texts: How can I change this picture to orange color in photoshop?

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I have following image in blue color, which I need to change to orange keeping the that style also.

I tried https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RBAeCtFOBo, but it gives very dull orange color ( versions of #ffa500).


texts: Sketch plugin to use images for borders?

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I was looking around for a while, but can't find a solution for this.  Essentially, I want to use an image for the border of a square, to ensure it stays consistent while resizing (very similar to this css borders approach):

#borderimg {
    -webkit-border-image: url(border.png) 30 round;
    -o-border-image: url(border.png) 30 round;
    border-image: url(border.png) 30 round;
}

My reason for this is that I have this image as a background for containers:

However, I have multiple containers that need to use the same style and are of different sizes.  Resizing this image to fit them skews the borders, making them uneven sizes.  Hence, I need to somehow make these containers responsive and the idea that came to me was to find a plugin to allow using images as borders.

Do you guys have any suggestions?

Here is example of what I mean by skewed borders when resizing container (pay attention to top and bottom borders):


texts: What image type and resolution is ideal for a logo inside of a Android Mobile Application?

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I have a png of a logo I am trying to import into my Android Application. However, it is looking extremely pixelated when I import it into my mobile app. The image is 538px by 113 px with a resolution of 72.

I have the vector of the image. I am just placing that vector into photoshop and then saving it as a png.

The image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0b2bb1t0960jr7z/logo.gif?dl=0

The view in the mobile app:

What dimensions, resolution, format type, Android xml traits, or programs should I use so that the image comes in clearer in the application?


texts: How to automatically generate text that adopts the same name as an imported image or Excel file in illustrator?

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I have a lot of product photos to edit in Illustrator.

I want to create several artboards with one product image, and then one text box for each artboard, but I need these to automatically adopt the same name as the image that I've imported.

How can this be achieved? Do I need to script this?


texts: Can I install Adobe CS4 alongside CS6 via Creative Cloud?

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I'm using MacOS Sierra and I currently have CS6 installed, via Creative Cloud.

However, my current client is using some proprietary content management software which only integrates with CS4.

Is it possible to install CS4 alongside CS6, via Creative Cloud? Specifically, I need InDesign CS4.


texts: Render multiple photoshop layers to file automatically. With a twist

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I have a question about automating my workflow. I have a photoshop file that consists of a Base Layer with some content that will always be visible. I also have a second category of about 15 layers that i wish to render on top of that base layer. Now I would like to achieve two things.
Firstly I would like to automate the rendering so that it will save 15 (strictly speaking 16) versions of that file with Base layer + one of the layers in the second category (including the version with just the base layer strictly speaking).
Secondly I would like to render all versions in all combinations. I.e All combinations with Base Layer + 2 layers of the second category, all combinations with Base Layer + 3 layers of the second category and so on.
Is this already a scripting job or is there an easier way to achieve this?
Best regards Roxi


texts: What i want is to have particles coming into the screen by rolling down the screen under the influence of gravity and Filling up the screen t,some particles have red color while others are grey the red coloured ones roll down and exactly form a text.,how to do this?any guidance


texts: In Illustrator, how can you create highlights using blending modes?

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I would like to create highlights on a basic shape, I can do it by layering on "white shapes" with transparency.
But, I would like to use the same color to "lighten" the lower layers.  So, a little brown circle highlighting, "lighting up", a larger brown circle underneath it.
Is this possible?


texts: What software can create and annotate a 3D model's outline?

texts: One problem perhaps eternal for the beginners: how to create and annotate an image like this one.  The image contains hidden lines specific to a 3D body represented in the plan. If the software is easy to use, and possibly free, the better.


texts: May I use Google Fonts for creating a logo with commercial purposes?

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I want to create a logo for a contest, the winner will be paid and the winning logo will be the institutional logo of an academic entity, so I need a font which can be used freely or at a cheap cost for commercial purposes.

I see that Google Fonts are delivered as "free fonts" for websites:

May I use them freely for graphic design products (a logo in particular) as well?


texts: How to choose a good color palette that is easy for the eyes, yet convey the deepness of the topic?

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This is the map of all topics my project discusses:

Click for full screen. SVG file
Here are the feedback of the viewers:

Person 1: The color is painful to the eyes
Person 2: The graphic is quite hard to look at
Person 3: If the circles have lighter colors then they will like it more

So I then try another couple palettes that consist all light colors from Coolors:

But I don't see how they fit. The reasons I choose staged circles to present the information are:

Each group of topics has a another group of topics lurking beneath
All topics are interconnected, even though they are in different groups

My hypothesis is that light colors cannot convey the feeling of deepness/complicatedness. However, as the feedback says, dark colors may be quite hard to look at. Do you have any recommendations?


texts: How to get color percentage formula used in Adobe XD?

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I'm a developer and my designer sent me an XD document. He used percentage for color variations. Now, I'm trying to grab the color percentage formula but without success yet.

How can I get the color percentage formula used in Adobe XD?

Alpha channel percentage slider on Color picker

Opacity percentage slider on Appearance section


texts: What effect is this called? How to achieve it on Photoshop?

texts: I thought they were a halftone effect but i dont think it is. Is there a name for this style and how do I achieve it?


texts: I want to apply a same style to ten layers. The problem is that I'm working with gif and for some reason the layers style only apply to that one frame even tho i selected all frames. I do not want group them because grouping doesn't allow clipping mask. is there a way to apply layer style to all frames without the use of group? thanks in advance.


texts: How to create a pattern that does overlap the boundary

texts: Working with the latest version of Adobe Illustrator I need to create a pattern that fills within the boundary of a polygon but doesn't clip the individual objects that make up that pattern. My existing attempts result in fig.1 but I'm trying to achieve fig.2


texts: Most direct way to select the innermost group on Illustrator

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I have multiple groups of shapes in a hierarchy that goes several levels deep. Something like this:

Layer 1
    Group 1
        Group 11
            Shape 111
            Shape 112
        Group 12
            Shape 121
            Shape 122
    Group 2
        Group 21
            Shape 211
            Shape 212
        Group 22
            Shape 221
            Shape 222

Each time I need to add some effect to one of the innermost groups, say Group 11, I need to double-click my way through all the parent groups in the hierarchy. The problems is that after I save changes Illustrator losses the current group I'm editing and goes back to the top level of the hierarchy, Layer 1 in this case.

How can I quickly select one of the innermost groups? Is there a shortcut or something I can use?


texts: How would you represent "religion" in an icon, neutrally?

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I am involved in a web application where items in a list have a category. Each category of an item is shown through the use of an expressive icon. One of the categories is religion.

My coworker, a graphic designer, is at a loss on how he would represent religion in a logo "neutrally". Some of the items may be associated with Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, etc. so a religion-specific icon would not work and may be potentially offensive.

So, is there a way we can represent it in a different way?


texts: How to trace pattern along a path in GIMP?

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I need to know how to trace patterns along paths, like in this image:

I've tried to stroke the selection with pattern, but that obviously doesn't care about any angles and only works like a mask.


texts: How to locate an object in the Layers panel with a shortcut?

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In my artboard, I have tons of objects. I'd like to focus it on Layers panel with some mouse/keyboard shortcut or combination.

Like in Photoshop, I can easily right click + alt to focus the layer on the Layer Panel.

Is it possible on Illustrator? I know I can open the Layer menu and click "Locate Object", but that's not a great deal with fast operations.


texts: Print all layers as thumbnails with their names on one page

texts: I want to print all layers preview on one page with the names. I 'm looking for a .atn action or other simple way to do it


texts: How do 3d modelers and game developers get their textures?

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I know that they take pictures of what they want to be a texture, or they get it off the internet, but I wanna ask, is that all they do?
because for some games from 2012 and before in games like call of duty, they have these textures for faces and shoes sole, and I'm just wondering how they make them.
Are they painted somehow? How do you guys go about texturing things?


texts: How do I make distance between concentric circles equal?

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I've been beating my head against this for a while. The reason the rings are not aligned is because I initially started the project in Photoshop.

How can I the change the distance between rings to be a uniform measurement?

This is a close-up of the rings. Right now you can see that some
are closer than others.

This is a photo of the full image:


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I am as newbie in Gimp as in graphic design. For my first learning task I tried to change background color as in tutorial, but I think, I took rather challenging picture to do that. The picture i took is here:

When i used 'Color to alpha' on background color, shirt also disappeared. Furthermore, when I put new background layer (this case blue), my gut turned to smurf as blue from background layout shines through front layout.

I'd like to get this proper and learn how to make my guy on blue background. Can you help me, how should I do that?


texts: How to recreate this text stroke/weight design in Photoshop or Illustrator?

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I have been trying to replicate this design without success. I have tried duplicating the object and scaling it up a bit, I also tried using the FX Stroke option.

This is what I want to recreate:

Attempt 1: Duplicating the object and scaling it up a bit

Attempt 2: Using the Stroke option in FX (outline achieved, but font needs a bit of work):

I believe that they are using Varela Round as a typeface.


texts: How to resize images for best view in Word and PDF document?

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Note: I've asked this question in Super User but I couldn't get an answer. Later on, I noticed this community.

I have prepared some vectoral and python/matplotlib high resolution images. As you can see from pictures, whenever I'm zooming there's no problem in quality but if I upload the image to a Word document some blurring is happening. If I convert the Word document to PDF, the blurring is increasing. How do I adjust the images for best view and is it possible doing it in Photoshop? Or do I need to draw/plot the images in appropriate pixels?

High Quality:

Low Quality (From PDF):


texts: Scan of paper: keep grain pattern, remove gradient

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I have a hi-res scan of some paper, where you can see the grain. However, the scanner has made some parts of the page darker than others—for example, it is a lot darker near the page edges. This can be seen when repeating a section of the image (shown below)

How can I even out the colour differences in the page, but retain the existing grain?

My current attempt was to get the average of the page, and then blend this colour via colour burn to the page texture. Gaussian blurring this would give a map of the lighter and darker areas in the page. Inverting that and applying with soft blend to the original page would get close to removing the irregularities.

However, the method described is definitely not the correct way to get an overall map of the light and dark areas, and did not perform as well as hoped. It must be as exact as possible, as I want to be able to move parts of the page around without having a sudden break in the gradients on the page (again, shown in the image).

Any help here would be hugely appreciated!

Edit: I'm not looking to regenerate a paper grain, no matter how close it is, a generated paper grain won't have the right look-and-feel. I need to use the existing grain of the paper.

SOLUTION

To get the paper grain,

Duplicate the original layer
Select -> Color Range, click on some black in the page and drag the slider up until you can see you're selecting all the ink
Select -> Modify -> Expand selection by a few pixels or so
Edit -> Fill and use content aware

To find the shadows,

Duplicate the paper grain layer
Filters -> Blur -> Average
Image -> Apply Image, select the paper grain layer, and use the subtract operation using an offset of 128 and a scale of 1

This will now give you a layer that is mostly mid-grey with darker and lighter areas corresponding to shadows and other blemishes in the picture. Ensure the grey image is both darker and lighter by going into the levels tool and checking that the brightness curve appears on both sides of the midpoint. If it does not, the next stages will not work.

Applying this image in a similar manner as before but to the original scan will change the paper to the average paper colour determined in step 2. However, this will also remove the grain, so to avoid this,

Filters -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur and adjust the settings such that the grain disappears but the shadows are still visible

Finally, to apply this back to the original image and remove the shadows, hide all layers but the original scan, go to Image -> Apply Image, select the shadow layer, and use subtract with an offset of 128 and a scale of 1. Depending on the order of subtractions, this will either remove the shadows, or double them. If it is doubling them, select the invert option in the Apply Image window. Click okay, and it should remove the shadows.

As a last clean-up, you may to reimport the original scan, select just the ink (via select color range), and copy and paste-in-place the ink over the top of the adjusted scan. This is because it is theoretically possible that the edges of the ink will get affected by the transformation described above.


texts: Who designed the Python "two snakes" logo?

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Here it is, known as the "double snakes" logo and first used in 2005.

http://www.python.org/community/logos/


texts: How to export as web (.gif) whithout getting error in photoshop cc 2015. (2gb ram) (1gb graphics)

texts: This error comes when I click on save button..(In Windows 10)


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As of lately I have been intrigued by the world of typography, and the intricacies that make fonts better for certain things. I have been trying to study digital fonts files (the .ttf, .otf and .fon ones), but I cannot open them like a plain text file, so they must have some special formatting. I have not been able to find a lot of info about it, and the reference manuals for opentype and truetype are quite dense. Does anyone can shed me some light on this? I think there is some kind of programming involved in them, but I'm not sure about it.

Thanks!


texts: Sketch: turn off 'this document' sub-menu

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Since updating Sketch (and my OS) I've noticed that, when I go to choose a text style, I have to go through a sub-menu called 'this document'
Whereas it used to just show me the list of text styles as soon as I clicked the dropdown... is there a way around this?
It's just one extra step that I could do without


texts: Seperate section of image traced and expanded

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I have just live traced and expanded an image and I am wondering if there is an equivalent in illustrator to a lasso tool to seperate the two images? I have circled the two parts of the image that I want to seperate. I tried to use the knife tool but since there are no paths that intersect with what I want to seperate I guess it wouldn't work.
I realise I could use the direct selection tool but that is not selecting all the paths that I want as the illustration is quite point heavy.


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I have the following image that I'd like to apply a gradient map to:

I would like the below gradient applied (note that the gradient maps to transparent). The problem is that rather than the gradient being applied, the whole image turns dark purple:

I'd like it to look like this (below) but rather than mapping to white, I'd like the white to essentially be replaced with transparent (if that's understandable):

From reading old forum posts on other websites, I'm getting that the gradient map tool might not support this functionality. Though if there is some way to achieve this on a transparent background via some other means, could someone provide a walkthrough? (I'm no PS expert)


texts: How can i create outline around the text in photoshop?

texts: I want to create outline around the text in photoshop if possible in illustrator as shown in the given image


texts: Find color profile given CMYK values for some Pantone colors

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I have an EPS file created with Illustrator CS2 which uses spot colors:

%%CMYKCustomColor: 1 0.7200 0 0.5600 (PANTONE 282 C)
%%+ 0 1 0.6200 0 (PANTONE 199 C)

I need to create a document using the same spot colors, with matching CMYK values.

I took those and some others from the swatches, my document in CS6 uses Book Color, i.e. L*a*b (47,75,40) for 199C.
From this question I learned that the definitions changed from CMYK in CS5, so it's not surprise when I save my document as EPS I get a different definition:

%%+ 0.0684 1 0.8524 0.0096 (PANTONE 199 C)

The document's working CMYK profile is "U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2".
But when I enable Proof Colors, simulating i.e. "Coated FOGRA27 (ISO 12647-2:2004)" exporting to EPS changes the definition, but only when "Preserve CMYK Colors" is checked (which I would have expected to do the exact opposite)

%%+ 0.0421 1 0.7941 0.0035 (PANTONE 199 C)

Even though the export is changed by the proof profile, the values I get when clicking the swatch color after switching it from Book to CMYK don't change (presumably it's using the document's working profile there?).

I tried all proof profiles that I thought make sense but none of them matches the colors in my input file; however, I need to produce a file with that color—changing the input to match the new definition, which would also make all the colors match, is not an option.

Is there a way to tell which profile has been used to create the original EPS file? I found no indication of that.

Maybe a table of which profiles produce which CMYK values for different Pantone colors? I only found i.e. 0 1 0.77 0.16 for 199C, but I have no idea where that definition comes from.

Is there a table for the fixed CMYK-Pantone values old Illustrator versions used somewhere?

The obvious solution might be to just manually enter the values for the colors defined in the input document for mine, but it doesn't include all the colors I'm using, so they wouldn't all get shifted the same way, losing their relative values which might end up looking off.


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I'm writing a program in Julia that creates SVG images. My program generates the figure on the left, and I want the same figure, but with a decreasing stroke, like the one on the right (dont mind the colour):

How can I achieve this effect? Here is the SVG image source code in case it helps:

<svg
    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
    height="161.7875" width="97.609375"
    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <path d="M38.3,131.8 Q72.25,103.9 70.44,93.44 M70.44,93.44C68.6,83.0 29.0,78.9 27.16,68.44 M27.16,68.44Q25.31,58.0 59.3,30.12"
    style="stroke:#0000ff;stroke-width:1px;stroke-opacity:1;fill:none"
    />
    <circle cx ="59.3" cy="30.12" r="2"
        style="
            stroke= #000000;
            stoke-width: 1;
            fill: #000000;
        "
    />

</svg>


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While looking for some fonts for a web design project I stumbled across the Code Pro font:

Can someone recommend a similar font that's free? I really like the symmetry of this font and want to use it for some headers.


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I'm looking to create fruit's texture, specifically a lemon's, in the form of a textured image that is otherwise transparent. This is because I want to be able to use it as an overlay layer on elements in my browser.

Here's an example of the type of texture I'm trying to create,  minus the yellow

I was able to find how to create textured text comprised of fruit images, but I am in need of an overlay because my content is more dynamic.

I also looked into Photoshop's filters, namely Plastic Wrap because it looked similar to the kind of texture I am trying to make, but I was unable to apply the filter to an otherwise transparent image

Can someone provide insight about how I might create an otherwise transparent, textured image similar to a lemon's skin?

Using Blue1086's approach I was able to create the following which is great, but is there a way to remove more of the grey? As you can see in my project, it makes the lemon at the top a bit more grey than I would like


texts: Difference between primary and secondary logotypes and their application.

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I've seen secondary logotypes different from primary only by using some sort of geometric shape around it (first image), like a border that wasn't always a simple rectangle. Also more interesting ones with different logo construction (second image). In addition, there are logotypes and simplified version of a logotype (cat with a plant and just a plant on the third image). Is it the same like primary and secondary version?

When do I need several versions of a logotype?
Can I create secondary one just because I want it?


texts: Colour of gradient overlay changes when saving for web and devices in Photoshop CS4

texts: I have an image with a linear gradient overlay (banner image on this page EDF Energy - Our Campaigns. I have set the RGB colour in CS4 to R: 29 G: 31 B: 79. However, when I save the file for web the colour darkens slightly as you will see on the site. I want to colours of the background and edge of the banner image to match exactly. Does anyone know how to fix this?


texts: What should I consider when purchasing a new laptop and accessories for design?

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I've been thinking about getting a laptop that is somehow 'optimized' or focused in design. I know it will never compare to a desktop, but I usually find myself having to work while travelling and it's become a bit of a struggle.

There is a similar question regarding screen size, but I was thinking perhaps in the line of (not only laptop requirements but) accessories that could make it easier to design on the go - since the screen is smaller, maybe for example a better mouse would be of help. Any suggestions?


texts: Indesign - FindChangeByList exclude character style (or hyperlinks)

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I have a FindChangeByList search that replaces a divis between numbers with an en-dash with an 1/24 quad before and after. Unluckily it includes our Hyperlinks too and thus destroys them.
Is there a way to exclude certain character styles or even hyperlinks in general from the query?
grep    {findWhat:"([0-9]\\.?)\\s?[~=-]\\s?([0-9])"}    {changeTo:"$1~|~=~|$2"} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, wholeWord:false}


texts: Is there a way to load files into stack but into an already opened file in Photoshop CC?

texts: I know that I can Scripts > Load files into stack. This will create a NEW document where each external image is it's own layer. I'm wondering if there's a way to do that but load that stack into an existing document that is already opened.


texts: GREP Style to remove tabs & replace with paragraph break

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I am wondering if it is possible to create a GREP Style (not search) to auto-format a consistent data set of info. Data example as follows:

XXX1X234-101    "UPAS"  WOVEN SPTWR JKT OFF WHITE

XXX1X234-6D6    "JAKLYN"    WOVEN SPTWR TOP BARE PINK

XXX1X234-6D6    "RUTHIE"    WOVEN SPTWR TOP BARE PINK

XXX1X234-101    "COLE"  WOVEN SPTWR JKT OFF WHITE

XXX1X234-9O2    "JAKLYN"    WOVEN SPTWR TOP ALABASTER

XXX1X234-001    "JAKLYN"    WOVEN SPTWR TOP BLACK

XXX1X234-101    "KURRA" WOVEN CITY PANT OFF WHITE

If needed, data consists of 12 char string then tab, followed by a string surrounded by quotations then tab, then another string of text then tab, and lastly one more string of text.

I am wondering if it can be formatted to this automatically:

XXX1X234-101
"UPAS"
WOVEN SPTWR JKT
OFF WHITE

XXX1X234-6D6
"JAKLYN"
WOVEN SPTWR TOP
BARE PINK

XXX1X234-6D6
"RUTHIE"
WOVEN SPTWR TOP
BARE PINK

Till the end of the data list.
Each string instead of being tabbed in now in new line (not new paragraph; shift-tab)

Thank you in advance!


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I guess many webmasters create layouts in Photoshop before coding, my layouts are full of different elements, buttons, icons, headers etc.

When I need to save a icon, I'm selecting it on layers list, right clicking, Duplicate, New, and here we are... The newly created tab with my icon has dimensions of the whole layout, not the icon, so when I'm having 1680x1050px layout and 20x20px icon then I'm getting 1680x1050 file with small icon in the middle, or somewhere else, and I have to drag the item to upper left corner of new image and cut the rest (I use crop tool usually).

Is there another way to save each layer (mostly rasterized) as a .jpg/.png transparent file without all this cropping? Or just open duplicated elements in new "tabs" with proper width/height?


texts: Method to Export PNG-8 w/ Partial Transparency in Adobe PS CC Other Than "Quick Export" / "Export As"?

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I previously asked "How to Batch Export All Directory Contents to PNG-8, Overwriting Existing Files?".  The answer I received appears to be technically correct.  But I forgot to mention one serious criteria -- my image has partial transparency.

Hence if my test image is:

File > Export > Quick Export to png-8 or Export (picking png-8) produces a beautifully visually equivalent file:

Where as Export > Layers to Files and Export > Save For Web (Legacy) produce the image seen on the right (image on left is original):

My issue is that most of my images I'm trying to export via Batch Actions rely on partial transparency.  But the only two export to png-8 options I can find that seem to support partial transparency aren't currently supported by actions.

I get the Save for Web one, as per the hard edges motivation Adobe elaborates upon here.  I don't understand as well why the layer export is also doing matteing on partial transparency, with no hint of this in the dialog (maybe a bug?) and w/ no way to even pick the matte color, for that matter (the automatically selected matteing is #ffffff in the color space of some of the content).

Are there any other ways to export to png-8, w/ partial transparency OTHER than Export as and Quick Export to png-8?


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I'm trying to draw a squigly line exactly like the one in the picture to be used as in illustration featuring Styrofoam peanuts.

I've tried the pen tool (with my amateurish skills) and I've even tried using an S from a cool font but it wasn't quite right.

Is there a way to do this well with the pen tool, or another technique someone can suggest?


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I’m working with an InDesign file and now I need to get the file translated in a few languages. The translators that I’m working with asked for an excel or word file. Is there an integrated InDesign functionality or a plugin to export all the sentences in excel or word and then re-import the translations back?

This would speed up the whole process by a lot.


texts: What font would compliment Source Code Pro for better readability?

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Please see this example:

I use Source Code Pro for my website as main font. While I like the look and feel of the font and I chose it specifically for that, I have the impression, that it does not work very well for the average reader. I definitely want to keep it for my headlines and menus, but I would like to choose a different font for the blog posts content. I was experimenting with different fonts, but nothing really struck me which one could be awesome for it. I was trying Source Sans Pro, but it was too narrow compared to the headlines.

What am I looking for when I am choosing fonts for readable text and what font could possibly compliment Source Code Pro best?


texts: Are there alternative suites or combinations of apps to Adobe CC that can work dynamically together?

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Is there an alternative suite to Adobe CC that have "dynamic links" between apps, or single apps that can update files accordingly to its asset files?

Basically, what I'd like is alternative apps that are, ideally cheaper, but also can update itself accordingly to the changes on its dependencies, kind of like Adobe's Dynamic Link. That is to say, an InDesign-like app that updates its graphics accordingly to the change on its asset Photoshop-like files and Illustrator-like files; or an Premier Pro-like project that updates itself based on its After Effects-like compositions which also update based on its Photoshop-like and Illustrator-like graphics.

I feel like the best thing and also the competitive edge of Adobe CC is not the features of individual apps themselves, but how the apps can work so smoothly together. Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are fairly simple, so I could probably get away with something like Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer along with QuarkXpress (hopefully Affinity Publisher will come out soon enough) by exporting to Adobe's formats, or one of those obscure apps from Corel. But I'm not sure about something more complex like a compositor and a video editor. I'll only be doing light motion graphics, and probably very simple VFX, but it'd be nice to know if there are options that work well together without hassle like After Effects and Premiere Pro.

I'd go try every option I'm aware of when I have time, but I figure asking people around here to give me a pointer wouldn't hurt.


texts: Are street sign designs open source for public use / sale?

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For example if I were to photoshop a deer crossing sign and make a few alterations then sell stickers / prints of the sign, can I be prosecute with copyright violation for using the likeness of the deer xing sign?

I suppose the answer would go for all signs and not just deer crossing.


texts: Imported Video file size changes on export to PDF

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I'm working on an interactive PDF that has video and audio. https://www.dropbox.com/s/71pniir56v6r3vw/bl-brand-guidelines-video-d2.pdf?dl=0

The videos on this page are all the same size in InDesign, but when I export to PDF, their sizes change.

Do I have to clip their containers or resize the videos to match?


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Somehow I have managed to turn on expanding the rectangle tool from the center in Adobe Photoshop CS 6.

Now when I click and drag a shape, instead of if drawing from that point down to where I navigate my mouse, it now draws from the center.

How do I turn this off? I'm sure its something really simple but I cannot find it anywehere.


texts: I layered a gradient over a photo and masked it to create a fade. When I save the file as a PDF and place the file in an email the image doesn't show the fade. I've saved it every way I can think of as a high quality print, press quality, et. I've played around with the compatibility, checked and unchecked the options available. No change, the fade still, well, fades. Any ideas?


texts: How to fill whole wave curve shape with color using Illustrator

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I am new to Illustrator. I can't fill the curve shape with color in Illustrator.
I want to fill the whole curve shape with the color. How can I do this?

I want to fill this whole curve with blue shade.


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I've tried multiple tutorials and even asked the designer — (his response: "If you want it perfect you will have to create it in adobe illustrator and import it into photoshop. In the case of the two examples of my work you sent I actually kept it in Photoshop but i retraced it using the pen tool.  You might also be working in too low of resolution.") — but for the life of me I can't get the stroke to adhere tightly to the text like that.

Is there an easier or more elegant solution than manually retracing with pen? I appreciate any insight you can offer.


texts: Pantone issue from PSD to Ai (printer needs PMS into the document but says it's CMYK)

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I am having a problem with a packaging I am developing for a client.
The client did all the artwork and sent it to me so I can communicate with the printer for sampling.

Most of the artwork was made in Illustrator, but the logo is an image in PSD with transparent background, which was embedded into the Ai file.

The printer got back to me telling me the document is CMYK, but he needs the logo to be in the correct Pantone color the client requested.

1st question : How can I check that the logo (PSD file) is set in the correct PMS#? What should be the color mode of this document?

2nd question : How should the PSD logo be imported into the Ai layout to keep this PMS#? If the layout is done using CMYK, would it convert any imported file to CMYK too?

I never had a document like this before and don't really understand how that works...
If anyone can help, that would be much much appreciated!

Thanks a lot,
Olivier


texts: How to make Photoshop CS6 render a 2D text into 3D?

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I have a 2D logo that I would like to render 3D using Photoshop CS6.

I have gone as far as using new 3D extrusion from current selection.

However, once the 3D shadow is made, it looks black. I'd like it to match the original color from the logo.

How can I create a 3D extrusion within Photoshop CS6 and assign a custom color to shadows?


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I'm recreating a Character Sheet for an RPG, but it might as well be a form.
In the original sheet I notice that all the text is in capital letters.
At first I thought it was in small-caps, but it isn't, it is in full capitals. It has the same letter height all the way through. Is this a good or a bad example of design? Should all caps be used for certain types of heading?


texts: Controlling Positioning Of Footnotes In InDesign

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Is there any way to control the positioning of footnotes in Indesign beyond the most basic options in the footnotes dialogue?

It seems that the only option is to have them added as part of the text frame where they are referenced, meaning the text within the text frame is reduced in height to accommodate them. I would like the main text on each page to be exactly the same height, with any footnotes appearing below it, not as part of the column. Is this possible?


texts: Have there been any attempts to improve the design of spreadsheets?

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Are there notable attempts to redesign the spreadsheet, as a number-heavy GUI which requires hours of painful concentration?

As of today, the mainstream spreadsheet applications still use the same basic screen design as in 1980s: a large collection of small uniform cells, some of which have data. Excel indeed allows resizing the columns and building different fonts, but basically it is still the same. Hundreds of millions of office workers worldwide have to stare into ugly uniform screens for hours, trying to find what they need.

I suppose most take it for granted, but I wonder if anyone recently tried redesigning the entire paradigm.


texts: Macro not working in current version of CorelDRAW 2020

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I'm creating Macro for UV Spot. I have recorded the macro in CorelDRAW 2020 and ran the macro not working (Inside the macro did not record). Then I recreated the same step in CorelDRAW X6 and ran it — it's working.
Step to create my macro:
Effect → adjust → brightness/contrast/intensity and set the value for Hue -180 and for contrast & intensity -100 which turns to black. Exported as GMS file and used in 2020 version. The macro is working in X6 but not in 2020.
Macro code created in x6 and working fine and not in 2020
GMS file
May I know the reason why it's not working in 2020?


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I'm new on Gimp and i would like to know if there is a way to use multiple canvas used as layer.

I have a background layer where the canvas is. I created a new transparent layer which is 5% larger over the background layer but I can't draw outside of the canvas, but I would need to.

Is there a way to use a transparent canvas per layer?

i need it to make a game screen using layers to create deepness like the video game Dust: An Elysian Tail.

Here what i need to do:

1) When the character arrive from the left side of the screen, all layers re alligned to the left.

2) when the character move to the right(or the left from the other side), every layers move but at different speed to create some kind of distance.

So I need layer of different format to get that distance effect.

For now im using Gimp to create pictures and  overlay them in Inkscape, hard to make proportional objects.


texts: Automatically make various multiple stroke colour the same as various underlying fill colours.

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I have auto traced a photograph in illustrator - its got thousands of vectors once I expand it and illustrator has converted each of them to a filled colour - I want to now trace the edges of them with a grungy brush but using the underlying fill colour. Where in illustrator can I stroke or outline these fills using the underlying colour - surely this is something that the program automatically does?

I've found this script online but don't know how to implement it. I'm new to this so any help appreciated. Many thanks.

James

var idoc = app.activeDocument;
var sel = idoc.selection;

for (i=0; i<sel.length; i++) {
    var ipath = sel[i];
    ipath.stroked = true;
    ipath.strokeColor = ipath.fillColor;
}


texts: How do I turn on animation timeline options in Photoshop CS6?

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My version of Adobe Photoshop CS6 (standard) doesn't have the options on the animation timeline that appear to be available on all the Photoshop Animation tutorials. Onion skinning, different layers etc all not available.

The option in Photoshop menu > Layers to have a new video layer isn't there at all. I am on the correct operating system, OSX 10.7 and have checked my Photoshop preferences.

I have read online that other people have had the same problem but there doesn't seem to be any resolution. Has anyone found a way of turning on these other options and is it even possible?

It appears from other sites that having the extended version is not necessary.

Many thanks


texts: How can I calculate the center of mass/gravity for vector objects?

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I'm making a mobile (in the Calder sense) by laser-cutting from a vector file (Corel Draw).  I have a set of outlines that will be the individual pieces.

Is there a way in Corel (or some other program) to calculate the center of mass so I place the holes to suspend the pieces?


texts: Kindly help with identifying the following fonts, I've tried all online font identifying service without any luck.


texts: Logo formats for a web site and digital photographs and using for print

texts: Someone is designing a logo for me. I need to use it for a web site, as a watermark on digital photograph as well for printing on photos, business cards, etc. What formats should I confirm for all purpose? Should it be easy for them to provide all formats requested.


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I am doing UI design for a group of programmers who are working on building music-related software.  I have created .psd files for all of the mockups, graphics, etc.

I was assuming they just needed the (many) images to put into the code, but they want me to use a GUI to spit out the necessary code.

My question: Is there a GUI tool that can build VERY UNIQUE designs, and can spit out the mockups in code using MatLab or Java?  -- Or should I just say no and give them the images to use in the code.  (we are talking guitar-pedal knobs, EQ sliders, etc.)


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Size:
What size would be good for Hero image in pixels length and weight for both laptop and desktop?

Desktop images are more rectangular and the mobile device square images, this needs to be considered. Say desktop is designed say at 1688px wide or at 1366px wide, or 1920px wide – some say that the larger size is necessary due to large monitor – which is common, best?

What would be a good length?
I don’t want it to have such a great length, so that it is hard to see what is below the banner or require a lot of scrolling., perhaps it is good to still something showing just below the banner. What would be the ratio for the hero image that would work?

Optimize for load time
Eventually, it will be a gif or some file that enables some movement.

Any thoughts on how a coder can work with the file so that it loads faster?

Is there a way for a coder to specify that the image be static sometimes – depending on device? on other relevant issues?

I might want the banner image to be static on mobile phones as the load time needs to be quick so the movement be visible on the desktop version, is there a code to do this or how?


texts: I googled but found nothing satisfactory. What's their difference? What's the situation respectively to use one over the other?


texts: How to make spline ik work like HumanIK's spine in Maya?

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I'm trying to setup Spline Ik work like HumanIk's spine, but I can't control the bending of the curve of Spline Ik. Here is the picture:
Fig.1. Compare HumanIk vs SplineIk

Fig.2. My SplineIK's curve setup

As you can see, I can't make the curve to shift its bend to the belly like HumanIk, I spent hours changing the CV position but can't mimic how to make the curve bend like HumanIk make the spine bend.
My current setup isn't perfect like HumanIK (100% satisfy), but it's good enough (85% satisfy). But it'd be interesting to figure out how to setup it exactly like HumanIK.
Edit: After a month struggling with Maya, I realize I should just use HumanIK. If I want to make my own rig, I should learn from this tutorial first.


texts: Is it illegal to convert GIMP file to Photoshop?

texts: It appears exporting to a PSD format from GIMP is possible with layers being preserved. However, considering PSD being Adobe Photoshop's native format, is this legal? Considering how exports for native formats are not available for 3D files (e.g. .ma is not available for export from within other 3D softwares), is this sort of exporting legal?


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I am using an old, old CS2 version of illustrator and have designed my art (about 2" x 3" in size) on an 8.5" x 11" page in AI. How do I reduce all the white space around my design so that when I place it in InDesign, I do not have the full 8.5 x 11 page. Do I simply change the document size if I want less white space?

(I know, as soon as my CS2 fails me, I will buy the subscription.)


texts: Why there is a translation possibility for use when i can move shapes around with x y attributes and vice versa? Is it just redundant or are there special situations where one is preferred over the other method?


texts: Can Photoshop export artboards as a spritesheet?

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I have several artboards in my PSD file, and I would like to create a spritesheet from them. All artboards have identical dimensions and are composed of several layers.

Now, I'm aware that there is a way to export a sequence of layers to a spritesheet, or to use online tools to stitch images together, but I'd like to export whole artboards, not individual layers, and also export them as a single file containing all images stacked one next to another. It would be far more convenient if there is a similar option built inside Photoshop, or even if there is a script for it.

Is there a way to export all artboards as a single spritesheet directly from Photoshop?


texts: Illustrator's Unite Mode Fills In Whole Layer

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I am trying to recreate this section in a tutorial I completed earlier this week. I start off with a trace I made that is comprised of paths and paths with custom width profiles and strokes applied. The whole drawing has been grouped.

Now, following the tutorial (reference starts at 3:58), I expand appearance to convert the strokes into shapes, and expand the entire composition to convert the paths into shapes giving me individual shapes that are overlapping each other.

It is my understanding that now I click unite to attach all shapes involved into one single vector composition. But, when I click unite, it turns into a black square.

I have tried rereading about the unite function, and I have checked for masks, because I had one on earlier (which I released), but I can't figure out what I'm missing.


texts: Alternative to Photoshop's Stamp filter in GIMP

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In Photoshop using Filter > Sketch > Stamp you can create an effect similar to the image below:

Is there any plugin or any way to do this in GIMP?

P.S: in GIMP Color > Desaturate is not helping.


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Okay yes back in 2011 and 2014 similar questions were asked.

But now that it is on the cusp of 2020, my question is who HAS FOUND a replacement to Fireworks that they LOVE and would highly recommend?

I have been using Fireworks from the start. I am still using Fireworks CS5 because my needs are so basic and Fireworks just works.

But I am starting a new project that will require 3 to 4 hours a day creating web-graphics for Instagram users to post and share.
Super simple text with shadows over a collage of cropped images with inset bevels. No-brainer stuff. Just grunt work. Open -> crop -> resize -> shadow -> bevel -> save -> repeat. No image color correction/manipulation.

So who has found a light-weight simple MAC interface for the most basis of graphic/image creation? Fireworks version 2020?

Or should I stay with Fireworks CS5 cause it STILL works?


texts: I've tried "what the font" and didn't get anything really close. It has kind of a permanent marker feel to it. Would appreciate if anyone knows this or a similar font.


texts: How to apply a shadow to group of objects without merging in Photoshop?

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I have two objects, both on seperate layers. I want to apply a shadow behind both, when I apply a style to a group or selected layers it applies it to both.

I don't want to have to merge the layers as this would be too time consuming over 100s of files and the recorded action doesn't seem to working either.


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I have a gif with several frames in Photoshop.  I used to use Fireworks for this and it would let me select more than one frame and one frame would appear on top of the other.

Is there anyway to do this in Photoshop?  I know I can use guides to align things but to have the previous frame visible at the same time would really help me see how the keyframe is progressing.


texts: How to do a wildcard / GREP / regex find-replace in Illustrator?

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InDesign can do advanced find - change AKA find - replace using GREP rules AKA regex AKA regular expressions which allows all sorts of wildcard rules and automation.

Is there any way to do the same in Illustrator?


texts: Why is Verdana's lower-case pi symbol so similar to an n?

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Verdana (the default font of a lot of sites for Windows users) has a symbol that looks like an n for pi:

In Arial, another common font for windows, this looks as expected:

According to this comment:

  That pi is intended for Greek language readers.

Is there any reason why the Verdana font is done differently to most?

To clarify which character I'm talking about, it is U+03C0 π GREEK SMALL LETTER PI (HTML &#960; · &pi;), see Wikipedia section on Pi Character Encodings


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I have created the following font:

I want to get feedback on

aesthetic
consistency

Is the font consistent and aesthetic?

I am not looking for feedback on

kerning
levelling

Please consider: the main purpose of the font is the demonstration of perspective interference.


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Should a dagger (obelisk) come before or after its reference word?
This symbol looks like a cross, sometimes refered to as a printer's mark
(†) used esp. for references.


texts: Making a perpetual calendar on Adobe Illustrator

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I would love to make something like this for personal use/as a printable, however, I lack the know-how to space the numbers and to neatly create the circles.

My goal:

Create a pdf file with several circles. One for the months, one for the days (numbers) and names of days. Plus ideally another circle to create an overlay effect (to single out the days & month)

https://www.presentandcorrect.com/products/perpetual-wall-calendar

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/519833417/perpetual-calendar-wooden-perpetual

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/20829217012627477/

Problems I run into:

Type on a path tool makes the circle disappear (I use a circle with no fill, just the stroke, I assume I need to use two circles to create one - one to place the text on, and one to have as the background colour, or could leave plain white)
The numbers/text are not spaced properly. There surely must be a trick for this! But I'm not sure what I'm looking for/what it is called to space everything evenly.
The text floats above the circle/outside of it. Stroke issues, but not sure how to fix it.

Any advice is much appreciated!!

Thanks


texts: What resolutions are standard for digital device wallpaper designs?

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What seems to be the most popular resolution that wallpaper comes in for desktop wallpaper?
I am a digital artist so I want people to download my wallpaper. What resolution should I offer it in to encourage that?

I'm not just making wallpaper for desktops, I'm also trying to fit it in small devices like smartphones and other devices.

I'm not just focusing on a particular device indeed I want for all device (which has a screen and are wallpaper capable).

Please tell me exact number of wallpaper that I will have to make.


texts: Maintaining InDesign formatting when updating a linked Excel file

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I have a table that I've imported into InDesign with the 'unformatted table' box checked. I was of the understanding that this imported text only so that if I make a change to the text value only, it will automatically update in InDesign.

I've spent a lot of time formatting and resizing rows and columns for them all to resize when I update the table link.

Cell colours are not affected (which are when I relink it as a formatted table) but the typeface, type size revert and row heights shuffle around.

Is there any way of getting just the text to feed through dynamically with InDesign keeping all the formatting?


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I wrote a script to nudge by 1/10 in Illustrator (like in InDesign). It works, but only for the whole object, even if I only select some anchors. Is there a way for it to work as well when only anchors (or paths) are selected?

Here is the script:

var myDis = app.preferences.getRealPreference ('cursorKeyLength');
var myDis = myDis/10
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var mySel = myDoc.selection;

for ( var i = 0; i < mySel.length; i++ ) {
mySel[i].top = mySel[i].top-myDis; // so it moves by 1/10 of the cursorKeyLength to the top
}

Thanks!


texts: What is this style of graphic called and is there any guide for how to create it

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You see this style of graphic usually as a background in a banner or similar.

I'm interested to know if anyone know if there's an established term for graphics in this style (like "irregular matrix" or who knows), and also if you know how to create them fairly easily (preferably using Sketch 3, but CC tools would do as well).


texts: How can i set 132 Ppi resolution for new document in illustrator?

texts: I am using Illustrator CC and I need to create a document for iOS icons. How can I set, Illustrator only allows me to create 72ppi, 150ppi, or  300ppi.


texts: Material Design headerbar and icons color

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I'm trying to design a website using the Material Design guidelines.

I've a navbar/headerbar with the logo of my website and some icons.
The background color is transparent, showing the background image, when the scroll position is on top of the page.
When the scroll position is almost 400px, it is dark grey (it fades during the entire 400pxs).

As you can see, the background has some white spikes, so I can't use white icons. But if I use black or dark icons, they are not well visible when the background is dark grey.

What Material Design guidelines say about this kind of problem? I've read I can't use a shadow to make the top of the background darker...

Relevant documentation:
http://www.google.com/design/spec/style/imagery.html#imagery-ui-integration

(text protection paragraph)


texts: Dynamic color theme accros multiple documents on Illustrator

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I would like to have the ability to link dynamic colors to elements. Specifically, I'd like to color an element with color 1 in several documents, so that if I decide to change color 1's value from red to blue, all elements colored in my documents with color 1 will turn from red to blue.

This is exactly what you have in CSS+HTML, the HTML code doesn't specify colors, but color variables that are then affected a given color. My question is: how do you create the ilustrator equivalent to the CSS file? (the place where you give values to color variables).

I guess this is very easy to do but I can't find the information online (I'm probably missing the right keywords).

The only solution I found for now is to do it manually by selecting some elements and remapping (inside the selected set of elements) from one color to another. I'm looking for a way to do this in a dynamic way.

PS, It would be interesting to have the same thing with fonts specifications.


texts: Is online freelancing a viable source of income?

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Fed up with the university life, I thought I would try to be a freelancer. I am familiar with coding.

How can I earn money online as a web designer? Is there any reliable way to earn money? I saw freelancing sites like Fiverr and oDesk are filled with people offering services for lower costs. Is it okay to offer services for such a low value?


texts: Forget alpha instead of blending it in Gimp

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It's now second time I need this so I'm posting it as a question:

When a layer has alpha channel, some pixels may be transparent. I want to totally forget about the transparency. That means, render the original color as full color.

You can "remove alpha channel" in GIMP, but it doesn't do what I actually need. Look at this blue cross I made:

Now I've messed up with it using eraser:

If I remove alpha channel to get the original full color, as in the first image, this is what I get:

But no, I just want back the full blue color. And ideally, I'd like to apply this only on selection, like this one:


texts: How to get a "bulge" more square in nature?

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How can I make some text look like this?

I tried using the bulge but I couldn't get it to look square enough.


texts: How do I reverse a css export in Adobe Fireworks?

texts: I have exported a fireworks .fw.png file to a .png and a .css file.  I have lost the .fw.png files and the .css file has 200+ objects.   Is there anyway to recreate the slices from the CSS code?


texts: color tint a complex drawing in illustrator?

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I have a board ful of logos for a creds presentation which has a load of vector logos which are complex shapes. I want to turn then completely monochromatic to a particular shade of dark sepia/grey whilst preserving the tonal detail in the gradients

Is there an easy way to do this? can someone give me a pointer please? There are a lot of them and doing them one by one will be very tedious :-)


texts: Zoom in high resolution image in a presentation

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I have an image of global view of the Moon. I have a second one which is from a different camera, very high res of an area few kilometers in size. During a presentation I want to zoom in from a global view into a local feature I want to show. Something like this.

PowerPoint doesn't look to be smart enough for that. Prezi offers a lot of unnecessary material for me. I just need regular slides and one highly customized slide. I guess I need to make an animation? Software suggestions? Needs to be quick and easy to learn.


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Is it possible to set a PDF document using Adobe Acrobat 9 or 10 so that:

Using the mouse's scroll wheel will zoom
Holding left-click will pan

It's an intuitive interface, kind of like Google Maps, that I would use with some PDFs...


texts: I am translating a book from latin and want to put the translation on the next page (parallel text edition) keeping different footnotes for each document. I have two documents in one book, latin.indd and english.indd. Is there a way to mix the content of the two indd-s in the book, or can you suggest a better way to do it ?


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I have a 13.7 mb ai file I need to email (from my iMac) to a a few screen printing companies. Their minimum file sizes are 10 and 12 mb.

Can anyone recommend a good app for me to use to reduce or compress this file?


texts: How to ungroup and conduct Path-Difference on multiple objects in Inkscape?

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I have a couple of shapes (more than 500 to be precise) that are groups of paths. Like in the image below you can only see the outer shape and any holes are grouped with the outer shape.
In order to achieve the result I want, I just ungroup the object, select Path->Difference and get the shape I want.

Left: How it looks after the import, Middle: The shapes in the group, Right: Result after ungrouping and difference
Is there a way to basically implement the following pseudocode in Inkscape?
FOREACH GROUP g in DOCUMENT
  ObjectPaths = UNGROUP(g)
  PATH_DIFFERENCE(ObjectPaths)

I would appreciate any solution that doesn't involve clicking over 500 times.


texts: I am having trouble with the pen tool. It was working just fine until it didn't want to fill the path. I don't know what I did to have this kind of problem. I'm currently using Photoshop CS6 and I mostly use the pen and brush tool for the illustrations. After I created the path, I right click and try to fill the path. It didn't do anything. I try to find the "add to path" effect, but I couldn't find it. Please, I need help.


texts: Why does black text look darker in InDesign compared with the PDF in Acrobat?

texts: I am exporting a PDF for printing using the 'Press Quality' PDF Preset within InDesign, but when I view the PDF in acrobat, the black text looks much lighter than it did in InDesign. Why is there this discrepancy between InDesign and Acrobat and which one is an accurate representation of my text? Thanks


texts: How and in what perspective should I go for Shaper Tool and Shape Builder Tool?

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I have started to learn Adobe Illustrator, and the thing across while combining the shapes is that:

With the Shaper Tool, I am able to create complex shapes but, even
after deleting or erasing them I get a dotted line in it.
It's not the case with the Shape Builder Tool but it seems a little
difficult

Can you provide me a perspective in which case which would be more beneficial than the other one?


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I'm trying to create a brand identity guide for the small non-profit I work for. The color selected before I joined the organization was Pantone 3125U. I've read so much over the last few months in an attempt to get a better understanding of color that I feel more confused then when I started.

I've found multiple CMYK, RGB & HTML values, but I don't know which values to use. I'm exhausted and frustrated, because everything we seem to do comes out different. I have printed materials including signage that ranges from teal to dark blue to sea foam green.

We hired a firm to update our logos, but they just used the Pantone 3125U color from our current branding guides. I've searched the internet for days including using Pantone's online color cross reference tool. I've tried my look in Illustrator C5 & C6 and Photoshop C5, but I honestly have no idea what I'm doing.

Can you help me determine the best CMYK, RGB & HTML values using Pantone 3125U as my starting point?


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I get the feeling that I do not really want Data merge, but something similar... I want to merge a .csv file into my InDesign document, have it formatted in a similar way as if I was using Data merge, but then generate the all the records at once and dump them into the document. Is this possible?

The application is for having a member phone list. We have generated a .csv from the membership system, but we then want it all in a big list in our newsletter. For instance, given the first two rows of the csv is

First name,Last name,Phone number
Carl,Pettersson,123 45 67
John,Doe,234 56 78

I would like to specify a template

<<First name>> <<Last name>>
<<Phone number>>

And apply styles and whatnot, then have inDesign either create a lot of individual text frames, or paragraphs within a single frame, giving an end result something like this:

Carl Pettersson
123 45 67

John Doe
234 45 67

This would be generated directly, not via "Generate merged document", preferably. Is there such a feature?


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Suppose you're a photographer who works in Photoshop and Lightroom, and who wants to create a borderless "contact sheet", a grid of different photos with pixel-perfect alignment of the edges of each image.

Perhaps the obvious way, using Photoshop, is to import each image into a layer, resize each to create tile-sized images, then manually move them into place. This can take considerable time for a grid of just 10 images because:

Re-sizing tiles involves calculating optimum dimension to properly fill a given space, then applying a scale transform manually to each layer. If you decide to change e.g. the number of images in a row, you have to start from scratch
Moving images to the right place may not be a simple case of dragging them, because source images may be of slightly different aspect ratios, or require slightly different crops. Using layer order can overcome this, but again time consuming.
Every time you need to test swapping photo locations and layouts, you have to start over.

Other issues:

There's no easy way to "zoom" or crop images within a tile space as you go along.
You can't change your mind about the output file dimensions, etc.

Lightroom offers a solution to some of the above with its print module but the pixel-perfect alignment of images is very iffy, as you can't zoom in to larger grid sizes to check there were no gaps, or to check to see which image was on top of which other image.

Other e.g. iOS apps do this function well, but only offer grids of up to, say, 4x4. Perhaps I need 3x20.

Can someone suggest an alternative method, alternative software (pref. Windows), or a clever way to do what I need to do in Photoshop?


texts: Why can't I use the rectangular selection tool outside of my canvas?

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I have a PSD with a mobile and Desktop artboard in it, working in the latest version of Photoshop CC.

I'm trying to make slices out of layers, but one layer in particular runs off the canvas, so I'm trying to just clip the layer by CTRL+selecting it, then with the rectangular selection tool and holding ALT I drag a box off canvas to begin removing the off-canvas sections of the rectangular layer.

However, I can only get the rectangle select tool to work if I place my cursor directly over the canvas, or between the two artboards.  If I try this anywhere outside of the canvas that isn't directly between the two artboards it fails.

Why is this?


texts: Can I get a line guide when creating lines with left click, shift + left click?

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When drawing straight lines in Photoshop, and I'm not snapping to the horizontal or vertical, doing diagonal lines by clicking on the start point and then shift clicking on the end point is hard to do if I need the line to run through several points.

Is there a way that after clicking once and holding shift, a line guide will appear to show me where my potential line will appear?


texts: I wanna trim all white spaces surrounding an image's content using Gimp. Is there some straightforward method, or any trick?


texts: png files saved in illustrator with transparency showing white background only sometimes?

texts: So I have saved multiple logos from illustrator as png files no problem, they have transparent backgrounds. I went to use them on instagram stories and a white background shows up behind some of them but not all? but then i go back to illustrator and test the same ones and they show no background. Kinda lost anyone heard of this?


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Is this possible to render a text as a certain brush stroke, so that the text seem to look like painted with a brush? Not looking for any generic paintbrush-effect or fonts. It has to be a brush from the already installed photoshop or gimp brushes. I'm working with Non-Latin Characters. I want to flow a brush stroke along the path of the text, so that it looks like the text was written with that brushstroke.

One obvious option is to write the text with the desired brush with an extremely steady hand. But what if we could render the text as brush stroke?


texts: Is there a single text color that is acceptable on both dark and light background?

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Is there a single text color that, when used on either dark or light background, produces a readable (or at least tolerable) output?

If it makes it easier, constraints can be put on the hue, saturation or brightness of the backgrounds and/or the text color, as necessary.

Motivation: Although there may be other uses of this, my motivation is from a user's point of view. I prefer to use dark themes both on my OS and my browser, but many applications and websites set only either the background or the text color, while at the same time doesn't bother with setting the other one. The default theme in my OS and browser is dark text on light backround and that's what most applications expect. I would like to select a color that is acceptable when an application is not respecting my themes.


texts: What is the standard proportion of a font's descent?

texts: Is there a standard descent that fonts use as a proportion of their font height?  It seems like their is as if you use multiple common fonts in the same sentence, all of their baselines appear to align.


texts: What typeface does Pentagram use for the Sundance Institute brand?

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Total beginner here. What typeface does Pentagram use for the Sundance Institute? Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks.


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I'm using Photoshop CS6.

As I make a selection and cut it (copy and delete) I would then like to paste it in the exact same position but on another layer. As I use the "paste in same position" command, a little gap is left.

This ALWAYS happened since I use Photoshop (CS4, CS5 or CS6).

How can I prevent this? Thanks!


texts: What is the line resolution in the pond in A. Dürer's St Eustace engraving?

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Concerning hand engraving, I was reading that:

  Modern professional engravers can engrave with a resolution of up to
  40 lines per mm in high grade work creating game scenes and
  scrollwork.

So I was looking at this detail from Albrecht Dürer's St Eustace (1501):

...wondering if the lines in the pond are close to that 0,025mm?

How can I figure out the resolution of the lines in an engraving on traditional medium?1

1. Or does the answer lie in figuring out what is the smallest line which can be "drawn" with a technique/medium (engraving, woodcut/linocut, brush, ink, pen)? Or need I study every tool/material per se to figure that out i.e. for instance another tool than a burin can be used for engraving finer details from what I understand etc. Is the size of a line a factor of the the tool used or the medium or both? Comparing line properties in different techniques is what motivates this Q.


texts: batch clipping of solid-color top/bottom stripes in photoshop

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I have a set of 1000 maps with differing height/width ratio which I export to a fixed frames of 16000x11000 pixels.
As a result, the new images have stripes of differing width at the top and the bottom. I can color those strips any way I want.
What I need is to resize the image so that the stripes are removed.
From:

To:

I can do it one by one by hand, but that's a long process, and if done precise to the pixel even longer, so I thought that might be automated somehow.


texts: What's the alternative of using Cmd+\ in InDesign to align text?

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My co-worker is the one who taught me this short key in InDesign. It's very useful to align content for a much cleaner look, but it can only be used if the content is in the same paragraph or separated by using a soft break.
I've attached an image of text with and without use of the quick key. It's impossible to find, considering I don't know the name of the action.


texts: Is there a way (or working plugin) that will select all Slices and export them from Sketch?

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So I've been working on mobile projects lately and I'm using InVision and Hype3. An issue I keep running into is having to export updated Assets (tab bar, action bar, icons, etc) and there is no way that I've found (which works) to select all Slices and export them.

I can do this manually though in many cases I'm nesting slices so that I can export group content only without a background (shadows/material). Obviously time consuming, and I'm curious if anyone has any solutions?


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I'm working on a couple of maps for a 3D mesh. I need to expand the edges of an image in a way the image data itself is replicated as well.

Example:

(Image courtesy of this post)

I had some success using the Content-Aware Fill, but it's not perfect because it's way too smart. The edge pixels aren't replicated, they're sort of smoothly blended together and end looking lighter than the edge. They need to be of the same color of the edge.

How can I achieve a closer result to the top image in Photoshop?


texts: How to draw 3 overlapping circles with different colors?

texts: Is there a free software to draw following in ubuntu? How to color the overlap zone? I am not able to figure this out in GIMP.


texts: Fit non-transparent part of an image in photoshop

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I have a bunch of images that I want to re-size to make icons with.

I have found these images on Google and they are all 512*512 images but the spacing between the actual image (the non transparent part of the image) and the border of the image is not the same for every one of those images.

The thing is that I want to make all of them fit into 70% of the image, while excluding the transparent pixels and allowing semi-transparent pixels (the image shadow) to exceed this 70% limit.

I have tried to trim the image and then re-size it but I don't get the result that I want because the shadow is either truncated or it is included inside of the 75% perimeter.

Here is an image which explains the issue :

Could you please tell me how to proceed ?


texts: Name this ultra-bold geometric display font with triangular letter shapes (W and F)

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Can anybody tell what is the name of this font?

I checked in WhatTheFont but it didn't show any results.


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I seem to have an odd issue with GIMP. Since two days, if I try to pick a color with the color picker, GIMP returns a wrong (and seemingly arbitrary) color. The color selection tool already looks broken:

If I now try to select the dark blue in the center of the image, the color it selects is completely wrong:

I have tried reinstalling GIMP, to little avail. I made sure the image is in RGB, and I reset the color management preferences. Any idea what causes the issue, and how to fix it? I am using GIMP 2.10.8 on Windows 10.

Edit: As requested, an image of the color picker tool options:


texts: How would you achieve the color of the pattern?

texts: I have the stock image of paisley floral but I am trying to achieve this color of the pattern:


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I am trying to understand the principle behind making this effect:

I normally work in Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop and but I am falling short of making anything like this.

I'd like to be able to make similar vector designs with different variations.

Any help on how to make it and suggestions to other programs, if needed, is super welcome.

Thanks!


texts: Find and locate text in a hidden Illustrator layer

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I am working with a AI document that has over 200 layers with country names.
All the layers are hidden and locked (because each layer contains overlapping elements with the others, so it's better not to have them visible at the same time).

When I go in Edit > Find and Replace and type a country name, for example Finland, Illustrator behaves as if it found something (Find next, Replace, Replace and Find and Replace all become active), but I still do not know which layer the country is in.
Nothing changes in the layers panel.

Is there an easy and quick way to find this layer?


texts: I need an adjustment layer which will invert in the same way as when you select some text in a text layer

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so there are some idiosyncrasies with the method they use to invert that part of the image which I can't figure out.
It could be that they just invert the luminosity but I don't know how i would do that in a dynamic way.


texts: Mass-remove Bezier Curves in Illustrator

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Is there a way in Adobe Illustrator to delete all the Bezier curve handles at once from a path?

I created a pattern brush which consists just of a geometric path (without any bezier curve, just straight lines). After I used that pattern brush on a circle, Illustrator created bezier curves to fit the pattern around the circle. I would like to get rid just of the bezier handles all at once, so it leaves me with the path around the circle with just straight lines again.

I can and will of course do it by hand, but I wonder if there is a way to automate that "clean up" process and get rid of all of them at once?


texts: Why are all my colors dull in Illustrator CS6?

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I just installed Creative Suite 6 on my computer. I was working on some artwork for a client in Illustrator and having a hard time getting the right colors. I noticed they were all very dull. So I did some testing, and sure enough, Illustrator is not displaying my colors correctly. The screenshot below shows the color that I picked (bright neon green) and the square to the right is how it is displaying. I tried the same thing in Photoshop and it works just fine.

What's going on here? I never experienced anything like this in CS3. Is there some sort of setup that I need to do with my colors?

Thanks.

Screenshot:


texts: How to set up a font style guide for any font?

texts: I am working on a mobile app UI design in Adobe XD. Before starting the design I would like to setup a font style guide. What I have achieved so far is in the attached image. I am using a typeface named Gilroy. I wonder what is the best way to setup a font style guide for your design, using any font other than those fonts used in the ios/android design guidelines. I would like to know the step by step process for creating a font style guide when you start your UI design.


texts: Can I remove colors applied to a topographical map?

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For a project involving a client-supplied map (clip below) I need to be able to turn colored layers on and off.  The client, however, supplied a flat image and vector outlines for the color regions, apparently all they can find.  This is not the same as a layered image of course.

Is there some way I could remove the colors (and glow effects at boundaries) shown below while preserving the topography, and then reapply them using the vectors?  Or do I need to go back to the client and ask them to keep digging for assets?

Thank you.


texts: Photoshop: the easiest option to have blue and white instead of black and white effect in an image?

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I am looking for the easiest and quickest option to apply blue and white (or green and white) to an image.

Basically, I would like to have a shade of another color instead of gray scale in black and white effect.


texts: Make a non raster drop shadow (adobe illustrator)

texts: I know how to make a drop shadow from the effects panel but it is not useful for what i am trying to do. so i was wondering if anybody knew of an alternative to making drop shadows like this?


texts: What governs the order of linked text frames in Scribus?

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I'm in the process of laying a document out using Scribus, and I've noticed an odd behaviour - I'm using a two-page spread and the text on the right-side pages flows from the rightmost text frame first into the left frame.
This is weird, and I'd like to know how to change the behaviour so that the text frames flow in a more sensible order. I'd also understand what's driving this behaviour so I can adjust my workflow to avoid the problem in the future.
How does Scribus decide what order to apply to the frames when flowing text?


texts: Is there a convenient way to create these shape "confetti" effects?

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So this is a super popular style I've seen recently, with geometric shapes/icons evenly spread out throughout the canvas to create an almost "confetti" effect. I was wondering if there's any "industry standard" way of doing this, or like a plugin or something that allows users to select multiple shapes and then have them coped and spaced evenly throughout the artboard?

At the moment, the only way I know how to do this is to manually spread them around, but this often yields results that aren't quite even, and there's an imbalance of various icons and colors. Any tips? Thanks!


texts: PDF has white background when exported from Illustrator

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I'm saving an Illustrator CS6 file as a PDF. The file has a transparent background, however when exported as a PDF and dropped into InDesign the file has a white background.

I've tried saving the file as different types of PDF but nothing has worked.

This is a recent problem that I've not had an issue with until the past two weeks.

Can anyone give any suggestions?


texts: How can I generate multiple recolored versions of the same image?

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Here's the scenario that I'm dealing with:

I have a sticker which I would like to have colored into multiple colors, however, instead of saving each possible (usable) color, I would like to be able to insert the colors that I would want, along with typical or common colors any paint program palette.

Is there a script that I could run, plugin that I could use, or way in which I can generate differently colored clones of the photo?


texts: How to choose the right color shades/tints for branding? - Part 2

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I sincerely apologise for the duplicate question. I'm not sure how to add to the discussion on the original, and I don't have enough reputation to leave comments.

Here is the original question:
How to choose the right color shades/tints for branding?

The favourite answer says that tints and shades maintain the same hue value as the base colour. The problem is Material Design tints and shades don't do that, and I would take a guess that they are using the HSL model for their S/B levels:

There is quite a big difference and the Material Design colors have a much more pleasant range.

I want to gain a deeper understanding of just exactly the process they have to get these results? I presume they must have some kind of tooling to achieve the correct perceived color.


texts: In Acrobat 11 where is the PDF settings panel for PDF Optimizer?

texts: Acrobat 11 is much different than Acrobat 9 but I was wondering where is the panel for PDF compression settings.  In Acrobat 9 you could go to Advanced -> PDF Optimizer:


texts: Illustrator - points are turned into squares?

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I have created the plot below using R and exported the figure as a PDF-file.
I would like to add additional elements to the plot, and I typically use Illustrator 2020 for such jobs.

However, when I open the PDF-file in Illustrator the points (the cirles) are turned into small squares with a cross inside (I have enlarged on point so it is easier to see). If I make the plot in R with squares instead I do not have the problem.

Does anyone know how to fix it?
The PDF-fil can be downloaded here: https://github.com/PDRohde/illustrator_problem
Cheers
Palle


texts: How to save an Illustrator document at a specific PPI and pixel size

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In Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 I have designed an illustration with the instructed dimension of 300 × 400 pixels, but I have also been instructed to use 96 PPI instead of 72 PPI for web publishing of this illustration. NOTE:- The company who will publish this illustration on web asked me to send the PNG in 96ppi instead of 72ppi.

I don't see how to set a custom PPI while creating a new document. However, I can change the PPI from document setup after opening the document.

But, saving the PNG at 96 PPI increases the dimension from 300 × 400 pixels to 533 × 400 pixels and saving for web downgrades the PPI from 96 to 72.

I have to submit the final PNG illustration at 96 PPI and dimension 300 × 400 pixels. How can I do this?


texts: Do different drop shadow effects have to stay the same on copies of the original layer?

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I am making a duplicate of a layer which has layer style effects (drop shadow). Next, I'm changing the angle of the drop shadow on that new layer. However, when I do that, the angle changes on the original layer as well. How can I change the copies' angle to my liking, without affecting the original layer's drop shadow angle?

I have tried copy/pasting the layer, making a duplicate, going with CTRL+J, creating a completely unrelated layer (shape, importing from another document, etc) and it was always the same, as if the drop shadow angle was a global setting.

I know that I could rasterize the original layer, and then change what I need on the copy, but I'd rather keep it as it is.

I'm using Adobe Photoshop CS 6.


texts: Remove the blank space around the .svg image using Inkscape

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Is it possible to remove the blank space around the .svg image using Inkscape?

For example, here is the image I have:

Here is what it looks like when I use it in css:

As you can see I am having that blank space around the image.

Thank you.


texts: Drawing text on an image background that has dark and bright parts

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Often, I want to write text over a background image. If the background image is bright, I use a dark color for the text, and vice versa. But, often the image has both dark and bright parts. So a dark text is unreadable on the dark parts, and a bright text is unreadable on the bright parts.

I currently use one of several solutions, all of them are imperfect:

Brighten the image and use a dark font, or darken the image and use a white font; the problem is that it reduces the beauty of the background image.
Use grey text (as in this question: Is there a single text color that is acceptable on both dark and light background? ). But grey text often looks unappealing, and is still only barely readable.
Use dark text, and try to position it on the bright spots of the image (or vice versa). This takes a lot of time because it requires me to position each word separately.

Are there better solutions to this problem?

In particular: is there an automatic tool that takes an image and a text, and positions the text only on the dark/bright parts of the image?


texts: How to beautifully incorporate tables in texts/documents

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From time to time I have to write a small report and usually I end up having to present data in a table. Everytime I end up thinking that a table is an ugly looking rectangular box I wish I could leave out.

I don't have any degree in design, but I would like to know how I can make my tables look more smooth and blend better into the document. This has nothing to do with using HTML tables for layout. It is the aesthetically appearance of tables in text.

I know its subjective, but if you have seen or created a set of tables in a document somewhere, which you think looks good, it could be nice to see them and maybe get some inspiration from there.


texts: How to find out whether an Illustrator file or object has been copied from somewhere else

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I have received an Illustrator file, as an entry for a competition that I had organised, but I seriously doubt the illustration is completely original and suspect that parts of it are copied from other sources.

I need to be sure of it. How do I find out?


texts: Remove the Numbers from file name when using Photoshop : File > Layers to Files

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Ive got a PSD with multiple files that need to be exported all at the same size and quality for a presentation.

For this i have each image on its own layer and use File > Layers to Files I pre name the layers a descritive name and use the prefix section of the layers to files window to add in the project name.

So i end up with a filename like this : PROJECT NAME - _0001_LAYERNAME.jpg

Is there a way i can get it to not output the layer number eg. 0001


texts: Export PNG image in Sketch, looks poor quality

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I'm using Sketch 51 on a macOS High Sierra. The Instagram icon looks great in Sketch but when I export as PNG it loses a lot of quality.

To the right we can see the icon in Sketch with zoom in good quality, and to the left we can see the image once exported.

I export the image with these options:
- First I create an Artboard and adjust it to the image
- Icon size is 45x45
- I export the artboard and choose PNG


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I want to scan an A3 BW 300 DPI fashion illustration line drawing to eventually render in Photoshop. However I want to draw the head 3 x larger using the same pen thickness to enable more fine detail.

I will therefore have 2 drawings at different scales that I want to scan and eventually merge into 1 in PS.

When I scan the head do I use 100 DPI so the line thickness matches the body @ 300 DPI?


texts: Make the text center of its frame (above, below, left, right) in Photoshop

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i have searched all the web but nothing change. They usually show text center in picture not its frame. The frame of text i use to with other layer. Like my demo.

I would make the text center of its frame both horizontal and vertical. So how can I do it?


texts: Is it okay to use people's Creative Commons licensed flickr photos?

texts: I need some photos of people for a design, is it acceptable to use Creative Commons licensed photos from sites like flickr of real people? Or is it not acceptable because they didn’t agree, even though they licensed the photos under CC?


texts: Photoshop CS5 actions resizing watermark suddenly not working correctly on Windows 7

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I have tried to make a Photoshop action of placing a watermark into some photos, without any coding, simply by recording the action. I have done this before and it worked, but I recently and suddenly, I got the "____ action could not be completed" so I deleted the action and made it again. Now it doesn't work.

The watermark consists of some text that goes along the bottom edge of the image and around the bottom right hand corner and up the right side, like a border around the bottom right hand corner. The background is transparent.

I wanted to add a watermark to images, and my actions consisted of:

Placing either a photoshop file or a PNG version of the watermark
into a file to be watermarked already open in Photoshop
Watermark file is currently under 'transform' tool, so I press Enter to place the file. This is recorded as 'place'
I move the file so it is in the correct location (aligned with bottom right hand corner) but this move action is not recorded. It
used to be when I recorded a watermark action for a different
watermark (that watermark file is the same as the current one, just
a few letters different, and also no coding).
Then I press Control + T and the watermark is in transform mode, and I resize it. This resizing is also not recorded.
I press Enter to accept the new resized and moved watermark. This is recorded as "move to new layer".

The final result when I use that action is that the watermark is placed but not resized or relocated. This results in the watermark being so big, it falls off the canvas, and because the background of the watermark is transparent, absolutely  nothing shows up in the image I wanted to watermark.

Here are the expanded recorded actions:

Here are the results after I play the action in Photoshop, notice the outline of the watermark file:

In this screenshot, I have manually moved the watermark file to an area within the canvas so you can see the relative size of the watermark

Edit:
I followed the suggestions made by Design Phoenix in the comments section and did it this way:
1) Place and embed the image, 2) resized it using 'transform' Control + T, 3) accepted it (pressing Enter) then moved it. (ie rather than placing image, resizing and moving then embeding it all at once) but it still makes absolutely no difference. Here is a screenshot after I made the action separately, you can see the steps in the action and the outline of the watermark. I resized AND moved it a lot despite it saying 1cm, I made it a lot smaller, at least 1/3 of the original size and moved it to the bottom right hand corner but it obviously does not register it that way. It used to work but now suddenly doesn't and I don't know what went wrong.


texts: How do I make a hanging indent on right-aligned text in InDesign?

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I am formatting a Hebrew bible in InDesign for my class, but I'm having trouble with making indents in a way that I can apply it to the entire copy.

It currently looks like this:

But I want it to look like this:

Is there anyway (1) to do this easily and (2) apply it to every line in the book?  There are over 600 pages and I'd like to avoid doing it manually, if possible.  I've looked into a number of articles explaining tabs and indents, but I can't seem to find anything relating to something like this.

Thanks.


texts: Why does illustrator keep grouping my paths when i want to merge them into one?

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No matter what I do, when I select two paths in the layer window, and i use pathfinder to either unite them or merge them, they always turn into a group containing the same 2 paths i tried to merge. But want I want to to merge them into one path.
Why is it not working for me?


texts: How can I cut and replaced on illustrator

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this is not the actual picture but lets say that girl was vectorized in illustrator. I want to know how can I cut 1 piece of puzzle in vectorized picture and place it somewhere using illustrator, as I did this sample photo on photoshop.
I knew its possible, its just thing that I am bit beginner on Illustrator.

note to admin/mod: please correct my english if there's an error, thanks.


texts: How to convert Pixels to cm's while resizing and retaining aspect ratio of a fixed value in Illustartor CS5

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My objective is to create a shape which is exactly 5cm in width and 4cm in height.

I start off with a Artboard which is 1000px wide by 1000px in height. I do my drawings in such a way that there is a 5px gab from top, bottom, left and right.

So my drawing is actually 990px wide (1000 - (5+5))X 990px Height (1000 - (5+5)).

Finalizing the drawing, I see that there is some space at the bottom which is empty. So I resize the artboard to 830px in height.

Now my Artboard is 1000px wide and 830px in height while my drawing is 990px wide and 820px in height with 5px on each side (top, bottom, left, right). The drawings is centred both horizontal and vertically relative to the Artboard. All shapes in the drawings are given sizes as per the size of the drawing.

(Hope I am making sense). Now I copy the drawing (Not the Artboard & and not by using place or import, but copy & paste) to a new document, change the UNITS from pixels to cm, and resize the drawing to a width of 5cm while Locking the aspect ratio in the Tranform Panel.

I get the final drawing with the dimensions of 5cm in width and 4.124cm in height. (Thank you for bearing with me for so long).

My question is, what pixels I start with in the first place (Not perefered to do like that) OR resize the Artboard later (Perefered) in such a manner that:

There is always 5px gap from top, bottom, left and right between the drawing and artboard.
On resizing the drawing, the aspect ratio is always maintained of value 1:1. For example if it is 5cm in width, resizing it will result in 4cm in height, or if it is 2cm in width, it will have a height of 1cm when resized.

I could offcouse disslect the "maintain/lock aspect ratio" in the Transform Panel and than change the height to 4cm. But that messes up the drawing.

Thanks in advance.

(Have setup 300 resoultion)


texts: Are there any tool to preview colors across devices?

texts: Just wondering if anyone knows of an app or website that will approximate how images commonly appear on mac, pc, android or iPhone. Kind of like a proof setup view in Photoshop but for more color spaces and all at the same time.


texts: exporting layers to files and applying the background image to all layers

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I have a file with about 80 layers that I want to export to png's. That bit I know how to do but what I'm stuck with is how to include the background layer with every layer being exported? Each layer is on a transparent background but I want them all to have a logo which I only have on the base layer. Am I making sense? Any help appreciated!

Thanks


texts: What are these elegant fonts from an old French adress

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What are the two font used in the picture below? I think these are two fonts. I tried WhatTheFont and Identifont sites.

The image came from my customer. He found the image on http://www.123rf.com/.  He likes the font for his Business card.


texts: What is the difference between an Enhanced and an Extended Adobe Stock Image License?

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I'd like to use an image from Adobe Stock on a product label for a client who wants unlimited use of the image in print (on his product). I looked at the licensing info on Adobe's website - and it says that a Standard License only covers up to 500,000 prints. There is also an Enhanced License and an Extended License, but I can't figure out the difference, and which I'd need to purchase!

Does anyone have any experience with this?


texts: How do I get rid off small lines that appear between paths in my logo?

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As you can see on the image there are multiple small lines where the different paths meet in my logo. I asked this question: Unable to draw logo with correct strokes and shadow

And I have tried both the transformation and doing the "Expand apperance", "Expand" and then merge. However it leaves me with the lines in the final exported EPS and also on the result. The last method with expanding also removes the gradient when I merge. I have no clue why it does that.

How can I remove these lines? Why are they there?

Edit:

It seems like it is the white stroke that does this nonsense. How to fix? I have just added a black rectangle to show the white line.


texts: How to remove an inner section from a path bounded section?

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I  have the following image in Illustrator:

Inside the wheel I want to put a white hole. How? Wheel is bounded by path.


texts: How to match brightness between two different images using GIMP (Mac OSX)?

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I took two pictures with my iPhone, one during the day and one at night. How do I make it such that the two images look like they were taken at the same time of day?

Is there a compare two images feature? Or do I need to match some value(s) on each image?


texts: Determine whether photo was edited or not

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I'm trying to figure out the genuineness of a picture showing a ladies t-shirt at a web store --whether the color choices are actually different photos or if one photo was taken & the rest of the pictures (with the different colors ) achieved through image editing.

The model is posed so exactly the same in all the pictures that it defies the possibility of it being many photos, I think. I don't know image editing so am hoping you have patience with me. Is it obvious what was done? Is it image editing that changed the color? If yes, how? Is the exact shade matched using the editing tool or maybe a photo of the article is taken & the color transported to the original photo?

The url is:
http://www.rosegal.com/t-shirts/stylish-lace-spliced-hem-long-200055.html

Thanks! - I would like to know for more reasons than one. I'm thinking of buying, but also would like to know for my own information how this kind of thing is done!


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I am a computer scientist currently working on his master thesis. For this purpose i developed an application which is able to produce infographic resumes. But currently im struggling to find proper scientific papers to back some of my statements up. I know there are a lot of books out there praising the advantages of infographics and infographics in resumes. But in my opinion those references aren't strong enough. So my question is the following:

Does anybody know of any scientific evidence in the form of papers/articles or other sources  that verifies the advantages of
infographics in resumes or data visualisations in general?

This is probably not one of those questions usually asked here, but since most of you guys have a lot of experience in the field of graphic design i wanted to give it a shot anyway.


texts: Is it possible to convert the shadow of a element to a path and then flatten it in sketch 3?


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I want to set the brush to transfer, I tried more than 100 times but nothing. This image shows what I want:

Is it because I don't have a tablet that this function doesn't want to work?