texts: I would really appreciate some help with this little problem I have, it may only be a click away somewhere in a menu - perhaps someone can help.  The application I'm using is Inkscape and I'm trying to find a way to quickly merge the overlapping nodes of a single object.  Because the shape's nodes have been randomly jittered they are now overlapping each other - which is exactly what I want but not the white 'negative' spaces.  I would like to achieve the result shown on the right of the picture (this was done outside Inkscape using Photoshop) perhaps you can help?


texts: What is the style of illustration on this sculpture called?

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What is this style of illustration called? I'd also be interested in the artists name. A friend from Chicago sent this to me. It reminded me of posters from New Orleans that I'd seen for Mardi Gras, but googling that didn't really help illuminate anything. I believe in the picture it looks as if it's moulded plastic, I'm pretty sure it's not folded cloth.

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texts: I was using Indesign CS6 when suddenly the margin disappeared. I don't think that it was the W key. Which key can bring back my margin?


texts: GIMP: Setting entire foreground to a particular colour

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In GIMP version 2.8, I have an image with a black foreground, and a transparent background. I want to set the entire foreground to red, instead of black. What's the simplest way of doing this?

I have tried using the fuzzy select tool and doing a bucket fill on the selection, but this doesn't seem to select the entire foreground. After the bucket fill, there is still a black line around the edge of the foreground image. So it seems that the fuzzy selector didn't select the entire foreground. On closer inspection, the edges of the foreground are not perfectly black, but have some grey pixels. But when using the fuzzy selection, I set a very high threshold (250), so I would have thought this this would select the entire foreground, including the grey pixels.

Any help? Thanks!


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This I have extracted from this answer. Following is the SVG markup that has been posted there.

What I wanna know is, how do I make this square a circle? Basically once done, it should be a background with no fill, circle with the star shape taken out of it.

<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
 width="400px" height="400px" viewBox="0 0 400 400" enable-background="new 0 0 400 400" xml:space="preserve">
     <path d="M4,5v391h391V5H4z M291.703,327.4L199.5,260.414l-92.204,66.991l35.219-108.403L50.312,152h113.97L199.5,43.608L234.719,152h113.97l-92.204,67.003L291.703,327.4z"/>
</svg>


texts: How to put small elements into a big element in Illustrator

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I have a question in Illustrator regarding the picture that I attached:

Is there a command in Illustrator to put a set of elements together into a bigger element considering the angles and rotation of that element?
(I know there is a way to put all the elements together by composition way and to do a clipping mask but then the icons are cut.)


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How can I assign a hotkey to “No Break” function on Character panel? Or maybe write a script and create a custom panel? But how I access to this function is PS JS model?

Character is exist in Menu tab but it does not in the Keyboard Shortcuts. So I can show/hide or assign color to this menu item and I can't assign a shortcut for it:


texts: Exporting SVG from Corel Draw - SVG stays distorted

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Don't fully understand why, but some of my SVG files that I export are distorted. I am creating two fonts, and are having trouble especially with closed shapes like 8 and 0, but also with h - which is weird.

I have increased the anchor points - exported.
Decreased the anchor points - exported.
Changed 'Drawing Perception' to 1:100000 and 1:1 - exported.

Nothing seems to work. Was wondering if I should maybe try to export to EPS, and download InkScape, export EPS in InkScape to SVG? I've read that InkScape handle SVG files great.


texts: Align object in between one point and one line

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Given a point and a line at an angle, I want to align a third object in between them so they both touch the object without overlap.

Here is an image for reference:

How do I align the circle in a way that touches both the star edge and the hexagon side without an overlap. I want the circle to be constrained by those two elements.

The goal is to create the path represented in yellow, so then I can use the Shape Builder Tool. If the alignment is not perfect, it's short, the Shape Builder Tool will not recognise the hexagon being divided. If the circle is overlapping then the cut is not perfect.

A more simplistic implementation could be this:

Align the circle so it touches both lines.

This looks something very fundamental to know for logo creation, but I cannot figure it out.

Thanks.


texts: Unmerge some image from background - Sketch

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I am usually using either Photoshop or Illustrator. But now I got a Sketch file and wanted to export some images. All exporting was easy except I am not sure how I can unmerge an icon merged with a white background.

The icon is Black with a text bellow (splash screen) and the background is all white. How I can select the icon and text below and create a new layer from it? Or slice, I think layers are called slices, if I am not mistaken (have been using Sketch for a few days only).

For example, in Photoshop I can select this icon by color (black) and Photoshop will select all black objects. After then I export selected to a new layer. This is what I want to achieve.

PS. The reason for this is that I want to export splash image as image only and not the whole screen (image + background).


texts: Convert anti-aliasing on color to anti-alias on transparent

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Assume I have an icon on a pure white background in a PNG image. The icon is a solid color, with edges anti-aliased, so they are blended with white. I need to delete the white background so that the non-content is transparent. How can I get the anti-aliased edges to blend from the fill color to transparent, instead of white?

There is a similar question on the site, but this is actually a different case: dealing with solid colors, and anti-aliasing of just the edges, not reblending entire portions of the image. I don't think the answer from the other question applies. I can't reasonably apply a gradient to just the one-pixel edge of an icon. There aren't enough pixels. Also, this method doesn't scale well when the icon edges are irregular (like a Twitter bird).

Perhaps the question is whether it's possible to de-antialias an icon, knowing the foreground and background colors exactly, and to re-antialias it on a transparent background.


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I would like to add transparency to the following image

I simply want anything not inked to become transparent. I have gimp and I can also use some online tools, if available. I tried using gimp and Color To Alpha, but that leaves shadows and still some background (though gimp displays the background as transparent curiously). Is there some simple way for me to say make everything transparent that is not close enough to black color?


texts: Why does the clipped objects position reset when applying eyedropper color to a mask in InDesign CC?

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I'm working on an icon project where I have images clipped into circles of varying colors, bleeding off the bottom. I'm also creating a color scheme, in smaller circles, which is then applied to the icons.

Here's how the clipped image is supposed to be oriented in the mask:

Unfortunately, when I use the eyedropper to apply color from my scheme to the icon, it seems to reset the clipped image so that it centers in the circle.

It copies the color, but changes the placement of the image:

I've tried double-clicking the eyedropper and unchecking everything but fill color, but no luck. I've got some workarounds going right now, so I don't need suggestions for that, but does anyone know why this is happening? It's driving me crazy.


texts: Exporting high quality jpeg in illustrator & keeping dimensions. Options

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I'm exporting a jpeg in illustrator for Society6 and they want maximum quality at specific dimensions. As I understand it, the only way to keep the high resolution with the same printed output I should take it into photoshop at resize the image back down. I was told to uncheck "resample Image" in the dialog box before clicking okay but the image then reverts back to the old size. What am I missing here? I'm so lost right now :)

Or is there a simple way around all of this without having to take it into multiple programs?

I've also used "save to web" in Illustrator, but even at high quality the image is not as crisp as it is when I export. I just want to make sure my image is quality before posting on society6 as it will be used for print.


texts: How do I use designs in a stacked bar chart with precise statistics?

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You'll have to bear with me, I'm going to struggle describing what I mean.

I'm creating a chart that looks something like this:

Except that my numbers aren't integers. So, in that first line for instance, I'd have a number like 2.4 and I would want that person in the image to be 40% one color and 60% the other color and have a space between the people. I'm not sure how to accomplish this using the repeating/cutoff settings in Illustrator's stacked bar charts.

Feel free to help me reformulate this query so that others can better understand it.


texts: Photoshop, actions or script - create and use pattern

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I would like to create a pattern and use that pattern in the same action, but when I go to use fill with pattern, the last manually selected pattern is the one that is used - even if that pattern has been deleted.

If I manually click the pattern I want to use, then it becomes useless in the action, because I want to use the pattern I just created.

I'm using this for testing and saving repeated out versions of a pattern to a set document size.

I am using adobe PS CC

I currently am doing this via duplication and transforms then manually cropping, but it is incredibly time consuming because some of the patterns are at vastly different repeat sizes. (as in, it takes forever for my computer to do)


texts: How to enlarge an image without anti-aliasing (using free software)?

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I have a 30×30 image, and I resize it to 60×60. All the original pixels now blur into each other due to anti-aliasing. Is there a way to resize the image but keeping the pixelated look, e.g., 1 black pixel becomes 4 black pixels, rather than a blurry mess. Here is an example: I want the increase the size of the left two pixels such that the outcome is what is shown below, so 1x2 pixels becomes 32x64 pixels eventually, while still having the visual effect of looking like a perfect square:

Is there an online / free program that can do this, or perhaps an addon to Paint.NET?

I found How can I resize an image without anti-aliasing?, but it doesn't use Paint.NET So im unsure how to go along with it.


texts: I am taking an 8.5x10.5 page of text into a 30" x 20" poster. Should I make the page into a PDF and blow it up. Or should I format the page into 30x20 and then have it printed by a commercial printer?


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I mainly studied Illustrator to use it in T-Shirt custom design.

Now, I have this problem.  According to the tutorials that I see.  When working on print jobs, I should use
CMYK mode rather than RGB.

I am just having trouble utilizing blending mode in CMYK transparency panel.  They sometimes dont look so well
especially doing abstract designs.

If I switch to RGB, the design looks good in illustrator but does'nt print well on my CMYK printer.

Question is, how do I do about this problem of mine.  Anyone having this?


texts: Automatically merge overlapping nodes in inkscape

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My SVG has multiple line objects forming a closed shape. I must convert this into a single path, so that a laser cutting machine just follows the path to cut the shape from the material without jump.

Of course this can be manually done with inkscape by:

Converting all individual objects into one path, resulting in a single path but two overlapping nodes at each angle of the shape
For each angle, select both nodes that share the same coordinates and Join selected nodes (Shift+J)

However it requires to perform step 2) thousands of times (once per angle), is there an option to merge all overlapping nodes automatically?

Even if in my case, coordinates of overlapping nodes perfectly match, since there is no perfect equality between floats, eventually a distance could be provided to research overlapping nodes, e.g. all nodes n1, n2 for which  distance(n1, n2) ≤  1e-6 mm (or in pixels) are merged into a single node.

Conflicts start to happen if there are more than 2 nodes within this tolerence, however the Join selected nodes (Shift+J) tool itself seems not to handle this case and only merge two nodes.

This option might also be useful to duplicate a single shape several times on a board, and prevent the laser from cutting a same edge several times damaging the material. But it seems more advanced because there are several paths.

Here is an example of input file:

<svg
   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
   xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
   version="1.1" id="svg5169"
   viewBox="0 0 20.302442 20.250575"
   height="5.7151623mm"
   width="5.7298002mm">
  <g
     transform="translate(-41.214011,-1123.8181)"
     id="layer1">
    <g
       transform="matrix(0.99667782,0,0,0.99980745,-163.30415,1035.5366)"
       id="g4" />
    <path
       id="line134"
       d="m 41.339286,1123.9953 20,0"
       style="stroke:#191919;stroke-width:0.35433069;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none" />
    <path
       id="line138"
       d="m 41.339286,1123.9434 20,20"
       style="stroke:#191919;stroke-width:0.35433072;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none" />
    <path
       id="line142"
       d="m 61.339287,1143.8181 0,-20"
       style="stroke:#191919;stroke-width:0.35433072;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none" />
  </g>
</svg>

And the output I need to produce to send to the laser-cutting machine, i.e. the same object with a single path:

<svg
   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
   xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
   version="1.1" id="svg5169"
   viewBox="0 0 20.604885 20.60488"
   height="5.815155mm"
   width="5.8151565mm">
  <g
     transform="translate(-84.099911,-1123.8181)"
     id="layer1">
    <g
       transform="matrix(0.99667782,0,0,0.99980745,-163.30415,1035.5366)"
       id="g4" />
    <path
       id="line142-9"
       d="m 104.52763,1123.9953 -20.000004,0 20.000004,20 z"
       style="fill:none;stroke:#191919;stroke-width:0.35433072;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none" />
  </g>
</svg>


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When placing a geometric shape or image on Figma we get the exact height and width of these forms.

From this square to the top, I certainly got 23 pixels of space:

From this text to the top, I'm not sure:

I'm not sure about the text because it has a line inside the rectangle, and I can resize the rectangle with this line like this:

Whats is that line inside the rectangle?
How can I properly adjust the positioning of the text?


texts: Revision Torture -- How to Charge Fairly

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I have a longstanding relationship with a client and do the majority of their design work. About 2 years ago I was told their "new budget" for one series of booklets was $1,000 each. These booklets are scholarly monographs, mostly type, 60-80 pp but with all kinds of headings, subheadings, indents and tables (oh the tables!) that are quite time-consuming.

I had been doing these booklets for much more, but I agreed to automate production as much as possible and to eliminate certain tweaks to reduce price on two "test" booklets. I completed the 2 booklets, billed $1,000 each, and lost substantially on each one. I explained to client that I would be unable to do this booklet series in the future as I was unable to do so profitably. Client reluctantly agreed. For about a year, someone else did the booklets, presumably at the $1,000 price point. I continued to do other work for this client on agreeable terms. Then suddenly, the job returned to me without explanation. It was agreed that I would charge my usual fee, which is based on time incurred. I completed several booklets and charged on this basis. Everyone was happy.

Then they sent me two new booklets, written by a new person in their department. THESE booklets went through about 10 revisions, as they were passed serially through different reviewers who changed and then re-changed each others' work. I alerted them to the fact that this methodology would substantially increase their production costs, and that they would save money by having all parties review a single proof before returning same to me for edits. I was ignored.

Now the projects are completed, and it is time to bill. If I bill based on hours incurred, charges will be huge. First booklet printed this week, and I learned that blueline changes by printer totaled over $1,000 due entirely to comma editing in the text.

Any suggestions on how best to handle my billing?


texts: make RGBA images to see edges from image in bottom

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I have a panorama of mountains and photo, I want to place photo on panorama but I need to see (only) edges of mountains from panorama in my photo on top. So everything has to be invisible besides edges in photo.
Should I make photo on top partly transparent or can I do it by changing A value if images are RGBA?
Or if there is some tutorial for some photo editor (Gimp, etc.) but I hasn't found anything.
My En is bad so there are links to images and you will see what I want to do.
panorama
photo
Thank you in advice, appreciate that.


texts: How can I make a symbol's bounding box match its clipping mask?

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I have a symbol which is clipped. When I place the symbol into document, I can't adjust the size of clipped object. In fact transform shows me unclipped bounding box.

Above on the left side screenshot you see the example of such symbol. However, if I break the link to symbol(right side screenshot), then bounding box is clipped to object and I can easily set new size.

How can I represent my symbol clipped without breaking link?


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I am trying to create a template for a dead card game. My end goal is to generate a vector template that I can use to create new cards for personal use. I've toyed around with using an image trace, but that doesn't work particularly well for gradients.

I am looking for help in re-creating the effects seen, starting with the card border:

Ignoring the box in the bottom-right corner (which appears to be a flat shape with an implied shadow surrounding it on the top and left), the border seems to be trying to communicate a metallic border with an inner peak, with some lighting effects. Pragmatically, how would this be implemented in Illustrator? Two shapes, and inner border and an outer border (and possibly a middle track for the peak? Is the "metallic" look just a couple of gradients, or is this a surface with shading effects? If a gradient is applied, what degree rotation is being used, here?


texts: Photoshop action to export icon resources for OS X app?

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Is there a photoshop action for exporting a 1024x1024 canvas as all the required icon resources for a OS X app?

Seems like something the design community would have made, but I can't find anything so thought I'd ask.

Filename                Size of canvas (in pixels)

icon_512x512@2x         1024x1024
icon_512x512            512x512
icon_256x256@2x         512x512
icon_256x256            256x256
icon_128x128@2x         256x256
icon_128x128            128x128
icon_32x32@2x           64x64
icon_32x32              32x32
icon_16x16@2x           32x32
icon_16x16              16x16


texts: Problem printing Booklet in Indesign to a PDF using postscript

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I have this message in Acrobat Distiller when trying to PDF a booklet from Indesign CS5: Acrobat Distiller 9.5.1 Started: Wednesday, 1 August 2012 at 10:22 AM Adobe PostScript software version: 3018.101 CID support library initialization completed.

Error in /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Settings/PDFX4 2008.joboptions: /CheckCompliance out of range

I proceeded exactly as suggested in previous posts in this forum using Print booklet> postscript> saving the .ps file and importing it to Acrobat. When choosing the Postscript, all the print settings are greyed out. The booklet only partially converts to PDF (half of the pages and not the spreads). Can anyone help me figure out what is wrong and how I can remedy that problem? Thanks. Isabelle

Am on a Mac Snow Leopard/ Adobe Acrobat 9 pro /Indesign CS5


texts: Can URW Garamond N°8 be used in a printed book?

texts: Is it possible to use the URW Garamond N°8 in a printed book (for sale)?


texts: How to set a minimum width of 1mm for my shape in illustrator (Laser cut)

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Hi I have my logo here

It’s a shape which I want to use for making some small rubber pieces. So I will use a laser to cut the outlines. The problem is that the laser accuracy is about 1mm, so the laser will not be able to cut those thin lines.

I have to find a way to make this thin parts evenly bigger. Since I have a shape and no line, it’s not possible to use the width tool.

Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.


texts: How to present logo concepts to a client using Indesign

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I'm an amateur graphic designer, however I do know the importance of presentation in any product or service.

I was wondering if there are any preset Indesign templates or rules of thumb on how to present logo concepts, including color palette and some identity design.


texts: How can a designer explain their work to non-creative people?

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One issue I face personally is how can I, as a designer, effectively explain my work to potential clients or people that do not have a creative side. I know how to explain what software or process was used but what is a way that a designer can explain the mind-set to someone that has no clue? I've thought about implementing a bullet list when I'm going through the project and jotting down key phrases, similar to how some people come up with a logo design.  Is there a study or metric that can be used to say x, y and z should be included, like:

Color
form factor
target audience

The closest solution I've found via Google was an article by Design Tuts titled "Preparing and Talking About Your Graphic Design Portfolio"

  It's not easy

  The art of talking about your work is not something that comes
  naturally to designers – I know I didn’t find it easy in the
  beginning. But it's a good skill to learn, and learn as early as you
  can. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes and look upon each meeting as
  an opportunity to develop this skill. Not only will this make it
  easier to talk about your portfolio, it will also make you better at
  presenting concepts and design work, both to your colleagues and to
  clients.

  The simple rule here is engagement. Your aim should be to arouse
  interest in your work, not give a speech or lecture. Remember, showing
  your portfolio to people is also about them, not just you.

  When you come to each project, talk about it briefly to introduce it
  but don’t talk at length. See how they react, let them ask questions
  or let them simply look. If they are looking at you rather than the
  work, talk some more about the project – tell them what interested you
  about it. Look for signs that it's time to move on to the next
  project.

  To help you get used to talking about your work, try it on other
  people whenever you get a chance. If they are non-designers it will
  help even more, as you will practice not using designer lingo to
  describe each project.

So my question is how can a creative designer explain a portfolio project to a non creative person?


texts: How can I preserve border width when scaling an object with Inkscape?

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I want the borders to stay fixed in Inkscape when I'm resizing an object. I found these buttons in Inkscape v0.48.3.1, but they don't seem to work. Is there any other settings that I should turn on?

These are the buttons that should control that:

EDIT
The answer below should be valid, but for some reason this doesn't work for me as I mentioned in the question already. It's probably a bug or there's some additional settings which prevent the normal behavior.


texts: Will it hurt my career to work as a graphic designer in a startup for beauty and skin care?

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I got a job offer from a startup for beauty and skin care. There's a team of developer, marketers, social media and accountants. Their treatment and sales team works somewhere else, while the office work is different (like I won't see treatments and doctors in front of me in office) There was a designer before, who quit, and now they have an offer. I applied and I got selected.

I have to mostly design their social media posts (like human faces with skin care content, showing features, comparisons, offers, special events related posts like festivals). Which I don't have any problem with.

So far I had experience of working in a tech startup and a digital marketing agency. My only dilemma is that the company is more related to women beauty and skin care. So do graphic designers generally work in such places or is it not suited for designers for personal and professional growth? Would it be bad for me to work in that environment, as a designer?


texts: How to erase the text in Pixelmator if the text is not generated within Pixelmator?

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How can I erase the text that is not generated in Pixelmator? In the following image, what I like to do is erase the black status bar text (carrier, Wi-Fi symbol, time, and battery icon) on the top of the screen. However, I cannot use the eraser tool because it's basically impossible to use the exactly same color as the navigation bar on the screen, and if it's not the exact same color, the resultant image is quite ugly on which everyone can easily recognize there were some texts there before being erased.

So is it feasible to erase the text as if it's not there in the first place?


texts: How can I check the dimensions of a selection/object in Illustrator?

texts: Want to check the current dimensions of an object/selection in pixels. How do I do this? Illustrator CS5.


texts: Are there any benefits to using kerning pairs over kerning classes?

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I've been learning how to use FontForge and am now getting my feet wet with kerning. I see that there are two options to do kerning: classes and pairs.

To me, classes seem to have no downside. When I'm setting a 'T' to a 'c', 'e', and 'o', I can do them all at once! If I have something that's a bit of an oddity, like an 'a' or an 's', I can just set it by itself (knowing too that once I get into diacritics those characters won't be alone anymore).

So, why would I use pairs at all? Is it just a legacy thing since pairs came before classes? Does setting up a class introduce a lot of overhead into the font file that can bloat it or slow it down?


texts: What font is this? I've used all the websites to find out

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I found this image online and I am looking to recreate this diploma however with a separate name and degree. Obviously I know that it's not going to be legitimate degree, I just want to do it for giggles. I've searched all the most common websites but since maybe it's not the best quality image, it's really difficult to find. If anyone can help it'd be much appreciated, thank you!!

I've used

WhatTheFont
Identifont
Serif-Font Identification Guide
WhatFontIs
Fontspring Matcherator


texts: What technologies should I learn in order to design low-poly art for the web?

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What is the following type of art called and what technologies does one need to learn in order to produce this style of art? The best word I can think of to describe the art is low-poly but I have a suspicion this term isn't accurate.

The above image was obtained from this link: https://vueschool.io/

Other examples of this type of art can be found here: https://www.manypixels.co/?fbclid=IwAR0vTOD5im1dMec-4li8zENUx4DUv_fAkjnvpO8QFF4Ds5FimhpbLqoQal4


texts: I want to improve the resolution on this dragon, it's from an old game, so of course its highly pixelated, how can this be made smoother, more modern?


texts: Choosing the right black for laser monochrome print

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Let's suppose that we have a monochrome laser printer and we want to print a project.

Which is the "right" type of black described by RGB and/or CMYK values that we have to choose in our editing software (e.g. Illustrator/PShop, etc), in order to achieve the true—not fade—black delivered by the printer by default? without being necessary to fine tune the amount of black in print settings. Any recommendations?

I've read this answer but I guess that there is a (color) difference between a black printed by a CMYK  machine and a black printed on the paper by a monochrome printer. Otherwise, this answer could answer my Q.


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I found the paper format of Lecture Notes in Computer Science proceedings issued by Springer very nice. I tried to find out what is it, but I wasn't able to find it in Wiki list of paper sizes. The book size is 236mm x 155mm (9.3in x 6.1in) after binding. I think it's 236mm x 157mm (9.3in x 6.2in) before binding since that would make a 3:2 ratio.

I would like to know whether this paper size is recognized under any name/code.

(I basically ask because I wouldn't like to use a fairly non-standard paper size. However, part of me is quite curious about it as well.)


texts: Using Powerpoint slides or background of poetry

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I am using powerpoint slides (from Microsoft only) for use with poetry presentation on my website. I often wonder if it is fair use of powerpoint presentation slides. Please guide me in this regard.

Another related question of mine would be the use of pictures of William Shakespeare (created in the 19th century) in a website about English literature. Will the use of pictures of Shakespeare and other playwrights be fair?

And lastly, can I write reviews of copyrighted books while using their images/cover pages?

I understand Public domain means 65 years after the death of the creator/author is what makes a work of art available to all. But I am still confused over the above usages.


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My brother is an illustrator. He owns an A4 scanner, and it seems A2 scanners are too expensive for him.

And he makes most of his creation in A2 format now.

Is there a simple program to scan a grand format with a little scanner and then assemble the whole image?


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Consider the following snippets featuring the kerning between L' and the following word expérience, which is a common occurrence in French, for several classic fonts, as well as the relatively new Roboto for comparison.

Note how tight is that kerning L' for the font Hoefler compared to all the others. This was created with Apple Pages on MacOS Sierra but I get the same result on iOS 10.3, and the same result in Safari on both platforms. Is it by design of the font that this space is so tight? Or is this a bug in the particular version of the OS I am using?


texts: Pantone gradients methods without causing breakout

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Customer orders a 2 color PMS print. Black and PMS 801 C.

Provided art is a CMYK gradient. Example below.

In the next example below, converting the gradient to Black and PMS Blue not only looks awful, but also causes breakout in the center area where there is less than 2% ink coverage. This breakout is unacceptable.

To solve this you can stack a black gradient that does not fall below 2% over the PMS 801 like in the example below.

The downside to this is when sending a copy to the customer as a PDF it only shows the black layer because there is no Overprint Preview.

Of course you could rasterize these elements for the benefit of the customer but this has obvious disadvantages that make this not an option.

You can of course view the Overprint Preview in acrobat with Output Preview in Print Production. This is fine if you only view this on a computer. To print in the print dialog box click Advanced then click simulate overprint.

You could set Overprint and Transparency Flattener Options to Preserve Overprints. However this requires PDF 1.3 only and will disable some editing features when the document is read back in. This is undesired.

Are there any other methods to obtain these results without causing breakout?

This is not a requirement for the answer, but preferably a method that does not require the customer to change any settings in their Acrobat if possible.


texts: Free/ Open source EPS editor for windows

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I am honestly stoked that I can't find any after quite a few minutes googling!

Can someone suggest me a free/open source EPS editor that you don't need a PHD to install? does none exist? Everything seems to revolve around ghostscript, GIMP or other combination of tools

I don't want to have to convert my files to PDF or any other format, just editing.

Surely such program must exist?

I tried a few like libreoffice draw and inkscape and none open EPS files also (although they mention shady support for it on their documentations)


texts: Removing all partial transparency in GIMP

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I have an image that has transparent edges around a main drawing, the edges are a semi-transparent black.

Is there any way to remove all partial transparency from the image instead of removing all of it?


texts: Can i draw precise sphere in perspective using illustrator?

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I really need to draw ellipses and spheres in perspective so I wonder if Illustrator is set to do this kind of tasks, I tried and came up with this result:

But as you can see It's not precise and it takes a lot of time to draw ellipses in perspective, So I wonder if anyone came across a better way or maybe a better appllication for perspectiv drawing??


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I've finished rotating, and now wish to move the handheld eyedropper under the eye. So I'm trying to deselect the Rotate Tool.   If I click on the image, the Rotate box reappears, undesiredly. If I click anywhere else, nothing happens.

The Select > None tool is unavailable and greyed.


texts: What is an approximate font for the painting used in "The Treachery of Images"?

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What is a close approximation to the font used in René Magritte painting "The Treachery of Images"?

I tried the standard tools like WhatTheFont!, but they did a poor job with OCR on every letter except the n.


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So I'm designing a 219" x 100" wall banner in Illustrator. Trying to save it as a PDF and keep getting an error box - "The dimensions of this page are out-of-range"

I have no crop marks or tools going... Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Any ideas?


texts: Color values change from one Photoshop document to another

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I've got two PS documents, both are in RGB 16 bit mode. One is a photo in .jpg the other a .psd document.

When I select a color with the eyedropper tool from the 1st document to use in the second document the color value changes to a more muddier color. How can i prevent this when both the color modes and bit depth are the same? I'm pulling my hair out here....


texts: Is there a natural way to indicate directional motion in a still image?

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I have made the following render of a DNA molecule being pulled through a hole in a membrane using Blender. Since this process can go in either direction, I need a way to indicate whether the DNA is moving upward or downward. So far nothing I have tried looks at all natural. Is there a natural way to indicate direction of motion in a still image such as this without adding virtual elements like arrows to the image?

Other critiques are also welcome.


texts: displaced texts with inkscape pdf_tex output

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I have a canves open Inkscape which looks like the following:

However when I save it as pdf with the pdf_tex option the result in my latex file looks like:

Any idea how I can solve it?
The pdf_tex file in addition looks as follows:
\begingroup%
  \makeatletter%
  \providecommand\color[2][]{%
    \errmessage{(Inkscape) Color is used for the text in Inkscape, but the package 'color.sty' is not loaded}%
    \renewcommand\color[2][]{}%
  }%
  \providecommand\transparent[1]{%
    \errmessage{(Inkscape) Transparency is used (non-zero) for the text in Inkscape, but the package 'transparent.sty' is not loaded}%
    \renewcommand\transparent[1]{}%
  }%
  \providecommand\rotatebox[2]{#2}%
  \newcommand*\fsize{\dimexpr\f@size pt\relax}%
  \newcommand*\lineheight[1]{\fontsize{\fsize}{#1\fsize}\selectfont}%
  \ifx\svgwidth\undefined%
    \setlength{\unitlength}{586.11398865bp}%
    \ifx\svgscale\undefined%
      \relax%
    \else%
      \setlength{\unitlength}{\unitlength * \real{\svgscale}}%
    \fi%
  \else%
    \setlength{\unitlength}{\svgwidth}%
  \fi%
  \global\let\svgwidth\undefined%
  \global\let\svgscale\undefined%
  \makeatother%
  \begin{picture}(1,0.85431485)%
    \lineheight{1}%
    \setlength\tabcolsep{0pt}%
    \put(0,0){\includegraphics[width=\unitlength,page=1]{./figures/pdf_texs/imped_convex_.pdf}}%
    \put(0.17376914,0.80322859){\color[rgb]{0,0,0}\makebox(0,0)[lt]{\lineheight{1.25}\smash{\begin{tabular}[t]{l}Potentialsolutionspace\\Reduced,meaningfulsearchspace\\Skillframework\end{tabular}}}}%
    \put(0.0298576,0.24798999){\color[rgb]{0,0,0}\rotatebox{90}{\makebox(0,0)[lt]{\lineheight{1.25}\smash{\begin{tabular}[t]{l}Searchspacereduction\end{tabular}}}}}%
    \put(0.15622173,0.67559152){\color[rgb]{0,0,0}\makebox(0,0)[lt]{\lineheight{1.25}\smash{\begin{tabular}[t]{l}Allpossiblemotorcontrols\\Adaptiveimpedancecontroller\\Dynamicsystemlimits\\Manipulationand\\interactioncontrol\\andinteractioncontrol\\Partitionedmanipulation\\Skilldesign\\Qualitymetric\end{tabular}}}}%
  \end{picture}%
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texts: InDesign text frame layer with red padlock not showing in layers panel

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I have an InDesign .indd file for business cards that I can't edit any more. The layers are locked (have little red padlocks by them) but they're not showing in the Layers panel. The Layer group is showing and hiding the group hides the layers, but the layers themselves aren't showing so I can't unlock them.

(both objects are in the "Text" group and the view option for this group does hide/show the objects)

Does anyone know how I can fix this?


texts: Do you expect a client to pay for a design they don't like?

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Situation: a long time client (at this point I've done consistent work for them for about two years) just messaged me saying they do not want me to bill them for the last design I did because it was not what they wanted. However when explaining the project they said I could have creative freedom.

Is this a normal thing for clients to not pay for a project and then expect you to do it over? I get edits and things like that but expecting you to not bill them for what you already did and just starting over? Do you expect a client to not pay for a design they don't like?


texts: Are there any go-to resources for how to grab users or readers attention?

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When a reader looks at a magazine, their eyes may dart to different things on a page in a particular order. I have seen graphs of this and it's astounding how much surface area the eye can cover. I also know designers take advantage of this trying to influence readers perceptions by creating visual effects that grab attention. I just use magazines as an example because I've had the most experience with them. But this obviously applies to a large range of different kinds of creative mediums such as web design, TV, art, and more.

I would like to read more about attention and ways to design my spreads or web pages in ways that grab attention more effectively. What are some of the well-regarded resources people  consult on this matter?

I study neuroscience and various forms of psychology, but a lot of neuroscience literature isn't written to be practical. I'm looking for resources to help my designs by understanding the process of attention-grabbing from a designer's perspective.


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I am trying to make an arrow that will stand out against any background. I know there are ways to make transparent and semi-transparent images.

I was wondering if there is a way to make a layer that actually inverts the background (something like a mask I think). So when I place the image over some other graphic, the specified portion of the image will have a background that stands out. I am planning to use this arrow on a website.

I am just a beginner, sorry if this is obvious / obviously impossible. Thank you for your time :-)


texts: How to be creative in a short space of time

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This question has come about as a follow on from @Scott's "How do you break out of current creative mind sets?"

I work in a (smallish) company that produces all it's in house content such as email newsletters, web image (banners, flyers etc) and I am the only person that does these jobs.

As it is a company that sells IT hardware, there are a lot of flyers that get sent out to customers and also numerous banner changes on websites every week regarding promo's.

Because I work in an office as the only "creative" I don't have the luxuries of  sketching or using mood-boards etc as these flyers and banner are sent out fairly quick.

I have managed fine working here for just over a year but sometimes I feel like I get mental blocks as I find myself repeating a lot of older "styles" I used on previous flyers/banner.

What I would like to know is:

How, in such a short time-frame can I get more creative with my work without using creative planning methods?

Any tips greatly appreciated!


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What's the easiest way to add in printers crop marks in InDesign or Illustrator?

For when the job goes to print - they need to see where they need to cut.


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When making a design (as a freelancer), how do I handle stock images?

Do you buy the stock image(s)? Or do you find an image via Google or whatever and later replace it with a similar stock image?

I'm wondering because sometimes stock images can be expensive and you have no guarantee that your final design will use the image. So do you just take the risk?


texts: How to make an image with transparent text on an opaque background?

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For my blog, I would like to create something like this logo:

However, where the text on the image above is white, I would like to have a transparent hole instead, so that the background of the page would show through.  How could I create something like that in GIMP?


texts: where to find step-by-step guide for smooth-looking + non-glitchy GIFs?

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It has been some time since I saw a sleek looking GIF like the one below. Usually, it'd be quite obvious if the GIF is looping but this is not the case, and it is quite high quality.

Any idea where I can learn step-by-step how to achieve this level of realism for a GIF?


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I'm currently writing my thesis and I have come up with old thesis that have an end mark at the last chapter.  It usually is a small centered sign.

So, my question: should I use it? is it a normal practice?  ---Please bear in mind that there is nothing about it in my school's requirements, so anything is possible.

...extra question: Do you happen to know what end marks are better for a technical document, i.e., a PhD Thesis?

EDIT:  Here is the last page of Lev Bishop's PhD thesis so you can see what I'm talking about.  (Full thesis here: http://www.levbishop.org/thesis/Bishop-thesis.pdf)


texts: GIMP, can I make selections where the selection line has 'zero-width'?

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I have a PNG file of, for example, a person with arms and legs. I want to select an 'arm' and copy it into a new layer. I then want to delete the 'arm' from the original image. So I would have one layer with an 'arm' and one layer with a 'person' missing an 'arm'. When I do this, however, the pixels along the selection line are deleted, resulting in a border of empty pixels separating the selection from the original image.

Is there a way to select where the selection line would have essentially 'zero-width'?


texts: What is the significance/importance/use/purpose/need of this design?

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When I saw it, I couldn't understand it. Neither my a few friends.
Now I won't ask for the meaning of it, or if I should understand it or not, as it will turn out to be subjective.
First, is it done by mistake or a bad design? If yes, how can a world's top agency can make a mistake/bad design (that is hard to understand), when the design goes through several approvals?
And if it is not a mistake and not a bad design, then definitely there has some kind of significance (if not meaning) of this design, which I can't understand. I mean I can't even judge it before knowing what is it. Yes I think this the right way to ask. What is it?
Why I'm curious? Because if I don't ask it here, I will never be able to talk about it with others or share my views about it. Or maybe someone else would ask me similar doubt, I would be answerless. I don't even know if it's an ad or some other stuff. I don't know if it is supposed to work or not. I don't know what the creative team had in mind while designing it.
Given all that, what's the significance/use of such type of design? Is it a special category of a design without any significance/use and done for some other purpose?
EDIT: I think there's a big confusion in comments. Some users might think I'm judging/calling/declaring it a bad/complex/mistake design. It may seem from my question above, maybe because I couldn't put my original thoughts here.
But just to make you understand, I was curious to find out if it was a bad/complex/mistake design or how correct/incorrect I am, rather than declaring it. And then I was curious about knowing the purpose of it, and how to understand and enjoy this kind of design so it serves the purpose of designer and design itself.
Yes, it might seem from my question that I suspected it bad/complex/mistake design, but that doesn't mean I was in favor of proving it bad. I was more interested in knowing the truth and correcting myself. I've always liked their typography and geometry shape based designs because they follow principles which I learned here from some top users. I always relate them with this site. No question I would prove them wrong. Not in my dream.
In a simple sentence, I was almost sure it isn't a bad design, it was just I didn't know this kind of design and I needed a confirmation and explanation about it, so I understand it. That's it.


texts: can Photoshop reference external files in a way that keeps .psd file size small?

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here is the situation: i have some large source photos that i am applying adjustment layers to in Photoshop, then incorporating into Illustrator files.

i would like Photoshop to only save the info about what adjustments are applied and not store the source image data in the psd file, which i should think would result in a really small psd file.

this is important because i never change the source image, so it would only need to be stored and moved once by synchronization and version control software, while the psd could be edited freely without sync and VCS having to deal with a large binary changing.

i did some tests with Place Linked..., and the results seem totally counter-intuitive:

source.tif 15.9 MB

simply placing source.tif linked in a psd of the same size and saving results in

linked-1.psd 54.2 MB

a file that's multiple times the size of the source image.

turning off 'max compatibility' and image previews reduces size:

linked-2.psd 28 MB

but it's still larger than the source image.

anyone have any idea what's going on here? or how i can get Photoshop to exclude the image data?

for reference, the same canvas saved without placing the image clocks in at

blank.psd 1.1 MB

thanks in advance.


texts: How to create angle gradient within a certain angular range?

texts: The angle gradient tool in Photoshop produces a 360° gradient. How can I produce an angle gradient that shows only a certain portion of this effect, such as 90° or 180°?


texts: Will this traced image print as bad as it shows in PDF?

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I work in CMYK mode, it's an exterior navigation table for a client and I put two pictures as backgrounds. The upper one with blue bg is working perfectly after tracing, the lower one with the tattooed leg looks like it has a light outline and there are even a few blank spots in the image, I tried filling them in with livepaint but I'm worried about how this image will print. I did use the image in the previous table I was doing and I don't recall the image acting this way. BTW the vector looks good in Illustrator, it doesn't look good in PDF.

Can someone explain to me what went wrong?


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I'm attempting to create a random spread of dots to create a gradient look. I'm getting really close to the effect I want by blending two scatter brushes. The issue I'm having is that the blended brushes creates unwanted lines, and the dots run into each other. I keep adjusting the settings with no luck.

Here's the effect I'm wanting to achieved.

Smooth transition
On Circular path
Dots don't converge
Scattered at random-ish

Here's how close I'm able to get:

Blended scatters create unwanted lines
Dots converge
Spacing isn't gradual from edge to center


texts: Photoshop: how to save crisp and smooth PNG files for app design

texts: I am saving icons as PNG files to be used in an app. But when zooming or reducing the images they look pixelated. How to save images in PNG format so they remain crisp and smooth?


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when creating multiple states and making changes it updates both states - when I only want the changes to appear on the state I'm working on at the time. How can I ensure that the changes don't duplicate across all states, & only update the state I'm working on?
I've tried all the obvious selections/buttons... i.e. add new states as opposed to duplicate state.


texts: Generating a circular image from planar source

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I have been working in Photoshop CS5 with this particular image:

What I am trying to do is generate a circle from this, such that the top edge collapses down to a central point and the bottom edge forms the outer radius of the image. How would one go about this, ideally without changing to another piece of software?


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I am trying to make two images which give a simple semi-black layer when merged. They should look like these:

I used Select→Modify→Feather, but after merging I got this
insted of what I need

Is there a way to make these two triangles correct?


texts: Illustrator: Converting a letterhead design to Word

texts: I created this letterhead for a client in Illustrator and it got approved. It now needs to get converted to a Word document for internal usage. What's the best way to make this conversion?


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I am working on an illustration for a client who needs it to be very photorealistic. I used illustrator to get as close to his expectation as possible but its not quite there yet.
Can anyone help me with any notes or recommendations on software and/or tools to use to achieve this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

This is what I came up with:

This is what the client needs it to be like:


texts: Select difference between layers in Photoshop CC

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I am working with Photoshop CC 2017. I'm trying to create an Action Sequence picture.

So the photos I'll use as example are of a biker performing a jump:

But since one of the "bikers" is fully in front of a tree I want to select him and add some contrast between him and the background. Which is the best way I can select him?
(Maybe a function to find huge differences between pixels in layers?)

This is the image with the person in front of a tree:

This is a picture with only the background on his spot:


texts: When drawing with a tablet in Inkscape the path is very rough and distorted. How can I fix that?

texts: When I draw with my drawing tablet in Inkscape the trail is very jagged. I feel the resolution of the tablet isn't fully used. How can I set up my tablet to work with Inkscape correctly?


texts: I'm looking for some inspiration flip through. What are some places that you visit for business card examples or galleries?


texts: Prevent Photoshop from trying to recover PSDs?

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I've got a pretty old computer at work and that causes problems with photoshop.

When I boot up Photoshop, it always tries to load back the latest .psd file I had opened, as a recover (probably doesn't load the .psd file itself, just tries to remember how it was when Photoshop was closed.)

Thing is, sometimes those .psd are huge, and basically freeze my computer for 5 minutes when I'm loading them. So when I boot Photoshop for anything, it often tries to load that Freeze-for-5-minutes file, even if I just need PS to crop a small .jpg.

Is there an option, somewhere, that I could tick to tell Photoshop I don't want him to try and recover the old file? Every time I boot Photoshop, I want it blank or loaded with only the file I opened?

PS: I'm a web developer. I don't do changes and then try to save over it, PS is only to crop out things. So if PS crashes and I lose changes, I don't mind.


texts: The animation timeline won't show up right in Photoshop CS6

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It doesn't show the: "create frame animation" option when I select the timeline window. :/
What do I do?


texts: How to easily isolate parts of a shape to fill them with colour in Adobe Illustrator?

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I am using Adobe Illustrator and I have a ribbon shape that I have created using the pen tool and line segments.

I need to know how to isolate areas so I can fill them with a colour and create the illusion that the back and front of the ribbon curves through my layout.

How can I isolate parts of the shape I've created to add or change colours?


texts: How can I trace an image (footage), from frame to frame, on a separate layer?

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I want to trace over each frame in some footage, that is not drawing on the original layer of the footage. How can I achieve this in Adobe AE?

I am sure I can do this in Photoshop, but is there a way to do it in AE and if so, would the quality be much better – or will Photoshop be the best tool for it?


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My goal is to create a "bobbing" animation with a character I created. The character is attached below. (Suggestions on the character also welcome. :))

I'm new to graphic design and am not sure how to create this simple animation.

The goal is to have his lower body stationary while his torso and head bob up and down gradually, to breathe life into this static character, to make him feel alive.

After some Googling and reading some tutorials, I know most animations occur at 24-30 FPS. Does this mean I need to create 24-30 frames to simulate this bobbing? Or can I simply create a start frame and end frame then quickly alternate between the two frames?

I used Sketch to create this character.


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So, a while back I created this icon from a game, but looking back on it behind a white background instead of an alpha-channel its edges are super choppy in some places while it's smooth in others, which is possibly due to the method I used to select certain regions before bucket-filling it. I was using GIMP and I was wondering if there is any possible way to easily fix this (ie make all edges even instead of choppy). Maybe some rendering filters or selection methods that I don't know about? I've googled and youtubed but with no avail.

My image:

(As you can see, the inner crescent-shaped things are choppy as well as the exterior of the circle on the left and right is choppy)


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I have been using Adobe InDesign to create books. I am considering shifting to Scribus. I usually make each chapter in my book into a separate document and then add all the documents to a InDesign book.

Is this possible in Scribus? What is the Scribus' method of book creation?


texts: Making background transparent without changing filename

texts: I've folders containing png images of map tiles to be overlayed on google maps, created using QTiles plugin in QGIS. I want to remove the white background of all the tiles so that base map is properly visible. Names of folders and files should not be changed as they represent zoom levels and position of the tiles. Can you please suggest how this can be done? Thanks


texts: Why do my pinks, blues, and purples become gray and washed out when printed?

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This is for printing on acrylic instead of paper, so I don’t know if the printers are different.
I sent my design to a company in both an RGB and CMYK format. But in the preview they showed me, both end up looking the exact same with ugly, grayed out colors:
Keep in mind they both looked exactly the same even though one is in CMYK.
I don’t think it’s the company’s fault because the colors for my other designs came out fine. And I talked to a second company, who gave me the exact same preview image.
What’s going on? Is it just the pink/blue/purple combo?


texts: How to export font with "Kern Tables" and not "GPOS Tables" using fontforge?

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Font Kerning is not supported on the platform (Unity) when it is in "GPOS Tables" rather it supports "Kern Tables". I have a font in which I've added kerning by classes in Lockups and in matrix window kerning is proper and fine but when I export font as .otf so the kerning is not supported in Unity and MS Word(Softwares I tested).
I did some research and found that Unity supports Kern Tables so  How to export font with "Kern Tables" using fontforge?


texts: how to save as each art-board as separate PSD file in photoshop cc 2015

texts: I am using Photoshop CC 2015. It recently added an art board feature. I love it, but now issue I want to send my customer PSD file but they don't use CC 2015 so how they can see all of my artboards? So I am wondering if there is any way to save each art board as a separate PSD.


texts: I have a file I'm setting up to essentially split a background image into three parts which I can apply transformations to independently; I'm doing this by setting up three layer groups, each of which has the same base image but applies a different clipping mask. I expect to want to use this on a number of separate background images which have the same general format, so it would be nice to make the fact that the three background images are the same a specified invariant rather than doing it by hand. Is this possible?


texts: How can I improve these secondary pages without a radical redesign

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I am more of a web developer than a web designer so I would appreciate it if I can get some tips on how to improve http://tinyurl.com/7my6g6m 's design/looks and other secondary pages on this site. Always easy to see that it isn't right, but it is harder to make design changes that improve it.
Client wants to keep the homepage, but wants to improve the overall look and readability.
I was considering making the pages wider and us better padding, drop the top header title block and perhaps use less top navigation items.
Any tips you can give the client/me ?


texts: Applying round/rotation effect in illustrator

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I am new in graphic design. I want to ask which effect created the round hair of lion above?

And how colors were managed this way? I am trying transform but it rotates hair completely.


texts: Problems with exporting SVG assets out of Illustrator

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My workflow generally goes like this, design the icon on Illustrator and paste the icon and resize it for the design. Because our dev team needs SVG icons and not just the typical 1x,2x,3x assets, I have to create an artboard and export them out.

I got my icon from Illustrator, then paste the asset onto Photoshop as a smart object to be used, and so, while I resize the icon to fit and look good with other icons around it, it is no longer the original size when first pasted from Illustrator.

The first thing is, I have to export assets in fixed individual artboards of 64x64 in Illustrator as SVGs, which I did. All these assets are sized to fit the size of the 64x64 artboard canvas. When the devs are using these SVGs I provided, a few of the assets are coming out too big.

I went into my PSD where the icons are sized right when viewed, but realized that because I resized them, the % of the W and H is different for all the icons in my PSD. (Some is 40% of the original pasted asset, some is 35%).

So, I guess I am just confused as to how I can export the asset out right from Illustrator as SVG if I have to resize the asset in Photoshop. I am tapping on the smart object in Photoshop to lead me to the artboard in Illustrator and exporting my artboard as an SVG from there.

So my question is, what is the right way of exporting the SVG icon out?And also, is there a way for designers to view the SVG asset and not the PNG version of a design on the phone)?

All the assets in the app are using a set artboard canvas, so I am not able to individually create artboards of different sizes.

Thanks.


texts: How to change gradient settings for muliple equal objects at the same time?

texts: I have multiple objects with equal gradients in Adobe Illustrator. Anyone knows how can I change gradient settings for all of the objects at once?


texts: Is Optima Roman or Optima Medium the Optima.ttc found in Mac OS X?

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I'm currently working with a relatively small event run by volunteers and we want to be consistent across our publications. Currently we use Optima for the body text in our publications, but it's recently come to my attention that this is a Mac OS X default font and so my Windows colleagues cannot use it.

As a result, we're interested in buying the font, but I've hit a roadblock: Google doesn't know whether the Mac's 'Optima Regular' is the Roman or Medium variant, or which it's closest to. As such, I turn to you, Stack Exchange: which Optima is the one included in Mac OS X?

Any help appreciated!


texts: Can interactions be added to component elements in InVision Studio?

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My header component contains different icons, like home, user profile, etc.

Is there a way to add interactions to these elements inside the component?


texts: Glassy effect for hexagon in Illustrator

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I am making graphics for a 3 meter big stall.

I was thinking about making its background as hexagons. Big hexagons. These will be in a constant pattern, but not joined, that means, a few millimeter gap between each. I tried these but they didn't look very good.

I've seen many tutorials on how to give things a shiny, glassy effect, all were for circles. I've been trying a lot on searching and to do it myself for hexagons, but can't come to a conclusion.

I basically want a shiny patch on each of the hexagons that'll make it look like they are reflecting light, just like this:

Can anyone help me get this effect for a hexagon?


texts: How can I set up this isometric grid to be able to use it?

texts: I was wondering how can I actually set up this isometric grid in illustrator? How can I use it on a layer so it doesn't interfere with my design?


texts: What kind of black should I use when designing for CMYK print?

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My question is what kind of black should I use when printing. At the moment I use this black (split into CMYK):

C:0%
M:0%
Y:0%
K:100%

It looks fine in InDesign or Illustrator but if I save a PDF file (for printing purposes) the "color" black appears more like a dark grey on screen.

My question is, if I send this file to print, the color black, on paper, will be black or something like dark grey?


texts: How to replace a color in one picture with a color from a different picture

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I am a complete newbie when it comes to Photoshop, so thank you for any help!!

What I am trying to do is to modify the colors of one picture using the colors of another. Picture A is the one I'm trying to modify, Picture B is the one I'm using to select the colors that I want.

This is what I've tried...

Opened both pictures in Photoshop.
Select Picture B
Select the "Select/Color Range" from the menu
Click on the "Image" button on the bottom of the window.
Click on the color I'm trying to select
Select Picture A and click on the Image button.
Select the "Image/Adjustments/Replace Color" from the menu
When I select the color I want to replace, the palette reverts to the color
I just selected and there is no way to select the other photo.

The colors don't have to be precise, a close approximation is good.

Any help would be appreciated!!

Gary


texts: Is there any way to label a grids rows and columns with numbers in Photoshop CC automatically?

texts: So you draw your grid automatically (which I know how to do). Then I want it to number just the row and column automatically like so:


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I am working on a character and the mouth looks like this so far:

My problem: The upper and lower teeth booth go beyond the black part. My goal is to neaten the mouth up so that it has a linear form and no parts stick out into the brown part as the teeth do now.

My idea was to take the black shape, copy it in front and somehow to achieve that all parts outside the shape's form vanish. I just want to neat up the mouth. But I haven't found out how to do this. Any ideas?


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I suppose the way to insert a new line in a paragraph is just to press enter. This is not working for me and when I press enter The result is that I exit edit mode in paragraph. How can I do to enter a new line?

I think there is a configuration to choose what ener does in paragraph mode, how can I configure this?


texts: I am a developer working on a not-for-profit project and wanted to use an image that I found off google, I've searched around but can't find anything about the author/illustrator. Can I use this is in my project and if so, how do I give credit where its due?


texts: How to convert the shapes stroke into open or transparent in Illustrator CS5?

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I created a path:

Inside that path I created several more paths:

and group those on separate layer.  Inside paths doesn’t have any fill but have a stroke of 1.

Since I want that stroke to be open (or transparent. I don’t know the exact term, I want the stroke line to show the color beneath), I selected the stroke and chose Object > Flatten Transparency. Then Selecting both, I chose Pathfinder > Minus Front.

Result:

Now I want the above design to top of this:

like

and want to create a outer stroke for my star and I want that stroke line to be open (like the paths within star)

I've been beating my head with this for the last 48 hours but I couldn't find where I'm doing it wrong. If it's any help, this design is for a t-shirt design experiment.

Can anyone help me with this? Your help much appreciated.

Edit:

I want the result to be:

I want the stroke of the star to be punched through the (square) path and the compound path to create hollow space around the star (to show the background color). Thanks in advance.


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I'm trying to re-create this in illustrator. These are the steps I take with the palm tress; Object>Expand. CMD 8. CMD ALT 2. Highlight All. Minus Front. This process messes up my gradients...

Second question regarding the horizontal lines. If I minus front them first, then try to minus front the palm trees, It cuts out most of the image, not sure what i'm doing wrong here. Thanks


texts: Gray lines appearing around expanded vector shapes when exporting PDF

texts: So I vectorized some images and expanded them, but when I export them as PDFs they have these gray lines around them. How can I remove them? (But without rasterizing; rasterizing it makes the colors very subtly streak/band when viewing the pdf online). I've already tried turning off anti-aliasing, but it does nothing. The lines look like this on the pdf:


texts: Gimp: Change coordinate system (where 0,0 is)

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I use gimp for manipulating images for my software projects.

I am used to working in a coordinate system where 0,0 is at the bottom left of the screen.

Gimp uses 0,0 as the top left; Is there a setting in Gimp where I can change this, so when I mouse over an image, for example, the coordinate displayed is relative to the bottom left?


texts: Sharing a document in Adobe XD shows every colour on the artboard

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I am trying to handoff a style guide from Adobe XD to a developer but it is picking up all colours on the artboard instead of the handpicked ones in the assets library.
Here in the XD document, there are 8 colours:
https://share.getcloudapp.com/X6ueg4qY
When shared, it picks up the colour of the text and the white artboard:
https://share.getcloudapp.com/yAuDpP2r
Is it possible to only show the colours and fonts located in the document asset section?


texts: How to make a smooth variable stroke thickness over object

texts: How might I go about making a smooth, variable width, stroke in Inkscape where the path is complex like in the image?


texts: Inkscape Get Rotation of Object, Display Angle While Rotating

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When rotating an object, I find the rotation angle of the object only in the status bar.  The problem is, the instant I stop rotating, this display is covered up/replaced with the node selection before I'm able to read the exact angle of rotation.

Is there a way to set the display properties of the status bar, or some other way to display the rotation angle of objects while rotating them?

I understand how to rotate to specific angles with Transform.  But, what I need is to display the precise angle while rotating the object by hand.


texts: How do GFX Designers make these type of designs?

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What is involved in creating the following images? What programs and resources would guide an average-user/newbie to being able to produce images similiar to these?

I would greatly appreciate any URLs to tutorials on this kind of work, or tutorials for 'foundations' that lead to this kind of work. I apologize for the broad potential of responses.

Here's two examples of works which I'd like to learn how to create my own images of a similar style:


texts: Gimp - jagged pencil and brush strokes [SOLVED]

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I am using Gimp 2.8.14 on Ubuntu 14.04 and a Wacom tablet (Intuos 3 6x8).

My problem is that I cannot make a smooth stroke even when I check the Smooth stroke in the Tool Options panel. When I do that the problem is less evident, but is still there.

I believe the tablet is not the problem because in Krita the problem does not appear.

Here is the link if you cannot see it:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7mcZJoyvCM0SHVIeFVuWEJiU2M/view?pli=1

I have already uninstalled Gimp and installed it again and the problem persists.

Can you please give some directions to solve the problem?

Thank you, very much.


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I've tried using WhatTheFont and other tools, but nothing clear has come through.

What are the typefaces used for labeling in the late-1970s on hi-fi devices such as the JA-S77?


texts: How can I do a global fuzzy select in GIMP?

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How can I make the fuzzy select global in GIMP, so that it selects all of a certain color and not just contiguous regions?

For example, if I drew multiple red squiggles, how could I easily select them all?


texts: Simple programs with tutorials for beginners in graphic design?

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I am considering a summer job in a camp, but part of the job description is to make signs, announcing events/trips etc.

This is well within my ability to do, but I'm not sure where to start. I am fairly good with computers, but currently lack the knowledge to do what I need to do.

I could use Microsoft Word/WordArt, but I think they're looking for something more professional. (Who can't use WordArt??)

Therefore, I ask:

What tools/programs are suitable for beginners and powerful/flexible enough to produce quality signs?
Where can I find (preferably free!) courses in both graphic design in general and sign-making in particular (i.e., not web-design, CAD, or 3D imaging. I'm not up to those... yet)
What books should I read?
Any tips for the beginner?

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I'm trying to follow this adobe tutorial : https://helpx.adobe.com/fr/illustrator/how-to/stamp-effect-illustrator.html

However, it seems there is a problem with the actual AI version. Indeed, when applied, the stamp effect removes the white grain, and the texture is fully black, without the desired effect.

Does anyone know how to use the stamp effect efficiently?


texts: How to you move, or scale adjustment layers in Photoshop?

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I was sent a document. That looks something like this:

That orange circle is an adjustment layer

I can not, for the life of me, figure out how to move and scale an adjustment layer.
The document has more radial gradient adjustment layers. All different sizes and in different places:

So my question is, how the hell is this done? How do you move and position the gradient adjustment? I've searched the adobe forums and I'm either searching for the wrong term 'position adjustment layers' or there's some voodoo going on.


texts: What free/open source image design programs can you recommend?

texts: Are there any free/ open source image designing programs that you can recommend?


texts: How to create ball moving under blanket effect

texts: I am trying to get an animation effect of a ball moving under a blanket with some resistance or a round object protuding out of a flat surface.  Below is what I've been able to do so far and what I want to achieve. For now I've used a different colour for the ball to make things a more visible.


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I am trying to print these images to a 200dpi Datamax label printer:

When they print, they are really pixellated. How can I resolve this?
The image size is 2.5cmx2.5cm and I am printing the image at this size.

I don't really know much about images/printing, so I am hoping this is something simple.

The image I have inserted is:
1000 x 1000 pixels
Print sie 25x25 mm
1016 x 1016 ppi
Indexed Colour (2 colour)

Here is a photograph of a label from the old printer, using the old software.
The top image is from the old system (same printer).
The bottom one is from my system. They are both approx 2.5cm.
Mine is visibly more pixelated and i don't understand why.

Mick


texts: My Adobe Photoshop does not contain quick export as png option

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I have created a group in Adobe photoshop, and I want to export this group of layers as png.

But when I right click on the group folder from layer view, then there appears to be no option as export as png.

  So is there any alternative way of exporting layer group as png?


texts: Why are fonts more expensive when used in games?

texts:
I'm a video game developer who loves fonts. I noticed that fonts are often more expensive when they are bought to be used in games.

For example, a font called Daft Brush on HypeForType is sold for $20 when it is for "desktop" usage is, but is sold for $400 when bought to be used in games.

Is there a specific reason for that?


texts: Photoshop: How to use Image Processor function to save all files in main folder and all subfolders with lower quality?

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I need to downsize a large amount of files. There is a main folder and in this folder there is also many subfolders. File types are jpg and png and they should be the same after saving them in lower quality.
I just used the option to set lower quality for jpg files and now the problem is that it makes a JPEG  folder for each saved file or files. How can I do it without creating a new folder for saved files and just overwrite the existing ones?


texts: So, I have to resize a shape, where I want one of the components of this shape to be of a precise width. That's easy to do, the hard part is then rescale also the other components of the original shape to match... I figured out which steps I should go through, but have no clue about the last one of them.


texts: I was inking a piece and wanted to use the mirror tool. However,when i turned on the vertical one and did a stroke,the stoke did not appear on the other side. I tried again with the horizontal one but it still did not work. I even went as far as to create a new canvas and still the stroke won't appear.


texts: How can I find the intersection of two line segments that do not currently meet in Adobe Illustrator?

texts:
I have two line segments in an Adobe Illustrator file, line A and line B.

I would like to find point C, the point where if line A were to continue down along its path and line B were to continue to the left, they would meet.

What is the best way to do that in Illustrator?


texts: How do I add a semi-transparent background over an image in Photoshop?

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How do I create a semi-transparent layer to place over an image, such as the center of the background on amarestoudemire.com/ (Direct link to background)

I'm using Adobe Photoshop CS5.5.


texts: Creating Verticle rhythm in google docs?

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I have been reading the importance of verticle rhythm in web design, and I wanted to incorporate it into Google Docs.

To my knowledge there is no support for verticle rhythm presently in Docs.

Is there an add-on or a third-party application to help create it in Docs?


texts: Maya 2017 - Mesh Mirror results my mesh wrongly symmetry sculpt

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Assume I have a cube with:

subdivisions width = 4
subdivisions height = 4

I delete the 4th faces

I mirror it

Apply the mirror then move the offset to make sure no subdivision width is hide, next I press W to complete mirror

Now my sculpt's symmetry is messed up, you see the symmetry is shift to the left (of the camera)

I have tried center pivot, freeze transformations. But nothing works.

PS: I got another clue: to make symmetry sculpt work properly, center pivot is not good enough, we have to bake pivot.


texts: What to call a typographical error that is literally typographical?

texts:
"Typographical error", or more briefly, "typo", is often used for spelling errors, accidentally missing or added words, etc.  Sometimes, though, there is an error that is precisely an error only in the typeface or font used.  In mathematical contexts the style of a letter can convey meaning, and this sort of mistake can be quite significant.  (For example, one convention is to use normal-weight math italic characters as variables that represent single numbers, and boldface math italic characters for variables that represent vectors, which are sequences of numbers.)
What term or brief phrase would you suggest to convey that the error is strictly with the style of a printed letter?  I don't want to write "typographical error" and then explain that I don't mean this in the usual sense.


texts: Saving As Tiff or PDF/X For Large Format Printer (Illustrator)

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I'm trying to figure out if there is a proper way to save Print files. I ran into a transparency problem while saving PDF's from Illustrator (into ONYX), I found saving as both a TIFF and a PDF/X-1 & PDF/X-3 fixes the transparency issue.

I've read both TIFF's and PDF's are good for printing, but I noticed the TIFF dulls the color a bit compared to the PDF. I'm curious if anyone knows if thats just because of how tiff's save?

It seems like, from my research, PDF/X is the way to go, I just want to know if anyone is pro TIFF over PDF, and why.


texts: How can I morph an image to appear "flat" when wrapped on a bottle?

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I want to create an image, say of an eye, and morph it so that when I print it it may not look clear/correct, but when I wrap it around a bottle and observe it at it's center point, it takes the shape of the eye again. I believe it's a similar affect to anamorphosis art done but when I search on that all I get is anamorphic art via a mirror image, so it's depending on reflective surfaces on the cylinder and that's not what I'm after, but simply an image that's only clear from a given angle.

I think it may be necessary to slice the image up and then distort each piece, but I'm not sure of how. I can do this in Photoshop so if there's a filter, that will be helpful.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.


texts: How can I draw my character in different view?

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I have this dog character and I need to draw the side view of it, can  anyone recommend me a video/online course to learn the technique to draw my characters? I have a few characters that I need their side view.

Click here for full resolution


texts: How do I prevent shapes becoming vector masks in Photoshop?

texts: Photoshop automatically adds a vector mask whenever I use shape tool.how do I stop it from adding vector masks?


texts: Multiple Pages vs Single Page with many artboards in Sketch 3?

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I'm new to the app so just wondering if anyone has experienced performance issues with just using a single page with tons of artboards vs having multiple pages with few artboards.

I'm designing a website and each page of the website will have 3-10 artboards (responsive breakpoints + slight variations and assets). I will have 5 website pages to design so that equals 15 - 50 artboards. Most likely some where in the middle ~30 artboards total in the document.

Should I be just creating a new page in sketch for each page on the website? Or just have one page and all the artboards on that page? I'm thinking multiple pages in sketch as it will be better organized and probably have better performance.

What do you think? Did I miss something hugely important?

Thanks in advance


texts: Align and distribute multiple objects in angled path/guide Inkscape

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I think the question is clear. I have a bunch of objects that I want to align in  -30 degree path/guide in such a way that they are distributed.

The first problem comes with objects to path, which I cannot make to function for more than one object (although I could make the call one by one)

The second and more important one is how to tell the objects to get distributed on the line and have control for the overlap between objects.

I can snap objects from the center of rotation to the guide and make it manual but it's still not satisfactory, long and the control of the overlap is questionable. Even a better way to go would be if I could move them manually 'locked' along the line instead of snapping all the time. I know this last part has been proposed but not yet implemented. http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/SpecGuidesImprovement


texts: Can anyone help me find this script font? I have googled or use 4 or more font identfiers already, couldn't find, very urgent.


texts: Dynamically composed icons representing state of content

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I am considering a web UI imrpovement. Each icon (large, 128x128px) in flow layout represents a configuration of a certain process, and, to the user, there are a bunch of "important" settings for this process and dozens of less important ones. I would like to incorporate 3-5 most important paradigms into a single icon (say, long or short process, repeating or one-time, secure to use anywhere or for private network only...). Obviously, elements should rime and co-ordinate, but I believe it is possible to make every combination visually appealing and compositionally correct. I would then use stacked PNGs with alpha transparency.

I am a bit concerned that it is a dead end that has been tried before. Why is this approach not widedely used? Do you see any theorertical/conceptual blockers?

Update

Here is an illustration, without styling or giving it too much thought, but the idea should be clear:

First is a large secure scheduled task, second is distributed duplication process. Wouldn't a user, on average, identify the necessary item faster than if every item was a card with text? Obviously, the same glyphs (shown in blue) will be used in the editor itself to create a mental connection.


texts: Freely available old-style serif fonts with multiple weights

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When I typeset text, I love to be able to choose from a large array of different weights (and, if possible, expansions). Having light and semi-bold variants in addition to the regular and bold weights really help broaden one's choices for setting type elegantly. For long-running text, I am quite partial to old-style serifs, and to Arno Pro and Minion Pro in particular.

However, those two are commercial fonts. I am thus looking for a good set of free old-style serif fonts including three or four weights. (Free as is free beer or free speech, I'm trying not to set the bar too high!).


texts: Pasting PNGs into GIMP sometimes converts the alpha channel to black

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It's as simple as it sounds. Pasting a PNG from Google images into GIMP turns the alpha channel to black.

I've kind of managed to get around this limitation by using Layer>Transparency>Color to Alpha and selecting black. The problem is that black edges also get turned transparent. How can I fix this?
BTW. Try to copy this image from this question with the mouse right click option Copy Image and paste it to GIMP or Photoshop to see does it happen in your web browser.


texts: What are the differences between PT Sans and Open Sans?

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I was reading this article from http://evolempirecreative.com/font-pairing-web-design/ and came across the PT Sans and Open Sans pairing. Since they are fonts from the same classification (both sans serif), they would be harder to put to work together. I have found just two differences between them which are:

Double story g versus one story g
Vertical terminal e's versus angled e's

Are there anymore differences between them? Are those enough for a successful pairing?


texts: Will text laid out on an image in Photoshop, when printed look pixelated? Or sharp enough?

texts: The title really says it all. I want to design a poster for my home. But here's my question, if I lay out the text in photoshop, save it and then print it - will the text look pixelated? Or sharp enough like how in posters text normally does?


texts: How to view width of a path's stroke in millimeters in Illustrator CS6?

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How can I view the width of a path's stroke in millimeters ? I can see the width and height values (see screenshot) in the info bar but these measure the width and height of the whole circle shape. I want to know the width of the stroke in mm. The path is expanded from a type object.

Illustrator version is CS6 Mac


texts: How get high clear-cut favicon from illustrator vector logo?

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When I import vector image to the photoshop from illustrator and try downsampling it with turned on option "Bicubic sharper (best for reduction)".
But Photoshop still provides its interpolations and I stil dont get  high clear-cut small image as on others sites I see.
Example:


texts: Guidelines or resources to create an application icon based on typefaces

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I've been using an Open Source application for a while now and, given that its current icon looks somewhat basic, I thought it would be great if I could contribute back with a perhaps more professional looking one.

Such icon would be made of typefaces, two characters representing the initials of the application name (e.g. 'LI' for 'Lorem Ipsum'), so I was wondering if you guys could recommend a good resource/tutorial out there to go ahead and try to follow that.

On a side note I have to say that, on the one hand, I will quite probably be using Inkscape for the job, and on the other hand, a sort of disclaimer if you will, that my design skills are currently rather basic.

Any advice will be sincerely appreciated. Thanks much in advance!


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I am working on a book file containg 12 chapters (saved as individual files and added to book file). I need to add endnotes at the end of the book (as, let's say chapter 13).
Adobe CC update 2018 included creation and adding of endnotes in inDesign in orderly fashion, but I can't seem to be able to use them on separate file at the end of my book. Instead it only lets me create it at the end of individual chapters. I tried to move the endnotes frame to separate file, but then it loses its connections to the pointed endnotes.

Is there a way (other than doing it manually, which I really wanted to avoid) to add endnotes to the end of the book, instead of a chapter?


texts: Font size is not changing automatically in Photoshop

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In the old Photoshop I used to use Up and Down arrows to change the font size and it always changed as soon as I clicked on the button, but now I need to confirm every change with pressing Enter. How can I make it change automatically?

I've searched through the settings and no luck...


texts: Gimp turn all contiguous colored regions into selections

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I have this image:

I want to selectively fill in some of the contiguous white regions bounded by black lines. My plan for doing this so far was to somehow turn the regions into selections then use the paint bucket to fill in regions. Stuck at first step. How can I do the first step or otherwise achieve the objective in GIMP?


texts: Merge Compound Path with its Stroke in Illustrator

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I have a vector that is in Compound Path Format. It also has a stroke.
I Would like to apply a Gradient to it, but as applying two gradients (one for the color itself and one for stroke) creates a buggy effect, I would like to merge the path with its stroke to create a new shape and then apply the gradient to it.

I cannot find a solution to do so. Expand Appearance is greyed out and Outline Stroke creates two Compound paths.


texts: Why isn't color burn working on a layer style in Photoshop?

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I have a layer with a blending option set to Color Burn and opacity under 91%. It's called Layer 7 is my screenshots.

If I download a jpeg of a solid color of red, and put it behind this layer, the Layer 7's texture is superimposed over it:

However, when I use a layer that has a color overlay applied, the texture from Layer 7 doesn't show through at all:

Why is this and how do I get Layer 7's texture appearing over my color overlay?


texts: So I designed a logo in Illustrator using just text which I'm looking to have it printed, can it still be used as a vector

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Basically, what the title says, I designed a logo in Illustrator which I'm planning to print as stickers using just text/fonts.

Will I be able to export/save it as a vector and have it printed? My aim is a 9x9cm circular sticker.

Thanks.


texts: Which software for high quality e-newsletter in decent file size

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I design an e-newsletter with graphics and text. I have been using non-professional tools up until now (layout and design in Publisher with picture editing in basic picture editor) to create a very professional newsletter. I know it's not ideal. I then print it to PDF form and send it as an attachment to be viewed largely by people with no further internet access. Sometimes it's a pain but I've learned to work with most glitches.

Now that we're receiving more high color ads, the file sizes in the final PDF ate getting way too large! To compress the images compromises quality more than we can allow.

Ideally not a large investment but I'll hear them!


texts: Typography - Understanding Practical Font Hinting - Using FontLab VI

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I'm sort of a n00b when it comes to typography - but I have started to learn more using FontLab VI.

I have created a simple custom font - but I still have no idea how to do custom font hinting.  When I use the automated tool, it comes out pretty close, but there are a few issues.

Specifically, the lower angled portions of some characters (e.g. v and w) don't seem to descend as far as other characters.  See below:

(You might need to zoom in a bit to see what I mean)

How do I fix that?


texts: What is the most intuitive and obvious copy link icon?

texts: I'm building a blog interface and I need a button to represent my copy URL link action in my blog post pages. The button will be side by side with other social media share icons. I'm trying to decide between these 3 options. Which one is the most intuitive?


texts: What do you call this style of illustration I've been seeing quite a lot?

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There is often organic shape, very minimalist illustration of a person(s).

I know these are flat vectors, I want to know name of artistic style.


texts: Illustrator: Auto-sized Text box with a rectangle border (no fill)?

texts:
My question is related to this one Illustrator: Auto-sized Text box with shaded background?

What I want is an auto-sized Text box with a black rectangle border. It should look like this:

Is it possible to do this in Illustrator?


texts: What is the actual value of vector graphics as opposed to raster?

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I'm really an amateur in graphics. However, I've already got the essences of raster and vector graphics. Now my question is how vector graphics are created and viewed.

More specific, how do designers see the great advantages of "vector" over "raster" when they are creating their designs on a "raster" screen, and also how viewers get those advantages when viewing designs on a "raster" screen with "raster" file types and "raster" viewing  programs. Is there a mechanism of vector designs to "be alive" in the "raster" cyber-world?

Are vector drawing and viewing programs required for anyone who wants to step in the vector-world?

Thanks in advance!


texts: Is there any way to change a color without affecting its brightness in GIMP?

texts: I'm trying to find out because I'm making a mod for Minecraft and I'm trying to keep the regular brightness variations


texts: SVG: Can I make an outer glow with a gradient?

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I've seen a million tutorials to make outer glow effects using some combination of feGaussianBlur, feFlood and dilating either SourceGraphic or SourceAlpha. They work pretty well but aren't exactly what I need.

I've been trying to find a way (as well as experimenting on my own, unsuccessfully) for a way to make an outer glow effect colored with a linear gradient. Is this possible in SVG? I've tried using feImage but either I'm doing it wrong or it just can't be done.


texts: Can anyone help me figure out what this tool is? (autocomplete shape)

texts: I think I remember watching an illustrator tutorial where the person used a tool that allowed them to draw a shape, and then illustrator would guess what kind of shape they were trying to draw and generate a perfect version of that shape. Ex: you sketch a fast version of a circle and then illustrator guesses from the sketch that you were trying to draw a circle, and changes the sketch into a perfect circle shape. Does anyone know what this is? Is it real or did I just dream this? lol


texts: 3d max vray proxy objects. Can I get back to the editable poly?

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I converted objects to vray mesh. Now I need to edit it as an editable poly. Is there any way to do that?

I tried to convert it to an editable poly, but vray mesh preview polygons only converting back to editable poly.

Please help me with this.


texts: Which is easier on the eyes: dark-on-light or light-on-dark?

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While working on my latest website, I started actually wondering if what I learned in grade school was true. I've been taught that programs like Word default to use a white background with black text because it's easier on the eyes than the old phosphorous displays which were always light-on-dark. However, I find more and more that it hurts much less for me to read light text on a dark background; my lenses feel like they're straining less, and irises can relax more due to the lower overall light level.

I've tested both on http://BHStudios.org/about and you can see the results of these tests by switching between "Dark" and "Light" themes under the "Modern" category in the dropdown in the sidebar. (This feature does not yet work in Internet Explorer) (EDIT 2015-03-02 This feature has been modified such that all themes are dark-on-light)

So is it true that dark-on-light is easier to read? Have we just been told this to make us believe that these programs are advanced or something like that? Was the change to dark-on-light made more to simulate ink-on-paper moreso than for visual comfort?


texts: What icon can I use which says "Auto Saved"

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I have an application where users can save a document manually (Click the save button, add a description and save it) while working or if they forget, the app automatically saves the document every 15 minutes while they're working on it.

The users can go through these saves and revert back the document to one of their previous saves.

Instead of using the word "Auto Save" I want to use an icon to represent it.
But I can't figure out what. A few icons I found had a sync icon on the standard diskette icon. Any other suggestions?

[Edit]

The "Auto Save" icon is used to differentiate between manual saves and auto saves on the list of saves I mentioned. Ex:

  updated by Jack, 13.04 p.m on July 23rd [AUTO]

  updated by Jack, 13.30 p.m on July 23rd [MANUAL]

So instead of [AUTO] I want to use an icon.


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I'm trying to get my head around why the below drawing creates the illusion of 3D. I want to know how this is done.

Thanks.


texts: How can I enable inner bleeds with prime faces enabled in InDesign?

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How can I enable inner bleeds in InDesign?
On the screenshot you see prime faces option, and 5mm bleeds. But, as marker on 2 red lines, I can't see this inner bleed, and as a result on bottom part of screenshot, it's a PDF preview in Adobe reader - the inner part of the image has an empty space.


texts: In InDesign is it possible to find and change uppercase to lowercase?

texts: Is there a way to find and change uppercase letters of a certain character style and change them to lowercase within InDesign?


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I am having an issue when I attempt to save as PDF from Adobe Illustrator. For some reason, only a portion of my text is saving to the PDF document. I have locked all my layers, which I was under the impression would allow me to preserve them during export. I believe the issue has something to do with overprint (apologies as I am new to Ai). I've included a few screenshots to hopefully help diagnose the issue.

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texts: Tips in how to create a site like Apple in Photoshop

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I want to create a website with the same style as the Apple website.

Where should I start?

For the ones who don't know, this is the style I'm looking for: http://www.instantshift.com/2010/01/30/40-apple-inspired-website-designs-for-design-inspiration/

Being a photoshop beginner, I don't know where to start and I can't find any tutorial.

Thanks


texts: I'm using this CMYK Calculator on W3 Schools and there are two fields that give two different CMYK values. I'm not sure why. Does anyone have any insight?