vector or image can be changed using the fill tool.

I've tried making vectors in illustrator and saving as a wmf and emf files and inserting them in to a Word doc but the fill tool only fills the background of the image not the image itself. It allows me to use recolour tool under the format picture tab but it only gives me a choice of 6 colours and when I try to choose my own the image just goes back to black.

I know it is possible because I have seen it done before but I just can't figure out how to do it. It's driving me crazy!

Or is there a way to make a custom shapes for Word? I'm using MS Office 365.
Please help!


texts: Tell element not to snap to baseline grid

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I'm editing a template with a baseline grid. I added an icon with Font Awesome and can't align it vertically with my text because it snaps to the baseline.
How can I tell InDesign not to align this particular element to the baseline grid? Turning off Snap to Document Grid and Snap to Guides didn't work.


texts: How to select all visible text-elements and make them separate variables?

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I want to translate a huge amount of illustrations from Illustrator. The Variable-Tool offers a great opportunity to transform text into XML that can be read by translation software and re-imported into Illustrator after editing to replace all texts.

The problem: there is no way to make all visible text-elements in an illustration a separate variable. So it's a tedious process to select each text and click on "make variable".

I would need a script that:

checks all visible texts;
makes each element a separate variable;
optionally: automatically starts "save dataset" in order to save the variable.

Is there any script like this? Or could anyone help in producing something like this?


texts: Font Similar to Casablanca Book Condensed

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I'm trying to find a font similar to Casablanca Book Condensed which you can test drive.

What I'm trying to find to match the 'S':

Ultimately I'm looking for something free but the cheaper the better. I've tried to look through Google Fonts but didn't find anything that matched what I was looking for. Any suggestions would be helpful!


texts: SVG Export change some square into circle - Illustrator

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I have a weird issue with an svg export with some vectorised image.
When i make on svg export, some square are change to circle and i have no clue why.

You can download the .ai here (made on cc 2018)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/22oeivmvbg60yki/Sushi2.ai?dl=0

What i have:

Export Setting:

What i get:

I have the same issue with some other image.


texts: Photoshop CC Extract Assets from layer, get individual assets, not entire layer as one single asset/png

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it used to be that I was able to extract all assets from a layer in a PSD, by right-clicking that layer in Photoshop and choosing "Extract Assets". This would bring up a view showing all the assets in that layer, and let me configure certain aspects of the process, such as what file type i would like the extracted assets to be, the asset resolutions, etc. I would then click extract, and get all the different assets from that layer in one nice folder, on my desktop.

Now, however, when I right-click a layer and click "extract assets", i get the same window, showing all the assets being extracted, but, and this is a big but, unfortunately only showing the entire layer as the only asset, in png format, or whatever i chose as the format for the assets.

How can i get back to extracting each individual asset within a layer, using the extract assets method?

Thanks!

c


texts: Any way to export layers to files WITHOUT a prefix, short of editing the .jsx file?

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I'm using a template PSD to crop large batches of ecom images and then exporting my layers to TIFF files. Only problem is Photoshop insists on putting a prefix in front of each file name--even if I leave that field blank it autofills it starting with 0000. It's impossible to batch rename them after the fact because they all have unique style numbers, and going back through and deleting the prefix is incredibly annoying when it's a large group of images.

I have seen advice online saying to delete a line of code from the Layers To Files script, but I don't seem to be able to do that because I'm on a work computer and those files are locked.

Is there any way around this, or is there an alternative method I can use to batch export layers to TIFF files that will use the layer name as the file name?


texts: How do I create an abstract image with a color gradient with Gimp?

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I want to create an image that looks like this:

How can I recreate this effects, or what terms should I use for finding better results?


texts: How do I perform actions on a huge Illustrator document that is taking very long to process?

texts: I'm trying to separate my complex Illustrator artwork by colors but the file is very large (303mb) which is making it difficult for the program to perform each action. Even just selecting all of the expanded elements in the document (so I can trim them) is taking over an hour (it says 'not responding' in the header but I'm still waiting). To reduce the file size a bit, I've used VectorFirstAid to get rid of unnecessary points. However, performing each action is still taking way too long and I'm wondering if there is another way I can do these actions quicker. As of now, all of the elements are expanded and merged under one layer. I am trying to select all of the elements so I can trim them and separate the whole thing by colors.


texts: Is the circle rendering method I used a good design?

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I made an algorithm that generates circles (it is also generalized to ellipses). Right away, circles of size 1 to 16 render like this:

Here is how 256×256 and 256×128 ellipses render:

The way this works is that I have 8 quadratic Bezier curve points on the angles 0, 45, 90, 135, 180, 225, 270, 315, like this:

(in case of ellipses, trigonometric calculations are used to determine the positions of points that produce a 45° angle)

(I know that this isn't an exact circle, for example its area by radius ² is 6√2-16⁄3≈3.15194804091, but it's good enough for rendering)

However, in case of a filled circle, I round the position of the diagonal points to one of those highlighted lines; the red line and yellow background indicate an example:

In case of a single pixel circle outline, I round the position of the diagonal points to one of those highlighted lines; the red line and yellow background indicate an example:

So, I'm using the principles of font hinting diagonally. And when the dimensions of the ellipse are not integers, the width and height gets rounded and the horizontal/vertical points and the center are calculated based on the rounded dimensions, but the position of the diagonal points (relative to the center) is based on the original dimensions, not the rounded ones; they're rounded not to the pixel grid's horizontal or vertical lines, but to the diagonal lines.

Here is an example of how a quarter of a 10×10 circle is rendered:

Here is an example of how a quarter of a 10×10 circle outline is rendered; which pixels the blue dots are in determines what pixels the output will include:

It's possible to make similar constructions for a thickness like this  (I don't know the name of this thickness) or this  (a thickness of 2 pixels) or anything.

Is this algorithm a good design or a bad design? What do you think? Does it have any advantages or disadvantages over competing algorithms (the circle algorithms in various image editors)?

Edit: Here is a comparison of the rendering of a 256×256 circle: on the left is the result of the built-in tool in RealWorld Cursor Editor, on the right is the result of the method described in this question:

Specifically focus on the parts where the circle edge is at a 45° angle. Note how this method handles this angle.

Also, I made a webpage where you can enter any parameters of size to generate an ellipse with this algorithm yourself: https://circlerenderer.netlify.com/


texts: Illustrator invoice to client useable PDF

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I have designed an invoice in Illustrator CS6 - boxes and details that remain constant.

Is it possible to convert it to an editable PDF which my client can edit customer details, sales and prices, and then save it to send on to their customer?

I have tried converting it to a MS Word background, and using MS Word tables and textboxes but it always ends up as a disaster for the client.

Is this a job I should be doing in InDesign, because if it is, I really am in trouble.

Richard Haworth


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Logo for Hardy Boys Media, a social media marketing company. Fairly small, started by two brothers, a few big clients. Here are some preliminary sketches to get an idea of the direction to go.

Andy the co-founder wants to play off the name of course, they already use a magnifying glass in their current logo, and suggested doing something 'comic book' like. Some keywords we touched on were 'engaging', focused, personable, 'detective' quality.

p.s. - Illustrations are not my wheelhouse so any suggestions I will happily look into. Thanks all.


texts: Is there graphical editor for mac supporting non linear distortions (stretch)?

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I am a software developer facing a rare need to create single PNG icon. It should be a horizontal gradient (white to transparent) rectangle stretched to the right - so that right edge of the rectange will become quadratic bezier curve. The gradient should also be stetched.

I thought this is very simple to do but I just spend a day on it without any progress. I haven't found graphical editor that would support non-linear (non-affine) transformation of shapes.

I would be very gratefull for any help.

EDIT: Here is sketch of what is my goal:


texts: When i make a package indesign does NOT copy all links to the new folder. When i then used to save the document to the new folder the links were updated to the new links folder. Not anymore. When i chose the option relink all to new folder it cant find the links allthough they are there. (except for the links indesign didnt copy, because they are not in the desired folder). This is a pain because i delete old folders and after a week i find out indesign is missing files. I never had this before. Any ideas?. Trashing prefs is a bit of a pain because i have several extensions from other parties, which require a lot of work to reinstall. File names are okay, no strange characters or locked layers. When i manually relink one image it does find the existing ones. I am puzzeled. Appreciate an answer


texts: How do I add a border to multiple images in photoshop?

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I have thousands of images where I need to add a border onto. I've been trying to automate this tedious process but I don't seem to succeed at it. I've been playing around with the automate, actions and image processor feature.

These are the steps I've done manually to create the result I'd like with 1 image.

Create a new document with 13 cm width by 10 cm height
Change the white background into a black background
Load the image onto the canvas (by dragging) note: it will automatically center
Save the image

Original example: Wikipedia

End result example:

Hopefully someone can explain to me which steps I need to take in order to automate this.

EDIT:

The most important thing is that all of the images are centered in the middle, the border size itself doesn't really matter so it basically needs to full up the space. That's why I was using the background itself as a border instead of adding a rectangle manually.
Most of the images are the same size but not all of them, same of them are made with an older camera.

I also separated the horizontal and vertical photo's. I could've rotated all of them but that seems to be more time consuming than separating them.
The canvas size must be 13 width and 10 height for horizontal photo's and 10 width and 13 height for vertical photo's. The photo will always be centered in the middle so that it will created borders on two sides.


texts: How to disable randomization on stained glass filter in photoshop for videos?

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When I apply the stained glass filter to a video in photoshop and render it out it generates a new pattern of cells each frame which leads to flickering.

What I want is an effect that has flat shaded cells but the pattern remains the same for the entire video.
Is that possible with the build-in tools? If not, how can I edit the code for the stained glass filter to always use the same pattern?


texts: Need help identifying effect used on a picture

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I'm not a graphics designer, but I need some help with identifying the "effect" used on a picture. The picture I'm revering to is this one.

If anyone could help me naming the effect and tell me if there are any online sites that can recreate that effect with another photo.


texts: Layers Styles in Photoshop making the file size huge

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I'm using a few layer styles for an image to sort of create metal effects and shine. On this particular example I have 8 effects being used, but they are making the file crazy big, in terms of file size. Normally (without the layer styles) the file size is about 6MB, but when I add my styles the size jumps up to >20MB, and this is a rather small file, so the insane growth of files on my much larger files becomes a real issue.

What is Photoshop possibly doing with 7 effects that it makes the file size so big? Is it saving every possible combination of the effects to make turning them on and off faster? If that's the case, is there a way to disable that?

If it's not any of these, I would to get some advice on what I can do to make these files just much more manageable. I tried the "Solid color on the top layer" trick, but that's way too tedious, plus it breaks my image previews (which I actually need for other reasons).


texts: Can you re-number the order of artboards in Illustrator CS4?

texts: I use illustrator with multiple artboards to design website layouts. Often I start at the beginning (what I think is the beginning at the time) and get 15 pages deep. Then I realize that I need to add another page at the beginning. I want this page to be page 1. Is this possible to do without physically moving all the elements in a page one by one?


texts: What are standard ratios for typography on the web?

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In laying out a web design, I often try to make sure that my typography is proportional and consistent. However, I haven't been able to find any definitive articles or resources on what ratios and sizes should be used. Specifically, what are the recommended or standard practices for:

Font-size
Line-height
Line-width
Line-spacing

Please consider both paragraph and header text in your answers. Also, any studies on the effectiveness of various ratios or metrics would be very useful.


texts: How to best represent different priority levels using icons?

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In a web application I'm developing we categorize systems based on their criticality (1-4). A system might have connected emergencies, which have emergency levels (1-3). Combined they give you the priority of an emergency.

My first draft includes traffic-light colors for displaying emergency levels, but it's not really extendible as you only have three categories (green, yellow, red) and it's all but verbose.

For criticality I think about using basic shapes with increasing edge count: circle ●, triangle ▼, quad ■ (or triangle pointing up ▲), star ★ (from least critical to most critical).

The good thing here is that you can combine colors and shapes, but on the other side the colored icons still don't feel anything like easy to read.

Are there better design elements for showing such things? I'd rather not display these attributes as plain numbers.


texts: Rounding only bottom anchor points using direct selection tool

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Using Adobe Illustrator CS6, I'm trying to select only the bottom anchor points using the Direct Selection Tool. And apply the following effect: Effect > Stylize > Round Corners

However, all the four anchor points get transformed when I try to do that (I clicked on bottom anchor points only using the direct selection tool).

What could I be doing wrong?


texts: Photoshop: How do I create a new layer from a shape that I wish to draw?

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When I try to draw a shape, I can't seem to get it to create a new layer, but rather it always goes on the layer that I already have selected. How do I create a new layer from a shape that I wish to draw? Otherwise, I can't seem to edit its colour....

In relation to this, I watched a tutorial and each time the guy drew a new shape it created a coloured thumbnail linked to a thumbnail with the shape inside of a grey box. For me, currently, the shapes just keep appearing on transparent layer thumbnails.

This is what the tool bar looks like with the shape tool selected:


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I got a word document translated into Polish which I am supposed to put into an idesign file. The indesign file already exists in English and the font used is Corporate SBQ. When I copy paste the polish version from word, all the polish consontants with the diacritics give me a pink square- I suppose that means that indesign doesn't recognise them. I tried the glyphs window, but some of the characters are not there. I cannot copy paste from another document, I still get a pink square. Is there a specific font which works for Polish? Is there any other way to do this? I tried the spell check, but most of the words which have this pink block do not appear as misspelled.

What am I doing wrong?


texts: What colors to choose for displaying blocks of texts on a colored background?

texts: I know, that color of the background and of the text should have enough contrast to each other. That rule in mind, blue (#0000ff) text on red (#ff0000) background should be fine. But I get the feeling that's not good. What should be considered, for choosing colors for text and background? Does it change anything, if the background actually is a color gradient?


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I am interested to find a proper way of reproducing the below line art example.
What I've tried:

-I've created two layers with paralel lines with different widths using Blend/make option.

-Using the Object tool, I've created a circle, used as a clipping mask over the top layer.

The problem is that I can't achieve the round thick line endpoints like we have in the source example. Any thoughts?


texts: Why did the fixup to 'Convert All Spots to CMYK' fail?

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Why's step 3 failing for another PDF (click to download)? I didn't change anything about this fixup, since I last used it successfully in the aforementioned post (for the PDF for Criminal Law).  Anyway, screenshot 1 beneath proves that my fixup matches this.

  Search for Convert All Spots to CMYK and run Fix. Now all colors in your document are CMYK.


texts: How do I set the image mode to 4-bit grayscale (16-color)? Photoshop CS6

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I see I can adjust my image between 8, 16, and 32 bits per channel, and when I create a new image I can choose between bitmap (1-bit) or 16-bit+ in all the other modes.

Is there a way to do a 4-bit mode? I'm trying to do some image editing for some e-ink displays (16-color grayscale, aka 4-bit) but I cannot for the life of me figure this out in Photoshop CS6, and most google results are just 'how to make an image greyscale'.

Alternatively, what software could I use to create and edit images in a 4-bit grayscale mode?


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I have a simple animation built in Adobe Edge Animate. It works great on Desktops with decent speed but it is slow to load and jerky on any other computers and mobile devices.

Are there any tips to improving performance with Adobe Edge Animate across devices for a quicker loading, smoother experience?

Here is what I have done thus far:

Trim PNGs of all extra transparency
Do not save any meta data with PNGs
Code on the website is as small as possible at this point.

Here is a link to the animation on a webpage.

IMPORTANT NOTE! This animation is on a website for an organization that fights for the legalization of marijuana. There are marijuana leafs and references to marijuana on this page. This may not be safe for some work environments.


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It is an ebook full of illustrations and graphics.
I want it to be printed and also add some pages.

How do I do this on InDesign? Or what should I do since I dont have the raw format of the Ebook.


texts: How do I flip along the axis using web version of Sketchup?

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It seems straight forward.

Select your object, right click and select Flip Along.

However this does nothing.


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I feel wrong, but it's just as simple as this: two words, extruded text, simple flat white material, default lightning, nothing special. Rendering time on 3D Studio Max-VRay about 1 minute (2K size image). Rendering time on 3D layer Photoshop CC, one hour and a half? Seriously? Even for a 1000x600px image?

Am I doing something wrong? Is it really so slow?
Thanks


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I was trying something like infographic design, typographic design...but I can't find lots of examples or tutorials, and it's weird because I've seen them everywhere!! With those headers and ornaments...
If you know where to find these designs or how they're actually called, if they are called something, that would be great!
Thank you!


texts: How to digitize a logo from a geometrical description on paper?

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I'm not a graphic-designer. A friend of mine is - a retired one. I asked him to design a logo for my company. He does not know how to use a PC/Mac for design tasks so he did it on paper. It looks great.

He gave me a drawing which describes the lines to be drawn (widths, endpoints), the distances and the angles of each. The geometrical characteristics.

What tool should I use to create a vectorized version of this? Ideally an open-source-tool.

I'm a programmer, I naturally thought about turtle-graphics (with gnuplot as an example). But I'm sure that there are more powerful tools which will let me colorize the logo once the geometrical description is imported.


texts: Set background color to single paragraphs in text frames

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Is there a way to set the background color for single paragraphs in a text frame in Scribus?

This is what I'm trying to get:

From the story editor I managed to set the background for the whole text frame, but as you can see from the example given, it is not the case.

I also tried to create a paragraph style with a background color in the style manager, but it seems that this is not an option.

Any suggestion about how to achive this or something similar?


texts: 3ds Max Strap / bandage animation problem

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Below is the image of what I am trying to achieve. My client wants me to create animations of character applying multiple straps or bandage in various ways.

I've tried Normal rigging / spline IK / Squashy rig and it gives poor (Jitter in animation + texture stretch + it doesn't conform properly).

Now I am trying to use path deform to show strap move along the path which I think seems like a good solution as far as animation goes but now again I cant figure out how to conform this strap to leg 3D model while it moves along the path. (rotation + twist values are not working at all).

I'll appreciate any help.


texts: What is the best Font with less empty Space (ultra fat)

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I search a good looking font which has small empty space, means the characters are full and nearly quadratic.

Or in other words, if you draw a rectangle or quadre around a letter, nearly 80 % should be filled with the character, only small empty space.

The best i got so far is Frutiger Ultra bold, but it still wastes too much space.

Letterspacing can be altered so its not priority.


texts: How to Identify/Change Blue-Bluish Colors in this Map in Photoshop

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I want to extract/mark/show all blue colors of the image because there are color blinds who see them as black/wrongly.
I need to estimate all blue-bluish colors there and be able to change the color group to some other colors if necessary.
I cannot change all bluish colors to something else but need to find some compromise.
I heard that you can do it by Photoshop (any edition) but I cannot find a way to do it.
Map of Paris


texts: How do I find a printer who can print in white on a t-shirt?

texts: Where can I find a printing company that can print my logo on a  heat transfer using " WHITE"  I am trying to put my logo (that has white clouds in it ) on a t-shirt. BUT , I cannot find anyone who can print the transfer for me. Where are the people that own a OKI printer that now prints in white?


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I want to be able to get a ascending/descending size ( 3D ) effect with CS5 Photoshop text. Like this.

I've tried make each letter a different size and edit -> transform -> scale and am very limited.


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Is there a color replacement adjustment layer in Photoshop?

If not, why not? And can its effect be achieved using another method?


texts: Place image on text with effects - Adobe Illustrator

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I have a logo where I have applied effects to the text. I have a transparent image of some stars I would like to apply over the text but when I create a clipping mask it removes the colour of the text. I tried to create a pattern of the image and apply the pattern but that also removes the text colour. How can I keep the text colour / effects and place the stars image over it.

Im still new to Illustrator but have experience in photoshop where I can easily do this with a clipping mask.

Thanks for any help in advance. Maybe im just doing something simply wrong?


texts: What is a good font for low resolution, black and white screen?

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I'm looking for a good font to use on a small display (lower than 200x200px). The screen is black and white only, so I can't use anti-aliasing.

I use several font sizes (between 14px and 24px), lower case and upper case, and Gimp 2.8 to render the font. It's better if it is not a monospaced font.

What font is more suitable for my purpose?


texts: Having a base object that Interacts with copies in Illustrator

texts: For Illustrator, is there a easy way to have copies of an object reference back to the original? For example, if I changed the color of the original then all the copies' color will change also.


texts: How to make this vintage glow effect in photoshop?

texts: How can I make this beautiful glow effect on Photoshop and make it look a bit vintage. I'v tried with another layer blurred and with opacity lowered, but the look is different


texts: How can I get rid of bezier handles when moving an object?

texts: I am trying to move an object in straight lines as in the image below but the Bezier handles won't make this possible. How can I get rid of them and move my shape in straight lines with no curves whatsoever? Is there a way that they (bezier handles) can be turned off completely also?


texts: Import or open transparent PNG in Illustrator results with black edges

texts: Whenever I open or import a PNG with transparency to Illustrator I get these black pixels along the edges. The only way I've found to get rid of the black pixels is to rasterise it with a white background, if I try rasterise it with transparency preserved the black blocks remain. I do not want to have to replace all of these transparent PNGs with PSDs. It is crucial to my current workflow that I use PNGs because I am using Photoshop Extract Assets; so if I go to Photoshop and make changes to the PNG it automatically extracts the asset and then in turn automatically updates the linked PNG in Illustrator. Another alternative workaround I can think of is to extract to TIFF instead, however, I'm pretty sure you should be able to import transparent PNGs to Illsutrator without problems... so any idea what's causing my problem?


texts: How to merge layers for batch export and optimised for web

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What I'm trying to do:

Batch export
Optiimize for web (Jpeg)

My layers structure:

Layer1 --- Logo
Layer2 --- Adjustment layer (Brightness and Control)
Folder-A
~~ Layer3 -- image
~~ Layer4 -- image
~~ Layer5 -- image
~~ ..... (more layers)
Folder-B
~~ Layer6 -- image
~~ Layer7 -- image
~~ Layer8 -- image
~~ ..... (more layers)

I want to batch export the image layers to individual files and optimized each image for web. I figured I could export layers into individual files and use automate batch action to optimize for web.
I use Export layers as PNG but it doesn't merge the logo layer with the image layer. I need the logo to appear on each image layer. Is there a way to achieve this?


texts: Adding transition effects to a gif or short video

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I'm pretty new to creating GIFs and video effects so please excuse my ignorance. I searched for 2-3 hours for a simple tutorial on this but it is difficult to find.

Would anyone know how I can do this simple task: I have an image divided into 4 sections. I want each section to "fly in" from outside the screen into view, one right after the other until all 4 pieces are there. I don't want the video to loop.

I have the entire Adobe suite so I can use anything they have. I started creating it in Photoshop as a GIF and I assumed I could probably add the "Fly in" effect to each section of the image but it seems Photoshop doesn't have such capabilities for GIFs.


texts: What Latin fonts are used in Apple's Chinese fonts?

texts: Many Chinese fonts seem to use other fonts for the Latin text. For e.g., Adobe Song Std uses a light version of Minion Pro. What Latin fonts are used in Apple's Chinese fonts, such as STFangsong, STKaiti, STSong, STHeiti, and STXihei? As best as I can tell, STFangsong, STKaiti, and STSong all share the same Latin font.


texts: What software do you recommend for creating a logo

texts: I am just starting to teach myself how to make logos. If I want to make a logo that works with both Apple and Android apps, what software do you recommend that would help me do a logo that would be compatible on Apple and Android devices?


texts: What font is used for the uservoice.com logo?

texts: See www.uservoice.com, they have this beautiful geometric font and I would love to find out what it's called.


texts: How do I select a high-contrast color set for a map?

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Obviously, black & white are the highest contrast.  I also want 2 sets of colors, so that regions on the map can be colored with good contrast.  For instance, one region might be red, another blue, and another green.  Simultaneously, each of those regions may contain sub-regions that are cyan, yellow, and magenta.  I could just pick dark versions of the 1st set and light versions of the 2nd set, but would like about 6 colors in each set.  Also, simply picking colors that are numerically far apart doesn't lead to good visual contrast.

Any suggestions?  (Colors are for on-screen display)


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I've got an InDesign document with multiple A4 pages, with a 12.7 mm margin on all sides. I've got a bunch of images I want to drop onto each page.

To save me dropping in each image and manually resizing it to fit between the width or height of the margins is there a "fit to margins" option in InDesign.

I've made a video to better articulate my question here : https://streamable.com/es4z9


texts: Photoshop: knockout layer through parent groups

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I know there are two options for knockouts: deep and shallow. However, I want something sort of in between.

I'm creating a UI, so there are a lot of a elements/layers going on and I like to keep them all organized on groups. However, that messes up how layers knockout each other (understandably).

I don't want to use knockout: deep because I don't want layers to cut through everything, but knockout: shallow doesn't traverse up through parent groups and therefore doesn't create the desired effect.

Is there a way for knockouts to go through some groups, but them stop at a specified layer and knockout only up to that?

Right now, I'm having to leave layers ungrouped so they knockout correctly.

Edit: Here is the effect I'm going for (the (+) button knocks out the dark overlay to the image behind it):

And here's how I currently have to arrange the layers:

Notice how I have to leave the Add button: + and Add button: border layers ungrouped so they can knockout the BG layer (which then passes through to the Wallpapers group). Ideally, I'd like similar layers like that to be grouped for my own sanity...

Edit 2: Here are more screenshots. The first is the desired effect (knocking out the BG layer to the Wallpaper group. The second is simply just having the button be white with reduced opacity. I know that I could just make the shape red in this example, but I wanted to clearly show the different results between the two methods. It would not work for anything that's not a solid color.


texts: How do I add my logo onto a product like it was part of the mold design?

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I am looking to implement my logo on a few pictures of my products. I am looking to see what I can do with Photoshop or After Effects and make it look as genuine as possible.
I have looked everywhere online and there doesn't seem to be anything that addresses my exact issue.


texts: What is the proper sizing/image/resolution or whatever for shooting artwork for submission?

texts: I create colored pencil art and I'm very confused about the whole thing of resolution: A professional print provider is doing the photo shoot of my artwork, and I was just handed an image that is 72 dpi, but the picture is very large. I thought it should be 300 dpi so I could save it into the various sizes I need for mags or printing or submission for shows.  What is the correct way to do this? When I shoot my art myself just for my own use I resize the images to 72 dpi and they then look quite small, the right size for posting on my blog but the 72 dpi image he sent me as mentioned was very large at 72 dpi.  Some advice here please and thank you.  I am new at this and the question was answered but I did not understand a word of it.  Could someone please explain this process in layman's terms please?


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I am new to graphic design. I have an icon (attached). The border color of the icon is quite different with its inner color.

My question is: There is any tools that I can use to quick modify border color to new color. The new border color should be the color inner icon but a little bit lighter.

Thank you!


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So, I'm using adobe illustrator for creating vectorial figures, mainly for graphs.

In illustrator, creating graphs is not so well implemented, so I'm using another tool to make them (e.g. R, xmgrace, pyx, mathematica), and them export as PDF and "place" them in the illustrator, for further modifications and adjustments easier to to in illustrator.

There are two "types" of placing: either a link to the original pdf, or embed the pdf in the illustrator, converting its data to illustrator's "notation".

When embedding, it is frequent that the illustrator does not have the fonts of the PDF (e.g. LaTeX symbols), and thus screws all the symbols/text of the original pdf during embedding.

I currently know one way of "solving" this for images, as pointed out here: by converting the pdf to a postscript without fonts, using (on Mac):

gs -sDEVICE=pswrite -dNOCACHE -sOutputFile=nofont-Myfile.ps -q -dbatch -dNOPAUSE Myfile.pdf -c quit

For simple formulas, this seems to be equivalent to export a formula from LaTeXit as "PDF w.o.f." (without font) instead of just PDF (this utility appears during Drag of the formula)

However, for images, this requires one step on the process (the terminal command) just to create a new file, for them passing from pdf to Illustrator.

Does anyone knows a better solution than this one?


texts: One RGB color could only match single one HSL color?

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I am wondering if there is single one matched HSL color for a given RGB color?

Based on existing formula converting RGB to HSL, it is yes.

However, I want to know if my assertion above is true?


texts: How can you achieve this mosaic like effect in Photoshop?

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How can i achieve this effect in photoshop? is it hand drawn in illustrator or can it be done using a couple of filters and gradients in photoshop ?

I found that picture while going through this page.
http://www.digitalartserved.com/gallery/Various-Illustrations-2013/10068071


texts: Coloured Text on Background Shape not Showing - Indesign

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Many thanks if you can help stop me banging my head against this brick wall.
Part of the text in a text box I would like coloured against a shape background. Instead of acting as expected, it "disappears" - text is actually selectable, but doesn't show.
No text-wrapping is applied, and it isn't overset. I want the text white, but I've colored it blue to ensure there is no white text issue.
Text is at the top of the layer stack.
It isn't either of the solutions here:
https://creativepro.com/where-is-my-text/
https://creativepro.com/the-curious-case-of-occasional-overset/
Text I want to show against the background in blue:

How it appears when background added:

Thanks if you can help at all.
Kind regards


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Is there an automatic tool that can crawl a live site and generate both a visual sitemap and single-page screenshots?

I tried searching around and all I can find is Powermapper and Slickplan but those don't take screenshots. I am on a Mac.


texts: Can someone explain me the concept of image resolution in photoshop in relation to indesign and illustrator?

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My file has resolution of 150 ppi, i duplicate that file and made another one of resolution of 300 ppi, with resample checkbox turned off. As a consequence of that, pixels from both images haven't changed and are the same, while only print size changed.

When i exported both files, one with 150ppi and one with 300 ppi, they were the same size 1.0 mb, even the information on jpeg is measuring the same pixels dimensions.

But when i place both of my images in illustrator, the one with 300ppi has smaller size, also when i placed it in indesign the one with 300 ppi is smaller, and the one of 150 ppi is larger.

How so, when they have the same pixel dimensions?

Can someone explain me logic behind this.

Thanks.


texts: follow tutorials pretty easy and fast, but when making own things it looks so bad

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This is maybe not a very mechanical question.
So I am student and learning illustrator for the past months, sometimes more
than other weeks. I know most of the tools and such and can pretty replicate
most things when I see it on the web if it is not too advanced.
I follow tutorials and make them pretty decent, it looks the same.

But when I try to create my own things, it looks so bad. I use everything wrong, I forget how to make shapes. I don't know where to put the shadows and so on.

Anyone got advice how I can improve ?


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I was commanded by the administration to create a billboard-sized design for our marketing advertisement but this method is newly introduced to me as a graphic artist. My problem is that it's a 20x20 ft and I don't know the proper requirements for it not to be pixelated if printed. Here are my following concerns:

What software should I use? Should I stick with Photoshop or use other software?
If I use PS, what are the proper requirements to be inputted in terms of dimensions and resolution that will not hinder my computer's high-performance?
Specs: AMD A10, 16 GB Ram. Graphics: Radeon R7 12.
Someone told me that it is done panel by panel. What is the process to be done when the output is ready for printing (or is it the printing house's concern to panelized the output?)


texts: How do I make the control handles of a node visible in Affinity Designer 1.7?

texts: Hello, I am trying to select a node on this vector shape so that I can extend the control handles and then make this sharp point a rounded one. I have read the manual, but clicking and dragging with the node tool isn't exposing the handles for me, rather it just moves the node around slightly.  This is the reference that I used: https://affinity.help/designer/en-US.lproj/index.html?page=pages/Tools/tools_node.html?title=Node%20Tool


texts: How to edit a pixel without modifying surrounding pixels

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When working on a bitmap image in Photoshop, I often need to make changes to  individual pixels, such as using the Paintbrush to change the colour. This would typically involve zooming into the maximum level possible - 3200% - then using a 1px brush to paint the individual pixels, as seen below. However, this has the unwanted effect of also changing the colour of the surrounding pixels to a lesser degree.

How can I avoid this behaviour to modify the properties of only a single pixel? I've come across the workaround of creating a 1px x 1px fixed size selection around the pixel as I'm working on it, thereby preventing the surrounding pixels from being affected, but this seems like a convoluted, time-consuming hack more than a real solution. Is there nothing in Photoshop designed for this purpose - or at the very least, a hack or plugin that would be less time-consuming?


texts: How to create vector physics diagram with know angles and line proiection

texts: I'm trying to create a triangle vector. I know the length of the first vertical vector A, the angle between this vector and a second vector B and that the third vector C, closing the triangle, is horizontal. How can I make this diagram on Inkscape ? I need to indicate the angle measurement and the vector names. In the image below there is an example of what I'm trying to create, but it is mandatory to construct the triangle starting only from the data that are known (known data are explained above).


texts: Queries from Printers about my booklet created with photoshop, please help

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I sent my artwork for print and they have returned it with a few queries. I would be very grateful if anyone could help me understand what they are asking of me. They said:

1) No bleeds , no trim marks in the artwork

2)Small elements prepared in CMYK colours. Printing from that file may cause those elements to be unreadable, or making them blurred. This effect is occurring due to standard misregistration in offset printing method.

3)To preserve high quality of printing could you please set all black (now prepared in cmyk) texts and logos to outlines. (not as a image) and prepared in black only.


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I'm trying to make a little logo to put as a watermark on my pictures, and perhaps to put it in a website.

Since it's personal, I had the idea to use my initials (C and B) to form the shape of a camera, to make it personal and distinctive.

This is my first attempt (bear with me, I'm really new to design and do it just for fun, photograhy is also not my job):

To me it feels kind of ok, but for the smooth corners that somehow seem to clash with the typeface beneath, of which I like the minimalism. The logo itself should be as minimal as possible in my mind.

Do you have any critiques (more than welcome!) or suggestions to make?


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Simple question, how do I make this one piece?

Ive tried all the pathfinder options, and it does not connect the pieces, same as compound shape.

I'm stuck trying to do this the hard way, there has got to be some easy way of connecting all this as one piece.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this is frustrating me.

-Thank you.


texts: Angry or frustrated client - how to proceed?

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So my clients aren't very tech savvy, and they were having trouble with a file I gave them. Firstly, they did not follow my directions to use this file. They were trying to open it in a web-based program instead of the desktop application (one of the MS Office ones...not giving specifics here just in case). I would ask them specific questions like "Did you open it in X?" and that would be ignored.

I tried to walk them through the process, but they frequently ignored my instructions and now they are angry and frustrated. I got a couple angry emails and texts, ending with a very clear and angry "I will do it myself."

Not sure how to proceed, because they didn't follow my directions, then didn't want to be walked through the process. I was trying to give them alternative solutions but this seemed to piss them off.

Also, I think I've found the solution to this issue but am afraid to give it to them at this point.

Anyone have experience with something like this? I do value this client, and this is the first time it's happened like this (although the ongoing issue of them ignoring my specific questions does happen regularly).


texts: How do I install Gimp 2.8 in Windows without administrative permissions?

texts: I want my creativity to flow right now but I don't have access to the administrator account.


texts: Why can I not use the brush tool to paint my object?

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I drew an image in Illustrator and now I would like to fill it with color. I created a second layer and placed it under the line art.

However when I try to painting with the brush tool I get a really annoying  (international prohibition sign / no symbol).

Why is that?


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I am trying to use Photoshop CS5 to make a vector image of a garbage can. The garbage can will contain a few distinct parts that will be different colors and overlapping: A Lid, a can, and dark grooves on the can.

What is the best (or one good) way to model this in Photoshop? I have been using the Pen tool to make a bunch of Paths on a layer, but once I color in the paths with a color, then tweak the locations of the paths, I have to recolor them in and it is a disaster. I want to move already made selections and have the colors move with it. Is shapes what I want here? Sorry, I am a newb :)

Thanks!


texts: Does Photoshop Elements fully support PSD files from "full" Photoshop?

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I'm a web developer and on a regular basis I need to work with .psd files that have been provided by a designer. My needs are low - mostly I just toggle layer visibility and then save as .png, which I further slice and dice with Paint.NET (my tool of choice because I'm more proficient with it).

Now, so far I've been using a... borrowed... Photoshop, but I'd like to finally purchase a copy of my own. Unfortunately it's pretty expensive, so I'm wondering if the cheaper Photoshop Elements can do the trick, too? Will it support all the layer blending effects and other tricks that artists are so fond of using? If I turn off a layer will I still get the same picture as I would in the full Photoshop?


texts: What would be the best software to place together a tessellation for laser cutting

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I have a tessellation piece (shown below). I want to use this piece and create a tessellation of a certain amount of pieces so I can laser cut them out of a piece of wood.

What would be the best software to do this in?


texts: Pixelation problem, beginner, custom brushes

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As a complete beginner, I'm using Gimp for animated gifs. I created lots of custom brushes for universal in-betweens: faces, eyebrows, arms, lips, etc.. I find it very time-saving.

In scenes where I make characters only half smaller, all shapes already appear very pixelated in gif and mp4 formats... The smaller I make characters, more pixelated they become. They are pixelated no matter what the size.

The sizes of the brushes when created vary between 100x50 px, and up to 700x600 px - maybe this could be a factor?

Are there any solutions for pixelation within Gimp?

I couldn't find any other software also for animation with custom brushes option except Gimp. Are there any?


texts: When does Indesign automatically update links after a rename or move?

texts: Sometimes I have to rename or move my linked files to another name or location, I can't remember my file were open or not but all I want to know is how and when it happens. Is there any option to handle this?


texts: How to convert a pixel layer into a path using Photoshop?

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I am trying to convert a pixel layer (in this case, the shape is some kind of parabolic line) into a path in Photoshop.

I tried using the Pen tool and drawing path directly on the shape but no matter how precise I am, it's impossible to create that shape.

I'm relatively new to Photoshop so I need help.


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First of all, sorry for that title. I really couldn't find something better, how to describe my problem in short.

I've drew a lock, you can see it on image:

I would need to create a frame animation, so the lock will end like this:

So the final animation will be similar like this one: dribbble.com/shots/1141621-Lock-Icon-Animation-GIF

Here's my problem: I cannot draw the "bend" on the top of the lock (the U shape). If I distort it in PS, it's just like a paper, it flips, and there's no thickness of the metal "U". And when it comes to drawing, I don't know the angle in which I have to "bend" the "U" shape correctly, so I can't even do it by hand.

How could I draw it, so the final animation would look like the one I've described?

Thanks.


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I would like to remove a static watermark with a dynamic background.
In fact, I have a video with a logo that is in the top right corner and the background is always changing. I already tried the "content aware fill" feature of Adobe After Effects, but it doesn't work. I think this feature is good when your object is moving but in my case the object (watermark) is static.
I then tried Photoshop by selecting the area of the watermark & then "Fill → Unselect". This is working, but I have to do it frame by frame. My video lasts 7 minutes with 60 frames / second, so you can imagine that I cannot do that frame by frame.
Is there a way to do it automatically for a video? If possible with step by step explanations since I'm a newbie to those tools. I even created a Photoshop action with "Fill → Unselect → Next frame", but still I have to execute them one by one...
Thank you all.


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I'm in the process of creating my name in Photoshop, but I have a problem.

I type in my name. I use the "free transform" to scale to the size that I want. I make sure that the "anti-aliasing" is set to smooth.

I then go into File > Save for Web. I make sure that it'll save the file in the GIF format and save to my desktop.

Then open the image that I saved. It opens in the default image program for Apple computers and come to find out there is some type of white outline around my name.

How to I remove the white outline?

If you would like to see pictures of what I'm specifically talking about, please let me know.


texts: Which software to create mockups for webdesign

texts: I used to use AdobePhotoshop for this purpose but after months i realized that it's not the best tool for this, does anyone recommend a good tool for webdesign mockups


texts:
I am trying to add one type of effect to each shape in a group/layer.
But when I set the appearance panel accordingly, either nothing happens, or (in the case of dropshadow) the shapes extend beyond their outlines to where the shadows would be rendered (See the picture).

I have tried doing this in multiple documents and it always happens, when trying to apply an effect to the appearance of a group/layer

How can I fix this?


texts: InDesign: master page item can't be removed after overriding it

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I seem to have a strange problem. In InDesign, in the master page (right side / odd numbered pages) I have a simple graphic, but when I delete it using ctrl+shift+click Delete, another one is automatically generated. If I do the same on the left side, it's all fine.

For now I have just turned the colour to page colour (white).
Anyone know if there is a solution to this or is it just a glitch? All my other files are fine.


texts: How do you set the default text size in Gimp 2.8 for Mac OSX Mountain Lion?

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I am using Gimp 2.8 for Mac OS X, and I would like to change the default text size from 18 pt to 36 pt, so that I don't have to highlight the text and manually change every time I create a new text box. Even after selecting "Save tool options on exit" from the Preferences menu, the font size still goes back to 18 points when I create a new text box.

However I cannot figure out how to do that. All of the tutorials that I can find online appear to be for a Linux version, that looks like it has a different UI. Also, I have seen some answers that suggest there is a ".gimprc" file that can be edited, that has those settings in it. However, I cannot find any such file on my system. I think this may be because I downloaded the .dmg, which said to just open it and drag the executable into the applications folder, and didn't run any kind of installer that would have created the configuration files.

What is the correct way to set the default text size?


texts: How to balance a tab bar with an even number of elements, one of them being a call-to-action?

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I have to design a 4 item iOS tab bar. One of the items is a call-to-action button for creating content. Typically, apps have 5 items, so it is natural to place the call-to-action in the middle for balance. This is an example:

How would you maintain balance with an even number of items?


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Hi all: I am an Illustrator and I screenprint my own works: I’ve been searching for a reliable way to simulate color overprints in PS but still no clue: traditional blending modes or fiddling with transparencies just don’t do the job: I have actually made a large set of test prints to actually compare real world results with my tests in Photoshop, with no consistent results up to now.

Someone tried to solve the problem here:
https://prinfab.com/blog/simulating-a-screen-print-with-digital-print/

But that just does not work, in real world colors do not add up that way.
Did anyone solved this before?
Thanks]1


texts: What exactly is a web font, and what does converting to one involve?

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I've read a few articles on this but the actual technical differences between web fonts and desktop fonts still elude me. The more I read on the topic the more I get the feeling that no-one has a clear technical definition of what exactly a webfont is.

When I upload a "desktop" font to a webfont-generating service like FontSquirrel, what exactly do those services do to the font file to make it a web font? If the primary use of these services is the conversion to different formats, what formats are actually needed on the modern web to support a reasonable number of browsers as of 2019?


texts: Illustrator: Prevent stroke crossing with converging shapes

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I've got three triangular shapes, converging towards a single points. Even though I've chosen inline stroke alignment, the strokes cross at the converging anchor point (see picture). How do I prevent this from happening?

Thanks in advance!


texts: I need to make this leaf white and not black, no background color on Photoshop. Any help?


texts: How can I make a nav bar thats not boring!

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Every time I design a new site, I use the same kind of nav bar.

As thickish border at the top of the screen, single color, with menu links inside.

I try to make it a little crisper by adding an inset box shadow at the bottom, but all my nav bars still look really dull!

What kind of affects can I add to spice them up a little??


texts: Weird inkscape shape bug/setting - everything is white

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new to this community. I've found this weird Inkscape bug in the latest version 0.92, where the shapes are on the canvas but appear without colour. I have no idea how to fix this. I have tried to reinstall it.
This is what I have:

Created a square
Tried to set the colour in the fill and stokes tab. Alpha is 100
Just get a blank box

This is from the new install and blank canvas. huhh?
Help?


texts: Can I use vector images to increase site compatability?

texts:
I am familiar with vector and raster images, in theory.  In practice I don't know how to use vectors properly.  Can vector images be used in a web pages to increase site compatability?  For example, in CSS we can use EM to scale font up and down depending on the resolution capabilities of the device.  This is good for desktop/mobile.

How do I know an image is vector?  Are vector images supported on web pages by most modern browsers?  Do they really help with the desktop/mobile problem?  What other issues might I need to consider? (cost of vector image creation tools, difficulty, etc).


texts: I have a client who is pushing the use of very literal imagery for her website: waving hands for success, a finishing line for the end of a process, and so on. We're trying to make more use of indirect imagery, partly to support the brand but also to encourage deeper engagement. Is there any research available to show the relative merits of both approaches?


texts: Ideal way to wrap a label around a bottle (3d extrude?)

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Previously I might have used Photoshop's warp tool to wrap a label around a bottle but it's hard to get perfect results in this way. I'd love a more consistent method so I tried experimenting with Illustrator's 3d extrude and mapping a symbol over the top but so far, results are not exactly as good as they could be.

Here is the label I'm going to be wrapping around a bottle... I've pulled this from InDesign. The text is not outlined and I have, so far, not noticed any difference in end results if I outline it or not.

After converting this to a symbol and mapping it to a cylinder (by extruding a circle) I end up with the result on the right (note the warped text and circle)... If I rasterise the symbol before mapping then I end up with the result on the left (major pixellation!). You may want to open the next image in a new tab to see it full size.

I'd done the rastering at 900dpi... Before it has been warped, this is a very zoomed in section to give you an idea of the original resolution.

Now if I scale up the bottle and wrapped label, the quality of both of these improves. This is a the same part of the label after wrapping, when the size is as large as I can make it... I'm limited from going bigger by the fact that the max extrusion length is 2000px. This is just about suitable for my needs at the moment but I'd be screwed if the label was taller.

Finally, the larger version of the vector version is not great and would be of no use at all if the final bottle image was printed large. I'd much rather stick with vectors if it worked well...

Is there a better way to do this that I'm missing? If not, what software should I be picking up that does? I'm okay for now but I'm finding these tools incredibly lacking and there must be a better way to do this.

Many Thanks

EDIT:

So after switching to Photoshop and taking some time to learn the controls of it's 3D settings, I'm kind of getting there... I don't want any shading on this as I'm going to be manually painting the reflections on afterwards. Unfortunately, setting the Surface setting to "Unlit Texture" makes 3d > Render greyed out.

What could be causing this to not allow me to render? 3D options mention that OpenGL needs to be active but I can render with shadows, why can't I render without? Is my only option to place many lights around the object to try to light it as evenly as possible?


texts: Sketch how to export all symbols to file system, while keeping hierarchy

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How do you export all symbols into folders in the file system based on their hierarchy in Sketch?

For example, how do you export this to Top/Long Hair/Straight


texts: How to export multiple layers as separate JPGs from multiple PSD files in Photoshop

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My setup:

I have about 200 PSD files.
Each of those PSD files contain different number of layers (from 2 to 9).
All of layers in those PSD files have default names (Layer 1, Layer 2, Layer 3, etc.).

My goal:
I would like to batch export all of those layers from all of those PSD files as separate JPG files.
What I've already tried:

Open one of those PSD files.
Start recording Action (named "Ex"), and click File > Export > Layers to Files. Settings window pops up:

2.1. Leave Destination the same as source folder.
2.2. Leave default File Name Prefix (it is the name of the current PSD file).
2.3. Chose JPG as the File Type.
2.4. Click Run.
2.5. PS exports those few layers and then I delete them (just for keeping things tidy before running batch stuff).

Close the PSD file.
Click File > Automate > Batch
Chose Action "Ex" to Play.
Chose Source Folder containing my 200 PSD files
Chose Destination Folde - other than the source folder.
Hit OK.

But the result is bad - the exported files all have the same prefix (taken from this firstly opened PSD's filename) which was stored in the "Ex" Action recording, so Photoshop overwrites those exported JPGs again, and again, and again, while performing this "Ex" Action on next PSD files in queue.
In short words:
I just can't make PS to export those layers from those PSD files, with unique names. I just don't believe it's even possible without some custom script.
Can You help me somehow? I would appreciate any help in the fear of doing all this stuff by hand, file by file. :/
PS: Photoshop version 2020 (21.0.3. Release)


texts: How to export/import a Photoshop action from one Windows computer to another?

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I switched computers and I need a Photoshop action I used on the previous computer. None of the instructions I found online helped so far. :(

I call the action on the old computer (Windows 7, Photoshop CS5.1) from this screen (File > Scripts > Image Processor). It's named "Logo pe poze".

I exported and imported the C:/Users/[username]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS5.1/Presets folder but the script doesn't show up on the new environment (Windows 8, Photoshop CC 14.2).

I also tried searching for files with the action's name and nothing came up in Windows 7. Also nothing when I search for *.atn (the common extension for actions).

Can someone tell me please what else I can try to copy this action over? I also need to know for future reference.


texts: Using variables and datasets to import tabular data into Photoshop

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I need to design a table in photoshop that will allow me to edit it's data with variables and datasets. I've attached an image to give you a basic idea of the variables that need to be in the table. This is a very simplified version, but you get the idea.

So far I've figured out how to create a .csv file that would work for one row of variables, but I don't know the best way to accomplish multiple rows. For a single row I used a spreadsheet, with the first row of each column being the name of the respective variable in PS, and the second row of each column being the value for that variable. I then exported the spreadsheet to a .csv and imported it to PS as a dataset.

Whats the best way for format the spreadsheet to accomplish tabular data? Ideally, I'd like to be able to enter the data in a way that makes sense in the spreadsheet, like so:

Obviously this doesn't work though, as photoshop reads each row as a possible value for the first row, rather than placing it in the corresponding row. So my question is, what is the best way to accomplish this?

This seems like it would be a pretty basic thing to accomplish, but after much searching I can't seem to find this question asked anywhere on google. I apologize if this is not the right place to ask this question.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Circular logarithmic scale made with AI, how?

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Hello everybody!

I have to do a circular slide rule.
Is there any nice way to make the logarithmic (circular) scale with Illustrator?

All ideas are welcome! Thanks in advance!

Here's a picture that shows what I am looking for:


texts: Hidden/Invisible Layers Becoming Visible in "Export for Screens"

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I'm having a problem in Illustrator when trying to "Export for Screens" where non-visible layers appear in those exports.

In the "Export for Screens" preview window (B.), these layers are invisible - as they should be - until I click "export" and they pop up in the folder showing those invisible layers (C.).

I went under File>Print and set "Print layers" to "Visible layers" - to no avail.

I have many artboards in this file and I wish to batch export them - "Export for Screens" is a great way to do this, but not when this happens!

Thank you for your time!

A.)
B.)
C.)


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Aside from its bitmap effects, can someone tell me why I should use Photoshop for creating website layouts instead of Illustrator? To the best of my knowledge Photoshop was never intended to be used as a layout application and is inferior to both Illustrator and InDesign by a longshot as such.

I know about building sites in the code. I get it. But for a lot of shops that is not the workflow.

I'm equally fluent in Photoshop and Illustrator / print and web design. I only ask because it drives me crazy when I get files from other web designers and they have been built out in Photoshop. It just seems very inefficient and for years I have been looking for a reasonable explanation.


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The 80s/90s Japanese street-racing team Mid Night car club used a script font on their windshields and bumper stickers.

Mid Night
CAR SPECIALL

http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/10/finding-the-mid-night-racing-930/

What font did the Midnight Club use?


texts: Disable Photoshop Elements Brush Selection with Pen and Tablet

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I have a Wacom Bamboo Tablet with pen, and every time I touch the pen down, the brush selection tool pops up instead of just drawing. I don't recall having this issue in Windows 7, but I was also using CS5 back then too.

How do I disable the brush selection tool on tap? I can't seem to find any options in PSE 11 or in the Wacom Drivers.


texts: How to fit a 2D image (phone screenshot) on a 3D image (3d phone model) in Photoshop?

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I have a screenshot from my phone which I want to apply on the 3D looking phone model in Photoshop. I am playing with free transform, perspective transform and warp, but it seems really hard to make it good. Is there any way to automate the process? E.g., maybe select 4 edges of 2d image, and then 4 edges of 3d image, and auto-transform?

(extra, maybe unimportant info:) Layer mask is also included in the phone model PSD:


texts: Multiple Color Override in one text on Sketch

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I have a question about Sketch symbols overrides. I have created a text box and have put some text inside and some hashtags. But the hashtags are in another color than the text.

I transformed my textbox into symbol. But I cannot change the color of my hashtags in the overrides section...

Do you have a way to change this color with a plugin or something ?

Sorry for my poor English :-)


texts: I have a .ai file that I've opened in Illustrator. All of the fonts are listed as paths. This is the original file. Any idea how I can update the text?


texts: How to delete the intersecting part of two objects?

texts: As you can see in my image there are two circles kept on the hexagon. I want to know how do I delete the intersecting part of circle and hexagon which i marked in yellow ovals..??


texts: Paper size and printed magazine question

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I'm designing a magazine, and it's trim size is 272mm x 342mm when printed. One of my other test InDesign files is 222mm x 291mm at trim size (a fictitious local tourist guide).

What paper size would it be equivalent to - I know A4 is 210mm x 297mm, but what would 222mm x 291mm and 272mm x 342mm be equivalent to as printed paper sizes?

I've looked up paper size converters on Google but couldn't find anything that would give an approximate answer, only the generic sizes of paper, for A4, A5, A3 etc. but not custom sizes.

(The magazine in question is not an actual project, this question is more general InDesign for educational-related since I'm learning this as a skill - not relating to a real work project)


texts: Master pages and applying adjustments to photo place holder frames in InDesign

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I am working on a photobook right now in ID 2021 with the same size place holder frame and margins applied to all pages.
I want to increase my margin and the size of the photo frame and apply it to all. Is this possible?
I have a photo frame on the master page so I know where to place the images. I have all my photos laid out in the pages, but now I want to move them in 1/2" and possibly increase the size of the frame.
Can that be applied AFTER via Master Pages to all the photos after they've been laid out and linked? Apparently it won't let me move the frame on the master page and apply it to pages without losing the images.
The margin increase I can see, but if I move the placeholder frame on the master page, it doesn't seem to affect the pages it's been applied to.


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Working on a logo design on which there is no budget for doing different design for different sizes -- the logo has to work on a 5 meters wide cut out foil as well as about 20-25 mm wide in a letterhead or a business card.

Big size is no problem as long as the logo look good in it, but for the small sizes I want to make sure that my customer won't have any problem to print the logo with ok result, make a stamp if they have to etc.

Is there any rule of thumb on the minimum line width to use in a design like this to make it compatible with the many mediums in which it might be printed in small size?


texts: Creating 450px x 450px PNG with ImageMagick for various sized images

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I have a mixture of e-commerce product images that are various widths and heights but with a max of 400px.

As I am having issues with uneven product listings, I want to use ImageMagick to bulk resize them into 450px x 450px images.

Can this be done in the CLI using ImageMagick or perhaps Irfanview? I have tried with Irfanview, but cannot see any way to do so.


texts: Align smaller triangle to the center of a larger triangle

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I am trying to create an equilateral triangle with a smaller equilateral triangle cut directly from it's center, like a stencil. I have made the triangle and used the Path Selection Tool to copy it and use it as a subtraction. The second triangle is now 50% smaller:

How can I align the smaller triangle to the exact center of the larger one?


texts: Corel Draw X7: Some objects corrupt EPS File Exported, is there any reason?

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In my process here I need some outputs as EPS files. But when export that, the EPS file is corrupted, not displays anything and not opens in any app (and even errors in Illustrator.)

I found that there is some objects cause this problem. I link that objects in this CDR file. Also EPS file is here.

(Image posted as reference)

If any one knows what is the issue, or if there is any workarounds please comment.


texts: An orthographic projection has the same front and top view

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I came across while reading on third angle orthographic projections. The object has the exact same front and top view - both views are trapeziums of exact shape and size (As shown in the image). Also there is a hidden circle center line right thorough the middle of both of them I am unable to complete the projection as I cannot visualize this object - so cant work out the right and left views? Any help would be much appreciated - p.s. I am relatively new to graphics and technical drawing.
P.S. the single image represents both the front and top views - I can't work out the left and right views.
Thanks heaps!


texts: Should the font in a logo be used otherwise in the corporate identity?

texts: I'm currently working on an small project and want to know, if the font which you use in the logo, should also be used as, for example, headlines?


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I am a newbie to Inkscape. I have a problem when drawing line with Inkscape.

want to draw a picture like this. But I don't know how to make the line and the inside of the line show different colors. If I directly use the color palette under the interface, the area surrounded by the line segment is changed to that color. If I use shift+click on the color swatch below, the outside and inside of the line segment are adjusted to the same color. I want the lines and the interior to show different colors, like the picture above (black and gray). Also, I cannot change the length of one side of the line segment in the picture above. If I lengthen one side, the other side will become longer accordingly. Can someone teach me? Thank you!
I still have a stupid question. I think maybe it is not appropriate to open a separate question to ask. I can’t adjust the position of the picture. I use the arrow -> <- on the keyboard, the color palette will move, and the picture will not move. How can I move the part of my concern to the middle?


texts: Why is the "Save for Web" file size way off the actual size?

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In Photoshop, the Save for Web dialogue does not give an accurate size for the file. For instance:

The original file size is 2.6MB (checked with Cmd + I on a Mac). When I open it in Photoshop and use File → Save for Web, it tells me that the file size (Original) is 6.73MB. It happens in all my photos.

Why does Cmd + I on a Mac 2.6MB and Photoshop's Save for Web 6.7MB. In a PRACTICAL way, what number should I trust for web design?

It seems that if I upload the file to a server the important number is Cmd + I. Is that right? if so, does the number that gives Photoshop have any PRACTICAL utility?


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This could a very broad question, so bear with it. I was going through an article about Cleveland Indians and realized that the Logo for the team is racially insensitive.

What is the general view in the graphic design community about designing an icon which could be racially sensitive? Does this view apply to other sensitive areas like sexual orientation?

--
Update: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/29/sports/baseball/cleveland-indians-chief-wahoo-logo.html


texts: Illustrator: how to image trace photo to vector artwork

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I have an image which I turn to vector with Image Trace > High Fidelity Photo.

What happens is that now I can really resize it how ever I want, but its still acts as an image, showing with a large X over it, so I can't really edit in detail.

Is there a away to really turn it into a vector so its not "grouped"?


texts: Email signature hell--How to include a logo image and have it stay sharp?

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I found a couple useful threads on this forum with respect to the issues posed by (displaying) images in email signatures-- here, for example-- and I've searched all over the web, but still have not found a good solution that sufficiently addresses the problem. A client of mine would simply like his company's logo included in the signature of his emails, and the issues I've encountered can be summarized as follows:

I can export a rasterized version of the logo from AI at actual
size, and it will look sharp on the desktop but pixelated/blurry on
hi-density (e.g. "retina") displays such as the iPhone.
As suggested in the thread I referenced, I can export the logo at
2-3 times the actual, displayed size to target the hi-density
displays, but the logo will then look soft on non-hi-density
displays when it is scaled down. This is a particular problem in
this instance as the logo contains text, which looks terrible when
juxtaposed with actual text in the browser/email client.
I've considered .svg as an option, but apparently the support is not
great; and in this case I'm assuming the vast majority of the users
reading this client's email will be using Outlook, so something that
only renders properly in iOS/webkit/etc is not a viable option.

I'm at a loss at this point and wondering if there is any other possible option out there. I'm not sure, for instance, if it's possible to implement a hi-density image with lo-res fallback in an email signature?

Any suggestions/insights here are much appreciated. It's bordering on comical how difficult this task has turned out to be.


texts: How to make a series of rectangles follow a pen path

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I am trying to get a series of shapes (rectangles) to follow a path (sine wave) that I made with the pen tool, but I have no clue how to do that or if it is possible.

I have tried warping a rectangle into the sine wave path, but it takes many different warped rectangles and it isn't smooth.

I thought this process might work for rectangles, but it only works for text.


texts: Alternative Font Family for text in SVG-file

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Context

http://tankarochkuriosa.se/documents/gone-home.svg
http://tankarochkuriosa.se/gone-home-scout-symbol/

Environment

SVG-file in Inkscape 0.92.3 on Windows 10 Pro x64

Problem

Web browsers doesn't render the "Gone Home" text.

Description

I've made a SVG file in Inkscape that contains text using the Elephant font. Unfortunately, the web browsers[1] that are to display the image doesn't render the text at all. I assume the browsers doesn't have the right font installed?[2]

The same problem occurs sometimes when I'm working with CSS for websites. The solution in those cases is to use alternative fonts which the browsers may use, like below.

font-family: Elephant, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

Questions

Is it possible to specify alternative fonts in a SVG-file for applications to use when rendering text?[3]
If so, how is it done in Inkscape 0.92.3?

Used Solution

The original SVG-file used flowing text (<flowRoot>) instead of regular text (<text>).

In Inkscape, select the text and use Text > Convert to Text.

Notes

I've tested with Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Despite the font being installed in Windows.
Meaning the application will use the second font if it doesn't have the first one and so on.


texts: how to know if i reached a far line's height?

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Lets say i want to draw a rectangle with a height of a selected line. However the line is far away from my drawing area. How i can know i reached line's height while iam drawing?

Here is the exact problem i am facing if you want to see. I want to add a little rectangle to the big one. However i want their bottom line be same.


texts: Is there an included or downloadable PS palette that simply displays an image for reference?

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Like the navigator but not for an open canvas, just an image needed for reference? It's not difficult to open a preview window behind PS, but I wondered if there was an integrated solution.

Also! First question ever! Glad I made it something hugely important...


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I am taking the plunge and going to learn Illustrator by focusing on some of the fundamental elements I've heard about or seen here and there in tutorials but never fully grasped.

First up is Artboards. From my understanding:

  Illustrator workspace is composed of a canvas that contains one or more artboards.

  Artboards are placed on the canvas starting from a point called the Global ruler origin. In addition every artboard has its own origin point and rulers as well.

  Artboards are like putting paper on a desk.

So let me get this straight. When you create a new Document, the result is actually not so much a "document" but a Workspace with a big gray Canvas. The tools on the sidebar and such are part of the workspace, just like the canvas is part of the workspace. Hmm... There is no "document" anymore, that was the wrong concept I guess.

But wait, there's more! On this canvas we actually created the Default Artboard. The white area where you actually can place your artwork.

So that's as much as I understand so far. When you create a new document, you're actually "entering a new Workspace", and given an Artboard laid on top of the Workspace Canvas. And you are to place your art on the Artboard.

What I don't understand though is where to go from here. Why should I create more than one Artboard? Why don't I just create 1 very largely-dimensioned Artboard to contain all my disparate content? Or, if I'm feeling like having my Ads on one Artboard and my Webpages on another, why not just altogether skip Artboards and just have different Layers. Why couldn't/shouldn't you just do that?

Basically, why create multiple Artboards? What should I be doing to Artboards to take full advantage of them? How should I learn to organize my Artboards to start with some good best practices.

Right now I am looking at making a font, and am wondering if each letter should be on its own Artboard, or it's own Layer, or multiple letters share a single Layer, etc.. But I'll save the Layer questions for later.


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I have three related questions:

When it comes to deciding on the dimensions for responsive web design, who calls the shots at a digital agency? Is it the visual designer, developer, product owner or all of them together? What was your experience with this?
What dimensions do you or other people use nowadays for responsive web design (in terms of the actual artboard width you start with on Sketch)?
Let's say that you'll define the breakpoints while working on Sketch and you are using an 8-pt framework, how would you know which artboard sizes you should choose for specific breakpoints?

Any direct and clear answers would be much appreciated.


texts: How to detach size jitter and pen pressure in Photoshop

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I want to control only the opacity and flow with my pen pressure, and want to remain brush size constant through out the brush stroke. I have turned on Opacity Jitter and Flow Jitter from Transfer tab in brush pallet and all other options are tuned off. But, still I am getting size jitter.

Why this is happening?

I am using Photoshop CS4.


texts: Move object to existing group without actually moving it in the drawing

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After creating an object in the root, I try to move it into an existing group just for better organization and I don't expect anything to happen in the drawing.

I'm a beginner and I fail to understand why you'd want your objects to move around when you just want to reorganize them.

Is it possible to avoid moving the objects when reorganizing your groups?


texts: Sketch - How to batch point symbol instances referencing symbols inside a document to an external library file

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I'm excited about the new library symbols functionality in Sketch. However, the transition seems it is going to be onerous from the old way with the ~50 symbols I currently have been keeping inside a document with a set of screens.

The file I have with a set of screens and also some local symbols that the screens reference is called NI-539.sketch. I duplicated it and deleted all the non-symbol pages and saved this as a separate file called Library - Qual.sketch. Then I added Library - Qual.sketch as an external library file from the preferences as in https://www.sketchapp.com/docs/libraries/adding-libraries . Now NI-539.sketch is still referring to its local symbols. I'd like to convert all symbol references to now refer to the symbols in the external Library - Qual.sketch with the same symbol name so that I can refer to this central set of symbols from many screen documents. Is this possible to do in a batch? The only thing I've been able to figure out how to do seems to require changing symbol references one by one.


texts: How to embed an image in a PDF such that it is greyscale?

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Because printing an entire book in color is more expensive, I am trying to deliver greyscale PDFs to the printer, without success:

I convert image to greyscale in Paint.net or Photoshop Elements.
Save image as JPEG. (I also tried IrfanView.)
Mount the image on a page in Scribus.
Export as PDF from Scribus.
Test ink coverage with Ghostscript. For a file where the First page contains an image, and the second page does not, this results in something like:

c:\>C:\"Program Files"\gs\gs9.27\bin\gswin64c.exe -q  -o - -sDEVICE=inkcov Bwtest.pdf

 0.09917  0.09917  0.09917  0.10612 CMYK OK

 0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.05997 CMYK OK

The color channels are still there, thus making it a color image although it appears as greyscale. How do I make an image true greyscale without color channels?
Can the JPEG format even contain an image with only greyscale, or should I use some other format?


texts: Software for the graphic realization of an illustrative book

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I was commissioned a job that comes out a bit from the patterns of my job (programmer). I was asked to create a book for a famous interior design company. I first accepted, because it is simply a question of composing a book with illustrative images and simple captions. The question is: which software do you recommend for layout or in any case for realization?

ps. on the stack I joined recently so I apologize in advance if this question can be off-topic.


texts: illustrator cs6 Gujarati Font Issue Shruti font?

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I am using Illustrator CS6.

Recently when I try to type in our local language "Gujarati" via Google Input tools with Gujarati fonts the typed text not showing joined word and characters correctly.

This is how it looks in illustrator cs6
enter image description here

It is working correctly everywhere except Photoshop. This is how is should look (typed in Chrome):

To better understand my problem, there is a similar question on Stack Overflow. That problem is for Android and my question is for Illustrator CS6.


texts: How to support the font ITC Avant Garde or replacement for web?

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I'm coding the redesign (css+html) for a webapp in India where my artist designied a mockup for me to code. I now wonder how I can adjust a font "ITC Avant Garde" to make it look as close to the original sketch as possible. Is ITC Avant Garde available as a web font or must I approximate it with something else? Is it available with both font-weights book and medium? My CSS defines it as follows. Does it look ok?

body {
    background-color: rgb(255, 255, 235);
    font-family: Futura, Futura-Medium, "Futura Medium", "Century Gothic", CenturyGothic, "Apple Gothic", AppleGothic, "URW Gothic L", "Avant Garde", sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 20px;
    color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
    height: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    background-position: initial initial;
    background-repeat: initial initial;
}

The original mockup design is this

My code now displays it similar, but its not perfect.


texts: Where can I get paid font Avenir Next LT Pro - Medium from

texts: Can anyone please help me in finding the paid font named Avenir Next LT Pro - Medium. I searched for it but I could see only Avenir Next Pro Condensed Medium. Can anyone help from where can I purchase the Avenir Next LT Pro - Medium font only.


texts: Where exactly is text aligned in terms of the edges of the text?

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For example, say I have an invisible rectangle that's bigger than a line of text inside it. If I now click align in some software, for example Microsoft Publisher, so that the text's vertical center is the same as the box's vertical center, I have the following questions:

How is the text aligned? Is is based on the center point from the base line to top line, or including letters that fall below the line, e.g. "y" "g" "j" etc.?

In other words, what is the mathematical distance/ratio of how the text is distributed inside the rectangle and what are the reference points (i.e. where across the text are the top and bottom baselines)?


texts: What CorelDraw Effect or Tool is Used to Achieve Transparency

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I am new to CorelDraw in that I come from the Adobe world.

At the moment, I am working with a CorelDraw file that has several brush-like Symbols. These Symbols are styled, but I cannot see how.

For example, in the image below, the cloud on the left is what I get if I duplicate the Symbol in the Symbol Manager window, make a new instance of it and place it on white background.
On the right is what I get if I copy-paste the existing cloud used as part of the design.

Essentially, my question is how can I style the left to get the version on the right? I have tried the Transparency tool and the Lens effect. The former looks close, but I am not sure that it is accurate. The Lens effect modifies the color to something unacceptable.

Speaking of the Lens effect, when I select the original Symbol used in the design, the status bar seems to say that there is Lens effect applied to it. However, when I go to adjust this effect, it tells me that none is applied.

Lastly, is there a way to inspect the styles that are applied to an Object or Symbol?


texts: Help identifying ESPN College Gameday promo ads font

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Is anyone familiar with the font used in ESPN College Gameday promotions? I have searched every well-known font identification service, and the closest match I have found is SF Collegiate. Examples can be found below:

I greatly appreciate any suggestions.


texts: Combine Two Vector Shapes into One, With One Path (in Sketch App)

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(In Sketch, the app.)

I'm trying to create a shape that is symmetrical on the vertical axis.

I made one half of the shape, duplicated it, flipped the duplicate, then grouped the two together into one object using the Union join menu option.

This is almost what I want, except that when displaying the border for the object, the vertical line where I joined the two objects still appears.

Is there a way to combine the two union'ed vector shapes so that one vector path goes around the outside outline?

I believe the equivalent in Photoshop is the Merge Shape Components option. I can't seem to find the equivalent in Sketch.

thank you


texts: Fit to Artwork Bounds, including 3D effects and shadows

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Is there a way to change the size of an Artboard using something like "Fit to Artwork Bounds", but that would also take into account the 3D rendering and dropped shadows?
Thanks.


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How well has Scalable Vector Graphics worked for print?

I need to programmatically generate graphics for inclusion in print documents. It seems there are only two serious contenders for a target file format, EPS and SVG.

As a programmer, SVG looks easier to work with, but it doesn't appear to have been accepted by the graphics industry. There used to be projects to base print graphics on SVG (e.g. Adobe PDFXML), but none appear to be active now. Also, Adobe's tools seem to have ended a brief fling with SVG.

If I chose SVG as the deliverable format, what problems might there be, compared to the alternative(s)? I've heard complaints about SVG's handling of text, but I haven't found any detailed discussion. Another thing I suspect might be an issue is how cleanly SVG converts to PDF.


texts: What I want to do is paste a picture to a new gimp file. I have the background layer and when I paste it puts it into the floating selection like expected. I found that I'm supposed to turn it into a new layer to be able to move it so I do so. But when I select the move tool and hover over the pasted layer it looks like a mouse, something like rotation, and then a not circle. How do I move this pasted layer?


texts: Procedural texture generation in Illustrator CS 5

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I'm trying to add detail and grunge to my vector based designs through the use of procedural textures.

Currently, I'm using the noise filter, and the sponge filter on a grey rectangle as multiply or soft-light layers to generate effects that are similar to what I'm after but the level of control leaves much to be desired (specifically, I can't control the size of the effect, nor can I control the colour range without more work which is a hindrance when I need to test multiple times to achieve a specific effect).

In 3DsMax or Maya there's a plethora of procedural texture options available which are not only processed much quicker then using the photoshop effects in Ai, but also allow a greater amount of control.

Is there a method in Ai, whether it be native or through the use of a plugin, where I can achieve the effect I'm after?


texts: Bevel illusion using Illustrator or Photoshop

texts: I wanted to know if there's a quicker process to achieve this effect in Illustrator or Photoshop. What I did, I created a single curved edge and copied it along the sides of the heart. I was wondering if there's a plugin or a filter that mimic this effect.


texts: How can I stop Outlook from screwing up images inserted into an HTML email?

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(using: Windows 8.1 [running at 125% DPI], Outlook 2013, Exchange 2007 )

Hi

I have a problem getting my graphic designs which I am creating on Outlook emails to come out correctly if I have changed the Window DPI setting to 125% (i.e. 120 DPI).

What happens is the moment that I insert an image into the body of an email in Outlook the image is resized (physically made larger by 25%, by blurring in my case). In some instances this resizing only happens the moment you press Send.

Either way what the recipient sees is an enlarged, blurred image. Nightmare.

At present the ONLY answer seems to be to change the Windows DPI to 96DPI. However one is forced to log out of Windows for this to take effect. However the Windows text on any moderately high res screen is painfully small and I am then soon forced by hurting eyes to change it back again which involves logging out and in again.

I have tried creating images of 120 DPI (difficult but possible) however this does not seem to work.

Gmail is out of the question for several reasons.

I have tried Thunderbird but it too enlarger images when displayed and also the only way to get it to work with Exchange is to install a plugin. I have use ExQillia but that will blow up in 60 days and thereafter it costs $10 which is not acceptable.

If any one knows a way to stop Outlook 2013 from re-sizing please let me know.

Thanks


texts: XML data merge in already formatted indesign template

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I am looking for some help regarding XML and InDesign. I know, broad topic. Specifically I am wondering if it's possible to bring in XML to an indesign template that has already been formatted. I have several templates from my employer that are preformatted, with text boxes, tables,and image boxes. The data that would be filling up those text boxes and tables comes from different data sources, or different XML's.  From the way I understand it, you can only use one XML per template? Is this correct? Just for a little background, I come from the world of GIS and have zero experience with InDesign. I appreciate any help!
Thanks,
Allison


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Does anyone have a recommendation to view extremely large image files in Windows?
Default Windows image viewer tends to have issues with extremely large images. I'm talking about both large file size and large dimension images.
I've tried IrfanView but I don't like it.

Examples of problems with Windows Photo Viewer include crashes, random artifacts, incorrect rendering of transparencies. etc.. Just to name a few. There's more I can't think of right now.


texts: create custom gradients in illustrator using patterns

texts: I am new to Illustrator and currently fiddling with some of the more advanced options. I would like to know if it is possible to create custom gradients using patterns in the swatches window that blend into each other. Perhaps by specifying them in the gradient slider. The custom gradient options ive seen on this site seem limited to using the polar grid or custom script.


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How would I get pixels information based on a selection using GIMP (or any other software)?

For example, just like in PS I want to select a specific region of the image and have information about its pixels (and if can, compare it with another table/values/image selection)

Thanks.


texts: In RGB, what is each step from 0 to 255 called?

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From the Wikipedia page on the RGB color model -> Numeric representations:

  A color in the RGB color model is described by indicating how much of each of the red, green, and blue is included. The color is expressed as an RGB triplet (r,g,b), each component of which can vary from zero to a defined maximum value. If all the components are at zero the result is black; if all are at maximum, the result is the brightest representable white.

What exactly is each step in one channel/color? What does it increase? Luma? Intensity? Saturation? Chroma? Chrominance?