texts: How can I join multiple line segments and paths in Adobe Illustrator to create an overall shape?

texts: I often work with DXF files at work. Simple 2D shapes that are plotted then cut to manufacture products. Opening an Autocad PDF often results in segmented vector lines instead of creating one continuous line or shape. Is there a way to join multiple lines and points together to create one shape? Thanks in advance for any help!


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Is there a way to create multilingual SVG files for the web?

I have an SVG with text that I use on a website.

Now if the user changes the language on the website I should normally create a new images for that language. Is there a way to add translation strings to an SVG that change based on some parameter?


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I was talking to my printer today and he was saying that while a single colour logo specified as a Pantone is cheaper to print ( litho offset ) ... that defining it as a CYMK process colour if often more accurate as regards the final output.

I had always thought that designers specify Pantones to keep the colour standardised and accurate; but maybe I'm wrong and it's more to do with keeping the price down for a single colour.

Could someone tell me is he wrong about Pantones being less accurate for colours that could otherwise be expressed within the CYMK gamut or do I have the wrong idea of why a pantone might be chosen in the design. BTW This printer is a respected local printer with over 30 years experience.


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I'm looking for a way to transform the RAL color palette to hex or RGB so I can use the colors in CSS (all/any of them).

Is there an XML file someone can point me to, or a database somewhere, that's an elegant solution, rather than my scraping the data myself?

(BTW very surprised "hex" and "RAL" aren't tags here...yet)


texts: Can anyone help me recreate this effect? (3D)

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Whenever I try to make the second text in 3D to look like the first one, it seems that I can't change the angle of the 3D effect. What I mean is that the original 3D effect seems to go down and mine is going inwards. I want to change it without affecting the original text (warping it in perspective)

PS: I would also appreciate if someone can come up with an idea of how to make the shiny bevel. I have previously made something similar but this has a stroke and the chrome effect is in it, and I have made only the chrome effect previously.


texts: My Photoshop brushes are stripped of their gradation

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Somehow I must have accidentally changed a setting somewhere and now my Photoshop brushes which are supposed to have grayscale detail are now showing up like 2-bit bitmaps. Not sure if that's the best way to describe it, but here's a screen shot:

You can see the brush selected is supposed to have a gradation falloff but instead it shows up like binary (pixel is either on or off) so it looks like a point cloud.
this is happening with all my brushes ever since I made a brush from a b&w .tif image. The document in the screen shot is 8-bit RGB. Googling things like "photoshop brushes broken" just gives results for shattered textures etc so I figured I need to ask you guys. :-)


texts: Can I Set Pixel Preview as the Default view when opening files in Illustrator CC?

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Sorry if this has been asked, i googled for quite a bit and i actually couldnt find much of anything about pixel preview.

I'm trying to open a couple hundred files in illustrator at once, and using a keyboard shortcut to fit artboard to the artwork. It runs just fine surprisingly even if it eats up 8-10+ gb of memory; just trying to get this running as fast as possible!

Is there a way to set the default view to pixel or even outline when i open files? it defaults to GPU preview, or CPU preview if i disable GPU preview in prefs.

Specs:

i5-2500k @ 4.3ghz (stock voltage)
GTX 780 classified @ stock (performance mode, not power saving mode)
16gb @ 1600mhz 450gb SSD (artwork and program both on ssd)


texts: How to change the size and/or color of intersection points in Illustrator?

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Is there any way to make these blue dots smaller or lighter?
Its not anchor point. They are intersections between grid lines...

Checked the preference but don't know where to look or what to change.


texts: Everybody who ever painted knows that blue and yellow make green. Yet on a computer (at least in the RGB model), blue and yellow make white. Yes, it's mixing paint vs adding light, but how do you explain the difference, and how can one model the "paint mixing" on a computer, e.g. in gimp?


texts: I'm trying to find a good accent color to #411E50 (dark purple). #FD9827 (orange) has been suggested to me, but I'm leaning towards something like #F0C85D. However, the people I've asked didn't really like it. How can I find a good accent color without resorting to "personal taste"?


texts: I can not snap this two object precisely with direct selection tool also .What can I do?

texts: I am trying to make a table like structure but the object i.e. a line segment which will connect both top and bottom pieces is not snapping perfectly.What can i do to resolve this issue ?


texts: Illustrator CS6: Change artboard size / final saved file dimensions to match bounds of content

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Consider the following two images:

The second image is my desired result: the artboard dimensions perfectly match the layer/selection/content. However, I had to resize the artboard manually. Is there a way to do this automatically? Ultimately I'm saving the file as an SVG. Rather than resizing the artboard, is there some setting that tells illustrator to export a file with the final dimensions being the size of the content or selection? Some googling suggests that this was possible in CS3 using Save for Web, but I didn't see any option like this in CS6.


texts: Bodymovin a good idea for web animations?

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On our new "how it works" page we want to use animated graphics to better explain some concepts of our service. We don't have any experience with more complex animations and we decided to try Bodymovin, as creating the animations in After Effects  saves valuable dev ressources.
However, some of the visual elements will need to change their size and layout, depending on the viewport.

Now we wonder, if Bodymovin is the right choice: Is it possible to somehow access the SVG and change those properties while keeping the animation intact? Or do we need a (slightly) different SVG for each viewport, each with its own Bodymovin json animation file? Because in this case this page is going to be huge ...

In general: If you have any suggestions, best practices, life examples of Bodymovin, I'd be very grateful to check those out.


texts: What to look for in a Graphics Card for Graphic Design?

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I want to buy a new computer, I was doing fine with understanding what processor and memory I need.. but on the Graphics Card I get completely  lost.

I want my computer to run great Photoshop and After Effects, then if the budget allows it would be great to run 3d (right now it's not my Specialty, but I want to get into that).

What should I be looking for in a Graphics Card for this? What is important and what isn't?


texts: Can I insert and lock a vector illustration in a word document?

texts: I work for a marketing department that gets constant copy edit requests for sales proposals that have been designed in illustrator and indesign. Is there a way for me to recreate the document in word by inserting and locking the illustrations, but still allowing anyone to edit the copy around it?


texts: Illustrator: Pathfinder tool not letting me erase?

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On my first pattern I was able to trim the edges by selecting everything and then pressing shift + M while holding alt but now it's not letting me. Everything is unlocked and ungrouped.

What's going on here?

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texts: Why is the same image being scaled differently by photoshop and Gimp

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Heyo,
I'm learning web optimization. I needed to scale a large image down from over a thousand pixels...

...to 51x72 pixels. I used GIMP, and simply changed the resolution to 72 ppi (naturally, no effect) and the size to height 72 (with the width being constrained to 51 as a result; height was the limiting factor) using the Image>Scale Image Tool:

It looks excessively blurry. My friend did it in photoshop, saying he just did "Resize Image" or such:

I'm not a graphics designer, and have only worked tangentially with such graphics concepts, however image optimization is important for web development, so it would help a lot if I had insight on why these two images are so radically different. I tried Cubic and Linear interpolation as well, to no effect (I'm guessing those are matrix functions that determine the processing of the image whilst scaling, I have no idea otherwise). Is it likely I'm using the wrong tool? Or is it simply that Photoshop costs $$ thus will produce better results?
Thank you in advance for any guesses/answers. I understand if it's too vague to answer.


texts: How can I upscale my low resolution to hi-res image

texts: I have a low-res image would anybody explain to me the technique to make it high-res image? It would be really helpful if you could show me how can I improve the resolution, quality or bring out the elements from the image clearly.


texts: Best Practises - What shall we set as "our" A5 size?

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During my engineering training, several decades ago, we learnt that A4 is 297x210mm and accordingly A5 is 210x148,5mm.

Today an intern showed me a template she is making and I noticed that she had only created pages of 210x148mm. Turns out that Scribus had pre-sets called A5 with that size. My eyes did not like the "surplus" strip of 1mm when two pages are shown on one sheet-A4 (even on the screen it looks wrong to me).

Next I took my intern to Wikipedia and was surprised that indeed there is a mention in ISO 216 of "rounded to the nearest millimetre". So A5 is listed as 148x210mm.

Now our intern is preparing a series of 33 childrens' activities sheets which will be produced in four different ways:

initial drafts on folded A4-sheets from our office laser printer
folded A4 sheets, giving four pages A5 each, mass-printed b/w by offset for each child to have and work in
sets of A2 posters in full colour for the teachers on cardstock; one for each page, so the activities can be explained to the class

A5 PDF-Documents of four pages in colour for online distribution to kids/parents

As we are planning for mixed production from the same Scribus-file, including blow-ups to A2, and also want to take our documents to a professional print-shop, I do not want to mess up the page-size from the start.

This educational project is meant for West Africa and will take hundreds of hours of creating the activities and the layouts, so this is why I am asking for your help. Our budget is limited but we want to do proper files and respect norms.

What do other users do? Force Scribus or InDesign to a page width of 148,500mm when two pages are printed unto a sheet of A4 size? Or really set your DTP program to a page-width of 148mm and accept that two pages on an A4 sheet will end up further to one side? Is there a setting somewhere, where we can precisely place our A5 pages on the A4 paper-sheets (for example to allow generous space for the center-fold)?

Thank you.

Update: I have researched prizes at online print-shops and as an indirect benefit I looked over their specs or instructions: Seems that in real life (Germany) they prefer an A5 document in 148,0 x 210,0 mm (plus bleed, which is 3mm all round for the digital print-shop which will get our order).


texts: What's the name of this 3D overprinted text effect

texts: What is this kind of 3D text effect called? It's made with either overprinted letters, or different colored layers into a fake 3D effect.


texts: I've created a design in Photoshop (psd) and am trying to export as a single image to a pdf.  My top layer in my design is an imported image (company logo).  When I save and open the pdf, part of layer 1 (logo) stays on top and part of it falls below other layers. I am a beginner in Photoshop so a descriptive answer would be much appreciated.


texts: How to make 150+ certificates, each with a different name

texts: I have a "Certificate of Recognition" PSD file with a blank line for the name portion. Is there a way to input all the participants' names without duplicating a certificate for each person individually?


texts: How do I insert arrows into a picture in GIMP?

texts: I'd like to insert perfect arrows (the sort you can make using Inkscape: straight, symmetric tips, of customizable width and length, etc.) into images in GIMP. At the moment the closest thing to this I can do is by holding down "shift" whilst using the PaintBrush tool which just creates straight lines (with no arrowheads).


texts: How to disable Save As A Copy in Adobe Photoshop

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Adobe writes

  When you check the “As a Copy” box, the copy is saved, but the working document continues to be the original instead of the copy.

I don't want to use this feature. I'm accustomed to the just saved document being the working copy. Adobe turns this feature on against my wishes. Here is a screen shot:

This horrible Adobe feature has bitten me on a number of occasions.


texts: How do I save an SVG that's on a website to my computer?


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I have designed a custom deck of cards and I want to send my designs to print. It took me a few weeks to complete my designs using GIMP. I'm new to digital design and made a mistake – I did not set the DPI for the canvas and my designs are set to 96DPI.

What do I need to do to ensure I get high quality prints?

Here's an outline of my project ad what I've done to this point:

The requirements are 822x1122 at 300dpi
I did an experiment and the results are confusing to me
I took a large image from the internet (1280x1008), opened GIMP with
a 300DPI canvas and scaled the image to 500x394 and saved it
I opened GIMP with a 96DPI canvas and scaled the same image to
500x394 and saved it then copied the image from the 96DPI canvas and
pasted it into the 300DPI canvas.

I thought the 96DPI image would shrink on the 300DPI canvas however both images appear exactly the same in size and pixelation when zoomed in.

Are these images the same quality?

I could create new 300DPI canvases and paste my 96DPI designs into it but surely the data is already lost, but images scaled to a 300DPI to begin with do not look any better than my 96DPI images.


texts: Make an area transparent through all the layers in gimp

texts: I have an image created by a graphic designer and it has about 20 layers in it. How can I make an area transparent all the way through so that wen I export the image to PNG it will have a transparent "hole" in it?


texts: Svg file exported from illustrator rendered incorrectly on IE and Edge

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The svg file code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="811.49" height="817.74" viewBox="0 0 811.49 817.74">
  <path class="b" d="M692.4,290.2c5.4-4.2,6.8-11.9,5.3-18.6-1.3-5.6-4.2-10.5-7.3-15.2a13950769914941.89,13950769914941.89,0,0,1-1.2-2l-.6-.9" transform="translate(-199.51 -96.49)"/>
</svg>

When rendered in chrome it looks like this:

and when rendered in microsoft edge it looks like this:

The illustrator image was drawn manually using paint brush tool. I am guessing the exported svg path coordinates are invalid for microsoft edge so how to export this correctly for IE and microsoft edge?

I am looking for a solution which our designer will be able to apply to export his illustrator files to svg without needing a programmer. Its obvious that a specific deletion can solve the specific file problem but I want a more general solution and understanding of the reason for this.

Export options screenshot:


texts: Illustrator: How to change stroke weight proportionally without scaling the objects?

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I have a bunch of lineworks with different stroke weights. Is there a direct way to reduce/increase all stroke weights proportionally without changing the size of the objects?

Thanks,
Newton


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What font is used in '&' on the image below -

It'd be a great help to know, thanks for any help. :)


texts: Is there a way to see how the storage size of each layer in Illustrator, InDesign or any of the Creative Cloud?


texts: Using a laser engraver to prepare screen printing mesh?

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I am curious to know if any screen printers have tried using a CNC laser engraving machine to fuse the screen mesh together with heat in areas where it should be blocked out, instead of the typical methods involving photo-emulsion? My understanding is that the majority of screen printing mesh is made from woven nylon, and nylon is easily heat-welded. A laser engraver should be able to handle this task, with the right adjustment of output power etc.

Is this idea worth pursuing?


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I currently freelance and have one main client. However, work has been slowing down and I'd like to add more long-term clients instead of chasing one-offs. What is the best way to go about this?

I have tried reaching out to my network. I haven't had success with any of the usual online sites and those places don't pay very well (I'd rather not waste my time on cheap skates). I have also written hundreds of targeted, personalized cold-call letters to various companies that I would like to work with in my area. No success with that either. As I understand it, no one wants to be cold-called no matter how charming your letter is and how it explains that you can help them with their needs.

Additionally, I want to work off-site permanently. For some reason, even though I live in Silicon Valley, almost no one is open to this. Any insight on that? My main client lets me be off-site and we've had no problems.


texts: Merging two sets of images into a new set with the same amount of files found in the first two groups with GIMP

texts: I have a set of image files ordered by file names and another group just like the other one, with the same number of files. I want to get a new file with two layers, having the first layer as the first image of the first group and the second layer as the first image of of the second group, being the first layer visiblein  multiply mode or some other mode of layer mixing. Problem is I want to do this operation with more than 100 pairs, each pair making a new file. Is there any batch process to perform something like this?


texts: Can GIMP open PSD files without any loss of information?

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I'm a programmer for a website. Because the site looked kind of naff, we paid a graphics designer to do us a new design. He has just sent me sample images (.jpgs) and the .psd files they were generated from.

In implementing the design in css, I want to work from the .psd files, as they are lossless. However, when I open them in GIMP, they look different to the sample images. For instance, the buttons don't have the gradients + shadows like they do on the sample image.

Is this because the designer sent me backups from halfway through production, by mistake? Or do you think it is because GIMP can't open .psd files correctly?

I don't have photoshop, so trying to open the files in that program is not an option.


texts: can't properly create motion tweens between two keyframes in flash CS4

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I'm trying to create a flash animation of a wing flapping using three keyframes. The first keyframe is at frame 1. I then created a second keyframe at frame 5 by pressing F6, and then I created another keyframe at frame 10 by pressing F6. At frame 5, I rotated the wing so that it is going up. Frame 10 is the same as frame 1.

frame 1:

frame 5:
frame 10:

I right clicked on a frame between frames 5 and 10 and then clicked the first option, "Create Motion Tween"; I then performed the same action on a frame between frames 1 and 5. When I preview or test the movie, there is no transition between the frames. From frame 1 to 5, there  is supposed to be a transition of the wing flapping up. From frame 5 to 10, there is supposed to be a transition of the wing flapping downwards to its initial position. Instead, when I test the movie, the wing remains still until frame 5 and instantly goes to its "wing up state" and when it gets to frame 10, instantly goes to its "wing down state".

Here is what the timeline looks like after I've made the changes mentioned above:

I'm using Flash CS4 to make the animation but the tutorial I'm following is using Flash CS3. I know I can use other methods to create the motion tween but I want to know why the method I'm using isn't working.


texts: Is it possible to create libraries associated with projects in Photoshop?

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I use Photoshop and Sketch a lot on my everyday tasks. Associating libraries and resources is something I always wanted to have in PS. Sketch does it by default (not everything, but most of it), so maybe wondering if in new versions this is possible in PS and I just didn't find it.

What I mean with this is: every font, color swatch, style, symbol, etc is saved with the PSD, so when I open it on any computer, everything is imported with the project without having to rebuild everything. Same if I want to send assets to a client, including fonts, images and so on, just automating the process.

Is this possible? I'd be willing to use scripts or plugins if needed


texts: How to make circled enlarge of part of a photo (5Head emote effect) in GIMP

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Is that possible to make 5Head of someone's head in GIMP?
5Head is a picture of a guy's head with circled enlarged forehead.
I've tried to mark the forehead and do anything with basic tools, but I've failed.

Picture for these who don't know what 5Head is.


texts: Importing a page onto a differently sized page in Scribus

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I'm quite sorry for my unclear question.

I have two Scribus documents, the contents of a club magazine (i.e. everything from TOC to colophon) and the cover (which is in color). For space reasons I would like to put the TOC and colophon on the inside of the cover, to minimize 'lost' space.

Scribus has a feature where I can import a page from one document into another, but the page sizes don't match up and I cannot move the imported page:

Note top-right corner, I highlighted the layout-thingies. The imported page is clearly too much to the left and top. Also, the elements from the master page are missing.

I would be very grateful for any comment :)


texts: Fading line using gradient tool in Photoshop CS6

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I have a vertical line to fade from both the sides that is Top and Bottom.
My try:
I have followed these steps:
Step 1. Own layer for line.
Step 2. Added Layer Mask to the layer.
Step 3. Selected the gradient tool.
Step 4. Clicked and dragged the gradient on the layer mask.
Problem: If I drag the gradient tool on the layer in top part of the line it's done. But when I move to the bottom side the top part is getting deselected.
How to overcome with this?
Thanks


texts: Are any hue angles are too close together for a tetradic color scheme?

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I'm a UX designer specializing in interaction design and information architecture, but I'm looking to deepen my knowledge in visual design and color theory.  I'm currently working on a new portfolio site.  Several users who tested this site's prototype said that blue and orange by themselves didn't convey the sort of emotion that they would expect in a site for my target industry.

Based on users' goals and their personas' details, the colors are purple, blue, orange, and green.  Dark red and light yellow also might trigger the right emotions, according to my analysis.

I've been generating possible new color schemes with Color Scheme Designer.  This tool lets me start with a preset complementary, analogous, accented analogous, triad, or tetrad color scheme based on one color.

Here's a possible color scheme I have right now:

I've been studying how tetrad color schemes are supposed to work at sites like Color Wheel Pro and Malane Newman.  These examples use color wheels with far fewer colors than Color Scheme Designer's, so that raises some questions for me.

Do the pairs of complementary colors in a tetradic color scheme need to be a certain distance apart (in degrees)?
Is there a rule of thumb in graphic design or visual design for how far apart the pairs of complementary colors are supposed to be?
What is a good way for me to add more colors to this color scheme, such as the red and green?  Will this work alongside the tetrad scheme above?


texts: Can I emulate Acrobat scroll wheel zoom shortcuts in PS?

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I have used a whole bunch of applications e.g. Acrobat, Inkscape, SumatraPDF, Foxit that use the following shortcuts for zooming and panning,

Scrollwheel = pan up/down
Shift + Scrollwheel = pan left/right
Ctrl + Scrollwheel = Zoom in/out

Is it possible to get this behaviour in PS with a plugin or something? I realise there is an either/or option for setting scrollwheel to pan or zoom but not both with a modifier.

I could use the tools and default shortcuts but they are really clunky and require me to move to and from the mouse, esp. Ctrl +/- to zoom in/out.


texts: resize image from original to different smaller sizes

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Assume that I want to resize a large image (i0) into different smaller images (i1, i2, i3... where i0 > i1 > i2 > i3 ...) and keep the original ratio when doing the resize. I wonder which of the following approach will generate better result -

i0 -> i1 -> i2 -> i3
i0 -> i1, i0 -> i2, i0 -> i3

Any inputs are welcomed! Thanks!


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How do I sync word to audio in Adobe Acrobat DC?

This is a pen.

This is a pen.

This is a pen.

This is a pen.

For the example, the text will became bold or change to red colour if the audio is reading the word.


texts: Should designers use different color palettes between two separate apps under the same brand?

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I am doing design work for an app that serves two different purposes, one part is for permanent users and the other is for temporary users but the apps are under the same brand.  The permanent users should not be using the app that temporary users have access to so I wanted to create separation aside from the text on the apps to "show" the difference between the two. Is using two separate color palettes wise in this case?

I understand that brand identity is important but color cues also play a factor in UX.

The purpose of the app is for entry into an office space. The permanent user app is for paying customers that can create invitations to send to their visitors/employees to enter an office after hours. The invitation is sent to the guest by the permanent user, the temporary user has like a one time use pass. I want to visually create a clear distinction between the two as to not possibly confuse the permanent user. The color palette that I'm using for the permanent user app is based off our main palette, the temp user one is not.


texts: Right to left page flow in Indesign CC 2017 (Mac OS)

texts: Hi all, I have checked other answers but don’t see specifics on this: I have Indesign CC2017 (Mac OS). I am working on a book with both Hebrew and English—trying to do a page flow from right to left. Any answers I have seen in the Adobe site and elsewhere, show screenshots that do not match what I am able to pull up. I have tried to follow step by step and change preferences etc but so far no luck. I have no problem with individual paragraphs flowing right to left thru the Single line World Composer, but with the general document—no luck. Any suggestions are appreciated!


texts: All-in-one tool to create and export all the iOS icon sizes

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Hi I'm an iOS developer and I'm wondering how you design professionals create all those iOS icon sizes that are needed for an app.

For the most part I have seen this as a two-step process:

Create the icon image in one editor
Export it into the different sizes

Is there a tool that can easily do both?
That isn't overly complicated?
One button press and all your icons are created and appropriately named?


texts: Can I install and use Adobe CC applications without installing Adobe Creative Cloud

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I have full Adobe Apps plan.
I would like to use Adobe CC apps without using Adobe Creative Cloud.
At first glance, the situation is that Adobe is forcing the user to install an additional Adobe Creative Cloud.
The Adobe Creative Cloud application activates several processes that consume memory.
I don't need this application (eg. i can update individual programs manually).
Is it possible?


texts: I recently started at a new company and the company paid a contractor for a logo. The logo is in Pantone 376 C and unfortunately contains a gradient with Pantone 382 C. I am working on web content, and I am struggling with a web safe color. The equivalent RGB of 132,189,0 looks much deeper on display. I know all displays are different my MacBook Pro and two monitors all make this color look different. With this being said, the Pantone 376 C looks fine while I'm designing in Indesign, however when I export to a PDF or a PNG and open that file it looks horrid on the screen. Any suggestions to make better web materials with the color I am given. Any RGB's I should use instead? I have to create 4 PPT slides that will be projected onto a large wall for a corporate function and I'm concerned.


texts: Having Difficulties With The Pen Tool In Photoshop CS6

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I just upgraded to Photoshop CS6 from CS5.5 and I'm finding most of it is fairly similar so no problems there, the only issue I have is with the pen tool which is the thing I use the most. I do a lot of custom shapes (whatever the client needs so from an oil rig to a tank) and I use the pen tool to create them so they are vectors. I know I could use other programs but I'm very happy using the Pen tool..until now :(

1st issue I've discovered is that when I'm drawing a shape but need to back up a little by pressing Ctrl+Z, when I put down my next point it starts in on a new layer, leaving my original shape unfinished. Anyone know how to stop this?

2nd issue isn't so bad, I'm just frustrated that they've made some options more difficult to get to and was wondering if there's a way to expand them so they're all visible? It's the options to add or remove from the shape, they used to all be laid out across the top, but now they're in a drop down menu titled 'Path Operations'.

Thanks in advance.


texts: InDesign CC 2018 on EPUB export is expanding image sizes WAY beyond original document dimensions

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My InDesign document is 1,200px wide by 1,920px tall. Whenever I export the document as an EPUB (fixed) the graphics are scaled to a size MUCH larger than this. It's preventing me from uploading to the iBook store.

For example, a rectangle at 1,200px by 637px is becoming 5,000px by 2,177px.

My export conversion settings are... format:automatic resolution:72 format method:progressive image quality:maximum

Any idea why this is occurring?


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If a vector object (from Ai, for instance) is pasted into Ps as Path (especially on a white background), one get a really nice B/W technical drawing type image, which is even still vector in Photoshop.
Now, is there a way to save this vector path by itself, for instance as a PDF? Just saving creates a white page file. Ps used is CC 2014.


texts: Photoshop CC file with missing linked assets?

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I got a file from my colleague that I need to edit. When I opened it, I got a message that some linked files were missing.

Upon further inspection, almost all of the layers are called 'Vector Smart Object' and have a red ? on the layer icon. When I try to edit them, I get the following screen:

But I assume these files are on the other persons local pc, so how do I get access to these linked files?

My colleague is new to photoshop so he has no idea how/why the files are getting linked/not included either.


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I created a backdrop design for a magician. The design was created specifically for his show. He has other magician friends that like the backdrop and wish to use it for their show. He has no problem with this, but asks that I customize the backdrop to the other magicians. I was under the impression that I was customizing it for him not for another person's use.
What is the law on this or what is proper dealings with this issue. thanks


texts: How to 'rasterize' type in Ai: convert the type objects to actual objects?

texts: I have an illustration made out of letters. I want to turn those letterforms into normal objects, as in not type objects. I want to do this so any machine will be able to print my work, even if it doesn't have the fonts I used.


texts: How to use Sketch iOS app icon template?

texts: I'd like to integrate some external artwork into a Sketch iOS app icon template that comes built-in with Sketch 42 (36781). I can't seem to find information on the proper way to use the template. I've checked the videos, docs, youtube, et al. Thanks in advance for a pointer or tips on how I might quickly get started. I even bought the design+code e-book (smh).


texts: Illustrator Script to Release All Clipping Masks & Groupings, Etc

texts: Is there a script available for Illustrator that would allow for all clipping masks, groupings and compound paths to be released? Essentially a script that could breakdown a file to it's original parts.


texts: importing a multipage PDF file into InDesign CC

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When I place a multipage pdf file into InDesign CC, the pages go outside of my document settings, making this function useless.  What do I have to do to make the placed  pdf pages go within my document settings, which in this case is 11 in. Length X 8.5 in. width, .5 in. margins on all sides, with two columns per page.
I would greatly appreciate an answer to this,
Thank you.


texts: How to add 1000x1000px white background to photos in bulk?

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I have about 650 photos, I want to add a white background to them so that the photos' height doesn't exceed 1000px, see an example below.

This is the white background:

It's a photoshop file that I saved it as .jpg, and this is the photo that will be put on it:

So in the end, it'd look like this, a 1000x1000 px photo:

PS: Please drag the files out in the browser so you could see the background difference since it's white.

PSS: Preferably Photoshop/Illustrator/GraphicsMagick/Node.js.


texts: How to make a "highlighter" effect for text background in CSS?

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How would I go about highlighting an inline part of a paragraph decorated with a "highlighted" effect as if it were marked by a real highlighter on paper.

 The dog jumped over the lazy fox.

Here I want to apply that effect to the em element.
Im looking for something more than just background-color: yellow. Something thats a little non-linear.

For instance, something like in this picture -


texts: Adobe Illustrator - How do I add the Indian Rupee Symbol?

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I can add a rupee symbol anywhere using the shortcut ₹ (CTRL+ALT+4) after selecting the Indian English Keyboard.

However, I am unable to do that in Adobe Illustrator.

How do I insert the Rupee symbol in Adobe Illustrator?


texts: Only one direction handle on corner point?

texts: I've been trying to find tutorials to help me understand direction handles in relation to corner points. The screenshot below shows a corner point and direction handle but it is only on one side? I was following a tutorial of tracing this image and in the video I could see two direction handles on this corner point but for some reason mine only has only has one direction handle.


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I exported an AI file from SolidWorks, which only exports lines. Nothing is filled. I'd like to get all the closed shapes to be filled, but I am running into problems when I try to set the "Fill" parameter.

My document looks like this

It imports as a "Group of 1 object," which I can ungroup into a single path of 640 nodes. While it's either grouped or ungrouped, changing the fill setting does nothing.

I can also break apart the paths, so I end up with 320 paths, but then each line segment is its own path and nothing is joined. Again, changing the fill doesn't do anything. Finally, I can combine an individual shape into a path (of 10 nodes), so each shape becomes a separate path object, but changing fill still does nothing.

Also, using the paint bucket to fill leaves some white space on the inside edge. It doesn't quite fill fully.

How do I fill all these shapes?


texts: Can I insert images from file in Photoshop actions

texts: I want to include inserting images into Photoshop action files. Is this possible or do they have to include a stop to do this manually?


texts: If I am creating some 18 x24 posters in illustrator that will be printed and would also be viewed on a web site what would the best resolution be??


texts: How to access Photoshop pattern source file?

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Is it possible to have access to the source file of each pattern you have inside Photoshop? A pattern is a squared piece of some artwork that is repeated according to the settings you choose. How could I get direct access to the 1 piece of that specific pattern so I can manipulate it or make it usable for web?

My goal is to have direct access to the pattern itself outside of Photoshop, like a .jpg file or so. I tried accessing Photoshops folder and located the pattern folder but I can´t see any customized pattern I created there, where does Photoshop store the patterns you create? I only saw .pat files there. Is there a way to access directly each pattern separated as a single file?

Please someone help!

Thanks!


texts: What should be the basic points to know while creating a logo

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Either using Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator, what are the basic rules that anyone should follow.
Currently I am working on a logo design and using Photoshop, but getting very confused about how to start to design a logo.
Any suggestions.
Thanks


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I want to build on my Photoshop performance and a key solution would be to learn the shortcuts for Photoshop.  That said does anyone know a reliable place to get Photoshop CS5 and CS6 shocrtcuts listed??

EDIT
The shortcut to the shortcut list is Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K

Also upon review thanks to @John.  In Illustrator CS4, CS5 and CS6 also has the shortcut list and the shortcut list is in CS4, CS5 and CS6, too.


texts: Photoshop color picker giving me the incorrect color

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I used the color picker tool to sample a color in one Photoshop document. The rgb returned was (1, 81, 144) - a shade of blue.

In a separate Photoshop document, I want to set the fill of a shape to my sampled color, so I click on the fill icon and go to the color picker. When I enter the rgb here, the color returned is not the same color. It's a shade of blue, but not the correct blue.

I've checked the color on w3schools color picker, and I'm clearly not getting the same color. I know I doing something, but can't figure it out. What am I missing here?

I'm on the latest CC version of Photoshop, Release 20.0.5


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As a beginner graphic designer, I have some stupid questions about font licenses. I'm just learning and building my portfolio based on my own imaginary projects. I don't have any projects for clients behind me.

When I create portfolio projects (Behance / Dribble) that only
function as an idea / concept, is it a PERSONAL USE or COMMERCIAL?
What if, for example: I design an application - I need embedded license fonts is only when I want to physically make such an application? For portfolio is a .png file license enough?

And also I would like to show my application design in my portfolio, but it was based on the font in demo version. Can I show such a project? I see in license that I can’t use it as "use in navigation devices, embedding and Webfont use", so I understand that I CAN’T but .... If it is non-commercial and only in concept idea?

When I would like to make a client project - Who should buy a license? For posters, baners - graphic, and for application, logo - clients?

TIPS: Do you have any tips how to organised font licens to graphic design work?


texts: Software to help me create an approximate route (just sites and arrows) on a map?

texts: I'm in the middle of writing a thesis on the most authentic Exodus route (following the clues given in the bible). I would like to demonstrate on a map the sites and locations where the Israelites stayed (during the forty year wandering) as well as the route they took to get to Canaan. I tried creating one with Google maps but the problem with maps is that it gives me an exact route which is unsuitable for my needs, given that these ancient routes are at best uncertain, and I feel that giving an exact route is misleading to readers. Furthermore, most of the highways that Google follows most probably did not exist 3000 years ago! Sometimes it will give me an unnecessary long and complicated route from point A to B because no direct roads exist nowadays between the two. I was looking for a program that would give me the ability to create an approximate route, e.g., arrows to show where they went, but is not too exact. Check this link to see the kind of route I have in mind. Arrows are necessary in battle maps to show the many positions generals take (marching, retreating, redeploying), and various formations, so I'm quite confident that software like these exist.


texts: For some reason, when I try to drag my cursor to create a rectangle with the Select Tool on Photoshop, all I end up creating is a very small bubble of selected background. No matter what I do, I always produce this small, same-sized, rounded square of selected background. What am I doing wrong?


texts: fonts with equal weight and perfect circles

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I am attempting to find a font that meets this criteria:

I need it to be geometrical (the circles in the lowercase "d" to be a perfect circle)
I want the fonts to be single weight throughout.  As in the where the shoulder of the lower case "d" meeting the stem, it does not narrow.  Same with the lowercase "n".  These are just example letters.

Should look like Helvetica, or Avenir.  Avenir has a perfect circles but the "n" narrows out.

Here is an example I found of a non-narrowing weight.  It should stay equal throughout.  As in the "same thickness."

There should be a ready-made font.  How do I search about such criteria?  Can I avoid using Illustrator correct the narrowing?


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I tried to draw the piece of the sphere between two given meridians.

I used Boole to intersects two hemi-spheres. It does not work, since hemispheres are just polyhedrons and after rotation, they does not intersects.


texts: Creating a transparent sphere for highlight, shadow

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Image 1 is called highlight and 2 is shadow.

I came across them while searching for game effects.

As explained in the image, one is screening, the other is multiplying, making the base blue sphere look like an orb.

I've been trying to re-create image 1, 2 in a way that suits my taste but, all my efforts were for naught. It is beyond the reach of my knowledge and I'd like to get some help from more experienced people for how to create transparent spheres like them.

The only software I can manage to use is Photoshop. But please, you don't have to restrict your solution. If you can solve it via any other software, then I'll look for that as well.

Thanks.

p.s.:

This is image 1 in original resolution for your inspection.

UPDATE:

To prevent any misleading, I'll add more info.

I'm asking about how to create image 1, 2. Not how to make a result using image 1, 2.

I'd like to ask how you would create images like 1, 2?


texts: How do I start a new chapter? I've been creating sections thinking that i was starting new chapters, but I just checked through variables and the chapter is the same for the whole document. How do InDesign know when to create a new chapter? Is there a "chapter break" or something?


texts: How to make a timeline with task and actions that is easily readible?

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We are making a web timeline for our callcenter department. In this timeline you can see tasks and related actions to perform these tasks. So task =actions+actions+ potential other actions or not.

Task infos = when + who(callcenter man/woman)+ beneficiary + what provider + what services + what periods + status
Actions infos = when + who(callcenter man/woman) + provider.

Example: Task : Create a new File/ Actions: receive the call + find the guy on our database + link the call and the file. Next task will be check its eligibility.

It is aimed to help the callcenter man to take note of the file before calling someone.

We've tried several attempts but all of them, for me, are unreadible.

FYI :it is not a call center to sell random stuff. We provide services for stricken people and it is paid by their insurance.

Any help? Tips? Another timeline seen on the web?

It will be a web technology timeline.


texts: Given two points on a curve, how can I calculate rotation degree of the curve to get from one point to another?

texts: Given the image below, I am trying to find the degrees I need to rotate the curve itself, to get A (x1, y1) to point B (x2, y2). I need this rotation to animate a circle along a path for the web (writing the animations in code).


texts: Photoshop CS6 marquee in normal style has width and height greyed out

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All of a sudden I can't type width and height of a marquee in the top bar. The document is a standard JPG, no quick mask modes, (single) layer is normal and unlocked. The Fixed Ratio and Size styles are not affected; it's only the Normal style that seems to be afflicted.

I've restarted Photoshop several times, and even the computer itself, but to no avail. Any suggestion?


texts: How do I change a single layer to grayscale in Photoshop CS4?

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I know you can have the whole image turn grayscale: Image → Mode → Grayscale

What if I only want to make specific layers grayscale? There's gotta be an easier way than pulling out the layers you want to turn grayscale to a new image, grayscaling, and then pasting them back in.


texts: What should a (technical) writer know about graphic design?

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I'm starting out as a technical writer, and want to present my written material as best as possible to the customers. Are there any "bibles" or introductory books on graphic design that I could benefit from reading?

I don't have the time to go in depth, I just want something like "the ten most common mistakes" people can make in design to help making 80% of the material in the world look much better.


texts: Mobile buttons with the same color as canvas background

texts: I am designing a mobile UI and I was wondering if having the buttons the same color as the canvas background is bad visual design? There will be a border around the buttons so it will be noticeable to see that they are buttons but will that potentially confuse a user? Here is an image:


texts: How to convert Ai file to SVG while keeping the layer name the same?

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I have an ai file that I want to convert to svg file for websites. It is quite a large file with lots of object, I want to keep the objects name the same as the ai file in svg file. But when I convert, the name of the objects changes. How can I convert to svg while keeping the objects/layers name the same?

1st image is the ss from ai. 2nd one is from svg


texts: How do I achieve the film grain effect used in this image in Photoshop?  I can never get it quite right.


texts: How to export multiple photoshop projects at once?

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Sometimes I get a lot of PDF documents of multiple scanned photos from costumers and I need to crop them, straighten them and export them as JPG.

Now, It's really time consuming doing it manualy. I found a way to crop and straighten them automaticly through photoshop, but not a way to batch export them.

So I need a way to:

Batch export nultiple photoshop photos.
Crop, straighten and export multiple PDF scanned photos through Photoshop.
Find a freeware software to do the above.


texts: I have a (simple) animation gif file (produced using gimp) and a static jpeg picture. I would like to put the animation gif file into the jpeg picture. How can I achieve that without losing the quality of the underlying jpeg picture (converting it to gif does not seem to be an option) ?


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I am using Wacom Intuos M, together with Sketchbook, to give online math lectures.
In order to be faster, and for the screen to be cleaner, I'd like to use just the 4 tablet buttons to change the brush color (pen, in my case). Just to be clear: I'd like the first button to change the color to yellow, the second to change the color to blue, the third to red, and the fourth to black.
Can I manage to do this?
If yes, could someone give me a detailed and step-by step answer?
Many thanks in advance!


texts: Photoshop: Edit->Automate->Photomerge… mis-aligned focus-stack

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When trying to use Photomerge for focus-stacking, Photoshop will displace several layers, rather than correctly aligning & calculating the mask.

I think the image says everything


texts: Inkscape: How can I vectorize the image to make the pixels more round?

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I have this image with lots of pixels even though it looks it looks pixely (It's actually 1362 x 574):

How can I make them "round" (before vectorizing, or when vectorizing, whatever works). I mean I don't want those piles of pixels to form a square, rather I want them to form something round.


texts: What is the ideal way to archive drafts of logos and general graphic design pieces?

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I work for a branding agency in Southern California and was recently promoted to Lead Designer. While there was a solid system already laid out, I have been trying to address some issues that seem to arise and just polish up on some things. Here is how we currently work in regards to sending logo designs to clients:

We attach an .ai and .jpg file in an email when sending out logo designs. The .jpg is attached as the preview file and the .ai is attached as a way to archive the draft because when we send the email, we "send+archive." Every time we create a new design or make revisions we overwrite the actual .ai file as each draft is archived in the email thread. So we ultimately have only two files per client until the logo is finalized. And if we have to go back to a specific draft we simply grab it from the email thread.

My concern is for the clients that are savvy enough to realize that they could be saving each .ai draft and end up with a number of different designs rather than one final design as we provide "unlimited revisions." Another concern is that other branding agencies could outsource their work to us (I suspect this has already happened and may be happening with some repeat clients) and could again to coming away with a number of designs at the end of the project instead of one final design which is what they paid for.

So my question is do you see any way that I polish up this system? Should I add a password to each .ai file so that it protects us from being used to create unlimited final designs..? Please note that space and storage is an issue as we work with hundreds of clients a month so simply saving each draft in the clients folder wouldn't be a sufficient solution.

Any suggestions welcomed... Thanks in advance!


texts: Illustrator exports size of whole JPEG rather than its clipping mask

texts: I am opening my JPEG putting a shape on top and then creating a clipping mask. This works great and I end up with what I want, however my JPEG is still there in the background and the outlines still remain, meaning when I go to export it is exporting the size of the original JPEG as opposed to the clipping mask. if I hide the JPEG in the layers panel the colour in the clipping mask disappears.


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I'm attempting to create this perspective arc text in Illustrator, and having the darnedest time.
I tried creating a filled shape and applying an envelop distort with the curved shape, but that did some strange things with the text.
Any ideas?


texts: PDF Printing issues with embedded transparent CMYK image

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I have a couple of PDF files here which are saved as PDF/X1a:2001. Those contain some outlined/curved text as well as an embedded background image.

In some of the PDFs there is a background picture which is tagged as "Transparent CMYK". Have a look at the attached image.

When printing those files on a large format printer (using a ripping software), I get awkward color results for all the files which contain a "Transparent CMYK" picture.

I tried Googling, Binging and DuckDuckGoing it, but I can not find any useful information about "Transparent CMYK".

Can you guys and girls help me out with some explaniation/links/sources that explain something about this?


texts: Copy/paste to same doc in Photoshop changes colours

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This is really throwing me for a loop. For some reason, when I copy and paste a portion of an image in a document (with an embedded colour profile), the pasted image is a different colour than the copied image.

Here's how I'm testing it:

Select an arbitrary rectangle
Copy
Paste
Command-click new layer to select the rectangle
Select other layer and delete

(I'm doing steps 4 and 5 because the image is semitransparent)

This results in a clearly visible rectangle differentiating the pasted image from the original. The pasted image is slightly (but very noticeably) darker.

I've tried changing the colour profile settings around including all three options of disable, preserve and convert, and there is no discernible difference to any of those options. Exactly the same result: clearly darker pasted rectangle.

I don't get it. What am I missing?

Note: This appears to only happen for semitransparent images, I just noticed. When I do it to a solid-colour image it looks perfect.


texts: How can I recreate this shadow with a gap or offset?

texts: I have been trying for hours to make this kind of shadow in Photoshop (the red one). Can somebody help me? Notice that there is a gap between the font and the shadow.


texts: Is there a median tool for colours? (Median between 2 colours)

texts: I'm working on a pixel sprite and I have 2 coloured pixels with 1 empty pixel gap between them. Is there any way (tool) to fill in the missing pixel with the mixture of the 2 that are filled?


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Capital letters add a lot to text in various ways, for names, brands, emphasis (although capitalisation for emphasis is frowned upon)

Why then, are there no upper case numbers?


texts: What are some good fonts to use for bullet characters?

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I'm designing a manual with the font Akzidenz Grotesk as the main body font.

I am looking for some nice bullet characters but what are some fonts that provide good bullet characters?


texts: Every time I type something, I can't see what I'm typing. It's always white with no fill.. Even if I set the font color to black, I still can't see my text when editing it.


texts: In Illustrator, elements with SVG filters appear rasterized

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I'm trying to use SVG filters for the first time and I can't understand why they seem to be rendering so badly.

For reasons that I don't understand, when I apply any SVG filter, the element I've applied it to appears rasterized, making it impossible to work with the document any more. When I export this to SVG and open the SVG in a browser, it looks fine (smooth), but in Illustrator itself it looks awful.

As an example, I've created a new document, drawn a rectangle, rotated it 30%, duplicated it, and applied an SVG filter to one rectangle but not the other. The images below are a screenshot of this simple Illustrator document. The first rectangle doesn't have an SVG filter applied; the second rectangle is exactly the same rectangle with the AI_Shadow_2 SVG filter applied. I've zoomed in to 200% to show the issue I'm having more clearly:

But even at 100% it still looks really bad:

Can anyone explain what I'm doing wrong as I can't believe it's supposed to render like this?

Adobe Illustrator 24.1.3
Windows 10


texts: Feedback on the design of a physics document

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I am not a designer, I am a physicist. Back in 2005, I made a guide for students about how to measure cosmic rays, for a lab class I was teaching. Now I am redesigning it and would like to ask for the opinion of design experts.

I want to keep it simple but eye catching, since physics documents tend to be boring and unattractive. My end users are undergraduate students. I am doing it with LaTeX. This is what I have so far (to zoom, you can right-click and choose "View image"):

The cover:

The titles of the contentssection, lists of tables/figures, references, etc. I decided to use a different style on those titles to differentiate them from the body of the document. Also, the numbering is in Roman numerals for those sections.

The chapter titles: Does the yellow hurt your eyes? I tried other colours like blue or gray but they felt overused. I wanted something warmer and fresher, and very bold.

Next you can see several types of content inside the guides.

the ordered and unordered lists: Are the numbers and asterisks too cheesy? Are the greys not readable enough?
the internal (red) and external (blue) links, is it a good idea to have them in different colours?
the style of the page numbers: The titles of chapters and sections are in grey and sans font, are they readable? would you make it in a different way? Should I play more with the yellow in this sections? is the grey too dull?
the grey blocks: they are used to call attention. I don't know if I am abusing of gray in the whole layout.

The style for snippets of code: again gray. Is it to much? how do you find the combination of colours in the code syntax? Are the line numbers to the left too much information? do they make it look crowded?

The style for tables and figures: Should I make tables pop up more? I wanted to keep it simple but I don't know if I should add more colours, do they look dull? I have read that you should avoid vertical lines in technical tables, so I am only adding horizontal lines. Also, I decided to keep the captions with a sans font, while the body is in serif, is it a good idea?

Would love to hear some feedback.
cheers!


texts: Transform screenshots to look like a photograph

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I want to give my screenshots a 3d, realistic photograph effect.

Something like this:

I tried using Skew but it didn't bring me desired result. Can anyone help me through?


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I have to recreate this logo, and I have exhausted my considerable font finding resources. Judging by the OTF swashes and accents, the design looks very 80's / 90's or so to me.  Possibly even 70's.
It's really bugging me because that curly on the S at the end looks familiar.  I just can NOT find it, and I have a few weeks to get this done, so I thought I'd post up here and see if anyone recognizes it before I go through the fun of a manual clean up.
This scan is from a fiber stock thermography business card, so I'm guessing the original logo is much more crisp, with sharp corners rather than rounded, but that's just a guess.  There's also a good chance that the original font had a stroke added to give it an artificial black letter look.

Here are a few letters that I already isolated for searching if it helps.

Here's a better scan:


texts: What is the difference among gloss/smooth text/cardstock papers and what do other terms mean?

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I'm trying to get the right paper for the job. That job is the printed cover that is inserted under the plastic on a DvD or Blu-ray  album, to be printed in an Océ CM2522 toner copy machine. Unfortunately, I'm at a loss what all the various words and numbers really mean. I can't find much consistency when I actually get a chance to physically inspect them either.

I'm looking for a really glossy paper that's not too think, but thicker than typical office paper. Pull out the paper in a typical DvD and you'll see what I mean. I know office paper is usually 20 or 24 lb, and I've see 60-something pound paper that was pretty think, so I'd guess I'm looking for something between 35 to 45 lb.

Without physically checking it, I bought and was disappointed in the gloss and weight of HP's

Premium32, 32 lb Paper, 100 Bright.

I had some paper hanging around that was just about exactly what I'd want, so I went to an office store to identify it. They came close on gloss, but were too light with Xerox's

Elite Gloss 100lb text.

The confusing part came when their "100# Gloss Coverstock" was exactly the same, except maybe three times heavier. So if I wanted just a bit heavier, I should look for something like "110lb text"?

Then in looking around I'm seeing papers labeled "smooth" and "matte" instead of "gloss", so I'm pretty sure I don't want that. I've also noticed some papers give a g/m2 weight instead of the pound weight. I've seen 120 and 240, but have no idea how that converts to the pound weight.

On top of all this, I still don't know if "laser" means for toner printers only, nor if "inkjet" means it won't work well in a toner printer.

I can't make heads or tails of

The weight designations, both pound and g/m2, and how those convert
Why "coverstock" and "text" can be otherwise labeled identically
Whether there's an actual glossiness rating I can consider
What "smooth", "matte", and "gloss" really mean, other than the implications from the words' common definitions.
What words like "laser" and "inkjet" imply about the printer compatibility
Auxiliary words like "Premium32" and "Elite" (maybe just brand marketing)


texts: When I add a separate image to photoshop it has white background, how do I remove it?

texts: I dragged in a separate image with a transparent background, and photoshop auto-created a white background. When I go to delete it with the magic wand it says "smart object cannot be directly edited." How do I get the white parts out?


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I have searched many website for free Desk Calendar mock up's but there are no such things i am happy with. But now i want to create a mock up. So if you help me how i can make a photo realistic desk calendar mock up, this will be great.

Should i use 3D software ? Or just Photoshop & Illustrator ?

*** Yesterday I've made this photo using Cinema 4D. But i don't have the idea how can i match my graphics with those rings [up side of the image]]


texts: Copy Photoshop effects across documents to another layer?

texts: How can I copy effects from layer A in document A to layer B in document B without having to copy the entire layer?


texts: How to limit value range in Photoshop or any program?

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I am looking to check/enforce that an image is within a certain value range. For a simple example, "does not include #000000 - #111111 hex colors". I am flexible whether this is just a test on an image that says yes/no, a filter that clamps value to this range, plugin, a constraint on palette or any solution really.

Another example range via the red box:

The motivation is to make it easy to follow the style guides for value in a project I'm working on.

I've googled to not much luck. Any suggestions? I'm open to using programs beside Photoshop CC 2015 if needed.


texts: How to draw a hierarchy button set and look less offensive than it is?

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I'm trying to create a button set that can be used to move through hierarchical data and it's looking like a swastika. I'm not sure how to correct it.

In the image above if "Panel" was selected and you press the top button it would select "AnimatedPanel". If you clicked the left button it would select, "Script". If you clicked the right button nothing would change since panel is the last item in the list. If you select the bottom button, "EventHandler" would be selected.

The button set will sit to the left of the label. The label and the button will be shown when an item is selected. For example, in a web page there may be a list of vertical or horizontal menu items. The button set and the label would sit above the selected menu. Then pressing "in" would select the first menu item. Selecting "left" or "right" would move through the menu items. I hope that makes sense.

Any suggestions how to make this less whatever it is?

More detail for @PremierBromanov:
The way I have it now I have 3 labels all in a row like so "Up" "L" "R" "Panel".

I'm using the terms "up", "left" and "right" but "up" is really "move out of the current row and back up to the previous row". Those terms are based loosely on how it's displayed in a horizontal like layout (although in a vertical it no longer makes sense).

In XML they use terms like branch node and leaf nodes. A branch has or can have leaf nodes. Hierarchical data also uses the terms parent node and child nodes. In that case, you have ancestors and descendants. You also have siblings. They are child nodes that share the same parent.

So in the last case you could have parent, previous sibling, next sibling and descendants of the current child node. You could also have Parent Branch, previous left, next leaf. In this case if a leaf has leaves it would be a branch. So parent branch, previous leaf or branch, next leaf or branch, and leaves of current branch.


texts: Importing PDFs created in inDesign back into inDesign discards top and right margin space

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this has been bothering me for a while and I can't be the only one. Somehow, I haven't found anything researching.
So I create a very simple inDesign document for a letterhead, with standard margins. Like this:

And I export it as .pdf with pretty standard settings. (No bleed, no printer marks).
It looks just fine when opened with Reader or Acrobat Pro. But when I import it back into another inDesign document, it looks like this:

As you can see, it seems that the top "margin" dissapears. The left margin seems untouched, and the right margin dissapears as well.

I know you can get a similar "error" when importing PDFs into Photoshop and not selecting the proper option (Ex: bounding box or whatever), but it seems there's no such options when importing in inDesign.

Only way I found to deal with this was to export the pdf with bleed marks and then just crop it into inDesign, but that seems like a ridiculous thing to do.


texts: Gotham Narrow and Google Yrsa commonly available alternatives?

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I need fonts that are commonly available on desktop platforms (Windows/Mac, base system + MS Office) that are similar to Gotham Narrow and Google Yrsa.
I've seen mention that Arial is similar looking to Gotham but I don't know.
Thanks.


texts: Is there a more configurable alternative to Photoshop's Extrude filter?

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I really like the Extrude filter (Filter > Stylize > Extrude), but it isn't very configurable so it tends to give similar results each time.

So I'm looking for an alternative method or plugin that can generate similar pseudo-3D effects, but allows more options for the shape of the extruded elements, such as pyramids, cylinders and blocks.


texts: I'd like to create a shape gradiently filled with visible light spectrum colors - from red to blue. I am using Inkscape. When I try to specify gradient from red to blue - it chooses a weird color path. Any help would be appreciated


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I'm working on a pixel art logo for a site I'm developing for a small company. It's about retro and iconic games such as flappy bird, pacman, etc.

Am I allowed to use such characters or are they protected by law and thus illegal to use inside my own logo?


texts: Help With Futuristic/Modern Swirls in Illustrator

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I'm looking to make futuristic/modern swirls in Illustrator for a background for a project that I'm doing. Here's an example I found:

I don't want to rip the picture off and I'm not looking for this is exact design but am curious as to what method I could use to make something similar. It appears to be using some outer glow and gradients but is that something likely done with a pen tool?

I've Googled around for a tutorial of that nature and am not necessarily looking for someone to teach me completely, just point me in the right direction so I can play around with it. Sorry if this is a super basic question, just trying to learn some new techniques. Thanks!


texts: Is it possible to become a creative director by starting out as an art director?

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I am interested in becoming a creative director, but I have learned that it is not a job you can simply get straight out of college.

Is it possible to become an art director and make your way up to creative director over time? If so, this is the route I'd like to take.


texts: How to avoid uneven lines and moirée in printed hatches?

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When printing thin diagonal hatches on inkjet or laser printers, the lines often become uneven in terms of line width. The effect varies depending on printer type, line color/width and hatch angle. I guess that's because the printer's RIP applies different kinds of smoothing algorithm:

Because it appears on totally different printers, line widths and source applications, I'm quite sure it has something to do with a general printing difficulty.

Is there any kind of preflight correction or general design advice to avoid this effect?


texts: I need to find the font from wich it was taken the F


texts: Create gradient around line in a brochure

texts: I want to do create gradients along the folds of a tri-fold brochure in Photoshop, similar to the first photo. Is there any straightforward way to do this without messing up the layers?


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Hello, I have drawn a table using the rectangle grid tool in Illustrator. how can I place the data at the center of each cell? (I want each number at the center for their assigned cell)
Do I have to do it manually? Or there are some ways? Thank you.


texts: How to convert greyscale to alpha in Illustrator?

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I have a scanned image I converted to outlines in Illustrator.
To do that, I have used the greyscale option, which gave me a decent result.

What I need to do now is to convert the greyscale values to transparent blacks. For example:

HSL: 0/0/0   to HSLA: 0/0/0/0   (black to solid black)
HSL: 0/0/50  to HSLA: 0/0/0/0.5 (50% grey to half transparent black)
HSL: 0/0/100 to HSLA: 0/0/0/1   (white to full transparent black)

Since I need to do that with a lot of images with a lot of different greyscale swatches I would be glad to know a way to automate it rather than doing it by hand.
Is there any way to do this easily?


texts: How can I change the perspective of an object Illustrator CS5

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I have a flat object.

I want to fit it on a laptop screen.  I can't use the perspective grid because it only deals with a straight line axis and the screen doesn't have any edges on a straight line.

I can't find a way to rotate or skew the perspective grid.

If I skew the object it doesn't work as I need to make each corner skew independently.

In Photoshop I can use Transform > Perspective.  Does Illustrator CS5 have a similar function?

I want to put the recycling symbol on all three screens.  What's the easiest way?


texts: Script iterating through layers stops halfway

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I'm trying to iterate through every layer in a document and for some reason my script only goes through the first half (13 out of 25) and then at 14 it says that the element doesn't exist. Could you guys help me figure out why? Below is the code snippet which goes through each layer

function processLayers(extension)
{
    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    //go through each layer and create a folder
    alert('length is ' + doc.artLayers.length);
    var length = doc.artLayers.length;
    for (var layer = 0; layer < length; layer++)
    {
        var folderName = generateFolderName(doc.artLayers[layer].name, extension);
        //create folder in photoshop with folderName
        var folder = doc.layerSets.add();
        folder.name = folderName;
        doc.artLayers[layer].move(folder, ElementPlacement.INSIDE);
    }
}


texts: When to tell long-term client I'm retiring within the next year

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For fiteen years I've been designing a quarterly forty-page publication (print & online) and numerous other smaller projects for a small city. Now I'm planning to retire in the next six to twelve months. I haven't yet told my client this. How far in advance should I do so? And when/how do I approach the subject of selling them the native InDesign files?

I charge a flat per-page fee for the publication. I've done one major design revision and several smaller ones over the years, for which I've charged additional fees based on my time. When I recently made minor revisions at their request, my liaison said the city didn't want a major change because "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". This leads me to believe the city would like to continue using my design, but it could also mean they don't have it in their budget to pay for a redesign.

However, they recently gave to another design firm an annual poster project that I had always done for years. So they may already have that firm in mind to eventually take over this publication. I have reason to believe that other firm may have extracted some artwork from one of my previous posters (logos that I vectorized from low-res images). This is another can of worms I'm not sure how to deal with, because I don't have any proof of that, except for one of the logos that I designed myself.

Any advice on how to play my cards right and transition into retirement with some extra cash would be appreciated!


texts: How to reproduce this fold effect in Illustrator?

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I love the LATAM Airlines logo and I'd like to learn how to make that "fold" we can see on the edges I marked with those green circles, connecting one line to another:

That could be something "easy" for those who are "nasa-level" on Illustrator, and because of that, you may tell me a good way (maybe the "right" way) to do it. I mostly created type-based logos, but I'm trying to develop myself in creating symbol-based logos. I'm not so good with Illustrator, but that's why I'm here again asking your help so I can improve my skills learning with who are already good at it.

Just a note: once upon a time someone here on Graphic Design stackexchange who highly criticized me for making a question about something I had no idea how to do it, so I'd just ask a favor: if you are not willing to help, don't reply. We're here to help each other and, also, to learn. I've been using StackExchange during my whole professional life, and unfortunately sometimes there are people with no education, you know that.

I appreciate!


texts: How do I make a script to select certain layers according to an xml file?

texts: Hello I am Joel Machado and I am a simple technician and computer programmer. At one week while working one of my co-workers working with illustrator asked me to develop a sricpt or a macro to select multiple layers according to an xml file. This is the first time I work with script or macros in ilustrator if someone can help me I'm grateful. How can I do this?


texts: How to adjust contrast on multiple images?

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I'm using PS6 and I'd like to adjust contrast on multiple opened files.

I've found so far only this tutorial, however I couldn't find the appropriate option to adjust the contrast. This suggest me that I should create custom action, but I don't think it's the right way of doing it.

So the question is, what's the right way of adjusting contrast on multiple images?


texts: How to design arrow links between two nodes?

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I'm building an algorithm for drawing directional lines between two nodes. In the trivial case of one link it works fine.

But this method fails when there's a reciprocal line it overlaps the first one.

My first approach to resolve this is to arch the two lines, but now I don't know where to put the arrow? It can't go where it used to, because it will overlap with the outgoing line.

Where should the arrow go in this case?

Edit - Node Labels

Here's an illustration of how each link between the nodes has a label.


texts: How to create an animated demo of my webdesign?

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How to create an animation of my webdesign so the client can see the interactivity in the page (including popups, tooltips...) instead of seeing a set of still images? I used to make this task using after effects. Is there another way to do that?
Thanks.


texts: How to export png from Illustrator without anti-aliasing?

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On first image yow can see an icon, a line is selected in Adobe Illustrator.
On second image you can see the image after Save for Web .. was pressed.

I do not need anti-aliasing, extra strip between gray and black spaces. How can I turn off anti-aliasing in Illustrator?

UPDATE

I am now confused, it seems that pictures are not anti-aliased, but Preview anti-aliase it.

But if I check it with magnifier, I can see that it it not aliased.

Save for Web .. has a setting too, that has an effect on anti aliasing


texts: Saving an SVG with viewbox 0 0 in Illustrator

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I've got a problem saving SVGs in their correct format in Illustrator. I want to save an SVG for web development with the viewbox as "0 0 100 100". The sizes, 100 width and height, are not a problem. This saves correctly. But when I check the code, I can see the viewbox is completely random numbers - meaning, they do not show up in the web page without edits to the code.

I have set the X and Y axis on the measurements to 0's. I do this by going to Document Settings and Edit Artboard and change the measurements. The viewbox still comes up with something ridiculous like "0.5 765.5 100 100".

Does anyone know how I can make the viewbox "0 0 100 100"? Thank you in advanced.


texts: How to change the file size of images without losing photo quality using Photoshop?

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I have a set of images of up to 20mb each, and I want to reduce the file size without losing quality.

How can I do it?


texts: How can i smooth out 3D edges in Illustrator?

texts: As you can see the lens has fuzzy/distorted edges towards the top. Any way i can smooth this out in Illustrator 3D? Its only there after i add the 3D effect.


texts: How to add a label next to an arrow and respect the tilt in Ps?

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I want to add text next to arrows and make the tilt of the text be equal to the tilt of the arrow.

If I do it manually with a free transform then, if I change the tilt of the arrow I have to manually change the tilt of the text too.

Does it exist a way to draw an arrow with a label next to it and have Photoshop arrange the tilt and the position of the label automatically, as I change the size and the tilt of the arrow?

Sketch of what I would like to have.


texts: A 50% opaque white object put on top of another 50% opaque white object is not anywhere near as white as a 100% opaque white object (blending mode normal). I tried this in Illustrator and Inkscape, and the results seem to be similar, so my question is: how are overlapping transparencies calculated? Is there a way to force either to use simple addition (30% opaque on top of 20% opaque = 50% opaque)?


texts:
EDIT: A Big update on this topic is presented with PS CC 14.2! Now you can have linked smart objects, it works like in InDesign. Just go to 'File → Place Linked' and choose your PSB file.

This is the Promo video from Adobe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6AIgoFDwlk

Is it possible to import a PSB file (saved smart object) into several PSDs, so when I edit the PSB the change is visible in every PSD?

I only get it that way, that the PSB is copied into the PSD and the source PSB remains untouched.


texts: What font is used on Geographic Information Systems.SE?

texts: What's the font name used in the Geographic Information Systems.SE logo?


texts: InDesign — DIN 5008 downloadable (buyable) template?

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The DIN 5008:2011-04 seems to be quite popular in Germany for business letters but I cannot find any templates for InDesign. There are a lot of tutorials, but no ready to use solution.

I mean, it's not that hard to create a template like this and I will certainly do so, but maybe I was looking at the wrong places and there are ready to use solutions?

Update: Here is my solution (a fast one).


texts: Chroma keying a background to a green screen animated GIF

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There are some GIMP tutorials about adding a background for a green screen GIF, i.e. chroma keying. But none of them is about a green screen animated GIF (e.g. the "Confused Travolta" meme).

GIMP can open animated GIFs. But can a background be added?


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I'm looking for a tool\extension that lets me draw a grid in Adobe Flash.

I do not mean a solution via ActionScript, and drawing a few thousand cells manually with lines or rectangles, even with grid snapping, isn't an answer either. What I want is a tool that creates a grid, mesh, table - whatever - when you select it in the toolbox and drag the mouse.

Adobe Illustrator has this functionality built-in and it's called Rectangular Grid Tool:
http://www.adobepress.com/articles/article.asp?p=599358&seqNum=6

Does anyone know a way to achieve the same in Flash?


texts: Group Selection and Pathfinder Unite Behaviour is difficult to understand

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I'm at the beginning of my learning journey with Illustrator and am watching this videos to learn Badge Drawing, I Appreciate people prefer not to watch in order to answer, but I'm not skilled enough to break it down into steps, I'll just write down what I hear for now. From minute 12:46 in the clip

She unites the shapes
She then selects the "Group Selection Tool"
Then holds the "shift" key
Then presses on the edge of one part of the unified shape
Lastly she then presses the "delete" key.
Magically, something happens and the shape is filled all the way through.

Questions I have:

What is the significance of pressing right on the edge of the shape?
When clicking the edge only parts of it get deselected? Why does deselection of points only run for a part of the shape and not for the whole shape? How does illustrator know where to stop the deselection?
What is "delete" doing when the key is pressed here and what causes the shape to be filled?


texts: Placing (or pasting) text from an RTF file does not preserve local style overrides (italic, bold, etc.)

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I'm putting together an InDesign document (CC 2015.4, Mac) and am using RTF files to manage and maintain the textual content. However, when I place text from an RTF file created using TextEdit, my italics and bolds appear to be lost. When placing the cursor in the placed text where there should be a style, I don't see a plus next to [none] in the Character Style palette or next to my chosen Paragraph Style.

Even when I paste the text and set my preferences for 'Clipboard handling' to include 'All information (Index markers, Swatches, Styles, etc.)', even though the pasted text is set to the 12pt Helvetica in the original TextEdit document, with auto-leading, etc. With the addition of a blue background which I cannot account for, the italicised portion of the text shows no indication that it ever was italicised, be it in the character style palette (which seems where it should be intuitively) or the paragraph styles.

Does anyone know how to place RTF text using the basic styles in a way that preserves, or enables mapping of those styles?


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I will be attending a 1 day design workshop about UI problem solving soon. There's not much information on the workshop itself. So, I am unsure what to expect.

For those of you who have participated in design workshops before:

What are some standard, fail-safe, materials you bring with you? A laptop, ipad or notebook?
Should attendees be expected to have read up on the topic of the workshop in most instances? Or do most workshops assume no prior knowledge about the specific topic promoted to be covered?
Should attendees expect to be performing design work during a workshop? Or are workshops generally more lecture/discussion-based around principles and techniques?

I'm seeking answers based upon experiences with past workshops.


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has anyone successfully figured out how to mimic this painterly style/texture in illustrator (without actually getting out a paintbrush)?

Thanks]1


texts: Copy group of objects in sketch makes it invisible

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I am beginning with sketch.
I don't know what happens in my document, you may have a clue. I have a group of objects (originally an .eps file) in a sketch document.
If I copy and paste it into my working document, it is pasted but "invisible". If I ungroup it, it becomes visible. It I group it agin, it becomes again invisible.
Do you a clue of what I am missing here?
Thanks!

EDIT
I have encountered again the same problem... and this solution didn't work.

Go to View > Show Layer List, remove the "Clip" thing (I don't know what it is) :


texts: InDesign: export single pages as spreads

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There seems to be a lot of guides out there on how to convert spreads to single pages in InDesign... but what about the other way round?
E.g. I'm currently setting up a brochure (with facing pages) so that it is print-ready (so splitting into single pages). Once it is print-ready I'd still like to be able to export a version of the PDF as spreads.
But there doesn't seem to be a way to go about it? If I try exporting as spreads, the PDF just comes out with single-pages as it is in the InDesign file.
I would have thought this would be an easy feature to implement.


texts: How do I automate checking conditions on a TIFF?

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When I've finished editing, I need to make sure I've met the formatting requirements of my client. I have a checklist that i'd love to be able to automate. Within photoshop would be great; even better would be something I could run on a batch of files (e.g. a directory's contents) prior to sending them out. Example conditions would be:

check for existence of clipping path. (Already created a PS action to create this, but I forget sometimes)
verify 8 bit & CMYK
verify single layer (if I forgot to flatten)

3rd party app, scripting - whatever is a good solution out there, I'm game.


texts: What are common attributes to psychadelic designs?

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I am looking for color combinations and effects which give us the feeling of something "psychedelic."

Sometimes there are the color combinations, sometimes the objects relations - some shadows create "double" vision of the object which is always "psychedelic".

A lot of people describe their migraine aura as psychedelic pictures, because it is similar to lightning.

These features are in constant use when we prepare parties announcements and for multiple modern events and of course in music clips.

What are common attributes - colors, designs, and styles associated with psychedelic style?


texts: For some reason my Gimp 2.10.18 is missing the ellipse selection tool...


texts: Illustrator: how to crop artwork and save as SVG?

texts: I just need to crop half size of image like this. But I have no experience with svg format. I tried adjusting canvas size manual but no luck. Should I select this area and paste in to new file like photoshop? or any perfect way of doing this? I need it to save as SVG format.


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I am about to create my 1st animation in Cinema 4D. I would like to have it as a FullHD animation which later will be edited by using After Effects. Could someone recommend the best render settings to do this? Which render to choose? Which file format to save? AVI? MP4?

For any information or references I would be most grateful.


texts: Can we convert A DXF pattern to Ai with notch marks?

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The notch marks that are added in Lectra files are not visible when the DXF is converted to Ai.
Any way i can get these visible?


texts: Sketch: Apply a bitmap mask to a group of vectors

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Is this something that's possible? "Use a mask" is disabled over a group of vectors.

Example:


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Is it possible to convert a png with a complicated gradient to svg without using taking up too much time in 3d programs. I tried using online programs, but all of the colours wouldn't appear and when they did, the gradient wasn't the same.
This is my original file:

and this is after converting online:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IDA_d4o_UAWWFpQxjMpOATb61bMMsbjb/view?usp=sharing
The only solution is to edit it in a 3d program. The problem is that I'm in a time crunch for this project and I don't have the expertise because I'm a beginner. Im not the on that made the logo.
What should I do?


texts: Do the Import and export features from CDR to PSD, and AI convert well?

texts:
CDR if your wondering is CorelDraw file format. I saw on there website that you can import and export CDR to PSD, and AI.

How good are the import and export features? Does the quality stay the same?


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I have an .ai file that I need to use multiple times in another .ai file.

I linked the file and then duplicated it 4 times. The original .ai file is just one color (black), but I need each one of the duplicates to have a different color. For some reason, AI is treating the linked file as a raster image and I can't use "Recolor artwork".

Is there a way to recolor a linked .ai file? Or is there another way to link it without making 4 copies of the original file?


texts: Creating realistic shadow of an irregular object

texts: Can someone either point me to a tutorial on how to do this or tell me how? I'm working on an illustration of headphones and I need to make it look as thought the wire coming out of the headphones is sitting on a table and the light source is above and casting the shadow slightly to the left.I did the below test but it looks more like you are looking at the wire from an x/y axis. Any help? Thanks!


texts: SketchUp - Twinmotion Workflow : When to add interior features

texts: I'm currently working on my first SketchUp model of the first floor of a townhouse (going to be coffee shop) and have extruded the 2D floorplan out to 3D. Is there an industry standard for when to add interior and exterior features like windows and doors? That is, what features should be added to the model (SketchUp) and what should be saved to be done in the rendering step (Twinmotion)?


texts: How can I drag 2 points inverted in Sketch?

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I want to take 2 points of the object I'm creating in vector mode and drag them in an inverted fashion, so the distance from the center to the 2 points stays the same. This would allow me to create icons that are highly symmetrical without moving both sides individually with lots of error.

My rectangle before dragging points. I selected both the left and right points and dragged the right one towards the right:

Actual Behavior where both points move to the right:

Desired behavior where the points move in opposite directions around the center (but would be perfectly symmetrical):

(I also don't know how to do this while transforming either, so that would be just resizing around a center anchor point)


texts: Illustrator: rotating back to perfect angles

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I am wondering:
After I rotate an element in Illustrator to an un-even angle, is there a simple way to rotate it back to an even angle later?

Whenever I try to get a shape back to 0 degrees or 90 degrees, it always seems to be off by a smidgen.

Any solution?


texts: Can I use fleurons/hedera as bullets in a list?

texts: I can't find much about using fleurons/hedera as bullets in a list online or in Bringhurst, but I did find several "floral heart bullets" in Unicode. Are these still only for decorative use? Would their use in a complex list be a faux pas?


texts: Can anyone suggest a free equivalent of the Hoefler Text font?

texts:
Can anyone suggest a free equivalent of the Hoefler Text font

On Identifont


texts: Is there a Ruby based Generative Art Platform still supported?

texts: To do some Generative Art I know Nodebox is based off Python and Processing is based off Java. Is there a Generative Art platform using Ruby that is as visually stimulating as Nodebox or Processing? I see Graphviz but it is more for structural data analysis and diagramming, as per its 'About' and 'Theory' sections then for Generative Art. Is there a Generative Art platform available in Ruby that is still being supported?


texts: Why are the terms DPI and PPI so misunderstood?

texts:
It seems the terms DPI and PPI are misunderstood by more people than actually understand them. I'm not just talking about average Joe trying to print a holiday snap, I'm talking about graphic designers, photographers and even the guy who runs my local print shop—people who really should know. It honestly baffles me.

The common misconception is that an increased DPI will inherently improve image quality and likewise increase file size. What people don't understand is that it has no tangible effect on an image file itself, only its effectible print size (or PPI does, hence my next point). Add the fact that DPI and PPI have become interchangeable in recent years (no, they are not the same thing)...

Why are these terms so misunderstood? (Bonus: What can be done about it?)


texts: How to link images relatively in Inkscape?

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I would like to make relative links to pictures in an Inkscape file. So when I move the project files (images and the Inkscape master), I wouldn't have to relink the images.

What is the proper way to do this?


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What's an easy way to create a forever zooming & looping image like this:

In particular what design applications (after effects comes to mind) allow recursive nesting of compositions?


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I should preface this by stating that I'm a developer, not a graphic designer. I have a need to programmatically reduce image/video blur and have seen evidence that GIMP supports blur reduction:

Reduce motion blur using the GIMP; and
Smart Sharpening; etc.

I also see that GIMP has a "batch mode" command-line feature for doing bulk operations on lots of files at a time, and/or for typical shell/terminal usage.

I guess I'm wondering if any of these blur reduction/sharpening tools/utils are available on the GIMP command-line, where their documentation (if any exists) might be, and what some of the commands/arguments might look like.

Thanks in advance!


texts: PharmGKB diagrams; how do I convert them into customizable svgs?

texts: I'd like to be able to convert this pathway (1) to SVG in a way that I can then edit (e.g., adding a legend to the diagram and edit some of the hyperlinks in the diagram). I have tried saving it as PNG (e.g., by right-clicking the pathway [in Chrome] and clicking, "Save image as...") and then using Inkscape to save this as a SVG. Any ideas?


texts: (Font identification) Jagged, cornery uppercase font

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I’m helping a former colleague redo her website (and moving it to a host that doesn’t charge outrageous prices like the one they’re using now does). Their current website was originally done by someone at some ad agency—they don’t even really know who themselves, so contacting the original designer isn’t an option, unfortunately.

Their original logo and colour palette are quite distinctive, and I quite like them, so I’d like to keep using them. Unfortunately, I can’t figure out what the font used in the logo is. There’s not much to go by, as it’s only two words in all-caps, but the font is very distinctive, so I figure someone here might recognise it.

I’ve tried WhatTheFont and other usual suspects, but the closest match I’ve been able to get there is Scriber. Not a bad match, but also clearly not the actual font used.

Does anyone here happen to know this font? (Or perhaps if it even is a font, rather than just drawn manually in Illustrator?)

Note: I don’t know, obviously, if the font is uppercase-only, or if the designer just used all-caps in the logo.

Distinctive features

The sharp corners instead of curves throughout
The downwards slanting spine on the S (unlike Scriber)
The width of the S
The tail-style spur on the G (also unlike Scriber), curving away from the hip

The Logo

(Yes, I will be adding the missing apostrophe when I redo the site.)


texts: (Photoshop) What is the name of this effect? (Shine in corner)

texts: Does anybody know what the name of this effect is? It is on both the bottom left corner, and the top right of this image, and it seems to be a reflection of some type of light source.


texts: Why is my logo looking weird in PDF when it looks fine InDesign?

texts: I have a brochure created in InDesign, the logo I am using on it is an AI vector. It looks normal in InDesign, but when I export to PDF it looks distorted. At 400% in PDF, it looks normal but when I zoom out to 100% it looks weird. Will this print normal? What is going on?


texts:
Why do some printed documents have those target-like lines in their corners?

Can't think of any concrete examples right now so I just made this:


texts: How can I apply a parent group's layer styles to child layers when using 'Generate Image Assets' in Photoshop?

texts:
I have a group in Photoshop containing many layers, which I'm exporting as individual assets using the 'File > Generate > Image Assets' tool. The parent group has a layer style for styles that should be shared across all these layers. When the image assets are generated, these layer styles are not applied.

Is there any way to get Photoshop to use the group's layer styles when exporting the child assets?


texts: What font alternatives exist for Bremen Bd BT?

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The ideal alternative would have a “slated S” (as the Bremen one) but will not have the different stroke widths within the same letter (i.e. I'm looking for a more uniform stroke in the font like Helvetica).  Here is an example of the Bremen Bd BT Font:

I tried a couple of online services (Whatfontis.com, whatthefont.com, identifont.com) without finding anything suitable.

NOTE: The recommended font can be commercial.  I'm not a designer but I'm trying to help my team to choose a font.


texts: Jump to page in SWF viewer generated by InDesign

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I have a cca. 120 pages book prepared in InDesign CC (2017), which was printed some time ago and now the customer wants it published on their website. The layout is quite complicated (it's more like an album with many pics), so finally we selected the Flash format, using the Export... menu's SWF converter. (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/interactive-web-documents-flash.html#create_interactive_swf_flash_files_for_the_web) It works pretty well, by creating an HTML plus a single SWF file which contains everything.

Is it possible to display the generated Flash application by either using:

parameters when initializing, or
JavaScript when it's already loaded,

to open the book on a specific page, not on the 1st one? (We'd like to make some links pointing to certain chapters directly, but still, let the reader page back if he wants to.)

I'm googling for some time and also tried to reverse-engineer the generated app, but no luck so far.


texts: How to Outline stroke included appearance panel

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Hello. I'm an illustrator in Korea.

I have one question.

How to outline stroke to stroke in appearance panel?

(now.. If I create outline to type still on stroke option not change to path.)

I have check all option about this but I can't.

there's are anybody know about this problem?

thank you...