texts: Can Illustrator 'actions' load the most recent file in a directory? If yes, how?

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I would like to load the latest file in a directory (regularly, as fast as possible), where I output some scientific figures and plots in vector format. Is it possible to either:

Load the most recent file into the currently open one
Load the most recent file into a new document?

with the click of a button / or hotkey - and if yes, how? Reading the documentation I could not find a hint to do these quasi advanced things. Ideally, a syntax language would be available for powerusers, but I coulnd't find this.


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I have a cube that I created in Photoshop CS6 using the 3D tools. However, I want the corners on the cube to be rounded, similar to those on dice.

How can I accomplish this?

Here is an example of what I am looking for:


texts: Why can ellipses be used to find squares in perspective drawing?

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In Scott Robertson's How to Draw book he proposes a method for finding proportional squares using ellipses:

(the "conditions" he mentions are described on the previous page and are simply that the left and right sides of the ellipse should meet the sides of the plane at their midpoints and the top and bottom points should be vertically aligned)

I understand that a circle always becomes an ellipse in perspective, but I don't understand the idea being proposed here that an ellipse fit to the side of a plane in perspective must be a perfect circle in plan view. What is to stop this ellipse being drawn here from also being a (differently proportioned) ellipse in plan view?

Through experimentation I have found this to be true though. Below are two perfect cubes in a 3D modelling program, and when overlaying the ellipse tool over both of them the only way to get the ellipse to fit in the way described by Scott ends up with the ellipse fitting perfectly on the face of one of the cubes.

However, I have also found one edge case where this isn't true. When the ellipse minor axis is parallel to the horizon line any sized ellipse fits within the rules of what should create a perfect square.

By Scott's rules this is a perfect square:

And yet so is this:

So since this rule does indeed hold true in some cases, but not in all, my questions are:

1) What is the reasoning behind this rule? How does drawing an ellipse in this way result in a perfect circle?

2) When can this rule be applied, and when does it break down?


texts: Text Distortion Effect (like it is written on a page)

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I want to display a text like it is written on some surface like notebook page or wall via Photoshop CS6. I added two example.

This image seems like image distortion:

And this image looks like text distortion:

I tried this with distort and skew transformation but I'm unable to get this much clear & real effect.


texts: Figma Prototyping: create connections from multiple objects to one frame simultaneously?

texts: In Figma, is there a way to create many connections to one object simultaneously? Say, I have a bunch of buttons that should all lead to the same frame; I'd like to select them all and drag all connections at once, but that doesn't seem to exist?


texts: After Effects: animate the characters in the main comp or use separate comps?

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I'm making an animated short in AE using some basic rounded rectangles as characters. There are 2 characters, a red rectangle and a blue rectangle. I am now not able to decide whether to draw and animate the characters in the main comp itself or animate them in 2 separate comps and nest them in the main.

Which one of these 2 is a better approach and why?


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I was wondering, if you could help me with something in Photoshop.
I want to bend an image, as it will be used for a border on the site, however I cannot find any guides (Maybe because the keywords I use matches for different guides).

I tried to use Warp tool but unfortunately this tool makes more a mess, maybe because I don't understand that tool.

I also tried the Shear filter, but this doesn't give the result I was looking for.

If you can help me or point out a guide that explains this, then please :)

I have attached an image that explains how I want it.

Thanks for the answers, however I ended up with remaking the texture myself, even if it costs some time, I ended up discarding the bended images as it did not fit onto the project as I hoped.

Thanks again, I do keep these tutorials from you as they might come in handy later :)


texts: How can I provide better direction for how I want my logo to look?

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I want a logo that really jumps out at you. I am much less interested in brand identity etc.  I just want it to be memorable. It also has to be the centerpiece around which I will "wrap" my trucks.

Every designer I have received samples from just doesn't seem to deliver on what I'm looking for. They all do variants of the same and none of them seem to hear me and take big risks. I don't want to tell them what I want as I am not a designer.

How can I encourage them to really push the boundaries and produce a colorful, humorous, memorable logo? What can I say or do?


texts: InkScape - Creating mandalas, How to copy a object so that every action is duplicate to the siblings?

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I want to create mandalas with InkScape in a similar way described in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3wxrO_JSFs

Is there a way to copy (clone rotate) an object so that every action is duplicate to the siblings?

I'm a programmer, so scripting is an option.


texts: How to make a very circular heart in Illustrator

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I want a perfectly round heart if that makes any sense. My idea was to start with a circle. Then I wanted to give it a small widows peak at the top. This would pinch a point into the space of the circle. Next I want to pinch a point out of the circle at the bottom.

I am having a hard time describing what I want to I can't fine the right documentation. I thought I could add two anchor points one on either side of the 12 o'clock anchor point of a circle even spaced and then drag the 12 o'clock anchor point to create the widows peak.

If for any reason you understand what i mena please help lol.


texts: How to rename an existing Layer in Adobe Illustrator?

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I'm new with my Adobe Illustrator Software, so I am inquiring if anyone knows how to rename an existing layer file with a shortcut key and how to do it.

I already done it with my Adobe Photoshop Tool and it is very convenient, I don't need to move my mouse and double click it just to rename the filename.
Now I want to do it in my other tools so I can work easily without a hassle.


texts: How do I change the default color library for stroke/fill in Illustrator?

texts: When I click in the Appearance menu to color a stroke or a fill, it pops up a library of swatches. I can't figure out how to get that to show a different swatch library. I have a saved library, I can even made it pop up in a different window, but I don't know how to make it show up in that specific window when I want to change/set the stroke/fill color.


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So I downloaded this image to use in a Christmas flyer I'm making...

... but I really want to swap the colours around (to save on ink). So is there a way I can make what's red white, and what's white red?


texts: Adobe XD: Can't change link group only in one artboard

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I'm prototyping a desktop ribbon application. I've created the basic main screen artboard "Geral - ir para sede municipal":

Then duplicated it to artboard "Geral - abrir galeria de favoritos" as in the image bellow:

Whatever I change the "Galeria" group in one artboard, the change is beeing reflected in other artboards. I would like to change only the working artboart and let aother ones as they are. The image bellow shows my issue:

The portuguese stuff are just texts, hope it did not prejudice the undestanting.


texts: Properly display multi-line chart when series overlap

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I am working on a report that requires a multi-line chart (representing how a given value varies over time among different groups) They are displayed in a single chart sharing both axis. My problem is that at some stages, the data looks similar to this:

    DAY:  1   2   3   4
GROUP A: 10  12  15  18
GROUP B: 11  12  15  20

Now, the lines joining days 2 and 3 will overlap with each other, so the one that is drawn later erases the previous line. I've thought of a few solutions, not all of them entirely convincing:

Color mixing: let's say I draw the series for group A in red and the one for group B in yellow. I would draw the overlapping section in orange.
Randomization: adding a small random value to each point, big enough to make the lines distinct, but small enough to keep the "fake data" as close to the original as possible.
Layers: making the first line slightly thicker, so that when the second line is drawn on top, it doesn't completely disappear.

In my real problem, I sometimes have 3 or even 4 overlapping lines at some sections, and each line has about 20 points. I would like to know if there are other more interesting solutions (or at least, which of the ones I thought of you would recommend as a "best practice")

This is an example of one of those charts (in its pure form, without any correction)

Here the "randomized" chart:


texts: Image for Google Card- How can I tell it is correctly 16:9 ratio?

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Going by google design, I need my media section of a card(which is the image showing my website) to be 16:9 ratio. I'm using CSS to do this. How can I tell if media part(the image portion) this is correctly 16:9 ratio?

Note: The image itself needs to be 16:9, not the whole card. Also, I use Linux and do not own any Adobe products.


texts: How can I better convey the idea of "message sent"?

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Currently, I am designing a mobile screen where the user can send a message to their friends.

In order to show that their message has been sent, the upper right hand corner check-mark goes from black to a greyed out double check-mark (i.e. from a pressable button to a non-pressable icon).
However, I am not really that happy with this design – I feel that it is not intuitive enough. I am wondering what I can do to improve it and better convey the idea of "message sent" to the user.
CLARIFICATION EDIT:
I have already used ✗ to represent "back/cancel", ✓ to represent "okay/confirm", and ✓✓ to represent "message read" - in other parts of my application design. Also this is not mean't to be a modal popup.


texts: Use Illustrator 3D rotation in After Effects

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In illustrator I have a logo that I want to animate in 3D. Now, the logo has already 3D shapes made with the Extrude tool inside Illustrator. Inside that tool you can rotate your shape in 3D space. I rotated with the following coordinates:

X: -45°
Y: 35°
Z: -30°

Now to animate it in After Effects, I imported the flat shape and tried to rotate it in the same way with the same coordinates. The result comes out completely different (The black B should match the white one):

How is this possible and how do I fix it?


texts: How can make this circle halftone effect on type?

texts: I tried the deformed circle to intercept but find it very complicated. Anybody knows how to achieve this?


texts: InDesign: text frames visible on PDF export

texts: This is probably a very basic issue, but I can't figure out why these dots around the text boxes are visible on the exported PDF file. They are not even visible in the InDesign source file.


texts: Position keyframes do not make a straight path

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I have made a square and inserted a position keyframe and holding shift I drag to right and got a straight path. When I want to raise up or make an "L" shape by holding shift it does not make a straight line this time. It creates a curved shape instead.

How can I have a straight line path? Which key do I have to press to get a straight line?


texts: Best practice for drop shadow and gradient on website navbar

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I'm using a medium blue color for a large navbar at the top of a website home page. The logo and nav links are white/very light blue. I don't know if the navbar blue should be solid or have a gradient, and I don't know if it should have a drop shadow on the bottom (below the navbar is white color background).

Are there any best practices for navbar effects?


texts: Split elements from one layer into multiple layers

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I have a .psd file with a lot of assets (icons, logos, etc) in a single layer.

Is there any automatic way of splitting these elements into separate layers?


texts: What is the font used in the Park Avenue logo?

texts: What is the font used or what is a similar font to the one used in the Park Avenue logo?


texts: How to capture the information of any object in Illustrator and Photoshop

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Is it possible to select an object and capture any information requested with the info Panel ctrl+8 in Illustrator, and F8 in Photoshop. like the CMYK, RGB Values of the fill and outline colors?

To be copied into the clipboard so it will be easier to paste it back in any other software?

The reason that I have a bunch of colors in so many files I need to recheck and normalize it for the print shop.

Is there any native method or any external scripts that do so in photoshop and Illustrator?

Thanks


texts: Proper term for a font with the same thickness for all strokes?

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I'm looking at placing numbers on sports equipment and need a font with numbers that maintain the same parallel width or thickness for each digit.

I mean uniform width of the line that makes up the actual ink of the figure. I don't mean the actual width of the characters from start to finish, I mean the inner and outer edges of the font. I don't mean tabular figures. Tabular means the space the numbers occupy is identical. Can anyone suggest any please? Many thanks

They all have to be a uniform 45mm. So for example on a number 4, the upright and horizontal and diagonal line all have to be 45mm. Do you see?

On most fonts the different lines or curves of the numbers are slightly thicker or thinner.

What term should be used when searching for a font of this nature?


texts: "Flatten" vector image in Illustrator so that invisible objects are not included

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I have multiple objects on top of each other in various layers.
Now I would like to export a version of my file where only the visible parts of all the objects and layers will be included.
How do I proceed? Thanks a lot!


texts: Make an outline with GIMP, like in Photoshop

texts: How do I add a stroke to a layer in GIMP?


texts: I am not a graphic designer, what do I need to know so I don't come off as a complete luddite?

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Like the title describes. My profession is NOT graphic design. On the other hand, I occasionally work with those who are and would benefit from being able to better see things from their perspective.

Where should I go? What should I focus on as I try to brush up on concepts?

Thank you,
-b

PS: I am not looking for this to turn into a Photoshop tutorials thread. I am interested in background, not implementation.


texts: Painted Edges With with transparent background

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I'm using Photoshop CS6 and I wanted to turn a photo I had to look like it had a painted edges effect.  I've been following the below tutorial and using a painted edges overlay over my picture, but I would like the background to be transparent instead of choosing a solid colour.

https://youtu.be/b9epx4EjYS0?t=175

I've tried a few things, but it either results in the background being white or the main picture looking like it's slightly transparent and no the full colour.

Can anyone help with any simple techniques to achieve this?  I want it to look like the below but instead of a white background a transparent one.

Thanks


texts: Acrobat X: How to show 0 results calculated from other calculated results?

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I have a calculated field in by Acrobat X form that correctly displays either an empty field (when its source field is empty) or a value including zero when the source field has a value. So that works correctly.

But if I try to use the result of that calculated field to then calculate another field, the last field will not display when the calculated result is zero. All other calculated values in the final field display fine, except zero.

Is there an issue with chained Acrobat calculated fields that would cause this?

Forcing visibility in a Validate script, or formatting the number in a Format script do not seem to matter. The second calculated field appears to see the first as having the value '' when it has the value zero.


texts: Illustrator exits isolation mode on file save

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When I am in isolation mode in Illustrator, and I save the file, it exits isolation mode. This can be a pain when I am within a group within a group within a group (three or four groups deep). The Adobe help article on the topic does not include saving in the list of ways to exit isolation mode:

  Exit isolation mode

  Do one of the following:

  Press Esc.
  Click the Exit Isolation Mode button  one or more times (if you’ve isolated a sublayer, one click takes you back a level, two clicks exits isolation mode).
  Click anywhere in the isolation mode bar.
  Click the Exit Isolation Mode button  in the Control panel.
  Using the Selection tool, double-click outside of the isolated group.
  Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) and choose Exit Isolation Mode.

On the top left here, you can see how I am currently in a group within a group. Clicking save will completely exit me out of isolation mode.

How can I prevent this behavior?


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Photoshop: How do you make a blur not go over a layer under it without changing the layers level???

I remeber doing this on Photoshop but I can't remeber how to do it or I just did it a different way and forgot but I have looked every where and kind find anything about this.


texts: How can I slice parallelogram shapes to HTML/CSS?

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I have to slice website design to HTML/CSS. Main navigation menu looks like below:

I am beginner webdeveloper and I don't know how to slice this design into compatible and cross-browser code. How these parallelogram shaped items should be sliced?

There are also hover and selected states so I would probably use CSS sprites for that, but main problem for me are these parallelograms

Any help and advice is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.


texts: What is the font of the line number in Xcode 11?

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At first, I thought it is the same font as code (i.e., SF Mono).

But the comparation(left: line number, right: code) above shows that they are not.

Then I searched for fonts like D-DIN, which is really close.

However, it is not a monospace font. When I applied it on the website, it shows:

I guess it is a variant of D-DIN font, but anybody knows what font exactly it is?


texts: Difference between corporate design and brand design?

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Hi guys I need your help! For a study project I have to change the appearance of a real company. Now it looks like the company A want to implement a new project. This should not adopt the design of company A. It should not be recognizable that company A is behind the project. For the project they want a logo, typography, colors, a website (online trade) etc..
Do I have to implement a corporate design or a brand design for this project? I don't quite understand the difference between corporate design and brand design yet.
From my understanding the term corporate means only entities, i.e. people who do something together, be it a company, an institution or any other organization. The brand on the other hand means not only companies but also products and other things.
So you could possibly see the project as "other things"? Then it's brand design, right?


texts: Scripting - Artboards names in photoshop

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I checked in the Photoshop's Documentation if there was any option to work with artboards in scripting.

Unfortunately I couldn't find anything. Does anyone have experience in working with artboards through scripting?

I'd like to generate artboard's names based on differents format and size.

For instance:

name-1904-large
name-1904-medium
name-1904-small

Is there any option to do that?


texts: Header for free, Open Source plugin (translates UI into user language)

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We're about to publish a free, open source plugin that translates the WordPress admin UI into the users language. This plugin will be freely available in the official wp.org plugin repository. Now we need a header (actually two: one for retina capable devices and one for normal displays) - in the size of 1544x500px/772x250px - that explains what the plugin does.

I agree that my first 10-minute draft is a bit racist (by accident). Actually 110% of all people told me that it's funny, but racist. So we have agreed that two things are no good idea:

Flags (too generic - every plugin uses this), as those don't communicate the specific use case
People with stereotype characteristics

This was my first draft (will not be taken).

This a screenshot from the plugin in action.

Note: The label is named WeCodeMore and has a Google Plus Account and a GitHub account where we post our updates to followers (in case you want to see the details).

EDIT #1

As I've read in the comments, the question seems to not be completely clear. I'm aware of the fact that this question is half design, half user experience.

  (Original Question) I'm searching for better ideas that communicate the idea of "User specific Interface (language)".

The above question can be extended with: "No user should have his first bad experience when looking at the banner".

EDIT #2

I understand that some people suggest flags or alphabets. Currently we went with alphabet, but the question is still open.

Short explanation: "Flags" represent countries, which languages don't do. The same goes for "Alphabets" (or character sets). I, for example, am an Austrian citizen. My mother tongue is "German", but a variation of it (like "Letzeburgisch" in Luxembourg or "Swiss German" in Switzerland). If someone would tell me that a German flag represents my language, I'd be alienated, as Germany is not my country. Then there're minorities in every country, like Burgenland-Croatian, Romani, Hungarian, etc. And with character sets it's the same. Nearly every western language shares the same set.


texts: How would I go about adding in a .25" bleed on the shape attached? The magenta line is the final shape. These will be diecut so I'm hoping it won't matter too much but I'm struggling to figure out the best way to extend the shape. The top and bottom edge are simple but where the rectangular shape meets the circle, things get awkward. What am I not thinking of?


texts: What is the meaning behind the logo of Google Chrome?

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This is a question I have been asking myself for a while now. I found this question on Quora.com, but honestly the answers are not really satisfactory in my opinion.

The top answer uses this comparison:

But I doubt the Chrome logo having any connection towards any of these except for the Google logo (especially the Pokéball...). The webcam maybe, but focusing a browser logo on a webcam would be pretty weird honestly.

Another user compared the logo to the number 666, which might be fun, but it is also probably very wrong:

Here's the Chrome logo:

I understand the logo consisting of the four different colors of the standard Google logo, but what exactly do the shapes represent? Is it just supposed to look dynamic or is there a deeper meaning laying underneath? Any ideas?


texts: Create grid in Photoshop CS6 for pixel art?

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I'm a Photoshop amateur and I'm trying to make some pixel art. It'd be way easier if I had a grid as a separate layer or tool, that I can fill square after square and then remove the grid without having empty lines between the pixels.

I just completed a portrait of myself by applying a grid made with "Define Pattern" and "Fill". After finishing it, I had to eliminate the black grid, and I used the pencil-mode Brush to remove each black line, one by one, using only the edge of the Brush's square...It was a pain in the ass...

Is there any other way to do it? I know there are plugins like GuideGuide but I can't spend that amount of money...


texts: How to select the Shape to use as Mask in XD?

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I have 2 rectangles, a big one and a small one. The big one has round edges.

If I select both of them and click to "Mask with Shape", Adobe XD will always use the small rectangle as the mask, but I want to use the big rectangle as the mask, so the round edges of it will mask the small rectangle edges.

Is it possible to choose who's gonna mask who?


texts: Save the anchorpoint position in Sketch 4

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is there a way to reuse the same anchor point position on a layer multiple times or do i have to set the anchorpoint everytime i try to rotate the layer?

So when i try to design that flowerlike graphic and i copy/paste the leafs i dont have to set the anchorpoint for every new rotation.


texts: is it possible to save a stack of smart filters in photoshop?

texts: I have several objects in different photos to which I would like to apply the same effects to.


texts: Is there a quick way to export image from clipboard?

texts: Is there a hot key combination that will prompt "Save for Web & Devices.." interface for the clipboard content?


texts: Illustrator symbol isolation view pixel grid not aligned to ruler

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When a symbol is not aligned to pixel grid, the origin is not aligned to an intersection of the grid. Thus it becomes very difficult to create pixel perfect symbols. Paths that are snapped to the pixel grid are then redisplayed offsetting from the origin, causing bleeding in the isolation mode.

This makes symbols essentially unusable as it becomes impossible to align objects scaled down to look good at the pixel level because such objects do not have easy to work with dimensions. With original objects it's somewhat reasonable to correctly align them numerically.

There is absolutely no reason I can think of why this should be the case and it renders using symbols virtually impossible. This is a bug unless there is a setting to fix it. Essentially the pixel grid is not aligned to the ruler.


texts: Illustrator glow effect not shown in pdf after saving

texts: I am relatively new to Illustrator. I use version CS6 and I just discovered that when I apply an outer glow effect it is not visible in the PDF after saving apart from when you make the effect really strong. I am currently writing my thesis using latex and when I include the PDF in my latex document no outer glow effect is visible at all. Has anyone discovered a similar behaviour?


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I have designed some fancy cards (80mm x 48mm), and I would like to print them on both sides of a sheet of paper now (5x2 per A4 sheet).

Naturally, both sides of the print need to coincide exactly. However, after several attempts, it seems it's not working as expected: my printer seems to impose extra margins which mess up the alignment (which makes the printed area of the front side no longer coincide with the printed area of the back side). I already tried adding 1-2mm extra on all sides to allow some fluctuation, but this turns out to be insufficient. The difference seems to be always in the same direction, but strangely, moving the images around doesn't seem to change much -- as if the printer automatically corrects this.

So I wondered, are there any good ways to do it? In the PDF, things are aligned very well, but the printer messes it up with more than 2 mm difference. Any idea what would cause this and how to avoid it?  (For what it's worth, I'm using Windows 7 (pro, 64bit) and my printer is a Samsung CLP-325.)


texts: How to match a photo background with a hex color

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I have this photo that I want to fade/color to match my hex color #007ac0, without cutting it out. How would I go about that? The color on the left just for reference. I want the beige to more or less match the blue:

Here's an example of the effect I want, but here obviously I just set the opacity to 50%, which leaves me with a color somewhere between blue and beige:


texts: How to link multiple artboards from one button

texts: Right now I can only link one artboard from a button. If I try to link other artboards the first one disappears. How do I link multiple artboards from one button?


texts: Illustrator SVG export Inside Glow effect

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I'm designing a logo for someone but i got a huge problem.

I've got this paperpress effect (Inside glow):

I need to export this to an SVG format
But when i do this and open it in my browser, this happends:

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The effect just doesn't work anymore like it should.

Before this all, i exported the exact same logo WITH a rectangle spanned across the file (Background) and then it worked perfectly. How can the problem occur when i remove the background but doesn't occur when i have a background?

Does anyone know how i can fix this?

Things i've tried:

Fiddle around with the SVG export settings

Kind regards,
Dobbermann2


texts: Adobe Illustrator, is it possible to place one artboard on another in the same file?

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I'm wondering if it would be possible to take one artboard and place copies of it on other art boards that would update automatically.

One use example is a sheet of mailing labels.

I do this currently by placing the .ai file and selecting the page I want.

The problem with this is that every time I save I have to save twice and also update the links referencing the document.


texts: How to write text from right-to-left in Central Asian Languages group fonts

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Can anyone help me with this problem:
I am having problem with Right-to-Left writing with the Old Turkic font.
Turkish is written with extended Latin letters left-to-right but:
Old Turkic is a Turkish variation which is written Right-to-Left, defined in
Unicode Standard 5.2 Range 10C00-10C4F (Central Asian Languages group).

I have all the Unicode fonts with this range that support both the characters codes defined by the standard and the glyphs are ok.
I also use a custom designed keyboard layout designed with Microsoft Keyboard Layout Designer (MKLD).
In the design test window I can write from Right-to-Left as it should be. I can also write Right-to-Left without problems in the default Windows Notepad.
Now what heppens in Adobe Illustrator CS6 and Photoshop CS6:
In Illustrator the only problem is Right-to-Left writing. But the glyphs are ok:
Screen shot of Adobe Illustrator CS6:

Now when I copy paste this text to Photoshop I only see empty boxes incase of letters(glyphs):
Screen shot of Adobe Photoshop CS6 Part-1:

When I change Edit > Preferences > Type > Text Engine settings of Photoshop From Middle Eastern to East Asian, I can see the glyphs when I rewrite the text (not on the text previously written) but I lose the right-to-left writing feature:
Screen shot of Adobe Photoshop CS6 Part-2:

Some additional files that might be relevant:

The keyboard layout can be downloaded on my dropbox from here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/siddv9k7mjafzpr/Gök%20Türkçe%20Q%20Klavye%20Düzeni.rar
(foreign characters not recognised by SE, but copy-and-pasting the link works)
The font file turkic.tff can be downloaded on my dropbox from here. (license not specified)

Can anybody help me to make Adobe Photoshop display the characters as I want them, from right-to-left?


texts: What's the best technique for stacking the same multiplied object?

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I'm trying to create a material style illustration and I can't figure out how to multiply the object so that the edges are aligned perfectly. Even if I use Alt+Shift option the edges are bound to overlap strange.
So please help and I can clarify through examples if needed. English is not my main language.
Thanks


texts: CMYK colors dont add up to 100% ? Whats the trick to mix a color?

texts: I have a formula for mixing a CMYK-OGV color that I want its C:0,M:16,Y:0,K:0,O:0,G:0,V:0. I got my formula from the Pantone CMYK Extended Gamut guide that was created to create Pantone shades using CMYKOGV as base colors instead of the usual 13 base shades that Pantone requires. I want a particular shade of magenta which is given in the Extended Gamut guide.  Will this work if I mixed M (Magenta) at 16% with White at 84% ? If not then what is the right method to create a CMYK-OGV color using these formulas ?


texts: What should I upgrade so Photoshop will run faster?

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So I just bought a new notebook and I'm wondering why Photoshop runs so slow on it. On easy, small files it's fast but on layouts that have a lot of layers & all that it's incredibly slow. The laptop has an i7-3632QM with 8 logical cores, 8GB's of RAM at 1600 MHz and an 8750M GPU and a 750GB WD 5400RPM HDD. Do I need more RAM, should I buy an SSD ?

P.S. I'm using Photoshop CC.


texts: How can I connect two disjoint paths in Sketch App?

texts: For example if I draw a oval and then want to paint part of it into different color, how can I connect edge points of my new path with oval?


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I have this project where I have a bunch of smart objects. All are actually Groups of other smart objects that essentially are vector graphics.  The project is fairly low res, and the time has come to upsize the total image.

When I tried to resize the smart objects (the main ones, the Groups of smart objects) it resulted in a pixelated image.

Opening a smart object like that results with the old small canvas. Which is the main reason for the pixelation.

I am trying to figure out a way to cope with a fair number of smart objects nested in each other, instead of going into each smart object and resizing its canvas, realigning the graphics and applying editing... phew! Any sane way out of this?


texts: Change color on object after 3d extrude and bevel and transform

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I have google this but can not find an answer to my specific problem.

I am using Illustrator CC (2015)

I am new to illustrator, but know the basics and am learning as I go along using different tools.

I have created a simple shape:

and used 3d extrude and bevel  and transform. Up to this point I can still change the colour.

I then use the transform effect and expand appearance

When I re color like in the last image it doesn't change the face. I have tried changing colour of the stroke and fill I just can't figure it out.

What I am trying to do is to have each with a different color.


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I am using EB Garamond as body font on my blog. In the articles I want to emphasize words by setting them bold. The bold Garamond looks really ugly. After investigating I found out, that there is no bold version of Garamond. Is there a match for a Bold Garamond?

I am using this font library for the site. http://brick.im/fonts/ebgaramond/


texts: When using the pen tool in AI/PS, how do I select different parts of the image to continue with my path?

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Take this image for example:

How would I then go and select more of the rabbit after I made that leg selection up into its body?


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I'm creating a fixed design EPUB for a client.

They would like background music to be present whilst the book is open. I've added an MP3 to the master page within InDesign, but the controls are limiting.

Is it possible to add a mute button? The EPUB will be viewed via an iPad.


texts: Illustrator - how to create a Pattern Brush that overlaps itself?

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I'd like to create a brush of some kind in Adobe Illustrator that I can use to create the effect of a monster truck tire-track in the mud.

I'm close to what I want but I cannot get the pattern to be more "dense".

Generally speaking a typical monster truck tire has a tread pattern of two straight lines angled almost like a chevron, but not quite touching in the middle of the wheel.  I have made a simple group of two black paths grouped together...

This is almost perfect but I want to double the amount of "chevrons" for any given distance along the path (you can see 6 chevrons in the red path here, but I wanted at least 12 chevrons ideally).  This would mean that the pattern brush overlaps itself by 50% but I cannot figure out a way to do that.

The scale slider in the Pattern Brush config menu bottoms out at 0% and I think I'd need -50% to make this work.

Is there a way to force Illustrator to draw double the number of red chevrons, effectively overlapping the brush on itself?

(Note: I'm only interested in slow, smooth, sweeping strokes.  This doesn't have to work for 90 degree sharp turns)


texts: How to create an orthogonal triad of vectors as a single object in Adobe Illustrator CC 2015

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Here is what I have done: I create three arrows by using the line command and then the stroke panel to add an arrowhead. I then make two duplicates of the arrow by pressing Alt + Shift + Left Arrow. Then, I use Effect -> 3D -> Rotate to rotate my 2D arrows into a right handed triad. The arrowheads lie in certain planes. When I go to unite the objects using the Pathfinder panel, it says: "The filter produced no results. Please select two overlapping paths."

I just want one object, essentially three right edges of a cube with arrowheads at the end, that I can use the 3D rotate command on to have an all-around orthogonal triad of vectors in my drawings.

Thanks


texts: SVG not rendering correctly after generation using Icomoon


texts: How do I get this highlight effect on the background of this print ad?

texts: I can't for the life of me find out what's the name of the effect on this print ad's background is (like how it sort of has a light shone on its center thus highlighting the object in the center), ergo I can't properly find it anywhere online. I'm trying to replicate it for a project of my own and any help would be much appreciated!


texts: I redesigned this sprite sheet, based on Mega Man X in falcon armor. I designed it with Illustrator CS6 but when I exported it as a .png file and then imported it to PS CS6, I found that the character shook his whole body like crazy, while my aim was just breathing animation (head, chest and arms). I have tried a lot of ways and looked up on google but still didn't know how to solve it.


texts: What are some basic guidelines to make a website look nice?

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I'm building a website for a client. I look at it and it just doesn't look cool. It gets the job done, which all of the websites I've built get the job done. But I don't think I've ever built anything that looks cool.

I follow the basic structure of a websites I've seen online, but I wouldn't compare it to a Zappos or a Stack Exchange. These sites aren't the flashiest sites but they follow the same structure of a million other websites and still come out looking cool, fresh and different.

Does anyone have any reading they recommend? Or design patterns or rules that I should follow?

Here is a picture of the current site I've built:


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I have two versions of my application:

online: Requires Internet connection to function properly
offline: Can be used offline, for instance in the plane

QUESTION: How to represent the fact that an app can be used offline?

Examples seen in the wild:

Comment asked for my device's connected/disconnected icons, here you go:


texts: Is it possible to auto center text using the "Type on a Path" tool?

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Recently I've been using the Type on a Path tool quite frequently in Illustrator and it frustrates me every time I want to use a circle path to place type on, as I want the text centered at the top of the circle but I always have to center the text myself and try to guess by eye if it's dead center.

Is there a way to auto center the text without me having to drag and guess?


texts: Requesting feedback on Version 2 of beeJACK company logo

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Taking into consideration feedback from initial question I am uploading version 2. outlined the bee's body in black and changed the stripes to yellow to help with the visual of a bee. I also used gradient so I could incorporate purple into the head and wings. Also utilized some gray gradients. You will see the head and body have a small shadow which I added to give it depth or dimension.
I'm not a graphic design person and did the best I could. I figure if I can get the design nailed down that it will be easier for someone to take the logo over the finished line.
I'd like to ask if anyone knows where I can find a graphic design student looking for a class project.
Let me know if there are any questions, and thank you again for taking time to provide feedback.
Best


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I've recently taken a liking to using typeface families (IBM Plex, etc.) due to the various conveniences (match well, consistent x-height, caps height, weight, etc.).

However, I'm missing a bunch of the features from more 'feature-rich' typefaces (e.g. Minion Pro). Specifically:

Serif and Sans typeface, bonus: teletype
Bold, italic, etc. in multiple weights (≥4, ≥6 idealy)
Bonus: slanted variant
Small caps
Old-style numerals
Bonus: common maths symbols
Bonus: symbols such as numero, ordinal superscripts...

I've tried doing the obvious (to me) searches on google and have ended up with a mountain of not-quite-what-i'm-looking-for results (i.e. pages on "web-safe fonts", "best fonts of all time", "what to look for in a typeface", etc.)

I'm hoping that the well-versed folks over here may be able to point me in some good directions :)


texts: How to convert a gradient mesh created in Illustrator into a browser-compatible, scalable SVG?

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I need to convert a gradient mesh generated in illustrator into an SVG file that is browser compatible.

The mesh generates this gradient which I need to use as a background for a responsive web site where the css is set as follows:

html {
  background-image: url("/assets/img/optimised-mesh.svg");
  background-position: center center;
  background-attachment: fixed;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  -webkit-background-size: cover;
  -moz-background-size: cover;
  -o-background-size: cover;
  background-size: cover;
}

The problem I am having is that when Illustrator generates an SVG from a mesh, it converts the mesh to a PNG and then wraps it in an SVG container. This doesn't work on some browsers:

  Firefox supports image embedding from version 4.0 and upwards. Safari
  6 does not show the embedded image at first. But when you open the SVG
  in a new Safari browser window and come back to this page, the image
  is displayed correctly.

I could potentially use a JPG or a PNG, but this is problematic because if I want to avoid pixelation, I would need to use a rather large image so that full-screen browsers on a 27" desktop monitor have a smooth gradient effect, which would slow down rendering of the page, and is not ideal for tablets or smaller displays. I could potentially detect the resolution of the monitor and have different images for different size monitors, but again, this is not ideal.

What I really would like is a way to convert the mesh into a true vector image, and not a rasterised version of the gradient mesh embedded in an SVG wrapper.

Any help would be truly appreciated.

Below is a small 512 x 512 JPG export of the gradient mesh.


texts: How do I choose secondary branding colors?

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How can I make my branding color palette from primary colors?

This is the url with the logo and the primary colors: http://www.onetravel.com/

How can I make other colors?


texts: is there a way to make multiple color along a path in illustrator

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I have a curved path, I tried to duplicate it 3 times And play with the strokes and the offset, but the line crosses itself when there's a curve.

Is there A better way to make a multiple color along a path? Thanks for the help


texts: How to edit clipping mask path after creating in illustrator?

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I'm a photoshop (and Fireworks) user. I'm trying to move over to illustrator for my graphic design.

In fireworks and photoshop, I can create a 'layer mask', then use any tool (usually a paint brush/eraser combo) to change the mask's shape until i'm happy with the mask. This is quite useful in the cases where I have an photo and need to extract an object in the photo without being destructive.

Is there a way in Illustrator to edit and continue to preview amends of a clipping mask using tools like the paint brush an eraser as the mask to refine the clipping mask until i'm happy with it?


texts: Difference between "Save As PNG" and "Save For Web" in Photoshop CS5

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I saved a PSD file as a PNG file through the File > Save As... option and then through the Save for Web and Devices option as PNG-24 format.

Is it safe to say that the first way of doing it is already PNG-24 format, since I compared both and they look similar although the file size isn't exactly the same? I have no other bit choices other than PNG-8 format to compare, and that obviously looks different from the PNG saved using the first method.


texts: Preventing the overlay of outlines without putting the border on a group/layer

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This is a very specific question. I suspect there is no solution, but I'll try anyway. See this simple character:

At the shoulders, the outlines of the arms and body overlap. I want to prevent this. Actually, I know how to prevent it: putting the outline on a group or layer that includes all of the elements I want outlined.

However, this character will be animated in Flash, and the last time I tried this trick, after importing the character in Flash, I had the unpleasant surprise of the border becoming a separate object, hard or impossible to animate properly. Plus, whenever the arm would be close to the body, the outline between them disappeared, which isn't desirable.

So I'm looking for a way to get outlines that make sense (the outline of the arm appearing, except at the shoulder) no matter how I animate a character. I hope I'm overlooking a solution.

Additional note: Both Illustrator and Flash are version CC 2014.


texts: Photoshop : how to smooth (vectorise?) the brush

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I'm not sure how to describe this properly or if I'm even using the correct world but I need to smooth or vectorise (?) my brush drawing (basically make the drawing more beautiful)

I'm using photoshop CS6 on OSX

Many thanks in advance

Update : turning the right drawing to the left drawing  (yes I'm looking for a miracle I guess)


texts: Designing in proprotion for Flex Printing

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I want to design a flex banner of (90 Feet X 4 Feet) @ 72dpi.
But i cant open a work book of such size in Illustrator.
Can you please guide me on how to design the banner using the idea of a sizing the design in proportionality.

Thank you


texts: I am having problems joining both lines together that I created through cutting a circle. No matter how I moved it, it doesn't exactly line up. When I view it in outline, it doesn't line up as well. I tried removing all the snap to point and snap to grid functions but it still doesn't work. Anyone know what the problem is? Thank you!


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I need to create an A5 booklet (by folding A4 sheets), and the only tool at my disposal at the moment is Photoshop, since I haven't got InDesign on the machine that I'm working on right now.

What's the best way to set up a booklet in Photoshop?

Thanks


texts: Is there a canonical way of representing parallax backgrounds in a wireframe?

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I am currently working on several wireframes / mockups.

The product I am designing will have a landing page with a parallax.

What is the correct way of representing this in a wireframe?

So far, I have a browser frame with a huge X box ( image ) inside it. Somehow, I feel this is not the right or best approach.


texts: Cannot create rounded corners on object in Illustrator

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I am following this tutorial to get some inspiration:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/logo-design.html?set=illustrator--get-started--ready-to-use

I used steps from the fourth video to make an object with rounded corners but i have a little issue with this. If i try to make rounded corners with the method used in video I cannot do it.

Also, why do I not see this tool?


texts: Looking to replicate this dial in illustrator

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Looking to replicate this dial (see link below) in illustrator, can someone point me in the direction of a tutorial or give me some ideas on how to do this? Many thanks!

It's really just the orange segmented circle that I'm interested in.


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An institution I know has chosen the following colors for its theme:

It is used as a banner at bottom of web pages, and the first green is used as the main “institutional” color. I wonder: does that color palette belong to some well-know “category”, or is there any evident principle that lead to its choice? I know there are recommended ways to pick three or four colors (opposing or related hues; triads and tetrads; that sort of stuff), but this doesn't seem to be the case here. How do you pick six colors? Is there any other systematic ways to do so?


texts: Why does a layer in overlay mode not show over black or white areas?

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Layer A is above Layer B. Layer A is on overlay mode and is filled with white, grey and pink colors. Layer B is split in 3 sections: white, grey and black. Why do the contents of Layer A not show over the white and black sections of Layer B? Could someone explain how do the color calculations work in overlay mode? I'm using Photoshop CC.

Result:

What I'm actually trying to accomplish is darkening the background while bringing out the subject of the following image. On the left is the original and on the right the result after applying the overlay layer:


texts: Path does not scale proportionally and causes overflow

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I'm using Illustrator CC and I am new to it, so I would like to hear your professional advice on how to solve a problem with scaling a path in Illustrator.

I've used the Pen Tool to create a path in the illustration. It looks good when original dimensions of illustration have being displayed:

When I try to make the illustration smaller, the path does not scale, and it also causes some overflow issues:

I've tried to turn on "Scale strokes and effects" but it does not resolve the problem.

Any ideas how to prevent it? Any help would be appreciated!


texts: How to open .tif in color (not black and white)

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I have scanned book.
Each page of the book consists of two files: one .tif file and one .frf file. (By the way, are they somehow compatible?)

If I open .tif file in viewer like Irfanview, GIMP, Paint or Advanced TIFF Editor Plus - it's displaying as black & white picture. In some editors I see this file has three layers and I think one layer contains information about colors.

My goal is to open this .tif file in color. Any ideas how to open it & merge layers? Or am I totally wrong in my assumptions? :)


texts: Photoshop: how to add an anchor point at a exact size?

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Let's say I have a shape. A simple shape, like a rectangle. And I need to add an anchor point at an exact point of a line. I can do this by doing some simple math and use guides to mark that point, and of course it works. Or I could just zoom in until I see pixel by pixel and then place the anchor even without guides.

However, I was wondering if there's a way to place an anchor by adding a numeric input. Say you right click on a path and there's an option (if it exists probably with some key(s) combination) to add the anchor at X px or X % from the top or bottom or left or right or beginning of path or relative size or whatever.

Does this (or something like this) exists in Photoshop?


texts: Illustrator: Rotate one object to align another object

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Situation

I need to match the red rectangle to the black lines.

Problem

I need to rotate the red rectangle at the same angle as the black lines.

Question

How can I adapt to the way the automatic way align objects to each other.
Is there a way to get around this?


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I received the logo attached and I need to know the font used on it.

I searched on Fontsquirel's Matcherator and myfonts' WhatTheFont that I think are the best font finders, and the closest font I found was Bilbao Sans font which is not the exact one but it's not too far.

I also used Font finder extension of Firefox on their website http://www.bambu.life/ and it indicates Ubuntu font but it's not the right font.

Could anyone tell me what font it is?


texts: Categorizing whitespace: passive vs. micro / active vs. macro

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I've been reading about whitespace and there are mainly two ways of categorizing whitespace.

Passive and active
Micro and macro

To me passive/micro sound similar and active/macro sound similar.
Can you help clarify the differences between passive vs micro and active vs macro?

Sites I used:

https://alistapart.com/article/whitespace/
https://www.designorate.com/white-space-user-interface-design/


texts: Illustrator: Round stroke on polygon corners

texts: I'm using the polygon tool in Illustrator to create polygons. When I use Effect-Stylize-round corners, it rounds the fill of the polygon, but does not round the outline. How can I round the outline as well.


texts: How can I outline this image with a thick black border

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I would like to turn this image into just a simple black outline.

Like this simple hand drawn example below, but more precise.


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I have been given a PNG image of a simple logo and with a transparent background. Size needs to be reduced but the smaller image has jagged edges. I have tried to keep the resolution unchanged, and I even tried to lower the resolution but without result. In this case it may be quicker to create the logo again in the correct size but I would really appreciate a chance to learn why this happens and how to avoid it.

Please note that the logos contain white text and therefore do not display well below.

Original image:

Transformed image:


texts: Where can I find the current Facebook newsfeed ad dimensions for designing ads for feed only?

texts: This is the type of ad I am trying to recreate for a design competition. We will not be using Facebook at all during the process, but I need the proper dimensions to build the graphic. They also want me to include the white boxes above and below the image. Does anyone know the exact dimensions I should be working with?


texts: Should spacing between containers be consistent?

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First an admission: I'm not a graphic designer. So I'm posting this question here.

As per request, the purpose of the inner containers is to provide set of options to choose from. All the inner containers hold similar data & once one is clicked, it flips to show the smaller set of options as can be seen in the very first inner container.

Which one of the two containers (First Layout or Second Layout) looks better presentation wise? And may I ask for an explanation why?
How can it be improved?

First Layout:

Second Layout:


texts: Lighter colors without ending up with pastel

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I am designing something with a lot of color, but it's made as a background for a ticket, so it has to be lighter.

However, when I lighten the colors, a lot of them turn into pastel colors and that's not the desired effect of my client.

I tried explaining that any color will get a pastel-look if you make it transparent on white (or add a transparent, white layer), but just to make sure I'm correct in this, I would like to hear what you think. Is there some way to blend down a color without washing it down?


texts: Does anyone know a inkjet printer for plastic 3mm thickness?

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I would like to print a photo on a 3mm PVC, and my printer doesn't do the trick.

Does anyone know a inkjet printer for plastic 3mm thickness ?


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I've cretaed a SVG image trying to solve the quality problem when re-sizing the element or scaling it through CSS.

To my surprise, my SVG image looks even worse than the reduced size of the GIF or JPG image.

Here's an image showing what I mean:

I thought SVG would show a better quality because it resizes without quality lost.
Why is this happening then?


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Painting a sim racing car. I have 3 groups:

custom spec map,
turn off before exiting to tga, and
a paintable area group which each have their own channels, metallic channel, green channel, etc.

Usually I can drag a layer from paintable layer group up to the custom spec map group and drop it in a red metallic channel or wherever I want. But for some reason it has stopped letting me. The lock is not on. Usually when I click a layer and hold it, the layer menu will automatically scroll up and let me put it in any group or channel I want.
Please help and thanks. Using GIMP.


texts: How can I stop GIMP's Fuzzy Select tool from over-selecting?

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I don't have a good way to explain this just using words, so here's a partial screenshot:

Even when I set the threshold to 0, Fuzzy Select is grabbing a disproportionately large portion of an image. In the screenshot, I'm trying to only grab the darkest color. It's almost like there's an after-image stuck in the tool's settings. There's only one layer (with no layer mask) in the xcf, so it's not an issue of having the wrong layer selected.

Am I just flat-out doing something wrong? I tried messing with all of the other tool options, but haven't had luck.


texts: How can I distort a shape so that it looks like it's drawn on the side of a cylinder? I.e. vertical lines should stay the same (just moving up or down depending on the location), and horizontal lines should become ellipse arcs.


texts: Does a scan need descreening if meant to be printed at the same size?

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Most tutorials online related to scanning a document are dedicated to film scanning. If not, then it's about saving old photos on a hard drive and viewing them on a screen.
For that second case, they all suggest using a Descreen application to get rid of the halftone moiré pattern that just looks terrible on screen when magnified.
My case is different so I don't know if I should do that:
I'm scanning game cards (with large illustrations) that I want to translate before printing them again at the same size. So, basically, the illustrations will just be looked at their original size anyway. They are not meant to be seen on screen.
So, As I intend to print them at the same size eventually, do I need to Descreen them first?
Because descreening comes with a cost: I loose sharpness (even if I re-sharpen them again later, it's still a trade off). But if Descreening has no point when re-printing the cards at the same size, then I'm better off not losing anything.
So, which one is it?
I don't have a printer and I plan to send my files to an online company that is specialized in printing those. So I can't make some tests at home to check this. That's why I ask.
PS: consider, of course that I want the best results possible, not just something that more or less works.
Thanks.


texts: What does 'One' mean in the name of various fonts?

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I am not much of a typography expert. Unfortunately the word 'one' is very common so Google/Bing return no reasonable results.

Common examples include:

Francois One, Fjalla One, Days One, etc.


texts: How can I get the marquee tool in Photoshop to accurately snap to a grid?

texts: Currently I am working with a 128 x 128 image in Photoshop. I have grid lines dividing it into 9 sub-sections. When I use the marquee tool to select one of theses subsections it refuses to snap to the grid lines even though it is set to snap to them. I have also tried using guides with the same result. I have also tried setting the exact size of the box I am trying to select and I am still unable to change the result.


texts: How to convert a black-on-white EPS to black-on-transparent in Illustrator

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I have been supplied with a logo in .eps format, but it has a white background. I cannot get Illustrator to knock the background out and make the logo black on transparent.

I've tried the magic wand tool, but Illustrator just treats the EPS as a single un-editable entity — all I seem to be able to do with it is resize it.

I can export as a raster format and then knock the background out in Photoshop, of course — but I need to end up with a vector SVG, not a raster

How can I change this background to transparent and still have a scalable vector file at the end of it?


texts: Arguments against providing multiple logo alignments?

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I designed a logo for a university institute, which shall consist of the institute’s name on one side and the logo proper on the other.
Both possible horizontal orders have their advantages and disadvantages, and thus I am considering to deliver two versions of the logo, one for each order.
Whoever applies the logo can then choose whatever orientation fits best into the context.
I will probably provide some simple guidelines for this purpose.

For example, the two variants could look like this:

Mind that this is only an example.

Am I missing some inherent disadvantage of supplying two alignments of the logo?

So far, I considered (and rejected):

Overwhelming the users (see this and this question).
Users choosing the variant badly.
While this will inevitably happen, the alternative would be that users align the other variant badly to the context or similar – having two variants is the lesser evil.


texts: How to blur part of the underlying image in photoshop?

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I am a newbie in photoshop and learning it all by myself, recently I came across of this image and tried to recreate the effect (I used another image though). What I did:
1. Loaded the image on one layer
2. With the Marquee tool I selected bottom part of the image and layered via copy in a new layer
3. I converted it to a smart object
4. I applied lens blur to to the layer

here is the link: (Method 3: Blur the image)
https://medium.com/@erikdkennedy/7-rules-for-creating-gorgeous-ui-part-2-430de537ba96#.39hutajug

Is the method that I used correct? Or can anybody suggest a better one?

Thanks


texts: How do I carve a text shape or "negative space" into an object?

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I have a logo design that I'm trying to re-create digitally. I want to situate the company name in front of a vector design (a wheel) and cut-away from the wheel in the shape of the text so there is separation or "padding" in between elements. The text should "eat away" at the surrounding element in the shape of itself.

I know I could create a regular stroke, convert to outlines, align it outside and make it 6-8pts, but I want this logo to be able to go on various backgrounds and be embroidered on shirts such that the area around the text is actually negative space and doesn't require that the stroke colour match whatever it's being printed or placed on.

I just tried making a copy of my text > creating outlines > object -- path -- outline stroke > and then using minus front to carve out the shape, but minus front takes too much detail away from the middle area. It's a wheel and it completely erases the spoke elements rather than "shaving" them.

Thanks!


texts: Framemaker feature - run on paragraph styles. Is this possible in scribus?

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Framemaker will let you configure a paragraph style to run on after the finish of the paragraph.  This is good for hanging paragraphs where the first line is really a subheading, Excuse the monospaced text, but something like:

.Heading: Lorem ipsum dolor
.    blah blah blah blah
.    blah wibble blarg

Heading is a separate paragraph, and by changing the styles you could go from the above text to a separate heading like

Heading
Lorem ipsum dolor
blah blah blah
blah wibble blarg

I can't see anything in the docs that refer to this.  Does Scribus support this type of run-on paragraph style?

EDIT: Bonus points for anyone who can figure out how to make markdown do hanging paragraph headings of that sort ;)


texts: How to create a spline from an AutoCAD .DWG file in 3ds Max?

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I'm kinda new to 3ds max, and I don't know AutoCAD.

I'm trying to create a line (spline?) to outline a building's basement plan, then I will extrude it and go on with the modelling.

To create the spline, I imported the DWG file (removed the inside, only the outside lines remain), and I'm following it to create an editable spline.

Now I'm looking for an easy way to create the line.

What I'm currently doing is, I'm making a "bad" line, i.e. the vertices are near the corners, then I'm dragging all the corners to their appropriate position by zooming in.

But this takes too long. Is there any way that I can define the points one by one, then select all the points and create an editable spline from the set of corner points ?

In this case, all the points are corners. So no smooths, beziers etc.

Thanks for any help !


texts: Clipping Mask Questions - Beginner - Adobe Illustrator

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I'm new here, so I am really sorry if this question has been already asked, but I can't seem to find an exact answer to my situation...

I'm relatively new to Illustrator, and have never really played around with clipping masks at all. But here's my situation:

I'm making a birch tree, and I am trying to shade the left side of the tree. I made a block of translucent (33% opacity) grey and put it over the places i wanted to be shaded, which is working pretty well. The translucent block is a separate layer, as is the entire birch trunk.

So here's the problem: I want to make it so that the block of translucent gray only covers the tree, and you dont get all that unwanted gray space in between the branches and the trunk, so it should end up looking like only the left side of the trunk and branches are darker gray, but not the background.

Here's the same screenshot with the actual greenery, if that helps at all:

Thanks so much in advance for any answers! Please try to explain in a simplish-manner if that is possible as I am pretty bad at knowing all these Adobe terms, lol. Thankss!


texts: How to add a tag with right perspective on this drawer?

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This question is a follow-up of: How to make this drawer higher?

I came to this result, now I need to add a little tag on the drawer but I don't know how to make it right with the drawer perspective. The tag should include a few letters and the text must also be in perspective.

Finally I would "whitening" the drawer making it more polished but doubt it is possible since this is derived from a photo and not a native illustration.


texts: Are both designs (see details) are correct to represent "not allowed" / ban?

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I need this icon to design something (in typography).

Now, I just noticed it today... at some places this icon has +45 angle of the diameter and at some places it has -45, as show in the image:

Is only one of them is correct?

OR there is a specific rule like: To represent something is banned or not allowed, you can use a circle and a tilted line on it, irrespective of the angle?

Also, can we alter the width of the tilted diameter line? Or it should be same as the width of circle?


texts: How to create a color gradient in one direction with the SMOOTHNESS opacity gradient in the PERPENDICULAR direction in Photoshop?

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I would like to fill a rectangular marquee area with a gradient that stretches from the left to the right of the rectangular marquee area, starting at one color and ending at a second color.  This is easy to do in Photoshop and I know how to do this.

However, I would like the entire gradient to fade to transparent at the TOP and BOTTOM (i.e., in the perpendicular direction).  If I desired this effect in the horizontal direction, it would be easy to do in Photoshop because I would just set the "smoothness" parameters of the gradient as desired, along with the color parameters.

However, because I want the fade to transparency to occur in the VERTICAL direction, while the color gradient occurs in the HORIZONTAL direction, I do not know how to do this.

How can a create a color gradient in one direction, while setting a fade to transparency in the perpendicular direction, in Photoshop CS5?


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i'm looking to edit this image so that 1) the picture (not the frame) becomes squared shaped 2) make the top white part larger
for 1), I tried the following but having a problem with frame color (see red circle, doesn't look natural)

for 2) tried copy pasting here too, but having the same color problem (see red cirlcle)

Is there a fix for this problem?
Here's original image


texts: putting text in front of one object and behind another object at the same time in illustrator

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I want to have one part of the text on the white triangle with it looking like it is disappearing behind the image behind the white triangle. How do I make the text appear on top of the white triangle and then behind the rest of the image at the same time? I am working in Illustrator. Image below.

UPDATE:
Objects in the image are interfering with the clipping mask and arranging the layers does not seem to work.


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I'm looking for a tool where I can quickly annotate my Photoshop/Illustrator designs with the distances in pixels between different elements and / or the edges, so I can then transform the layout into code without having to switch between programs and measure distances all day.

I've been searching Google for a while, without any results. Is there something like that?


texts: Outline consecutive numbers up to 132 to be used as stickers

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I had a project where I had to design numbers only consisting of a stroke for some cabinets starting from 001 to 132. I would like to know the easiest way to generate these numbers instead of typing them manually. I have attached:

a picture of the numbers from 001 to 100 since Illustrator allows maximum 100 artboards
the final print-ready PDF where the outline/contour is visible
a simulation of the cabinet with the foil number stuck on to it

My main questions are:

how to do the cut contour line the easiest way? Expand? Outline? Spot colour method?
is it better to use a script in Photoshop to generate the numbers or maybe the Data Merge function in InDesign?


texts: 3ds Max units problem when importing STL file from SolidWorks

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I'm trying to import a SolidWorks file (saved as .STL) to 3ds Max.

The shape, vertices etc. are importing correctly. But I cannot figure out how to set the units.

I made a simple 100mm x 100mx square, extruded 20mm, and saved as .STL. When I import it to 3ds Max and measure the distance between two vertices in the bottom of the square, the distance should be 100mm (or 10cm). But instead I got this:

"Dist: 687,993cm"

I used Tools -> Measure Distance and click on the two corner vertices to get this result.

I have already (I suppose) set units from Customize -> Units Setup to centimeters. So the result should be 10cm, but instead it becomes 687.993 cm. How can I fix this so I know that I'm working with the same units between solidworks and 3ds max ?


texts: How to use a figma component in another file?

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The Problem I am facing is, I just want to be able to reuse a library/component in other files, just a way to access components from a ui-kit or import them into a file. But it seems like I can't do this without upgrading to pro. I can't find any docs or help on this.
A practical example of what i want to do.

Duplicate a ui-kit from the community.

save a component from a ui-kit.

import it into a file/project i am working on so i can use it there.


texts: Is there a way to resize boxes in PowerPoint smart art without all other boxes changing size?

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I am designing org charts using PowerPoint 2010 (because they will need to be edited by people without design software) and it's becoming maddening.

I decided to use the smart art feature because it seemed flexible and easy at first. I'm using the hierarchy preset. When I resize a box, it resizes and even moves all or some of the others. The way it will react is unpredictable.

Is there a way to disable this feature so that I can resize boxes independently and still keep the good features of smart art, such as lines following the boxes when you move them.

I've contacted Microsoft and worked with one of their chat people and it led me to this:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2007-word/smart-art-re-sizing-issue/068cea45-7ee6-4883-89e2-f434dfcdc006

Others have been unable to resolve this problem. Can SE do it?
Thanks, Ian


texts: Do I need to tell people that my flyer is double-sided?

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I'm designing a flyer to be targeted to as broad a demographic as possible. I'm making it double-sided to increase the amount of information that it can contain (the font size of the text will be roughly 13-15 pts on A5, so I'm sacrificing a single-page design for ease of readability).

However, I'm worried that consumers will see only one side of the flyer and miss that it has a second. Is it common practice to include some sort of indicator, such as an icon in the bottom corner, to indicate that the flyer is double-sided? Is it a good idea to do so? Is there any data on how people usually deal with double-sided flyers?

I'm in the UK, if that helps with regards to the data.


texts: Why I should use a Compound Shape in illustrator?

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When I download some stock icons, many times I see that the shapes are "compound shapes", and I do not understand why anyone would use this technique.

Can you tell me why I should use compound shapes?


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Ok, I've used illustrator before and I've become very comfortable with it. It gives me smooth strokes and converts my artwork to vector.

Now, I've just started using Photoshop CS6. But I have one problem — any stroke or shape I draw in Photoshop doesn't look vector, instead it looks rasterized! I can see individual pixels.

It looks like this:

How do I make this smooth like a vector image?


texts: Are there any free Thai fonts that I can use for the web?

texts: I work at a web agency and need a Thai web font. I've already found Tahoma, but my boss wanted me to find an alternative license free font for the web.


texts: Scaling up images with text and near-solid color backgrounds

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I want to use the following image in an HD video:

I'd like to use this image at a width of 400 pixels. As far as I know, there are no higher resolution versions available so I'm looking to scale up the small image that I do have. Now I know this comes with some perceived quality loss, but at least then I'd be able to use it in my video. I want to give special attention to the text areas, which are presented on a near-solid color background. I care less about the image because it isn't essential to my video.
I have Photoshop Elements 10. Currently the image looks like this when scaled up to a 400-pixel width:

Are there any tools I can use to make the end result a little more legible and less blurry?


texts: Template for a two sided, double parallel fold document A6 portrait

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From several articles and posts I have read, the margins for the folds would not be evenly spaced so that the brochure can be tucked into itself.  I have not been able to find a template showing where those fold lines would typically be (and thus what the size of my panels should be).

My goal is a brochure that, when folded, will be A6 in size and portrait orientation.


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In this question: Restore Photoshop Text Layer Name Auto-Updating?

The asker talks about Photoshop's 'feature' of automatically updating a text layer's layer-name to the first thing you change the text content to. While their goal is to turn this 'feature' on. I want to turn it off.

Unfortunately - it's causing a huge issue for me in a script I'm writing. The script I'm using requires that the layer name be a specific string - and this 'feature' screws up that functionality after the first script run.

I'm curious if there is a way to turn off this 'feature' I was not able to find anything in the photoshop preferences or in the panel options for layers - but perhaps someone else knows more about this functionality and might be able to help me out.


texts: How can I fill in 4, 6, 8, 9, 0 etc with writing without it ignoring the center circle?

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I'm trying to enter a list of names as text into the shape of an "8", but they won't go around the center holes of the 8, meaning I'm having to try, and failing, to justify it manually.

How can I enter the text without it ignoring the center holes?


texts: I have an editable PDF I want to put on a WordPress site. When people just try to open the PDF in their browser normally, the signature field is just a text box.  When I make an Adobe Sign request from inside of Acrobat, it converts the signature field to something that you put a physical signature into, and emails them a link.  Is there a way to make a website able to generate a signable document that anyone can request?


texts: What font is in this scoreboard of the FIFA Club World Cup?

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I wanna know this font used by FIFA in some events.

I have also posted at dafont.


texts: Align Bullets in a right aligned paragraph

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I'm wondering how other professional typesetters would approach this problem. The Brand Standards for this company state that all copy must be in the "Black Box" (BB) and the copy must align to the inside of the black box. So, if the BB is on the right hand side of the page, the copy can run left aligned, but if the BB is on the left hand side of the page, the copy must be right aligned. Not awesome, but workable. However, they also want BULLETS in the copy. I tried running the bullets right aligned, but that doesn't look good, so I've gone back to left aligned for the bullets only. Not sure if this will fly with the client or not so I'm wondering if anyone else has an idea of how to approach this. Please see the screen capture I've included. This is a snap of part of the right hand page of a spread. BB bleeds off left.

I'm not crazy about the left and right justification in the same BB.


texts: How save Photoshop EPS with multiple clipping paths

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So I understand that the only way to save a text logo as Photoshop EPS WITH transparent background, is to:

Change the fonts to Shapes
Create paths from the shapes
Create clipping paths

This works fine when I only use one clipping path, with only one color. But here is the problem: my text logo has two different colors, so I have to use two layers, two paths and two clipping paths (if i merge it to one layer, only one color survives).

And when I save as eps, only the main/active clipping paths (this is in bold type, the other clipping path is regular) gets saved.

Is there a way around this? Or do I have to give my PSD to someone with Illustrator, to get a transparent EPS.

Thanks for any help!


texts: Illustrator stopped snapping to guidelines

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I don't know what I did, but Adobe Illustrator stopped to snap to guides.

I draw just rectangle and can't snap it.

Maybe it is related that I was experimenting with distributing guides between layers and groups, but now they are all in the same layer, than an object.

Also I have multiple artboards, but I don't see any sign that guide belong to artboard.


texts: How to export 2 page spread as single pages in InDesign

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I purchased an InDesign template, and it has a 2 page spread:

I want to export to PDF with a width of 1 page, rather than retaining the 2 page width.

How do I do this?

I am happy to change to single page layout in InDesign.


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I am neither a graphic designer nor do I consider myself one. I have little grasp of colour theory, and basic knowledge of design principles. I do possess a sense of what looks good, though, and I am good at recreating designs.

I chose a beautiful website and set about creating my own design using it as a template. I asked the site owner for permission to use his backgrounds, and he agreed upon the condition that I show him the finished product.

Having finished I am not comfortable doing so. The designs do look similar. I am using the same font, the same backgrounds, and the same heading style. The layout is different, amongst other things, but there are many similarities.

Is it ethical to copy the work of other designers? Where is the tipping point from being inspired by (ethical) to copying (unethical) something?


texts: How to draw white rectangle over black background in Illustrator?

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I set up in Illustrator > File > Document Setup .. black color as shown here

I try to create white / colorful (but not back to be able to see) rectangles over the black background.

So I've set some colors.

But I can not see rectangles on the canvas.

How able to see rectangle over black background?

UPDATE

Here are the layer(s)


texts: What are some good ways to showcase someone's portfolio work online?

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I've been happily employed for awhile now, so I've not kept up on various trends and changes in the online portfolio field. I would like to remedy this knowledge gap.

I can do a search for "best online portfolio sites" but a search like that is a little  tainted by people who want you to buy their solution.

If you've made a portfolio site for yourself or a client, what are you using?

It seems to me that you can use a service like Behance (but are there other services that are equal or better in terms of features, ease of use, ads, etc.?), adapt a theme to a blog/CMS WordPress or Tumblr, or build something from scratch.

If it's necessary to narrow the scope of the question a bit, I'd say that the ideal portfolio site looks modern but not trendy, has a great user experience, and is easy to update. Preferably, it can be self-hosted, unless people have found that going on a dedicated social network is better.

It'd be interesting to hear answers from graphic designers who don't code a lot as well as web designers who do it for a living.


texts: Illustrator - How to select and rotate multiple artboards

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How do you select multiple artboards in Illustrator while in the editor mode and rotate them together with the artwork itself?

Thanks!


texts: I'm using Indesign - the background is black yet when I print pdf it shows white

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I'm using Indesign - the background is black yet when I print the PDF it shows white.

How can I fix this please?


texts: Adobe Illustrator - equal bleed on multiple documents

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I'm working on a design, that needs to be printed in multiple sizes (mostly in 4:5 ratio, sizes from 8x10 to 32x40 inches). Each printed design should have 0.25'' bleed on each side. Design will consist of just 2 colors, white elements and black background, and the bleeds should be the same color as background. So, for example, 8''x10'' printed design needs to be exactly 8x10 inches when printed, with live area being 7.5''x9.5''(if I set the bleeds as Illustrator allows, printed document would be 8.5''x10.5'').

As I cannot set negative (-0.25'') bleeds, what is the best option to do it properly? To have 0.25 inches ''inside bleed'' on all documents, regardless of size.

Hope I haven't make my question unclear, and thanks in advance.


texts: What can i add to balance this logo? (it's a band logo from PT)

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Recently designed this logo for my band, it looks unbalanced to me.
Do you have any suggestions?

It's not a font, all hand drawn.


texts: New web designer - strictly design in the browser, or be open to designing from PSD mockups?

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I'm someone that's been following the industry and reading up on web design/development for a good few years, and only now making the leap into studying it properly in order to go freelance. From what I gather of the industry and designers/developers in it, there's an increasing push to move towards designing in the browser.

In the informed opinion of the developers and designers on here, as someone with the privilege of starting anew at this time, should I teach myself from the outset to design in the browser, leaving PSD mockups behind as a relic of the past, or should I still be open to creating websites from PSD mockups? What are the advantages or disadvantages of each route?

Thanks.


texts: How to get multiple lines of text to fill a shape?

texts: I want to fill a shape with multiple lines of text. Similar to the example, so the text remains legible and the shape is clearly identifiable. But I need some sort of separation which the example doesn't have because the text runs all together.  I've been using Illustrator to work on this, what other programs are available to use to create this type of typography?


texts: Looking for Art Nouveau font close to this signwriting c. 1900 "Gatlin's Pierrots"

texts: Hand-written sign written c. 1900 for Gatlin's Pierrots. Similar art-nouveau style sought? Any help gratefully received for historical research into Pierrot troupes.


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I'm making a huge number of "labels" that consist of text and a translucent background box.
 - I'm looking for something that will, if I were to change the length of the text or the size of the font, that would ensure the margin between text and the exterior of the box remains the exact same.
That way, I could avoid having to resize the box background every time, manually and precisely.

If the text "short" was edited to "reaallly long", the box would grow with it


texts: Aligning multiple objects with the same spacing to eachother, vertically

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:)

I did create something like a roadmap with a checklist below each subject. However, after the 7th checkpoint the auto snapping didn't work anymore and now I struggle to align them properly. They contain a square (check box) a icon (text / fontawesome) and a text description and are in folders.

I tried to select all folders and use the alignment tool but they either collapse into each other and build one huge chunk or they space each other out.

I did a little research but could only find scripts regarding the centering of objects on the canvas.

Help is highly appreciated :)


texts: Photoshop layer masks very unpractical when resizing canvas. Is there a better way?

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quick introduction to the problem.

Say I have an image on which I applied a layer mask and a black and white effect. (With a duplicate of the mask). Like so:

If I change the canvas size (which happens alot vertically when designing for web), the black and white effect and the photo will show on all the new pixels created. (you can see on the mask panel on the right that all new pixels are white on the mask)

My question is, is there a way around this? (a workaround would be to set the default fill of a mask to black when resizing. That way, the effects WOULDN'T be applied by default.Sadly, I haven't found anything of the sort in Photoshop's Preferences)

Am I using masks totally wrong? Maybe there's a better way to apply black and white to pictures in layout, I just haven't found it!

This might not seem like this much of a hassle at this scale, but when you have 15 different pictures on a page with black and white masks on them and you have to make the canvas bigger, it means that you'll have to manually go through 15 different masks to remove the black and white effect that has been applied to the new pixels.

Thanks alot!


texts: Is there any software that has the same vector drawing tools as Flash?

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I was wondering if there is any software that has the SAME vector drawing tools that flash has/had. I tried photoshop and a couple of other programs but the main thing is that you would have to use the pen tool to make the lines into curves.
In flash the workflow was simple you would draw a straight line then click and drag to transform it to a curve. I used this feature alot to trace images to a vector and was able to trace a fairly complex image in minutes .
thanks


texts: What distinguishes a print font from a screen font?

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When evaluating a font, what characteristics should I use to determine if it is better suited for print or electronic displays (or both)?

I imagine this is more of a spectrum rather than "this font is a print font only" type of thing. I'd like to know what characteristics should be taken into account when determining if a font will be appropriate for a given medium.

Related Question: Fonts: screen vs paper (Focuses on comparing screen and print mediums, but doesn't really go into fonts)


texts: Inkscape: labeling individual objects with auto incremented numbers

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I created a low poly portrait in Inkscape that I want to recreate in a physical medium. Is there a programmatic way to label individual polygon objects in an incremental fashion (1,2,3...n)? If Inkscape can't do it, is there another vector editor that can?

I have over 100 triangles and I would rather not do this manually.


texts: Make an image transparent with the alpha channel already made

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This is the image:

This is the alpha channel:
How can you make the image transparent.(no black)
Like this one:


texts: Completely different interpretation of Pantone to RGB values depending where I look.

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I'm making a web site and have been told the corporate color is pantone 2745.

In illustrator, here, and here it is a deep indigo color.

Here, here, here and here it is a deep violet sort of color.

The indigo sources (at least the first two) seem more compelling to me, but at the same time, I prefer the violet colour as a bit more personable if I had to choose.  What is the best bet, or are there other more reliable sources, and where is the difference coming from?


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I need to export a layer from a PSD file into a PNG but I don't know how to do it correctly because if I hide the background layer it looks totally different:

With background:

Without background:

How do I get rid of the black stuff on the second image?


texts: Paint Shop Pro 7: how to create a new palette from my image?

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I have an image and from it I want to create a new palette. But PSP Help isn't much and doesn't much. The menu choice I want might say "from the selected image, create a new palette," but that choice doesn't exist.

How can I create a brand-new palette from the image?

Thanks!


texts: Gimp - How do you specify a maximum number of colors when using a custom palette?

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In GIMP, when converting the color mode of an image into indexed, you are presented with the following dialog:

When you let GIMP create the palette for you, you are able to specify the maximum number of colors. However when you use a custom palette, there seems to be no equivalent option for limiting the number of colors used.

What are some ways to work around this?

I want GIMP to calculate the closest colors among those in my custom palette so manually trimming the palette is not ideal.


texts: I have seen lots of images like this which used a slight shadow very nicely as if the sides are folded into each other but I don't know how to create such thing. I'm not looking for a full tutorial. Just a few tips would be fine. How do you go about making something like this?


texts: How do Gimp and Inkscape differ from Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator?

texts: Are there significantly less features or uses for them? They seem to be quite popular, and being free and open source is definitely a plus as opposed to the Adobe suite.


texts: How to create this 3-columns fluid layout?

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I am trying to create a 3-columns fluid layout, as described by attached picture, but I cannot reach the desired results.

Do you have some hints that can help me?


texts: What printing technique can I use to print a poster that is too vibrant to print using screen printing?

texts: I've got a poster design that I wish to print. But provided that poster has multiple colors that won't go good for a screen print (further, I would like to restrict screen printing to t-shirts), is there any printing technique that can be used? Please note that, one I'm a DIY guy, and two I don't want the prints on a large scale and hence won't prefer the idea of going for offset printing or some Print-on-Demand printing firm. Please let me know even if there is some inkjet printer or the like that you use that gives out good prints of A3 size at least. Thanks.


texts: Is there a way to generate a spline centered within a font?

texts: I would like to do something that seems simple, but I can't find anything on the web.  Does anyone know of a way to take a font and generate a spline that follows the center of the font's stroke?  I have the Adobe creative suite.


texts: Why does this graphic look different on Mobile vs Desktop?

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I have this graphic that has rays coming out of the circle in the upper left-hand corner, and a clipping mask is used to cut it off where I'd like the rays to end.

The vector file and PDF look fine on a desktop, but the person who received this file says that the rays were distorted when they opened it — which (I think) is due to the fact that the PDF was opened up by that person on their phone through a Google Drive (app) preview.

The PNG looks fine on all devices, regardless of whether it's previewed the Google Drive mobile app or on a desktop, but the PDF is what that person is having problems with, and I'm not sure why.

Could it just be that the Google Drive mobile app can't correctly preview the rays, and they need to download the PDF to a PC to see the correct/undistorted graphic? Or should I be saving the file differently to get it to preview correctly on G Drive's mobile app preview?

This is how it's supposed to look: https://imgur.com/a/NKdTI

This is how it looks on mobile:


texts: exporting image from photoshop to illustrator colour change

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The same image with both photoshop and illustrator which are using the same setting and the same profile colour and despite that, colour change a little when pasting from photoshop to illustrator. for example I have an image which the background is yellow with value-c1 m13 y77 k0 in photoshop and when placing it in illustrator these values change a little and I got - c1 m15 y87 k0.
Why so?


texts: Combining two paths without losing the markings in Inkscape

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How can I use the Knot Effect in Inkscape while keeping arrowheads (markers) on those paths? For example, here are two arrows :

In order to use Knot Effect on multiple paths, I tried combining these two paths (following this tutorial), but then I lose a marker (see the image below).

It seems that after combining the paths, Inkscape regards the whole thing as just one path and adds a single arrowhead in the end, thus losing the other one. Is there a way to combine two paths without losing the marker (the arrowhead), in order to use the Knot Effect?


texts: Inkscape - adding filter to thick vertical or horizontal line clips them

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Inkscape document:

https://sky-walker.net/temp/test/different-single-lines.svg

I am using single thick lines. If they are diagonal they basically work with filters. If they become more horizontal or vertical, they become clipped if you apply a filter. For those, the "Flood" parameters can be adjusted so that the filter is displayed properly. See:

Shape looks cut off / cropped - different problem?

But if the line is completely vertical or horizontal, when a filter is applied the view is cut off completely, even when I try to adjust the "Flood" parameters.

I have tried different filters but intially want drop shadow (inner or outer) to work.

Without filters:

Inner drop shadow:

Outer drop shadow:


texts: What program is used to make a triangular mesh illustration?

texts: What program did this designer used to make this image? and the dot link effect? and if there is any tutorial?


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I have a png file (with transparency) that I'd like to minimize its size for web use:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5f5utt2mttssa5v/submit2.png?dl=0

The size of the file is about 1.44 KB on my Mac's hard drive. I used PS and 'Save for web' option. In the preview of 'Save for Web', it says the optimized size is 582 bytes. After saving it, it is still 1.44 KB.

I wonder why the saved file didn't change in size.

Here is a screenshot of the Save for Web dialog box:

I have to mention that the file is already the optimized version. Even though PS shows it can be downed to 582 bytes, I guess you cannot optimize an optimized image?. Any other tools I can use to further optimize?

P.S. Here is the original image, which is only 456 B:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kh3x7r98syhrvq6/submit.png?dl=0

I modified the color a little and saved for web which resulted in a 1.44 KB file for some reason...

UPDATE:

Thanks to Simon White's answer. I did a little experiment:

|           Metadata          | Convert to sRGB | File Size |
|-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------|
| Copyright and contact info  |      Check      |   1474 B  |
| Copyright and contact info  |     UnCheck     |   1474 B  |
|             None            |      Check      |    582 B  | <-- PS's prediction
|             None            |     Uncheck     |    572 B  |

Observation:

When Metadata is selected, Convert to sRGB does not affect the final file size (at least not to the file I experimented with)
PS's prediction about the file size is based on Metadata set to None and Convert to sRGB checked
Convert to sRGB does have an impact on the file size when Metadata is set to None


texts: I have used notebooks in the 1960s till 1980s with the format 9" x 7" (229 mm x 178 mm); this was common in Europe (I have bought them at least in Switzerland, France, England). Now I cannot find any reference to this format and not find a name for it. What was it called?


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For a little project of mine, I am working on creating a resource pack similar to the package found here. Essentially it is a pack of letters which have light bulbs to light the text. You can see an example below.

As you can see in this example the light diffuses around each light bulb to make the effect of the light illuminating the rest of the A. My question is what is the best way to create a similar light diffusion effect in Inkscape?


texts: Temporary keyboard shortcuts stopped working- illustrator/photoshop CS5 (mac)

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I use temporary keyboard shortcuts for navigating my work area...

e.g.:

Hold down Space to get hand tool
Hold down Space + Cmd / Space + Cmd+Option to get zoom in/out tool

All of a sudden these no longer work. Some of them do other things- some do nothing. Anyone know how this would happen?


texts: How to recreate this 1 color glitch effect from photo

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I am looking for a way to recreate the below effect from a photo in Photoshop. The place where I found this print has multiple similar examples, which leads me to believe that it was not made by re-drawing the artwork, but created by manipulating a source photo.

I am pretty sure it starts by posterizing the original photo, but I am kinda stumped after that. It might a texture that goes over it, or maybe some combination of filters allows to achieve the effect?

I would be very grateful for anything that will let me get close to this, or any of the other 3 examples linked above.


texts: I have a logo that is blue on a white background. I want to bring it into Illustrator and make the white background transparent. How do I do this?