texts: Acrobat: Select/Edit All Text in Entire PDF Document

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I'll preface by saying that I am not a graphic designer, so this question might be staggeringly obvious...

I have several 100+ page PDFs that consist only of tables of text, and I am trying to change the font of all of the text in the entire document; however, this is proving to be more difficult than I anticipated. I can only "Select All" of the text on a single page, which means that I would have to repeat this process for each page thousands of times to convert the entire document. I understand that Acrobat is not a word processor, but I have to imagine that there is a better way to do this. As far as I can find, the native "Actions" macros in Acrobat don't have this functionality, and Mac Automator struggles with the task. Suggestions?

(To give some context, I'm ultimately trying to parse/serialize the data in these PDF tables into JSON for use in a Python program by converting from PDF->XLSX->CSV->JSON. The PDFs use a strange font, so when I use the Acrobat XI Pro "Export to Excel" feature, the text is read with awkward spacing ["Lo rem i ps um" rather than "Lorem impsum"], but when I change the font to simple Arial, it reads correctly. Other methods like simple copy/paste or the Python PDF Miner module also misread the spacing. I am working on OS X 10.9 and have access to Acrobat XI Pro and Adobe CS6, as well as basic programming familiarity, if you have any novel solutions that achieve this same goal.)


texts: Illustrator - Subtract a group from another group

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I have two groups, one of which contains about 30 black "compound path" objects, and another of which contains about 150 white mixed shapes. I want to subtract the black objects from the white objects, so I've put the black on top. I selected both and chose "minus front" from the pathfinder window, but this yields "no results" according to adobe.

What would be the best way for me to go about subtracting this group of objects from the second group of objects? When I make the white objects a compound path it yields unwanted overlap, so I would prefer to not have to make my white objects their own compound path, and I also can't individually convert 150 objects to their own individual compound path.

What is my best solution here?


texts: How to improve this GUI for smartphones?

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I'm developing an Android app. The GUI is designed (and is implemented, but it can still change for the moment).

Questions

The app will be used whatever the environment (bright or dark, etc.). The connection to the Internet is supposed to be fast. The smartphones are supposed to have medium or large screens (small are not very relevant for this app). How could I improve this GUI for such a display? (if needed)
I feel that something is missing graphically to make the interface look better. In particular, the white block seems too empty. Perhaps a transparent gradient image from left to right that would go from the bottom of the red block to the bottom of the smartphone, and that would spread across half the screen? This image would contain many embellishments in red tones. How to make this GUI look better? (really needed!)

The GUI


texts: How to pass a vision of serious company?

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I'm a programmer, I'm facing some problems in time to reframe the icons of an old system.

Analytically,how to pass a vision of serious company using icons?

Example of current icons:

Suggested examples of icons:

Suggested icons were rejected for not "represent serious" and "too much color".

  Note: I believe that here is the most suitable place to hold this
  question, because it focused only on her image and representation,
  having no interaction with the User to use the User Experience.


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I have a layer in photoshop that I want to shrink (scale down by 50%), then export as a PNG.

Right now if I click the layer, transform it, then export it, the exported PNG is not scaled down.

What should I do differently?


texts: How do I convert leading and kerning expressed to CSS styles

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I have been given a design / style guide for a website that has the fonts expressed in point (pt) measurements, and additional leading and kerning adjustments - e.g. 40pt font, 60pt leading, -30pt kerning.

I would like to use em, rather than pt or px in the CSS, and am assuming (using reset) a base font size of 16px. The core font size conversation I can do, but I don't know what to do with the leading and kerning?

(PS I do know that this means the font will render differently on different devices / browsers, I just need somewhere to start.)

[UPDATE: I have created a google doc with the conversion of pt to px / em]


texts: What tools are used to create this Facebook Algorithmic Map?

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Check the image below (original here).

I want to create similar graphics (or map of Facebook Algorithmic factory). Which tools are used to generate these graphics?


texts: Is a resumé/CV required for a freelancer?

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Since a freelancer usually (or from what I understand) takes on all aspects of their work, they don't really get hired for permanent positions and thus work off individual projects. A client hires the designer based off a portfolio and if the price/style/etc is a match, the project moves forward.

At least this is what my understanding is. If a freelancer isn't interested in being hired for permanent work, do they need a resumé to prove their skills when a portfolio is (in my opinion) has a much greater impact on what a designer can do?


texts: Strange selection behavior in illustrator CS 2

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I have a non-filled rectangle with some border color. "Inside" this rectangle I have some other objects (the type of the objects doesn't matter for my problem, it could be text, other rectangles, ...). Between those "inside objects" and my outer rectangle there's a lot of space.

Sometimes when I select the "inside objects" the outside rectangle is also selected, but I did not select it with my mouse! It is selected "automatically"?! Is this a bug or a feature? If it is a feature, where can I disable it :-)

They are not grouped, I use the mouse ("draw" a rectangle around the objects to select them; no shift key, no lasso, no wand)


texts: Is it possible to make stroke only shapes in Photoshop without Stroke Path?

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I often find myself stroked shapes for buttons etc (kind of like the "Ask Question" button on this site actually). I follow the approach of creating a white shape with a stroke effect, and then selecting the multiply blend mode. Leaving only the stroke visible. This is a useful technique as i can resize the shape.

So this is fine for the design stage but when it comes to exporting these elements as png's and using them in a website or in after effects, the multiply effect obviously won't be carried over and i'm having to reconstruct these elements in Illustrator. I do this often enough that it's getting a bit annoying.

Is there a different method that will allow me to create these type of elements fully within Photoshop that i can export as fully functional pngs? Without using Stroke Shape, as i can't resize these layers.

Here are some screenshots of the process:

Make white shape

Add stroke

Multiply shape layer

Desired final effect

Multiply problems


texts: Illustrator Image trace doesn't appear in a saved PDF

texts: I have Illustrator CC 15 and I'm trying to image trace this panther sketch. When I do this it comes out how I want then I save as a PDF so I can email it. But when I open the PDF It just shows up as a blank doc. How can I make sure the image trace shows in the saved PDF?


texts: How to create rounded corner using photoshop cs2?

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In my application there is the requirement of the image with the rounded shape.
I am new to use Photoshop so I want to know how it is possible to create the rounded shape of any existing image ?
The image is below:

Please give me the steps to create it as I am new to Photoshop.


texts: How would I go about editing a render of a 3D model to look more realistic?

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I have really got into the game, The Last of Us, and fancied doing some art, I have the software to do the rendering, but the output is not realistic in the slightest. At the moment I have been using GIMP, but software isn't the problem - so any software you feel comfortable answering with is fine.

I have 3 imaged to show:

1) What I Started With

2) What I'm Aiming For (just to get me started on track and so I know what I'm doing)

3)  What I already have: http://wikisend.com/download/557596/image.xcf


texts: Is a poorly designed website better than no website for a commercial enterprise?

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For businesses, a website is a channel of communication. For all except web-based businesses, it's not the only channel of communication available.

Given that anyone could make a DIY website for next to nothing, should they be choosing that option as a business person looking for the most cost effective solution? If not, why not?

How important / useful is a website for brand identity?

Is it better to save money to invest in a professionally designed website, rather than spending a third of that for a poor result?

I'm asking these closely related questions because I'm looking for ways to explain to potential clients that a 4 figure (£) website is worth the investment, and pre-emptively explain why it's not as cheap as GoDaddy makes it seem, if you want a professional website.

Most large companies fully understand the value of websites et al., but a fair amount of medium sized businesses, and a lot of small business tend to require a lot more explanation and convincing. They're not naïve at all, just that the internet has grown so much so quickly, and I personally think quality design services are drowned out by the vast amount of cheap, budget design services all over the internet.

When I was interning at a marketing agency, they had a smooth talking executive director whose job was mostly convincing / seducing clients to invest in multi-million pound projects. I never got a chance to learn anything from him though.

How would you explain the advantages of a professionally designed website over a cheap DIY website?

Is it okay to be confident with stating that a poorly designed website is likely to do more harm then good?


texts: Can I use a branded object in adverts/packaging?

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Let's say I'm designing an advert and product packaging related to an automobile product.

The graphic requires an image of a car to be incorporated into the overall design.

Could I use a royalty-free image of a BMW car complete with the BMW logo showing on the car?

Example of image to be cut out:


texts: Cannot make text visible above a background in InDesign

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I have small image frames and text frames under which I've added a page sized background image.  I can bring the image frames to the front with no problem but the text refuses the show (the frame shows but not the text).  Based on earlier post, I've checked for lock symbol and have examined the layers.  I've explored moving the text box and background between layers but still can't see the text. I've tried selecting the text to see if there are other options related to that but can't find anything.
Any assistance gratefully received


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I am trying to draw a wall with street light above it.

The light is the triangle with 4 corners. I'm trying to clip mask the bricks and triangle but the bricks don't show. They are there when I hover over the triangle but are not visible.


texts: How to achieve this text effect in Adobe Illustrator?

texts: I’m a beginner with Adobe Illustrator and try to get the screenshot text effect, but I couldn’t able to do it. I try “Warp” submenu effects (Effects > Warp), but didn’t work for me. Does this possible in Adobe Illustrator or it needs Adobe Photoshop to reach it? My Adobe Illustrator is the last version. The below section of this effect (“experience” words) seems easier to create, but I would be surprised; how the upper part (wave effect to “life” words and blend-like effect, and how morphs from “experience” words to “life” words) create and give effect to its.


texts: What is Adobe InDesign used for as opposed to Photoshop or Illustrator?


texts: What to do if photoshop drawes pixels way off?

texts: I love pixel art, and recently I got Photoshop cs6, but when I try to draw pixels then it draws them way off. Is there a way to fix this?


texts: How can I make a group of blurry colors in Illustrator?

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I have downloaded an asset that shows as the picture attached.

The image is slightly warped with the warp tool (U) (may not be the correct translation as English is not my main language).

I wonder how could be this done, as I'm double clicking it but I'm unable to get deeper in layers. Is it an imported picture?


texts: Name or author of tiling geometric pattern?

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The image given design is very impressive and I really liked the designs used as background images and decoration.

Is there a name for this design and author?


texts: Setting font-weight vs bold font-family in CSS, which is more correct?

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There are basically two ways of making a font bold in CSS: via the font-familyattribute and via the font-weight attribute.

Let's say i'm using the font Raleway for example and have loaded a Light, a Regular, a Semibold and a Bold variant via css. I could turn a simple heading bold by setting it to h1{font-family: 'Raleway Bold'} or to h1{font-weight: 700}.

Which of these is more correct, or are these both the same?


texts: I'm a beginner in Illustrator and I’m trying to just fill in between the lines but it spilled over as shown in first pic. When I used shape builder to delete the spill it makes this weird line as shown in 2nd picture.


texts: Pantone color doesn't translate to new document?

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I'm experiencing a very weird problem in Illustrator with a Pantone color. I have a document open with a logo in it that is Pantone 280 C, blue. I copy the logo into a new Illustrator document and it looks purple. But they're both Pantone 280 C. I ran a bunch of tests, and here's what I know:

Both colors are Pantone 280 C. But the CMYK builds are different. Very odd.
If I draw a shape in each of the documents and fill it with Pantone 280 C, one is blue and the other is purple.
The Pantone swatches themselves look different.
Both documents are in CMYK.

Why are the colors different?


texts: How do I remove all colour except black?

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How do I change all the colours in an image to white, except for the black?

Is there any shortcut to do it?

For example, in the next image only the black parts would remain.


texts: Steps to to handing off designs to engineers

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I work as a UX/UI Designer at a small startup right now. My background is in design with some front end work. I'm not sure our process for handing off files to developers is the most efficient and feel that I am constantly going through revisions or miscommunication with our work.

I have a pretty big interview with a new company coming up and wondering what others have been doing in terms of process for working with engineers and handing off files. I would love to go into this interview filled with as much knowledge as I can get rather than be blinded or oblivious due to a lack of experience with other engineers or designer/engineer pairing. Any tools, workflows, habits, processes, negative experiences, etc. (or even reading material on Medium) would be appreciated.


texts: Create a 2D posable stick man in Illustrator

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I need to design some aide memoir cards for a martial arts club, to help people learn the forms (kata - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata). These are to consist of a series of stick men in the various positions of the forms.

There a are a lot of variations, so I want to make it as simple as possible. Ideally I want to have a stick man in something like illustrator where I can "lock" the line lengths / joints etc so I can drag the limbs into the correct positions.

I know this can be done in stuff like Maya / 3d Studio Max, but a) I don't have them (and don't want to pay for them) and b) it's a bit over complex. My preference is to use either Adobe CS stuff, an online tool, or something opensource.


texts: What are the dimensions of a business card?

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As per the title. What are the dimensions of a business card that fits in a wallet? (i believe it is a global standard?)

Bonus marks if you can give the history behind how it arrived at that dimension.


texts: batch correction of pixel-size errors in lines (1-bit images)

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I have 1000 1-bit images that feature lines of ~20 pixels width. However, there are sometimes small 1-pixel holes and frayed bits which create an issue when I vectorize the lines in a Geographic Information system.
I attach 2 screenshots to show how this creates a problem in the vectorization.
So, I'd need to blur the image or smooth it some way that these 1-pixel gaps are filled without changing the image size. And I'm looking for a batch process because doing this by hand over 1000 times is not in my plans. I do have Photoshop and IrfanView installed.
I tried to blur and compress the images, but it was no good.

As per request, the result should look like this:
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I open my photo, i right click colors, I try to choose alpha to color but is it not highlighted and nothing happens. Could someone send me suggestions on how to fix, oh yeah I am a dummie at this. Please make it easy.

Thank you
Loriblackdog


texts: Color combination for 3d mesh segmentation

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I'm a programmer, with really bad aesthetic feeling. Please sorry if I use not specific terminology, I'm not a graphic designer.

I'd like to automatically generate a variable size cool combination that can be neat. I know that there are some rules to do it but I have specific contains.

For instance I have a triangular 3D mesh where the triangles are segmented in various groups. I'd like to find a colour combination with those constrains:
- one tonality / colour (let's say blue)
- no perky colours (not pure blue, not pure cyan)
- the colour has to be distinguishable one from the other

The thing I have to achieve is like this:

But this image does not fit the first two constrains.

Do you have some advice?


texts: How to determine what a font's personality is?

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I've been doing a lot of research and reading on how to better myself with typography and one issue I would like to improve is pairing fonts.

However, all the articles I have read discuss that fonts have a personality but I do not know how or what is used to determine their personality.

Is the personality subjective and individual interpretation based?
What key elements of a font are considered when indicating the personality?
Is there a tool available?
Does a font's personalty change for each style or is there a common base?


texts: I need to create a master artboard containing one or more other artboards to export work as sprites. However, the only way I can figure out how to do this is to create a blank artboard of the necessary size and then drag artboards into it. Is there a better way to do this - perhaps a keyboard or mouse shortcut?


texts: I'm using a theme based on 1140px grid and I'd like to make the content area narrower while making the sidebar wider (currently it's 250px). How do I ensure everything stays proportional? I'm looking at something in the region of 300px for the sidebar.


texts: Do you have to include .PSB's when handing over master .psd ?

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I'm handing over a master.psd for a website, but inside I have a link to a smart object which seems to be a .PSB file.

If i just hand over the one master.PSD is this .PSB file embedded inside of it..or will the person I'm handing it over to have a File not found or accessible when he double clicks on the .PSB layer Smart Object ?
thanks


texts: Can I use CSS spritesheets to give a div a re-sizable background?

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I'm trying to give a div a background according to a spritesheet, meaning that it'll define the parts from the sprite sheet and use those accordingly in the div.

This is my sprite sheet image:

Now I would like to have a "dynamic" div that could get resized and would look similiar to this:

If anybody could help or point me in the right direction that would be appreciated.


texts: I have Corel Paintshop PhotoPro X3, and I bought a vector from Shutterstock that has multiple flourishes in it. I want to save each flourish as its own file. So I cut one and save it onto a new vector board, making it a GIF file. When I place it into InDesign, the image has a white background, but I need no background. I have researched this, and tried to follow steps from a YouTube video, but my software wouldn't cooperate. How do I save a GIF file that has a vector, and it has no background? If you can answer soon, that would be most helpful! Thank you!


texts: Removing text from a gradient background

texts: I am working with this image, and want to remove the words "Join Us This Week" without affecting the background at all.  Thanks for the help!


texts: How to convert  objects to normal paths?

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I have an Inkscape document which contains the following:

<g
   style="display:inline"
   transform="matrix(0.28222222,0,0,0.28222222,-1.5120399,-21.76013)">
  <g
     id="g23778-1">
    <g
       id="g23736-6">
      <path
         sodipodi:nodetypes="cc"
         inkscape:connector-curvature="0"
         id="original_arrow-1"
         d="M 9.8496517,80.58182 44.98671,107.79486"
         style="fill:none;fill-rule:evenodd;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:1px;stroke-linecap:butt;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-opacity:1;marker-start:url(#marker6739-6)" />
      <use
         height="100%"
         width="100%"
         transform="rotate(180,25.7009,97.1764)"
         id="use21664-0"
         xlink:href="#original_arrow-1"
         y="0"
         x="0" />
    </g>
    <use
       x="0"
       y="0"
       xlink:href="#g23736-6"
       id="use23776-9"
       transform="matrix(-1,0,0,1,51.401801,0)"
       width="100%"
       height="100%" />
  </g>
</g>

This results in the following image:

I omitted the marker from the code since it's not relevant. What I need now is to convert this <use> construct to actual four <path> arrows. How can I do it?


texts: Is a gradient mesh created in Illustrator still a vector format, I need to emboss a logo. I don't want to spend eons on the mesh only to find it is in pixel format.


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The French passport background (and maybe other country one's) is a map with a very subtle red-grey centered linear color gradient. It's also crossed by many wave-formed lines.

I'm looking for tips in order to create a similar background with my city map.

Above a detail of what I'm talking about, but it's not exactly that: passport are made for not being photocopied. Maybe you can have a look of yours.


texts: Simplify illustrator object to just its visible parts

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I have a complex illustrator object, with many of overlapping sections hidden behind one another. I want to simplify it down to just its visible parts. How do I do this?

Why: I need to pass that to a laser cutter to cut the shape out. To make that work, I need to reduce the object to only the visible strokes that outline it. If I can collapse it down to just the visible parts, getting it down to just strokes from there is trivial, and a known good way of generating a file that will cut on the laser properly.

Note 1: None of the pathfinder operations accomplish this on their own. All of them change the object so that hidden parts appear or visible parts vanish.

Note 2: The object has too many parts to do by a process that involves doing the different parts one at a time/manually.


texts: Remove a transparent colored line from image

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I am far from a skilled artist, so sorry if the question has a common answer. I couldn't find anything, but perhaps my lack of knowledge on the subject prevents me from even knowing what to be searching for. I am using gimp, if that changes anything.
As the title says, I'm trying to remove a transparent colored bar from an semi complex image. The bar in question goes over several different colors and shades. The only color information i have available to me is a sample of the original color from a non-covered region, and the same color from under the colored area.
Here's an example of what I'm trying to solve, incase my explanation isn't clear enough. Using the information only available in this image, would it be reasonable possible to remove the orange area?

Any help at all would be appreciated.
Edit: Due to the sample image not being fully representative of the problem in question, i've created a more accurate sample image.

Original image from "@Daue0526Zg" on twitter, I merely edited it for for an example of the problem.


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If I try to draw a grid in Inkscape, there are two different options:

Extensions -> Render -> Grid
Extensions -> Render -> Kartesian Grid

But both of them use pixel-metric(?).
Is it possible to use other metrics (e.g. millimeter).
As a workaround, I converted pixel->millimeter, but it didn't work.
There is always an odd scale factor in the conversion :-(.
Do you have any solution?


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I've seen quite a few of these humanoid creatures around the internet:

How do I go about making one of these? Can I make a basic model from cylindrical sections for each joint and then rotate them according to the action?


texts: Photoshop: Border around complex transparent image

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could someone give me a hint how I could draw a border around a transparent image of a tree without too much effort? I tried creating a duplicate layer and resizing it before merging both layers but due to the image's complex edges, this didn't provide the desired result.

Thanks in advance.


texts: How does one go about creating shapes in perspective for a logotype?

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I am constantly looking for new things to try out in Adobe Illustrator to improve my skills, and I came across this:

I've no idea how can this be created and would appreciate some help.

I tried creating a white box, apply a thick stroke and then skewing it, but I ended up with a mess that looking nothing like that :/


texts: How to batch convert/scale PNG files to SVG?

texts: I currently have a library of 512wx512hx72dpi png files used for icons in web and mobile apps.  I want to convert them to svg then scale them to final size (80x80) for mobile app menu. Yes, I would like a tool to work in batch if possible.  The problem I am seeing is that any svg file that I have converted, using Photoshop export, or Inkscape, I can scale the resulting svg adequately, but the "drawing" or workspace remains the original size.  When I open the svg in a browser, like chrome, I see a large 512x512  workspace and a tiny 80x80  graphic, usually located in the lower left corner of the drawing space in the browser.  This makes it impossible to use unless I can get rid of the drawing or at least make it the same size as the scaled graphics.


texts: Scanning colored pencil illustrations and prepare them for printing?

texts: I would like to know how to scan a coloured pencil image properly, without having that grey dots around the image and without expose it so much. My scanner is a Epson V330 Photo and I made the contrast high with levels so that the background becomes whiter. Please let me know how to do it properly, I would like to use it for book illustration. Many thanks, Marina


texts: How to remove transparent pixels in irregular shape - Photoshop CC

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Hi friends I am a geologist.

I have a geological map and I will edit it in a CAD program, but there are transparent pixels in the image file and my CAD program perceives it as a white background.

All I want to do is an image file that has been cleaned from all trimmed, transparent pixels.

Thank you in advance for your help.

https://prnt.sc/ikguas


texts: Create a crisp 200px wide logo in Illustrator

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I've used photoshop for years but am new to illustrator. I want to use this to create a crisp 200x wide logo for web use. I created the logo in illustrator, I then exported it to Photoshop and resized it to how I wanted. I'm assuming this is where the quality loss is.

Is there a way to maintain a high DPI in illustrator but set the size 200px wide?

Thank you!


texts: How to export Illustrator files as PDFs so that Illustrator's pixel measurements match the pixels in the exported file?

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The gray navbar shown in the Illustrator file below is 70 pixels high, in Illustrator:

However when exported as a PDF, viewed at 100% size, it becomes 108 pixels high:

How can I export it as a PDF (or some other non-Illustrator format) while keeping the exact pixels sizes that the Illustrator file had?


texts: How is this product box with windows / hologram effect created?

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I'm trying to replicate the visual effect of this product box:

How is this created? What type of materials should I use?


texts: Removing the objects after doing clipping mask

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I did the following effect

I did it using a circle with the required effect and a triangle with required effect, then I did object > clipping mask > make.

After I did the effect, I did create outline for the text. Now every time I do direct selection tool (A) and I hover all around the text, I can see the circle and triangle which I already did to do the effect.

My question
How can I remove the triangle and circle and keep the text with the effect I did.

Is it ok to leave it like that ?


texts: How do I "stretch out" part of an image, with the whole image bending to compensate for the stretch?

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For example, here is an image of a cat:

And here is an edited image of that cat. The very small mouth part has been stretched out to be very big, and the whole image has warped and moved around the mouth to compensate for the stretch, so there are no discontinuities.

How can I achieve this effect a (preferably free) image editor? I primarily use Paint.NET but I'm happy to use whatever program has this capability. I've been searching for information but I haven't found anything useful because I don't know what keywords to search for. I don't know what the technical term for this operation is.
Would really appreciate any help here!


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I'm working on a new logo concept for my online radio station and would like to receive feedback about the following:

Is the kerning/spacing appropriate?
Do you find the symbol appealing, unique and memorable?
Do you find a heavy resemblance with the Beats logo?

Any other kind of feedback will be very appreciated. Many thanks!


texts: Usage of blank space in trade banner and text-positioning

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and thanks for your continued feedback on my trade banner that I am creating for my friend pro-bono. I've consolidated all the feedback from to create the below:

Stucturing information on this trade show banner
Drawing attention to this banner by using color

My issues at the moment:

Still a bit clueless about what to put in the empty space and its been bothering for the best part of a few days. Any ideas? The company in respect is building a no-code development platform.
Text all around the middle looks a bit claustrophobic, maybe my mind doesn't like the centering of the first two blocks and the left alignment of the bullet points. There's too much space to the right of the left justified stuff. I've mooted centering the text and dropping the icons but then I lose some colour as a result.

Note that the empty space below the opsonion.com logo is intentionally left blank (that's where the roll up holders will sit).

Image with borders:


texts: Inkscape Text background with LaTeX text

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I have a diagram created in Inkscape that I'd like to export to PDF with LaTeX text (so the text keeps the properties of the LaTeX document it's used in). In this diagram I have several labeled arrows like this:

Unfortunately if I resize the image in the LaTeX document, these will turn into either

or

Now, I'm OK with the arrow itself limiting how much I can resize the image (without making the text span across the entire arrow), but I'd like at least the spacing of the label to be consistent.
Currently the arrows are composed of the left side (straight line), the text, and the right side (straight line with arrow point). I'd like to instead make the arrow just a single straight line (with an arrow point) and give the text a (non-transparent) white background, which would then expand or contract with the text. Is this possible?


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I've been trying to reduce the noise for the clouds image using noise>reduce noise but even though I've been doing it multiple times this strange line in clouds appears. It becomes more apparent when I have adjustments layers active.

Any tips how to make the clouds look more smooth?


texts:
I have a text layer whose letter-spacing is set to a negative value, and thus letters overlap. This is my intention.

I transform the text layer to path and hide the original text as I don't need it anymore. The letters are made of separate closed curves whose areas overlap, mirroring their original respective positions properly.

However, if I will this path I'm getting holes where the characters are overlapping -- this is not what I want.

How can I fill them in, in general?

I've simplified the flow here, so it looks pointless to do text to path but I actually use the transform tool on the path before filling it in.

In this concrete example, a making a selection out of path and then removing holes would work, but now if there's a letter with a hole in it such as O or B, so that's out of question too, although it served me as quick workaround a couple of times.


texts: maya export fbx and import it in another maya, all materials cannot be imported

texts: I'm sure exported fbx has inner material, fbx correctly show materials in unity model preview, but when i import fbx in another maya scene, model is grey


texts: How would I know how good of a designer I am?

texts:
To me my designs looks good, at least for some months.
But to others not so much.
I want to go freelancing but I don't want to be a bad designer.
So how do I find out if my logo/website/business card/backgrounds are good, and if not, what is bad about them?


texts: Hiding Pixelation using Photo effects: "LOMO"

texts: I have an Image in size 20"*30". I wanted to get it printed on canvas but it is pixelated, I got some ideas that applying "LOMO" effects or Grains on the image can help avoid pixelation and image can be printed comfortably. I could not get any such solution, do we have any such solution or any other Effect too which can help for the same?


texts: Test if two Adobe Illustrator PathPoints are the same in script

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I am trying to write a function that takes a PathPoint and returns its index relative to it's parent PathItem. Something like this:

function getPathPointIndex(pathPoint) {
    var pathPoints = pathPoint.parent.pathPoints,
        i,
        length = pathPoints.length;

    for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
        if (pathPoint === pathPoints[i]) {
            return i;
        }
    }

    return false;
}

However I have found when working with PathPoint objects even if they represent the same point they rarely identify as the same object. This can be demonstrated with the following example. Create a new Illustrator document and draw a path with at least two points then run the following:

var pointA = app.activeDocument.pathItems[0].pathPoints[1],
    pointB,
    i,
    length = pointA.parent.pathPoints.length;

for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
    var pointB = pointA.parent.pathPoints[i];

    if (pointA === pointB) {
        $.writeln('index ' + i + ': Same');
    } else {
        $.writeln('index ' + i + ': Different');
    }
}

On my system the pointA and pointB are never the same. It doesn't make much that a point doesn't exist in it's parent element.

You will notice that I used the second PathPoint (index 1) to demonstrate this issue. This is because the script works as expected if the first PathPoint (index 0) is used.

It would be great if somebody could please:

Explain this phenomenon
Provide a solution to testing if two PathPoints are the same
Get the index of a PathPoint relative to its parent PathItem (this should be easy if point to can be achieved)

Thanks


texts: How to create proper Vector Images that can be used as an Android Vector-Drawable?

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I'm quite new to creating vector images. I started to learn how the create them because I need some custom icons for an Android app I'm currently working on. And here starts the problem. I'm creating the icons using Inkscape and when I try to convert them into a VectorDrawable using Android Studio, it returns an error about not supporting certain things:

ERROR@ line 22 <defs> is not supported
WARNING@ line 139 We don't scale the stroke width!
WARNING@ line 144 We don't scale the stroke width!
WARNING@ line 150 We don't scale the stroke width!
WARNING@ line 156 We don't scale the stroke width!
WARNING@ line 162 We don't scale the stroke width!
WARNING@ line 168 We don't scale the stroke width!
WARNING@ line 174 We don't scale the stroke width!

I firts tried to somehow convert the path to an object within Inkscape, but this didn't worked. Then I looked for some solutions on the web and found the following website: http://inloop.github.io/svg2android/
There I could convert the icon but now I can only use it android 7.0 and higher because I used the attribute 'fill-rule:evenodd'.

Now here's my question: How to make sure I only use the proper attributes when creating an icon and how can I make my icon work on android?

If you want to follow my attempt at fixing the problem, here you can download my SVG file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/213285061/Foren/Biologie_Icon.svg

Thank you for every advice.


texts:
I'm trying to understand the following paragraph in Google's Material Design guidelines:

  Other elements, such as icons and dividers, also benefit from having an alpha value of black instead of a solid color, to make sure that they work on backgrounds of any color.

source

What does this mean? A 00 alpha value would be completely transparent, right?


texts: Is there equivalent to Illustrator "merge" function in other software?

texts: I'm looking for same "merge" functionality (It's keeping all visible parts and discards overlaping (creates necessary nodes on shapes)) as in Illustrator in other (free) software / tool / scripts. I would like to use it for bulk of 10k files so if there is command-line options it will be best.


texts: What's the difference between "Pixel" and "RGB" in GIMP's Pointer Information dialog?

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The following dialog (in GIMP 2.10) shows two different R, G, B values for "Pixel" and "RGB" settings:

Why are they different?

I assume that "Pixel" means the pixel value as stored in the image (in this case, Display P3), and "RGB" is one of the standard color spaces such as sRGB, is that correct? Is that documented somewhere?


texts: How can I ensure InDesign's TOC is in the correct order?

texts:
So I have created a TOC in indesign, and for some reason everything has moved up by one page; ie. The category header sits below the first category for that section. It is bending my brain and I cannot see where the error is?

Additional pages;
Page 4 Blue Subheader has paragraph style that aligns with TOC
and all subsequent pages of the same category have a duplicate paragraph style for the Blue Subheader NOT assigned to TOC in order for them to be skipped. Up until the next main category blue header.


texts: Reasons someone would use Pathfinder instead of Shape Builder tool

texts: Illustrator offers many different ways to do the same thing, right? I guess at some point it just comes down to personal preference. When it comes to Pathfinder vs Shape Builder tool, why (other than personal preference) would someone use the Pathfinder tool? Are there things that the shape builder tool simply can't do?


texts: I would like to export a logo from Illustrator, but various parts of the logo are being separated in the export panel. I tried to group and unite the different parts of the logo before exporting them. Unfortunatelly, it did not work. The logo has two shadows and it is one letter.


texts:
I defined a simple pattern that consists just of vertical lines that repeat with a specific distance.
Now I want these lines to always stretch from the top to the bottom of the element that uses it as fill.
The lines should also become narrower from bottom to top.
Can this be done with an Illustrator pattern swatch - or do I have to define the lines manually?
Here is an example with the lines distorted using a distortion envelope:

The lines themselves are straight but changed by the distortion later.

The lines should become more narrow because without becoming narrower, they aren't visually differentiable anymore towards the top as they are too wide to look like individual lines.


texts: Looking for a cursive font like D'Nealian Cursive

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Back in elementary and middle school, the form of cursive I learned was D'Nealian Cursive. Although my handwriting has changed from it (e.g. more flowing uppercase ar and pee), I still find it like a standard. Does such a font or a similar one exist that I may use on my computer?

Update: Here's a screenshot.


texts: How to Placement a multiple page PDF file as artboard in Illustrator CC 2015

texts: I'm trying to Placement a PDF file with 10 pages and need to adjust each page in Illustrator CC 2015. How to Place with Link The PDF file in one single AI files with all artboard within it?


texts: Fastest way to create a transparent GIF from PNG

texts:
I often create GIFs from a consecutive sequence of transparent PNGs (exported from a 3D modeling app).

My current workflow is:

1-Export the animation from the 3D app (Blender) to transparent PNGs

2-Import the PNG sequence into After Effects

3-Export to Lossless RGB + Alpha from After Effects

4-Import the resulting file into Photoshop

5-Save for Web from Photoshop as a GIF

I find the workflow to be a bit long and tedious.

Are there any other faster ways to turn a series of transparent PNGs into a transparent GIF?


texts:
Due to being a newbie, I can't post more than 2 links. This question has been asked on Adobe forum https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2278171, but not resolved.
I am trying to duplicate an image effect on my site. The sample picture is an image that when a fill is applied below the overlay the image is colored.
The 1st image is the image that has been converted to what looks like a monochrome png… The next  are the effect of back lighting the overlay. As you view the image here, it looks like the opacity is 100, not the case. The white background of this web page is an illuminating image, similar to the multiply blend effect.
Questions:

How do I take an image and convert it to this overlay image, such as this?
Does the originating image have to be one color to create the overlay and/or can it be multicolored?
Noticed the sections in the colored images, where black and white sections remain regardless of manipulation. I'd like to do the same.
Can this conversion be done in Illustrator or only Photoshop?

I've tried converting a color in image to alpha. I've tried from grayscale image too… I'm not getting it, nor am I a graphics pro.

I'll break my situation down further…
This image is from the website which allows anyone to apply a color to different parts of the object. The greyed image I supplied at the beginning of this post is the image used on the site.
The fill is being applied to this image by applying fill to svg object (drawing of a specific part) that is on the layer (z-index) below the grayscale overlay image, demonstrated in Illustrator in the next image.
There is no blending mode applied in css on the web element for svg. (I'll get back to this).
Currently, my websites design tool looks like this. basic svg with a fill.
Took a glove of solid color.
Drew paths and cut/copied the selection from paths to independent layers.
I duplicated the layer for each section for as many leather colors I offered.
Used the colorize option and changed the hue/sat/light of the leather layer to the color that I needed… So the laces had 1 layer of each color. 11 png transparencies.
I wrote code that would swap the png when a customer clicked the corresponding button color.
This was bad because consider 10 color png x 10 parts is 100 files to be downloaded and loaded into memory. Thus changed to the SVG drawing implementation.
Our team wants to make the image more life like to help customers visualize what they will be getting and complete their purchase.(psychology). Thus, I'm trying to marry the svg+overlay image, minus the 99 files.
So the question is how was that image file prepped for a fill to be applied below? How to do in Gimp or PS?
I did some testing and before working on this solution… I did the same thing but put the image on the lower layer and applied fill to SVGs on top of, with a blend mode of multiply and cut the opacity a bit… It looks good, looking at and looks like the glove, but comparing the brand competitors outcome to mine is a not a contest. The originating image is to the right, I need to take my images and shadows and noise to give it some umph when customers see it…
Thanks.


texts: Export a pixel map with each color defined

texts:
I want to grab every color from an image, pixel by pixel.
I’m looking for a way to export a table or 2-dimensional array containing the color of each pixel in the image. Imagine this is a close up of a photo or drawing:

(Those are the hex codes for each pixel's color; #FFFF00 is yellow, #C6E0B4 is light green, etc.)
How can I export this data from Photoshop or another tool?


texts: How to automatically create 500 images with increasing numbers in Photoshop?

texts:
I want to create 500 images which all have the same size and background color but show a different number (increasing from 1 to 500). So the output should look like this:

...

Now I don't want to create all those 500 images manually. But I've read that there is a scripting mechanism in Photoshop? Is it possible to automate my task with this scripting feature and if yes, how?


texts:
I am working on an image in gimp that has multiple layers.

I just added a new layer, and am now observing some odd behavior.

I have three layers, A , B , C. C is the newly created layer.

For some reason, on layers B and C, I can not manipulate the pixels with any of the tools. For example I can not fill, or paint with paintbrush, or erase with the eraser. There is not X cursor, or any kind of cursor indicating that I can not perform the operation.

On Layer A, I can manipulate pixels, but only the non-transparent pixels.

I am not sure what more pertinent info I can give about the current image/configuration.

What could be causing the described scenario?


texts: Design flexboxes with elements that have different scale factor

texts:
I have a page with flexbox elements. Elements have picture but as the picture is for different devices it has different scale factor. What is the best option for design to be still functional but still show pictures in some nice manner?

/EDIT/
I am sorry, I see I did not describe a problem well.

for different devices -> is actually mentioned a content in flexbox element. I have a row with 4 flexbox elements, a single element contains a picture, but the pictures are in different scale factors. So I don't know whats is best, to zoom the picture and crop it, or set a stretching or something.


texts:
Just wondering if somebody could give me opinions/input into a problem i am having. For a college brief I was required to visually record my journey to work over a period of 2 weeks, then narrow in on a particular concept.

The aim of the project will be to document how closely the glamourous and gritty sides of my hometowns city center live side by side. this was born from a huge housing crisis, drug problems and petty crime issues in my city. The evidence of this just happens to be particularly obvious on the path I travel.

So, my next task is to create a moodboard for a final piece, I am struggling.

I should say, this is not a digital project. I can use pretty much anything to create the final piece with the exception of photography and computers.

Things I have in mind include:

Wealth, Poverty, Glamour, business, Struggle, Addiction, Crime, Overcrowding, Claustrophobia.

So I am wondering if anyone has any input on what could represent some of these things in terms of imagery(photography is allowed for mood board), textiles etc.


texts: How to scale a Character without changing its width?

texts:
I have to recreate a logo which has been made many years ago and all that is left is a tiny rasterized picture. I want to make a vector file in Illustrator. The logo contains text in, lets say 100 pt, except one char in 160 pt.

Unfortunately the larger char has the same width (stroke) as the smaller chars. Simply using 160 pt will render the char too bold compared to the other chars. Worse: It's the letter "S". Scaling doesn't help and manipulating every anchor point (after creating an outline) by hand is out of question (at least for me, the "S" looks terrible after i tried..)

I have used Illustrator before, but that's 13 years ago...
Is there a trick to accomplish this?


texts: need a cover stock like fake leather for booklet

texts:
I have a restaurant drink booklet which I'm trying to get a cover stock that has a 'leathery' feel and texture. It's meant to be taken away by customers if they like it, but the budget calls for a simple booklet so no hard cover or real leather. Right now I have just a plain black cover stock. I'm thinking I can do a faux aging, or ideally have a texture paper.

Does anyone have print experience w/ a paper that has a texture that resembles a worn feel like leather that can be professionally printed?


texts: How to delete a unit of measurement from the Units dialog?

texts: In GIMP 2.10.6 there's a Units dialog (Edit > Units) where you can add your own units of measurement, but there is no obvious way to remove them. How can you remove custom made units of measurement?


texts: Generate one cubemap PNG from six individual PNGs

texts:
I hope this is the right community to ask. With which free tools could I create a cubemap PNG from six individual PNGs, each being the texture of a cube's side?

The cubemap would have to have a resolution of 512x512 pixels (= a square) so that I can load it into Blender and other software. However, after searching for hours for a tool (preferably for Linux), I can't even find a single one!

_(Note: I'm not looking forward to generate files with different formats than PNG or JPG. Also, I've created that cubemap above with GIMP, but doing so is really exhausting since I have to place all the faces in their right positions).


texts: Color wheel with constant subjective hue gradient (better than CIELAB)

texts:
I'm looking for a color space that gives me a color wheel where two pairs of hues each with the same number of degrees apart gives the same perceived distance of hue.

I found this for the CIELAB color space:

This is much better than what I get with the simple HSL/HSV spaces, but I still think it's a bit off: I can hardly tell 28 and 27 apart, but on the opposite side, 100 and 90, is very different.

My use case isn't compression but to chose colors for categories in a user interface. Their numbers can vary and I need good control over their perceived similarity.


texts: How do I apply radius properly to the end points of this shape?

texts:
I want a radius on the two end points similar to the other corners.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kg6vznyfnkcxm2e/AAC_NSaCXkcRZvgsRXM0Yy4Ya?dl=0


texts: How to balance dignity with a calculated risk of offensiveness / tastelessness?

texts:
When designing an advertisement campaign how should one balance dignity and respect for offensiveness?

Nobody remembers the latest ad for McDonald's or Foldger's but I can tell you all about the "black face Dunkin Donuts" ad or the "Pearl Izumi run until your dog collapses" ad.

As a designer, who will undoubtedly take the blame for it - for example the McDonald's You're Not Alone ad.

When is it okay? How do future employers view this? On the one hand it is in a sense marketing genius --- no publicity is bad publicity. On the other hand it is often highly offensive or at the very least seen as tasteless. So as a designer when is it okay, what is the calculation? Particularly, if you're the one making the decision (Answering when the client wants it, is not a complete answer).


texts: How to draw arrow with one right-turn in PowerPoint

texts: I would like to draw an arrow with a "single turn" in Microsoft PowerPoint, but it seems impossible; the only option that I have is "Elbow Arrow", which has "two turns".


texts: Display/preview lowercase as small capitals in Inkscape?

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I want to type text in Inkscape, and see lowercase letters displayed instantly as small capitals on the canvas. Preferably using the font's own small capitals, if available.

Is this possible in Inkscape 0.92? Or planned for future releases?

If I make a text object in Inkscape, and set its variant capitals to "Small" or "All Small", then apply those settings, I don't see any changes on Inkscape's canvas.

But when I save the SVG and open it in a browser, such as Firefox or Chromium, I do see the correct changes.

I know the two common ways of doing this for SVG displayed in browsers:

A CSS attribute:

text{
  font-variant-caps: small-caps;
}

An SVG attribute:

<text font-variant="small-caps">
  The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
</text>

But I'd like to preview the text in small capitals inside Inkscape itself.

Research:

An article by Inkscape developer Tavmjong Bah, written in 2015, June 23:
Font Features Land in Inkscape Trunk.

The article shows a working in-browser example, in both PNG and live SVG, of font features supported by SVG, with one feature being Small Capitals. The font used is Linux Biolinum, which I downloaded to test my own Inkscape with.

Another article, written in 2017 September 22, by  David Asabina, shows a single letter's glyph being changed live in Inkscape's canvas, through the Feature Settings field: Stylistic Variants in Inkscape

Possible causes:

The Tavmjong Bah article has the following addendums:

  One must use a trunk build of Inkscape linked with the latest unstable
  version of Pango (1.37.1 or greater).

  Font feature support in fonts is usually minimal and often buggy. It’s
  hard to know what OpenType tables are available in which fonts.

  [...]

  Correct display of alternative glyphs requires that the same font as
  used in content creation is used for rendering. On the Web the best
  way to do this is to use WOFF but Inkscape has no support for using
  User fonts (this is a future goal of Inkscape but will require
  considerable work).

While the reason for my problem might be staring me right in the face in that quote, I don't know enough about the subject matter to tell.

I am also not a professional font designer, and I apologise if any answer(s) will involve a level of expertise in that field that I might not be able to grasp.

Specifications:

Linux Mint 17.2 (Yes, I should have it updated at some point.)
Inkscape 0.92


texts: Gimp - How To Apply Threshold Alpha To Many Images At Same Time

texts:
I've been upscaling images using ESRGAN and IEU Winform, and I am very satisfied with the results. My only problem is that some of the sprites I'm upscaling are partially transparent where they shouldn't be, and not fully transparent where they should be.
Here's an example:
I'm pretty sure this could be fixed with a quick threshold alpha on all the sprites and then just small manual edits where needed. I know Gimp has some sort of scripting, but I don't really know how to use it

Any help would be appreciated


texts: Can I commercially use a logo that was made using URW Chancery L?

texts:
I am making a webshop (hence commercial) for someone. I would like to make the logo using "URW Chancery L".

(According to an unofficial site I found, its license is GPL+FontException. Is that really the case?)

Can "URW Chancery L" be used commercially, in such way?

It is not clear to me

what legal obligations such font-use has
whether licenses are meant for font-redistribution/modification or print/display use
where can I look up official licenses


texts:
Is there any way to convert 'AI' and 'EPS' to corel draw format (.cdr)?

My client want to rework from their existing AI and EPS to corel draw.


texts: Which program do I use for multi-page document with master elements

texts:
I have been searching for this for a long time but I can't seem to find an answer. So I would like to ask the community. I have been using Corel Draw for years and I found it to be amazing. But every time I find resources online, its for Adobe Illustrator. So I try it out. It's also great but has some things I really miss from Corel Draw (and a lot that I wish were available in Corel). I then learned that Illustrator InDesign and Photoshop together does a better job than Corel Draw. Now let's say I have to create 25 certificates with different names and photos. On Corel I would create a master layer and do a print merge of an excel sheet and paste in the photo. Simple and quick. I am trying to do the same with Illustrator but A) NO master layer B) Highly convoluted way to data merge (saw some tutorials - too many steps and didn't seem easy. had to write xml etc).

I didn't try InDesign but from what I have researched, it seems like InDesign is mostly about layout and typography so it won't be able to do what I want. I would like to be proven wrong.

At the moment, I am creating a basic template from AI and opening into Corel Draw and then using previous method. Can someone tell me a better way or is this the only viable (quick and easy) option?


texts: Are people in science-related fields appreciating clean and simple slides?

texts:
I am currently doing a master study in marine biology. Most of the slides in presentations I see (from students as well as teachers) are extremely cluttered with information and visually completely unappealing. There was never another approach than using Microsoft's Powerpoint as a presentation tool. While some teachers obviously focus on complete information on their slides I often wonder what the purpose of him or her being present and giving the lecture may be.

I recently started to do presentations in Inkscape (exporting them as single images), focused on very few words and a more or less appealing design (choosing colour themes, big text, little graphics, etc). While I'm sure I didn't do a perfect job I never got any appreciation that my presentation was liked in the way of design. However, I didn't do many and have not much experience in other fields of science.

Therefore I wonder what your experience is with simple slide design (rather than cluttered Powerpoint slides) in regard to science. Is it really worth to put some thoughts and time  into design or do people nevertheless don't pay any attention to that?


texts: Why does modern low-res art seem to look better than retro low-res art?

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N.B: I previously used the term "pixel art", which I took to mean "modern, intentionally low-resolution art," though that's an inaccurate definition, so I edit the title

It seems to me that modern low-res art looks better than retro low-res art, in some intangible/hard-to-pin down way.

For example, take a look at this screenshot of Stardew Valley:

It looks much better than any retro game I can remember, but in a way I can't quite quantify. What is it that makes it look "so much better"? I have some ideas of what might be responsible:

Higher colour depth
Higher resolution (even if it's the same low DPI, it's just larger overall)
Anti-aliasing

Is it these, or something else?


texts:
What is the general name for these images with lots of icons and small items sketched (or outlined), they are quite popular these days. Evernote and Whatsapp for example uses them:

http://pocketyourshop.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/evernote.png

http://cdn9.staztic.com/app/a/2063/2063485/whatsapp-wallpaper-pack-4-724187-0-s-307x512.jpg

I'm looking for a tutorial or free images for my app's splash screen, so I need to know how to google them. Though I'm moderately good with Photoshop I don't have much hand drawing skills. Any help appreciated.


texts: How do I get the default color palette back in Photoshop?

texts:
So for some reason, totally unknown to me, I now have a very annoying color picker setup in Photoshop.  At the moment, whenever I change the colour in the right-hand color selector (which updates the main selector area) the colors available in that right hand area totally change.  Very annoying, and very difficult to get a color you want.  See screenshot below of my current color picker:

*(attempted image post. However, image is behind an Amazon S3 user log in and will not show here.)*

The default one worked very well for me, and I want it back.  How?


texts:
I want to create text where each column is centered horizontally based on each letter's center, like this image:

However when I try this in GIMP it inevitably ends up off center using the text tool. Like so:

You can see that the "S" is not directly under the I and R, and some other letters are off as well.

What's the best way to get each column centered? I imagine it's possible just to make three columns then line them up, but then I can't change fonts/sizes as easily. Ideally I would like to line them up while maintaining the layer as text until export.


texts: What guidelines should I consider for a web design portfolio?

texts:
I need to know what are the essential things that one web designer must have on his/her portfolios or things that really make a difference...the following is what i think is a good starting point. but would like to get confirmation and further tips and examples of professional portfolio also some general idea of new trends that are in for portfolios.

I know it should show some focus toward certain niche.
Have best examples and not like 50 pieces.
Blog to show off other skills, and that he/she is keeping up with
trends.
Site Works on tablets.
Look very well designed, especially if you are a designer.
Give example of workflow and results.
Preferably has worked out with one or two clients who have gotten
great results.
A way to quickly engage and get response.
An outlet to network with other designers/developers.
List of other designers/developers that you recommend and that they
recommend you back.

what else?


texts: InDesign: how to mark lines for printing cuts?

texts:
How can I insert printing marks to designate a smaller format than the page size?
Printing shop insists that for making a 7x5 inch print they need me to insert it into an A5 document. So placed it as they said, but am a bit uncertain how I could mark for them where the paper needs to be cut.


texts: What are the uses of linking layers in photoshop?

texts: I want to know the exact uses of linking layers in Photoshop CC. Can we use it to update multiple layers in one go? For example, if I link several text layers, and want to change the font details of all of them, can I do them at once when they are linked?


texts: Can anyone help me identify the Japanese font on the cover of this book?

texts: I am looking for the font that is used on the cover of the book in the image, does anyone know it? I am not even sure if such a font exists, it might be calligraphy but any answer is much appreciated.


texts: How do I set pages in the right order for a perfect bound book in Indesign?

texts:
2 documents.

1st is the front and back covers.

2nd document is the 56 pages of the booklet I want to create.

I would like to print these pages and perfectly bind the book by hand.
Is there a way to set the pages in the correct order in Indesign? I have been told that I would need to create signatures and that these will go inside the book. How do I tell Indesign to make these signatures in the correct order?

from what I have read here:
How do I print my book using Indesign cs6 and have the pages come out in the right order?

This person is trying to do the same and 2-up Perfect Bound does not work.


texts: Which Adobe tools are most appropriate to make App Store icons, and images?

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I am a programmer and need to put something on the App Store in test mode (TestFlight, HockeyApp, etc).

I need to create a variety of images, logos, and other material for the submission... but I have no design skill.

What tooling (or skills) will get me to my goal the fastest?  If the answer is Dreamweaver or Illustrator, is there anything I should focus on, or explicitly avoid?


texts: Aligning a two sided design to be laser etched

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I'm currently designing some tokens to be engraved onto acrylic and cut out, however I'm having trouble working out how to ensure that the designs will line up when the acrylic sheet is flipped over. I'm planning on using Inkscape to create the designs to use with the laser cutter.

Are there any tricks or methods that would help me ensure that the finished tokens have the designs centered on both faces?


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I have two paragraph styles defined in my InDesign document: Heading1 has the space after set at .75 inches and Heading2 has space before set at .5 inches.

In only one spot in my document does the Heading2 come right after Heading1, and a 1.25 inch space is created between them. I only want a .75 inch space between these headings-- in other words I don't want the space after and space before added together--

I want them to collapse into the value of the larger "space" (.75 inches).

Is there a setting or trick to get those "spaces" to collapse, kind of like how margins collapse in CSS?


texts: I am trying to figure out, how I can continue drawing from an anchor point on a line on Adobe Illustrator.


texts: Found a branding project, but can someone tell me what exactly these numbers below represent? (see image>>)

texts: I was just curious to see if anyone could tell me what the numbers below the wordmark are meant to indicate? Kerning?


texts: I have finally got my logo to where I want it in illustrator, and I want to preserve all of my pen lines and strokes but just make it one joined object, so that I can transform it and move it around. Any ideas? Please and Thank you.


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I'm applying for a gig and one of the requirements is "Experience building ... HTML5 PSD files from comps". Can someone expand on what is meant by "HTML5 PSD files from comps"?

I understand what HTML5 is and what a PSD is, but I'm not clear on the particular workflow implied here.


texts: How can I achieve these gradient effects in photoshop?

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I would like to achieve the three gradient effects we see on the photo below with photoshop. I tried by myself using the gradient tool and changing the layer blend mode but didn't work.

The 1st gradient is Pink to Orange to Black but we can see the photo underneath
at the pink and orange area.

The 2nd gradient is pink to Orange, the photo underneath is visible at the pink zone.

The 3rd one transparent to black, I think, im not sure.

The original link : https://dribbble.com/shots/4186500-Music-Player


texts: plug-in waves have different signature in pdb

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everyone.
Basically i want to automatically add waves effect with different phase shift, but in python-fu browser i found that plug-in-waves have different signature - there is no phase shift, period or aspect ratio.
Where i can get the same function as the one used by GIMP2.8?


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I am working in illustrator and creating a logo guidebook for a client.  When I go to choose my Pantone  color from the provided Pantone Color Book, it gives the option of Pantone CMYK and also Pantone Solid.

Is this referring to the process color printing versus spot color printing?


texts: In Inkscape: how to intersect multiple paths so that a silhouette reproduces the colours of the paths?

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This may be a very stupid question, but I haven't for the life of me figured it out even after playing around and researching.

Specifically, I am trying to intersect multiple paths of different colours onto a silhouette so that the ultimate intersected silhouette reproduces the colours of the paths.

For example, I have the following intersection of paths (with the blue rectangle being the silhouette):

And what I want is something like this:

I tried several permutations of the intersection function, but to no avail.


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I downloaded Apple's iPhone 4S product images (log-in required). I'd like to just copy/paste a 640x960 screenshot of my app from my iPhone 4 to the psd file. However the psd file has 4x dimensions. So a simple copy/paste results in a tiny screenshot of my app on this huge iPhone 4S. What's the best way to work around this?

I've tried changing the image and canvas sizes but ran into problems with blurry images and copy/paste of my screenshot still resulting in a little tiny image on a giant iPhone. Creating a 4x mockup of my app is far too much work. IMO a 640x960 screenshot will be plenty large and provide plenty of detail especially since this image is destined for the web and I'm being mindful of the file size.

Perhaps I can enlarge my screenshot which will be blurry. But exporting the png might make that blurryness not matter.


texts: Photoshop BRUSH : Need a LONG, THIN, rope brush

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I am trying to make a rope border on an 8.5 x 11 brochure. I downloaded a free set of ROPE BRUSHES and chose one to accomplish the rope on the top edge of my image which is attached. I did not have to brush on the rope with multiple clicks. It was one long, straight, rope.

I clicked on the image and the 8.5” top border was magically filled with a long thin rope-border.  Next, I clicked on the bottom edge and an identical rope filled the bottom edge.   But, the rope on the bottom edge was partially hidden by a layer on top of it.  So I went out of brushes to work on the layering issue.

When I went back to the brushes, I saw 15+ jpegs. I assumed the jpeg’s were downloaded with the free brush, and I did not know that one could create a brush out of a jpeg, so I thought I was being scammed and deleted all of the jpegs.

I went back to the brushes, but realized that one of the jpegs must have been used to create the rope. I reloaded the brushes and spent 6 hours attempting to recreated my long-thin rope.

I want the rope to be long and thin, but if I increase the 1” identical brush size to 1600 pixels to get the rope long enough, then it becomes enormously wide (2") as shown in the attached image. HELP! I want my rope to be approx 1/4 in x 11".

The 2nd rope in the attached image is exactly the width I need. How do I elongate it without increase the width?


texts: An event logo with two marks in the same logo

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So I have been requested to design a one-time logo for an educational event with two company logos inside it. I learned these two companies are partnering together for this event.
I am wondering if there is valid reasoning to include two logos within a one-time event logo or not? Perhaps this partnering could be outside of the logo and/or worded separately? Please see the rough sketch below. The black "circle" and "rectangle" represent two completely different company logos.


texts: Resize form element without displacing the text

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Trying to resize a text field in Sketch App. Every time the text shifts to the right. Similar things happens when I resize the checkbox text, the square resizes too.

Text has extra space to the left when I extend the textbox

Square is misshapen when I extend the text


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Im trying to create a course catalog layout using XML. I go through the steps of creating basic layout tagging it and mapping styles. When I go to import xml I select "clone repeating text elements," "only import elements that match existing structure," and "Do not import contents of whitespace-only elements." Nothing happens. My dummy contents is still there.

Is it a problem that some course date in the catalog contains certain child tags while others don't? For instance one course might have a fee tag while another doesnt. Would Indesign just skip over those tags or would that mean that they don't have the same structure?


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I'm really interested in doing design work from other computers throughout my day.  Instead of installing programs and fonts onto each location's computer, I was wondering if I could do all of this from an external harddrive?

I'm also working on some computers that have limited access.  I wonder what kinds of things I wouldn't be able to do.

Any thoughts or ideas are appreciated!


texts: Does anyone know a good way to preview website psds on desktop?

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Does anyone know of a good live desktop preview tool for when you're designing websites? I've noticed when I'm designing websites, the elements can come out a bit too large since in Photoshop, I'm a little bit zoomed out when I work.

Something like Adobe Preview CC would be great.

Thanks!


texts: Is there a difference between tinting K100 black and using a lower K value?

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I just finished laying out a book that’s to be printed as 1+1. For table headers and a few other things, I used a light grey.
Now, for some reason (not sure why), I just realised I’ve defined all these greys as CMYK 0/0/0/100 tinted down to 15% or 7% or whatever the needed lightness was, rather than just defining them as CMYK 0/0/0/15 (or whatever) to begin with, which is what I’d usually do.
But then I wondered – is there actually any difference in this case? It’s a monochrome black, so presumably the tint and the lower K value (side question: what do you call a non-tint-based lightening like that?) will end up giving the same result. Or will it?
Is there, in the case of single-channel colours, any actual difference between tinting a 100% colour and defining a colour as less than 100% in that channel? If output format makes a difference, please assume offset printing, but I’d be interested to know if there’s ever any difference.


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Have been googling my eyes out, besides marketing blabla I couldn't find good information at all...

There are several graphic tablet producers:

Wacom
Aiptek
Genius
etc...

Of course Wacom is the best. But they are also pretty expensive. Wacoms Intuos4 supports tilt (Bamboo does not).

I am looking for a cheaper alternative to Wacom. I basically want an A5 tablet with a pen having tilt (and maybe rotation) support. Is Wacom the only one offering this? I don't care about buttons or anything else.

Also: Wacom seems to be the only ones supporting rotation of the pen (with the Art Pen).


texts: How to explain to a client that their logo is incredibly poor

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What is the best way to explain to a client that their logo is incredibly poor and amateurish when they seem to like it?

They want to spend a fair bit of time and money developing new products,designs and marketing but their current logo is a real obstacle in making them look professional.

I have tried substituting the logo with a reworked version during demos of new products and explained it as "giving them a new option". They simply preferred the version using their original logo.

I have also been much more blunt. Stating that their logo is looking dated and doesn't reflect their business.

The current logo style has no special relevance to the industry that they are involved in.
They are not a major brand where it would cost many thousands to change their branding and merchandise so cost is not a realistic barrier.


texts: Content on one page disappears after exporting a printable PDF. Acrobat won't print the document

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I created a brochure in InDesign which we need to print. The problem:
I export a digital version, with hyperlinks etc. and everything works fine. But as I export the same file for print using the "High Quality Print" preset, the cover Page won't export properly. An error shows up in Acrobat after opening the file (I'll try to translate it, and will attach a screenshot beneath):

"There is an error on this Page. Under some circumstances, the page won't be displayed properly in Acrobat. Please contact the author..."

I tried to add a page before the cover. I also copied the text into Illustrator, created outlines, and copied it back. Than I tried to duplicate the cover and put it at the end of the document. Always the same problem.
I also tried to print the Page, because when I open it with Chrome it's just fine. But by printing with Acrobat, it first pops up that it can't print this document and than that there are no pages selected to be printed.
On the left: InDesign on the left the exported PDF in Acrobat

Anyone have an idea what's wrong?


texts: Blurred, embedded raster image after importing PDF in Inkscape

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I imported a figure from PDF (generated from Latex) into Inkscape as SVG for final editing. It contains a raster image, which for some reason is completely blurred and I cannot figure out why. Any ideas?

Note that the format of the image was not maintained also (perhaps this helps). I made a separate question for that here: Cannot change aspect ratio of embedded raster image after PDF import

Here is the image:


texts: How to use percents in Illustrator Graph Tool?

texts: I am currently making a bar graph with various percentages. Illustrator graph tool seems to be limited in formatting the style of numbers compared to one would in Excel. How do I set graph tool, to display the numbers being used, and the scale of the graph to show as a percentage?


texts: Razor Sharp, Pixel Perfect Text Export from Illustrator or Photoshop?

texts: I'm trying to create Windows 95 / 98 pixel perfect text styles to mockup a retro UI. In the past (roughly 8 years ago) I remember being able to export BMPs from Illustrator in Greyscale and get pixel perfect, razor sharp 8-bit text. Now (Adobe CC 2018) I'm getting anti-aliasing blurry edges with everything I try. I've tried 1-bit BMP, 4-bit, 8-bit, making sure the x and y coordinates are whole numbers, greyscale, Photshop Crisp, Strong, Sharp, etc. etc. etc. and nothing is working. Your help is appreciated!


texts: Using a photograph for a poster, how do I credit the original creator?

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I'm using a photograph of a famous personality for a poster I'm making. I'll be manipulating the photo, maybe using image trace to create a vectorized version of the image for the poster. This I believe would be considered a derivative. I found the same image in multiple places, how do I find the original source of such a photograph to credit it's creator for my work and not face copyright infringement? When I see the images in Google search it simply says this image may be subject to copyright. (Also, is there a specific way to credit the creator? Under what circumstances do I have to buy the image to use it?)

There is no name or watermark on the image. One of the highest resolutions of the image links to a wallpaper site. This is the image I want to use:
https://www.hdwallpapers.in/roger_federer_4k_5k-wallpapers.html

I'm really new to all of this and have just started learning graphic design. I'm really confused about copyright issues and I definitely do not want to get sued for anything.


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Is there any easy way to expand a pallette to include additional colors that match/compliment the current scheme?

In the process of creating some design guidelines for my new nonprofit for application across all mediums (website, print materials, Web ads, newsletter etc). However, our current 2 primary, 1 contrasting colors (and various shades/tints thereof) are quite limiting.

What would be the best way to add another color to the scheme and feel confident that it 'works' with the others? Is there some trick (like similar ratios in rgb or hsl) that I can take advantage of?

No formal color theory education minus the same basic articles on 20 different sites about the various color wheels.


texts: How to get smooth transitions between colors while keeping sharp edges?

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I am trying to smooth out images of colored wave forms while trying to keep sharp edges.

Example of a source image:

I've had some limited success using surface blur, while the transitions between each color is smoother I am loosing sharpness on edges:

Is there a technique, filter of effect I could employ to get such result ?

EDIT

here's the result thanks to @boblet

EDIT 2

I've found a pseudo-alternative that somewhat achieves the same goal though it's not as pretty.

The thing is to draw gradient lines with the middle color (0.5) being a little darker.

Actually this is the poor man's alternative until I can get hold of the surface blur algorithm which doesn't seem as easy to implement as it sounds.


texts: Perfect placement of a shape to delimit a corner

texts: Is there a way to perfectly make those corners? I am kind of eyeballing the position of the circle, but wondering if there is a way to place it perfectly touching both lines it is supposed to touch on a single vertex each.


texts: What to avoid when using negative shapes / text for logos expected to be placed on a glass door

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I'm not a designer (as is probably obvious from the vague question), but I'm being asked to design the signage that will go on the front of our offices. Our logo is deliberately simple, blocky white text on black, with blocky black text on white below. The people we share an office with have a similar logo, but with somewhat thinner text.

Logo

Our front door is glass, and the area behind it is well lit. We'd like to print the logos / text onto transparencies and stick them to the glass, but this brings up some design issues that I'd like some professional opinions on. There's some slack in terms of what we do with the logo, in terms of what we make transparent, partial opaqueness, etc., and too many options to make test prints for all of them (the transparent print paper isn't cheap!)

My first thought was that we make the white parts transparent, and rely on the lightness of the background to shine through in place of the white. That works okay for us, because the blocky font still allows it to be readable. But our neighbours' logo uses quite thin black text on a white background, so I'm worried about readability.

Should I instead be trying to print in white/transparent, to allow the light behind the logo to diffuse through the white parts (instead of being blocked by the black)? That's obviously not possible on a standard printer so I can't test it, but the printers who'll be doing the final job will be able to I'm sure.

So, to be more succinct about the issues:

Should I be avoiding using black on transparent?
Is there any way to make thin dark text on transparent more readable?
Would partial transparency help me at all?
Are there any general design tips for making logos that work well on glass that might be relevant here?


texts: Eye catching & useful web slides - what are the do's and don'ts?

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I hope you don't mind a programmer barging in on the graphic design site....!  I usually work with design agencies to turn their creative ideas into web-site reality.  So I can appreciate a good looking website.  When it comes to rebuilding my own site however, I don't get the luxury of being able to employ a designer and so I need to do it myself.

I've got the basic layout down and am pretty pleased with it - the main thing about the homepage is that it has a nice big navigation with a list of programming services, linked to a pretty large (at the moment 650 x 495) 'slideshow'.  The idea is that the slideshow gives you enough further information at a glance on the selected item that you click through to that section to read more.

So the question - what makes a good slide?  I see many great examples around the web and can say 'yep, that looks good!' but i'm finding it difficult to replicate anything that i'm pleased with.

Should it have a highly contrasting background or should it seamlessly connect with its surroundings (which are in this case just a white area)?

Should it have an extra large, simple message only?  Or include more text?

Should it have a full background image, or just incorporate an image somewhere and leave the rest plain?

What are some good tips for ensuring I don't make a slide-related faux pas? (given the target market for the site is the design industry!).

Thanks :)


texts: Resizing an image to an exact pixel proportion without getting a squeezing distortion

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Here's the issue:

I'm trying to upload a drawing of mine onto Society6, they require the image to be specific proportions of 3300 px wide by 5100 px high. Each time I do this in Photoshop and constrain the proportions, it squeezes and distorts my image, making it skinnier and longer than before.

Does anyone have any advice on how to avoid the distortion while still having the exact size of image they require? I can't crop the image to be any less wide, so I'm feeling a little stuck.


texts: How to animate a circle in a rectangle in After Effects?

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I've been trying to recreate this simple effect in After Effects, but with no luck so far

I'm fairly certain I have to work with a circular mask, but I have no idea how to make it work like in the example above. There are some tutorials that deal with masks, but none that deal specifically with Material Design animations in After Effects.

Thank you in advance.


texts: I need to print an image at a certain size. What dimensions and resolution should I use?

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(This question is meant to be a resource to direct others to given that this is a common question.)

Given the task of creating an image that will be printed at a certain size, what pixel dimensions and resolution should I be setting my file at?


texts: How can I tell if my .psd file can be saved as a vector image?

texts: I have designed a logo for a client in Photoshop CS6 (I know, Illustrator, Illustrator) and all of the active layers consist either of Photoshop-generated shapes or editable text, aka nothing is a raster. While the .psd file does contain some rasterized layers, the only active ones are not. The company I must submit this logo to for printing only accepts full vector images in the file formats .pdf, .eps, and .ai. How can I save this file in such a way that I know that it maintains its vector qualities? Can I just save it as a PDF file as is?


texts: How can I import an image as a channel in Gimp?

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I'm using Gimp because photoshop is too expensive. I was making a map for the game Zero-K and I need to add an image as a channel to use the texture, but I couldn't find a way to do this. There are no resources I could find on this.

I tried dragging and dropping an image into the channels tab

I went through every drop down menu item

I thought that maybe decomposing it might do something

I basically need a way to turn an image into a texture


texts: Ungrouping and then regrouping in Sketchup

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Given a model with no grouping, it's easy to select all items from one side of the model and move them the same distance, together, as a group.  The effect of this is to elongate the model, but without changing the proportions of items on the sides of the model (as would happen if the scale tool was used).  For instance, if the entire east side of an ungrouped house model was selected and moved one foot farther east, the rooms along the selection “cut” would get larger by one foot, but the dimensions of all other rooms on the east and west would stay the same.
But if that same model had a complex grouping hierarchy (groups within groups within groups), to do the above would require exploding everything because although some groups' objects might all be completely in the geometry to be moved, other groups' objects might be split between geometry to be moved and not moved. So to get the result, groups must be exploded.  The problem with this approach is that now all of those groups seem to be lost, and without the groups, the model would be more difficult to manage going forward.
My question: is there a way to translate all geometry in the same way one does with a completely exploded the model, but preserve or restore the grouping that existed before the translation.


texts: What are the smallest dimensions/resolution I can use for a 7ft x 2ft banner?

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I am designing a banner which will be printed at 7ft x 4ft.

I am using Photoshop CS4.  The images are not vectors.  The original poster artwork has been done at 300 ppi for A4 printing.  I was hoping to re-size the canvas of the poster (after saving as a new file) to keep the 300 ppi resolution but working on a smaller scale to reduce the file size.  This is mainly to avoid having to copy all the layers in to a new file to recreate the existing image.

I have looked around at various questions already on the site, but can't seem to find an answer.  The common recommendation seems to be that banners or other large-scale pieces that will be viewed from a distance only need to be around 75-100 ppi, but I was hoping to work with a higher resolution and smaller size, instead of lower resolution and larger canvas.

Any and all advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated.


texts: Fill a shape with random layout of rectangles

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I would like to know if there is a way to generate layouts like on the picture below. What I would like to do is create a few different ones like this, but each should be different and unique. Each should be based on a rectangle as the "outside shape", and then be filled with randomised smaller rectangles & squares as below.

Is there a way? Please advise. Thanks!


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I'm looking to copy images from one program into Photoshop, re-size and apply stroke & color overlay. When I re-size the image the edges are become very jagged. Like so:

Is there a way to smooth these edges quickly? I have to do this to around 4,500 images. Currently i'm manually cutting away the jagged edges but it's incredibly time consuming.

Thanks all.


texts: Adobe Indesign: How to look for the first line in each paragraph

texts: How can I look for the first line in each paragraph, and add a line break after it?


texts: set camera raw filter as an adjustment layer - photoshop

texts: Is it possible to apply the camera raw filter (filters > camera raw filter) in a PSD as an adjustment layer rather than a 'set once' filter ?


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I am completely new to photoshop, so apologies for the simple question. I need to remove the background grid from this image, as shown below:

I would like the circular portion to take up the entirety of the image. How can I do this?


texts: Flatten visible layers into a new one in Sketch

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Is there any way to create a new layer which is an image of the flattened visible layers?

Basicly the equivalent of Photoshop's Command+Option+Shift+E shortcut in Sketch.


texts: How do width, height and resolution matter in Photoshop?

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How do width, height and resolution matter, and what's the standard or how to calculate the right resolution for current width and height in order to achieve a well refined image or retina image, or an image that is not pixelated?

I want to make some images that are very good quality like an android icon, a game character, and a wallpaper. But I don't know if there are any standards on deciding the size. References and cheat sheets would be a great help. Thanks in advance :)


texts: What is this weird transparent border appearing inside my Smart Object in Photoshop?

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I've been pulling my hair out trying to understand what's going on here.

I have an image which is of a book and its shadow. The book part is opaque, and the shadow part has semi-transparency. This is shown here with a plain white background so you can see it. The background is actually transparent.

This is then made into a Smart Object, and scaled down, and placed on top of a background. Now, out of nowhere, a pixel of transparency appears at the border between the opaque book and its shadow:

To be clear, the book and its shadow are a single raster pixel layer inside the Smart Object; and there is no empty pixel between them!

Anyone have an idea what is going on?


texts: Graphic element to show on a form while user awaits response

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I have the following registration form:

Since response from server may not come for about 3 seconds, I need to let user know that the request is being processed.

What visual element could I use to do that?


texts: PhotoShop: How to delete a selection after you're done with it

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I use the pent tool to make a shape, then right click make a selection, I fill in the selection with the colour I want.  Great perfect no problem.

Now say if I want to go to the stamp tool and work on a different area of the picture, the previous selection from the pen tool still exists, and I can't use the stamp tool.  I cant seem to figure out how to get rid of the previous selection.


texts: Using the pen tool for drawing a geometric pattern

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I'm very new to illustrator and I'm trying to create a card for a baby birth.
One of the things which I would like to place on the card is a geometric image of a bear.

Now, I'm trying to draw this using the Pen tool drawing straight lines.
However, when I have multiple lines originating in the point, I see the following behaviour:

You'll see the lines are not beautifull.
How can I avoid this, and it the pen tool the correct item to draw this kind of images?

Please forgive a newcomer on Illustrator :-)


texts: Photoshop normalizing scanned image size and orientation

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I'm trying to do some batch processing of a couple thousand images that were scanned in with a business card scanner.  Due to sloppiness in the scanning process, the images are all roughly the same dimensions (varying by a couple of pixels in width and height), but there are some that are "difficult".
My ultimate goal in processing these is:

Every image should have exactly the same physical dimensions.
The physical cards that were scanned have rounded corners, I'd like transparency in the scanned images here.
Every image should fill the entire dimensions with little to no blank space around the edges.

Examples of difficult images:

The card was already a light / off-white color to begin with, so distinguishing between the areas of the image that should be transparent and not is not always easy.
The scanner thought the card was longer than it actually was (probably due to the auto-feed process), and so some images are a hundred or two hundred pixels taller, with a white band inserted at the bottom.

Originally I had it pretty close to working.  I would magic wand the bottom left and top right pixels, then trim transparent pixels to cut out dead space, then scale all images to the exact same pixel dimensions.
I think I need to solve the white horizontal band at the bottom problem using something other than magic wanding, while still having it work with images that don't have a white band (since there are thousands of these).
One idea I had is something like a magic wand where you click the pixel you want to wand around, but where you specify the pixel color instead of having it take the color from the current location.  But i'm not sure if something like this exists.
A second idea is that I can manually pull out all the images that have white bands by inspection, but then I need an automated process by which to crop out all of the white bands without affecting images that already have edges similar to white to begin with.
The third option which I'm dreading is to manually fix up all of the images with white bands.


texts: Why is Illustrator adding whitespace around my artboard?

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I'm struggling for a while with the whitespace Illustrator is creating around my prints.

For example I've set the artboard to be this size:

But when I've saved my print as an eps it is always this big:

I know there is an option to save as web and then to uncheck 'Clip to artboard' but I really need to save it as an EPS.

Can someone explain this to me please?


texts: How do I make Small Caps in Illustrator?

texts: I'm trying to modify my text so that lowercase letters are uppercase letters just smaller. Is there a way to do this in Illustrator, without manually changing the font size?


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I'm working on a service quality monitoring dashboard for my employer. The site diplays QoS parameters for hundreds of different telecommunications services provided by the company: messaging, voice calls, internet connection, television, websites, mobile applications etc.

For the site I need an icon, which denotes a telecommunications service of any type, that is, which can be used for any of the above listed services. I currently use a cogwheel icon (mdi-cog-outline), but I'd like to use something more telecom-related. Any ideas?


texts: Jargon: What do company ad departments call the vector files?

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As someone laying out an event program or the like for an amateur production, I need to call the sponsors and ask for the print-layout material for their ads.

I'm getting second hand scans from yellow pages (!) and screen shots and low-res jpeg files.  So if I call up the sponsor and ask for the real file to be used for the ad, what do they call that?

Before I make the rounds to direct contacts, I want to know what to expect and what to call things.  The people who buy ads at big companies have this down pat, and the little shops can be prompted for something they got from the designer and sent in for printing before.

Clarification: I understand that small businesses won't have such stuff, or may need help to dig up the real file they got from the designer when the thumbnail is the only thing they see in the file explorer.

But a good sized business that has a corporate brand effort with logos in ai files and detailed instructions for placement... "some guy" working in department X doesn't know that. When he passes the request up to the right department, to the people who do know about preparing material for print and other uses, what do they call this?

Is it a "comp"?  Is it a "for-print capsule"? I want to know what they call this (along with the dimensions) to effeciently ask for the right thing and sound (to them) that I know what I'm talking about.


texts: InDesign: Text variable for paragraph number

texts: For some paragraphs I use several levels of numbering from "Lists and numbering" option. Is it possible to create a text variable that would get the last paragraph number on a page so that I could use it in a page header? I know how to insert cross reference that would point to paragraph number, but can't find how to access paragraph number in text variables.