texts: How to generate a guilloche effect at the edge of certificate of authenticity or such?

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I need to generate a guilloche border for certificate of authenticity (CoA) to be at the edge of the CoA. I'm talking here about the infinite curve that makes the certificate look "legit".

I'm planning on creating such a curve with a plotter with ball pen in it. That would ensure the curve is always a little bit unique (CoA will be scanned so that I can later approve it's a authentic certificate and misperfections in ball pen line will serve as a great generator of entropy, making it almost impossible to tamper with).

How to make such a curve? Possibly in Illustrator, but I don't really care which way.

EDIT2: Found out Illustrator has 'Scribble' filter. This is what I've done with it and kinda what I want to achieve, but in a more 'sophisticated' manner...


texts: I'm trying the identify the font in the picture below. I'm pretty sure it was created in Final Cut Pro in 2007. I've tried using the font identification services here What are the requirements for font identification questions?, there are not enough characters for the step through different character characteristics matchers, or when uploading an image they fail to identify individual characters, due to the characters being made up of multiple separate lines.


texts: What process should I use for converting this Toolbar PSD comp into something I can use on a Web page?

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I am a programmer and have recently started playing with Photoshop in my spare time.

Ideally, I prefer to create components using HTML/CSS only, but there are times when it is not possible.

In this Toolbar PSD Comp, many of the effects are convertible to CSS3, but there are a couple of Bevel/Emboss effects as well as an Outer Glow that cannot be converted to CSS3.

In such cases, usually the PSD is sliced into smaller pieces that can be combined back together in HTML/CSS to create the component.

How would you slice this comp?


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I've been playing around with the different options suggested in this question.

Does anyone have any insight in the pattern brush option? I've tried using the blend tool for three different boxes and colours as suggested. This is what happens using the 'smooth colour' option (I need to use white as the central colour for some reasons, a transparent box doesn't seem to work?):

Then I apply the smooth colour option on the blend tool between each box:

And then expand. When I drag this into the brushes panel and choose 'Pattern Brush' to create, I get this:

...with no options for corners or edges etc.


texts: How can I access un-encoded glyphs from a font in Scribus?

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When I purchase commercial fonts or I obtain quality free fonts, I find many glpyhs listed in the PDF-documentation, typically at the end, listed as un-encoded glyphs aka un-mapped.

While any "normal" glyphs are listed with their code points, for example U+00C0, these unencoded ones carry some less structured references. I found for example:

plus.numr
equal.numr

If you have fonts without documentation and if you use Fontmatrix to look into, using the "Glypen" tab with the "Un-mapped Glyphs" block selected, you can find many amazing goodies. (Look at Comic Sans if you want an example.)

I+967

Now, how can I please access those glyphs for use in Scribus (and why not in other OpenSource tools like Inkscape)? If there is no direct way, I am happy to download some extra tool and do some copy and paste.

Sadly I am unable to get Adobe InDesign at the moment for several reasons, so answers like "just get expensive tools" might be helpful to other users, but not to me. Thank you.


texts: Remove coloured background scanned PDF (original document printed on coloured paper)

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Someone has sent me a scanned document, which they have printed out on pink paper prior to scanning.

Ive taken the scanned document into Acrobat DC (pro, latest version as of time of writing) and run the enhance scan function on it, to clean up the scan and to OCR the text, but the pink background still remains.

Ive tried some colour conversion options, but this seems to make the pink background grey. How can i remove the pink background leaving a white background instead ?


texts: Added a real life image to an illustration. How do i make it match?/Look better?

texts: I've added the lei to the dog and it just seems wrong because the dog is cartoony and the lei is realistic, it contrasts too much. how do i fix this?


texts: Switch to English version of Adobe Web Premium CS 5.5

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On the compact disk I received for Adobe Web Premium Creative Suite version 5.5, there was only a German version of the tools.

Is it possible to uninstall the CS and use the English version, which I can download here with my license key, or is it bound to a specific language?

I have a student license on Windows 7 (32) Bit.


texts: Halftone Shading in Photoshop (adobe tutorial help)

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I've been having difficulty replicating these halftone shades in this tutorial on Page 5: http://blogs.adobe.com/adobeillustrator/files/2014/01/Reality-Reborn-How-To.pdf

I have two problems with this section:

1) My dots aren't as fine as the example, could this be the initial size of the shape?

2) When I import the bitmap tiff into Illustrator, it looks bad, because the screen resolution changes the appearance of the bitmap i.e. It doesn't look smooth, like in the example.

I've looked elsewhere on the net and here - couldn't find a similar issue, so hopefully this will help others! Many thanks for looking into this - there's obviously workarounds and other methods, but I would like to know this one specifically.

If you don't understand, then I can post an example when I get home.


texts: Pattern File Does Not Function Properly in Adobe Illustrator CS5

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So I learned Adobe Illustrator CS5 (Say 10%). I have these two files which I downloaded from the net. They are patterns files for animals skins.

The first file is named "Animals_skins.ai" and is taken from Link To Page and can be downloaded from the same page Link To Download and has 10 Animal Skins patterns. When I

Open the file directly in Adobe Illustrator CS5, I get the contents of the file as well as they are added directly to the "Swatches Panel" on the left. When I hover over the individual boxes/Thumbnails/rectangles in the Swatches Panel with the mouse, I get the titles like "Jagur" or "Tiger" telling me the name of the patterns.
The same is the Case when I load the file using the "Open Swatch Libary" > "Other Libary" and browse to the file and open it. Works perfectly. I can apply the patterns to any shapes and it works like a charm.

The Second file is named "skins.ai" and is taken from Like To Page and can be dowloaded from the same page Link to Download and has 35 Skins Patterns. When I

Open the file directly in Adobe Illustartor CS5, I get the contents of the file showing me the patterns. However they are not added to the "Swatches Panel" directly as the first file does. Insted I get some other colors in the swacthes panel and when I hover over the individual boxes/Thumbnails/rectangles in the Swacthes Panel with the mose, I DON'T get the titles.
The same is the case when I load the file using the "Open Swatch Libary" > "Other Libary" and brose to the file and open it. Does not work. I CAN't apply the patterns to any sahpes. Even If I select the patterns from the main windows by clicking, selecting and draging to the swatches panle and add there. When I apply the same to any shape it applies them but it's all messed up and lines appear around the single/individual pattern if the shape to which it is being applied is big enough.

Can't figure it out that why the first file works and the second files does not. I am new to Illustartor (How many times you have heard that?) and any solution would greatly aid me in my learning process. I need the patterns for a logo design.

I have another 3rd file which has Cow Patterns and it behaves exactly the same way as the second file. Opening it shows me the pattern in the main window but it does not get added to the swatches panle either by adding it using the mose or opening it using the browse libary method.

Thanks in Advance


texts: Recursively batch-resave Illustrator svg files with specific options

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I neew to apply fit to artwork bounds and  resave all files and keep file stucture. All my files are svg. and i want to save them with this settings:

The most close solution i found is:
Recursively batch-resave Illustrator AI files to legacy format

but have no idea how to add an action fit to artwork bounds and specify options like on image.


texts: How to export each layer from a group with applied clipping mask to a group?

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I am trying to export each layer in a group with applied mask to that group. When I start saving layers as files, it doesn't apply the clipping mask (see the picture).
Is it possible to save files with clipping mask applied to each layer? If no, how would I create a script?


texts: Keep one layer always on top of the rest?

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Is there a script/plugin that could make one layer appear always on top?

I am busy with a website design and I created some safe zones which I like to have on top at all times. However, now when I create a new layer I have to manually move that one layer up, which kinda slows downs my production time.

So is there any way of doing this with a script/plugin?

I added a screenshot of what my safe zones look like.


texts: How to avoid black background when dealing with transparent vectors

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I have a heart graphic I am working with in Adobe illustrator. It has transparent properties in it and looks to be mainly made up of mesh layers.

I keep finding transparency in illustrator a challenge. This heart graphic is transparent but when you remove the background you can see the mesh transparent parts as "black".

This particular design will go on a promotional t-shirt. But if i want to export it as a png, or if i sent this file to the printers like this with the black background parts.. Is that normal? How do i do so without the black part showing?

I included some pics below to give you a better idea.

Thanks for any help!


texts: Trying To Delete Inverse Shape Around An Object In Illustrator CS5

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I am new to Illustrator and am still trying to wrap my mind around the concept of vector shapes.

In Photoshop, I used to make a glare very easily. I would write text and then I would put a rectangular marquee shape over the text. I would then fill it with a gradient of white to transparency and turn the opacity down until it created the effect on the text. I would then take the magic wand and basically delete the entire marquee shape except for the part where it overlapped with the text thus just having the glare on the text and not on the background.

I'm trying to do the same for Illustrator. I've created a logo and then put a rectangular shape over top of the logo and filled it with a gradient and changed the opacity. I can't for the life of me figure out how to delete the negative space of the rectangular shape now so it just overlays on the logo and not all around the logo. Does my description make sense? And if so, does anybody have a solution? Thanks.


texts: how to preserve fonts with an Adobe Illustrator file?

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I was working on a design in Adobe Illustrator and I've sent the .ai file to the printer. But she says that she don't have the fonts, that I used, installed on her computer. Now she also doesn't know how to install the fonts in her computer (I've tried to explain her but she just don't getting it).

Now is there any way that I can preserve the font that I used in my design in Illustrator? That my .ai file can be opened on any computer without having the issue of "Font now found"?


texts: When I export an AI 300x60 art board it saves with bigger dimensions

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I am making a companion banner ad for Youtube. The dimensions are 300x60. When I design on a 300x60 art board and save a a PNG or jpeg it saves with larger dimensions and then won't upload. If i want it to be able to upload the quality is too low and it is blurry.

I need the dimensions to be 300x60, and if I resize it in another program it lowers the quality and makes it blurry.

Please help me make a crisp 300x60 image that exports less than 150 KB and is 300x60 in dimension.

Thank you!


texts: How to re size different pixel sizes and scale factors?

texts: A client asks me do deliver the files of the logo I made for him. but I really have no idea how sizes and scale factor works in illustrator. can somebody please help me. the attached image are his requests.


texts: How to remove overlapping strokes in Inkscape?

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I want to remove black line between the larger and the smaller rectangle.

Using Path → Exclusion resulted in this ugly two smaller lines.


texts: Inkscape to HTML for a floorplan, with each room separately clickable

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I hope that I have the correct forum here, and the correct tool in Inkscape (lots of Googling makes me think that I do).

The end product is that I want to have a web page which displays a floor plan, and to reacts when a user clicks on a given room, with a different reaction for each room.

Obviously, I need a way to determine which room was clicked.

A sneaky idea occurred to me, to have each room differ in colo(u) by just one RBG point, and determine the room by getting the RGB value of the pixel clicked.  However, I am afraid that the slight colour difference will eventually be disenable to the human eye if I have a lot of rooms – think of a large shopping mall, office block or factory.

So, to do it properly, I think that I have to use an HTML canvas, and use the isPointInPath() method, where each room’s outline is defined as a path.

Until now, I have never used anything more complex than MS Paint, so I might have a steep learning curve ahead of me.

If I just draw the floorplan, I suspect that Inkscape will draw a single, contiguous , path, following all the walls, which means that I can’t use that to determine which room was clicked.

I am aware of layers, and suspect (without yet having so much as installed Inkscape, or read any documentation), that if I draw my floor plan with each room on a separate layer, then visually I will see a normal floorplan, with the room edges touching, and I could export the individual layers as HTML5 paths.

Is that a good idea? A totally stooped notion that only an utter n00b could conceive of? Am I going to have problems with too many layers? Is there a better way to achieve my ends?


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I have been given the photo below and I would like to know if there is a quick and dirty way to make the background more white.

Because everything has a slightly yellow cast, using curves doesn't really work.

Are there any other tricks I could try short of cutting the 5 items out, placing them on a white background and filling in the shadows manually?


texts: How to attribute other artist artwork when used as one part of a whole?

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If I use another artist's art, or a stock image, and modify the artwork and re-design its use, how do I attribute the original artist of that part of the work?

For example, is it appropriate to attribute a stock image in the background of a design as "Background image by {artist name}"?

If there is confusion, for example attributing the modified work or entirety of design to the artist of only one part of the artwork, will that artist be legally liable for the entire piece of artwork/design at first glance?

How do I clearly separate attribution?


texts: Search Help Keyboard Shortcut on Mac Illustrator CS6

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The standard mac shortcut (Command+?) for opening the menu item search field doesn't work.

As Beibei mentioned - This is about cueing the cursor to the "Search" box of the help menu, not invoking the Adobe help system.


texts: How to convert flat icon to simple 3d icon?

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I'm trying to make a simple 3D icon from a flat SVG image, unfortunately without success.

What I want to achieve can be seen in the picture below.

What steps should I take to get this effect? How do I get this perspective and 3D effect? I would be grateful for a step-by-step explanation.


texts: Looking for a Adobe Illustrator to Sketch workflow solution

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Does anybody have a Sketch to Illustrator conversion workflow? Reason I am asking is because at the place I am working at a lot of our documentation is done in Illustrator and I have been asked to deliver spec material for the pattern library there in Illustrator format (ai and pdf). I don't want to do that.

I have a technique where I have key commands set up to convert single lines of text back to blocks and another key command for releasing clipping paths. It's a bit more cleanup than I would like to do. Anybody have something better?

This is the script I am using to merge lines of text: http://ajarproductions.com/blog/2008/11/23/merge-text-extension-for-illustrator/

What I have tried:
Copy from Illustrator to Sketch
Save as pdf import to Sketch

The issue with this is that text blocks break apart. Objects like buttons come into illustrator with many clipping paths which make cleaning up a mission


texts: How to fix this blurred text in logo and convert its color to black in Photoshop?

texts: Trying to sharpen this text to a normal state using Photoshop CS5 Extended. It is part of logo downloaded from internet. How to do it?


texts: InDesign Next Style not applied when pasting text?

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I’ve been trying out InDesign’s “Next Style” feature recently in an attempt to automate text styling and would like to find an answer to a question that occurred to me while doing so.

I don’t understand why “Next Styles” are not applied when pasting several paragraphs inside a text box. With the “first” paragraph style of a "Next Styles" “chain” applied to a text frame, why are all pasted paragraphs styled according to the preferences set for the first paragraph, instead of following the sequence set up in the "chain"?

Is there a more efficient way to achieve what I’ve been trying to do using “next styles”? I just can’t imagine that applying paragraph styles manually to each paragraph within a text frame is the simplest of options.


texts: InDesign: Synchronizing and combining documents

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I have two primary needs:

Build several documents with the same layout/styling
Combine those separate ones into a single document

For the first point I've discovered (I'm learning InDesign as I go) the usage of templates, which I have successfully implemented so far.
For the second point I have two questions.
1. How do I merge the documents into one
Here's what I do: I placed some elements (like page numbering) on separate layers in my template. I create my "full" document and import the other documents into it, skipping the layers I'm not interesting in, like page numbering. This way I have correct page numbering in my separate documents and in the full document.
Is this a good practice?
2. How do I update the templates afterwards
What if I need to change my template afterwards? As far as I understand, once you created a document from a template, it is actually not linked to it.
Is it possible to reflect changes from the template into documents created from it?


texts: Relation between picture plane and observer in perspective

texts: I have some notions of geometry and I am currently trying get a full grasp of some features of perspective. I am having a hard time understanding the relation between the observer and picture plane since I am having troubles making the distance between them reflect in the drawing. I have done these drawings of the same model just moving the observer closer to the picture plane. I am using the picture plane to define the real measures. When I look at both at same time I know that something is off but can't really tell what. Can someone here explain what I am doing wrong and help me understand this relation? Thanks a lot!


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I found this manual embossing machine: Cuttlebug

However, manually embossing would take too long for my purposes. Can anyone recommend an automatic machine?


texts: How to copy live shape property settings from one shape to another in Photoshop CC?

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Does anyone know if there is a way to copy Live Shape Properties from one shape to another?

It's nice to adjust strokes and fill and stuff, but I'd like to save it somehow to easily apply it to other shapes (equivalent styles for layer-configurations).


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Anyone able to share any ideas/inspiration for creating an infographic with job titles? Something to be used on a website which is 1200px wide and 680px high.

The purpose of the infographic is to present the job titles such as head of Insight, Innovation and Policy, Key Account Manager, BT Global Services etc. This is an example. So to highlight these roles in the graphic on a website.

I have merely created 3 boxes overlapping one another and it's a little dull and needs bringing to life or a total design re-haul. Any ideas? Hope more specific now.

(It's not an org chart just a list of roughly 21 job titles that need to be presented in a more appealing way visually) See attached what I have done- not visually appealing enough. Help appreciated. Thanks.


texts: How to convert an image to a specific pallette in Inkscape or Gimp

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I have the following problem: I have a color palette as *.gpl from InkStitch "Ink/Stitch: Sulky Rayon" which represents the embroidery threads of a specific manufacturer. It has 280 different colors: https://github.com/inkstitch/inkstitch/blob/main/palettes/InkStitch%20Sulky%20Rayon.gpl
I want to use Inkscape with Inkstitch to convert images to svgs to create embroidery files.
I would like to automatically convert the images to the color palette of that manufacturer to only have colors left in the image which are actually available as thread.
Problem:
I was not able to do this in Inkscape so I tried it in Gimp with these instructions: https://documentation.help/Microchip-Graphics-Library/Converting_Images_to_Use_a_Common_Palette_in_GIMP.html but these instructions seem to only work with palletes which are 256 or less colors, mine is bigger and doesn't work, it is not selectable.
How can I do this task? Preferable with Inkscape or Gimp?


texts: How to normalize / equalize background to make gradient more uniform

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Here's the situation: I'm designing a banner for a client. He provided me a png file that has a gradient background. My banner is larger (wider) than the content provided so I have to recreate the background myself.

If you watch the above image closely, you will notice that there is a slight colour difference somewhere in the middle of the image.

Is there a command in Photoshop (up to the latest version) that can help me "normalize" the background so that it looks smooth? I have tried the "content-aware fill" but that didn't really work. Is there any other way?


texts: How do I crop an image with just one or a few layers with Pixelmator?

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The task I'm trying to achieve with Pixelmator is opening up a PSD and quickly (because I generally have to do it a lot) crop a piece of the image but also removing layers that I don't want in the finished picture.

This is for making little pictures out of PSD created by graphic designers to be later used in  web application (for example, if there's a round button, I want the button, the icon inside but not the background, it has to be transparent, so I want to remove or hide those layers).

I'm evaluating Pixelmator as an alternative to Photoshop to process PSDs into HTML and CSS.


texts: How can I show snapto lines in Photoshop CS 5.5?

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I've been using CS 5.1 at work and it will show lines (green and sometimes pink) when it is snapping to other object's alignments.
I use 5.5 at home and layers will still snap to others, but they will not show the line guides, unlike Illustrator that always shows the green lines.

My question is, how would I turn on those green lines/guides? I want to be able to make sure I'm aligning to the right object and not something that's close to it. Is it an add-on? Because I couldn't for the life of me find an option to turn it on/off at home.


texts: How can I create a generic display that looks appealing with a wide variety of images?

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I feel like this looks ugly.  The box shadow above the image blends really well with some images - generally with images that have a lot of color or are white - but with others it looks horrible.

The code:

box-shadow: 0 -2px 6px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);

What would you guys recommend to fix this issue? As I can't exactly restrict what images are uploaded to the website, I would rather make it so everything looks great.


texts: Change the direction of the 2nd vanishing point on 2-point perspective in Illustrator?

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This seems so impossible, and I have tried everything and looked up and nothing. The best I can do is using 3-point perspective but that won't do, for my purpose.
As you can see, it's close, but not quite. It's a 3-point when it should be a 2-point.

I'm trying to achieve the same grids that I rendered in Photoshop.


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I have an image that is 66x50 inch and 72 dpi, which looks great on any monitor because it's huge, but I actually have to reduce the image size to print it on a 44 inch paper.

I know that for print jobs to look good the dpi has to be around 300. So, should I increase the dpi to 300 and then reduce the image size or 72 is good enough if the image has to be reduced?


texts: What should a designer consider when laying out print materials for elderly audiences?

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I'm in the process of doing layout for a trifold aimed at the elderly population in my town, and I'm looking for some recommendations from folks who have experience laying similar materials out for a similar audience.

Before everyone jumps on me and says that not all the elderly have visual acuity problems, let me say that I agree but am aiming for the lowest common denominator - a large-print brochure can be read by anyone but a small print one can't.

Some other issues I'm not sure about:

Contrast ratio: should I aim for a higher contrast radio (more blacks and whites and fewer grays?)
Colors: several studies I've read (including this one) seem to indicate a slight increase in red/yellow and slight decrease in blue / green color perception. Has anyone run into this, and how significant is the increase / decrease? Would a more limited palette be useful?
Font size: What's the standard increase in font size for a "large print" publication? 150%? 200%?


texts: How to flatten a shape with a pattern fill in Illustrator?

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Apologies in advance for the potentially-newbie question – I haven't used Illustrator very much and may not be using the right terminology for things.

I have a group of shapes that I've applied a diagonal-hatch pattern fill to:

I would like to export a Postscript file containing the line segments comprising the pattern, so that I can plot it on my HP 7475A pen plotter.

For the plotter to be able to plot the resulting Postscript file (after converting it to HPGL via pstoedit), it needs to contain exactly the lines on the screen. It can't have just the polygons with a pattern specified (the plotter doesn't understand that and ends up plotting just the polygons) and it can't have mask layers specified in the file (the plotter ends up plotting all the lines unmasked).

In other words, I'd like to "finalize" the currently-active mask and export just those portions of the lines that are currently being shown.

I've tried Object → Expand and then Object → Clipping Mask → Release. I then get all of the lines that were previously masked (see below). I've tried all of the Pathfinder options, Object → Flatten Transparency, etc, and nothing seems to do what I want.


texts: How can I make "sweep" gradient that resembles a radar or a lightsaber?

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Here is the approximate effect I'm describing.

It's a linear gradient that has been "circlized".  I have Photoshop, Inkscape, or can just notepad some raw svg.
Even just knowing what term to Google for would be useful.


texts: How to arc flags to this shape in illustrator

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I`m searching for solution how to arc these flags

into this shape in adobe illustrator

Thanks for solution.


texts: Recreating a grayscale cutout effect on an image

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I am trying to recreate this image from a standard photo of the dog, but struggling to get it to look like the edited image. What filters or adjustments might have been used to create this?

Original Photograph of the dog:

The effect I am trying to recreate:


texts: InDesign data merge template not following path

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I'm creating a curved path which is being used as a placeholder for data merge content. I create the path, click on it, then double-click the field in the data merge window.

It places <<fieldName>> text in the frame, but it's not aligned to the path.

It works fine when I manually add text-on-path or "fill with sample content", so I've missed something.


texts: Illustrator: Move selected items to separate Layers

texts: The title says it all. Is it possible in Adobe Illustrator to move selected items to new separate layers?


texts: Creating svg with inkscape result in bad quality when scaling

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I created a simple image using gimp and exported it as png. I opened the image with inkscape and saved it as svg. When viewing both image in firefox at normal scale, they both look the same. When I resize them to a smaller image, the png looks much better than the svg. I am by no mean a designer. I am a backend programmer who plays around with gimp and inkscape. But never figured out why I cannot make a decent svg with inkscape.

svg normal scale in firefox

first svg http://colossemedia.com/images/svg1.png

png normal scale in firefox

first png http://colossemedia.com/images/png1.png

They look the same as far as I can tell. Now scaled:

svg scaled down in firefox

first svg http://colossemedia.com/images/svg2.png

png scaled down in firefox

first svg http://colossemedia.com/images/png2.png

The png looks much better than the svg.

No matter how hard I try, I cannot have a decent svg with inkscape (as soon as I scale). I tried several different options like "Image rendering mode" to "smooth" or "none", the image DPI I tried "from file" and "default impression resolution". I tried to save with the 3 differents svg format ("Inkscape svg", "plain svg" and "optimized svg"). I tried converting JPG instead of PNG still the same problem. I downloaded an svg illustration online that was created with illustrator just to make a the same test in firefox. The svg looked great no matter the size. I am using inkscape 0.91.


texts: Efficiently preview thousands of svg icons?

texts: I stumbled on the Papirus icon theme (GPL licenced). One can download the package with thousands of svg-files. Opening every file in Inksacpe or Firefox is not a practical approach to get an overview over all icons. I would like to see 50 icons at once, along with their filename. Is there a free software for that purpose or a {bash, python, ...}-snippet which renders N svg files side by side on a png?


texts: Resize Photoshop canvas to fit selected layer's (larger) dimensions

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I know how to crop, to fit a selected layer's dimensions that are smaller than my canvas, but is there an easy way to upsize my canvas to fit a selected object that is larger than it?  Can I find out the selected layer's dimensions easily, so I could manually resize my canvas?

Example:

I have selected an image that I placed into my document, by CMD + Clicking on its thumbnail in the layers palette.  I need to resize my document to fit the selected artwork.


texts: What is this style called? And any tips on making this?

texts: I recently saw this image and I wondered what the style is, and how I would go about making it.


texts: Inkscape Bounding Box crops Stroke Paint

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I noticed that my corner is being cut off of the bottom node of path when I add a border to it. I believe when adding a border of that thickness to the object/paths on the left the result should be the image on the right.
All of the nodes are connected, and there are only 4 nodes that are symmetrical. 3 on the circle at the top, and one at the triangle's tip at the bottom.

How do I prevent my corner/vertex from being cropped off when adding a stroke?


texts: How to achieve this kind of color effect (colors in "anarchic grid")?

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I'm trying to get a result close to the one below in Illustrator, but I never end up with a satisfactory result.

I think this kind of logos was pretty popular some time ago, with vivid colors and maybe a result a little different.

Do someone could have a tutorial to achieve that ?

Thank you very much !


texts: How to connect two objects as union precisely?

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I'm now reading this tutorial which describes how to create a simple to-do list iOS icon. On the tutorial, the author combines two rectangles as union in Sketch 3. However, when I tried to duplicate the project, it seems that I cannot combine the two rectangles precisely no matter how I try to be close to the precise point possible.

Here's my project. You can see that there is small disconnection on the combination point. I just duplicated the project with the exact same size and degree.

And of course even after I combined them as union and then make them flatten, the two objects never merge properly. I also tried to use grid but nothing changed at all.

So how can I combine two rectangles precisely, much like the author did?


texts: Script that export photoshop layer groups to PNG files?

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I need some help here :(
I want to know if it is possible to have a script export my layer groups as individual PNG files?

Let say im creating a texture map for a rock, so I save the photoshop document as Rock.psd

Now I want to export each texture group as the photoshop document name with an prefix for each layer group.

Example:
Albedo layer group as Rock_AM.png
Diffuse layer group as Rock_CM.png
Specular layer group as Rock_SM.png
Roughness layer group as Rock_RM.png
Gloss layer group as Rock_GM.png
Metalness layer group as Rock_MM.png
Displacement layer group as Rock_DM.png
Normal layer group as Rock_NM.png
Self Illumination layer group as Rock_IM.png

Can that be possible?
But if a layer group is empty I will like the layer group to be ignored.
I want only export the layer groups that has layers inside.

Any help or guide please?

Thx,
Alex


texts: How to do "arrange in rectangular grid" operation like inkscape in illustrator

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Inkscape has a very convenient arrange feature that can arrange existing objects into rectangular array and setting explicitly the horizontal or vertical spacing between objects.

For example, I randomly draw some rectangular like this in inkscape

then I select all objects, and set arrange panel

and I got perfectly

in a single click the Arrange botton

I cannot find the same Arrange feature in illustrator. So I want to know how to do same operations as inkscape can do in illustrator?


texts: How to turn text transparent - punch through a background?

texts: I'm trying to make it so the white area (the N) is transparent and cuts a hole over the star image to reveal the black background behind it. I'm using Photoshop.


texts: Free software to design a 10-15 page brochure

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We're looking forward to invite companies for campus placement for which I have to make a 10-15 page prospectus giving major campus details. It has to definitely look good and professional, so if u guys could be kind enough and suggest some free software or online platform that would be great.

For Photoshop I think making 15 different pages would get tricky.. Or is Photoshop the best option?


texts: How to "automate" this drawing process using brushes?

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I'm drawing a ton of birds (many different species) all from the same angle and am struggling with drawing the wings over and over. Bird wings generally  have 3 rows of feathers that all look a little different.

What I want to do is make a brush, so I can keep drawing similar wings with different lengths. So far I've tried doing a pattern brush using this shape:

Here was the result:

Is there a way for me to make this brush in a way that shows the feathers changing angle and size like the rows of feathers in pictures?


texts: Which red and green colors look still different when printed as grayscale?

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I'm looking for red and green colors which are still really distinct when printed as a grayscale image.
My current color values (224,133,0 and 168,181,10) are really industuingable on paper.


texts: How to thread an anchored text frame in Indesign cs6

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Like in the image attached below, I have original text on the left and translated text on the right. The translations need to be horizontally parallel to the original verses. I have anchored the translation text frames to the corresponding verse. But I cant thread the translation text frame when it is overset. Can you guys help me solve this or maybe go around this altogether?
I tried tables, It didnt work. The cells wont span on to the next page. Because some verses occupy more than one page.
Note: I want translation text frames anchored is mainly because, the document goes through frequent changes and all the text moves around. Even after moving, the verse and the translation should stay parallel to each other. The document has more than 100 pages at the moment.


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I'm new to the community but I was wondering if you guys could help me out. Typically when someone want to display a scale of good-to-bad they show something like:

Red is bad and green is good, with yellow being somewhere in between. What I am faced with however is that all options are bad, so I cannot use green. I also have a wide range of levels of bad with the low end being somebody being rude and the upper end being murder. I was thinking about maybe using purples or blues to increase the spread, but, being completely new to any graphic design, I'm unsure. Like this:

The colors would never be displayed directly next to each other, so a perfect gradient isn't necessary. Any tips or help at all is appreciated!


texts: Which Logo communicates more "professionalism and luxury"?

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Edit: New logo after hearing great critics here:

So I created a Logo for a company which they accepted and liked more than the old one. However, they asked me if I believe the new one communicated more luxury, trust and professionalism than the old one.

Does it communicate more professionalism if yes then why?

Both are unfortunately at a lower resolution after uploading.


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I am attempting to vinyl wrap a cup with the initials 'RBN' on it but the cup is not a perfect cylinder. I need to know how to design this so that when printed and wrapped the letters appear to look straight.

Top Circumference - 11 inches
Bottom Circumference - 9 inches

Height 9 inches.


texts: Triangular Pixelation Technique in Photoshop

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I want to be able to create the triangular pixelation effect depicted in the following image.

I've been successful with the technique detailed here--and it's nice--but It is not quite the effect I am after.

Any suggestions?


texts: How to create an 16× error/difference image using GIMP or Photoshop

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I need to create a quality comparison between two rendering methods by showing the difference of the results akin to figure 6 in [Walter et al. 2005] (p. 5):

(Image copyright by Walter et al. 2005).

I don’t exactly understand how to create this effect in such a way that it conforms to the description of 16× error or similar (8× difference etc.).
I assume the basis of the idea is to increase the contrast of the difference of the two images to compare, where the contrast is increased in a way that conforms to the expression 16×, e.g., by multiplying the values of each channel (RGB) by 16.

However, trying to reproduce the results in the figure above, I found that the curve seems of rather random nature, which might well be due to my lack of understanding the procedure. I used the bottom left and right images, viewed the difference in GIMP and adjusted the value curve of the left one until the difference appeared as dark as possible (indicating the smallest difference). As mentioned before, this curve did not look like it had anything to do with multiplying values by 16.

So, how can I reproduce the results depicted in the figure above in GIMP or Photoshop, and what is the meaning of the term 16× error as used in the paper?


texts: How do I alter the colors of a raster image with GIMP?

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I'm somewhat new to GIMP and I was hoping to take a logo like this:

And to change the colors of the background and font as someone did here:

Except I'd like to do it with different colors.

Is there a simple way to do this?


texts: How can i get better crop marks in InDesign CC that are simpler to cut?

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I  know how to add regular crop marks to a design, my issue is when I go to cut out my prints on a paper cutter most of my crop marks are gone after 2 cuts so lining up the paper cutter gets really difficult. Is there any way to change the crop marks or an advanced crop mark script or something I can use on the latest version of InDesign?

I print out a number of labels and drawing lines on each one or using a knife to cut the inside out is kind of overkill. I remember someone turning the lines into a T (with a pen afterwards) so when you cut there are still lines inside you can use to guide you, just how would I do that in InDesign?

I sometimes do get me labels printed and would hate to have to make 2 versions just so i can print them myself. Would I really have to add in my own lines/custom crop marks in my document? Is there not enough people printing their own stuff to make a simpler solution?

(source: printernational.org)


texts: InDesign: TAC of sRGB photos exceeds ink limit - does this cause issues when encapsulated in a PDF-X/3 document for print?

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I'm using InDesign and I am exporting a photo book for an online printing service (Blurb) in PDF/X-3 (I use unaltered an Export profile that they provided). In the Output tab of the Export Adobe PDF Settings, Color Conversion is set to No Color Conversion and Output Intent Profile Name is set to their provided CMYK.

If I'm not mistaken, this means that the photos embedded in the PDF will not be converted to CMYK, but instead will retain their original color space (sRGB/adobeRGB).

What is causing me concern, is that the Ink Limit in the Separation Preview Panel, indicates that the dark areas of these RGB Photos, exceed the desired TAC level by the printer (<300%) (I get red regions up to Ink limit of 340%).

Should I do something about it, or is the ink limit of the RGB photos to be managed by the printer and I should not worry?
My idea is that I don't need to, since these files will be color managed by the printer on-the-fly - Is there some fallacy in this?
How does InDesign decide the ink limit of an RGB image? What CMYK conversion does it apply for these calculations?


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My idea is ->create an ellipse ->fill it with a radial gradient fill -> add noise.
Last step for edges is unknown for me.

Original

My


texts: Use Ink Bottle Tool to outline shapes converted to symbol in Flash CS 5

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I have been teaching myself Flash CS 5 and attempting to do some simple animations. I have created a simple bat drawing that I am attempting to animate.  I read that it is a good idea to break sections of the object to be animated into different symbols and labels in order to lock when needed. As such I converted the wings into symbols and distributed to different layers.  Now I want to change the color of the outline for the left wing to a light grey color to match the rest of the picture.  When I try and use the ink bottle tool it has no effect.

Is there another way to do this? How can I accomplish the needed result? I have tried editing that symbol/layer specifically with no effect.


texts: Get rid of all the access white space except the actual design

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Is there a way that I can get rid of all the extra white space apart from the rectangle shown in the image.

Please let me know if I need to provide some extra input.


texts: Illustrator: Option to deselect "Transform Objects" and select "Transform Patterns greyed out"


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As you can see in the picture, I'm selecting the "Ads" object, it is at the top of the screen, but the position is (0,-82).

If I change by manual, mean I change -82 to 0, the "Ads"object will move down by 82 pixel, which is wrong.

How I can set my position number to normal ( which is 0,0)?

Thank you fro your help


texts: When resaving JPEGs, the file size increases, but the quality is not changed – why?

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I was experimenting with JPEG quality loss upon resaving and noticed that not only (even after four resaves) did the quality not degrade (down to pixel level), but the file sizes actually increased by 200 kb or so each time.

Can anyone give an explanation for this?
Where is this newly created information that increases the file size even coming from?
I would have expected at least slight degradation and a decrease in file size. I saved using Photoshop’s save for web function and 100 % quality.

*Original (top) - 798kb
*After 5 saves (bottom) - 1020kb


texts: I have this graphic. I need to change the color of the graphic to hex color: 1485cc...is there a way to make this graphic match that particular hex color hue...without me having to have to re create the graphic.


texts: Photoshop: Using keyboard to move layers more than ten pixels at a time

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In Photoshop, I know these keyboard shortcuts exist for the move tool:

Arrow key: Move a layer by one pixel

Arrow key + Shift: Move a layer by ten pixels

But can I use the keyboard to move layers by more than ten pixels at a time? I have a large canvas and moving layers ten pixels at a time is too sluggish.


texts: What program do I use to create a manual or catalog?

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The last time I did any desktop publishing it was ten years ago and I used Microsoft Publisher. Now I need to put together a product user manual, troubleshooting guide, and a new catalog. I figured Adobe would be the place to start, but their product features section focuses so much on cross-platform functionality and collaboration that I can't tell which product, if any is used to lay out a multi-page document. I'm primarily a Windows user on a desktop. I can afford software licenses but I'm not married to Adobe. Where do I start?

EDIT: I'm a mechanical engineer with very little desktop publishing experience. The documentation I'm trying to create includes the installation manual for my product, a separate troubleshooting manual, and a product line catalog. I have two engineers working for me contributing content. We don't all have Publisher so I would prefer to find another program, preferably one with the smallest possible learning curve. If the results look too rough, I can always turn the result over to a professional and say "Make it look like this, only better."


texts: InDesign: how to change the size of placed PDF

texts: When I place PDF files in InDesign they will take up the whole page, so how can I make it smaller to allow space for the title on the top and the page number on the bottom?


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Note: I understand that this borders more of a legal question, but the advice I found here and here didn't quite seem to fit my question.

I am redesigning my resume and parts of the design will include the logo of previous companies for which I have worked. In order to make the various color schemes of these companies work better with the color scheme of my resume, I would like to change their color scheme.

Let's say, for example, I'd like to represent these companies on my resume:

Let's assume these companies do not have any logo branding guidelines, since the companies which I will include do not.

If I were to use these logos on my resume, I'd consider muting the Google logo to a greyscale color, and changing the USA Today dot to a greenish dot.

Since these changes would be present on my resume, potential employers would likely assume that I modified the logos. In your graphic design experience, is this ever appropriate?

I do not want or need to make any other changes to these logos. Of course, I could just drop the whole idea altogether.


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it seems illustrator adds and subtracts to selection with the same command: shift + click. I want to change this so that adding command is shift + click while subtracting is ctrl + click.
This would make things so much easier, for example: I have many straight lines from end to end of the artwork. Some lines though, are shorter. I want to select all the short lines, which vary in length, but are still shorter than the bigger ones.
Currently, I select all lines and then I have to shift + click every long line to deselect it.
If the commands could change, I could select all lines, then ctrl + click and create a selection window barely touching the longest lines, deselecting them.
This would be coherent with many software out there such as Autocad, Rhino, etc.
Thanks


texts: Protect text in symbols from overriding by graphic styles in illustrator cs5

texts: Setting graphic styles for symbols affect all elements in that symbol, including text. I need it to stay as it is. Is there a way to protect some elements (text, in my case) from being altered by graphic styles?


texts: I need suggestions for an 'undelete' icon

texts: Trying to come up with a undelete icon, the best ideas I've come up with so far are an upside down wastebin with rubbish underneath it. It is going to be placed on a user profile page that lists user content serving to specify what content has been deleted and likely providing a link to undelete that content.


texts: Automate replacement of Smart Objects in Photoshop

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I'm involved in the production of a touchscreen device. Our workflow for designing the graphics of the interface is to create the buttons, text, etc in Illustrator, bring it into Photoshop as Smart Objects, and later flatten the smart objects, but beyond that is not pertinent to this question. [EDIT: Each screen is saved as a separate Photoshop file.]

I'm looking for an application or something to automate part of this process.

We want to set up a master Illustrator document that contains all the button styles that exist in the device, encapsulated in groups. Also, we want to have a database containing the X, Y, Width, and Height values for each copy of each button. I'm referring to the fields that can be viewed in Photoshop when the Transform tool is active, pictured:

So then, if we update a button style in the master Illustrator file and hit "run" or something, it would replace each instance of the button with the updated version. That way, if we make an update to one of the button styles, we don't have to go through all 700 instances of the button and replace them manually.

So if you can suggest an application that may help with this, I would greatly appreciate it. Also, if you can suggest a better place to ask this question, I would appreciate that too.

Thanks!


texts: Document Color Profile & Settings in Illustrator

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I have to edit pdf files.

The way I am doing it right now is that I am importing it page by page in Illustrator.

When I "Place" each page from the pdf file in a new document I get the following message(screensot).

The file will be printed in Europe. Is the color profile settings going to affect the colors when printed? What should I do in this case. The way I did it before was to just Click "OK" and just leave it like that.


texts: how to add a cross for printing in Contact Sheet II

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I use this feature a lot in photoshop to have print ready pdfs out of hunders of .psd files. which reduces the file size and time efficient.

But the printing people complain that they don't have a cross so the laser cutter guy can't cut them.

Is there a way to do it? please notice even with contact sheet ii, there are lots of .pdfs to be printed which are basicaly duplex print ready scaled images in a white plain.

thank you much appreciated


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I have a minor issue with adding new artboards so that they line up in a column.
In older versions of illustrator, as I recall, new artboards where added beneath the active one. Now they end up to the right. Is there a way to change where the new artboard automatically end up? I want a quick way to make new artboards perfectly aligned in a column, so please no tips on manually dragging artboards, nor aligning in the artboard panel.


texts: Linear Gradient Effect without Transparency as second color in InkScape?

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I have a problem with my Object that I want to apply a linear gradient onto to simulate a 3D effect (glow on top of a button).

It looks fine in the editor but when exported the gradient area is going to transparency instead to a lighter version of the base color.

When trying to edit it I can't see any way to define the "destination color".

I'd like to make the destination color (marked with red arrow in screenshot) a lighter red instead of transparent. I can't figure out how to edit that.


texts: How to use GREP to only style a part of the expression?

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I like to use GREP in In-Design, the problem is I have a menu like so:
HAMBURGER Johnny's Favorite    3.50
I like Johnny's Favorite to be styled differently.
The first part, the dish, may contain separate words like: SPICEY CHICKEN. However the dish is always written in capitals.
So I thought:[^a-z]+ [A-Z][^A-Z]+ Favorite.
Only now the dish is styled too. I am only interested in the favorite part, but it must begin with dish to validate. So I thought maybe I had to group it like so: [^a-z]+ ([A-Z][^A-Z]+ Favorite). But that didn't make any difference.
Any ideas?


texts: What style are these notebook covers illustrations?

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I would like to know what style is this:

Thanks.


texts: removing background of imported picture in Inscape

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I am new to inkscape and was hoping someone can give me a step by step to remove background in a picture.

Thanks


texts: How can i draw this shape using rounded rectangle tool

texts:
Hi,
i want to draw this shape but using rounded rectangle tool. Do you have any idea?


texts: I've read a few tutorials but I'm still new to Illustrator. Currently, I am trying to work with a sketch that I am trying to position on the artboard. If I were to resize the entire shape the sketch is drawn on to within the bounds of the artboard, however, the sketch would be too small. How can I crop or otherwise keep the sketch the same size as it is in the image below, while keeping the shape it is on within the artboard?


texts: White gaps between the edges of vector shapes?

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I am creating a series of illustrations for package design. I have had a few issues so far following Live Paint.

I created my image with the brush tool>expand>delete unwanted>Live paint
Then I merge the image into one. This is where I get a problem, there appears to be a dotted white line around the outline of my image.

It appears worse on PDF export, see the image for reference.


texts: How to show an imported layer asset on screen, after zooming into a canvas area with Gimp

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With Gimp 2.8.0
I'm zooming into a specific region of my canvas area that is about 400% in.  From this point, when I click create new layer (about 50px by 50px), the new layer is created at the very top left corner of my canvas (outside my zoomed area).

How can a new layer asset be fully visible within the zoomed-in canvas area of Gimp?

Thanks!


texts: Is there a shape/icon to indicate something is safe?

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There are lots of icons and shapes that we associate with danger and that indicate to excercise caution.

Source, public domain

Source, CC2.5 BY-SA

Source, Pixabay Proprietary License

Source, CC4.0 BY-NC

To show a piece of hardware is safe, one could indicate that by the shape, the material or even by light (slowly breathing green or blue for example). That is not neccessarily trivial, but doable.

But, are there any graphical equivalents to indicate something is safe? Something that can be used in a presentation or a manual?

One idea would be a thumbs up, which is very ambiguous, or some pictogram on a blue background showing something being touched with bare hands, but maybe there's something better, more intuitive that I'm missing.


texts: Photoshop CC: Problems with text selection

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I have tried to solve an issue for hours without luck, so I have decided to write for help. The main problem is that when I am creating Mock-Ups with the new Photoshop CC, every time I try to create a new text by clicking somewhere with the Type Tool, the nearest existing texts gets selected.

If I want to create a new text layer by clicking on screen, I have to click outside the canvas. This is quite annoying, as even when I am trying to edit a text by clicking on it, if there is a text in a upper layer that is close (not overlaping) it gets selected instead, so I have to hide layers to be able to edit some of the texts.

It is really annoying, do you guys know why is this happening? I have tried to search for a option or setting I have enabled but haven't found anything.

Thank you very much!


texts: How can I ensure my custom font-face icons alias correctly?

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I have a set of icons as a custom font and am using them in place of an image sprite.

The issue is the icons alias terribly at low sizes; i.e. the size that they are meant to be in the majority of cases (around 24 x 24).

It is an SVG file, so they scale up nicely when the user increases browser text-size, but for the majority of users - viewing the site at default size - the icons render poorly.

What techniques are there to prevent this from happening?


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I'm trying to make a dashed octagon, with dashes with the same length in all the corners, but I can't make all the dashes have the same length so the dashes can't get aligned exactly in the corners.

Example of what I'm trying to achieve:


texts: Color Overlay added to Adjustment Layer does not show

texts: I put an adjustment layer on top of my video. I right clicked and went to layer styles and clicked color overlay. It did nothing but add color overlay to the list of properties under the Adjustment layer. Despite having an opacity of 100% and the color red, it does not show up in the video. It's like it isn't there. How do I make it show up? I don't want to use a fill layer because I can't animate the color there, that color would stay the same.


texts: Which monospaced "slab serif" fonts can be recommended for use as web-font?

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For a website project, I need to find a good looking web-font that fits the following parameters:

it must be a "slab serif"
it must be "monospace"

Keeping my question short and simple: Which monospaced "slab serif" fonts can be recommended?


texts:
I'm making a portfolio website, but I have a short first name, but a long last name!

Wxxx - first name

Vxx Dxx Dxxxxxxxx - last name

I've started with a logo with just my first name or something like VVDD, but I'm not convinced - I think nobody will remember me with those initials.  And full-written my name is too long to put it in a header.

Anyone some ideas on how to sell yourself with a long name..?


texts: Trying to create a particular object in 3Ds Max

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I'm trying to make this

And I've got to this

The dimensions are radius=49.75inches, we're assuming half an inch thickness

height is 90inches

How do you add the curves in the cove? If there's an easier way to do this let me know. I'm really new to 3DS Max, and took this up as a side project.
I don't know where to start to get it to semi-look like the cove.


texts: Problem converting svg to eps in inkscape

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I'm using Inkscape to convert an svg to eps. But when I save the svg as eps and open the eps using Gsview, the image is not placed at the center of the page, and even some parts of it are out of view.

How can I save to eps in a way that end up with the image placed at the center of the page?


texts: Line of text in Illustrator has a line appearing between each letter of the sentence

texts: very new to Illustrator (and StackExchange!), and I just was trying to write some text along a path. For some reason, these lines appear between each letter whenever I type something. How do I fix this!


texts: How to create tab/flap pages in InDesign?

texts: I'm looking for help (tutorial) how to achieve tab/flap style pagination as seen on the attached picture. Any help much appreciated!


texts: Is it possible to have special style for special pattern in font (ttf)?

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So I'm asking is it possible to have a special design for a special text pattern in a font (ttf)?

So what I mean, for example, is it possible to create a TrueType font which normally all text is serif, but when you type a string like san for example the style for that three letter will turn to sans-serif. And it'll only apply to san if it's type as san, case sensitive and if you miss or add any other letter all letter will turn back to serif.

Is it possible to create a font that works like this?


texts: Free plugin to create/display Photoshop measurement annotations

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I found this plugin SpecKing that looks like it's just about exactly what I'm looking for, I haven't tried it out yet though because I was hoping to find a free, maybe even open source alternative..

Does anyone know of any open-source and/or free Photoshop plugins similar to this one?

I'm looking to extend the functionality of the measure tool so as to actually display annotated measurements of the measured distances for convenient reference.. like a blueprint basically.


texts: So i was just toying around with inkscape, trying to make a nice thing for my friend. When i got to the horns though, i couldn't make their tips sharp and they came out looking flat. Is there a way to fix this maybe?


texts: Is it possible to print duotone gradient images using two pantone neon colors?

texts: What should I be aware of and be careful with when preparing the image?


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I have the following image:

It is a shadow effect created in Photoshop. I need to have that black shadow with transparent background in order to be used with different background colors.

The problem is that the black shadow is "merged" with the blue background.

How can I do that?

Thanks.


texts: I just downloaded the new CC Illustrator and the bounding box works on everything except when i draw a square. I have turned the bounding box option on and off and restarted. The bounding box works on text, placed images and when i draw a line, but nothing when i draw a square.


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So, I'm working on a model in 3DS Max that more or less has a physically-accurate glass lamp with a flame sticking out the top. The glass texture is a VRayMtl, and the problem is that in the FumeFX settings, to get sufficient light coming from it I've had to crank up the GI Modifier to 5. Although this has no impact on the appearance of the naked flame itself, when refracted through the glass texture it seems to take the flame's GI value into account and so appears wildly blown out and bright:

In 3DS Max 2012 this could be remedied simply by not using Refraction Interpolation in the glass texture settings, but recently I've updated to 3DS 2014, along with VRay 3.0.0.3 and FumeFX 3.5.4 (previously used versions were VRay 2.30.1 and FumeFX 3.0.1) and this no longer seems to yield the same result.


texts: Do I need to purchase a license for fonts that come with Adobe software?

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I'm new to graphic design and the more I read about licensed fonts, the more confused I get. I've understood about downloading fonts from the internet, but my question is about the fonts that come up with Microsoft/Windows and Adobe CS5 upon buying the software and installing it on my computer.

Since I bought the software, does this mean I am allowed to use the fonts provided there for designing brochures, posters, logo, book cover etc. and give the design to a client? Or does the client have to purchase a license for these fonts? Some are really expensive like if it's from Adobe. What about the fonts almost everyone with a computer has like Arial, Times New Roman, Courier etc. Do we need license for these?


texts: How will Apple's new Retina Display affect screencaps?

texts: Will the resolution or the aspect ratio be different if I take a 500x500px screen-capture or screencap when I am using a Retina Display compared to a standard HD screen?


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Designing a web banner that needs to be sized 469x60 pixels. I am using Photoshop and everything looks blurry.

I tried creating it 4x larger and then downsizing but it is still blurry. From what I read, this is a standard web size banner.

How do people create at this small size and keep clarity? I must add that it needs to have animation, so I will export as a GIF.


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I am trying to create a favicon for our website. I created something at 7000×7000 and then reduced the size to 32×32.
(I may be using the wrong terminology here. The website we use, says the maximal favicon size is 32×32.)

Here is a screenshot of the result:

The issue is that it’s super blurry when a shortcut is created in Chrome.


texts: printing, drawing over it then scanning it back in

texts: I have drawn a pattern on the computer and then printed it out on A4. I would like to go over it using black pen, can I do this and then scan the finished piece into the computer while maintaining it's good quality? I'm not sure because the ink from the printer might prevent the black ink to prioritise during the scanning process. Does anyone know?


texts: Are there any tangible benefits to becoming an Adobe Certified Expert?

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I've been doing a little research into improving my skill set and I thought it could make sense to take the test, becoming an Adobe Certified Expert.

For those unfamiliar, The Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) tests are multiple choice tests you need pass in order to display a certification badge, have certification certificates emailed directly from Adobe to anyone you wish, and have your name displayed on Adobe's web site as an expert.

My question is, does being an Adobe Certified Expert hold value and have any tangible benefits in the real design world or is it merely a little eye candy for a prospective employer?


texts: How to make a transparent picture a non transparent *GIMP*

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A friend of mine sent me an image that is almost completely transparent as a sort of encrypted code type of thing, the only way I can see it is if I go into the default paint program and use the bucket tool, and even then I just see a colorless, slightly inaccurate outline of the image.

So I looked around for alternatives, but after googling "How to make a transparent image non transparent" and a bunch of versions of that question I just got one answer from this site on how to do it with Adobe Photoshop (which I don't want to have to pay for just for this) or from some other site with some complex program. I heard that GIMP is a decent free bit of photo editing software and downloaded it before messing around for a bit to see if I could find a way to turn the image from almost completely transparent to its original format.

I failed, only managing to load the nearly transparent image and fool around with it before ultimately giving up, the closest I got was when I adjusted the brightness and contrast (if I remember correctly) and got a similar, inaccurate, outline of the image but in a orange/red version with a black background rather than just black and white that I get from using paints bucket tool.

Help would be appreciated, however if its not possible to revert the image back to its original format then I'm alright, I just want to know if its possible or not and if it is then how I can do it with GIMP (or, if necessary; some other free, clean, and easy to download/use software)


texts: New to Adobe Animate. Trying to make a frame by frame explosion. Need help

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I'm new to Adobe Animate and animation software but I'm having trouble figuring out where to start.

I want to make a simple explosion, and have created svg files of the individual frames. I want to create a tween in between each frame, but I do not know how to do this.

I can do basic Tweens, but I don't know how to implement what I am trying to do. I know this sounds incredibly vague but I would really appreciate help. Does anybody have any tips on how to do this?

Here is an image of all of my frames


texts: Could anyone help me with this Flash problem?

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I have a very frustrating problem with my flash project.
I have two scenes in my flash movie, each of them has lots of links and navigation within itself. And there is one button that takes you from one scene to another.
When I test Scene 2, everything works fine. However, when I test the whole movie, the navigation within Scene 2 won't work and there is no error!
Does anyone has any thought about what is going wrong?
I'm using Flash CS6.

Thank you!


texts: How to export files with gradient on inkscape

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So, I was doing this thing to get used to Inkscape and I did certain things using some gradient:

Now the problem is:
When I try to export it and open with Windows standard image viewer , I get this:

On the other hand, the first image is the one exported and opened by Stack with no errors on the gradient level.

Why does this happen?


texts: How do I convert an Illustrator file that is 8x10 to a high quality 300 dpi jpeg?

texts: I tried rastorizing it (this happens to be an all text 8x10 print) and it turned from purple to blue. I tried going to Export>saved as a jpeg>changed color to RGB, made quality 10 (maximum), did "progressive" compression method with 3 scans, resolution changed to 300 ppi, anti-aliasing I left on type optimized (hinted) and hit "ok" - and it looks perfect except my 8x10 print turned into a square jpeg! New to this so any dumbed down advice would be amazing!


texts: Why's there no CMYK value in 'Output Preview', after I executed the fixup to 'Convert All Spots to CMYK'?

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Please see the combined screenshot beneath; I see no CMYK values? I'm trying to fulfill step 4:

  Scroll to the page 22, as this is the first page with background fill you want to get rid of. Open again Tools → Output Preview and read CMYK value of the background. As I was converting Pantone with simulation to U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2, my CMYK values for background are 10:2:0:5. It's ok, if you will have different values. Just write them down as you will need to use them later.


texts: Creating numbering for math compendium in Adobe InDesign CS6

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I am currently as the teacher of a math class creating a math compendium as a complement to the course book that I feel lack some crucial parts.

Now The compendie is mostly constructed from scanned material and after fighting with OCR software without much luck I decided to go mostly for pure images.
I am using Photoshop to work the images and Indesign to put together the compendium. The compendium is currently at 60 pages sized in A4. Designwise the pages consist of a one or two column designs with information and tasks.

What I want to achieve is numbering for the different tasks in my compendium say working in 1000's for chapter 1 2000 for chapter 2 etc.
I have tried using the normal numbering list system but as I am using images for my main content lists seem to work poorly, at least at first sight, perhaps you can customize them but I dont see how to do that.

Also since the distances between tasks are variable I would need some decently easy way to edit position of the numbers, perhaps just vertically to make editing and adding new numbers easy. Perhaps a system of standard positioning or something similar could be used, master layouts?.

Now I am looking for ways to do this decently fast, do you have any tips or advice on how this could be done? Similar questions on the forum seems to indicate methods like cross referencing or anchor points, but I cannot see how to implement those methods here and since I am not familiar with the software I need your help :).

I will add some actual images from the compendie once I get home from work and have access, do ask if anything feels unclear.


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I was suggested to ask this question here at english.SE, to get more answers. My original question can be found here.

As a foreigner it's normal for me to use graphist, calling a graphics designer. But it's odd for me to find out it's not used very much online. Why is it so? Is graphist a valid English word? Do you easily understand it or is it odd for you? Do you use it?


texts: Font converted to outline won't fill in Illustrator

texts: Whenever I convert a font to an outline in Illustrator, it seems to lose the fill colour and I have no idea how to get it back. All tutorials I have read show that after converting, the fill colour should be the shape, but all conversions I have done just leave me with an unfillable outline (I tried applying the colour with the swatches).


texts: What are the cut/fold vectors that you send to a die cutter called?

texts: I want to call them "dielines" because they are for a die but I know that means something else to designers.  I don't want to call them "cut lines" because they may also include score or perforation paths. I am currently working on an app that generates SVG designs for cutter/plotters or laser cutters and am having a hard time with naming.


texts: How to create an SVG path reveal animation in Illustrator

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Handwriting: SVG animation CodePen Ex: 1

Handwriting: SVG animation CodePen Ex: 2

I'm trying to learn how the above "handwriting" effect was achieved using SVG paths and CSS. I've been looking at the HTML and I also imported it into Illustrator to attempt to figure out what is happening. I'm new to Illustrator and my goal is to recreate this in Illustrator using another font.

My understanding thus far: the text, paths, and outlines were created. Then something called a clip-path was drawn through the entirety of the text. Something to do with masks? When you animate the stroke of the clip path it fills in all the spaces of the text.

How do you create this effect in Illustrator? Do I just create a normal path first with the pen tool and then convert it? Also, how would you organize the layers?

Edit: Lots of examples of SVG text animation on the web are animating the outline strokes of a font. Here the only thing being animated is a stroke that travels through an object ands fills in the spaces as it moves forwards in a linear animation.


texts: How to add gradients to a swatch in Illustrator?

texts: Is it possible to save gradients the same way one saves single colours (via creating a Swatch)?


texts: Critique: Color and texture use in gymnastics club poster

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I'm making my first poster, ever, using a local business as inspiration. The business is a gymnastics club that already has some low-key branding, including:

A leaping gymnast forming an 'R' with her ribbon
The colors baby blue and hot pink (I have ignored the latter)
Use of cursive, flowing fonts

I would like to preserve some aspects of this branding.

I used Illustrator's color guide, on the 'Pentagram' set, to choose the color scheme, all based off the baby blue that makes up the background of the poster.

However, the design just looks like an amateur eyesore to me. If I'm not deluding myself,

Are the colors painful? If so, how could I modify them, while maintaining the general theme?
If so, why does the texture combination make the design seem amateur?

After reading all the answers, I realized I need to overhaul the design.

I simplified to three colors
I removed the film grain effect
I added the 'clubs' element (though they look somewhat imposing, and I may switch it out to a friendlier element)
I changed the fonts to better reflect the R-ribbon element
I added a large circle to better balance and highlight the leaping figure
I haven't fixed out-of-gamut colors

While it's not perfect, it's a whole lot better!


texts: Does the gamut of a CcMmYyKk printer differ from that of a regular CMYK printer?

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I have access to a CcMmYyKk inkjet printer at work and it seems to my eye that results are smoother (which makes sense since there would be less halftoning going on), but also that we are able to reproduce a bit wider gamut than a regular CMYK inkjet. Blues and violets seem particularly more vivid.

Is there really a difference in gamut or is it an illusion due to some other variable? I haven't found an example for a CcYyMmKk in the standard gamut charts found online.


texts: Overlap rectangles in SVG, or cut them into multiple rectangles?

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I have a number of images used in a GUI, which consist of several overlapping rectangles, most of them have 3 or 4 layers.

For example:

Now, the simplest thing to do is to just have three overlapping filled rectangles with no stroke.

To not have any overlapping, I could put this together out of 8 rectangles:

Which one is better from a performance perspective? The application they are to be used in, can have several hundreds of them visible at the same time (not overlapped, but in a grid), and they are to be resized often at the same time.

The second approach has the advantage that overlapping doesn't have to be calculated, but it has more elements. I also fear gaps appearing at the border between the rectangles in the second example on some systems.

In a few cases, triangular elements can also be present. Do the same best practices apply?


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For the Corporate Identity / Brand, there is usually a manual. It is a great deliverable for the client and for me as a student, it is a great way to learn about webdesign.
While there are many websites which host or link corporate identity manuals, I could not find any "webdesign manuals". Is this even a thing?
Does a webdesigner usually create some sort of a document for future use? Or is this more the responsibility of the identity designer?
Would a designer put the ruleset (hierarchie, colors, navigation) of the website into an identity manual?
For some major corporations, I saw just a hint of how the corporate design would affect the webdesign. But usually, they link to a restricted page, so I can not see it.
Do you have resources of "webdesign breakdowns" or guides?


texts: Illustrator: how to link layers from Photoshop

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Is there a way to link the layers from a PSD file in Illustrator?

I have 15+ images in a single PSD file as multiple artboards that I have to edit multiple times.

Right now, i edit my images in Photoshop, slide them in Illustrator and delete the old one.

It would be great to be able to link layers from a psd into Illustrator so I don't have to have 15+ psd files (one for each  image).


texts: How to make a font with Adobe Illustrator?

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I have recently created my own font/typeface with Adobe Illustrator, and I would like to use it as a real font (e.g I would like to use it as I type something).

Is this possible in Adobe Illustrator or would I need a different software?

If so what program would be good for creating a font?


texts: I know that in Times New Roman, different letters have different width sizes.  What I am trying to find is if there is info on what the measurement is for the widths in font size 12 for it. i.e. for the letter "a" what does its width measure at in font 12.


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I have a question, I designed a small Cardboard in Adobe illustrator for a client to be hanged on a lanyard/necklace, with dimensions : 6x9cm (width x height), with the 1st cm at the top to be perforated later, same design as the image attached

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he wants the logo to be put in the middle of the QR Code. now my question is what should be done if he sent me the QR code without a “hole” to place the logo into it, should I put a white square behind the logo or that would affect the reading of code in anyway?
another question is that are there QR Codes with holes or did I get it wrong?


texts: How do you save an Animated GIF file using Photoshop?

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I am making a .gif file in Photoshop CS5. While saving this animation, I used the steps = File > Save for web & devices > Preset= GIF 128 Dithered > GIF > Save.  After saving the .gif file it does not show the animation.
So what is wrong with the procedure?


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How I can make my paths snap with each other? Even with Smart Guides and Snap to Point enabled, I can't make it work.

This is what I want:

This is what I get:

My Smart Guides settings

In Smart Guides settings, the unique option that is not checked is Construction Guides (when this option was checked, the snapping wasn't working too).
The Snapping Tolerance is set to 0 pt.

PS. Using Illustrator CS6 64 bit (v16.0).


texts: How to make an object look like it's reflected in water in Adobe Illustrator?

texts: How do you make an object look like it's being reflected on a body of water using Adobe Illustrator? Something like the image below but with a minimalist aesthetic:


texts: Pantone values getting lost when re-opening

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Working on some campaign pieces. The printer my client is using is having issues with my files: everything needs to be spot colors—which I have set up—but they are reading the files as having elements with process values.
So when I reopened the files to inspect them, I found a weird issue. My COLOR panel still listed the elements in question as being Pantone Black at 40%, but the Swatches panel didn't seem to remember that I chose that specific swatch.

So I reselected that swatch, set the appropriate value, saved, closed, and reopened. Same issue.

Screenshot:

This doesn't happen with the other Pantone values I use in the file OR with the objects with Pantone Black at 100%. Any suggestions?


texts: What is this table-like way of presenting fonts called?

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I often find this kind of table to present a font, showing a sample of characters, the name of the font, a word (random?), and the alphabet. There's a lot of them in the Wikipedia page about the Vox-ATypI classification.

Has it a specific name? Is is standardized somehow? Are there templates available (yes I'm being lazy here)?


texts: Can Anyone suggest free font similar to Don Citarella Gothic

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I am stuck in a project which is logo redesigning. Client need fonts similar to the existing one.

The font is  Don Citarella Gothic and it is a paid font.

I need a look a like font which is free to use.

Can anyone suggest please. It would be great help.


texts: How to get a light foggy look in photoshop

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I've some some great usage of photos lately, especially in website headers that are light, easy on the eye, and don't attract too much attention.  How can I create this same effect on my photos in photoshop cs6?

Examples here:

http://dribbble.com/shots/374899-Men-s-Retreat-Flyer?list=searches&tag=rugged

http://dribbble.com/shots/791728-Built?list=searches&tag=rugged


texts: How to export design with editable text in photoshop?

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I have a requirement where we upload a poster template on our website and the customer should be able to edit the existing text on the poster something like canva.com

please suggest if we can export the design from Photoshop to suit this need.


texts: opening a pdf in photoshop and then saving removes margins

texts: I wish to open a pdf in photoshop , remove some content and then resave it.  When i do this the new pdf has trimmed margins. What is the best approach to keep the margins the save as the original file. I appreciate indesign or other software would be a better for this job


texts: How to apply certain indexed color in GIMP?

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I have an indexed image with multiple instances of the same color in the palette. For example, I have #00FF21 color on indexes 3, 11, 27 and 40.
I'd like to apply certain indexed color (e.g. 27) to some pixels on my image. I pick 27th color from the palette as a foreground color and then use pencil to paint pixels.
Everything seems to be OK, but when I check the newly colored pixels with eye-dropper tool, I see that they have index 3, not 27.
It looks like GIMP ignores the chosen index, so the first index occurrence is applied.
Is it a bug? Or am I doing something wrong?
Here's the example video.


texts: Why are vector shapes sometimes left unclosed?

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I don't see it often, but I've seen it a few times in vector files: some of the shapes were left unclosed. The SE logo is not an example of this, but I modified it to illustrate my question:

You can see from the outline view that all the shapes are left un-closed. It has no effect on the rendered appearance, but I'm not sure why someone would be inclined to opt for this instead of closing the shapes.

The only reason that comes to mind would be to reduce the file size of the artwork. However, the amount of disk space saved for the example I provided comes out to be a whopping 236 bytes. Is there another reason for this sort of practice?


texts: Is providing only minimal contact details bad for freelance designers?

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If a freelance designer is re-branding, is it bad to use a minimalist approach to providing contact detail - email, phone etc?

Example:

I hardly ever do phone calls unless it's for a conference and at best use a phone for a webinar.  That said I really see no purpose to give out my number and since my main means of communication is by email or IM I would think an approach with a logo and site address sufficient.

That said is it bad to assume in re-branding that people would go to the site to fill out a contact form?
Would it be good to counter the phone number with an email address on the stationery?
Does the exclusion of classic elements in brand design effect marketing to an older audience?


texts: How do I know which images are copyrighted and not?

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Using google images you can find any image you want these days, even high resolution. The question is how do I know what I can use image wise in the graphic design work assuming that the graphic work is for non profit use?

For example, I want to use Garfield comic strip, a portrait of Mark Twain, a book cover of some novel.  Are any of these things restricted or can I use them without seeking permissions? And do I have to even seek for permission?

Any help or good read is highly appreciated.


texts: Illustrator: Auto-sized Text box with shaded background?

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I frequently create labels that follow the same format: white text on a 75% opaque black background, with 10px of margin around the text. Currently, I have to manually build these labels, which takes a lot of work.

In one method, I write the text, figure out its height and width, then create a separate rectangle and place it behind it. This takes a lot of clicking around for every label.

In the other method, I draw out a text box, select it directly, give it the correct background and margins, and then insert the text. However, I must then resize the box manually, meaning more clicking around and greater imprecision. There doesn't seem to be a way to directly select a text box once it has text inside it.

I tried using the script contained in a related answer to resize the text box to the content, but it only resizes the box vertically, and removes my color and margins.

Does anyone have suggestions on how to resolve these problems, or for a better method? I'm using CS3.


texts: Illustrator: Opacity Mask doesn't scale (i.e. follow vector art when scaling up/down)

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Something weird occurred, in which the opacity mask (the texture) doesn't scale when resizing the motif. I can't recall what setting affects the behavior for opacity masks.

All is Ok; as in, the opacity mask is there allright, and I can move it, etc. It just won't follow the vector paths when scaling them up. The opacity mask image is not locked either … very strange.


texts: How do I convert my Indesign documents to SVG files without losing/affecting my drop shadows?

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I created documents in Indesign that have drop shadows applied to certain shapes.  I'm trying to convert these documents to SVG files.  Since there isn't a way to export from Indesign to SVG, I've been trying to utilize Illustrator.

When I select all and drag from my original Indesign document to Illustrator and then export as an SVG, I lose the drop shadow effect completely.  Instead of the shadow, I see a grey rectangle.

When I export the Indesign document as an EPS file, open it in Illustrator, and then export as an SVG, my shadows look like shadows, but they are broken up into pieces and have white spaces in between each piece.

I've tried other solutions such as releasing all clip masks and flattening the transparency, but nothing seems to be working.

Is there a solution that will allow me to keep my original Indesign documents and convert to SVG without losing any elements such as these drop shadows?  Or will I need to opt for a more manual solution?  For example, replacing these drop shadows with a blurred rectangle instead?


texts: Inkscape - How to reverse fill area and transparent area of an object?

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Im new to inkscape, so please bear with the noob question :)

Im trying to create a border which fades to transparent.  At the moment I have the opposite - the border is white, the background is transparent.

I would like to reverse this, so the middle (currently transparent)is white, and the outside -(currently white) is transparent.

Im sure its super simple but I cant figure it out!

Thanks!


texts: Name of Font Used on Twitter Android App

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Does anyone know what is the name of the font used on the latest Twitter Android app.

Here are screenshots of the app :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twitter.android&hl=en

Thank you !


texts: Indesign - what does that hidden character mean?

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I was just playing around with InDesign and XML when I noticed a hidden (nonprinting) character in my document. It consists of four dots, composing a rectangle:

(The nonprinting character above the h)

What does it mean? Note that the text containing this hidden character is part of an XML structure that I imported into InDesign.

(Additional question: Could I use this hidden character to somehow tell InDesign to automatically insert a hard wrap at that point?)


texts: Photoshop: how to replace a color with a specific new one

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I have an image I'm just copy and pasting into Photoshop from another screen/web browser. It's a greyscale clipart-style line drawing on a white background. I want to change ALL the white pixels in the image to another color (a specific RGB value), including the white pixels inside the drawing.

The Replace Color command appeared promising, but I can't enter an RGB or even absolute HSB value.

So: how do I do this, either using Replace Color or another approach? Thanks!


texts: Using illustrator actions do automate work flow

texts: I am now trying to optimise my workflow first working in vectors exporting to say 10 different colors. I then want to create an action selecting these colors and then create layers and assign OTHER line weights and I started recording an action but it appears it is not as easy as I thought. Basically I want pure red to become black line 1pt, green to black 0.5 pt, orange to dotted black line. Also ideally divided all these in separate layers. What I did to recreate this was to to create 4 lines with these colors and then do "select same line color" etc but unfortunatly it appears that the selection is not based on the colors (red, green, orange in this case). I tried to add deselection as well but it appears it doesnt change anything.


texts: How to add a node where two handles meet

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I have two nodes that create a curved edge. I want to add a new node where the handles for these nodes would intersect if they were extended, and then delete the original two nodes. This would turn the curve into a sharp edge.

I can add a new node, eyeball it into place, and delete the two original nodes, but is slow, and seems inexact. Is there a better way?


texts: (Illustrator CS6) what is this rectangle shape appearing when i select any grouped vector shape?

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i'm fairly new to illustrator and i've been wondering about those three lil questions quite frequently:

what are those hollow lil squares on the selection rectangle?
why is the selection rectangle displaced from the center?
and why is illustrator aligning the selection rectangle to the artboard, instead of the vector shape itself?
& finally what is that mystic diagonal line appearing when i tap onto one of the hollow squares?


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I'm required to export a PDF with size 8.5 x 11 (inches) PDF with no bleeds or markings.

I've designed my page and now I'm trying to export it as PDF. I've tried File > Save As > Photoshop PDF and seen on many tutorials and online resources that there should be a Marks And Bleeds menu section in which I can crop them but I don't see any.

If I export the file this way and then try to print it I see a white margin around the image.

How am I supposed to proceed in order to be sure the file is properly exported for the company who is going to print it?


texts: Text cut off when saving as Photoshop PDF

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I have been having an issue lately when trying to save a A4 size document in Photoshop to PDF. When i save the document, some text on my PDF have the top and bottom of the text cut off making the middle of the text readable. I'll include some pictures to let you know what I mean:

I have tired a couple of things to fix the issue but none have yet to work out. I have tried shifting the text down, place in a new file, convert to paths or shapes...

I would love any help to try and fix this issue as I want to try and keep the font picked.


texts: What kind of goals would come out of a branding project (from scratch)?

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I posted this thread several days ago regarding typical goals for a rebrand — What kind of goals would come out of a rebrand?

There were some interesting answers and it got me thinking how different a rebrand is compared to designing an identity from scratch (I hadn't really thought about this when writing the original post).

Am I right in thinking that, when designing an identity from scratch, it would be unrealistic for the goal to be based around profits, sales etc?

Should it be something more general? Such as this example?

  We would like a brand identity that appeals to young couples who have recently bought their own homes, we would like something more quirky / offbeat in order to stand out from our competitors in what can sometimes be viewed as quite a dry industry, whilst reflecting our professionalism and attention to detail

Or should it be more specific, i.e. something that can be measured?


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I recently finished touching up my UI for my app, I was curious to hear some professional opinions. Is it too busy? I need to display a few things in tandem and this was my solution.

If anyone is curious, the fonts I used were Blogger San Medium and Lato Bold.


texts: What should I use for filler/placeholder text?

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum?

I tend to think that the classic "Lorem ipsum" text needs explaining to clients who haven't seen it before. But text along the lines of the following seem inelegant:

  Copy goes here. Copy goes here. Copy goes here.
  Xxxxxx xx x xxx. Xxxxxxxx xx xxx x xx

Are there any alternatives I should consider?


texts: InDesign CC: adjusting page size to fit the content

texts: Is there a way to adjust the size so it fits the content I have in the page, or do I have to adjust the page size manually? Thanks


texts: What do you call this type of animated graphic?

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I am trying to make a bunch of images such as the one above to explain a part of my app. I would like to hire someone to make them for me but I am not sure what you call them. I have tried:

animated gifs
explainers

I would love to know what is the term professionals use.


texts: FontForge / Mac's Font Book - Rearrange font family order

texts: Is there a way to change the font weight's order through Font Forge? WhenI downloaded Aktiv Grotesk, each font weight was its own font. I used Font Forge to merge them all into one font family.


texts: Human Mascot vs Animal Mascot for a website illustration and identity?

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I am wondering if a animal mascot is "easier" to like for users rather than a human mascot/logo.

Thinking about it, it seems to me that websites seldom use a human mascot.
I was considering using a human face as "mascot" or online identity, but it feels too invasive somehow.
Does anyone know of a study that shows that people tend to prefer animal mascot?


texts: Do you incorporate sidebar menu into 960 grid layout?

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I have a client who wants a design for a web app. He told me that he would like "a large sidebar menu on the left" and gave MailChimp's new design as an example. We both agreed that what the client wanted was a responsive design and a similar look and feel of MailChimp. The client's current site is using bootstrap and is under the 960px grid. I've made designs to fit for 960px grid before, but this is my first time adding a vertical menu.

How would I go about this? I'm not sure if I should be incorporating the menu width to the 960px width. For example, if the menu is 200px wide, should I use the 760px as the main content div? Or should I be designing the main content div as 960px and create the menu outside of the 960px width?

And if you are in a teaching mood, I would love a quick analysis of how MailChimp did their layout. Like, structurally, how it is set up.


texts: Is there a way of converting a multi pg PDF into a working Indesign file?

texts: I have a pdf from the client with over 80 pages in it. I'd like to know if there's a way of converting the PDF into a layered Indd, because working an 80pg booklet on AI is ridiculous and the client doesn't have the working file.


texts: An object is rotated by mouse in canvas. How to know its rotation degree?

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I rotate an object in canvas by mouse, and would like to know the rotation degree of it. Go to Object → Transform → Rotate doesn't help, because Inkscape views the object is at 0 degree. I go to the XML Editor and find out this value:
rotate(-20.518343,117.21587,182.16351)

What does this mean? How to convert these numbers to standard degree rotation?