texts: SVG image not displaying CSS base-64 data URL encoded fonts in Illustrator

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I'm dynamically generating an SVG that includes text and a font using an embedded base-64 font-face with this method: How do I embed Google Web Fonts into an SVG?

<defs>
    <style>
        @font-face {
            font-family: 'My Font';
            src: url(data:application/font-woff;charset=utf-8;base64,...) format('woff2');
            font-weight: normal;
            font-style: normal;
        }
        text {
            font-family: 'My Font', 'Arial', sans-serif;
        }
    </style>
</defs>
<text>Hello World</text>

(Where ... is the long base-64 encoded string.)

When I download the file and open it in my browser (Chrome), I see the text in the correct font, but when I open the file in Adobe Illustrator (CS5), the font is not shown. Instead I see some text in Arial, the fallback font. Is Illustrator picky about some SVG formatting? Does it not know how to parse base-64 data URLs?


texts: How can I create a tile-able version of this background?

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This question has 2 parts:

How can I create the background of this image in Photoshop?
How can I make it tile-able?

By the way, are there any sites that show off tile-able backgrounds that have a "concrete" type look, or something similar to the image above?


texts: Inkscape: "Auto-complete" path from an already existing segment

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I want to auto-complete an object that is bordering another already-complete objects. These are the two objects I want to manipulate:

If I move the two objects apart, it looks like this:

I want to be able to auto-complete the second object into a regular shape so that it looks like this (Really rough sketch) and uses the paths in my other object to complete the border:


texts: I'm looking to crate a custom font. The font has 2 colours - a coloured fill and a different coloured hard edge shadow. Is this possible and how?


texts: GIMP: Paint a selection and maintain various levels of opacity

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I'm trying to recolor a png file using GIMP.

The image I want to recolor is a solid color, but the edges are feathered with varying degrees of opacity to make the final image look smoother.

is there a way to recolor the object and maintain the varying levels of opacity without going through recoloring pixel by pixel?

(I also have the file in .psd format as well)


texts: Recommended tools for graphic designers working with WPF

texts: What are some good applications and tools that graphic designers can use to work with WPF interfaces?


texts: Is there an automated way to remove cropped regions of embedded images in order to optimize the size of an Inkscape SVG file?

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I am preparing some figures for a scientific publication using Inkscape. These figures are SVGs containing embedded bitmap images that are quite large, but only a small rectangular clipped region of each image is actually displayed. An example image is shown below (the SVG itself is available here):

These images will ultimately be embedded into a PDF document. In order to keep the document file size reasonably small, I'm looking for a way to reduce the overall file size by "throwing out" pixels that fall outside of the clipping rectangles.

I could do this by manually cropping each image in an external editor, then re-importing it into the SVG, repositioning it, scaling it etc. to match the current clip box. This is quite tedious, though. I'd ideally like to be able to convert quickly and easily between a "working copy", where I can edit the clipping rectangles, and an "optimized copy" that only contains the pixels that I actually want to display.

Is there an automated way to do this using Inkscape or some other tool? I'd also be interested in any potential solutions that operate on PDF or EPS files.


texts: Does anyone know a good pixel font 7px tall?

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I'm looking for a pixel font which I'll use later on to convert/use on an lcd type of display and the maximum height is 7px.

I've started by checking out dafont's bitmap fonts, but it takes quite a while to test all of them. I've played with a few and I'm surprised to see only a few work well when set to a small size (7px max height). I was hoping someone might have had a chance to play with more and recommend them.

In the meantime I've started designing mine, just a few characters for a quick test/demo, but I wouldn't want to reinvent the wheel when it's not needed.


texts: How do I use the pen tool to draw an open line?

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In Photoshop, how does one create the below single-line zig zag effect, per the instructions? Every time I have completed a work path, it will join one end to the other, so the stroke I apply after making it into a selection will always be of a looped shape. (N.B. The grey line above the jagged one is the bottom edge of a rectangle that was created in the previous step. The zig zag line appears to be on its own)

Thanks very much for any help.


texts: Can't change art brush stroke color in Illustrator

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I have created an art brush from a paint brush stroke and am unable to change the stroke color of an element with the brush applied. The color settings of the document are set to RGB. The Colorization setting of the brush has been set to "Tints"(I've tried changing it to "Tints and Shades") as well, but nothing works. Attached are the screenshots of the brush settings and the stroke color.
Thanks.


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I'm designing a flyer, but having trouble fully understanding the concept of bleed. I've read countless articles on the subject, and have setup a 3mm bleed which my background extends into while my text does not.

However, what I'm unsure about is whether it is a definite thing that the bleed will be trimmed during the printing process, or whether this is just a safety measure against mistakes by the printer?

If the bleed will most definitely be trimmed, then while all my text will fit on the page, it doesn't leave a whole lot of breathing room between the text and the new edges of the flyers, so the implication is that the body text of my flyer (currently Open Sans at 14 pts) will have to be made smaller and brought in a little.

Currently my closest text to the edge is about 8mm away from the bleed line.


texts: How do I prevent the Arc effect to be undone after I ungroup the objects I used it on?

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I grouped a bunch of little things together and arced it, and it looked fine. I later tried to modify a single one of my objects and it didn't work without modifying everything, so I ungrouped them.
After I ungrouped everything, the arc disappeared.
How do I make this not happen?

I can rasterize it and it'll become one object, but I don't want that.

I tried using flatten transparency and the outlines actually go on the arced object now, which is cool, but I can't modify one individual object without modifying the whole thing.


texts: Will this color become MUD when printed?

texts: I am preparing a booklet for print in InDesign. I have a solid Orange Pantone 804C Neon fluorescent color in the back, and I want to overprint a 100% process black on top (a logo) to achieve rich black. Now, I know it's a common technique when printed over any other solid pantone or process color, but how about over an orange fluorescent neon? Will this effect be nice or will it become mud?


texts: Can I change the default Gimp transparent background to white?

texts: I'm using Gimp 2. The default grid-style transparent background makes it incredibly difficult to get a sense of what the image will actually look like, when I finally display it over a background. Is there a way I can make the transparent background display as something other than the default grid, for example as a simple white background?


texts: What is a suitable visual indicator for an anchor in UI?

texts: Anchors are links on websites that when clicked will take the user to another part of a screen. We know that buttons and link indicators take users to other pages or makes certain actions happen. But what would be the most suitable visual indicator to tell the user that this is an anchor?


texts: How do I decide how many columns to use in my grid?

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I'm trying to create a UI design for my 1024x768 screen.

I know there's a grid system out there. I've read about the benefits, etc. I understand, I think from a fundamental level, why I need to use them.  But I'm so confused about how to create my own grid for my designs.  How, for example, do I decide how many columns to use?  Is there some way to take a look at a wireframe prototype and immediately be able to assess how many columns I'd need to use?  I'm essentially taking wireframes and "skinning" them out in Illustrator.

The other thing I've noticed is that sites that talk about grids sometimes show examples that confuse me a bit.  For example, I've noticed that a site will have 12 columns, but some of the boxes that align to the left side of this column have an overflow on the other side--meaning they don't fit into the column perfectly.

Can anybody help me decipher grids?  I've looked through other threads, but it still answering my questions as to HOW you step-by-step set up a grid to fit your design.


texts: Why is this happening to my text / picture?

texts:
I have just opened a blank document in adobe illustrator, added this picture and text yet I am getting random triangles / lines through it when I move it around...

there are no hidden shapes etc, this is a new document.


texts: How to replace spectrum view in color panel with color picker?

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I am new to Illustrator. I am just finding this color panel really hard to use. How do you pick a gray color from that spectrum.
Before Illustrator, I used Coreldraw a lot, where there is no spectrum but easy to use color well (or color picker!) in which you can easily choose colors. I just hate the spectrum view, is there any way to replace it with color picker?


texts: How to edit an animated gif in gimp to include transparency?

texts: I have an ajax spinner which unfortunately has a white background in the corners. I want to remove the white and make it transparent using GIMP. How can I go about doing that? I tried opening it in GIMP and changing all the pixels to red to target but that changed the whole image when I made red transparent, and also it didn't seem to perpetuate through the sequence.


texts: Creating a clock using the rotation tool (with rounded rectangles)

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I have managed to create a circle with 12 boxes inside which worked fine. I came to create another but with rounded corners and they don't line up. How would I fix this? I used the rotation tool and put 30 for angle and then duplicated it around. I somehow I need to account for the rounded corners.
360 / 12 = 30


texts: How to create warped ripple/wave effect?

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I'n trying to recreate an effect similar to the background of this post on Dribbble:

I don't even really know what to call this effect, but it reminds me of the Twilight Zone and old black and white sci-fi. I know how to warp lines, but not sure how to get the random width variation, etc.

Bonus points for describing how to create this effect generatively in code (using something like p5.js or Processing).


texts: How to maintain lighting/shadows while making object transparent in GIMP?

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Essentially I'm trying to make another background, beneath this image, become the colour of the object. The object/phone is red, the under-background is a linear gradient of colour and I'm trying to have that linear-gradient of colour come through instead of the red.
All the while maintaining the lighting/shadows of the object. None of the solutions I've attempted have seemed even close to correct. Could luminousity masks have something to do with a solution?


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I'm using CS5 Photoshop. When I use the Type Tool and put some text into a picture, as I press ENTER to start a new paragraph within the same block of text it just de-selects the text and doesn't begin a new paragraph. I've been able to press ENTER to go to a new line of text on other computers. Am I missing an option?

Any help would be great!

Thanks.


texts: Photoshop CC 2019 not generating all frames in Video Timeline animation

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I've been experiencing some issues with Photoshop animation lately. When i open the Video Timeline and begin animating (setting keyframes, moving layers, transforming layers, etc.) at 30FPS it only renders around a 3rd of the frames.

Example:

I need to make a animation that is 15 frames long. I animate it how I want and view the preview playback. While looking at the playback I can see that the playhead is moving on all the 15 frames but the subject is only moving every 3rd frame.

Video link to example here: All frames not rendered. - YouTube

What I've tried:

Retting all setting to default.
Reinstalling Photoshop.

This issue wasn't there before and I've been animating for months now without problems...


texts: Is there a way I can export or access my photoshop Custom Shapes Library in illustrator

texts: I've been trying to export my Photoshop CC custom shapes library into Illustrator, all in one, go rather than individually pasting them into Illustrator. I guess similar to loading and saving effects files. Can this be done?


texts: How can I outline (LaTeX) text in Inkscape?

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This is a difficult question to google, as the term "outline" does not mean the same in Inkscape as it does in, e.g., Powerpoint.

However, Powerpoint does not support Latex.

How can I outline a LaTeX word generated with the "Tex Text" extension so that it is clear when placed over an underlying figure?

Here is a picture of what I would I have tried (and a link to the inkscape svg file:


texts: How to warp a group of points in a grid?

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Hi All,

I need some guidance on how to properly warp a group of dots.  I tried using the lower arc tool as well as the upper arc tool but it still need a lot of manual tweaking.

I'm also thinking of group each row and warping them manually but that will be very tedious since we are talking about 100,000 dots.

Another option is to use those cyan lines as guides to plot the dots but those existing dots have their unique layer / class id names.  If I go this route, I'll have to manually name 100,000 layers.

Please advise. Thank you.


texts: How do I use an Adobe Illustrator Die-Cut File as a template in Adobe InDesign?

texts: so my manufacturer was nice enough to give me die-lines in illustrator, but i want to use them as cutmarks/die-lines in InDesign, mainly to keep learning InDesign.  I imagine there's a pretty simple way to do this?  Would love someone to point the way.  Thank you!


texts: Should I design pattern with snap to pixel on or off?

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I am designing a pattern for my company. It will be used on for print on paper, clothes etc AND as a pattern on my web site and other digital media.

I have not much knowledge about designing. Currently I have created the pattern with the "Print" document type and Snap to pixels off. However, when I export it, it does not look sharp.

Should I instead create the pattern with the "Web" document profile and snap to pixels on?

Or, how do you solve this when I need the pattern for both print and digital media? Do you just ignore it? Or do you make it pixel perfect before exporting it in another document?


texts: What is this triangular part of a sidebar menu called?

texts: I've circled it in red. What is the design name of this element?


texts: Is there a Photoshop (CS5) plugin that will make color swatches global?

texts:
I am trying to find a way to make global color changes in a single place.  I found another question that describes this well... Is it possible to have global color swatches or color styles in Photoshop?.  Per the answers to that post/question, Photoshop CS5 does not support "global swatches".  So, my new question is...

Are there any plugins for Photoshop CS5 that enable "global swatch" type functionality or in some other way achieve the objective outlined in the question linked above?


texts: How to apply gradient tool to geometric shapes drawn with pen tool

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I've drawn a geometric lion that I would like to apply a gold gradient to so that it fades from front to back, like the gazelle below.

However, whenever I use the gradient color on the lion, drawn using the pen tool, the below gradient happens.

I would assume it's because of how I drew the lion with the pen, but I have no idea how to fix it.


texts: What should be the relation between margin and padding?

texts: In grid-based layouts, should there be any relation between margins (the distance between elements) and padding (the distance between an element content to its edges)?


texts: GIMP How do i make 2 different colors the same

texts: i Want to remove the black parts w/o removing the the dirt/realistic parts on the armor, if i remove the black parts so that the armor looks yellow and recolor it wont be the same, it will look 'cartonish'


texts: inkscape: creating objects for subtitles file

texts:
So I was using assdraw to create objects to overlay as subtitles in a subfile. The process is you create the vectors and then you copy the displayed equation and paste it into a sub program like aegisubs.

I was wondering If I could do the same process using inkscape instead of assdraw? Is there a way to access/copy the equation of an object I make so I can copy that into aegisubs?


texts: I have a quick question. In a pdf file (with 21 pages) in top of each of them is the same image. I want to replace it with another image (just like you do with text 'find and replace') Is there any option?


texts: How to get previous paragraph text to wrap around an anchored object?

texts:
Here's my problem illustrated with two screenshots.

In the first screenshot the "ideal" scenario, you can see the anchor position (the ¥ between the two paragraphs) of the image, and when positioned to the top corner of the anchor the "wrap text around object" works. The x-offset is just to show that the text does indeed wrap around the image on both sides.

In this second screenshot the anchor position corner is picked so that the image will protrude into the paragraph that precedes the anchor position, and for some reason the text in that paragraph does not respect the text wrap of the image.

Why is that and how can I avoid this from happening?

P.S. I wouldn't on purpose choose to place the anchor position this way, but the anchor option "Keep within Top/Bottom column boundaries" is what actually makes this happen even when positioning the image as per screenshot 1, so I'm looking for way to solve this issue of failing to wrap in previous paragraph in a more general sense.


texts: How do I get the height and width and spacing for all layers elements in adobe photoshop?

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I am creating a web page base on adobe photoshop file.  There are tons of images that vary in dimensions and spacing.  Is there a way to view the dimensions of each element in px or em?  Is there a way to view the spacing between elements in px or em?

Here is an example from Google Sketchup, but of course I want do this in Photoshop.  I'm assuming that it must have this feature and that I'm just missing something.


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I got a lot of unique images, so my goal is distribute all that images randomly and apply randomly scale and rotation transformations.

Like these

So which is the best way to achieve these ? I use gimp and inkscape but if you know a way using another editor like AI o PS i would like to hear it


texts: How to generate a 'cartoon' profile picture

texts:
I'm searching for a generator or method which is used to create the cartoon style profile pictures sometimes seen on GitHub. The effect I want generates a new picture (which looks drawn or painted by the computer) from the original profile picture.

Here is an example of what I want to recreate:


texts: When you export from Adobe Illustrator cs4, is it done as png-24?

texts: In Adobe Illustrator CS4, when I do Save for Web & Devices I get to choose explicitly that I want png-24. But when I export I do not get asked it, is this because it is the default? I need it to make android phone icon buttons. They ask for png-24. I use the export because it will save each artboard automatically and in the Save for... option I have to go through each artboard manually which is time consuming.


texts: Which color to use if no gender is selected in my mobile app?

texts: I create a name chooser mobile app. I'm going to change the app theme to blue if boy names are filtered, pink if girl names are filtered. What color to use if no gender is filtered? (boy and girl names are shown at the same time) Please help because I have no idea! :)


texts: Interior of Johannes Itten's color sphere?

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Johannes Itten's color sphere is described here. The description includes an English translation. Here is one of his drawings:

For reference, here is a vertical cross section of Albert H. Munsell's color sphere:

And here is a vertical cross section of Phillip Otto Runge's color sphere:

Itten did not draw the inside of the sphere in mathematical detail. I am interested in what an interior vertical cross section might look like. How do you think Itten's sphere might have been structure internally? There are some odd sketches at the top-left, top-right and bottom-right of his drawing, but the precise mathematics is ambiguous.

Thanks!


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I am trying to reproduce this hard transition of colors with the gradient tool.

I had this  gradient:

And what I need  was  hard transition between of the colors like here -

What is the trick to achieve this hard stop?


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I have an image that is: 24 x 11 pixels.
In photoshop I have saved it as optimised for the web as .png

The size of the image is 1.05kb
Is this normal? Is there any way to reduce this size as it seems high?

The reason is I want to be able to layer lots of these on top of
each other and I am trying to cut down on the size.
What would the best way to get around this problem be?


texts: Inserting a new column in InDesign changes the paragraph style by adding a + to the name. Why?

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When I add a new column to a table in InDesign CS6 and I click into a new created cell it has a + in the style name. When I hover over the style it shows: "Overrides(alt+click to clear): (align: flush left)".

This means that the new cell is aligned left instead of maintaining the original style, which is center aligned. Why is this happening and how can I fix it?

thanks (:


texts: Opacity Mask With Multiple Images (Illustrator CS5)

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I am trying to do an opacity mask and it is driving me crazy.

Bascially I have a layer of ice. It's four different pictures of ice overlapping each other so it looks like a whole bunch of ice. I want to have it fade in from both sides (left and right) until it is completely opaque in the middle.

I've select all of the pictures and chosen 'Make Opacity Mask' from the Transparency Panel and it disappears but then I don't know how to manipulate the opacity.

In the Transparency panel it doesn't show a picture of what I'm working with so I can't simply click next to it to create the opacity mask like I've seen in tutorials.

I've also tried to overlay a rectangle over the objects, choose them all then try 'Make Opacity Mask' but that didn't work either. Any ideas? Thanks.


texts: Is there a way to update PSD files in Fireworks?

texts: Is there a way to update the PSD file that I'm using in Fireworks? I'm slicing and making some action in Fireworks, but I have to change and add elements and layer in my Photoshop document. Is there a way that Fireworks can update the PSD without restarting all my slicing and actions from the beginning?


texts: font-style: oblique as a substitute for italic, and vice versa

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I have a hard time trying to understand font-style during investigation of transient bugs in a SVG→PNG converter) and comparing it against rendering in browsers. Common italic fonts don’t slant such symbols as “=” and “|”, and this has a solid reason because these are signs of (mathematical etc.) operations, not letters.

After learning more about “oblique vs italic” (esp. on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1680624/font-style-italic-vs-oblique-in-css) and playing with https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_font_font-style.asp (note: the sample served doesn’t contain any of +, =, * , |, ×, but you can inject all of ’em with the DOM inspector) I want to ask:
We know that italic requires a distinct glyph for many characters, whereas oblique does not. But we also see many symbols, such as “|” and “↑”, which have the same glyph in all three font-styles.  Assuming the user agent or renderer has an appropriate Roman font, what exactly should font-style:oblique do to each character? Or, shifting from applications to fonts proper, what is a correct oblique font with respect to a given Roman font? Which namely characters (and why) are homographical in all three styles? If a general answer is too difficult, then, at least, how should the shape of vertical ellipsis (⋮) differ between Roman/italic/oblique?


texts: How to insert image in a text paragraph without overlapping the text in Illustrator?

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Sorry my question is kinda fuzzy, I can't construct the proper sentence for my question. Well here is a screenshot of what I wanted to do:

Basically what I want to do is to insert an image in my text paragraph but I want it not to overlap but just to follow/adjust to the edge of the image (just like in microsoft word text wrapping).

Thank you! One illustrator newbie lad here.


texts: What's the centered fluffy art piece called in an article?

texts:
I know this, but I can't recollect at all.

What is this thing called?

They are usually centered in a book or writing and I'm certain they have a name but I can't remember for the life of me. They also come in all shapes, colors and sizes.


texts: InDesign facing pages TOC guide rotation

texts: Hi, I have a facing pages document and I want to have TOC guides on the left and right of each page, so the question is if I read the guides from buttom to top on the right page, should it change to top to buttom in the left page or should it be the same? is there a standard for that?


texts: Re-creating Illustrator drop shadow in CorelDRAW X5

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A bit of background:

I am a technical writer who as a result of corporate restructuring has become the “illustrator” for our Technical Publications department (we previoulsy had the services of a "real" graphic designer).  I am completely self trained in using CorelDRAW X5 and (a little time with) Illustrator; save for a few tutorial videos I have watched and browsing forums such as this for guidance.  I wouldn’t say I’m a novice, but I certainly don’t consider myself to be an advanced user either.

When our company re-organized, our department inherited the responsibility of making updates to technical manuals that another division had created.  This location used a standard blue rounded-rectangle (with a stroke and drop shadow) as a background for all of the graphics used in their documents.  There is an Illustrator file that contains about a dozen of these rectangles all with the same width (the intent is that this width is never to be adjusted) and varying heights.  Occasionally, a graphic will fall “in between” two of these pre-made rectangles, but resizing it vertically (using the Direct Select tool) and maintaining the corner radius is simple enough.  Unfortunately, during a recent office move the PC that had Illustrator crashed.  We don’t have the hard copy of the software, and long story short, we’re not going to get it from the folks who do.  The company can’t/won’t purchase a new version of Illustrator, so my only option going forward is Corel.

Opening the AI file with Corel breaks the rectangle into a group consisting of three distinct parts: blue rectangle with a stroke (as a curve), a separate stroke (as multiple curves), and drop shadow (as a bitmap).  If using one of the pre-made rectangles, this isn't really an issue.  The issue arises when my drawing is too tall for one rectangle, but would leave too much empty space (top and bottom) when using the next higher option.  Unfortunately, vertically re-sizing the group causes the corner radius on the rectangle/stroke to distort.

Re-creating the rounded rectangle in Corel is simple enough; but despite hours of effort trying numerous combinations of presets, X & Y offsets, transparency, and feathering, I cannot match the drop shadow from the original AI file.  I am beyond frustrated, as I would love nothing more than to have one rectangle that I could just re-size vertically as needed.

I’m hoping that someone here can help me either create a rectangle in Corel that will match the original, or perhaps just enlighten me as to how to make the one I have do what I want it to do.

Thanks in advance for any guidance/assistance, and my apologies for the novel.

For reference, the particulars on the rectangle (in Illustrator) are as follows:

.125” corner radius
Fill - uniform, R200, G218, B227
Stroke - 1pt, R 206, G170, B122
Drop Shadow:

o    X offset: .02 inches

o    Y offset: .02 inches

o    Blur: .05

o    Opacity: 75%

o    Layering: Multiply

o    Color: Black

AI File

CDR File


texts: What are reasonable market expectations for entry-level graphic designers vs. entry-level web designers?

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I am teaching graphic design/multimedia at the college level as well as freelancing on the side. We've been discussing among colleagues and wondering what is expected on average for graphic designers and web designers (considering they will all be taking the same classes but some might be more web-inclined). It's not easy to determine how much design vs. how much coding should be included in the classes. I've posted a similar question on LinkedIn before but I would like as much data as I can get so we can take action about what we should focus on.

I've observed wild variations ranging from : just understanding some concepts of web layouts, to being able to update an existing web site to being able, to build the whole website with PHP/MySQL included and javascript/jQuery. Often wondering if the companies who asked for everything ever found proper candidates or just tried their luck.

What is your experience on this? Please mention if you consider yourself a graphic designer or a Web designer.

EDIT: Our program is a 3-year graphic design program including 4 classes of Web design. We are not a multimedia program per say. I should also add that where I am located, students may stop their learning at the college level or go about to do a BA in graphic design (another 3 years) that is much more oriented towards creation.

More precisely, I am looking for answers about what are reasonable market expectations for entry-level graphic designers vs. entry-level web designers?


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is it possible to create a font if we have all the Unicode characters for the language available in individual SVGs ?
I tried using IcoMoon but the output was not as I intended. The top font is the original and the bottom one is the dotted font derived from it. As you can see the joint letters are detached and even normal letters retain the space which the SVG had.
Unicode details about the characters - https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0D00.pdf


texts: How to make an image look like it's been printed

texts: I'm wondering if anyone has any tips, tutorials or templates on how to 'fake' a printed effect. I want to make it look in my portfolio like I have printed business cards and other collateral without doing so.


texts: What are the fundamentals of human figure drawing? How to improve in each of them?

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I'm trying to break down what skills I need to develop to draw a realistic human figure.

At the moment I got:

Gesture I have no good idea on how to exercise this, I mean, I have no good way to know if I'm doing gestures correctly and if I'm improving.
Finding Forms That is, drawing the figure using spheres, boxes and other volumes.  Easy to self test, You just have to look to the drawings and see if they somehow match the original subject.
Perspective Starting to read and exercise this book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Perspective-Made-Easy-Dover-Instruction/dp/0486404730/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340813163&sr=1-1
Values Again, I don't know a good way on how to improve this skill
Anatomy How can you know you're improving your anatomy?

Am I missing any fundamental? Please give in your answer specific exercices on how to improve any of this skills.


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I have an image which is a white background with a black logo.

The edges of the logo have a range of colors between black and white:

If I want to change the foreground color to green, how do I do it so that the edges are also a blend of green, based on how much black is in each pixel.

This is what I have:

If I also want to change the background color, for example to black, then how do I make each edge pixel somewhere between green and black?


texts: Rendering HTML Form inside Bootstap's popover

texts: One of my teammate came up with a web design layout of rendering an HTML form inside a popover. I've experienced using HTML forms inside a popup and it can be made responsive as well. I had an impression that popovers reresents secondary information (like showing additional info). But using forms on a popover? I'm confused. Whats the best practice? What about its responsiveness?


texts: InDesign: 'search for missing links in this folder' not working

texts: I have a huge document and ALL the links are broken. I have one folder with ALL the links in it, but when I relink one or two and tick 'Search for missing links in this folder', it still doesn't relink any. I really don't want to spend the next 5 hours relinking every single link. Am I doing something wrong? I copied all the links in a new folder, and tried that way - also doesn't work.


texts: Photoshop CS5: Subtract/exclude a vector mask from an existing mask

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I am attempting to create very simple icon, which resembles a 'dashboard' of a car.

The first part of the icon (shape 1) was created by adding and subtracting shapes. The second part (shape 2) was created because the three parts of the shape needed to be placed accurately.

Is there a way to subtract shape 2 from shape 1? I am aware that shapes can be combined, but can they be "excluded" together?

Here's shape 1:

and here's the second shape that I want to subtract from the first:


texts: Is it the Graphic Designer's job to correct/suggest grammar and punctuation?

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I was going over some written text provided by the client this morning and I found some pretty blatant grammar mistakes. Usually I will write down these mistakes in a designer note section when I provide the proofs.

Question

When a client sends over the text to be used in a graphic design job, is it the designer's job to point out spelling and grammatical errors (assuming there is no copywriter on their team).

Thoughts

Is a graphic designer expected to always do a "spell check"?
For technical design assignments (e.g. healthcare), should a graphic designer be expected to look up/suggest corrections for organizations and/or industry terms?
Is it common for a freelance designer or agencies to include such clauses in their contract for grammar and spelling mistakes?
If there is a spelling mistake, how have you informed your client of a potential spelling mistake (is this too broad)?


texts: Trouble pasting a group of object into text for anchoring

texts: I am trying to paste a group of objects into a text chain to anchor it so it will flow with the text. A single object works fine. But the paste option is dimmed if I try to paste two (or three) objects that I have grouped together. The group is a simple object frame with a graphic with a text frame on top. The paste option is dimmed even for a frame with no graphic grouped with a text frame on top.


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I am having problems with some illustrator files (I'm a developer more than a graphic designer).  Basically, I can't seem to get around two things. Firstly, I have an illustrator file in which some of the components are located at non-integer values... Is there a way to force illustrator to lock to 1 point, without having any decimals after?  I need to do this because I am exporting the file into a png, and I need to be able to totally match pixels in another program.

EDIT: It seems the problem causing sections are all the text labels. Is there no way to constrain text areas to a pixel grid?

EDIT2: I just put up an example AI file here that shows my problem.  If you select the text area, its coordinates are x = 49 px, y = 45.834 px, width = 48.503 px, and height = 11.11 px (from the middle), this also refuses to snap to pixels. Now, I have a whole pile of these types of components, and I don't want to go through one at a time and change them.  Any ideas?

My second problem kinda arose along with my first. For some reason, when I export a .ai file to photoshop, it seems to come with a 1px transparent border around it, which I need to remove. However, I can't seem to grab it with the magic wand or anything and I don't exactly want to resize the image (cause it would throw off the other coords). Is there an easy way to do this?  Thanks beforehand!


texts: Can I add variable into ScriptsListener code?

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I Have photoshop generated script which change current layer name to NewName

Question : It is posible to change that static value to variable value

Here is Code

function Rename() {
  // Set
  function step1(enabled, withDialog) {
    if (enabled != undefined && !enabled)
      return;
    var dialogMode = (withDialog ? DialogModes.ALL : DialogModes.NO);
    var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var ref1 = new ActionReference();
    ref1.putEnumerated(cTID('Lyr '), cTID('Ordn'), cTID('Trgt'));
    desc1.putReference(cTID('null'), ref1);
    var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc2.putString(cTID('Nm  '), "NewName");
    desc1.putObject(cTID('T   '), cTID('Lyr '), desc2);
    executeAction(cTID('setd'), desc1, dialogMode);
  };

All i want is to remove that "NewName" String and put variable defined from outside of function like

var DynamicName = prompt("Your Name","");

so instead of that NewName i want to call DynamicName Variable! is that possible?
I want this cuz sometimes i need to change document name or layer name from my old stored variable from script.


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I'm currently working on a logo redesign project, this is part of what the client has. I need to make this into a vector logo but they also wanted to know actual font for this.

I've already tried:

WhatTheFont!
Identifont
Serif Font Identification Guide
What Font is

Been trying to find this font for a little while now, any help is welcome, thanks!


texts: In sketch, is it possible to copy a symbol and paste an instance?

texts: I have a very large and complicated file with hundreds and hundreds of symbols all of which are used and reused over and over with slight variations. My naming schema is about as good as I can get it, but sometimes I want to reuse a symbol in a totally different part of the site and it's very hard to tell which version is which in the tiny little thumbnails in the "insert" menu. Is there a way to go into the symbols page, pick which symbol I want, copy it, then go back to the original and paste an instance of the symbol? If I just use copy and paste, it pastes the symbol, not an instance of it. Is there any other way to achieve this? essentially make my selection on the symbols page and get it onto the main page without having to memorize the full naming path and recall it from the main page?


texts: How to create augmented reality style animation in real life videos?

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I was wondering how the 2D animations in a real life video is made? Like this one
http://www.adobe.com/in/solutions/digital-analytics.html - (watch the first video). There are many animations which are done in relative to real life objects.

How these are done? What software are suitable for these?

I didn't found any tutorials on this type of animation (or maybe I don't the perfect name of this type of animation). Can you give me some links?


texts: Custom sizes in inkscape's real-time icon preview?

texts: Is there a way to get a real-time icon preview at a specified size in inkscape? The Icon Preview panel found in the View menu seems perfect, except I can't find a way to get it to display sizes other than 128x128, 48x48, 24x24, and 16x16.


texts: How to resize Android app icons without loss in quality

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I have designed a beautiful icon for my app but when I resize it for different screen sizes (mdpi – hdpi...) the icon quality drops to very low.

How should I resize it with no quality drop?

I'm using Photoshop CC 2015


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Will Promarker blender work on copic or finecolor markers ?
can they damage each other or something ?


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I recently got a new computer. I installed Photoshop CC from the same place I got the one I used on my last computer, same version, same everything. I've been trying to gif for a few days now but came across a problem with timing. I have always used 0.05-0.07 as frame delay and it worked just fine, but now I realized any frame delay I insert is too fast. this is 0.07, example (https://imgur.com/1xj00iL), i tried 0.09 and upper and while it does slow, it seems laggy and doesn’t work quite as well as 0.05 has always worked for me. I’ve been giffing for 9 years and never had this problem. I have tried: installing another version of photoshop (cs5) and the same issue occurred; I did reset PS preferences and it also didn't work; don’t know what else to do. I was wondering if any of you could help me or have been through this because I couldn’t find anything online. I'm thinking it might be some computer setting, but I don't know.
Thanks!


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Recently I saw a lot of marketing clips built like this.

Mostly I'm talking about the words that jumps and become vertical/horizontal etc. (I'm not talking about the pictures, only the words)

I thought that it's probably complicated, but I saw it a lot so I thought perhaps there is some easy tool for that.

Am I right?

Thanks a lot!


texts: Matching different text amounts to the same sized logo?

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Using photoshop I have a brand logo that I need to use with different amounts of text.

for example the logo is 6 points long ......

In one project I need to have 'hello' above the logo - That's fine, it fits.

But in another project, I have to have 'hello everybody' above the 6 point logo.

I am wondering the best way to make it fit so it looks as consistent with the previous 'Hello' as possible?

I am using photoshop and have adjusted text size and have played with the horizontal/vertical scales, which I am doing by sight. Basically I've set two ruler lines on either side of 'hello' (220 pts) and am reducing 'hello everybody' (170pts) font size to fit this which obviously makes the text size smaller.

Just wondering if this is the best method to acheive whatI am trying to do?

Thanks in advance!


texts: Sketch - move an existing symbol to the "symbols" page without breaking the connection with its instances

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I have a symbol which I created and placed instances of on various artboards on Pages A and B. I created it without checking the "send to symbols page" option, so the symbol definition lives on Page A. I want to now move it to the "symbols" page. How do I do this without breaking its connection with all its instances and having to select all the instances and click "replace with symbol"?

I tried to cut the symbol definition, but I got this warning:

Sketch Version 41 (35326)
Mac OS 10.11.3


texts: Inkscape: simple way to expand appearance, fill and stroke, into fill

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I need to programmatically offset and expand a path P for a laser cutter. I first add a stroke to path P (adding stroke:"5px"; in the text), then use "stroke to path" to make S (command-line: inkscape --verb StrokeToPath), concatenate the resulting text with the original path P, select P and S and unite them (inkscape --verb EditSelectAll --verb SelectionUnion).

Does anyone know of a faster and simpler way?


texts: How do I change the color of a certain part of my image?

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So basically, I want to edit my image (which was designed by a close friend of mine) to change my glasses from white color, to black instead. I've tried editing the hue/saturation but failed to achieve the effect.

I want to learn how to do it in Photoshop. Your kind advice would be greatly appreciated :) Still relatively new to the program and learning.

Much thanks!


texts: How to create Gradient Highlight / Shadow using One Spot Metallic Gold Color

texts: My client asks to use one metallic gold color (for example Pantone 871c) in large heading text and other designs. I'd like to make the gold color pop even more with gradient of light and dark. How do I do this in photoshop? Can this be done using only one single spot gold color? Below image shows an simulated gold color with similar effect I want.


texts: What type face is used for Wexford Plantation's logo?

texts: I would like to identify the font in this image to add more text.


texts: Does the GIF file format remove shared data between frames?

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I'm looking into various file formats and how they are optimized for their main purposes, but I've found that the GIF file format uses lossless compression meaning it would have a higher file size which wouldn't be desirable for its common use online so I was wondering if the GIF file format removed data which is shared between frames like a common background in order to reduce the file size and still have decent image quality.

If it doesn't could you explain why the GIF file format doesn't use lossy compression or doesn't share data between frames because it is generally used online where low storage space is really needed?


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I have created a right arrow with Pen Tool, .

The layer is

Now I want to crop the right arrow only. I have tried slice tool but I get

which have a white background.

But what I want is only the grey right arrow.

How could I get it?

Thanks.


texts: What are good alternatives to adobe software (InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator)?

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Is there any professional software (for Mac) that I can use to replace some of the adobe software like InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator?

I don’t mean one that replaces all, but the equivalent of each one.


texts: Is it possible to remove a shape that is in the same layer as another shape?

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I created two shapes in the same layer by mistake and I want to delete one of them only. I couldn't go back with ctrl z because I already did several other stuff afterwards.

Is it possible to remove one shape from a layer that contains another shape which I want to keep? I am using Adobe Photoshop.


texts: how to combine a line and a path in illustrator

texts: I have a path with a black fill that has two curves that meet at a point. I also have a vertical line that connects the beaks of both curves. How can I combine them so the right white triangle disappears and is replaced with black?)


texts: Illustrator Size issue : Avery® Print-to-the-Edge Oval Labels

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I am new in logo designing. And I am told by my boss to design a logo which will be used as posters.

He told me that the size should be : Avery® Print-to-the-Edge Oval Labels

And I have no idea what it is and how to get that in illustrator.
I tried to get information on net but could not find anything helpful.

It will be of great help if the stack exchange community helps.


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I am using Illustrator CS2 and I am trying to create a sharp circle. Nothing I do works though. My circles are blurred, mostly noticeable on the top, bottom, left and right edges. Example:

I understand that the picture showing above is a PNG, but it looks the same on my screen in Illustrator.
Maybe some of my settings are not optimal? Any advice?


texts: Best Resources for Facebook/Twitter Page Design

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I'm currently in the process of creating a few custom Facebook and Twitter backgrounds for some of my company properties and I wanted to know if there are any extensive galleries and tutorial/template sites focused heavily on this area of design.

So far I've checked a bunch of major design sites I follow, however most of their gallery posts are for CSS and traditional website design rather than social media.

Thanks very much in advance for any assistance.


texts: How to Indicate "offline" in a "send message" icon?

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I have an icon that looks like a chat bubble to send a message to a user. Now, you can send a message both to an online and offline user. I'm trying to have two different icons.

Right now they are only separated by color, where the online icon is filled with green. However, I want a visual indicator that is not dependent on color.

I have considered adding a slash over the icon but then I'm afraid the users will believe that you can't send a message to a offline user. Any suggestions?


texts: Brush tool painting wrong colour in Photoshop

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The brush tool was working normally when it suddenly switched colour to a lighter colour even though the colour that i selected is still the correct one. It also paints the wrong colour when i use a different colour (still lighter) or on a different layer. When I open another file it works fine.

The brush blending mode and layer mode is normal. Opacity and flow is 100% and layer opacity and fill is both 100%. How do I fix it such that it paints the correct colour?

This is the colours before the brush changed:

The colour at the bottom is selected as the same colour as the colour on the right, but it appears as a lighter colour. it is on the same layer as the lighter colour:

I (kind of) worked around the problem by saving it as a jpeg file and continuing with it on a new Photoshop file.


texts: Open-source font similar to Bourgeois Medium (with characteristic N letter)

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I'm new here, so I'll start with saying hello! :)

I'm looking for open-source alternative to Bourgeois Medium. I need it to have that characteristic N, like you can see below:

I appreciate all help.

Thanks!


texts: Can I achieve shadows like this using layer styles?

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I'm trying to reproduce the shadow in the image below, the two grey bars under the actual image.

I have tried using drop shadows but looks like it can't have a negative size value. Any workarounds? I'm looking for something that adapts to the width of the layer/image.

Thanks in advance.

Example:


texts: PDF from InDesign looks correct but prints bounding boxes around effects and transparencies on SOME printers

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When I export my newsletter from InDesign to PDF, the resulting PDF, including all transparent graphics, rasters and effects look great on screen.

When I print the PDF to a plotter (Canon IPF8300), there are no issues and the printed results looks great. However when I print to my office printer (Canon ImageRunner c5045), every graphic raster that has an effect (shadow) or is transparent, does not render correctly and I clearly see bounding boxes around these objects.

The entire document and all source graphics are CMYK.  This happens whether i run the flatterer or not.

The problem is that the print shop we are using to produce the final product also sees these anomalies. I have no clue as to why the PDF looks fine when printed on a printer A but not on a printer B and C. The only workaround is to export to image and completely rasterize the entire design.

Any ideas?


texts: Is there a way to align these grouped paths to the above path? I am trying to make garment gathers on a technical drawing and just want to evenly distribute the gathers.


texts: How to prevent converting photoshop shape into mask in Flash?

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By importing a simple solid vector shape from Photoshop into Flash it convert into a shape and a mask. It makes editing very difficult. Is is possible to change this behavior?

Photoshop:

Flash:


texts: Problem changing type orientation in illustrator

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I'm trying to change the type orientation in Illustrator CS5, but it doesn't seem to be working.

Normally i select type > type orientation > Vertical and the orientation changes so that the letters are stacked.

Lately however, when i select this option it simply rotates the entire line of text 90 degrees.  The same thing happens with the vertical type tool, instead of typing one letter below the other, it just types as though i have my line rotated.

The only way I have been able to work around this is to hit enter between each letter, which works but not quite how i want it to.

normal type

"vertical" type


texts: Using photoshop I want to double the dpi/size of every image in a directory

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I know of tools such as retinize.it and I know of the wordpress retina 2x plugin. They kind of do what I need, but because of some limitations with my current images I need a different method.

I'm a developer and my photoshop skills are sorely lacking.

I think I want to record an action? That I can run though an entire "uploads" directory, which is more than one level deep.

That action needs to double the size (or dpi?) of every image, using automatic scaling (I think that's best right?).

Edit: I should mention I'm using CSS to make these images half their size again... This is what makes these images appear crisp on retina displays, this is how it's done right?


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I'm working on a geometrical visualization project. The math stuff is done in Geogebra.

Notice the smoothness of the lines. It all looks slick.

When I export this project to svg and open in Illustrator, I see this

All lines are rough and bumpy. There is no way I can make them smooth without artifacts.

I tried an alternative approach and drew rectangles with smooth corners. But the result is off too.

No matter what corner roundness is set, the resulting triangle looks nothing like the original from Geogebra.

Is this even possible in Illustrator? Are there other vector based tools, that can possibly draw shapes from math equations?


texts: Photoshop - turn white transparent, specifically preserving shadows - new issue

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I have read articles all over the internet today. While some questions and answers are similar to my issue, none precisely cover my problem.

I am currently doing CAD work for a website where my images will need to go on multiple colour backgrounds. Ordinarily in the jewellery trade rings are rendered on white which is very simple to blend in with websites.

In essence, I need to be able to preserve a ring and the shadow it casts on a transparent background. This means that the shadow, currently rendered on white, must look good on any colour. Without the shadow the ring looks very out of place on the page.

So I have explored my options, and using Multiply I have managed to create:

a bottom layer of whichever colour the web page is
a middle layer of the ring rendered on white with the shadows (Multiply)
a top layer of ring highlights for the colour background I want.

Here is the final result:

The issue with this method is that it makes the image look seamless when pasted on a webpage for Windows users, but Mac users see the block colour difference clear as day.

Example 1: What mac users see in example 2

Example 2: Windows users will generally see this as seamless, Mac users will still see a difference in colour:

Here is the render on a white background, and here is the alpha, and here is the cutout of the ring with reflection colours correct for #eb472c:

So I want to be able to have the ring and its shadow on a transparent background. This will negate the need to mess around with colour matching with web pages. The best way to describe it would be to have the Multiply effect, but rather than choosing the bottom layer as a colour to blend with, to have it blend with transparent.

Colour range selection does not work for this problem as the shadow needs to blend over many different colour backgrounds.

Many thanks for any help.


texts: How to make photoshop pattern base on real word object

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I want to create an pattern out of the tablecloth in the picture below (I want to replicate the stripes combined with a pseudo linen texture).

I am a newbie to make this kind of thing (like mimic real world things). Can some give me some hints on how to get started?


texts: How to compile multiple pages into one document

texts: I'm creating birthday postcards, each page of my document has a 4.5 x 6 margin and I've created six different pages. Now I would like to compile these on to a 13 x 19 page and be able to cut them equally. How can I compile these?


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What is this futuristic font?
Can you help me find a font this cool?


texts: Maintaining superscript from word to inDesign

texts: Is there a way to maintain superscript when copy/pasting from word to inDesign?


texts: Arranging hundreds of pictures on a PowerPoint slide

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every quarter I have to take roughly 100-200 thumbnails of slightly varying size and arrange them on a PowerPoint slide. Each image is scalable of another but some may be 100x400 while others are 200x800. Is there anyway to have PowerPoint or Photoshop automatically align these images for me in one slide or image?

Thank you


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I have ca 1,200 scans of C19th prints. Each print has the original publication data (artist, title, publisher's address, date etc) printed (usually) below the picture of the print.  The scans are high resolution TIFF files, each typically 0.5-1.7 GB. The cataloguing project requires that this metadata is captured so that different publications can be searched for.
I have been reading the publication text from the screen and retyping into a matching database.
Is there any way to pick and OCR this text, then paste into the relevant database fields?  The data is too variable for this process to be automated, but OCR should cut down the time needed a bit.


texts: Select empty space and change color in vector

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I have a vector which has some empty regions. I am not sure how to fill some specific empty regions since I can't make a selection, and also the 'image trace' is disabled.
In this example, I want to make the pole red.

I am a newbie in AI.

The .ai file can be found here: vector_problem.ai


texts: Remove guides and transparent background from an Illustrator document

texts: My Illustrator document has a transparent background and some green guidelines. How can I get rid of these and return to a normal document?


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I want create an animation, and for this I need to create some pictures. My example consist in a envelope opened. But I need to execute this steps:

Original picture.
Paper tearing(rip) effect - (This step it's easy and I know how to do).
Paper roll/curl effect.
Paper roll/curl effect a little more.

So, I need a help to do steps 3 and 4. I'm a begginer on photoshop, for my creations I usually search on internet for tutorials, but in this case I don't know what I need to search for.


texts: How can I make my headings stand out and Cyrillic text easier to read?

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I have designed a web page that looks like this:

I'm not a designer, and neither is my boss but he has asked me to design and code a web page.

I'm happy with the header (and it's good inspiration :D), but my boss has forced me to place this ugly backbone graphic next to the the navigation buttons, and I have to have it. So I did it, I tried to tell him that people don't love it and it's ugly navigation - but he says it has to be like that!

My problem is that I haven't any idea how to style the heading/content title to be aesthetically pleasing and make it stand out and draw attention.

I'm thinking maybe a cartoon bubble will be good? Maybe just an arrow? What would be good and easy for a beginner to create?

Additionally, I'm trying to figure out what font and style will make the text look good and easy to read?

My main question is, what effect and image could I use for the heading background, and how can I style it to stand out better?

I'm thinking maybe place it in it's own container with a border around it, and style the text with an inset shadow?

Maybe something like:

or

Please could you suggest ways for me to make the heading stand out better and make the text more readable.


texts: Portfolio images size and format for my website

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I am busy designing portfolio boards for my new website. I am creating them in Ai, size 370x300px. I am putting the JPG or PNG images of the business cards, letterheads, ads etc onto the artboard then exporting them to screen x1 scale in PNG.

However, the quality is so bad you can't see anything.

What format should I have the images of the items (business cards, ads etc) in before I place them on the artboard i.e. PNG or JPG?
What format should I be exporting the whole completed portfolio artboard in once done i.e. JPG or PNG?


texts: Export With Transparency / Set Page Background

texts: I am new to InDesign. I have been supplied a file with a number of pages consisting of tiff images. I was told that the tiffs have transparent backgrounds, but when I export to png, the entire page is filled with white with no transparency. How can I export or set a transparent background for each page please?


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Is there a tool -- preferably free -- that can "paint" texture maps in a 3D view? (Similar to Pixologic's Sculptris)

I have several low-poly (<1000) models that I want to "touch up" the textures.  I've written a program that converts them to .obj including normals and texture coordinates.  So far everything shows correctly in Wings3D and Blender.

I'm just looking for something fast.


texts: How to lay out objects in an evenly spaced grid?

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I'd like 36 circles of equal size to be spaced out in a 3x12 (wide) grid. I would like to control the spacing between columns, and between rows, so that I can figure out what is aesthetically optimal by trial and error.

If possible, the space between columns 4&5, 8&9 should be a bit larger, so as to suggest visual grouping of columns into groups of 4. This is not essential, since I can easily do it manually, but would be nice to know.

I would like to do this all efficiently. Obviously I can precalculate the X/Y coordinates and tediously enter them for each circle. But who has time for that?

Here's an example of what I want:


texts: Seeking advice to improve the design of my minimalist calculator

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A while ago, I built a count down timer app based on a designer's free giveaway. It turns out users like it and it is even mentioned on beautifulpixels.

This time I'm building a calculator named Minimalist Calculator, on my own, without any help from a designer. Apple link: Minimalist Calculator, I'll share the screen shots here:

Comments from my friends so far are kind of negative. Something like it looks bare-bone rather than minimalist.

As an app developer, I am looking forward to advice on how I can improve the look and feel of my app, which mainly uses font, color, layout (but specifically little/no images)

Fonts are selectable by user, i.e.:

Any reference work I can learn from? A designer for hire who is reputable in minimalism design you could recommend? Thanks!

UPDATE: About options ...

@OghmaOsiris, I did include an option to disable grid lines:

UPATE 2: Colors

Last night, I added the option to change the colors of:

keypad button face
button text, and
button border

Graphite:

Orange:

It's now on AppStore. Download link: Minimalist Calculator

Please feel free to send me comments.


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I'm using Bootstrap 4 for my websites layout, and recently wanted to create a nested Table of Content.
Considering https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic, I'd say this is about

  the look & feel aspect of web design;

A nested table of content is basically a table of content with topics, subtopics, subsubtopics etc...

So, here are my two concepts, using nested list groups; which do you think is better, especially taking into account intuitivity, what should I change ? How do you feel about the use of colors & spacing ?
How should I implement the nesting ? Are they suited for mobiles ?


texts: Shortcut to Repeating the Last Action in Photoshop

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There's a very cool shortcut in Illustrator: you press Command/CTRL+d and Illustrator repeats the last action for you.

Is there a shortcut that does this or at least something similar in Photoshop?


texts: Easier way to type multiple lines on a diagonal path in illustrator?

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I'm trying to make my paragraph at an angle like this:

Right now the only way i've been able to do this was through blending two lines and then using type on a path + threading text across the lines like so:

Is there any easier way to achieve the same effect? I tried just rotating the whole paragraph but i can't get a straight left edge that way. Please help.


texts: how to use jsx script in adobe Photoshop

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I found this piece of script offer by a solution on exactly what I try to do here. But I have no idea and can find no related info about this jsx script. I wonder where should I put it or use it in Adobe Photoshop CS6? I tried to use the script with Script->browse and double click on the file named script.jsx where I pasted the code below for export each layer into a file that has SAME background layer applied instead of the default transparent background. However, after I used it, nothing really happened and no error pop up. So I am not sure if anything I have done is not correct.

// variables
var destination = "C:/Users/...../"
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var artlayers = new Array();

// jpeg options
var options = new ExportOptionsSaveForWeb();
options.quality = 80;
options.format = SaveDocumentType.JPEG;

// loop through all layers
var x = 0;
var a = 0;
while (x < doc.layers.length) {
    // check if the layer is a item
    if (doc.layers[x].kind == LayerKind.NORMAL) {
        // add to array
        artlayers[a] = x;
        a++;
    }
    x++;
}

var x = 0;
var a = 0;

for  (x=0; x < artlayers.length; x++)

{
doc.layers[artlayers[x]].visible = true;
// export as jpeg
try { doc.backgroundLayer.visible = true; } catch (e) {}
file = new File(destination + doc.layers[artlayers[x]].name +".jpg");
doc.exportDocument(file, ExportType.SAVEFORWEB, options);
doc.layers[artlayers[x]].visible = false;
}

Thanks!


texts: Illustrator - Open a PDF and keep layers?

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I've created a layered PDF with java and when I tried to open it in Illustrator I figured out that Illustrator does not use these layers. They are there in Acrobat and Indesign, but Illustrator flattens all layers to one clipping path.

Is there a way to keep those PDF layers when you open it with Illustrator? Or maybe a way to convert it?


texts: How to knock out same-color overlap in Photoshop

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Let's say I have two layers with some black pixels on them:

What can I do with blending, masks, knockouts, etc, such that when these two black things overlap, they reveal the color underneath, like this?:

I accomplished the above with a jury-rigged technique of manually creating a white duplicate of one of the shapes and using a layer mask to reveal it in the right spot.  What I'd like is a more streamlined way that doesn't need an additional pixel layer, and can keep the knockout effect as the two shapes are repositioned.


texts: Opinion on the icon of the logo please :)

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I am rebranding my personal work. I used to work with the name of Miss Graphics but was suggested that its too generic. I have now come up with a new concept. I would like to show Dolphin to represent Harmony in design and friendliness while incorporating the concept of graphics and design. I am presenting this brand as a solution oriented Boutique design studio.

So Dolphix is : Dolphin + Graphics + Fix

I would love to know what you think of the icon. Whether it is aesthetically pleasing and if it makes sense for the brand. Thank you.

Edit:

After reading your comments I decided to make edges of the font less sharp to match the Icon D so it goes better together. Also, I have adjusted position of the D so that hopefully it reads more like "Dolphix" and not "Olphix" as some of you pointed out. I have made two variants and I am hoping I can use both as variations depending on where I am placing it. I would love to know if the placement of the icon in the first one below reads as "D" and hence "Dolphix" now. Thank you :)


texts: Should Logotype Be Considered Part of the Heading Hierarchy?

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I'm in the process of an identity design for an online magazine and I've come up with what I feel is appropriate logotype, and a heading/body copy pair that I also think work well. But when treating the logo as the top-level heading and looking at the overall hierarchy of the page, the logotype and headings don't pair too well. It isn't "ugly" by any means; they just don't compliment each other.

Does this matter? I know the simple solution would be to change one font to match the other, but if I make the headings the same font as the logo, doesn't this make the logo less distinctive? They also don't quite fit in each other's shoes, as they both have different functions: the logo is meant to be simple and versatile, while the headings bold and singular in focus.

So, in short: A.) Should I attempt to reconcile this? B.) If so, how?


texts: How to isolate artwork from games for fan art

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Wherever there is a popular game, there is fan art: custom wallpapers, t-shirts, etc.

One thing they usually have in common is that they feature artwork from the game, or something close to it. Obviously, some people are talented enough to reproduce the artwork with their own skills. But I think more often than not, it uses actual artwork straight from the game.

Take a look at some image search results for Portal for some great examples.

I'm a programmer so I understand that for some games, you could literally just lift the artwork right out of the game files. But for things that are dynamic and animated, that's not really an option (for example, the blue and orange portals themselves, in Portal).

Grabbing the artwork I would imagine has to involve taking screenshots and then manipulating the image to give it transparency. But I've tried this, but it seems impossible to get a perfect 'lift'. Sometimes you can do things in the game that help, like get the subject to be in front of a perfectly even surface for the screenshot (like a green screen). But even that often times won't turn out well due to anti-aliasing, etc.

Are there better techniques? Are there any tutorials out there for Photoshop (or any other tool) specifically for this kind of task?


texts: manipulate part of a letter without changing overall shape

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I am attempting to alter the letter "e" in the font Arial.  I want to match it in similarity to the "e" in Helvetica where the top of the tail is flat.

I am using the direct selection tool but yet the curvature of the "e" changes slightly.  Is there a way to flatten the tail without modifying the curvature.

Here is an image:


texts: How to place an ai file behind photoshop layer CS6

texts: I'm working with Photoshop and AI files, both of which are pretty new to me. When placing an AI file on my image, it creates a layer just as I would expect. However, the layer shows up in front of all other layers, even when I place it at the bottom of the list. I'm assuming there's some sort of adjustment I need to make to the layer but I have no idea what it is. Anyone know how to push the ai file to the background?


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I'm working on a book cover for a translated book. I want to keep the style of the original book, but I'd also like to use free/libre fonts if possible.

Using the original fonts, this is what it looks like:

The two fonts in white are Latino Elongated and Goldwater.

Can you think of a pair of free/libre (ideally PD, GNU GPL or OFL) serif fonts that could replace these two fonts?

Note 1: The top one is also used for chapter headings in the book and should ideally have standard ligatures and small caps.

Note 2: The book uses Linux Libertine as the main inside font, and EB Garamond Italic as the section heading font, is that makes a difference.

Edit:

Since it's hard to find free/libre serif narrow fonts, I decided to try with sans-serif fonts, so now I have this (using Steelfish and Tulpen One):

Is this a good replacement (I'm really quite bad at graphics). What else would you suggest?


texts: How to color fill clipping masks on a template?

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I am trying to create a sail sign by using the template provided here: https://www.creativebanner.com/Product/Select?Sku=191384&productId=4740&returnUrl=%2FProduct%3FIndex%3D0%26Available%3D14%26Returned%3D8%26Records%3D8%26SortColumn%3Ddefault%26SortAscending%3DFalse%26DisplayControls%3DTrue%26CategoryId%3D1092%26CategoryName%3DMini%2520Sail%2520Sign%2520Flags%2520%2520
When I downloaded the full size template under the Graphic Info tab, I opened it in Illustrator. It is easy enough to place the logo I want on the "Place Art Here" layer, however, I cannot figure out how to color fill the background of the template. There are clipping path layers above the "Place Art Here" layers, but I don't know how to color fill the mask. How can I achieve this? Thank you.
Edit for clarification:
Here is a screenshot. I want to fill the clipping path to color the flag- for example, you can see in the example of the product above, it is colored yellow. However, I cannot select the path to color it


texts: How can I make swooshes in Illustrator or Inkscape

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I am designing for a friend who has an established graphic profile that she intends to keep. An important aspect of that is swooshes like these:

She is used to having several of these with variations. However, I am not sure how to make them. They have a distinctive look, and I am too much of a novice to replicate that. I need advice now. I assume some brush has been used and this is not that hard, but I am not sure what brush can make a swoosh that is flat in one direction and thick in a different. Here's another example


texts: Why do table borders in a PDF look like they don't align properly?

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I've noticed this behavior in a few different PDFs created by a few different programs (including InDesign).

This only occurs when zoomed out. When you zoom in, the border looks correct. It looks correct when printed as well, so it's really just a display issue.

What causes this? Is it something about PDFs in general or is it specific to Acrobat? Is there a way to prevent this from happening?


texts: anchor a floating selection to multiple layers in GIMP?

texts: I'm making an animated GIF using layers in GIMP. I have an image of an equation that I want to put on the same place in each frame. I tried opening the equation in GIMP, and then copy and pasting it into my layers, moving it to the location I want using the mouse, and then anchoring it. However, it only appears on one layer and hence on one frame. I can manually repeat for each frame but then I can't get it to the exact same place in every frame. Is there a better way to do this, i.e. anchor a floating selection to all layers at once?


texts: How to create a common app design (PSD) for mobile iPad and Android?

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This is the first time I will create the design for an app that will work on mobile - both for iPad and Android. Do I have to create 3 different PSDs for all 3 viewport sizes? or can I create 1 PSD design for mobile and then change either the resolution or width/height via the image size panel in Photoshop to scale my design for the other 2 viewport sizes?

Some time ago, I read that one needs to design PSD for iPhone and can use same PSD file to slice the assets for Android devices too, i.e. mdpi, hdpi and xhdpi.


texts: Copying & Pasting inverted image in GIMP

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I have a basic image that is black on a white background.  I simply want to invert the image, take the now white portion and paste it on another image in GIMP.  I am having no luck.

Within GIMP, I open that bird and I also open my background to be pasted upon.

On the bird, I click on Colors/Invert and now the portion I want to keep is white.

Now, I don't know what to do.  I've tried various layers/masks but don't really understand and cannot seem to get just the white portion on to my second image.  I can cut and paste the whole thing but I don't want the black background.  I think what I want is just the transparency or whatever the white portion is.

Is there a simple way to do this?  Any clear-cut steps?


texts: No visible space between words in illustrator

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I'm using an Arabic font called JF Flat. Everything was fine but when I started on a new project the space between the letters does not show and when I press space nothing happens.

I wrote two spaces between those words but they are not visible.


texts: How do I make sure the unicode box drawing characters work properly in my font?

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Unicode has a set of characters for drawing simple graphics. Here is an example from Wikipedia:

┌─┬┐  ╔═╦╗  ╓─╥╖  ╒═╤╕
│ ││  ║ ║║  ║ ║║  │ ││
├─┼┤  ╠═╬╣  ╟─╫╢  ╞═╪╡
└─┴┘  ╚═╩╝  ╙─╨╜  ╘═╧╛

There there is U+2588, FULL BLOCK:

█████
█████
█████

Whether or not the above rendered properly depends on which font your browser used to render it. With some fonts these graphics render correctly, and with others you will see gaps between the rows or columns or both. With other fonts the rows might not line up correctly, especially with very long rows.

When creating a truetype font, what do I need to do to make sure characters like this work correctly?

I encountered this problem while trying to make a truetype font containing Mode 7 block glyphs. I converted a PCF bitmap font to truetype using fontforge and a script. You can see an example here. (You can also download the font, because it's a webfont.)

On Firefox/Linux this page renders correctly until you zoom in/out (ctrl-shift-+). On Chrome it looks awful at any zoom. In both cases, thin lines are visible both horizontally and vertically.

Here is a screenshot of what I see:

I have also used this font in various Linux terminal emulators when developing the software which creates the web pages, and there the same thing always happens.

For reference here is what my post looks like in Firefox:

But in the edit box it looks much better (at any zoom):

Chrome manages to get the box glyphs right, but only in the edit box, and the full block is wrong:

I understand that this is most likely due to a combination of hinting, character substitution, and the different font renderers, but is there anything I can do about it when creating the font?


texts: Why are my Photoshop exported images much larger in dimensions than I indicated my source file?

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I edited a photo with a 97x81 inch dimension and about 230ppi in Photoshop (to send to a print company because I need this thing printed on a tarp). When it came out, I checked the size by opening the image on PS and was shocked to see that it was at 151x140 or something like that, and suddenly it was only at 72ppi.

What gives? What am I doing wrong with the exporting? I just need it to stay the exact same size (97x81 in) and not get bigger or anything, because it won't fit on the tarp anymore.

I flatten the image, use "Export As", and then choose JPEG. I also use CC 2018 if ever.


texts: How can I make a Tartan Design in Adobe Illustrator

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I generated on the internet this tartan design:

Now I want to get this design as a vector graphic built in Adobe Illustrator. Is there a trick to get 45 degree lines on the squares?

Or does anybody has an tutorial on this?


texts: How to delete all hidden layers at once?

texts: Is it possible to delete all hidden layers in Illustrator at once and how would I do this?


texts: Is it possible to create a 9-Slice-Object within Photoshop? I haven't found that feature yet, and can't find any help through google. Doesn't Photoshop support it?


texts: What's the name of the font used for the title graphic of the video game 'SOMA'?

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I'm having quite a bit of trouble identifying which font exactly is being used on the title graphic for the horror videogame SOMA. The actual appearance of the font is obscured by the 'glitched' effect that the text uses, and due to this, What Font Is was unable to figure it out due to how it detects characters in the image provided here.

(Image courtesy of Wikipedia)

What's the name of the font used here?


texts: What is the font used on this California State Park Calaveras Big Trees information sign?

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As per your rules for font identification, I've followed the requirements for font-identification.

Here are the find-a-font site I've tried.

WhatTheFont! (Attempted)
Identifont (Attempted)
Serif Font Identification Guide (Not a Serif Font)
What Font is (Attempted)
Fontspring Matcherator (Attempted)
Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5+ Font Match (Attempted)
FindMyFont (Attempted)

Where the font is from

The font is used on an information sign from Calaveras Big Trees California State Park. Here is an image along with cropped variations that I used on the identification sites.

Other helpful information

There is a possibility that it is hand-drawn, but from my analysis, it looks very consistent. Also, I would expect the State Park service to have a scalable way to produce signage.

Here are the resources I've searched through during my google-searches:

Wikipedia entry: List of public signage typefaces
CA State Park Brand Style Handbook Jan '07

Note: I would have posted the links, but I don't have enough reputation.

Images

Gallery with smaller crops of font: http://imgur.com/a/dZyiq

Thank you very much for your help.


texts: Do paths in Adobe Photoshop have to be closed?

texts: I am working to convert a png to a vector graphic.  I am outlining the image using the pen tool.  Photoshop insists that the pen tool produce closed loops in order for me to use the "Stroke path..." tool.  Why is this?


texts: Masking Problems in Illustrator (Is it a bug?)

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All right. So I just want to add a certain pattern (made from objects) to my text for an interesting and satisfying effect. However, when it normally tends to just work with any object.

I just need the green pattern to fill the text like the text is the mask, but for some reason it doesn't seem to work.

After creating a mask. And yes the text is outlined and they're all objects.

When I do it on a simple shape. Is the text too complex for my computer to handle or something?

Maybe the shape the pattern needs to fit in is too complex?


texts: Syncing page numbering in PDF and in the page indicator

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I'm looking at a PDF file I have. (A textbook from my prof. in PDF version).
When I'm on page "vii" in the textbook, then every PDF Viewer software will  tell me that I'm on page 7.
Is it possible to use Adobe Acrobat such that these two things a consistent with each other?


texts: What's the opposite of cropping an image?

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We all know what it means to crop an image, but what's it called when you want to increase the size of the canvas around the image?

Say for instance, you have a 3:2, 4:3, or 16:9 logo that has to occupy a square frame, but cropping the edges and/or stretching the image to fit would basically ruin it.


texts: Adobe Illustrator: How to center a shape inside another

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If i draw a rectangle shape and a circle shape. Is there a way to find the absolute center point of the rectangle shape (x and y) and put the circle shape right in the center?
I can freely move the circle inside the rectangle but I don't know where the center of the rectangle is.


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I would like to know how the images below are done:

They are based off this image of a shoe:

If you guys know of any similar tutorials, let me know. Or if you guys are THAT advanced. Id like some instructions!


texts: How do I use the transform box to re-size a photo in CS2 and constrain the proportions? I don"t want to re-size by pixels or percent

texts: I am placing a photo in my work space in CS2.  Then I set it to transform the shape and then try to move the corner to adjust the size it goes all crazy distorted and does not re-size proportionately.  I believe I have been able to do this in the past, but can't remember what I did to make it happen.  Just to be clear, I know how to go to re-size image and change the pixels or percentage, but I don't want to do that.  I want to re-size by moving the corner of the picture in transform mode in the work space.  Is this possible and how?  Thanks


texts: How do I convert and compress a psd file to a pdf file without compromising quality?

texts: I am designing a billboard with artwork that is 12" x 24" with a resolution of 500. (This is what they wanted.) The psd file is 170MB and they only want a 20MB file. I am using Photoshop CC. How do I save this file as a PDF that's about 20MB without compromising the quality? I am a complete beginner. Thanks


texts: Quick method for adding bleed to masked images?

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I often need to create bleeds for designs that include photos inside of clipping masks, and I currently know of only two ways, neither being very speed-efficient.

Method 1 - Reposition all four edges one at a time

This is for rectangular paths. With the Direct Selection Tool, in Outline View, click on one edge of the path, hit Enter, and specify some distance to move the edge on the X or Y axis. Tedious because it needs to be repeated four times per mask, and accidentally clicking a point instead of an edge can lead to error.

Image courtesy of Pixabay

The animation above makes it look like a quick process, but as the number of images increases, the time required adds up to a significant loss in productivity.

Method 2 - Offset the path and rebuild the clipping mask

This is mostly for paths with arbitrary shapes. With the Direct Selection Tool, in Outline View, click on one edge of the path, click anywhere on the path, and choose Object > Path > Path Offset and specify the distance to offset the path. This would be great except that Illustrator assumes you always want to keep the original path unmodified and add a new modified path under the original. The clipping mask is still using the original path, and the new path is just sitting under the original, disconnected from the mask. So it is necessary to remove the clipping mask, then delete the original path, select the new path, and recreate the clipping mask. This is about just as troublesome as Method 1.

There must be a better way? Perhaps a way to offset without creating a duplicate path? I'd like to hear what tricks/suggestions the community might be able to offer that I haven't thought of. Thanks.


texts: Hello! Does anyone know how I might make an outline of an illustration I made with the pen tool in Illustrator? The sort of outline I'm trying to get is one that just goes around the outside like in this jpeg but have had no luck yet


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With the reference video below. How can i add shortcut key to screen & multiply. Any suggestion or help. Thanks

Reference video


texts: How do I find the intersection of two png in Photoshop or Illustrator?

texts: I apologize if this is a simple question, but I don't know the names of a lot of things yet so it's hard to do searches. I know how to find the intersection of two shapes in Photoshop. That feels like what I want, except I have two png. I want to find the overlap of the non-transparent pixels in them, as both have transparent pixels. Is there a best or easy way to accomplish this?


texts: How do I create text bullets in illustrator?

texts: Is there a way to create text bullets in illustrator? I'm trying to mimic or recreate something done in PowerPoint. I think I know how to manually create the character (•), but was hoping there was another way of doing this.


texts: Adding white space between two elements - Figma

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While working with figma I frequently needed to add white space between the two elements such that all elements below these two elements should also shift down.
To explain better I have created a picture where first layout has three rectangle spaced by 50px. (see original Layout)
Now when I add 50px more between red and blue rectangle, the space between blue and green rectangle won't retain and they will be stacked over one another. (see Actual Layout)
but what I wanted is upon adding space between red and blue rectangle the space between blue and green rectangle should be maintained which is 50px. (see Expected Layout)

I wanted to know is it possible and how otherwise I have to select multiple elements and shift them manually whenever I want to add space between two intermediate elements.


texts: Creating a drop shadow on one side of a shape

texts: I am trying to recreate this effect (see photo) from the HipMunk Android app and I am having some issues as the shadow is coming out other sides on the shape. I just want the shadow out of the right side. Let me know. Thanks!


texts: Typeface with little space needs for package design

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I got a package-design job where I am a bit stuck in a problem, and this is it:

The company must (due to legal things) display an enormous amount of text on the design. The space I have for the placement has the dimensions of 10 cm × 15 cm and I’d like to even shrink it a bit to place more important other assets on it. We must use around 5200 chars on that space given. The text itself hasn’t got any priority to the “users”; it’s really a matter of legal issues why they need to display that amount of text on it. Therefore the text though must be still readable, but can have a tiny size as long as someone can read it with the package 10 cm apart of its nose.

The design of the previous designer uses a combination of:

Myriad Pro Condensed Regular in 6.36 pt font-size and 7.64 pt line-height, they even scaled the font to 111 % vertical manually
Myriad Pro Condensed Regular in 7.07 pt font-size and 8.48 pt line-height with 100 % vertical-scaling

I am not bound to a Corporate Font (not even to a category – if you know a well-suited Antiqua-typeset that can handle that nicely, I’ll go with it) or any font that is set by the laws of the country (like it is on cigarette packaging).

I remember Volkswagen once had a font designed that was still readable in 3 pt or 4 pt and it was originally created for that special task to be readable at that little size.

Now I am looking for a (condensed) typeface that is especially made for small sizes, e.g., by being made for tiny line-heights or having really enormous x-heights while still being well readable.


texts: Different colors and shadows when opening an image in photoshop and after saving the picture

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I am working on Photoshop CS6 and i face the following problem.

When I open a jpg file on Photoshop CS6, the image appears to be much more dark than the original jpg.

If I start editing the picture in order to be brighter and then I try to save to a new jpg, then the result I get is completely different again: The new picture is bleached...

I try to open it with a different Photoshop version (CS5) but the problem still remains.


texts: How to create an infinity/tunnel perspective effect with one object/layer?

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Im sorry if the title is somehow misleading or false, but i dont know how to express it accurately.

Lets say you have a picture of a old railway. After a few meters the railway changes its direction, but the first part or the bottom of the picture goes straigt. Now i want to take this part of the straight forward goind railway, erase the rest and paste the straight railway behind the first, but smaller. All in all i want to create an effect like a tunnel, like the railway continues into infinity. Somehow like this: http://hd.wallpaperswide.com/thumbs/railway_tunnel-t2.jpg

I hope you know what i mean and hopefully this isnt a totally dumb question, if so, im sorry.

Hope the screenshot helps you understand.


texts: Is there any way for me to change the contents of multiple text layers that have the same text at the same time rather than doing each one individually in Photoshop?


texts: What is the Krita equivalent to copy & paste?

texts: I am brand new to Krita. I opened an existing JPEG picture with Krita 4.17 and am unable to copy a door and paste it to make a second door in the picture. If I use the polygonal Selection Tool to encircle the area I want to duplicate, then hit CTL+V, it creates a layer. Then what?


texts: How can I make a shortcut for 100% view in Illustrator?

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Illustrator (and many other programs too) have a shortcut for resizing to fit/default Ctrl+0

My artboard is smaller than the space of fill in my screen, I'm wondering if there's a way to have a shortcut to view at 100% and other zoom amounts which I can choose later on.

I tried creating a new View (View → New View) and then applying a custom keyboard shortcut, but that seems to be per-document, I'm looking for a way to do this that will always work across all projects that I open.


texts: is there any photoshop plugin that helps in web development by auto measuring stuff

texts: I'd like to know if there is a plugin that writes down all the distances between a layer from its all four sides to all objects near to it, and then do this for all layers.  Or at least write down width and height of all layers into one layer.


texts: Which open source font is closest to Airbnb's Cereal Font?

texts: I love Airbnb's Cereal Font but I'd like to find something totally open source for my project. Which font is closest?


texts: InDesign — Text Frame position within a table cell

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Is there a way to set the position of the Text Frame within a table cell? I need some kind of anchor or margin for this.

The names of the official holidays should be at the same position in every cell of the calendar:

The calendar is just a 39×12 table:

Each date is represented by one cell of the table with the day number, name of the day and a leader. I've added some holidays names above these leaders. Every name is a single Text Frame.

Project page (in German): http://georgmierau.de/calendar.html


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I'm trying to create strokes with a Wacom Intuos tablet but the brush size falloff seems to be completely broken. Despite diameter control set to “pen pressure” and minimum diameter to 0 I still can't achieve sharp strokes.
Just to clarify that the issue is not with my tablet, here's a comparison between any other illustration soft (left) and Photoshop 2020 (right):

For some reason, it seems like falloff in Photoshop never reaches 0, even though settings specify it.
Reinstalling didn't do much.
Any ideas?
Hopefully a bump.
I tried reinstalling Photoshop, and Wacom drivers multiple time with no results. I'd like to mention once again that the issue is not with the tablet as Photoshop uses default preset. In fact, Photoshop refuses to use its own preset and ignores it whenever I try to add it, instead using action keys and pressure settings from default.


texts: Should the spaces around bold text be made bold too?

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In the following image, the top text has regular spaces around the bold word bar, whereas the bottom text includes the spaces in the bold styling:

I added red vertical marker lines so it's easier to see that the words don't line up perfectly. For some fonts, this doesn't seem to make a difference, however for others (like Avenir) it does matter.

Is there a general rule about which I should prefer? If I make a word bold, should I also make both the spaces around it bold?

(and if it doesn't broaden the question too much, what about italic text instead of bold text)?


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Is there any way to orgazine certain images to fit in a document occupying the minimal space possible? Like this:

The images would be in a PNG format, to count transparent areas as free space to insert another image (any other image format that supported transparency would work as well).

I was looking for some script that did this on a program (such as Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word...) or even a program itself that would do it.

My purpose is to print some stickers and I wanted to fit as much as I could of them into a single page to save up paper (and work on fitting them by hand).


texts: Is it possible to setup a PSD to 256 colours?

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I know it's possible to export to 256 colours and to change colour mode to 256 colours, flattening the image.  But I'd like to be able to setup the image to work only in 256 like you can set it up to work in RGB or HEX.  Pretty sure this used to be possible, but can't figure out how to do it in PS5.

Thanks


texts: What are the names of these different licenses?

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Selling a design is different from selling your design services. If
  someone hires you to design a wedding card, you use licensed content
  to complete it, then its much easier. If you're intention is designing
  say a calendar to sell at bulk on a website then thats a different
  type of license.

The above comment came from this answer to Using vectors/stock graphics in designs?

What I would like to know is the name of these different licenses so I know the right search words to use to learn more.


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I would like to get jpg, png, or similar file that contains blue diamond pattern similar to the one in the following picture:

Also, I would like to know if such pattern is pattented, ir protected in some other way, that would stop me from using it.

I appreciate your time spent on this issue.


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I've only had Illustrator CC for about 2 weeks so I'm still getting used to some of the differences from CS6. When I move an object, like text, there is a preview of where the text will be placed. However, when I move an embedded image (transparent PNG), the only preview I can see is the bounding box (transform controls) which, as you know, usually isn't the exact size of the content.

Is there any way to see the preview when moving an embedded image? Even making the bounding box the same size as the content would work. It makes it really hard to make the image the same size as something else in the document and it is especially difficult to perfectly place it on top of something. I looked through the prefs but came up short. The only thing preview related is "Use preview bounds" and that didn't change anything.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Help me optimize this Photoshop process (create image from layer)

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What's the fastest way to create an image from a layer in Photoshop? The resulting canvas size has to have the same size than the contents of the layer.
Currently I do the following:

Hide all other layers (right click on the eye, Show/Hide all other layers)
Use the magic wand to select the background
Select > Inverse (Shift+Cmd+I) to select the contents of the layer
Copy the selection
File > New (Cmd+N): the dimensions of the new image are those of the selection
Paste the selection
Save

I have to perform this operation many times and I would like to reduce the number of steps to the bare minimum.