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I want to export assets of an Illustrator file so I can use them as links later-on.

However the "Asset-Export" dialogue does not let me use .ai as output format:

While I know, you can use SVG or PNGs as links as well, I would prefer to use .ai, since it should have the best possible compatibility (for obvious reasons).

My main goal is to have key assets, that might need to get changed / revised, as links, so that I only have to make changes once and they will be reflected in multiple illustrator files, which use these assets.

Am I missing something? Is this a dumb idea? Or why is this option seemingly absent? Or does it just happen to be placed somewhere else in the menu?


texts: White outline appearing when I convert to Png? (Using downloaded brush tool)

texts: I want to use lightning bolts in one of my designs so downloaded a third party photoshop brush pack that allows you to easily place bolts. It look great on a blank (no background) canvas in the most recent version of Abobe photoshop but when I attempt to export to Png a thick white outline appears around all of the bolts and ruins the effect. I have tried this with 3 different lightning brush packs and it keeps happening. Below is a picture of the phenomenon, do you know why this is happening and what I can do to fix it?


texts: Crop square image to portrait image from the center of image in Photoshop CSS V12.0 x64

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I need to find a way to automate cropping a square image to a portrait image. For example, my images are centered in 1000W x 1000H and I need to crop them to 750W x 1000H. Some subjects are tall/slim (runs North-South) and some are wide (runs East-West). For subjects that don't extend beyond 750w, everything crops fine. However, for subjects that extend beyond 750W, the left/right is cropped off.
Is there a quick way to crop from the center out?
Thanks.


texts: Illustrator CC shortcut: Select next layer in layer palette

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I'm looking for a simple Illustrator shortcut to select the next/previous layer in the layer's panel for OSX.
According to this post, ⌥ + [ or ⌥ + ] should cycle through the layers, but this seems to no longer work in Illustrator CC.


texts: Reverse Nearest Neighbor Algorithm in Image Scaling in Photoshop

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Is there a way to reverse this method of image scaling in Photoshop? This is an example of what I mean: http://tech-algorithm.com/uploads/nneighbor01.png

I need to reverse the process in order to come back to the original size.

Does Photoshop have this kind of feature?


texts: Do you have to credit the author when using OFL fonts in logos?

texts: If I design a logo to sell to a client and I am using and OFL font.  I have read online that I can use it for commercial purposes without having to pay licenses.  I am unsure whether I have to credit the author or include the text file that comes with the font when you download it to the customer too with the logo.


texts: How can I use the drop shadow filter on multiple paths on inkscape?

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So, If I shift select all the images I want to create a shadow for, I get the following image:

A way around this would be to group the objects and cast a shadow over that, which produces the following:

Which is arguably better. But what I like about the first one, is that each arrow casts a shadow over the next. I would like to get something similar to the first image, without those weird box shadow effect.

Anyone know how to?


texts: Selecting layers from within the layers without using the mouse

texts: I'd like to select a number of layers within the layers panel. Usually this is done by manually CMD + Clicking / Shift + Clicking the layers. To increase speed and productive though I prefer to say clear from the mouse. Is there a way this can be done without my hands leaving the keyboard?


texts: Using GIMP, is there a way to fill an image that has transparency?

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For a given shape, I would like to fill it with the line color. However, using the fill bucket, the transparency on the inside of the image is still visible.

Double clicking with the fill bucket will remove the transparency from the inside, but it removes it from the outside of the shape as well. This creates a very pixelated shape.

Is there a way that I can preserve the transparency on the outside of the shape while filling completely on the inside? The example here is very simple with the oval, but the actual image I am working with is significantly more complex. It would take a very long time to fill by hand.


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me again. I'm having trouble with logo creation. As you can see in the following images, I'm using a couple of circles which intersect, but after trying to remove the intersections on the inner side of the circle, it gets distorted and new unnecessary anchor points get added. I'm just wondering for a workaround for this and maybe tips for a better workflow in general :)
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texts: How to make positioning of lines around circle or curve

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Is it possible to make even distance positioning of lines of different length around circle or curve?

I mean lines have different sizes like on pic.2, but I need they have equal distance around circle like on pic.1. Distance between circle edge and line start.


texts: Best way to decrease photo size without losing quality

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I know the best way is to convert to a smart object but the problem is where I want to apply an action to my high quality image. I have two ways:

Decrease size. This reduces quality.
Convert to a smart object. But my action will not run, because my action needs the image to be the background layer.

Maybe you want to know why one of the ways is decrease photo size; the answer is because export size is over 2GB and I do not like to waste my hard disk capacity. Using a smart object a is good choice but the action does not accept smart objects.

Is there any way that a layer can be the background layer and also a smart object, so I can resize that with my requirement?

Or maybe there is another way?


texts: Merging 3 layers, but name the new merged layer as a combination of the 3 layers merged

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I don't even know if this is possible but i hope it is.
Photoshop CS6
So i have 3 layers
01
02
03
i want to select them all and merge them,
but i want that merged layer to be named 01,02,03

Is this possible?
the layer names will be different every time also.
Thanks


texts: My files are re-sizing themselves and I'm unable to change this

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I have created a design in Illustrator with the artboard size of 960px x 350px.
I have a container for them to fit into but when I save my work either save as, save as web, or expand saving as a PNG. No matter what I do my design changes its size.

My design is to be put into a container using revslider with the same size of 960px x 350px


texts: Batch Export selection of PDF files with no user interaction?

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I'm using Acrobat Pro DC (macOS) and have set up an Action to Export PDF to DOCX format.

I have specified the files I wish to include.

However, I have to click the following buttons for each file:

Proceed
Export (defaults)
Recent Folder (same for all files)
Save (defaults)

Is there a way to not have to be present whilst it does these conversions?


texts: How do I map from a cylinder to a plane? (tree bark texture)

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I have a photograph of a tree bark texture, and I'd like to flatten it out to use as a generic bark texture.  It's fairly "flat" now but there's a noticeable curve to the edges of the texture.  I'd like to "straighten out" those edges so I can more easily make the image tillable.

I hope that makes sense.  I'm using GIMP.

Here's the texture.  You can see at the edges it does start to noticeably curve a bit.  As long as the result looks OK, almost any technique will do.


texts: How can I resize this object without distorting it in Illustrator?

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How can I resize such items without changing the curvature at edges? You know, I don't want the half-circles at the extremes to become half-elipses.

thanks


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I’ve been working as a designer for a while. I work on print and digital assets. I work in-house especially involving materials for events, such as posters, flyers and social media post graphics. My problem is when designing a concept from scratch I am slow.

I get caught in the layout phase and go round and round until I come up with something I think works. This can take days sometimes.

At the beginning of the project I look for inspiration, make sketches and then start work laying out. Then I get into a cycle of beginning to layout and struggling with getting the layout/colors right.

I often abort the idea go back to the drawing board and sketch out something else, only to repeat this several times before I land on something good. Or alternatively I end up spending a whole heap of time on one idea and not getting a finished layout I like. I get frustrated with myself and I know it takes longer than needed.

Any thoughts on how I can learn another way to work through this?

ETA

The kind of work is mainly for events, posters, flyers and social media graphics to advertise events. Typical age range for events is 18-25 year old. Events are either educational or entertainment. My role is to design from scratch. I get under a day to get creative draft done, which is 2-3 concepts to send to approved. They expect finished designs and that’s how the other few designers in my team work.


texts: Photoshop: how to create a stepped gradient without blurred separation?

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I'm trying to create a stepped gradient with Photoshop from black to white made of vertical bands. I can more or less achieve this by using the posterize feature but the cut between colors is not neat.
This is what I get:

Each time the gradient goes from one color to the next one, I get a line of another color. I have posterized the picture with 50 steps which means that I should only have 50 colors but when I check them programmatically I get 344 colors because of those lines.
Is there another way of creating a neat stepped gradient with Photoshop without the blur between the colors? Posterize with only 4 to 10 colors work but beyond that, I get a blur.
Is there another feature from Photoshop I should use?
Thanks
Laurent


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I click on a path, then on the color icon and then I select the color #ffc22c and press ok.
When I click again on the color icon, I still see #ffc22c.
If I select another path, and then re-select the old path, the color suddenly changed to fcc12f.
How can I prevent that from happening?


texts: Where does inspiration end, where does illegitimate copying start?

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I'm creating the UI for a web application which will mainly run on Macs. So my goal is to preserve the look and feel of Mac OS. But since I don't use Apples Frameworks I'm not allowed to use their UI design. So my question is: how closely am I allowed to copy their design without violating copyrights?

Do you think this is still legitimate?


texts: How to explain "achieving good Usability"

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I have a quite hard task right now:
I need to explain agencies and graphic designers, how to design a usable website concept and visual design.

The goal is to give designers a workbook/tips&tricks/FAQ/guideline for make their design drafts quite usable before it will be tested with users somewhen - a sort of quality check. In order to avoid multiple redesign iterations. It is not intended for usability specialists like UX-, IA- or IX-designers, but graphic or general designers.

There are guidelines for good usability like Nielsens heuristics or ISO standard 9241-12 and 9241-110, but its still relies on experience with usability. Or in "usability-words", it lacks of self descriptiveness. It is not clear for a designer what these guidelines mean. Actually, they are like the Gestalt principles. Even if you, as a non-designer, know the Gestalt principles, you won't know how to achieve good graphics.

There are checklists floating in the net for checking a website for good usability, but they are applied after the design, not while designing. I'd like to have a guide to keep in mind while designing, like having design principles in mind while painting.

Or in plain words:

I need to explain "how to achieve good usability" for designers.

Do you know a good reference or article tackling this task?
What do designers need to know about usability?
How can one explain the concepts behind usability easily?

I hope this question is not offtopic. I'm not asking it at UX.SE, because for this guys everything will be so cristal clear. It is hard for an expert to explain things for non-experts easily and understandable. You are the target group, that's why I ask here.


texts: How can I determine if my color QR code is reliably readable?

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I developed this QR code for my business, and I went with a gray/pink color pallete rather than black and white for aesthetics.

Based on my experimenting with my monitor (iMac) and QR reading app (Red Laser) I can read the code successfully - but it is hard to know if it will work with a variety of displays and readers based on this one test.  Is there some numerical guidance of contrast or color choices that are generally gaurenteed to work for any combination of display/print and reader?


texts: How to duplicate an artboard without the layers getting shuffled on illustrator?

texts: i want to make replicas of a complex illustration to play with color schemes but when I duplicate the artboard all the layers get jacked up. Is there a better way of doing this?


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Hello I recently purchased a hp gaming laptop, I am ok with the way the laptop is except the screen colour which I would like to make it look like the current hp pavilion G6 am using. So in short I want the screen colour of my hp gaming laptop to be like my hp pavilion G6.
Below is the screenshot of the desired hp pavilion G6

Below is the screen colour of my hp gaming laptop

Any idea or suggestions is highly welcomed.


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I'm trying to lift the right side of my text, so it is similar to text in this logo:

I've tried different kinds of warps, but can't find the right one. Maybe I should be looking at another effect?


texts: How can I resize a vector to a specific size and resolution?

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I'm fairly new to design and I'm having issues resizing vectors.

My end goal : to print to a t shirt through something like redbubble/printful. They list a printable size of 7500px7500px

From my research, I think I need something like 300ppi?

How could I go about using an existing vector to scale it to those requirements in Adobe Illustrator?

Thanks for the help!


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I'm new to working with inkscape and Corel Draw.

I will engrave the exported files using a CnC controlled machine.

The issue I am having: using Corel's contour tool, it's fine. It fills the vector shape with path lines for engraving etc, but it's also in an island type pattern, where as a side to side vector path infill pattern is far more effective and better for engraving.

Does anyone have a specific method for doing this, or software perhaps that they could lead me to? I have included 2 photos for examples of the 2 different styles of inside filling/path's.


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How can i make this effect using illustrator CC .
I try to make it reducing the opactiy of red rectangle ,but it dosent give a result like this


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In the image I attached you see a cube (made by Blender). The edge 1 is smaller than edge 2 and 3. I expected that the edge 2 and 3 should be shorter than the edge 1 because as the parallel lines go away from the edge 1 they should converge and hence the edge 2 and 3 should be shorter.
What am I missing?


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Ive been using some Photoshop actions (not developed by me) to add a 'grunge' effect to some text (a .png), it works well but theres several levels of grunge, so i tend to try a couple out to see which ones i like.

The problem is when i try one that i dont like i want to just hit undo and revert back to how the image was before, but instead it just undos 1 level of the script ie. if the script said do process 1, then 2, then 3 and i then clicked undo it would only undo step 3 not the whole script.. is there a way to change this ?

Background - im using CS5.


texts: How can I find out what RGB colors a website uses?

texts: I want to learn the RGB (or others like hex, CMYK or HSL) details of a color on a website. Say the background of this very website. I want to recreate that color using the code or a graphics software.


texts: Create segmented circle in Adobe Illustrator and have each segment be a different color

texts: As the title mentions I need to create a pie of sorts using Adobe Illustrator. It seems like it would be easy using the Polar Grid Tool but I can't, for the life of me, figure out how to make each 'piece' of the pie be into its own independant object/layer/etc. I need each piece to be independantly editible for color/content/text/etc. Please help an AI noob....


texts: How to clear a layer in Krita? delete not working half the time

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I don't understand. In Krita, if I make a new project and work on it then want to clear a layer, I simply hit delete once and it's done. But all my existing projects I hit delete on, either only work for certain layers and things or it doesn't do anything at all.
Like text wasn't clearing from the layer. I had to hand-select and delete it.
What is going on and how do I get it to clear the layer entirely on button press?


texts: If I draw something with a brush then use Live Paint, how do I get rid of the brush stokes?

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Say I have the following picture that I drew with a black brush then used Live Paint to color it.

How do I get rid of the black stroke?


texts: Outlining a path looks ugly at the start/end of the path

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I have a closed path. The corner where I started and ended the path looks like this:

When I do Object > Path > Outline Stroke, that corner is not perfectly outlined. Sometimes I can see the details.

This is how the anchor points look:

Looks like the path wasn't broken. I would like the start and end do not notice. Is it an Illustrator limitation or am I doing something wrong?


texts: How to make the inner shape transparent using the Illustrator

texts: I'm trying to figure out how to make this inner object that is now white to be transparent using Illustrator? Tnx


texts: What is the name given to these geometric designs?

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The design given in the picture is very impressive and many such designs have been used as background images and also as components in certain flat illustrations.

Is there a name for this style?


texts: How can I quickly enter editing mode of a selected text layer?

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I'm looking to solve a workflow issue; editing a selected layer's text without having to go back to the mouse each time. You can change the selected layer via keyboard shortcuts, so if you could also enter editing mode through the keyboard you could quickly shift through items to edit them.

Is there a keyboard shortcut (or alternative method) that can be used to quickly enter text editing mode of a selected text layer?


texts: Deciding Theme and Colour Scheme For Trivia-Based Game

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I started work on an Android-based trivia-like game. You basically pick a topic (eg. volcanoes) and get a random set of 10 questions out of a bigger pool.

I'm really struggling to pick a colour scheme, and also, to pick a style or theme to use -- every choice seems arbitrary at this point. I do have a "company" site and colour scheme, but I doubt if that would be the right choice here.

How do I decide which theme/style/colour-scheme to use?


texts: Is there a way to convert Rectangle into Outlines in Sketch?

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The problem with rectangles appears when you scale them up or down — they doesn't scale rounded corners. I'd like to keep rounded corners proportion to the rectangle size, that's why I thought that converting Rectangle into Outlines may help. But “Convert to outlines” option is not available.

I'm making a “walk-through scenario” inside the app, where I can show some elements of the app  isolated and larger than the normal size they have in the app to make things clear and focus user attention on them.

Thank you for the help with Sketch.


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I have a b5 file on indesign and I am planning to print it on a4.
Since my designs don't touch the edge of the page I don't need a bleed, I just need to know where to crop when it prints.

I am wondering how I go about doing this when the surroundings of my design is all white space. Do I just set up printer crop marks specific to b5 page size?

Attached are images to help understand my problem and my current settings. []


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Is there anyway to zoom in on only a portion of an image without enlarging the entire document?

I know that you can create a second window for the same document, put the windows side by side, and zoom in on the second window, however you can't see the cursor, and the changes don't update in real time.

What I have in mind would be kind of like a magnifying glass effect, and the purpose would be to make detailed adjustments or selections, while still viewing the whole document.  If this is possible, maybe it requires a script or 3rd party application?

Thank you for your help!


texts: Web colors: how to compensate for differences in monitors

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This question has to do with color in the context of web pages.

Computer monitors and mobile screens can vary a lot in their color rendering, meaning that a given color on one monitor can look much different on another monitor.

For example, some greens and teals may look pleasant on one monitor but look sickly yellowish on others.

Are there certain web colors that are "safer" than others (NOT to be confused with the outdated practice of using "web-safe color palette")?

Or do you just create the web design on a calibrated monitor and know that's all you can do?


texts: Photoshop: Using level layers to adjust a mask

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I need to use leveling layers to adjust the gradients of my layer mask. However, Photoshop doesn't support that.
I tried using a clipping mask, but a clipping mask uses the alpha channel, not the brightness of the pixels to mask. So this doesn't help me either, because leveling layers cannot be applied to the alpha channel.
How do I do this?

Edit: A quick example

In the upper half I have an image (here the Dragon Ball logo) and a layer mask (here just a simple gradient).
However, in my actual use case, I need the result to blend into the rest of the image perfectly. That means I need to fine tune the layer mask.
So in the lower half, I created a group with the gradient and a leveling layer to tune it. Now, I could collapse the group to a single layer and use it as a mask for the (logo). But then I would lose the ability to fine-tune. The environment it needs to blend in might change and I will be unable to readjust. I also don't really get a preview of how my (logo) will look like with these settings.


texts: Why use a white circle/spot in eye icons/logos?

texts: What is the reason behind using a white circle/spot in eye icon/logo in terms of visual or graphic design? Is there any specific meaning?


texts: How to include section numbers in InDesign Table of Contents

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I am trying to create a Table of Contents for a book in InDesign. Each page of the book has a section marker and page number (e.g. 1-3). I set it up that way so that the section marker and page number would appear in the TOC, based on what I read on Adobe InDesign Help:

  If you want number prefixes (such as 1-1, 1-3, and so on) to appear in your table of contents, use section numbering rather than chapter numbering. Section number prefixes can be included in a table of contents.

However, the section markers are not appearing in the Table of Contents. There doesn't seem to be any way to indicate that they are supposed to be shown, and I can't find any more documentation about how to include them. Can anyone help?


texts: Will I need an extra plate to print a tint of black?

texts: I'm scoping a print project that will include one red PMS and black. I'm thinking the print job will be less expensive than a 4C process because there are less plates of color involved. I wanted to add a 3rd color: a 50% tint of black (grey) — will this require a third plate and thus increase the cost of my printing?


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I've previously screen printed over watercolors but would be interested in looking into digital printing onto paper thats been painted...

Is there any common process for doing this or is it just not done?


texts: How to convert CMYK combined black to true black in Illustrator?

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I want to use a color image, of which most parts are black, as a background. But in the color separation it is shown as a full CMYK color.
Using a CMYK rich black is not convenient for me, because it overlaps acute design while printing.
I just want that black areas are made from just the black plate.


texts: How to show the colours of an image as percentage

texts: Please can you advise me how to show the colours of an image as a percentage using PaintShop Pro 9?


texts: Can Adobe Bridge be used to add watermarks to photos in bulk?

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If so, how?

Does it require any other Adobe software for this feature to function properly (e.g. Photoshop), or can Bridge be used standalone for this purpose?

(This is an important distinction for my use in making recommendations, as Bridge is completely free.)


texts: Indesign catalog with categories with content from spreadsheet

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TL;DR:
Does anyone know how to show on InDesign file one table field that represents "Category" and under that all other table entries that have that same "category"?

Details:
I have to create catalog with InDesign, right now I'm stuck with data merge but I'm open for any other way to do this. Situation is next:

I have spreadsheet with informations formated like this:

And my InDesign file should show like this:

What differs my question and my project is that under categories I have subcategories but I'm thinking if I manage to figure out how to handle categories I could do the same for SUBs.


texts: Illustrator eyedropper: What effect does different 'Pick up' and 'Apply' settings have?

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Double-click on the Adobe Illustrator eyedropper icon, and you get a useful panel of advanced options that allow you to control what it picks up and what it applies. Two columns, 'Eyedropper picks up' and 'Eyedropper applies'.

You can set it to pick up things it doesn't apply, and apply things it doesn't pick up. This seems like a useful feature, but it doesn't behave as I expected, and I can't find any case in which it makes a meaningful difference.

I thought that the purpose of this would be to mix settings. So, you could set 'Pick up' and not 'Apply' for something, and fill up the eye picker with that setting. Then, you could reverse the settings, tick 'Apply' and untick 'Pick up', and those stored settings would be applied whatever was clicked on with the eyepicker, alongside whatever other things it was set to pick up. But it doesn't work like that at all. Here are the results of some experiments...

These show that, when an item is selected and the eyedropper tool is used to grab the appearance of another item, 'Eyedropper Applies:' settings appear to make no difference.

My expectation was: nothing applied to A in Panel ii, blue fill black stroke applied in panel iii (picking up the blue fill, then applying the new blue fill plus the black stroke it picked up earlier from memory), and blue fill black stroke applied in panel iv (both from memory). However, in all these cases, the 'Applies...' settings seem to make no difference, and the 'Picks up...' setting appears to control both what is picked up and what is applied.

It's like the 'Applies' settings aren't there. But they must do something.

Can anyone give an example of different 'Picks up...' and 'Applies...' settings doing something useful that illustrates the significance of these two different settings and how they work?


texts: How to imitate watercolor-esc imperfections and tranparencies in Photoshop

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How can you create watercolor-esc transparencies, varying levels of depth of color and also creating imperfections, like these two images bellow? (both by Elisa Webler)

I've tried taking a vector drawing, adding transparency to the shapes and adding noise over the top, but it doesn't get the same look, it looks much flatter.

I've put a basic drawing similar to the ones bellow in a .ai file in MY DROPBOX - if anyone wants them to experiment with filters, effects etc.


texts: How to apply colour pattern in pixel art?

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In the image below (which I found on the internet), take a look at the different patterns that are most visible in the gradating colours of the sky and the buildings:

What would be the simplest way to achieve this gradating-patterned-colour effect (by applying it directly and not by using a filter once the image is drawn)?


texts: How to convert transparent layer to solid? (All variants)

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I have a transparent layer, like this one (please notice transparency at the center of the image):

How would you fill the layer with a color like it was done here:

It is important to fill these semi-transparent areas. Brushes and buckets are not an option.


texts: Seeing what Threshold value a layer was previously set to

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Hi I am trying to play around with a multilayer stencil I previously generated. In order to do so I would like to see what threshold value each layer was originally set to. Is there a way to go back and see what value was chosen for each layer?

Thanks


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I am looking to make a plot where:

Plot is composed of a group of 2D plots, stacked in 3D.
The height of the line is indicated by the color.
The mean of the wave of each plot is indicated by a dashed line to
the axis.

How is this type of graph called?

Simplest / fastest way of doing something similar (less complex than in the image, I don't need 3 of those, and the black and white waveforms to the right etc.).


texts: What's the difference between OpenType vs. TrueType

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I know very little about typography. What are the differences in terms of OpenType vs. TrueType?
I do know that they are types of formats to render fonts (correct me if I'm wrong).
Are there limitations between OpenType and TrueType?


texts: make a hole in that shape with round corner in illustrator

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im trying to make that shape with the interior empty but keeping the round corner when i use pathfinder (minus front)it make the hole but round corner disappears

Anyone can help me on that one? Please, and tks


texts: How to fit an image in various different shapes?

texts: So im making CSGO skin for AUG in photoshop,i want image (the "steel") to fit in the green shape that i selected,how can i do that?


texts: In the early 1970s, ABC TV used a Kabel-like font in its advertisements in print and on the air. I've always assumed this was a custom agency font, but in my old age I'm now I'm wondering: The lowercase e is clearly designed as tilted, so was this a long-forgotten Letraset font or the invention of ABC's creative department? Or...?


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I usually convert my logos to a particular colour (not just greyscale) in photoshop by using the following process: Convert to Greyscale/Choose Duotone/Select colour and click okay.

I need to do the same thing in GIMP but can't find duotone/monotone options. I need a method of being able to do this conversion quickly and without having to select each part of the logo and the paint brush.

Does anyone have any suggestions?


texts: How to move an item out of a group using keyboard shortcut?

texts: Using option + command + arrow down doesn't move it out of a group.


texts: How to fill a shape with icons automatically?

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I know how to add the icons one by one manually, but is there a way to do it faster/automatically? Is there a generator for this somewhere?

For example (pulled from here):


texts: Unable to select multiple layers and/or use Align tool in Gimp

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I'm trying to align some layers in Gimp. I cannot select more than 1 layer at a time. The Align tool is also greyed out (presumably because I have only selected one object).

I have seen some Google results saying that you can't select multiple layers in Gimp. However, their docs clearly state that you can shift-click to select multiple layers, or drag a rectangle to select them all.
I am using Gimp 2.10 in Windows 10.


texts: Illustrator space around outline and removing shape

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I've used "//" and "\" to create this "W", and have made them into outlines, as I'm trying to give the different layers a colour, as well as having a white space where the lines touch and I would like to remove the top of the second "\".

I'm struggling with the white space at the moment and now I've added a stroke, the fill has decreased. Is there another way I could do this?

I've also tried to use my pen tool to remove the top of the "\" but when using "Path Finder" I cannot find an option to "Minus Forward". I'm a newbie so any advice would be lovely :)


texts: How to change a photograph into a cartoon?

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I've been using Photoshop for a couple of years now so I'm not completely new. Recently I discovered this T-Shirt I really like, and then found the original image that was used to make it. Or maybe inspire it.
The question I have been trying to figure out is, how can someone do this? I've tried several different methods / filters but can't seem to achieve something that looks this nice.
Any help is greatly appreciated!


texts: How to use blend tool in Illustrator to blend continuosly?

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Here's what I did.

Draw several circles with gradients.
Use blend tool and click each circle in place.
Replace spine.

I've tried several times but failed to achieve the dynamic colors. Also, how do I replace spine to fit to the path?


texts: Can I put work in my portfolio that I conceptualized but someone else executed?

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I recently worked on an advertising project during a freelance gig, and presented an illustration concept. The client selected the concept and hired a professional illustrator to execute. Once the final illustration is complete and published, is it considered bad practice to include it in my portfolio, as long as I present it side-by-side with the concept and include a caveat that this was illustrated by someone else and link to their website/portfolio?

Thanks in advance!


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I am very new to photoshop. Suppose I have a large dimension image and I want to crop it down to 3500px × 3500px with 300px/in resolution. Then I select crop tool and from preset drop down menu I set 3500px, 3500px and 300 using W × H × Resolution preset like below:

I assume when I click on the picture by crop tool after setting W × H × Resolution value, it will set the dimension according to the given value. So, when I press enter and becomes like this:

I can see that image is cropped according to my preset value. That's fine. All goes correctly. But if I again click on the picture by the crop tool with same preset value I set earlier like this:

Even if I drag the handle of the cropbox and zoom in the picture, it is possible. After re cropping I can see again the picture dimension is same which is 3500px × 3500px with 300 px/in resolution:

This made me confused! How can a picture be with same width, height and resolution even we crop it down to lower sizes?
Please don't laugh at me. I know this is very fundamental thing but somehow I don't know the actual scenario behind this.
Can somebody make me understand what is actually happening here and how can I ensure the a cropped picture with a preset value will never cropped to lower size and even cropped it will reduce it's width, height and resolution value?
Thanks


texts: Photoshop "Save For Web" Color Shift problem

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I'm a starter practicing front end web design. I'm having hard time finding solution with the Photoshop "Save for Web" function improperly displaying color. The colors of the Save For Web window do not match my Photoshop document.

I've already followed the recommendations of Doug Avery in this link which corrects the monitor view and sRGB thing in PS but the output in the browser doesn't change.

The image I cropped has a white-colored layer as background in the wrapper, another layer for the brown gradient in the upper and lower edge, a brownish layer for wood color, and another layer for its woody texture.

I made the image output in jpg run in my browser but has same incorrect color result. I used Chrome and Firefox and both browsers are displaying the same desaturated color.

Here are my questions:

Is there something wrong with what I've created in Photoshop?
Are there any other tools I can use for more accurate output of elements when migrating from a psd to an html file?


texts: How do I identify text layers as individual PMS colors?

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I am getting a product label printed and the printer is asking that the text in the PSD file to be identified as PMS colors. I renamed the title of the layers to the specific color (e.g. Pantone 116) but I guess that is not enough. Below is the message sent by the printer.

"The text is still being called out as 4 color process (4CP).  We cannot hold this small text in registration on press and the text needs to be identified as individual PMS colors."

Can someone help me out by listing the steps I need to take to identify each text layer as individual PMS colors?


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I have an xml file and a template. For some reason when I import the xml it ads a blank element between the title and subhead. The element doesn't exist in the xml file, but before I import it there is a tag and a paragraph style for this element.

Is there a way to have a tag cause different behaviors to imported xml files? If so, where would I go to edit that?


texts: Is there a way to apply a shortcut to a colour swatch in inDesign CC (2019)?

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I've been programming a keyboard with shortcuts for various Adobe programs. I've created a company colour pallette to share among the softwares.

I mostly use InDesign and would to create a shortcut key for each colour. There are 15 colours and each will be marked on the keyboard, so when clicked it will apply the colour.

Is this possible to do? If yes, how would I do this?

( I transitioned from Corel  Draw, this was possible to do in there, but Icannot find any option in inDesign).


texts: What black should I use when printing on a metal tin?

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I have to make a label for an olive oil brand and the background of the label consists of an olive trunk that fades to black.

What are the cmyk values which are appropriate for printing a true black color on a metal tin? When importing the image to Illustrator from Photoshop are there any rules to follow?

Thank you very much for your time and hospitality!


texts: How to make a subtle ambient abstract art/effect

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I'm trying to make a subtle/ambient/abstract background like the following:

I am not sure what the style is called, any instructions on how to make that background effect would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.


texts: How can I relink an element to a clouded CC Library element?

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In my InDesign document, one of the elements needs to be relinked.
I would like to relink it to a clouded, CC library element present in the CC Libraries panel, and thus not lost position, properties, scale, etc.
But when I select "Relink from CC Library", then click on an element in the CC Library panel, nothing happens.
How does one relink an element from the CC Libraries panel?
Version:
InDesign 2021 v16.1 on macOS Catalina


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How would one go about creating this Celtic knot in Illustrator without tracing over the edges?

It seems to be like a Möbius strip making it rather complicated to draw with mathematic precision, I have tried using triangles and circles in various ways but nothing seems to work.


texts: Editable text within an Illustrator 'Symbol'

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I'd like to create a reusable symbol for things like this:

or

I can change their shape and color - and I can change the color of just one with the direct selection tool - but I can't change the text independently. I want the symbol to share the shapes and spacing and the text size - etc - but not the text value.

Is this possible? None of the examples online use text.

EDIT: I've found this note since posting:


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I have multiple paths (not intersecting), each one of them consists of two anchor points only. Imagine a path from A to B and the second one from C to D. What I want to do is to select the space ABCD. I tried using Direct Selection Tool, but it can select anchor points from one currently highlighted path only. So, how can I select this space?

EDIT: Ok, a simple example would be:

Path AB:

Path CD:

Final selection (more or less like this):


texts: How do I drain this pattern of color to add it?

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I'd like to add the below leather pattern effect to the bookmark I have made below that:

The bookmark is simply white pixels with some layer effects added. How do I "drain" the texture of colour so that I can define it as a pattern and add it as a pattern overlay? Currently it "blackens" everything when I do so, and reducing its opacity has the simultaneous effect of reducing the texture effect...

Also, in cases like this, should one change the scale of the image before defining the pattern, or simply do so when adding as a patttern overlay?

UPDATE:

Thank you all for the detailed answers - they're all great. I still must be doing something wrong, however, as I keep getting the following result only (with a Pattern Overlay... Normal Blend Mode, but lighter ones do not produce any noticeable result):

To be clear this is pixel data, not a vector image. I'm not really sure what's going wrong? Having said that, I just converted it to a smart object and the pattern overly began applying fine. Since the image is already rasterized, what's the change that I need to make in order to allow the pattern overlay to display correctly


texts: The logo I've created is all type. The type has been created in Adobe illustrator. I realise that it is vectorised already, but just need to clarify if the vector image is suitable for print outs scaling up/scaling down/using on a website?


texts: Simple illustrator division of path/fill

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I know the question is simple, but had no luck finding existing solutions online.

I have a background rectangle with a fill color. The layer on top has closed paths (only strokes, no fill). How can I remove the background inside the closed paths, so it just goes around them?


texts: InDesign: strokes are showing through when copy-pasting logo

texts: I have created a logo using overlapping circles which have a white outline. I have put a colour burn onto the circles. It looks as I would like on illustrator however, when I save it as any kind of file other than ai file or even paste the vector directly into inDesign, an outline of the 'underlayed' circle stroke can be seen where it shouldn't. I have attached an image below which shows a dashed line in the purple area. This is it in inDesign. The version in illustrator doesn't have this dashed line showing through.


texts: Distorting a 2D object to give the appearance of 3D Space

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I'm trying to recreate the following image from Yoshua Bengio's slides:

So far, I've made the flat rectangle object, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to "distort it" in Inkscape. The path tool lets me do this for individual paths drawn with the pen tool, but I can't figure out how to do it for the entire object.


texts: Need help understanding the difference between RGB and CMYK

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I am a web developer that fancies myself on being graphically savvy, but I am far from a graphical designer — everything I need is able to be done in raw HTML and CSS. The marketing director at our company has been consolidating branding company-wide. Now, when it comes to apparel, the public site, and almost everything else, this is crucial. But with our private in-house web software (which is my domain), aesthetics is everyone's last concern compared to bug fixing, features, etc. I am, however, trying to get our web app at least a little more brand-compliant. So when the marketing director distributed an up-to-date color guide PDF to me, I was ecstatic! I quickly became confused, however. Here's a sample from the color guide:

I know that CMYK is primarily for printing and not the web, which is about all I know about it. However, you'll notice that the RGB and Hex values provided visually produce different colors that what are appearing. Take, for instance, the black. It says that the RGB equivalent of CMYK 0,0,0,100 is 0,0,0. It's easy to tell though that this isn't a "true" black (at least on my display), and comparing it to an RGB of 0,0,0 I generated in Paint (is using Windows a faux pas around here? :D ) confirms this. If I take a screenshot of the color guide PDF and then use Paint to grab the color, it tells me that its RGB is 35,31,32.

So what am I missing here? If I use the RGB/Hex values the marketing director provided, my site's colors will not look the same as they do when I view this PDF, and my attempts to explain this in web design terms to him went over his head.

Does anybody have some guidance on how I should proceed, and how I should implement these colors on the web?


texts: Difference between InDesign and CorelDraw?

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I work in CorelDraw. I also want to learn Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign. I think Illustrator and CorelDraw are similar. Output is same.

But I want to know how is InDesign used? What is the purpose of Adobe InDesign?


texts: I'm trying to create an index that uses right aligned numbers with leading dots. I've got a paragraph style that has the right aligned tab setup with the dots leading. What i don't know how to do is have the generated index use the tab character between the entry and the number. I can manually add the tab, and the paragraph style works perfectly but i'm not going to manually edit that index of 800 entries :) Where do i specify that i want a tab instead of spaces after the entry?


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I wanted to know if our company logo looks similar to this companies logo.

To help get a better answer to this, we work with apparel and this company also sells apparel.


texts: Are all characters equal-width in a monospace font?

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Given:

|==============================|
|     MARKET                   |
|                              |
|                wow           |
|               O              |
| look at      /|\             |
| my thing     / \      so     |
|   O__▣               O cool  |
|  /|         such    /|\      |
|  / \       O thing  / \      |
|           /|\                |
|           / \                |
|                              |
|==============================|

Source: https://english.stackexchange.com/a/457130/63734

Why does the ▣ cause issues for the spacing?

Update

I now realize this might be local to my Windows 7 computer.

Firefox:

Chrome:

Internet Explorer:


texts: (Photoshop) How do i force layers' width and height and position to be in whole pixels

texts: Hey i'm creating a layout using photoshop. Is there a way to force layers' position/dimensions to be in whole pixels when i scale/move them. For example, lets say i scaled a layer and its width was 72.34 px and height 23.67 px i want the width and height to be automatically rounded to the next closest pixel. So 73px for the width || 24px for the height. I would like this rounding to happen to layers' x,y positions too. Is this possible to do in Photoshop?


texts: Why does lowering saturation via blend mode produce different grays than lowering saturation via adjustment layer?

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I'm getting very different gray tones from two different ways of reducing saturation:

Left – uses a layer with blend mode set to Saturation. The layer's color has 0 saturation (e.g. white or black fill), and layer is 100% opacity.
Right – uses an Adjustment Layer (or Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation gives same result).

Why are they different? Shouldn't both be the same as setting the Saturation to 0 in HSB color space on all the pixels?

Here's the original image for comparison:


texts: How do I handle an increasing lack of faith in my design abilities?

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Do any of you seasoned design professionals have any advice for a young graphic design student/novice?

Especially with respects to improving upon knowledge and picking yourself up post-critique. Particularly if you are a person who takes criticism very personally.

I do understand that as a design student, it can be an advantage to be 'thick skinned'.

What advice would you give in order for me to pick myself up?

I have started to realise (realistically) that I am not particularly very talented at design. Despite dedicating the last 4 years towards educating myself, spending lots of money and learning the industry.

Any advice??


texts: How to obtain this effect using Photoshop CS6?

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I need a really simple, fool-proof method to obtain this effect: I want to leave the letterbox colored while make all the surrounding area in a deep dim gray shade, the grade of gray that I see is like the one in the other picture.

Please consider that I'm pretty new in Photoshop and graphic design in general. I tried using paths to delimit the zone but the result was terrible and not sharp.


texts: How to have fx applied to mask instead of entire image in Photoshop

texts: I had this problem a couple of times. I create a gradient overlay and I obviously want it to be applied to the visible part of what I'm doing. However it is applied to the 'uncropped' image so It might even not be visible at all, I have to spend some time moving the gradient around to be able to see it.


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I need help identifying this font. I have checked on WhatTheFont, WhatFontIs and Matchelator.

I get hits that are close but no matches.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


texts: how to crop the transparent small pieces around the pictures by photoshop?

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I want to crop just the image not transparent around of that , but these pieces are too small , By which tools you crop carefully instead of using hand cropping ?

I added a picture to show my problem


texts: Need directions regarding the learning process I should follow for learning Photoshop

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I am starting out as a freelance website developer so I need to improve my graphics drawing skill. Up till now I'm using an open source tool GIMP to create the concepts and mock ups of the websites I design.I know that Photoshop is the Industry standard(at least as far as I know).

So,what books can help me in learning some advanced Photoshop techniques used frequently in web designing.Also I want to learn how to draw cartoon characters like this.I know it is a matter of creativity but still there must be some techniques which I can learn.Please express your views.

Just for the record, I'm basically a web developer so my graphics drawing capabilities are very limited(but I want to improve that).


texts: Magic Wand acting weird (especially when deleting)

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The magic hand in Photoshop is acting pretty weird since several hours, let me explain :
When I'm deleting something, the render is really weird  so the selection looks like this:

and the render looks like this:

I already tried to reset the tool, changed things on the settings and searched how to fix it but it still looks weird.


texts: How should I save my graphics with only 2 colors?

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I had this problem for quite long. Some websites allow us to upload only JPG, PNG and GIF files. When I upload something with only 2-3 colors in these formats the edges got very ugly and it's quite visible. It does not happen on my own website though, only on those that may re-format/resize my pictures. The same happens on Instagram, both on feed and profile picture.

Bad result here:


texts: How to center text vertically within a textbox in Photoshop

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It's pretty annoying that you can't center text vertically in Ps automatically, like you can in Indd. It's even more annoying that the bounding box of text can't be 'collapsed' or 'fit to text', like in Indd.

I could convert the text to shape, but then I lose coloring. I could convert to smart object, but then its not vector anymore, for when I export to pdf.

Is there a work around anyone knows of that would make it easier to center text vertically?


texts: How can I extract a layer's transformation matrix in Photoshop?

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I have a smart object in Photoshop CC which has been carefully distorted using Photoshop's 'Transform → Distort' function. Photoshop presumably manages a transformation matrix for this layer, and I'm wanting to access the six(?) numeric values for it.

Some values (such as translation, scale and rotation) are given in the transform bar at the top of the screen when the layer is being transformed, but not enough to form a matrix, unfortunately. I've tried to access the matrix values through AppleScript, but Photoshop doesn't seem to provide the relevant information.

The reason I'm trying to do this is so that I can recreate the transformation using CSS's transform property with the matrix function. For that, I presumably need the matrix which Photoshop stores for the layer.

Edit 1: Alternatively, how can I get the precise coordinates of each corner of the smart object? I can generate the transformation matrix myself if I have those coordinates.

Edit 2: The types of transforms Photoshop allows for smart objects means that it needs to be represented by a 3D transform matrix, so if Photoshop does internally use a matrix, then it'll be a 4x4 one. I've been looking through the PSD spec to see if I can extract the values from it manually, or else find the coordinates of the corners, but I can't see where it's stored. I suspect my best bet is finding the coordinates of corners and generating the matrix myself; I've been eyeballing it and it's working relatively well, but it would be nice to have the precise coordinates.

Edit 3: Incase this helps anybody, I've just noticed that if the smart object is in transform mode (Edit → Free Transform), guides will snap to the corners if you drag them in from the ruler, showing their position. Unfortunately they only seem to snap to 0.1 pixel increments even though it looks like the corners can be more finely controlled, but at least it's faster (and somewhat more accurate) than just guessing.


texts: InDesign CC: Relinking an .ai-file with multiple pages

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The image shows a text-box with linked artboards from a multi-page AI-File.

The file is structured like this:
Green-White-Bars.ai

Artboard-1
Artboard-2
Artboard-3

In my 2nd document, I just want the bars to be red and white.
I prepared a file.

Red-White-Bars.ai

Artboard-1
Artboard-2
Artboard-3

Now I just want to replace Green-White-Bars.ai by Red-White-Bars.ai. The problem: If I replace it, inDesign loses the page-numbers. If I select import options and choose the right page, it asks me to enter the right page for every single link.

Is there any trick to do it in a batch? Both documents are almost the same, just the colors of the objects are different.

I found a 5 year old thread about this without a proper solution, but I hoped Adobe may have changed it within 5 years?


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I'm sorry if the title doesn't make much sense.

Basically my colleague has finished designing and published a magazine for our client. Our client has asked us to have the magazine viewable on web pages. They want to have certain layers animate and have transition effects between pages.

Is there an easy/efficient way off achieving this from an InDesign file. We are looking at using Adobe Edge. Could we open the DPS file in Edge and then begin to build an interactive, animating magazine?

Many Thanks,
Peter


texts: photoshop cs5 export layers to files issue

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Hey i dont ussually work with photoshop, but i have many layers that i need make as PNG.
I run that script, uncheck "visible layers only". And what i see in output folder is very weird. Its total mess.
 In one png image are two layers, sometimes one layer repeats many times and so on... And it never outputs so many files as it should.

I have normal PSD file with ~30 layers and weights under 10MBs

What could be a problem and maybe there is some workaround ??


texts: Looking for feedback on kerning and custom type treatment

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Working on a logo wordmark for a pasta fast food chain.
They wanted something very simple and typographic.
There will be a little grunge treatment after this but i first want to get the kerning and shapes right.
I started playing with this skewed white space in the A and between the E and T, i like it but it's maybe a bit 'demanding'.  I would love to know if the kerning is balanced and if the skewed line works as an element or works against the wordmark.

Edit 1
I made the gap the same width, i'm not sure on whether it makes the spacing look a little to close between E and T. I also changed the font below to a different weight and decreased the space between A and V.

I also started playing around with different layouts for the letters.
edit 2#
I rounded of the type so i did not look so agresive. Also played around with the kerning and baseline. What do you think of the rounded version in comparison to the angled ? Is the weight of the baseline better in a heavy weight or leight, i'm also playing with 2 fonts in the baseline ( the center one is Gill sans, the other 2 are both futura)


texts: How do I ensure a colour is flat (and not dithered) when exporting it from Flash?

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What settings/methods are best for creating an animated gif with sharp image quality?

Here's what I'm working with: http://demo.jessewhite.me/envelope/index.html

This graphic is for a high-end client so I want it to be as sharp as possible. I've tried creating the animated gif several ways and this is by far the best result I have.

Here's my approach:

save image as PNG
import into Flash to animate
publish as GIF image with the following settings: 'Optimize colors' and 'Smooth' are checked. Dither: Diffusion. Palette Type: Adaptive. Max Colors: 2500.

I would like the finished GIF to have a flat, solid color look (without any type of dot pattern on top) on the envelope. The seal needs to keep the gradients and I cannot nix the dropshadow either.


texts: What is a better approach for designing buttons for the web? Should the icon come before the text or after? Personally I think it really depends on the context of area but just wondered what would be a more 'standard' approach?


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I have the following SVG:

I am using Inkscape to create and edit this SVG. I wanted to have my Mask layer as the background and put all the other stuff on top of it. So to do that I duplicated all the layers and combined them into one, which filled everything and gave me the background I needed as you can see.

However, as you can also see, there's a ton of nodes inside this layer and I wanted to get rid of them. I tried using combine or union. After using union I ended up with fewer nodes, but ideally, I'd like nodes just on the outlines. Can someone help me get rid of all the nodes inside the layer?
Thanks


texts: Does the 'Other Dynamics' brush option exist in Photoshop CS5?

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I have CS3 on one computer and CS 5 on another. On CS3 my dynamic brush options have a section called 'Other Dynamics' that allows me to change jitter opacity, but my CS5 does not have that option in the same area.

Does CS5 not have 'Other Dynamics' for brushes or is it just somewhere else?

Thanks


texts: Inkscape objects to marker - Engineering drawing arrow

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I want to have an arrow with aspect ratio of 4 (length/width) as marker. It looks like this:

Such a marker is not available in Inkscape by default. I tried drawing the same and tried the Objects to marker option. This object disappears. I see the object in the marker list. How to permanently save this in the list of markers?

The Inkscape version is 0.91.


texts: Photoshop overlapping tab and scary PEN TOOL

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Here are my menu tabs:

#1 is the look I am trying to achieve but I can't quite make it look the same.  #2 is my attempt.

I have 2 questions:

Is there another easy way to create these that does not involve the Pen tool?
Is there a way to make it so that the end result that does not look too pixelated or blurry with a stroke?


texts: When importing this simple SVG into Photoshop it doesn't show anything, why?


texts: Images Have Different Vertical & Horizontal Resolutions in PDF

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I recently got a PDF from a client that includes several images. For some strange reason, the vertical and horizontal resolution of each individual image differs. Some of them differ by a huge degree. Here's the specs of one of the image in question...

47 by 216 pixels

51.84 by 11.28 points

65.278 by 1378.69 pixels per inch

I noticed this while doing pre-print prep and was a little curious. I've seen the h-res and v-res differ by a small percentage before, but not to this degree.

What actions could result in an image with these properties?

Did the graphic artist simply have to stretch an existing image to fit the overall PDF layout, resulting in fewer pixels on the stretched axis?


texts: How can I add multiple concentric outlines around text?

texts: I can get this effect very easily in Photoshop using the stroke layer style and making it a shape burst gradient, but I want to be able to do it in illustrator so the stroke around the text can be a separate editable path. Is it possible to do this in illustrator?


texts: Web page animation vs. adding simple sound

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I have a book featured on my website front page and want to arrange links in the pages, so that when a user clicks on the links, they will hear the sound of a turning page, and see a page turn.

Is that possible? I am also a Adobe CC subscriber and am thinking I can use a combo of Muse, Flash, Dreamweaver, and PS to make this happen. Does that sound right or am I complicating matters? Should I just add sound effect and let the link take them to the next page?


texts: Critique Request: CAD drafting contractor logo

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I think I have convinced a client to allow me to redesign this logo as part of redesigning his website:

A few pertinent pieces of input from my client:

He really likes the grid layout in the background.
He wants the "CAD" part of the name to stand out.
UPDATE: I should also note that while my client does do some teaching, the primary service he offers is CAD Drafting as a consultant for engineers, architects, and manufacturers (basically anyone that requires a professional CAD drawing.)

So here's what I've come up with:

I wanted to get some professional review before sending it off to my client. My main questions are:

Is the right face confusing? I was trying to communicate the idea of designing the cube in CAD (and add a grid in a way that didn't hurt my eyes.)
Does the font (Poiret One) match the style of the rest of the logo?

Thanks!

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone for all the excellent suggestions; please don't hesitate to keep them coming if you have something else to add. I think the next step for me is to look at how to reduce the complexity (this probably means removing the client's beloved grid) and making sure the design scales properly. I'll update when I have a new version (or post a new question, if the next iteration is completely different).

UPDATE 2: I've implemented some changes and posted the new version here. I would appreciate your feedback on the new versions if you have the time: Is this logo redesign a step in the right direction or is it better to stick with the original?


texts: How to recreate this noisy colouring effect?

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I want to achieve this kind of colouring effect using Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop.

The noise/grain looks computer-generated.

I have tried to use Texture > Grain and adjusting but the result looks quite different.

How can I create that effect using Adobe Illustrator? If it is not possible on Illustrator, how do I do it on Photoshop?


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I'm trying to blend this world map into transparent. It works just fine with a rectangle. I also tried increasing or decreaing the steps and different blend options, nothing works..

Anyone how I can achieve this effect with this map?


texts: User defined distortion in Adobe Illustrator

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I have a text with different letters.

I would like to distort the the typefaces of these letters in Adobe Illustrator. I know there are a lot of possibilities for this, but I would like to use the same distort feature for different typefaces (shapes).

Of course first I've made outline from the typefaces so actually they are shapes. The shapes have different boundary boxes depends on how big was a typeface, but I want to transform all these shapes each by each for example an oval shape with the original letter (shape) content with the exactly same distort feature.

Let's say I wanna use the same distortion for the shapes. I mean to use the same distortion arcs for example on the upper and the lower part of the shapes.

Can I make a user defined distortion in Illustrator and copy and apply all of them for each shape (letter or typeface)?


texts: Flatten transparency of derivative colors

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I'm creating an illustration in Ai CS3 heavily using symbols. I need to create derivative symbols, out of other symbols, with lighter colors. The transparency tool is for color seek, but as soon as I get the right color saturation, I need to have the colors (including gradient stops) recalculated, as the objects have to be opaque. For example 100% black * 0.4 transparency has to become 40% black with 1.0 transparency.

I tried Flatten Transparency, but the product gets over-complicated (the shapes are lost, Ai creates additional groups and clipping paths).

So, what would be the easiest way to flatten the transparency the way I want?


texts: I change the mode of my figure to Grayscale in the gimp and export it in the .eps format. But my output .eps figure still has CMYK mode. Is any other action that I most do to have a 8-bit gray image?


texts: Any Google Font that renders equally well both on Windows (IE) and Mac (Cr, FF, Saf)?

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I like the fonts available at Google Fonts but I've noted some sans-serif choices render markedly different when comparing Win XP (IE) to browser on a Mac (Saf, Cr, FF).

An example is Open Sans, which is a very nice (Lucida Grande-like) font on the Mac, but renders pretty bad on Win XP (IE).

Does anyone have experience with using these web fonts and any recommendations which look good regardless of platform?


texts: What are the best font-paring and complimentary accent color for a brand that uses Old English font and dark blue (#001d3b)?

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I have a project developing a web app for a school which it's brand and identity using Old English MT font and color #001d3b (dark blue in the image).

The problem I'm having and currently bugs me is, what is the best suited complimentary font (free/open-source) and accent color for these? Or do I have to ditch the old English font and try modern fonts as alternative? I have tried experimenting with #F44336 (red orange) along with the font which I currently use is Open sans + Roboto. The image below is the sample.

Thanks for your help.


texts: I have a path that represents a cupboard. I would like to fill each side of this cupboard with a different colour. How do i do so?


texts: How to create a PNG strip from a Photoshop timeline

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I'm looking to make transparent GIF-like animations for webpages. However, saving transparent GIFs for webpages causes all sorts of problems - the most prominent being a white halo. If I can save all of the frames as a PNG strip, I can have the js run the animation and avoid any problems. My question pertains to the fact that I don't know how to generate these strips.

Here is an example of what I'm trying to generate: http://darsa.in/motio/img/ash_crimson_kiss.gif

I know I can save it as a GIF and then use other software to generate the strip. However, saving it as a GIF produces the transparency problems so I'm trying to save it as a strip directly.

Is there a way to save a timeline in Photoshop into a PNG strip?

Thank you for your help!


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The angle of the 'upright' strokes in Garamond italic is different between capitals and lowercase.

See, for instance, the discrepancy between the "I" and the "t" of "Italic" in the following picture.

This seems bizarre to me. I was reading a book set in Garamond the other day and found this quirk in the italic angle really distracting! Yet Garamond is a hugely popular font, so it's unlikely to be an accident.

Why did the designer do it like this? And even if the designer was having a bad day (!), then why do so many publishers/designers/etc continue to use this font so widely despite this oddity?


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In Gimp I have a simple graphic image with two colors (a foreground and background color) with anti-aliasing between them.  I would like to change either one or both of the colors in the image to another arbitrary color.

This would be easy (I could simply use the paint bucket tool, color select, etc.) except that I want to preserve the anti-aliasing that's already in the image.  I don't want to just replace exactly one color with exactly one other because then I would get a weird stripe or jagged edge where the colors meet.

Any suggestions? Thanks.


texts: Is tracing on Graphics Tablets possible?

texts: I'm totally new to using tablets, and to digital art at all, and (yes, I am aware that this question may sound stupid) I was wondering, if I was to put one of my paper drawnings on top of the tablets surface, and re-trace over it, if it was possible that the tablet would still pick it up, and make it easier for me to re-draw my artwork digitally, without having to completely start over?


texts: What are the more respected sans serif fonts that come standard on most computers?

texts: I've been tasked with making a powerpoint theme for the company I work for and one of the requirements is that it uses a font that comes standard with most computers. What are some of the built-in sans serif fonts that graphic designers respect and use more frequently?


texts: Photoshop - Changing objects on multiple artboards at once

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I'm working on a huge project for a client. complex web system. I have, for the sake of the question let's say 10 artboards. Let's also say I have a side pane menu. I want to be able to change one object on that side menu but I want all my artboards to be updated with this change and keep it (without having to go through each artboard and change or duplicate and delete). is this possible? How?
Thanks!


texts: Where did the term "Spot color" originate?

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In commercial printing, "spot colors" refers to specialized ink mixes to create a predetermined color. Pantone, Toyo, and others are brands of inks which specialize in the sale of "spot color" inks.

I know this already.

I recently became curious as to why the inks are called "spot".

So I started researching. I can find definition after definition after definition of what "spot color" means, how it's used on press, desktops, applications, etcetera. However, I can not seem to find anything which explains why the term "spot" was originally used.

Does anyone know where the term "spot", as related to special inks, originated?

My guessing would lead me to think that it was coined because that color was only meant for that "spot", thus "that spot of color" became "spot color". But that seems too simple and doesn't really explain the correlation to specialized color mixes.


texts: how to combine some jpg & png layers into a psd file, without using photoshop

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i know a python script can make psd file layers resolve into many pieces. but i want to manage my button & banner modules(huge mounts of). is there any way i can merge layers into one psd without photoshop?
my real request: maybe two psd files button_a1.psd and button_a2.psd.  then resolve into layers in holder and remix layers such as button_a1_layer1 plus button_a2_layer3 into a new button psd.for designers to do next things.


texts: Is there any way to save as PNG using image processor?

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I use following settings to save my open documents as JPG.

Whenever I designs (4-5) for any campaign, I just specify my output folder and run it. It helps me a lot.

But I use this only for feedback on designs. Once approved, I need the final outputs in PNG.

Is there any way to save them as PNG using image processor in my specified directory?


texts: Exporting Adobe files to work in alternative platforms?

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My Creative Cloud is going to run out soon and I'm looking into cheaper alternatives, such as Sketch, however I'm concerned about the files for current projects that I'm working on.

Can they be exported, or will I have to recreate the designs from scratch? They're mainly layered designs, logos and some photoshop gifs.

(Oh, and if you have any recommendations on alternative platforms!)


texts: How can I wrap an existing design around a circular path in Adobe Illustrator?

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I am without my Senior Designer and facing a deadline that approaches before she returns. I've had a request from a printer creating tins for my company, to format our AI files to meet very specific requirements, ones none of us have encountered before.

What we usually send our printers is artwork files like this:

But what the printer is requesting:

Putting aside the fact I'm not familiar with this method of printing, they are insisting they can not use the already formatted files to print with, and that we need to model our artwork off of their die line template.

Is there a method I can use to warp or wrap the existing design around a circular path without ruining the text? If it was just a single line it would be simple but it's an entire label design.


texts: How to make an action that automatically fills in a selection in Photoshop?

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How do I make an action that "fill in selections". Selections are made with magic wand and then an action that automatically selects everything within the selections.
eg. A speech bubble that has text in it:
    - magic wand the white area
    - have action select the text inside as well to have a full bubble with no holes
      - fill in with a color


texts: Terminology for a "futuristic" interface, objects, etc.

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So I am making a program which uses a "futureistic" graphical interface. My problem is that though i have seen examples of it in the past, i cannot think of what to call it when searching through google for refrences.

An example would be a semi-transparent circle with semi-transparent "C"'s rotating around it but intersecting with it. The circle would be the top layer with the rest below it. The image would always be in motion.

I would like to know what it is called. Sorry if I confused anyone, im slightly confused as to how to explain this. Ask me questions so that I can explain anything.


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(Not an experienced designer / GIMP user)

When loading the Kubernetes png logo into GIMP, I get a weird result. How can I solve this?

Logo file: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/logo/logo_with_border.png

Result:


texts: How to draw a contrast outline around vector objects in Inkscape

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Some designers draw a border line around their artwork (for example: a logo). Most likely for the purpose of maintaining image contrast if the user displays the image in dark mode browser. I'm referring to the white line around the artwork in the image below.
Questions:
1- What is the correct term of this specific technique/effect?
2- Is there a simple way of achieving it for Vector art in Inkscape?


texts: How to flip artboards in Adobe Illustrator?

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At a time when I try to open my *.ai file, I have a message:

I click ok.

And than I see this:

I click ok and just one artboard is opening. But I need all 7 artboards. How to flip between them after opening? Or, how to open all artboards at once?


texts: Difference between 'Normal' and 'Interlaced' saving a .gif...?

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What's the difference between the 'Normal' and 'Interlaced' when saving a .gif in Adobe Photoshop?

And which one is better for an image for the web?


texts: How to convert a regular font to a UI font?

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I have an Android device and its language is Arabic. I want to replace its font with my own one (which is nicer!), but the default font for Arabic in Android is NotoNaskhArabicUI (which is a UI font; see this for example).

If I simply put my desired font in the action, in buttons, the text is clipped.

How can I convert a regular TTF font to a UI font so it has stricter vertical boundaries?


texts: How to relink the relative source folder in Photoshop Linked object

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I have hundreds of images in folder and they are placed in Photoshop (psd) file as Linked Smart Object. Now suppose I have changed the location of psd file to somewhere else outside of original location in hard drive. Then all the Linked Smart Object becomes broken link.
Now, I have to relink each of the Linked Smart Object one by one from the layers. As the source location folder is the same for all the smart object, is there any way so that I can just set the relative location folder location and all the Linked Smart Objects will identify the source folder path at once (as the file name of the images actually were not changed) and I don't have to relink each layer separately.
Any help will be appreciated.


texts: Changing text while retaining the original font in a product image?

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I have an image of a Coca-Cola bottle and would like to change the text while retaining the original font. How can I convincingly do this?

Any solutions are welcomed so long as they look convincing.


texts: Someone wants to create a trademarked logo using my font

texts: I currently sell my font on creative market where it is protected by copyright. A client would like to include the font in a trademarked logo but this goes against creative market's licensing. I have two questions; can I allow them to trademark the logo and continue selling my font and should I charge them for trademarking the logo?


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I have an image that I'd like to blend into another image. Using the gradient tool to draw black on a layer mask works fine, but I'm limited to just straight lines or circles. What I need is a rectangular shape.

I can create a rectangle and then add an inner glow effect, but I can't seem to add that rectangle to my layer mask...

Any help would be great!

I'm using Photoshop CS6.


texts: OpenType Font Based On Lines Instead On Shapes

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Does the OpenType format support letters which not consist of closed shapes but only line segmets?  E.g. the capital I might consist of two horizontal and one vertical lines.

So if I want to use such a font in a vector graphics editor, I'd have to set a positive stroke width to make the letters visible.


texts: Adobe Photoshop method to give results equivalent to 'Background Blur' in Adobe XD

texts: I am searching for a way to make a blurred object in Adobe Photoshop like the image I've made in Adobe XD with the Background-Blur tool.


texts: Best way to automate the creation of PS-Mockups

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I have designed several template pages in Indesign for sales purposes. Whilst most of the design stays the same, some elements (like logo and name) get individualized for each client.

Afterwards I export my pages as jpg-files and use them within a Photoshop-Mockup:
- Select the smart object
- replace content with chosen image
- export as jpg again

Now I am wondering if there is a more simple way to generate these mockup-exports in a more automated way. Anybody got experience with that?


texts: How can I export an Illustrator JPEG - PNG while keeping the whitespace?

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I  created a logo in illustrator for a client. When I export it and save it as a JPEG the image is clear but the artboard gets cut of. It only saves the logo itself, there is no white space. How can I export it with the white space?

My client wants to use the logo for his screen background. So I need a very crisp image that's nicely centered.


texts: Remove background based on color in Inkscape

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There is a classical way of removing background in Inkscape using Bezier curves. This is often quite lengthy process.

Is it possible to remove the background of an object based on background color (e.g. to tell only to remove yellow background)? Or some clever method that is able to detect what is object and what is background?

If so, could you describe the tools that are available in Inkscape?


texts: Should I start with Fireworks, or is Expression Design comparable?

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I'm looking at starting down the path of creating my own unique designs for my sites (I'm a developer at heart, and care more about things working).

I'm most familiar with Adobe Photoshop, but after the research I've done I've decided that that isn't the best program to use. (Not to mention my version is fairly out of date - I got it as part of CS2.)

At this point I'm looking at Fireworks and Microsoft Expression Design.

Fireworks is fairly popular, and the price is within the range I'm looking for.

Because I'm a developer, I can get Expression Studio, which includes Expression Design and a handful of other applications, for around the same price.

In my eyes, this is basically a toss-up. I can see myself using the other products in Expression Studio, but on the other hand there's a ton of tutorials for Fireworks, which means I can probably get running much faster.

Unfortunately, discussions about Expression Studio 4 versus Fireworks CS 5 are non-existent. So, I'm hoping someone has already done the research on what I'd really be missing.

(Once again, however, perhaps Expression Design being less-featured, if in fact it is, would be better for me to get started, since there's less tools to mess with.)

EDIT: Photoshop is out. I'm really just looking at Fireworks versus Expression here.

Also, I realize I can get trials of each, however what I'm really interested in is whether the programs are comparable as far as features. I don't want to pick one just because it's slightly more intuitive only to realize that more advanced features that are included in one aren't included in the other.

Having used both Adobe and Microsoft products in the past, I feel confident that neither created something as difficult to use as, say, Gimp.


texts: How to type two characters on top of each other (superscript) in InDesign

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In astronomical publications that use proper typesetting, the magnitude of an object is written like this:

The m has the same x position as the comma.

How is this done in Indesign CC2014? I'm new to typesetting and I have no idea how to google this. I'd appreciate your help.


texts: How do I design this rectangle in Photoshop CC 2017 or Illustrator CC

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Just need to know how to give the rectangle this shade kind of effect at the very ending and I also need to know how to cut the bottom line. I need info on exactly how to replicate this amazing rectangle designed by the TypeForm website.

I am not replicating them for a project but for my educational purpose.

Thanks in Advance


texts: How to print photographic postcard/business cards

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I'd like to produce my own double-sided mini post cards/business cards from my photos at 3x4" on 80 pound coated stock.

I used to send them to a print shop with odd-number front page, even number back page, and then just ask for 5 copies of the file; but it seems quality had diminished, and I can print small runs on my home inkjet with better results.

What program can I use that would dynamically generate this layout from a PDF?  I want 9 up front and back with crop marks so I can cut the 1/8" bleed off easily.

Perhaps I'm looking for RIP software?

Edit: Using another print service is not a solution, I need to print these myself or find a capable local printer with a 2-3 day turn around on orders from 200 to 3,000.


texts: Light text on a dark background vs. dark text on a light background: which allows the reader to keep focusing for longer?

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I did not want to get to the endless war of dark-on-light vs light-on-dark, but recently I discovered something interesting: while light-on-dark text is still less tiring for my eyes (and I also personally prefer it more), dark-on-light seemed to do better on holding my attention on the content of the text; in other words it helps focusing more on what you read. This is much more noticeable with longer text that take a few minutes to read.

I'm looking for any papers, researches, measurements, Google Analytics, anything, that was done to see if a text was more understandable, stuck more with the reader, made it easier to recall from memory and not for the ones concentrating on readability.

Has anyone done research indicating one way or the other?


texts: PSD layers are not showing when I open in Illustrator

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I am trying to open a PSD into Illustrator so that I can save it as an AI  and not all of my layers are showing. I have searched all around to see if anyone else's answer can help but nothing has worked.

The PSD file does have both vector and raster layers and quite a lot of layers as it is a large file.

I have tried opening it normally and placing it. I have separated my folders within my PSD to try save only sections of and it still does not show all the layers.

Is it possible for Illustrator to still display all of the layers correctly?

Is there something I am not doing correctly in order to get my layers to show?

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated :) thank you!

Update:

What happened was I created some packaging for a client using Photoshop (as it did not have to be fully vector and I had some special brushes and shapes that I used in ps)

I used the exact dimensions for printing so that it would be big enough etc...

And they are very happy with it except the printing company then asked for the AI file. So I explained that I used Photoshop and converted it to an Ai for them. But they said they could not see all the layers and wanted this in case they needed to make any changes.

Does this mean that I should rather tell them the AI file is not going to show all the layers and they will have to use the PSD to make any changes?

I can still post a screen shot if you are willing to have a look :)

I'm still a bit of a noob at other programs like illustrator and indesign but I will definitely put aside some time to learn more. Thanks again


texts: How to draw a 3d arrow going up in illustrator (example provided)?

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Can someone tell me how to do it like the picture above in illustrator?

I first drew an arrow (a rectangle and a triangle merged)

I then went to Effect → 3D → Extrude & Bevel to give the 3D shape.

Then I tried to Effect → Warp → Arc, but the arrow deformed itself (specially the arrowhead).

[Insert Example here]

I want to make it like the picture, rising but retaining its original shape.


texts: How can I add this style to all pages in Indesign?

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I already have design made in Indesign. Now I just want to add this to the bottom for every page.

There'll be some text (always same) + page number.


texts: Punching out a shape and text in a complicated shape in Illustrator

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I am trying to recreate a logo in Illustrator that I made in Photoshop. I am not very experienced with Illustrator. In Photoshop, I used masking to mask out the shape of the treble clef and outline the text in the paint blob shape so those areas are actually transparent. Here is my image from Photoshop.

However I'm having trouble achieving the same effect in Illustrator. I have my paint blob, text and treble clef shapes. But I can't figure out how to create the transparent areas. Pathfinding is not working - when I create a compound shape I lose the three separate colours and end up with the entire blob in a single shape and colour.

Any ideas for how to go about this? Also, I can't figure out how to expand the text to get the perfect border like I could in Photoshop (in PS I simply selected the text and used Expand Selection).

Here's a screenshot of what I have in Illustrator.

After using pathfinder:


texts: I need to crop this image in such a way that the space below "submit your picture here!" is taken out, because I'm going to use that space for a "choose file" form on my website. I tried creating a custom artboard, but illustrator only lets you use a traditional rectangle or square as an artboard. Basically, I need a vector image, but I'm not sure how to do this since there are three separate images. Any suggestions for how to go about doing this? Thank you!


texts: InDesign: Frame Edges only visible on some objects

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I have copied a logo from Illustrator and pasted it into InDesign, and noticed the blue Frame Edges are missing from some of the letter forms. All objects in InDesign are supposed to have a visible edge whose color corresponds with the layer color, correct?

I've seen this happen before, and was wondering if someone could explain what is happening here. Does it have something to do with the way the object was drawn in Illustrator?


texts: A strategy ITC Baskerville font for vector

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With Adobe Illustrator to create my several pictures I'm using the fonts ITC New Baskerville Std or ITC New Baskerville with options roman and italic.

I ask you if exists the option bold.

Does anyone know if exist the same type of font that generates or the vector symbol (as in the figure) or the horizontal dash above the character (green rectangle)? Or an alternative automatic procedure to generate the arrow or without arrow?

The rectangles in red and green with the font inside and the horizontal dash were created by himself. The picture is into a common american Physics books. Thanks to everyone.


texts: How do I export an InDesign document to separate files with a different layer turned on in each?

texts: I have a one-page InDesign document with 50+ layers. Each layer contains a single logo file, and I need to export the document to a PDF with one layer turned on per page. Ideally, I'd like to export to individual PDF documents, but it would be okay to export to a multi-page PDF as well, and break the PDF into single pages later if needed.


texts: Making this logo more coherent and unique on both sides?

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The name and logo would be the basis to build a corporate and brand identity for a wholesale distribution company wanting to expand into new markets in different countries. They were developed in-house by the company.

The name would be the business name as well as a brand for products manufactured by the company, and they're looking to project a professional and modern look.

Besides fixing the kerning, I feel like the logo needs to be a little more even on both sides: all the color and accents are currently on the right side, and I feel it looks strange, but I'm looking for ideas on how to make it more coherent and unique.

Thanks for your feedback!


texts: Illustrator CS6 - All stroke options in right gradient panel are unusable

texts: So I have a basic 50 pt line selected, go over to the right to open the Gradient panel, but the stroke option - the word stroke and the three boxes next to it - are greyed out and unclickable. I've searched the internet, tried doing different random things in the program (as I am brand new to it), and even tried uninstalling and reinstaling the program but nothing seems to work. It seems as if this option is permanently disabled, which makes no sense. Someone please help.


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I create a training program for a sports project.
At the moment, the key colors on the site are:
52AFF8 31B7BD 3ECFC1

The training plan will look like, there will be three columns in it, the plan is 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on, the number that needs to be performed, the numbering of the approaches 3 2 3 4 2 and the icon of the plan is open or the icon is closed. The page will show 18 similar plans.

The question is:
Do I need a background for the frame, I take into account that there will be a lot of them on the page any color strongly catches the eye, and if you try the color that is on the site, it is not very beautiful.
What frame is better to make such or such

I can use some kind of picture on the background, in general, I have a problem with creativity, I don’t know how to do it better, tell me how nice it is to make a block for a training plan, I'm just learning, I would be happy to look at examples.
At the moment I look like this, but I do not like it.


texts: I have created a text layer in Photoshop. The corners of the text have jagged edges, how can I display my text without the jagged edges?


texts: Painting area of a shape - Illustrator CS5

texts: I'm very new to Illustrator, so please forgive me if this is a daft question.  Trying to colour the chicken's feet black where they overlap the white cow's back.  I've tried making the chicken a compound shape but a message pops up saying it can't do that.  Same happens when I try to make a clipping mask.  I'm certainly missing a vital step here.  Any help, much appreciated.


texts: InDesign text variable: number of first page of section

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What I want to achieve is a journal style header showing the start and end page numbers of an article:

Journal name Vol X, Issue Y (2016): m-n                                 (#)
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where m is the start page# of this article, and n is the end page# of this article.

If I separate articles into Sections, then I can get the number n from text variables Last Page Number with the scope set to "Section". But how can I get the first-page number of a section?

Is there another way to achieve this than text variables?


texts: How to crop image with transparent border

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I'm looking for the easiest/quickest way to crop the image below to remove the transparent border in Photoshop CS5. Source image available here.

I have lots of these so I'm looking for some consistency where I can batch convert several at the same time. Each image is exactly the same size (with transparent border 512x512 pixels) and the remaining image should be the same size for all them so I can resize the image down to 32x32 pixels whilst retaining square proportions.

Steps I've tried so far

Rectangular Marquee Tool to select as much of the red as possible
Select/Similar
Image/Crop

The problem is that it's a little inconsistent as it either doesn't select properly (see Image1) or it still leaves a small transparent border (see Image2) and so is not always square.

Can anyone advise a better way to do this which I can run as a batch against lots of similar type images?

Thank you


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I am currently using a Wacom tablet to draw. The tablet is a bit small, so I feel that I don't have enough "control" with the stroke. Is it a good idea to draw directly using the tablet to the graphic application, or there are better practices? It would be the best thing if I could be as precise as I am when drawing on paper and, at the same time, have the advantages of digital drawing.

Any help or suggestion would be very appreciated.
Thanks!


texts: Problem with text wrap on multiple text colums/frames in InDesign

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this is my first post here.

I have very basic project: one frame (image/color) with text wrap, and text frame with 2 columns (or two text frames, side by side, it doesn't matter). Easiest way to describe my problem is to show some screenshots:

2 mm text wrap: http://oi66.tinypic.com/292bi40.jpg

3 mm text wrap: http://oi63.tinypic.com/a3pp1h.jpg

4 mm text wrap: http://oi66.tinypic.com/295ehah.jpg

problematic area: http://oi65.tinypic.com/2l8hoap.jpg

When I increase text wrap offset on gray frame, suddenly there appears a gap in right text column, and I don't know why... Why text 'ute nonse comnien (...)' is moved to right when offset is set to 4 mm? Or if this is correct behaviour, why the whole first line of text in left column 'Non rem ium (...) que officatint au-' stays in place?

In advance thanks for your help and suggestions!


texts: Transform colors given 2x2 color pair in Photoshop

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I would like to transform colors in the attached image (and other hundreds) defined by the following rule:

1) the lightest blue became the light green (exactly like as in the upper right color sample rectangle),
2) and the darkest blue became the dark green (exactly like as in the bottom right color sample)

I've tried to mod hue and lightness and can transform what satisfies 1) or 2) but not both at the same time.

Please note recreating the image with the 2 greens with gradient is not and option because I have many images with many details.

Thanks in advance


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In Illustrator I have a heart shape and the last anchor point is on the upper left side (by that I mean the anchor point that joins everything together).

I would like to have a stroke that comes to a point at the bottom of the heart shape and is thick at the top of the heart shape.

To do this I thought I'd give the 'Variable Width Profile" for strokes a go... but it finishes at the last / joining point at the upper top left which looks a bit crap.

Is there a way I can get it to finish at the base of the heart shape?


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In basic terms I want to take a font and convert it to a path. You can do this with "Create Outlines" but what I need isn't the path of the font, I need a single path.

I looked into it and found this post How to obtain single-stroke fonts for laser cutting

They talk about using stroke based fonts but I can't find any to use. I tried to use the program that someone made for creating SVGs but it is not smooth. I tried to smooth it but it doesn't come out right.

Simply put I'm trying to make a single path for the letter "S". The font for reference I'm using is San Francisco by Apple, similar to roboto by google.

Is there an easy way to convert the text or and easy way to just create the correct curves for the letter "S"?

This image shows basically what I'm trying to do. You can see how from a font you can take it and convert it to outlines, but what I want is the path on the right. A single path with a stroke not a fill. However you can also see that the curves are not correct in the third one and therefor the third S is slightly off.


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How do I replace a single Color in photoshop!?

All, and I really mean all, sites I find with Google either use the replace color tool box (which just replaces hue), the replace color tool (which just replaces hue and saturation), or use color adjustment layers, colorize, gradient layers, select color range, etc which all modify a (fussy) range of colors and can't be applied on a specific part of an image without going through extra trouble (layers).

I just want to quickly replace a single color, (eg. red 255,0,0,0) with another color (eg. Green 0,255,0), and do this often because I work with pixel art most of the time.

To illustrate it with Paint Shop Pro, this is what I want: