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I'm trying to export and upload a logo to Facebook from Illustrator. It's coming out a bit blurry and I don't know why!

Logo from fb profile:

I'm exporting the logo by using the following methods:

Save for Web (legacy)
Change image width and height for facebook profile. W = 180px, H = 180px


texts: How to make (and save) custom warps in photoshop?

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So, I'm doing a picture in Photoshop, and I'm gonna need to use the warp tool to, well, warp layers. Many of them. And I need to be precise. So I'd like to be able to save the current warp, and be able to apply it next time. Or, alternatively, I'd like to be able to edit one of these few already saved warps that can be selected from the droplist.

Is it possible? It should be, right?


texts: Illustrator saving in small size distorts shapes

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I have a symbol in vectors at raw with around 500px width and 600px height. All strokes were outlined.

Saving it straight from its normal size, this is what I get:

However, if I save it in "Save for web" with 100px height, this is what I get:

See the top part with the yellow helmet? The black shape (aka the outlined stroke) is way bolder than the original size.

Why is this happening?

You can download the AI file here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/33pjfcjupkqdoig/Symbol.ai?dl=0


texts: is there an easy way or photoshop plugin to distribute words in evenly spaced formation

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I try to do it mostly with words but sometimes have to do it with other things too. How do you equally space out things automatically, I Know how to evenly distribute from the center of every layer/object but not how to have even actual space between those to objects.

This is really not a problem when all the things are of the same width (or height) but as you know words are hardly ever that. So what i do is is make a rectangle of size that i want space to be empty and once done typing i manually drag out that box to the end of the first word, then adjust the 2nd one decrease/increase the space to match the edges of the rectangle and so on for the texts after 2nd..like 3rd,4th...Usually it's Home, About, Products, Contact, etc...


texts: When I use the lasso tool and complete this by connecting it back to the starting point, the line stays solid and doesn't blink. Therefore it is not letting me cut the selected item. How can I fix this?


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I am trying to select by color in Gimp this image:

but when I select by the foreground color, also the antialiased pixels in the border are selected.

How to select only the foreground color in Gimp?

Thanks


texts: How to save a smaller file size, but keep high-res vector file for printing?

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I created a design on Illustrator using design elements from various vector sites my client and I bought. It’s a 30x50cm design on a paper wrapper. It’s nothing complicated (think patterns) but the file size is 140MB both in .ai and .pdf

I’ve got my artboard setup exactly the same size as the physial wrapper (30x50cm) and another artboard for the measurements of it.

Is there any way I could get this down to at least 25MB in .pdf? For context, his printer is in China and we could only send via e-mail—that’s what I’m told.


texts: How do I export/import/save a frame animation with a transparent background in order to place it on a scrolling landscape video animation?

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I am trying to create a short animation of an elephant walking through a safari landscape.
I animated the background by taking every scene of my landscape, stitching them together into a very LONG smart object.  I placed the smart object into a video timeline, and set key frames at the beginning and end of the timeline.
I created a separate 24 layer/frame animation of the elephant walking.
How do I combine these two animations?
I thought I could take the elephant and place it on top of the landscape...??
I cannot export/render/save the elephant with a transparent background so I can place it on the landscape.
What am I missing?


texts: Is it possible to have a color control object?

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I have a project with thousands of objects and plan on having text too. Is it possible to have some objects that control the color of all similarly colored objects/text (So that if I change the color from red to blue on one object, all red objects change to blue)?
Current method involves using CSS selectors and changing the color there but it seems to lag quite a bit when selecting objects in this manner (each object/path has a class I've assigned). Is this because I have so many objects or is this a xml/css selector issue?


texts: Move selected pixels on multiple layers simultaneously on GIMP

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I have several images of the same brick texture but with different color values for different purposes like this:

They are in reality much bigger and there are 10 images in total.

For my project I need to make a new texture where I line up all the short bricks in this pattern:

But my problem is, I need to move each corresponding brick on ALL 10 images in the exact same way so that the resulting 10 texture images all line up perfectly.

If I import all the images as layers, is there a way to move the selected pixels on every layer? If not, is there any other free software I can use?

EDIT: I want to clarify that I do not want to move the whole layer at a time, I want to move the individually selected bricks of the layer. Chain-linking the layers only lets me move the WHOLE layer, not the selected pixels. If I move the selection on a layer, it does not propagate to the other linked layers.

Grouping the layers does not work either. If I select the whole group and try to move the selected pixels (with the selection tool and ctrl+alt) I get the error message: "Cannot modify the pixels of layer groups".


texts: Printing: will a font always give exactly the same result, regardless of how it's printed?

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Will a font always print exactly the same, regardless of the print technology?
Example: printing at the local print shop on a laser printer versus the commercial printing of a book.
Here is Linotype's example PDF for their Stempel Garamond typeface.
Here's a book that says it uses Stempel Garamond.
When I look at the book (in the bookstore, not on screen), the result is exquisite. When I print off Linotype's example PDF, it doesn't feel the same. It feels a bit inferior. The strokes don't seem to be as thick, for one thing.
Is this just my imagination, running away with me?
Does modern book printing use a technology which is 'leakier' than an ordinary laser printer, whereby the strokes become a wee bit thicker?


texts: What does "Volt = 71R , Black = OOA" mean in terms of color?

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I am currently working on images that have a neon color.

The client has given me this color information :

Volt = 71R , Black = OOA

Can anyone please explain what this information means?

Thankyou for your time!

A


texts: Inkscape: how to print filename under imported image

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I have a folder of about 200 svg files. I'd like to use Inkscape to distribute them on a single svg file, but I'd like to put, under each image, its filename (possibly without extension). Now, because I have a lot of svgs, I'd like to do this automatically. Is this possible with Inkscape (or GIMP)?

Thanks in advance.


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Please, how do you do a raised initial like the example in InDesign?

Thank you,

Elizabeth Hart


texts: Can I use portions of stock images for derivative works?

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I have some stock vector files from istock that I'd like to use as the starting point for a logo. I'd like to stress I wouldn't be using the original image in the logo - but using as a starting point to develop a new piece of work.

The license agreement states that you can't use the file as a logo - but what about work created using bits from the vector file?

Many thanks in advance for all replies.


texts: Unwanted blobs at the end of Adobe Illustrator calligraphy brush strokes

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I am currently inking a pencil sketch scanned into my computer and placed in a layer on an Adobe illustrator file. I am using a 3pt calligraphic brush with the size variation set to pressure 3pt. The stroke weight is 1pt. Whenever I finish a line, an unsightly blob is created rather like what would happen if a fountain pen was filled with too much ink. Is there any thing that can be done to counter act this? It is somewhat frustrating.

It doesn't happen all the time and may be to do with the age of the tablet. It is a Wacom GD tablet.


texts: Are illustrations immediately before a new chapter acceptable?

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I'm typesetting a book which contains full page illustrations. Sometimes the illustrations fall in between the end of one chapter and the start of another:
Two consecutive 2-page spreads:
 ______  ______
|p.1   ||   p.2|
|      ||      |      Page 1: End of a chapter. Text fills perhaps half of the page.
|      ||      |      Page 2: Full page illustration.
|______||______|      Page 3: Start of a chapter, including chapter heading.
 ______  ______       Page 4: Continued chapter.
|p.3   ||   p.4|
|      ||      |
|      ||      |
|______||______|

This layout seems bring some confusion when the reader reaches the end of page 1 (a half-full page), only to find an illustration on the next page.
Is this acceptable typesetting, if not, what should be changed to rectify the issue?


texts: How can I open a PDF in illustrator and convert text with a missing font into outlines

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I have a PDF that is editable in Illustrator. I have to open the PDF in Illustrator and edit individual parts of the document but I am missing the font that is used in the PDF. When I open the PDF in Illustrator, the PDF opens but the font is automatically replaced with a substitute font.

Question

How can I open the PDF in Illustrator and have all type with missing fonts turned into outlines instead of replaced by a substitute font.


texts: Is it a copyright violation to trace everyday objects and use them for commercial use?

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Is tracing/vectorizing furniture (everything in my home) for commercial use in violation of copyright?

How can designers make arrows, buttons, tiles, etc. that maybe accidentally copied?
I have button ideas but I worry I maybe accidentally copy.


texts: Creating Archimedean Pentagon Spiral in Illustrator

texts: Does anyone know how to create an Archimedean Pentagon Spiral in Illustrator without having to hand-draw or using the Blend tool?  A script where the math can be controlled would be ideal.


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So I'm trying to make a flat earth for a video.

But the merged shape's corners wont go any roundier (Please replace that with a better word!)

I am trying to make something like this


texts: Does anyone know this geometric sans font used in the Photo Bulk app?

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I used this font to make a watermark using the Photo Bulk app on a mac, but I can't remember what's the name of it. I tried to find it using some web sites but none gave me the right answer. I couldn't use What The Font though, since the site seems to be broken.

Here is the watermark:


texts: How to write 3D Isometric text using Sketch app?

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I need to write Isometric text in Sketch app.

I tried using "Convert to Outlines" option to do transformation. But that doesn't help to transform the text to isometric projection.


texts: How to create these kinds of graphics in Illustrator? Do they have a technical name?

texts: I'm just wondering how these kinds of graphics are created, i.e. the white lines that twist and turn across the page. I see them all the time and was just wondering if there is a way to create them in Illustrator using the Blend tool or wrapping a grid along a path? I'm not sure. Thanks!


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Is there a way to create this effect in Photoshop?

I could duplicate the same image over and over again, but that's just wrong. There should be an easier way.

Edit: Use of Illustrator and MS Paint is also fine.


texts: How to simulate low contrast LCD screens

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School and cooperate environments usually uses very cheap LCD screens with abysmal contrast and color reproduction. I'm currently required to design for these types of screens, and often find that designs which look acceptable on my mid-range LCD monitor would look considerably more washed out, with certain details indistinguishable on these screens.

Is there a way, either through hardware or software, to simulate a low contrast environment without buying the actual monitor?


texts: Illustrator CS6: Where did the debug panel go? Computing area of irregular shapes

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I've been looking for ways to compute the area of an irregular shape. I've found this post for tips: http://www.astutegraphics.com/blog/calculating-an-objects-area-in-illustrator/

The keypress combo mentioned - cmd+shift+option+fn+F12 - is not working for me in CS6. Any idea as to what the new keypress combo is? Or how to compute the area of an irregular shape in CS6?


texts: Does printer color usage depend on how the object is designed?

texts: This seems a stupid question but I am not sure about its result. suppose we want to draw a yellow triangle over a blue rectangle. Is it important (for printing purpose) to colorize the below of triangle or not? (see the below image). If the input of printer were photoshop or CorelDraw or illustrator file then printer has access to its layers and that is not clear to me printer prints each layer simultaneously or not? If I am right so I should be so careful when I am using layers. Right?


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I'm fairly confident that this effect (shown below) is achieved in photoshop rather than 'proper' 3d software, however if I wanted to achieve it in Cinema 4D, how would I go about doing it?
The problem with the bevel tool is that when you apply it to a whole face with wildly differing widths, it's impossible to have the entire front of the text be convex rather than flat — you'll just get a small are of rounding at the edge, or you break certain faces. Equally, if you use the smooth effector it reduces the detail at the outside of the type, changing the shape of its outline.
Effectively, I just want to make the front of the type fully convex to an extent that differs based on the thickness of that section of the object — is there an easy way to do this?


texts: Color halftone to vector instead of pixels

texts: Before I start scripting myself with JS and SVG, I was wondering if there is an existing way to generate a color halftone in vectors, so that every dot is a perfect circle. So what I am looking for is a script that generates the raster in vectors rather than in pixels.


texts: Merging Shapes to Create Gradient Icons in Sketch

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I've just started using Sketch and am aware that there are two ways to combine shapes:

Layer > Combine > Union
Layer > Covert to Outlines

I want to combine shapes to make one icon with one gradient across the shape. However, when I use either of these methods I can't achieve this.

When I use Layer > Combine > Union, the inner lines disappear.

When I use Layer > Covert to Outlines, the gradient is applied to each shape, not the shape as a whole (ex - fading smoothly from green to blue). This tells me that the shapes have not really merged into one shape.

Is there anyways I can combine the shapes to make one icon, and have a single gradient span across the icon?


texts: I recently thought of buying some good graphic design inspiration book. but the problem is choice, I got a big list of book and I don't know which one to buy. I prefer books with a lot of pictures.My main subject is posters and creative drawings. no UI Design. (eg: behance creative book, iron fist etc). Can anyone suggestion good book and why you are suggesting me. I believe a lot in community, so I like to hear from you guys. This is my first question too :). Thanks in Advance.


texts: How can I randomize color across available fill regions?

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I'm trying to apply a random colors from a palette of colors to the resulting fill-able regions. I'll first explain where I am and then what I'm trying. I previously asked about how to split a complicated line drawing into different fill-able groups here. Which is working beautifully. I'm still super new (day 2!) to Illustrator, but having fun so far.

First, my files: my image as zipped svg or as pdf version to follow along. Micro-side-question, is it better/easier to use the .svg or .pdf or does it matter when subsequently opening in Illustrator?

Here's my steps so far:

Open the .svg image
Select the path of the line
Click Properties

turn off stroke, turn on fill to some color

Hit the Divide button on the Pathfinder Panel (Window > Pathfinder)

At this stage it looks like:

My ultimate goal is to randomly color all of the fill-able regions from a specific color palette, but I'm stuck.

Here's the steps of what I've tried so far:

Go to swatches
Swatch Library> and pick something like Pop Art for example
Click on the folder under the Pop Art tab and see that those swatches are added to the Swatches panel.
I select all colors from that panel (by holding down shift)
Select "Create new color group" folder from that, name it something like test1
Select all in the artwork.
Edit>Edit Colors>Recolor Artwork> Choose test1
Click Randomly Change Color order

What I hoped to see: each fill-able region is randomly one of the colors from that palette. What I actually see: the whole thing turn to a single color.

Someone please help!

Hopefully I'm doing something obvious wrong, but I'm kind of out of ideas. I've also tried playing with whether everything was grouped or not, this didn't seem to help. I have also confirmed that the regions are separately fill-able as I have done that with the Live Paint Bucket.


texts: Is it possible to work similar way with GIMP for GIF data?

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I would like to put different size of borders for GIF data. With the help of Photoshop works fine and it is faster, but with GIMP it looks tedious task. After some research, I found FAnim plugin for the GIMP to get the similar timeline for the GIMP.
Now, I am wondering how to put border using GIMP. Is there also plugin like Unify available for GIMP?
or simple to ask, may I add border for the GIF data using GIMP?


texts: How to mix all colours in a JPG to a single colour in GIMP

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I have a grey floor tile with some colour texture. I want to mix all colours together so I get a single colour that I will paint my skirting board with. I intend to take a photo of the tile, mix it in gimp and when used to resulting colour to blend the paint.

I want this to mimic real paint blending. Imagine if every pixel in the image was a drop of paint, the paint colour will be all the drops mixed together.


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Is there a simple way to copy all text in PSD file?

I work with PSD layouts with many separate text layers and they often contain only one word.


texts: Color mode problem for selecting colour in cmyk

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Is it compulsory for good result to choose a zero value in either of any four c, m, y or k.

In CMYK, can't we select a colour which is not having any zero value?

I am designing infographics for both web and print but feel limitless in terms of colours because of this.


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I have recently had a logo designed for my company only to realise after rebranding my vehicle and website is shares certain similarities with another well-known logo. Could somebody with a better understanding of what is legal and what not be able to help me out?

Our logo

The well-known logo


texts: How do I create a polygon gradient in photoshop?

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I have a pentagon that I want to fill with a gradient. The effect should be that one side of the pentagon is uniformly white, and the two opposite sides are uniformly black, with a smooth transition in between. I've tried doing this by overlapping several linear gradients, but the result just doesn't look smooth.
The effect should be something like this, but better obviously.
I'm using CS6.


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I have a free font. When i click on convert curve the font changes.

In the original font and after converting the font why its changes. I tried to weld and intersect. I have coreldraw 12 and coreldraw x6. Well i can see the font in coreldraw 12 as its seen in original and in coreldraw x6 i cant see the same font. Same result. Any suggestion how can i convert my font.

Font downloaded from here FREE


texts: Inconsistent colours when converting photo from RGB TO CMYK

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I'm trying to convert my photograph to CMYK for printing, I have done this many times with no problem, adding a little contrast and saturation to "perk" them back up.

However with this photo it has completely ruined the colours and the greens look completely different, trying to add saturation and tone back in seems to make them worse, any help appreciated!

RGB image:

CMYK converted image:

You can tell the difference a lot better at full res!


texts: How to make edges blend with gradient background

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I need to blend edges of an image with gradient background.

For past 4 days i have gone through many online tutorials and guides but could not achieved the perfect.

Method i have used is first make edges transparent and then set gradient image as background. But this is still not perfect.

According to me the issue is gradient background.

I am not photoshop expert, so i don't know whether 'blending' is the exact thing i am looking for. It could be merge or dissolve too.

So far this is what i have achieved...


texts: InDesign: vertical justification button missing

texts: I can't see these buttons in my Control Panel. I'm using: Adobe InDesign CC 2018.


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I'm running Inkscape 0.92 on Debian GNU/Linux 9.8 (stretch).

When I try to "copy" an object in Inkscape I get an error about UniConvertor not beeing installed.

  You need to install the UniConvertor software.
  For GNU/Linux: install the package python-uniconvertor.
  For Windows: download it from
  https://sk1project.net/modules.php?name=Products&product=uniconvertor&op=download
  and install into your Inkscape's Python location

I get the following windows displayed as a result of the error in the given order:


texts: How to model with "isoline display" in 3DS Max?

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When used a "turbosmooth" modifier with "edged faces" pressed on, there is a feature called "Isoline display", which ignores all other edges but those from the original geometry and at the same time they adjusting to the shape of the edges of the turbosmooth modifier. -

However, when work in "Editable poly" with the modifier displaied at the same time, those edges are still there, however I can work only with the straight edges (the orange once), not with those that are made by the "Isoline display" -

Is there a way to work with those edges? It would look something like this -


texts: Make "Snap to Canvas Edges" the default?

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Using GIMP 2.8.22 on Windows. More often than not, I like to have View -> Snap to Canvas Edges checked.  How can I make this the default?

The only thing I could find is a forum post from 2007 which suggests modifying the source code http://www.gimptalk.com/index.php?/topic/26643-how-do-i-set-default-values-for-gimp/


texts: How to snap to every half-pixel (0,5) in illustrator?

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I am trying to optimise a vector graphic so it does align well to pixels but if I try to align-to-pixel grid I loose too much from the quality and I still need to be able to snap with 0.5px increments.

How can I obtain this behaviour? … without loosing the pixel view feature.


texts: Vector software that retains relationships

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I'm looking for a vector software like Illustrator that would have a sort of console that permit to tweak numerically anchors parameters and also do things such as "name segments and anchors", "force two anchors to be identical or symetric to a point or an axis so every change that would be done to one would be automatically pasted to the other", "move an anchor A so the distance of A to another anchor B on axis C is x".

Things like this. Is there a plugin that does that or do you need new software ?


texts: How to prevent swapping of blocks in Adobe XD Draft XR?

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I'm designing a VR interface in Adobe XD with Draft XR plugin. And I faced a problem when I set curvature to my design and open it the left and right blocks are swapped.
Design -

And How it looks in VR with curvature

Blocks were swapped and text doesn't render properly.
I created a simple example for testing it and got the same result.
Here are the screenshots
And how it looks in VR

Any help is appreciated.


texts: Calculating dots per pixel when printing an image

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There is a nice article I found explaining dots, pixels, ppi, dpi etc. Here it is. Very good overall, but I got confused at one point where it says:

  For example, if you are printing a 150ppi image at 600dpi, each “pixel” will consist of 16 dots (600 dots/150 “pixels” = 4 rows of 4 dots per “pixel”).

Is this true? From what I gather it should have been 4 dots / pixel. Why "4 rows of 4 dots per pixel". Where did those rows came from? Is there something I'm missing? At any rate, I believe that it should be 4 dots / pixel. What is right here?


texts: InDesign - How to apply clipping mask to drop shadow

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I'm working on a design with a phone hovering above a tablet, which is itself also hovering above a surface.
I'm trying to figure out how to mask this drop shadow, so it looks more realistic and doesn't have a shadow just hanging around in the air.
I only want the shadow to show on the tablet.


texts: How to calculate map distances from scale

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I have this PDF image of a map with a scale of 1:300. How do I obtain the real length of the object precisely, since it can be zoomed in and out?

Let's just say that I want to calculate the length of this Storage room

From what I have been researching, it seems I need to have the DPI of the image. After I have the DPI what do I have to do  to get the length?

Will it give me the 1:300 scale if I print the image?


texts: Should I design PSDs for Desktop, Tablet and Mobile separately in responsive design?

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I'm trying to design a responsive web site in Photoshop. But the question is should I design different PSDs for all these devices? (Desktop, Tablet, Mobile)

If yes, what page size should I choose in Photoshop for all of these devices?


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How do you use the duplicate brush in Krita.
I've got an X but can't seem to get further.
The manual is not very comprehensive.


texts: Vector image in a .pptx exported to PDF: how can I avoid quality loss?

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I hope someone can help me fix this.

I created a round icon using Illustrator, saved it as a PNG and inserted it into a .pptx file. So far, so good.

Now when I save my .pptx document as a .pdf, the icon suffers a major quality loss. Even when I zoom in on the .pdf, the icon is not a perfect circle anymore and can become blurry, which just looks messy.

When creating the PNG from Illustrator, I've tried saving the icon in various sizes, to no avail. I've also tried tweaking the resolution using Photoshop (from 72 to 150 then 300 ppi), but still can't get to a satisfactory result.

Has any one of you ever encountered this issue and found a solution for it? Thanks a lot for your time and help.


texts: How can I make my logo look crisp on the web?

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I'm launching a company and my logo looks really pixelated and low-quality compared to some others. For example, http://talentegg.ca/ has a really crisp logo, how can I get mine like this?

Mine, which is better? Both of which can be improved though

Illustrator version -
saved for web version -

Please help!! I have Adobe Photoshop CS6


texts: how to make one image that is compatible with the international Paper Size (ISO) file for printing: 5"x7", A5, A4, A3, A2, A1, 50x70 cm


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I'm now almost done with that special project for my college, but I need help with one more thing. There are some icons that our newsletter has, that I would like to use. But the person who has the icons somehow deleted them and there no way for me to get the original files. I managed to get a large picture of them from the PDF file. Is there any way I can get them from the image either with Illustrator or Photoshop?

I first removed the background, and I have tried remaking them with the pen tool in Illustrator, but I can't get them just right.

If anyone has any idea how I could do this easier or faster, the help would be appreciated.


texts: Different sized headers in MS Word letterhead template

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I'm creating a letterhead template for MS Word 2016. I have set it up so that the first page has one image in the header, and any subsequent pages have a different image in the header.

I did this using the 'Different First Page' option.

Now what I need to do is make the height for the continuation page headers smaller. If I try resizing the header on the second page, it affects the height of the header on the first page too.

I don't understand why this is happening when I have the 'Different First Page' option checked?


texts: Is old Danish mark symbol found in Unicode?

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In the early 19th century, the Danish currency was 1 daler (dollar) = 6 mark. 1 mark = 16 skilling (shillings).

The symbol for a mark was this:

Is this symbol available in Unicode?

EDIT

As promised in a comment to @Wolff, here is an example from Hans Christian Andersen's book "En digters Bazar" (from 1842). He explains that a Guilder is worth 5 Marks and 8 Shillings:


texts: Dynamic chaining of properties in sketch

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Is there a way to chain 2 or more properties of different layers in sketch. To give an example : Chain a fill of a button to the fill of a text layer on it, so that, in case the button H/S/B changes, the text H/S/B changes accordingly. The question is pre-dominantly from a theming point of view.

I have tried the sketch plugin "Chain" and even though its awesome, its not serving my need fully.


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I'm brand new to Inkscape, and fairly brand new to SVG's in general. I'm trying to modify a map of the British Isles, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/British_Isles_location_map.svg

Starting with something easy, the Isle of Man. Let's say I want to divide it in half.

I select a segment, add a bunch of nodes to it. Then using the "Edit paths by nodes (F2)" I can add a new blue edge through the island.

Using "Break Apart", no dice. Using "Cut Path" or "Division", still nothing.

How can I cut the Isle of Mann into two pieces, without having a blue line running through it, like how Northern Ireland is

I've also tried "Object to Path", nothing. "Stroke to Path" removes the white border, but doesn't actually divide the object into two separate objects.

What am I doing wrong? I've tried to follow instructions found on various Google Searches, but I can't figure this out.


texts: How can I make this vector diagonal stripe texture seamless with Photoshop?

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I created a diagonal stripe image in Photoshop, just dragging the lines an "equal" distance from each other for a blueprint website design. I knew it would be much more complicated to recreate this diagonal texture in a seamless manner:

Perhaps there are tools to do this easily in Illustrator, but I'm limited to PS CS5.

How can I achieve a seamless stripe texture at the angle shown here in Photoshop?


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Does the sketch prototyping functionality allow for horizontal scrolling (as with a wide table)?

I need a fixed header and fixed left side panel on mobile for wide financial data in table format. (kind of like freezing panes in google sheets).

If the native prototyping functionality cannot handle this, how would I do it?


texts: Photoshop: how to draw a moon-like shape

texts: How would I draw something like this in Photoshop and put it above some text?


texts: Export photoshop layers programatically to individual pngs of different sizes

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Hi there I'm trying to export all of the layers in my .psd to .pngs/.jpegs and I am having trouble exporting them so that the sizes of the individual .pngs are the size of the image they contain.

I have seen this thread which has a script that almost does this but since I'm a new user here I can't comment on it...if the creator of that script (Johannes) could respond i would be very grateful.


texts: InDesign - Text Wrap is Affecting Leading

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Relative novice here. I can't work out why InDesign is causing my leading/space between paragraphs to stop working when I float a wrapped image beside it.

This first screenshot shows the problem in action. The object image on the right has 2mm left offset. The text on the left has three paragraphs, split after the words "straightforward" and before "Don't delay". But there is barely any paragraph spacing between them.

When I move the image out of the way temporarily, the leading between paragraphs restores back to the usual height. This only happens when I move the wrapped image out of the way. There are no paragraph rule overrides etc. and I can't pin down why it's doing this.

Any ideas? Thanks!


texts: How to use levels or curves to remove the less luminous and smallest points on an astronomy photography?

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How can I retouch photos of supernova veils to remove the smallest stars of the picture?

The goal is to allow the viewer to focus on the central nebula remains pattern, without too many stars artifacts.

Two examples are:

My first idea was to use Adobe Photoshop for Blending Options > Blend if... and adjust levels, but if I raise the lower luminosity threshold to discard of less luminous pixels, I discard too the aura of the luminous items.

I had no more chance with curves, but I have no real intuition or knowledge about how to efficiently use curves to achieve this result.

This question isn't limited to a particular software, if a software is more efficient for this task than Adobe Photoshop, the answer seems interesting too.

(*) Description: This Spitzer image transforms a dark cloud into a silky translucent veil, revealing the stellar winds from an otherwise hidden newborn star called HH46-IR. Spitzer's remarkable capacity to peer through cosmic dust allowed it to unveil this never-before-seen star.


texts: What font is used for Pandemobium's logo?

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Can anybody help me figure out what font used in this image? I had tried using myfonts.com as well as whatfontis.com but couldn't get the exact font.

Ubuntu font and FF Dax are close, but not correct.


texts: Best approach to turn a physical soda can into a 3D file?

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For clarification: I don't need it to turn into a 3D design in the end. I just need to be able to print an exact replica of a can with as much detail as possible.
So, I'm a huge fan of Monster Energy drinks. In particular their Mango Loco variant. I want to do some cool designs using their colors and designs (for my own personal use), but I haven't been able to find the design they use for their cans online.
I was thinking about opening up a can carefully, slicing it down on one side, and then placing it in a regular paper scanner. I was also thinking about simply scanning the can, turn it 10-20 degrees, scan it again, and repeat that until I've turned it 360 degrees around, and then stitch all the parts together.
Walmart has some high resolution and highly detailed images of these cans taken from the side, but I can't stitch them together without creating a warped image, because there are only 4 images (of the same angle). You can find them here:  https://www.walmart.com/ip/Monster-Mango-Loco-Energy-Juice-16-Fl-Oz/738711334
I don't have a fancy rig or a great camera (best one is in my Galaxy Note 10+), so I'd have to build one, except I would also need a lot of lighting and so on.
This is the kind of design I am looking for in the end, but you can probably see what I mean by saying it's warped: https://i.imgur.com/DTrtTcu.jpg
Is there a better approach?


texts: Is it possible and reasonable to compensate the media white point of a target color profile?

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I’ve been trying to figure out color management (mostly in InDesign, but this question is more general) in a print production workflow in more detail recently.
What I am trying to achieve is printing a color that is as close as possible to what I define in InDesign, without having “proof colors” turned on.
I want to use a very obvious but not quite realistic example (and assume that the screen of my computer renders colors correctly):
I defined a color that needs to be printed exactly as viewed on screen (it’s inside the screen’s  and target profile’s gamut) and this color equals, totally by chance, the color of the media white point of the target color profile of my document. The target profile is PSO Uncoated ISO12647 (ECI), so I get the media white point from the ICC file—values in the XYZ color space: X = 0.846, Y = 0.877 and Z = 0.747.
I can then translate these to the Lab color space: L = 95.03, a = 0.07 and b = -2.03.
And these values again I can add as a color swatch in my InDesign document and convert them to a CMYK swatch: C = 5, M = 3, Y = 1 and K = 2.
I add two rectangles to the artboard, one in the Lab and one in the CMYK color.

In preview mode it looks like this and we can see that the two colors match:

(We are now back in the real world where I can’t print a proof of this document but need to rely on the soft proofing function of InDesign.)
Now I turn on “proof colors” to see how this will look when printed. To get as close as possible to reality, I make a custom proof setup and enable paper color and black ink simulation (of course for the document’s already assigned color profile).
What I see now and what I think is about correct is this:

The colors will be printed on the paper that has a color of its own—and by that get “multiplied”.
But since I actually want to see my originally defined color printed, wouldn’t it be a better solution to print “nothing”, because my desired color is already there (in the paper)?
So I subtract the media white point from my CMYK color by hand, because these values are already waiting on the sheet… and get C = 0, M = 0, Y = 0 and K = 0—what a surprise. The output looks the way I imagined it now:

Of course this doesn’t make sense with multi-color graphics like photographs because we need a real white point, but that’s what the “perceptual” rendering intent is there for when converting images to a different color space and / or profile.
But when trying to print a certain, defined color, wouldn’t compensating the media white point be the way to go? Or is this something that can be (or already is?) handled later in the process, in a color profile for the print machine for instance?
The idea is the same for any color but most obvious by using the paper color directly. You could subtract the paper color from C = 100, M = 75, Y = 50, K = 25 as well—that would yield in C = 95, M = 72, Y = 49, K = 23 and should give a color more accurate to the one you have seen on screen than simply printing the original values.
Maybe this is something very obvious that is already dealt with but I’m lacking the knowledge and words for it.
(The paper color used by the color proofing functionality of InDesign doesn’t match my defined paper color exactly, but I will ignore this for the sake of the example.)


texts: remove transparent pixels in between vector images

texts: I have an eps file containing some vector images.  Is there a way in Photoshop to remove blank space in between the images?  I know about trim but this only removes space on the outside border  I want to remove all space outside and in between. Hope that makes sense.  I also have Illustrator if that helps.  Many thanks.


texts: How to get a B2B company to take chances on their image?

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Study after study shows people respond best to things that evoke emotional responses:

https://medium.com/@FlorentGeerts/research-shows-the-most-effective-advertising-focuses-on-emotion-6b442b0d5572
https://appliedpsychologydegree.usc.edu/blog/thinking-vs-feeling-the-psychology-of-advertising/
https://www.aaaa.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy-pdfs/4A%27s-Measuring%20emotional%20responses%20to%20TV%202007-03.pdf

But still most companies are very conservative. Its a blue shape with a stock image. It reminds me of this line from the movie Ocean's Eleven

  Don't use seven words when four will do. Don't shift your weight, look always at your mark but don't stare, be specific but not memorable, be funny but don't make him laugh. He's got to like you then forget you the moment you've left his side.

How can we as designers convince corporate B2B clients to take more risks? To stand out instead of trying to look like "everyone else in the industry."


texts: How do I convert an illustrator vector file to a file readable for a clothing pattern software like Optitex

texts: I´ve created a sewing pattern in Illustrator and I want it to be readable for Optitex a fashion program software. The extension of this files is .pds, a kind of CAD file. I can´t find a way to convert or export the file specially since I work on a MAC and Optitex is a Windows based sofware. Can you help me suggesting what kind of extension will work for this purpose. Thanks a lot.


texts: How do I combine paths to make a clipping mask in Illustrator?

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designing some van livery and have been provided with a template file (screenshot) however, the car's outline has been created with numerous paths / lines and I'm struggling to create one outline to create a clipping mask from.

Unless I'm doing it wrong, I've tried to unite paths / join / outline stroke / make compound path etc etc to no avail. When I try to fill the car outline with colour, it's either a rectangle shape OR nothing (Illustrator says the path is too complex)

Can someone offer any help? Admittedly Illustrator is not my strongest skill so perhaps I'm missing something?


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Is there any way to batch trace images located in a directory with High fidelity option?

I created an action including open an image, image trace it with high fidelity option, save it as PDF and close. However, when I batch do the tracing for images in a folder, the output is only black and white ones. I reckon the option setting action isn't captured when I create the action. So how to solve it?


texts: I created a 25 page pdf with acrobat from 25 png files approx 65mb each.  They are 11x17 @ 300dpi so quite large.  When combining files I made sure to choose the large format for print but pdf size is only 15mb - only approx 100th the size of the 25 files.  On screen the pdf looks ok, but I'm just wondering how this is possible without having lost tons of data?  Are the pdf pages truly the same quality as the original png files?  If not, how can I create a pdf with full resolution images?


texts: Make text fit textbox in Illustrator [VIDEO]. Must have variable font-size

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I made this video in Adobe Spark. But I want to do this in Adobe Illustrator:

Notice that the font size changes dynamically.

It seems it might not be possible in Illustrator: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2344784

Anyone ever see a custom script that does this???

Thanks!


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I'm trying to fit a texture inside this shape but the main thing is that I want it to continue on both sides of A and B from the bottom center, I dont want the texture to continue under the black parts of A and B then continue on the other side. In other words I want the texture to automatically fit the shape in a continous way. Is there any way to do this?

I've tryed to find a way to do it and searched google but I couldnt find anything. Hope someone can help

Many Thanks!!


texts: How do I create orbital circles around a letter like on the sphere?

texts: I need to create something like this, and I don't know how to! How can I create "orbiting" circles around a sphere similar to the symbol for an atom?


texts: What steps I can take to make this banner less crowded or with more empty space?

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I've tried many options but it's not working. Actually there are 3 groups of bottles in this banner and lots of text. So it is looking crowded. I tried small big size, placing copies here and there and many other options.

Also I feel the CTA button is also creating problem in terms of empty space. There is stuff nearby. I can't figure out a way to make this banner less crowded.

Here are last 2 options I tried:

The CTA I feel definitely has problem in terms of aesthetics.

I feel something is wrong that I can't figure out. I don't know what approach I should follow now. So:

i) Is the CTA distracting and crowded here or maybe less noticeable?

ii) Is the alignment of text and products okay in terms of aesthetics? 1st banner has center aligned text and products, 2nd banner has left aligned approach.

iii) Is the font size, weight and color marrying properly with objects near to it? Like stop with alert icon.

iv) Are the 3 groups of products covering more space then needed? I mean are the too big to be distracting the user to read other text and see CTA (The Learn How button)?


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I need a repeatable diagonal line pattern, but I'm not quite sure how to achieve this. I made the stripe 3px wide, then transparent spacing 6px wide, then rotated the canvas 10° (which is what I need). How can I make this into a tileable pattern?

So I followed the second answer in the duplicate question and ended up with what I needed.


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I imported an illustrator text to Maya and applied a Bevel, so I have this:

Now what I want is to smooth the edges of the letters, something like this I made 2 years ago:

I was able to do it 2 years ago but I completely forgot how to do it now
How can I do that ?


texts: How to tightly fit an image into a different image's frame using Gimp

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I'm trying to fit a screenshot of an app onto this stock photo using Gimp 2.10.10. I know how to change the perspective and fit the screenshot onto the phone but I'm not sure how to select the finger so that it's not covered by the screenshot.

Here's the stock photo:


texts: directly save a jpg after cropping without jpeg option panel

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I have a jpeg image, when only crop it, it cannot be directly saved (Delete Cropped Pixels checked). There was a jpeg option panel opened and let me choose quality...etc. It is annoying when I want to crop images in batch. Also, the size goes even three times larger than the original when choosing the best quality...
How I can save the jpeg image directly, without this option panel? Or some other Apps recommend that can crop images in batch? (The same behavior that setup an action before...) Cropping png don't have this problem in PS though. I remember back in Photoshop cs5, it is also not a problem.


texts: Microsoft Surface VS Drawing Tablet Monitor

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I have used a drawing tablet before in order to draw stuff onto Photoshop, but I did find it quite awkward and strange looking at my monitor, while paying no attention to the tablet itself. I mean, when drawing on a piece of paper, most would focus on the paper and their hand, rather than looking elsewhere.

So my question itself is... How does the Surface Tablet rack up against a drawing tablet monitor (the expensive kind with a screen that you directly draw on top of).

As far as my research is concerned, a drawing tablet with a built in monitor will cost me easily over £1000, where as a Surface Pro 2 about £800 or less! The later of which with the added functionality of being able to run all kinds of software. Over all though, what I'm purely interested in is how well can the Microsoft Surface be used as a drawing tablet, especially compared to a drawing tablet monitor.


texts: How do I use one shape to delete a portion of another shape?

texts: I have created an arrow shape (rightmost in image), from which I wish to cut out the majority so that only two thin sides remain. The most accurate way to do this would be to duplicate the shape and to somehow use the duplicate (leftmost in image) to remove the chunk that I no longer desire from the original. I am not sure what to do after the duplication, however, or if this method is even possible? Is there a better one?


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How to make to tables in InDesign to flow horizontally (in other words be side-by-side and not one after the other like normally happens)?

I would need to put 2 tables like this:

|----|   |----|
|    |   |    |
|----|   |----|

Instead of:

|----|
|    |
|----|

|----|
|    |
|----|

I intend to maintain the header cells on both pages (when it breaks). I also intend to export the data at some point, so table nesting is not desirable.

How to do it without an extra table? thanks a lot!


texts: I need a good tutorial for building a background image for a website search form in Photoshop

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I'm building a website with a focus on searching so I want a very large search form in the header. I've been looking for a tutorial using Photoshop to create a background image to superimpose the search form on without much luck. Does anybody know where I can find one?

It seems that most designers just use CSS3.


texts: How to join two paths with one closed and other open as shown in image

texts: I want to join the two above paths as one without getting them ruined, with pathfinder tool i tried but it disappears the straight line.


texts: How to add images to existing PDF file in Photoshop?

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I have a PDF of a purchase contract and I need to add an image of my debit card to it. So far, I've opened the image of my card in a separate file and used the magnetic lasso tool to select it. In another window, I have my PDF opened. I've tried using the "Paste Into" command to paste the image into an rectangular area I've selected, but two things happen--

The image of my card is automatically greyscaled.
I cannot transform the image at all. I would like to shrink it so it fits the dimensions of the layer mask.

I've noticed that the paste into command is not creating any new layers. Could this be because I'm opening a PDF? Should I be converting the PDF to a different format? If so, how?

Thanks all.

Photoshop CC 2014 (all updates installed)


texts: 3D or image pass through text effect....?

texts: I noticed this graphic concept or trend where you have a picture pass through text, not set in it or the text itself being 3D but the effect gives off a similar appearance. I have no idea what its called and I want to learn how to do it, but I can't find a tutorial without knowing what to call it. So I included an example photo of one I've seen. Does anyone know what is the name of this text/photo effect, and how do I accomplish it ( tutorial for Ai or PS)?


texts: Inkscape replace original change all clones

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My goal is to create a template where I have one original image, multiple clones throughout the layers, and somehow replace the original image so I get a new document with resulting clones in the same positions.

For example, I make a document with a picture of an apple, and multiple clones in several layers and positions. I would like to replace the original apple with an orange and the new file looks the same but with oranges in place of apples.


texts: How to change color of multiple text objects at once?

texts: How to change color of multiple text or vector objects at once in Adobe Photoshop?


texts: GIMP - How to make a GIF with transparent background

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As the title suggests, I'm trying to make a GIF in GIMP to use as a logo in After Effects, however, it's not going well.

What I expected was just the gif with the transparent background I made using the fuzzy select, shown here:

However, I receive this.

And when I import to After Effects, the white background completely screws me over.


texts: What software do you recommend for data visualization and graphing?

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I've been doing some graphs in excel for academic purposes, but I've ran into 2 main problems:

Excel doesn't have all the features I need
Designing graphs in excel is a pain in the ass

So I'm looking for graphing softwares that I could use instead in the future. Desirable features:

Allows me to retrieve data from my graph (like the coordinates of the highest point of a curve and the slope of a curve at a certain point)
Good graphics, good-looking graphs
Ease of use

The graphs I make are mainly of scientific nature, but presentation is also a key factor. Thanks in advance.


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I am looking for a way to achieve a MacPaint style effect from a full color RGB piece. See below for an examples of the style.

Basically what I need is a way to assign a different 1bit patterns to different color values (alternatively to a different grey values) in photoshop, or some other windows software (I have found HyperDither that seems to be able to do that, but it is MacOS only).

The piece I am using it on is just few objects against dark background, but because the objects rely heavily on gradients, doing it by hand would take forever.

Thank you in advance.


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I've got 280 .eps files with QR-codes that I data merge into InDesign. However, I need to change the black color into the company color. I can't find a way of doing this in InDesign directly, so I'm trying with Illustrator instead.

Sadly, I can't seem to create an action which does this for me. The files do not contain the required swatch, and I cannot get swatch loading to be recorded when I create an action, so when I try applying the color, I get an error "cannot find swatch".

What are my options? I don't really care how it's done, I just need to replace the black color with a specified Pantone.


texts: How to put two shapes in one object in Inkscape?

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How to put multiple shapes into one object (without grouping , cloning , union and also merging the shapes of them) in Inkscape?
I mean something like this :

*Note that the box in center is one "object" not a group

svg sample file (artwork by vicko at https://www.pling.com/u/vicko/)


texts: How to prepare pencil sketches for printing in a book?

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I have a selection of pencil sketches that need to be prepared for print in a book (think standard paperback).

I'm trying to work the best way to remove dust, bring the background up to white without losing detail, whether I should convert the images to a greyscale format and if there are any other gotchas.

There are lots of ways I could approach this, I'm just trying to find a way that will be as sensitive as possible to the very fine detail in the drawings and cause as few problems as possible for publishing. Is there an accepted method for doing this?

Any advice gratefully received.


texts: Sketch boolean operation: convert to outline for rectangle

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Anyone knows how to "convert to outline" for a rectangle without fill?

Refer to the picture below, if I use "convert to outline" directly on the rectangle, it results in two shapes, the inner one has a funny shape at the four corners.

What I am looking for is the same effect as in the icons below. I think one possible solution is to cut off a smaller rectangle from a larger rectangle. However, it seems to me that this is not a good way as its getting complicated if the lines within the rectangle forms a complicated pattern.

How do you solve the problem? There is a similar question but not answered yet.
Problem with boolean operations in Sketch 3.6.1


texts: How do I marquee select anchor points that are surrounded by objects in Adobe Illustrator CC?

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Is it possible to select multiple anchor points in one spot by pulling a direct selection marquee over an intersection point and select all the anchor points in that spot when the spot is surrounded by objects?

This example has a fake marquee selection box and red dot over the points I want to select. (fake because this is what I want, but can't actually do)

Currently, doing this just moves an object, rather than starting a marquee selection.

I've tried using modifier keys (like ALT for copy or SHIFT for move in a line), but I have yet to find a modifier that doesn't just move the first object.

I've also tried the shape builder tool, but that didn't change this intersection into a single point - so nothing changed in regards to selection.

When there is no object below the beginning of the marquee selection, multiple anchor points are easy to select,

and move.

This is what I want to do when there are objects surrounding the target anchor points. However, when the anchor points are completely surrounded by objects, the direct selection tool just moves objects instead of creating a marquee.

Thanks in advance, for any help.


texts: How do I make SVG files more transferable from Inkscape to Illustrator and viewable in Chrome?

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I've created a SVG file in Inkscape  [1] and I've noticed that viewing it in Chrome or Illustrator causes a number of parts of the diagram to be invisible or otherwise poorly rendered (e.g., in Chrome some of the arrows are oriented the wrong way, whereas in Illustrator CS6 the line segments in arrows are invisible, but the arrow heads are still visible). Is there any way of making the file more compatible with these pieces of software whilst not loosing any of the existing parts of the file (e.g., I want to keep all the arrows, all the shapes, all the gradient colourings, etc.)

If you want to see what I see in Inkscape of this diagram this is it:

In illustrator I get (I don't understand the greenish background, this wasn't how it looked originally)


texts: Which is the best software of making a calendar. Coreldraw or Illustrator? What is the standard size of calendar? And is there any inbuilt format or template fro making calendar in both Corel or Illustrator? Also, even though Photoshop is a rasterised software but still wanted to ask can it be designed in Photoshop also?


texts: How can I export an SVG with letters to one singular path and without any transform properties?

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I am trying to export an SVG logo in Illustrator which is just font letters as one path, rather than lots for each letter. The reasoning behind this, I have just found it, is because CSS mix-blend-mode does not work when a SVG property has a transform element inside. Using these settings, and a majority of the other combinations I have tried, I cannot get the SVG to export with just one big path.

<path d="M1056.93,442.77c2.29,0,4.06,1.08,4.06,4.08s-1.39,4.48-4.13,4.48h-2.92v-8.56Zm0,7.6c1.7,0,2.9-1,2.9-3.37s-1-3.27-2.83-3.27h-2v6.64Z" transform="translate(-1053.94 -442.57)" style="fill:#fff"/>
. . . so on . . .

This letter is no good sadly, as it contains (like the other letters) transform properties. I have seen some websites that just have it in one large path that closes accordingly and without any transform properties.

<path fill="#FFF" d="M1.12 21.2c.77-2.04 1.86-3.79 3.28-5.22 1.42-1..........> </path>

Do I need to flatten the file somehow? So it reads as one 'object' rather than each font letter?

I am unsure. Thanks very much in advance.


texts: Flexible watermark in Photoshop for different image sizes

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I need help in making flexible watermark for different sizes image. means watermark scale or shrink as per image dimensions.

Something like this.
http://screencast.com/t/VnALAP2R6ff


texts: How to create a white border around a layer?

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I'd just like to create a simple white border around this picture, without shrinking it. I tried creating a new layer and expanding it beyond the borders of the original layer.

At first, I was unable to resize as it was transparent and I was told "no pixels selected." So, I filled the layer with white, put it in front, and tried to Cmd + T / Transform it that way. It seemed I was making it bigger, but the white did not expand with the border, nor was I able to refill the whole thing with white.

Any idea where I'm going wrong, or what the easiest way to do this is?

Thank you in advance.


texts: Sketch not exporting images with correct size

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I'm using Sketch 3 and I have several images that I have made alterations to. All of the images are set to 270 x 430 and when I export them, they come out to sizes such as 292 x 452, 288 x 448, 286 x 447, etc.

Super annoying. Anyone know what might be going on?


texts: Where can graphic designers go to find collaborative jobs?

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I want to find a site where I can go and search for design or coding projects that customers upload and hope to find professional proposals by teams, not solo freelancers. A site where professionals can agree to collaborate in a transparent and convenient way so the customer can get nothing but great proposals.

Sites like Freelancer, Workana, Nubelo are solo freelancer sites. There is no option to get together online and present a collaborative proposal to the customer.

Wouldn't that be awsome?


texts: CorelDRAW - Remove a portion of a letter

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I have a project in CorelDRAW that requires a change to the font. The font used has the letter "i" written as | and I need to turn it into i. How it has been done in the past is someone put a white box (line) through the middle, thereby adding a dot; however, this only works if the background is also white.

I want a transparent background so I would like a more flexible solution.

Can I erase part of the letter?
Can I add a transparent mask, so that the letter is covered, and the background shows through?

Any other ideas?

Thanks


texts: Which assets should I export for Android 5?

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I'm working on an Android app which is based on material design principles. Since I'm not a developer, I struggle to understand what can be built with the Android SDK and what needs to be exported/provided to a developer.

Here is an example image.

The play button sits on the 'now playing bar' and transitions to a 'pause' state on tap. I suppose I need to export the icon and not the purple background.

Here is an animated prototype I made.
https://goo.gl/y9aCXz

It would be really nice if you guys could just give me some sort of an insight on what to export and what to leave to a developer.


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Does anyone know if this is a famous font?

I would really like to know the name of it.


texts: Creating a dashed, slanted line for creating leather patterns

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I’m looking for a way in Illustrator to create stitch lines using the Stroke tool and dashed lines. However I’m only able to create straight lines.
I’m a hobby leather worker trying to create my own patterns and this would be hugely helpful in making sure my stitches will line up perfectly. We use a tool called a pricking irons which creates a line of holes the thread will be sewn through. My pricking irons have a 2.2mm teeth width at a 45 degree angle and they are 4mm from middle of tooth to middle of the next tooth.
Any thoughts or ideas?


texts: Illustrator: how to rotate object by specific amount

texts: I want to have a text box oriented at an arbitrary angle. I know that I can rotate a text box relative to a current orientation, but can I specify the angle of the final orientation? I know that this information exists in Illustrator because if I turn smart guides on and perform a free rotation, a context box tells me the current angle. I would like to be able to do the same thing for a line.


texts: How to use Fibonacci numbers / Golden Ratio in logo design in Illustrator or Sketch?

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I am trying to get into Fibonacci/Golden Ratio logos for some university work however I'm fairly new to Illustrator. I've used Photoshop for about 8 years and Sketch v3 since it was released. However, I can't work out how people create these logos.

I'm trying to work out how for example you can go from a hexagon with pointed edges to using circles to pull the points into rounded edges.

Any help/tips or links to tutorials would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

EDIT

Here are some examples (thanks Bakabaka for asking)


texts: move upper half line horizontaly while keeping lower half steady

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Lets say i want to extrude upper half of right wall of a rectangle. thus i add a new node right middle of other two and select right side of the rectangle and move it holding right arrow key. and thats the end product

However thats not what i want. i want it like that

How i can accomplish this task. Thanks alot


texts: Advice on typography and background image

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I have a blog and i would like to ask anyone CSS savvy for advice on some changes.

http://fornuftfu.se/category/blogg/

Better Typography for the blog articles
Is the design too dull? Would a background image be good, and in that case what?

Thanks!


texts: How do you represent the concept “rate per hour” visually or as an icon?

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I am trying to think of a good visual representation for "rate per hour" as in "this is the rate per hour that I am being charged at for this time" or "I am charging someone else at this rate per hour.

I thought of maybe thinking of other "per hour" things like a speed limit sign or a dollar sign, but that's too vague. I was hoping that there was a visual thing I can show in an icon to represent that concept. Or maybe just rate per unit or maybe rate per lead... something like that.

I also asked this question on English language site and was told to ask it here.


texts: Achieving same effect on a play button as show in this image

texts: as you can see in image the rectangle has this boxy look, I was trying to get same look on my play button, but it always turned out wrong, can anyone please edit the image and give that play button same boxy look? or at least reference somewhere where it show's how its done.


texts: How to create a wavey swirl pattern like Nike Vaporknit patterns on their jerseys

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Need help in recreating this wave swirl pattern on the jersey. Its subtle due to being the texture of the jersey. It is Nike's NextGen Vaporknit NextGen Vaporknit nike website
Images here:


texts: When SVG is generated as PDF text is indented but rest of drawing isn't

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We have template SVG drawings which have tags on the drawing to be replaced by text when the drawing is generated. Whenever it is generated as an SVG, it is ok, but when it is exported to a pdf, the text all shifts.

All of the  tags in the SVG file were set to x='0', y='0', as there were problems in the formatting of text. When the file is generated as an SVG file there are no problems at all. I'm not sure how the PDF drawings are generated, I am assuming that they are generated as SVGs and then exported but I don't know.

Here is an example of how the text has shifted, and how it looks in the SVG drawing:

Reproducible Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Created with Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) -->
<svg height="793.33331" id="svg10" inkscape:version="0.92.3 (2405546, 2018-03-11)" sodipodi:docname="1c E37 Face Electric Operation No No.svg" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 1122.6667 793.33331" width="1122.6667" xml:space="preserve" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 <metadata id="metadata16">
  <rdf:RDF>
   <cc:Work rdf:about="">
    <dc:format>
     image/svg+xml
    </dc:format>
    <dc:type rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage"/>
    <dc:title/>
   </cc:Work>
  </rdf:RDF>
 </metadata>
 <sodipodi:namedview bordercolor="#666666" borderopacity="1" gridtolerance="10" guidetolerance="10" id="namedview12" inkscape:current-layer="g18" inkscape:cx="561.33337" inkscape:cy="396.66666" inkscape:pageopacity="0" inkscape:pageshadow="2" inkscape:window-height="2066" inkscape:window-maximized="1" inkscape:window-width="3840" inkscape:window-x="-11" inkscape:window-y="-11" inkscape:zoom="2.1646365" objecttolerance="10" pagecolor="#ffffff" showgrid="false"/>
 <g id="g18" inkscape:groupmode="layer" inkscape:label="1c E37 Face Electric Operation No No" transform="matrix(0,-0.08,-0.08,0,1120,790.66666)">
  <g id="g20">
   <g clip-path="url(#clipPath26)" id="g22"/>
  </g>
  <g id="g28">
   <g clip-path="url(#clipPath34)" id="g30"/>
  </g>
  <g id="g36">
   <g clip-path="url(#clipPath42)" id="g38"/>
  </g>
  <g id="g44">
   <g clip-path="url(#clipPath50)" id="g46"/>
  </g>
  <g>
    <path d="m 7819,5214 -204,-182 v -17" id="path16964" inkscape:connector-curvature="0" style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1"/>
    <path d="M 2874,6382 V 5212" id="path16966" inkscape:connector-curvature="0" style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:12.5;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-opacity:1"/>
    <text id="text16970" style="font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:123.10199738px;font-family:Arial;-inkscape-font-specification:ArialMT;writing-mode:lr-tb;fill:#000000;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:none" transform="matrix(0,-1,-1,0,2900,6382)">
     <tspan id="tspan16968" sodipodi:role="line" x="0" y="0">
      TYPICAL THROUGH
     </tspan>
    </text>
 </g>
</g>
</svg>


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I'm working on a game project which is based on a Kids daily activities and games.
It needs obviously some cute graphics for which kids get interested in.

Since I'm working on a low-budget, I need a very cost effective yet a beautiful solution for art-style. I cannot allow my budget to have art style exploration as it is a time taking task.

I'm doing this exploration myself with references from other games and over internet.

Does anyone know a very good place where I can find abstracts of various art styles ?
I'm novice at art :(

If you have any good suggestion for my needs, please do post here.


texts: Photoshop CC deletion and erasing is pixelated

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I'm having a problem I haven't encountered before. On my previous laptop I was using PSCC, and it was perfectly fine. But now, whenever I have a selection and delete, or try to erase using the brush, the edges become pixelated.

As an example-

Selection:

Cut to new layer:

What happened, and how can I fix this? I don't see any cut and paste options for selections anywhere to fiddle with, and changing the eraser to pencil mode isn't really much of a solution though it does do its one solitary job.


texts: AI - Breaking a mesh into a grid of vector shapes

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I've researched for what seems forever, and I cannot find anything explaining how to break a mesh into a (distorted) grid of vector shapes. I don't need to preserve any kind of gradient or coloring; I just, at least, need to keep the shape of the outline of the figure and convert it into a basic shape.

The concept is, I've used a mesh to distort a figure, but I now need to restore it back into a vector shape. If I can at least break the mesh into a grid of vector shapes, I can join them with the 'Pathfinder > Shape Modes > Unite'.


texts: How does a print provider manage transparent areas within a PDF file?

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Case 1: Suppose I have simply a text to print on a plastic transparent sheet unlike paper. Just like the example shown below. If you see text is printed on a plastic sheet and then sheet is pasted on bottle.

Now, I created my document in Illustrator with no BG, but PDF shows white even when it's not there. It's not there actually if we open PDF again. But how would printer manage transparent BG print? Can it be done with PDF or I need to send a PNG image instead and tell him dimensions of print vocally?
Case 2: If I don't want even plastic sheet, just letters to be printed of a cursive text (letters attached together so I can paste it on bottle or wall with glue), be it made of any material, can this be done with PDF too? Or some other way? And how does printer manage this? (To understand more what I want to ask, see the word hello. Imagine it's made of any material, paper, plastic etc., I give the printer guy a file for the same without background.
How would printer print this hello, unlike other stuff which have backgrounds/rectangles/circles?

Basic doubt in both cases is related to transparency after print and a document recommendation for the same if it's not possible with PDF just like normal prints.


texts: Is HBO's "Street 2" font family publicly available or is it a branded font?

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I have seen that the global HBO website uses a font called "Street 2". I've been looking for references to that font, but so far I have not found anything.

Is it a font available to the public or is it a font designed for HBO?


texts: Remove Alpha Channel vs Flatten Image in GIMP

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Does anyone know how Remove Alpha Channel works and what Flatten Image exactly does (e.g. what operations it performs and in what sequence)?  In particular, I'm trying to understand why they produce different results on a 1x1-px (single-layer) image with the following RGBA values for its only pixel: 78:69:128:254.  Remove Alpha Channel produces a pixel with RGB values 79:70:128 while Flatten Image produces a pixel with RGB values 79:70:129.  This was tested on GIMP 2.6.10 and 2.8.14.  The background color specified in the toolbox was white (RGB values 255:255:255) in all tests.

EDITS

added information about the background color


texts: How to control Alignment tool vertical distribution in GIMP?

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I have multiple objects copied onto separate layers, and I'm trying to align them and stack them up so they are spaced evenly to fit precisely within a given area.

I made a selection to act as a reference, moved all the other target layers to fit within it, and then easily used the Align tool (Relative to Selection) to move the top target to the top edge of the selection box and the bottom target to the bottom edge of the box. Then I used the Align tool to select all my targets and clicked the button whose tooltip reads "Distribute targets evenly in the vertical". But the way this works (apparently) is to divide the selection's vertical size up by the relative sizes of the targets, then place each target at the midpoint of its size division. This virtually guarantees the stack of targets will end up being smaller than it should be to fit within the given selection--the top target is moved down and the bottom target is moved up, leaving a margin above and below the stack.

Is there any way to configure the alignment tool to get rid of this margin and make a vertically distributed stack actually fit exactly within the reference area?

Here are examples.

In the first picture, immediately before the distribution, the stack of targets has exactly the right height, but the elements are not evenly distributed.

In the second picture, after distribution, the stack of targets is evenly distributed, but the top and bottom targets were inset, so now the stack's height is too short.

I'm hoping you can tell me how to make GIMP distribute so the stack keeps the correct height but gains even distribution.


texts: Photoshop action for bringing an object in the center of the canvas and cropping it to 120X120 px

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He everyone,

I am currently working on a project which requires me to shift the mentioned asset(in the pic) to the center of the canvas and crop the image to 120X120 px. The current image has the size of 300X300 px.There are around 300 image sequences that I need to do the same to. Was planning to run a batch process in Photoshop, with the custom action of shifting the image to the center of the canvas and cropping it to a specific size.Need help in creating that particular action.

Thanks in advance,
Mayank


texts: Tool for designing a pastel green to red colour scheme with a range of 10?

texts: Is there a website or tool that will allow me to choose a group of equally separated list of 10 colours from pastel green to pastel red to be used as the background colour in the cells of a table?


texts: Is there a tool in linux/gimp to dynamically layout a grid of images for scrapbook cutouts?

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I'm looking for a tool that will layout images into grids dynamically without altering their proportions. The purpose would be to make cutting image printouts much faster for moodboards/scrapbooking. I know a lot of websites can layout images dynamically, taking each image size into consideration. Is it possible to run a commandline tool to achieve something like this? If possible, a grid without borders would be much better.

There is an extension for photoshop that achieves something like this: http://lumens.se/tychpanel/

However, from what I can see, other options in linux aren't dynamic and require that all images have the same aspect-ratio. It would be ok if there is a little space left over at the end of a page (as in the example). The priority is to maintain each images' aspect ratio whilst using as much space as possible on the page.

An example:


texts: Illustrator: Blend line into objects with variance / shading

texts: I want to blend some lines to an object, but with an variance of the line sizes and margin. Some Examples from the web, what I trying to archive. But I'm stucked in the blending tool.  Any tips on this?


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Really new to this so sorry if anything seems dumb!

I've got a vector that I'd really like to replace the colour with glitter. Is there any way to replace the colour in the vector with a jpeg image of the glitter colour?

Hope that makes snes.


texts: Created a font set with inkscape, need help reducing the space between fonts

texts: I created a font set with inkscape, it all worked well, I converted from .svg to .tff, however I tried using the font to type and I noticed that the fonts have huge spaces between them need help reducing the space between fonts. I would need some help or suggestions on what I could do to reduce the space between the fonts.


texts: Set origin and rotation on a path with SVG's animateMotion

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I'd like to apply a rotation on a path animated with SVG's animateMotion tag. Here's where I'm stuck at, my aim was to repeat the animated circle on the other three lines.

It seems that transform-origin:50%;transform: rotate(240deg); doesn't apply on the path tag that the motion follows.


texts: is there a fast way to make parallelograms into rectangles in illustrator?

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these shapes were hand traced, and as you can see there are slight angles that deviate from 90 degrees on the right side of the rectangles below.

is there a way to make them vertical in illustrator?

these are for a scientific figure, and are basically rectangles on a string, and sometimes rectangles with an arrow at the end.

i used the pen tool to create objects.  in the end they actually don't look so bad, but i need to tune them up.


texts: Batch conversion → Save to 'source' folder?

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In Illustrator CC 23.0.1 is it possible to use the 'source' folder of a file as the 'destination' when using Illustrator's batch processing options via the 'Actions' window?

I have a directory of 200 folders, each with 5 sub-directories containing 2 Illustrator files each. I need to convert the .ai files to .svg files. When recording an action, the 'Save As' part of the action saves the location of the first file I save, and then uses that same location for the rest of the files so I end up with every single file overwriting the first. Instead I want to use the source folder of each .ai file as the destination. This doesn't seem possible without scripting.

Can it be done just using actions?


texts: Distribute objects along a path in Illustrator

texts: Using Adobe Illustrator, how can I evenly distribute a group of objects along an arc?


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I am on a development team that is building an enterprise intranet application with several different user groups giving different kinds of support. The application displays attributes in key-value pairs all over.

Some users do not have access to all the attributes and instead of a value they are shown a padlock with a tooltip that say they do not have access. They have been used to this pattern for several years.

Now we are implementing a system where our users working in support, can identify the person that is calling them through a de facto standard authentication system in our country. The user will initiate the authentication by:

Click an icon (or the callers name) on the screen to get a pop-up
Click "Authenticate" in the pop-up

Now, we are having a really hard time to figure out an icon to display next to the callers name. We need an icon rather then text due to space-limitations. I have suggested an anynomous "persona" icon with head & chest or a padlock styled as a application-style button. I also tried with a red/green little "light-circle".

None of these suggestions have been accepted with the motivation:

Padlock already has an established use-case where the user is prohibited from seing some content
The "persona" icon makes the users think of Skype and the caller being "online" rather then "identified".
The little "light" looked too much like Skype online/offline, not "identified".

I see both points and they are valid imho. I cannot come up with any other way to present this 16x16px icon. Nor do I have any arguments to motivate my suggestions other they "other applications use them and the context should make it ok".

Is it ok to use same icon for slightly different meaning?
Do you have other suggestions on how to communicate "this is where to click to start the authentication process"?
Would you agree on any of my proposals (given the small amount of information here)?

Related topic: https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/22160/colliding-icon-meanings


texts: A font with custom ligatures (for music)?

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I want to make a custom music font that can be typed in Microsoft Word 2010, but I cannot get custom ligatures to work.  In Word 2010, I have in Font > Advanced the Ligatures option set to 'All'. I don't understand why 'fi' and 'mp' coalesce into the custom glyph of my choice, while '|-' (bar + hyphen) does not.

I am using FontForge to construct the font. I am exporting the font as an OpenType (either .otf or .ttf). I suspect the problem may be related to the 'feature' or 'script' that I select in the Lookup section, which seem to confine me to particular languages like Latin or Arabic. All the tutorials online talk only about standard ligatures like 'ff' and 'ae' and Arabic ligatures, rather than custom combinations of any two arbitrary glyphs.

I don't even know if ligatures are what I want. My real desire is to have a 'Replace as you type' feature  built into the font, but is that even possible?  If it is, I could chain glyph replacements (ligatures?) together infinitely.  If it isn't, I can work around it by redesigning my character map.  Still, I can't get anything to work if the only ligatures that render are those which are already commonplace in some particular language.

I have tried a Gregorian chant music font called Caeciliae in Microsoft Word, with All Ligatures turned on, and it doesn't work either. Yet Calibri works, so I can't determine whether the problem is caused by me, FontForge, Word, or the nature of fonts in general, about which I know very little.


texts: Clipping Mask, Pathfinder or Compound Path?

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I'm sorry for such a generic title, but I couldn't figure out a title that would make sense with what I am trying to do.

So I am a novice when it comes to illustrator, but I am trying to cut out the middle portion of my logo.  The white rectangle is what I am trying to remove from various layers of my logo, the pink is just a generic background (image 1)

I've tried all that I can think of, but the best I can do is get the middle of the "s" cut out (using exclude on pathfinder, image 2), but my colors get all messed up.


texts: How should I get started if I want to work as a 3D designer for games?

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I graduated from college with a degree in math-computer science and have been working in the subd/cad industry for 1 year. My company attends siggraph every year and after going this year, I was fascinated by a demonstration that created a creature using zbrush. Seeing the demo made me want to dabble in the field of 3d design for games.

I've looked around this Q&A site and looked around some of the job opportunities as a graphics person in indeed/monster and came to the conclusion that a BA or MA from an arts academy is probably not required. However I have no training, and am not particularly artsy. So my question is:

1) What is a good way to see if I have a passion for this field? I am very interested in the field right now but I'm not sure if I am willing to do this for a living yet. Are getting certificates a good way to see if I enjoy this field?

2) Out of the many 3d modeling programs out there, which ones are used heavily in the industry?


texts: how to learn? What resources to start looking at

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I am kind of just starting out in learning how to create interesting monochrome designs in Paint.net.

Now, I can learn the technique in just about application.  What I would like to know is where (online / free) I can learn how to make some decent graphics for a simple android app that I'm making....

Any ideas?

Thanks


texts: Photoshop Action to make mirrored tiling images

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Let's say I have many 1:1 ratio (square) images of varying pixel dimensions and I want to make them double the resolution and flip them on both X and Y axes so that they create a mirrored tile.
For example, going from this:

To this:

It's easy to do manually, but how can I program it as an Action?
All the operations for moving the duplicated and flipped layers that I can think of are specified in pixel dimensions, not percentages. This has so far prevented me from being able to define an Action that works for images of all sizes.
Image courtesy of Pixabay


texts: Rollover in Fireworks without slice tool

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I want to create an imagemap in Fireworks CS5 on which certain parts shall change when I roll over with the mouse. These parts shall contain links to a new website as well!

Since I am using a photograph, I need to be very precise with my rollover parts. It looks to me though that I only can use the slice tool to create roll overs, not the tool where I can create Polygons (left to the slice tool, with that light blue when drawn).

If so, is there a way around? It would be a shame if rollovers only can be created on rectangular shapes...

Thanks a lot.


texts: How to merge overlapping shapes while keeping the layer order in Sketch?

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I am designing an icon for card decks. What I did is to stack five rectangles with white fill as shown below.

I am wondering how to make the white fillings transparent while keeping the stack overlapping looking? I have tried Union and Subtract, but it didn't really work.


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I have some PSD files which has a lot of text in it.

Every text has different font sizes and when I am trying to put those font sizes in my HTML and CSS, its not looking exactly the same as in PSD.

I am wondering, can we use the same font size as present in the photoshop in our css as well ?When  I am trying to do that things are not looking exactly similar.  Is it worth it to copy the exact font size as present in the photoshop in our CSS as well or should we come up with our conclusion regarding the font size?


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I need to print a photo in large scale 3x3m. What size a photo should be, what pixel dimension? What resolution do I need to avoid pixelization?
Also what format of file should it be ?  PDF?

This photo will stand in a shop window.


texts: How to reposition an animated smart object with some transform keyframes in Photoshop?

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I created an animation on Photoshop video timeline.

The animation contains a smart object that its dimensions change at some transform key-frames.

My question is how can I reposition whole of this smart object and its animation?

Now the only way that i know is to select each key-frame and set the X and Y values for each one, but I'm looking for a way that do this at once since I need to make some duplicates of it and then arrange them and this way takes much time.


texts: How to change color picker appearance in Adobe Illustrator?

texts: At some point my color picker switched to this. (first image) I find it really hard to use. How do I change it back (to image 2), any ideas?


texts: How can I draw random polygons (triangles) in Inkscape like on the picture above? Well, I can do them manually, but maybe there is a tool for that?


texts: How to create an effect like in the below picture?

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I would like to know what kind of effect/filter applied in the below image (from an online shopping website) to look in this way. I'm a newbie to photo editing.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks !


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I applied a simple photoshop filter to a drawing I made a while ago. Now I need to apply the same filter to a different drawing, but I can't remember which filter it was. I've tried every filter, and neither comes even close to what I did.

If you know which filter is this, please let me know.


texts: PNG export from Gimp not keeping tranparency

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Here are the steps I done:

Opened PNG (not transparent)
Selected white areas that I want to make transparent.
Layers > Transparency > Add Alpha Channel
Deleted selected areas (I see transparency in GIMP)
Saved as .xcf file.
Exported as PNG (tried various format settings)
Reopen PNG in Gimp or other software --> Background is always white, no transparency.
Added a transparent layer behind my main image.
Re-exported as PNG.
(Optionally) tried changing "Lock alpha channel" on both layers.
Reopened PNG in Gimp or other software --> Background is now always black, no transparency.

How do I actually export a PNG with transparency from Gimp ?


texts: Fill a shape with a pattern gradually changing in size in Illustrator

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I want to create scales running horizontally across this shape such that they gradually reduced/increase in size towards the extremities laterally.

How would I best achieve this? Create a pattern swatch & then use the mesh tool to work it in to the shape or create a pattern brush? Any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: How to show paths continuously in Illustrator

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I've been googling and searching for an answer to this question. I would like a view where I can see my paths over the image I'm working on (see screenshot)

Anyone that can help me with this?


texts: How to Adjust text of different sizes in single alignment in illustrator?

texts: Im fairly new to illustrator, I was wondering if there was an easier way of recreating this effect, I use it a lot and to be fair i feel that almost every software should have an easier way of doing this. Unfortunately I don't know what this style of text alignment is even called. I would really love some help on this, Thanks


texts: Converting A4 designed magazine to U.S. standard size paper

texts: We have a finished magazine which was designed to A4 paper size but I need to have printed in the U.S. The magazine is in Adobe PDF. Conversion distorts the aspect ratio of all the pages. How can I get the A4 designed magazine printed to letter size standards without having to re-design the entire mag.


texts: Fluid shape resize in Illustrator, Photoshop or InDesign

texts: Is it possible to resize a group of shapes and keep the distance locked between them? I've tried this in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Muse, Sketch but with no success. Maybe there is a plugin for that?


texts: scaling images in Illustrator to a known dimension in the image

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I would like to scale a raster image inside Illustrator to a precise dimension - for example, a mechanical drawing with dimensions.  I can draw a precise length line over the dimension, but can I then scale the line and the image precisely to the desired length.

I realize I can do the math and use a scale percent, but I was wondering if there's a faster way.


texts: How configure color in InDesign for a specific printer?

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In my work recently was bought a Brother MFC-L8850CDW printer, CMYK tonels. But no matter what we do, when a document or a PDF made in InDesign is printed, the output colors on paper have a huge difference between what we see in the screen. For example, the cyan or sky-blue are printed like dark-blue, or the magenta that is printed almost like red.

I know that the colors on the computer display never would be the same when printing, because the color space (RGB vs CMYK). But, with that huge difference? I think is something wrong with the color configuration in InDesign... (and by saying InDesign, I'm refering to Photoshop and Illustrator too).

So, how can I configure InDesign for print right the colors? I mean, for represents right the colors on printing with the greatest similarity as possible as we see the colors on the computer display?


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Gaussian blur filter in Krita has sliders for selecting horizontal and vertical radius, but they only go to 100 px. Is there any way to set higher values?

I already tried to type in the value directly, but it didn't actually change the value and resulted in the shown value being completely disconnected from the slider position.

Version 2.9.11 running on win 10

Editing the value manually:

After hitting enter, it goes back to 100:


texts: How to draw an arrow using Photoshop curvature pen tool?

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I want to draw a simple arrow. As I understood from some tutorial, I need to use "Fill Path" or "Stroke Path" in the following image, but as you can see its inactive.

What is the next step? Also how do I add the arrow head at the end of the line?


texts: I'm not sure how to describe it-- it's seemingly randomly generated, almost like wind patterns? Any work platform is good!


texts: When presenting a logo to a client what type of paper should I use?

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I am presenting a logo ( and other branding ) to a client. I know that I should present the logo as it will be used, so I will be using card stock for the business card version; and their stationary paper for the letterhead etc., but I would like to print the logo out in a larger format too, like A4, so it can be appreciated better, even though it won't be used at this size.

I know there are options to print on presentation boards but I don't imagine going down that road for this project, so I wonder what type of paper would work well. In particular I am wondering whether or not to use photographic paper, whether to use matte or gloss, and if weight makes any difference as long as it is reasonably heavy.

Ideally I would like to keep the cost down a bit because I will probably have multiple meetings with this client and there will be an iterative revision process and I'd like to present multiple logo versions at each meeting, so overall there may be a good few prints.


texts: I took a picture but she has a really noticeable farmer's tan on her arms. Crazy Florida weather! How can I fix it in post production? I tried a color overlay but that didn't work.


texts: I see the term "premium font" used a lot, but cannot find a definition of the term. What makes a premium font different from, I presume, non-premium fonts?


texts: Is there a way for paragraph shading to recognize text wrap?

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I know how to manually change paragraph shading offset so it doesn't overlap with another text box that has text wrap turned on, but I want to know if there is a feature that will turn that on automatically. I have tried "clip to frame" in the shading options, but it doesn't work in this scenario.

Thanks!


texts: How does the P1 translation column horizontal shift (and other fields) work?

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I really like Inkscape and I enjoy doing things in it, but even after using it for a while I have to say that many functions are obscure and counter intuitive (like the gradient editor).

My current problem is following: I'm trying to tile vertical line several times next to itself equidistantly. Like this, but all spaces equal:

So I tried to create Tiled clones. After several google searched I finally (manually) discovered that this function is located in Edit -> Clone -> Create Tiled Clones.
Then I started to meddle with the function itself.

On the image you can see that even though I configured 200% horizontal spaces for every column (and the result should have 3 columns) the lines are all on one place. If I set n% vertical shift for every column, the result is following (it works):

I guess I misunderstood the GUI tooltips and field names. Could you explain what each settings on this tab means and how should I use them all to produce desired result?

Please do not omit the full explanation for other visitors.


texts: Where can I find a background image for a 11" x 17" printed brochure?

texts: Creating an 11x17 brochure and require background images. Where can I purchase images of suitable quality/size to use for this purpose?


texts: How to make adobe photoshop background smoother with gradient?

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I am creating a background in photoshop with a gradient overlay.

Everything works fine. its just that the background has this rigid look to it where the colors start to blend with the next color..

is there a way to go about making this have a smoother feel?


texts: How to keep guides in illustrator below objects

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I am using isometric guides in Illustrator and cant seem to keep the guides from showing through the objects with a solid fill.  Does anyone know how to do this?
Thanks


texts: Working CMYK or Document CMYK, what are the difference for color output in InDesign?

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Could you explain what are the differences in these two and which one should be used for files to be sent to press?

I wasn't able to find any good answer to this question.


texts: How to join multiple path objects into a combined path object in inkscape?

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I'm attaching an image for demonstration since this is hard to explain.

I want to ad text description to an image map, but I don't want tons of paths, one for each letter...I would like to group a section of the image with a series of characters, a "string" of text.

Would like to merge them in a single path , so when I save as optimized SVG I have less code than if I had a path for every single characters...

Attaching image to explain, hope it's clear enough]1


texts: What is the best Icon to use for an item's state of: "I need to borrow" and "I already have it"?

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I am working on an interface which let's a user select an item's state of ownership. The states may be "Buy", "Borrow" or "Have". What are the best Icons to describe these options visually?

The "Borrow" state should indicate that the user knows someone that has that item, and so they know they can borrow it.

The "Have" state should indicate that the user already has or owns that item.

I have already created icons for these options, but I'm still not 100% on the design. My icon images are attached below.


texts: What is the standard size of a desk calendar?

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I have a new task to design a desk calendar. I've never designed a calendar so far. Can someone help me with the standard dimensions and resolution of a desk calendar.

Edit:
this is actually for a corporate.