texts: How do I automatically insert a partial filename in InDesign?

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I'd like to get InDesign to insert the first few digits of a filename automatically in a document created from a template.

Our filenames are in this format:

XXXXX_Name1_Name2_Name3.indd

The Xs before the underscore represent the job number.  It can be wither 4 or 5 digits. I know InDesign can automatically place the entire filename. I'd just like it to insert the job number portion.Is there a way to do this either with GREP styles or (preferably) some sort of scripting? Ideally, it would require little to no input from the user.

Is this even possible?


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Beyond the fact that Times New Roman is an overused font, technically speaking, could be a good pair for Montserrat like we have in this web logotext negative kerning example?

I know that there are definitely no rules set in stone when it comes to font pairings. Almost any font combination can work in the right design. It all depends on what we are trying to accomplish.

Anyway, I've tried different serifs including Times New Roman alternatives but in this particular case, was thinking to consider as a final solution.Any thoughts? Thanks,

LE: for the guy with negative vote :)
the answer is simple "yes"/"no" with agruments. A negative feedback is good but  doesn't help at all honestly, without any explanation.

@DA01 LE2: The question was general in this first phase to find a strong reason that I shouldn't / should use these fonts together. In fact It's a start point for these still in progress forms:

Version 1

Version 2

Version 3 (short logotext)


texts: How do you make a black play button overlay visible on light and dark backgrounds

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I have a black 70% opacity play button that sites on top of videos.

On light backgrounds it is very clear but obviously on darker backgrounds it nearly vanishes. I would like it to be visible on dark backgrounds as well.

I'd like to maintain the transparency feel.
I do not want to use an outline because it wold be the only outlined item on the site.

Edit:
I ended up doing a combination of the suggestions.
I added a white glow and I added a semi transparent white circle behind the black one which filled in the triangle and had the same effect as adding the grey. Thanks fo ryour help with this.


texts: Can I group objects on layers with different opacities in Illustrator?

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I have created a map visualizing some data. I have data from different years on different layers, and I am using different opacities to show the difference in time. Each layer has a lot of different objects on it, so I am changing the opacity of the layer rather than each individual object.

Now that I'm done with the map and am working on a different part of the same document, I want to group or link all the map layers together so I don't accidentally move one of them relative to the others, since it would be really difficult to get it back in the right alignment. However, when I try to group the objects, they are all moved to the same layer and given the same opacity. Is there any way to group objects without moving them to the same layer? Or to link layers together so they can't be moved relative to each other?

(I know I can lock each layer individually, but ideally I would like to be able to move the whole group as a single object.)


texts: Vectorize a PNG file in Adobe Illustrator CC 2017

texts: I need to open a white PNG shape in Illustrator. I want to convert it into vector and change the color. In CS6 is very simple to do this. Can you help me to do this in CC?


texts: What should I learn to become a web design expert? I am from engineering background

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I'm a computer science graduate having a passion for web design. Almost two years ago, I started learning web design. I designed few websites as well. Every day I try to improve my designing skills a lot.

I just want to become a highly skilled, professional web designer!

I'm good at programming and I can design good aesthetic websites as well. As I told you I've been pursuing webdesign for the past 2 years (through online blogs & e-books). I have a good knowledge in layout design, color schemes, grid systems, and obviously, coding.

One thing which makes me feel weak is that I'm not a graduate from an arts or design school.

Can I become a skilled designer who is able to design as designers with an arts background do?

Can you suggest me something which takes me from a newbie to the advanced level?

I'm not a newbie in designing! I know the basic things and I'm also working as a junior designer. I just want to learn more and more to become an expert web designer.

I hope you can give me proper guidance & suggestions..

Thank you.


texts: How can I reduce the file size of a JPEG keeping the same image width and height?

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I have a 700Kb JPEG file (white cardboard texture) that I'm using as a background on a website.

A file this large takes too long to load for snappy page hits. I don't need the full resolution, a reduction in image quality is fine, but I do need to keep the JPEG the same size (to fill the entire screen).

What would be a good free PC or web utility that would allow me to modify a JPEG as described? I'd rather not use Photoshop or other professional software.


texts: How to have video in PDF that displays a different poster image if the PDF reader does not support video?

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I'm certain that I successfully achieved this a couple of years ago, but I'll be darned if I can replicate it now, and I wonder if something in the underlying PDF engine of Preview.app has changed in the interim. Here's the situation:

I'm creating a PDF (originated in InDesign, 2018 version) that includes embedded video media. In Acrobat the video shows its designated poster image (defined by a file rather than by a frame of the video) which is basically a big 'Play' symbol, and clicking on that plays the video as expected. However, when the PDF is viewed in another PDF reader like Preview.app (I'm on a Mac) the user is invited to click, but clicking has no effect (which is expected behaviour, but not very good UX).

Previously, I solved this by placing an alternative 'faux poster' image directly over the video, explaining that video would only play inside Adobe Acrobat. Once exported and viewed in Acrobat, Acrobat would place the media (video) element on top of all other content, so the user would see the 'click here' image. In Preview.app, on the other hand, video content was not recognised as being anything special and so the 'faux poster' image remained at the top of the content stack and the user was informed that they would need Acrobat if they wanted to watch the video. Much nicer user experience.

Now things seems be different; Preview.app doesn't play the video, but it does put the video element to the top of the stack, thereby hiding the 'You need Acrobat' panel. Result is bad UX again.

Does anybody have a way to achieve what I'm trying to achieve (Acrobat invites the user to click and then plays the video, whilst Preview.app just shows them a 'You need Acrobat' image)?


texts: What is the difference between .jsx and .js?

texts: I am new to Adobe Scripting - what is the difference between .jsx and .js?


texts: Keyboard Shortcut to Change Stroke Weight?

texts: Does anyone know if there is either a keyboard shortcut or script available in order increase and decrease stroke width in Illustrator? I would love to be able to just hit Option +  + or - or something of that nature with an object selected, but I have yet to find a solution on the internet.


texts: Advice on freelancing in the same field as your day job

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I have a day job in graphic design, but I'm looking to start doing some freelance on the side. I have a couple of questions/concerns...

1-All my work on my portfolio site would be work I created at my day job. Does this look bad to a client?

2-My day job is with a well known organization, should I mention who I work for on my portfolio? Their logo is all over my work so people would know anyway I guess.

3-Should I clear this with my day job first? What if they see my portfolio online?

Thanks :)


texts: Inkscape: change font in multiple text boxes AND maintain size?

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Objective: be able to select all instances of a font in an SVG and replace it in situ with a different font and have the resulting text maintain the exact same size and relative positioning.

When operating on a single group or object, I can copy it, change the font, then paste size and it more or less accomplishes the above (it does tend to shift the object's position sometimes). However, utilizing the "select all text with this font-family" breaks this. It doesn't copy the size correctly it seems and even working around that, pasting size across multiple objects just doesn't seem to work to maintain the text objects' position relative to each other.

Is there something I'm missing? I'm fairly new to design and inkscape so very likely I'm not doing something considered basic

Before (text spaced in various container shapes):
Select all font-family:
After:
Paste Size (does not maintain size relative to container):


texts: Spending too much time on "design rules"

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I'm a web developer however I've recently discovered my passion for design. I'm currently working on a landing page for a client of mine (model/actor).

I have all the content on the page and created what I thought was original.

I spend a lot much time on designing prototyping, but I lack confidence on when I know the it is complete.

I really need help at this point, don't know what to do next. Need feedback on contrast, color and white-space. I would appreciate all positive criticism.


texts: My shapes have too many points for plotter to cut

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I am using Illustrator to make graphics for T-shirts that we cut out using a plotter. I have created the graphic below but as you can see it has a lot of points close to each other and it takes ages for my plotter to cut them out.

How do I make a smoother line so it's easier to cut?


texts: Help with Microsoft Powerpoint templates and themes

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I am working in a commercial agency. At times clients need custom Powerpoint templates and themes. We don’t have people in our agency with enough skill and knowledge for this kind of job, and few have time to get into it as well. Lately I’ve been given these kinds of jobs, but I feel the output is lacking much on quality (regarding themes, templates, fonts, custom diagrams etc). There’s kind of a lack of willingness among the designers to get into the software, since it happens very rarely.

Have anybody had this problem? If so, how did you resolve it?
Is there a way of hiring freelance PPT-designers/template-makers for certain jobs? Any efficient solution to this?


texts: Keeping white areas of transparent png in path tracing

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I have a PNG logo on a transparent background which has areas of pure white (#ffffff) and also pure black in addition to a wide assortment of other colors (logo includes a topo map). Am trying to create a vector image since many places prefer such for inclusion with other logos, etc. This is my first use of inkscape.
Following other on-line procedures, after importing PNG I used 'Select All' and 'Trace Bitmap' with "Multiple scans: Colors: 32", "Stack scans", and "Remove background".  The white areas still appeared white - but when I saved as a SVG and examined with editor I saw that the graphic is still included.  (I had been expecting it to be removed with selection of "Remove background"). I used an editor to remove the graphic section, but found the resulting SVG then displays the original "white" areas as transparent, not white.
I tried many different variations hoping to stumble up something which which fix this behaviour, i.e. treat "white" as an actual color to be traced ala all the other colors - but could not find anything that worked.
Finally I altered the PNG being imported to replace all its "white" #ffffff with near-white #fefefe, thinking that would not be considered "background".  But to my surprise, the near-white area was again not traced, resulting in a transparent area.
So cannot find a way to create a vector image from this logo containing "white" (or "near-white") and am hoping some more experienced user can provide a method of doing so.
Jack
PS: white area need to be white so logo can be placed a non-white background


texts: Photoshop: Rounding Corners/Edges on Text/Font

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I would like to have this:

Turn into this:

I used the "stroke" effect set to "outside" with 169px to get it nice and thick.
However, the effect does not produce completely smooth corners.
See here:

What is the best way to round font/text edges and get a perfect smooth result?
I am open to any suggestions, it does not have to be the "stroke" method.

Edit: Ok not all suggestions:I do not want to use "Quick Mask Mode/Gaussian Blur"
http://www.itechies.net/tutorials/psexample/index-pid-round-text.htm


texts: Adobe Illustrator reflect/share/link changes with another document?

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I have like 20 smaller Ai documents each containing a specific shape... and then a main kind of "assembly" Ai document where I have all of the 20 smaller Ai documents imported into it.

What I would like to know is if there is a way to share the changes I make in the original smaller documents with the main document. For example, changing the color of one the shapes, is there any way to get the main document to reflect that change without having to manually change the color in both? Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 if it matters. Thanks.

Edit: Nvm, solved my own problem see below.


texts: put partly transpared photo on top of panorama

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What is it nessesary to do if I want to see just black edges from background image in image placed on top?

Here are links to source images

This is what I want to create:

You can see there are edges from background panorama mountains in picture on top.
Any ideas, please?


texts: How to draw line with specific pattern in Inkscape?

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I do this...

I would like to do this, using a square pattern instead of a dashed line:

How can I do it on Inkscape?

Result:


texts: Is it good to use same color as accent and primary?

texts: As title says , is it good idea to use same color as primary color and accent color in material design?


texts: What is the best way to provide trademarking information on a logo to a client after you have delivered their new logo design?


texts: Illustrator: Embedding figure changes colour

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I am using Illustrator to prepare some scientific figures.  The figure has a number of "placed" (File -> Place...) panels.  When I "embed" some of these panels, then export the figure to PDF, the colours of the embedded and non-embedded panels will appear different in all PDF readers.  The magnitude of the difference is not the same in Mac Preview and Acrobat though.  And within Illustrator the colours are the same.

Why does this happen and how can I avoid this apparent colour change?

I do not need accurate colour but I do need consistency.


texts: How to size canvas and add and retain full image in GIMP?

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I am a GIMP beginner and have successfully created images with my desired transparencies in GIMP.  However, I have problems with and can't seem to understand the ins-and-outs of image and canvas sizes.

I have multiple images that I exported from another software program at 8.5x11 (US letter).  I create a new image canvas in GIMP (File -> New) and set the size to 8.5x11 (US letter), but when I add my images sometimes the image is cropped (essentially zoomed in) and sometimes it is over-centered (zoomed out).  I re-size the canvas successfully but can never get the images to fit correctly.  Can someone please clarify the fundamental piece of graphic design knowledge I'm missing here?

I have included a couple of my attempts below.  Also, it appears these threads are close to the answer I'm looking for, but miss the mark:

Gimp : difference between crop and canvas size

In GIMP how to scale up image without scaling layers?

Gimp : difference between crop and canvas size

This image was added to GIMP with a canvas size of 8.5x11 inches, just at different zoom levels:


texts: Recommendations - OpenSeaDragon / PureRef hybrid

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I'm wondering if anyone knows of any open source projects that have an infinitely zoomable/panable canvas (like PureRef), but allows for a "tiled" image source. That is, the images would be ingested and broken into tiled that correspond to the various zoom levels. This allows for a nearly infinite number of images as you're only feeding the pixels needed for a given area at a given zoom level.

OpenSeaDragon's "Collection Mode" captures the essence of what I'd like, but I'd also like to be able to perform transformations on individual images like in PureRef - moving, scaling, rotating, etc.

For reference:
https://openseadragon.github.io/examples/tilesource-collection/
https://www.pureref.com

Any thoughts are appreciated!


texts: AfterEffect. Arrow with stationary origin, moving head

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need help animating an arched arrow in adobe after effect. Here is an animation “draft” of what type of movement i need to create:

or you can download a video here.
animation draft
That is:
The origin of the arrow stays static, but the arrow head moves along a path. And the arrow is not straight but curved just like in the linked video.
P.s. any linke to the youtube videos or articles would be appreciated. Thanks.


texts: How to adjust thickness of lines in PNG?

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I took a screenshot of a design I like. I'd like to make the lines thicker in the design though. My first thought was to put it into photoshop and use the magic wand tool to remove the background. Not sure where to go from here. I would be open to using other software if that's easier.

Heres the scrn shot

UPDATE: I tried messing with Filter -> Other -> Minimum but this did not update the thickness of the lines evenly and also did something weird to the color. See image below.


texts: Only Fixed and Random Options are Working in Illustrator CC 2015 Callipraphy Brushes

texts: App updated but still the same. Only fixed and random options are working in Calligraphy Brushes. I have searched but can't find a solution.


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I designed a logo that contained a simple line pattern the I expanded the pattern so when I enlarge or reduce the logo's size the location or the space between the line won't change.
After that the software became laggy and slow.
Why is that?

-guy


texts: How to visualize combinations of data for a gene discovery application?

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What kind of a visualization/chart should I use for showing all the ways you can choose from a set of items? (i.e., number of possible combinations)

Concretely, I am showing potential offspring from two animals, where each parent may possess some number of genes, and the offspring inherits 0, 1, or both parent genes of each type. The genes have fun names (e.g., fire), and sometimes combinations of those genes have their own names (fire + pastel = firefly), but this is beside the point.

Here's a simple example that shows 2 and 2 genes from parents (with 1 shared), which makes for 2^2 = 16 possibilities.

The current UI (below) shows the list of possibilities, but nothing visually conveys the magnitude (In this case each is equally likely 1/16, but in many cases some possibilities will be 2/16 or 4/16). In other words, nothing about the "graphic" visually shows the user how likely each outcome is. Secondly, it would be great if the outcomes which share commonality (i.e., contain same genes) could be visually related.

My idea is something like a diamond shaped graph, or layered network, where at the top is the outcome where all genes are chosen, and below that a row of nodes with N-1, and so forth until the bottom row has 0 selected.  Edges would connect the nodes beween layers with shared genes. Size of nodes could indicate probability. Something like this graph (but ignore the data).

I'm aware of Punnett Squares, but I'm not sure it's the best for combinations of this order (for one it doesn't not combine equivalent outcomes).

Update

Number of results depends on how many genes the parents have combined (2^N). I expect most of the time it will be with 1-4 gene parents each, so not more than 7 genes total, or 2^7 = 128 possibilities. Also, if there is any duplication between parents this is less.  For example with 2 of the 7 being shared genes, that makes 54 possibilities. (See this example live).  So most of the time I think 10-50 results.


texts: When using Illustrators "Recolor art" tool, how do I recolor in the same order as in the swatch window?

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I know how to use the Illustrator recolor tool, but this part really throws me for a loop.

How do I keep the order of the swatches in the recolor "assign" window in the same order as I've set them up in the "swatches" window?

For example, I have 2 swatch groups "Pastel" and "Dark". I want to always recolor the current color with the color below it in the swatch window. Pastel Red with the Dark Red, the Pastel Pink with the Dark Pink, Pastel Grey with Dark Grey.

I've already created all the swatch groups in the correct order - I just can't figure out how to apply them in that order without manually choosing each swatch!

PS: sorting by hue or lightness doesn't help, because the swatches are not necessarily in that order in each group.

Thanks for your help!


texts: Is it possible to twirl, tweak or some other act to draw something similar to this picture?


texts: logo with color gradient how to do this?

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I would like to do the below color gradiant:

Does anyone know how to approach this? I have searched but don't know the right way to name this effect.

I'd prefer making this effect in Adobe illustrator. Could you point me some tutorials effects or provide an example ?

And another example:


texts: How do you not allow texture overlay to affect stroke but still text fill?

texts: I want to achieve a strong eroded photocopy effect for the fill of my lettering but maintain a strong dark stroke unaffected by the overlay textures such as the image provided.


texts: How is tilt and rotation on a tablet applied to an art project?

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I'm looking into investing in a tablet.
One of the "features" that differentiate between a high end and a med/low end tablet seems to be tilt and rotation sensing.

I can see the the tilt function being useful for shading, and the rotation function being useful in painting. However, for people who don't have that functionality, how do you overcome the limitation?


texts: How do you select multiple objects within a table cell?

texts: In indesign you can select multiple objects by pressing shift and selecting the objects you want to edit, however this doesn't work when the objects are pasted within the cell of a table. How do I select multiple objects when they are within a table cell.


texts: Inkscape import PDF / save as PDF results in nearly blank page

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I'm trying out Inkscape to edit some PDF files.  The tool seems to work well, the interface is understandable, usable, and when I'm in the document, things look fine.
However when I go to save the document as a PDF, the result is nearly a blank page.  When I look at the result saved PDF closely (and scroll up and down), I can barely discern some hints of gray that indicate the content is there but colored wrong.
Its like watching a polar bear snowball fight during a winter storm.  At first couple of glances you'd think the output was just blank.

One odd note:  When I export the document page as a PNG Image, it looks great.  Black text on white background, as expected.
I'm using Inkscape ver 1.0.1 on Windows 10 (ver 20H2)  My issue is NOT the same that as identified in this posting.
What is causing this virtually all white PDF output?


texts: How to create this sort of motion/liquefy/hallucinogenic optical effect?

texts: I'm a photographer/designer looking to hone my skills and I recently looked at the picture below, and especially in the corners, I was wondering how could I achieve the same look/vibe/effect with Photoshop.


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I've used psd font in the past with photopea, as i dont have full shop. Just photopea and gimp at moment.

I am trying to use a .psd text font, that has honey drops in  it, i can load it using photopea but when i click the layer, the text does not change. Can anyone help me identify, where im going wrong ?

I need to change it to say " Flavours" - the current .psd template says "pop candy" but when i edit layer, it doesn't change the bubble type font.

So I need to edit this .psd so it says - Flavours and with honey drops around it but it does not seem to work with photopea or gimp.

Here is where i found the font

https://www.pixeden.com/photoshop-text-effects/psd-candy-text-effect

Can someone please tell me where im going wrong.


texts: How do you rescale images with exact dimensions in Adobe illustrator

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I have a rectangle art-board. I am trying to place 3 identical vector graphics in different colors onto the board. I want them to be scaled, spaced apart evenly. I can't seem to find the rescale function where I can enter exact dimensions that I want. I know you can drag to scale via toolbar icon but this doesn't fit my needs.

I am using latest version of Adobe illustrator CC


texts: What do you call the process of taking a real photo and adding new textures to it?

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I'm trying to find tutorials for certain types of photoshop image modifications, but I don't know what words to search for. Things like "touching up" and "photo manipulation" aren't specific enough. Searching for "applying textures" results in a lot of subtle stuff that's not really what I'm after. I'm not asking for references to specific tutorials necessarily. I'm trying to figure out how to search for these types of photo modifications. What words should I google for? I'm interested specifically in things like:

taking a photo of a real person and making half their face be made of fire (like this one: )
taking a photo of a sword and making it look like the sword is all frosty like it was just taken from a freezer
taking a photo of a wolf and making the face more angry and leathery.
taking a photo of a book and making it look ancient and worn out.

EDIT:

Searching for "digital illustration" gave me a lot of good results. In particular it helped me find the following which is exactly what I was looking for:
    http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/apply-textures-uneven-surfaces/

I've also been watching Deke's tutorials. They've helped a lot as well. Thanks!


texts: How to add a break line in a Symbol override?

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I have a symbol with a text override, I would like to add a break-line. But I don't know if this is possible, I tried adding \n or hitting command+enter without much luck.

Any idea how to achieve this?


texts: Sources for beautiful 3D models of humans

texts: I can't seem to find beautiful models of humans in 3D. Here are some examples of what I am looking for. Where can I find models such as these?


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I want RGB colors to be displayed in the shape color panel, but instead the CMYK colors are displayed.

Did not find any way to change it... but obviously there should be one. Or probably the colors are RGB and just the label are converted CMYKs?

Could you clarify the issue?

AI CS6


texts: The eraser tool is now replacing parts of the photo I initially erased

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this is driving me nuts. Not sure what I did.

I was happily erasing an image to make the background transparent using a mixture of the magic wand and eraser. All off a sudden, the magic wand and the eraser are now replacing the once deleted background.

As you can see in the screenshot....I have the eraser selected but instead of erasing the keychain....it is now restoring the background.

How do I change it back???


texts: What are my options for gallery-quality prints of digital artwork?

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I have some traditional media artwork that I'd like to scan and then have printed to be shown in an art show. I'll be doing the scanning.

Where do I go to get this done? (What is the generic name for the type of business that does this?)

Is there a online company that will let me just upload the files and will do a good job?
What are the different types of printing technologies? I.e., what kind of print should I ask for?

Many years ago we used to send out for a "Fiery" but I'm sure it's different now.
For a poster-sized print, say 22 by 34 inches, what resolution does the file need to be? 300 DPI? Can I get away with less?

(The reason I'm going to scan and then print is because I want to blow the pieces up and alter them digitally.)


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Whats the tallest Unicode glyph (By the characters look). The tallest I've seen them is like the giant half parenthesis, that stretch 3 lines.

Like this one: ⎝ (This font it only goes 2 lines). I'm trying to pull off a "visual glitch" with a different project. Also for bonus if someone can find me the WIDEST Glyph, id appreciate it.


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I have a website where users can create custom designed paper goods. I default the color selections for a template to something popular I found on Kuler, but I've noticed the colors themes that the users come up with are abysmal. It would be great if I could incorporate the Kuler RSS feed right into my site and let user choose from popular themes, but they have a no commercial policy

I'm looking for a set of color themes similar to Kuler that I can incorporate into my web application.

Or, I'm open to any suggestions for helping my users customize their designs by choosing themes that actually look good.


texts: resizing thousands of objects with fixed height and preserving aspect ratio in Inkscape

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Sorry for my English, I'm a French speaker :D

I would like resize thousands of objects with the same height, but with different widths, and the goal of keeping each of their original aspect ratios.

I've found this discussion:
Inkscape 0.91: Scaling several objects while keeping their original location

If I choose % it will increase all objects, but with different heights.
If I choose PX and I set a number in pixels 300px for example, the individual aspect ratios are not kept ! :'(

A script for achieving exactly the result I want is part of this question and answer:
Batch script to resize height of all layers to same height but keeping their original aspect ratio

But it's specifically written to work for Photoshop :/

Does anyone know how to reproduce this same method in a script for Inkscape?

Thanks for your Help!


texts:
One of the things that I always loved about Sketch was that the bounding box of the selected item(s) would always hide when you dragged the element or moved it with your arrow keys.

It seems like with the 3.7 update, this functionality has changed and I can't figure out how to switch it back to the original setting.

Anyone know how to change this back to hide the handles/edges when moving something?

Thanks.


texts: GIMP how to remove level from nested level

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I want to un nested (I know that this words is not correct) a level:

I have:

level1
    level 2
    level 2

I would have:

level 2
level 2

Is it possible?
How can I obtain it?

this layer is the one that contain the other nested layer. But it it empty
I can for sure erase it.
But I need to erase it without the other nested layer it contains


texts: Photoshop CC 2019: Pixelated Brush Stroke

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For some reasons my brush stroke suddenly looks like this:

As the picture showed, the edges are jagged and pixelated. It doesn't happen before and it's just one of the built-in inking brush.

I know there are a lot of similar questions here but please don't mark this as duplicate. I double checked all the thing the other answers suggested: It's brush tool, not pencil, and my mode of brush and layer is Normal, not Dissolve. It's pixelated even if I draw with mouse so it's not tablet driver issue. I disabled GPU render but nothing changed. How do I fix this?


texts: Is it possible to realize this particular type of radial gradient in AI?

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I came across a LaTeX package called pst-slpe. It is part of the PSTricks bundle for generating ps graphics in LaTeX.

A particular type or gradient, called radslope (or radslopes) is defined in this pst-slpe, which looks like:

For some reason, I need to realize this in AI. It has to be vector graphics so PS is out of the window (live trace would not be a good idea). So my question is: is there a hidden function (that I am not aware of in this case) or a plugin or a script for AI that can realize this kind of gradient for me?


texts: Modify a shape and have modifications apply to clones

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Is there any any "Symmetry Modifier" option in illustrator?

Let's say I want to create a head that is totally symmetric. I created one half then mirrored it to get another half. Flipped the other half, aligned them and joined them together with Pathfinder→Unite option.

Now I modified some portion of the right half outline. But how can I get that same modification to be updated on the left option? I thought it would happen automatically.


texts: How to convert a drawing in 1cm=1ft to 1 inch=20ft

texts: I want to convert a drawing done in 1cm=1ft scale to 1 inch=20ft in Adobe Illustrator. Is there a way to do that?


texts: How could I split image into 1 pixel sgements?

texts: Suppose that we have 400x400 bitmap pixel RGB dimensions, I need to split it into 160000 segments so each segment has its own resolution so when we zoom in, the whole image resolution will not be affected by zooming in.In other words make each pixel as a separated image file, arrange all images one beside each other to make the whole image, like a puzzle, so the whole resulted image will not be affected by  zooming in .


texts: What advantages/disadvantages do specific font formats have for print production?

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Fonts can be purchased or downloaded in several formats:

TrueType
OpenType
Postscript Type 1
Postscript Type 3
Multiple Masters

I realize that OpenType and TrueType are universal formats which work on both Windows and Macintosh platforms.

I'm also aware that Multiple Master fonts are a fairly deprecated in today's world. Often MM fonts can cause technical issues because operating systems simply don't support them as well today as they once did.

Type 1 and Type 3 were generally (but not exclusively) Macintosh formats still seen in use quite often.

When I purchase fonts, I specifically purchase OpenType fonts due to the more modern support. I know OpenType supports more glyphs, but that doesn't necessarily mean a particular font has more glyphs.

However, many, many, foundries still produce a great deal of TrueType fonts exclusively.

What specific advantages or disadvantages can be found in the various font formats in today's technological setting??
Should I be avoiding Type 1 and Type 3 whenever possible?
Does format even matter as long as the font contains the glyphs I want and outputs properly?

I know web fonts are a different matter with the additional WOFF, SVG, and EOT formats. I'm seeking answers as they relate to print production or system use. However, answers regarding web font formats certainly wouldn't be met with any dissatisfaction. I simply feel the technological use of web font is a separate question because answers or reasoning for use of a specific web format would be vastly different since web fonts are more about the end user visibility and compatibility more than actual production or system use.


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I'm a Biology teacher also interested in making things look good. I am making a lecture on zoology and decided to set up the key information in cards - so students may take a screenshot and use them for revision.
I did my best, but the design still looks crappy for me - especially the bottom half. Here's an example (also an actual slide from presentation):

Probably a problem with grouping or font choice - I just can't understand what's wrong and how to fix it. Can you suggest some improvements?


texts: Eliminate gap between text box and text in XD

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I'm having some problems designing websites in XD I have not idea how to get the text to be closer to the box edge. Please I really need some help

thanks.


texts: Print saddle-stitch booklet that isn’t a multiple of 4 pages

texts: At the last print shop I worked at there was a trick while imposing a booklet that allowed us to print booklets that weren't in multiples of 4, where "half a section" (maybe not the correct technical term) was chopped off to allow for, say, a 42-page booklet. I can't remember how it was done but is anyone familiar with this? No information on Google.


texts: Are there rules, guidelines or methods to face the creation of international branding?

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I was asked to completely create from zero a new brand (and logo) which its name must be:

Short (one or two very short words).
International. Means that should be easily readable and easily remembered by at least western society (EU and USA) or in general english speaking people.
With a free domain name to be registered.
That has no similar brand who does a similar activity (and no patent or copyright problems)

As you can see, this is a real challenge, one can stay for weeks to think about a good name to find out that is already taken, or has no domain available, etc.

I'm thinking about it since some days while doing other tasks, but I feel stuck now.

How do you face such activity to reach a good result in a relatively short time? Do you brainstorm with others or access to some kind of online services?

PS: I'm not asking for possible names but for the method to face such difficult tasks.


texts: Why do parts of my reference image go missing when using the pen tool to trace it?

texts: I placed a reference image in Illustrator that I want to trace. When I use the pen tool, some parts of the reference image go missing in the middle of the process. Why is this happening? What can I do to prevent it?


texts: InDesign: building charts in EPS or Javascript

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Working with alot of business documents and would like to be able to build something like the below chart using post script code. I know something like this can be hardcoded as a plain text EPS file or even generated via JS scripting, have downloaded some documentation but find this a bit overwhelming and don't know where to start.
I'm sure the code for this would be built around an array, a for loop, and some variables like bar color, font size, etc.
Need to be able to set specific 'rules' as variables, like, bar thickness, vertical distance between each entry, width of text boxes. Things that normally need to be constructed and adjusted by hand in InDesign.
Would anybody have some sample code of a similar chart (could be very basic) or be able to help with a very basic setup?
I'm sure i could take over and do my own customizing if i got some basic building blocks to start from something. thanks!


texts: Should 'banner logos' be used in web design?

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So I'm developing a site, and as examples I went to many major companies sites ( Amazon, Ebay, Facebook, Imgur, Pandora, Microsoft, StackOverflow, YamahaMotorsports ), as well as some smaller, but still well known in the industry, websites ( Knapheide Mfg., Linetec, Apogee and a couple others ) The trend seems to be a smaller logo attached to a menu of sorts. I modeled the design after this concept, but received some criticism within the company for not using the 'banner logo' that the old site used. And instead using a smaller logo with some simple styling on the header to give some artistic pop, but still keeping it clean. What are your opinions on this? Was I going in the right direction? Or was I off the mark? ( images for reference )

Banner Logo

Logo and Styling I wanted to use ( with menu built up on top of either of these )

( but spread across the whole header )

Logo:

( but smaller, obviously )


texts: Polygons around a circle almost like a sunburst

texts: Its sort of like the sunburst but I need even whitespace between each fin, I dont need them to go completely around the circle just half. Ive tried stroke but did not give me the result I wanted or I was doing it wrong. Going thru and moving the objects with the select tool and rotating is becoming a massive headache. Even in my demo image its not even. Whats the best practice method to do this?


texts: How do I break apart scanned letters using Gimp or Inkscape?

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I'm trying to create a set of vector letters from lettering that I have scanned in. An example is shown here:

I scanned the letters in groups of 4 instead of the whole page, but doing the whole page might be faster if breaking the letters apart is faster.

In Inkscape, I've opened the scanned image and used the Path > Trace Bitmap tool. When I try to use Break Apart, I get a solid fill on the letter counters. I can delete those, but then I end up with two paths for each letter.

Is there a a better way to do this? Help from professional typographers welcome... although I realize that most don't use Inkscape.


texts: How to align left just a single sentence in a justified paragraph in Illustrator?

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I am pretty much new to Illustrator and I stumble upon a problem (for me) on the text area. Here is a screenshot:

As you can see I have justified the whole paragraph, but the last sentence with only 2 words are looking fairly awkward, so I want it to align left. The problem is that when I click align left while the last sentence is highlighted, the whole paragraph aligns left.

Gurus, what should I do?

Thank you!


texts: Sketch: Resizing an icon button symbol moves elements when resized - as only the first element seems to adopt the pin-to-corner resizing attribute

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Sketch42

I have a symbol button with an icon (fontawesome) and a label.

Both icon and label are set to pin-to-corner, but on resizing button instances only the first element(the icon) is fixed, whilst the second element (the label) floats.

I want both to pin-to-corner. Is this possible?


texts: How should I design a monochromatic flag

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I am in the process of making a web page and I have a "thanks to" section which shows the logotypes of different organizations. The customer wants these logos to be monochromatic; as in white background and dark gray logos (not shaded). However, one of these organizations is an embassy and they use the national flag as their logo.
The flag in question is Taiwan's, but It seems that we are going to need to incorporate some other flags as well.
So, how would you design a monochromatic flag in this case?
Thank you for your time.


texts: What restrictions can I put in my contract when designing a logo for a non-profit?

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I'm designing a logo for an event put on by a non-profit, and I am giving them a really good deal on it as they cannot afford what it is worth. It is a cause I believe in so I would like to help them succeed.

That being said, if they decide to sell merchandise with the logo, would it be inappropriate to expect a portion?

I am thinking of granting rights to all printed and online media, but merchandising rights would be a separate licensing fee (is this how I would word it?).

Would this be alright to put in a contract? I know most logos sign over all-rights, but the client would also pay more for this clause.

Edit: the non-profit is not a charity, and receives funding and grants. They also make quite a bit of money from this event and others, as well as member fees. I am privy to their available accounts and know they can afford to pay, but they don't understand the value of graphic design.

Also, if this question has been asked before, please send me a link. I looked and couldn't find one.


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I'm looking for a font with ZERO spacing surrounding the characters, specifically numbers 0-9. Matching math symbols, specifically: +, -, ×, ÷, =, should be centered horizontally and vertically in regards to 0-9 characters

My use case is that I will be using them individually and am trying to avoid having to create an image of each character, and then manually crop and align each individually.  This is for a website.

Searching via Google has yielded nothing except for programming adjustments (CSS) that will affect the placement of characters within their bounding box, but won't diminish the actual box dimensions for a given, large, font size (eg: 30px). Adjusting line-height still results in whitespace top and bottom in the elements bounding box.

Seems so hard to believe that this problem hasn't been solved (and a font of this sort already created somewhere!)

Example...

UPDATE: I found as solution for my specific issue, but I am still very interested in thoughts as to an existing font that would alleviate the base issue (unnecessary space for accent characters, and drop characters).  My understanding is that monospaced fonts only describe the space between characters (not vertical alignment.)


texts: Diagonal lines for brush stroke or dashed stroke

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I would like to stroke a path with 45 degree diagonal lines that are set a fixed distance of of 0.125 inches to each other.

I'd also like the diagonals not to distort on curves- in other words, I want the diagonals to remain straight line segments that are parallel to the tangent of a curve at a any point.

I hope this is clear.

Is this possible?

Update:

This is for laser cutting a pattern - Adam's solution works nicely.


texts: How do I create this circle pattern in illustrator?

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This is what I want to create.

This is what I've created so far.

Now I don't know how to merge 6 circles like above.
Any ideas, Please?


texts: Photoshop - Is there a keyboard shortcut for creating a new frame?

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In Adobe Photoshop CS5.5 / CS6, is there a keyboard shortcut to make a new frame using the animation window and timeline?

I make a lot of gif animations and would like to reduce mouse movement for productivity.


texts: Determining flat screen percentage in PDFs

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In the attached image, the designer has created the screening with effects > transparency, as opposed to just using a percentage of the color used.
Is there a way to determining the percentage of opacity used when just supplied with a PDF?
Bonus question - why would someone do it that way?
I do have Pitstop tools, but cannot find a way with that, either.
Thanks!


texts: Indesign Script - output xml content as textframes

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Is there a way of looping through xml tags and output each tag onto a new page of an indesign document

Here is what i have so far but i think i am way off:

var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var root = myDocument.xmlElements[0];
var myXMLidElement = root.evaluateXPathExpression("//c/p/TestTable");
for (var i = 0; i < myXMLidElement.length; i++)
{
  myDocument.select(myXMLidElement[i]);
  var myTextframe = myXMLidElement[i].placeIntoInlineFrame(["1p","1p"]);
}

The tag name is called "TestTable"


texts: Importing animated GIF into Photoshop CC

texts: Is there any relatively painless way to import an animated  GIF into Photoshop (CC 2015) and then be able to export a functioning GIF file back?


texts: How to visualize data? Which software should I use?

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I'm interested to know what sort of software - beyond basic standard graphics out of Excel - people use to generate data visualisations.

Do you craft things by hand and then build them in something like InDesign? I'm fascinated by the process that changes a table of data into a visual esthetic and would also welcome reading recommendations.


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In GIMP, after adding a layer mask, and editing, is there a way (or even a plugin) to let you view the layer mask right on the canvas?  I know that you can see a miniature copy of the layer mask in the Layer Dialog on the side (right next to the miniature copy of the layer), but I want to know if you can just view it?

(I suppose alternatively, I could do a greyscale layer and copy that layer onto the mask, but I was more interested in if there was an easy one-click method to make this happen.)


texts: A straight cut line into a shape in Inkscape

texts: I have a shape, which I designed in Inkscape. I uploaded back into Inkscape as PNG or SVG (tried both), and I want to add a line into the shape, which my cutting machine will cut. I want a cut in the paper to hold an end of a thread. I have tried combining then path/cut, just path/cut, then adding a rectangle on top then combine/path/cut, etc.... Do I need to make the shape over? Then how do I add the cut into the shape? Thanks for any help!


texts: If/When to stop asking a client for clarification and just design

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I am an in-house designer for a small tech start-up business. I create all of their advertising materials.

This is an issue I've run into many times with my point of contact from whom I get the design requests from.

for example they are asking me to create a backdrop for a trade show booth and they just asked for a "simple" background. After asking for more details they respond just make a "colored background" with our logo. At which I ask do you mean you want a solid colored background or an interesting pattern that will catch peoples attention?

So my question is: is there a time to stop asking questions and just design something to give them options. Because I feel many times I'm not sure if they know what they really want. Or should I just send them what they asked for a solid colored backdrop with their logo?

I also always direct the design requests to this google form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Pnt1RzlYlGl2xPsOz3t3HlxiaDYCxMxZEzhW1v3YLdE/viewform

to make the information gathering process more streamlined. But it seems the longer I've been using the form the less motivated my point of contact is to fill it with the most information.

Any tips on how teach the client the importance of information gathering?


texts: How to blend multiple pre-made swatch gradients into 1 shape in Illustrator?

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I'm trying to make these separate rectangles into 1 rectangle with each gradient flowing seamlessly into one another.
Right now, the edges are too harsh for me and I want more smoothness.
All of these gradients are from the Metal swatches in the Gradient Library.

I tried using the Blend tool, but I was unsuccessful no matter which option I chose.

I made a gradient by hand to show you what I'm trying to do.
Here are some examples.

My predicament is my hand made gradient takes a while. I write each swatch's RGB number down then one by one I add it to my new shape.

Is there any way of making this process easier? Am I missing something? I'm new to using these programs and this is the second time I'm coming across this problem. Doing it by hand gives the best results but I feel like I'm making the process more complicated than it needs to be.

Thanks in advance Adobe Veterans!


texts: How to disable pencil redraw in Adobe Illustrator?

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I can't draw arrow with a pencil in Illustrator. First I draw a half

and then I draw a side line, but when I connect it to the main body, Illustrator redraws it to make continuous line

How to disable this "feature"?


texts: How to give sharp edges to a shape in Illustrator

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I had no problems creating a grid like in the figure, but I can't create sharp edges at the end of the grid:

How can I do this?


texts: Illustrator script to convert multiple files into outlines with a pdf preset

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Can someone help with an illustrator script that can convert text from multiple files in a folder to outlines and save it to pdf with a specific preset of my choice?

Was able to find from my research on the adobe forums some lines of code, but was unsuccessful in combining them to work somehow.

What i've found:

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/964576

    #target illustrator

function outlineDocText(  ) {

      if ( app.documents.length == 0 ) return;

var docRef = app.activeDocument;

      recurseLayers( docRef.layers );

};

outlineDocText();

function recurseLayers( objArray ) {

      for ( var i = 0; i < objArray.length; i++ ) {

                // Record previous value with conditional change
                var l = objArray[i].locked;
                if ( l ) objArray[i].locked = false;

                // Record previous value with conditional change
                var v = objArray[i].visible;
                if ( !v ) objArray[i].visible = true;

                outlineText( objArray[i].textFrames );

                // Recurse the contained layer collection
                if ( objArray[i].layers.length > 0 ) {
                          recurseLayers( objArray[i].layers )
                }

                // Recurse the contained group collection
                if ( objArray[i].groupItems.length > 0 ) {
                          recurseGroups( objArray[i].groupItems )
                }

                // Return to previous values
                objArray[i].locked = l;
                objArray[i].visible = v;
      }

};

function recurseGroups( objArray ) {

      for ( var i = 0; i < objArray.length; i++ ) {

                // Record previous value with conditional change
                var l = objArray[i].locked;
                if ( l ) objArray[i].locked = false;

                // Record previous value with conditional change
                var h = objArray[i].hidden;
                if ( h ) objArray[i].hidden = false;

                outlineText( objArray[i].textFrames );

                // Recurse the contained group collection
                if ( objArray[i].groupItems.length > 0 ) {
                          recurseGroups( objArray[i].groupItems )
                }

                // Return to previous values
                objArray[i].locked = l;
                objArray[i].hidden = h;
      }

};

function outlineText( objArray ) {

      // Reverse this loop as it brakes the indexing
      for ( var i = objArray.length-1; i >= 0; i-- ) {

                // Record previous value with conditional change
                var l = objArray[i].locked;
                if ( l ) objArray[i].locked = false;

                // Record previous value with conditional change
                var h = objArray[i].hidden;
                if ( h ) objArray[i].hidden = false;

                var g = objArray[i].createOutline(  );

                // Return new group to previous Text Frame values
                g.locked = l;
                g.hidden = h;

      }

};

Thank you.


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On higher level nodes of our site we have a utility nav with only 3 links: "sign in", "register", and "browse". The text labels for these actions are too long to keep fully visible at screen sizes 480px and under so we'll be using media queries to render them as icons. Normally we would simply collapse into the 3-bar menu toggle BUT some of these screens will also have a local nav with many links that we will be treating in that manner -- so we don't want to render two 3-bar menu icons. Instead, we'd like to do something like show a user profile icon for the sign-in/register link and something for "browse" (whose label at above 480px is "Browse by Discipline").

Maybe we need to rethink this approach but we were hoping to somehow represent "browse" but have come up with nothing satisfactory. A magnifying glass reads too strongly as "search" and the old binoculars seems awfully lame.

Any ideas or examples in the wild? All suggestions appreciated!


texts: How to convert tints into swatches in Illustrator

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I am working with a lot of different tints of the same hue and I would like to have all of those tints as swatches in my colour palette in ILLUSTRATOR.
I can not find a way to do that.

Update:

I need to add an image of the problem. Thanks guys for the tips but I forgot an important bit. I am setting the opacity at the top, in the options bar, so technically they are not even tints, it is just the same swatch at different opacities. And I would like those opacities to be converted in swatches :)
Is that even possible? I tried what you suggested and it did not work.


texts: How do I use a vector image in a two-color design?

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I need to create a two-color poster for my choir's Christmas concert. I'm choosing the colors red and gold, and will liaise with the printer when it comes to printing about what specifically they will be to work best.

While I'm fine with a nice big, red background, and with adding gold text, I'm really struggling with how to add vectors with transparent background and faded foreground. I have a nice EPS stock image I bought a while ago with some musical notes on, but it's on a cream background with dark-brown staff-lines and musical notes. I've managed to fiddle with it in various ways in Photoshop (which I know pretty well) and Illustrator (which I don't know at all), but I cannot work out how to do it. What I'd love to do is just place a file in my InDesign document, and then change the stroke/fill color and the transparency.

All advice would be greatly appreciated! I have the full Creative Cloud, so can work with most Adobe apps, if required.


texts: Help finding or making a white flag glyph

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I'm more of a programmer than designer so forgive me.  I am looking to sharpen my UX design skills though.

I found plenty of websites that give impressive sets of glyphs and icons, but I've been looking for one that has eluded me for days and it seems really simple. I need a simple white flag icon, but more than just 2 rectangles also. :)

Something like this but a little more refined:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/White_flag_icon.svg/250px-White_flag_icon.svg.png

Any ideas where I can find one or perhaps convert the above to something that would fit into a Glyph set like this (http://www.icondeposit.com/theicondeposit:24)?


texts: Can child elements be aligned top or bottom in Figma's auto layout?

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I have a horizontal auto layout within which there are three elements:

Icon
Text
Another Icon

I made this screen recording that shows what I did. I'd like the text to be aligned top or bottom, but it remains centered.
Is it possible to do this in Figma?


texts: Looking for software, apps, plugins that will tile multiple images

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I am looking to use 1000 images of different people and tile them in rows and columns. I tried using the Contact Sheet II feature in Photoshop but I get white gaps between the columns. I've looked into Mosaic apps, but they require a main image and then the multiple images that will make up the main one.

I just need a grid of all the images. It seems simple but can't find a way to do it.


texts: Does Photoshop have a "randomized stamp" kind of tool yet?

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I want to fill up a canvas with individual trees - so I was hoping for a stamp-like tool where I could load up a "sheet" of say, 10 different tree drawings, and then just click around the canvas and the tool would randomly put down one of those 10 trees each time.

Does this kind of thing still not exist in PS?
So far I've made a group of brushes with a brush for each tree, but picking a new brush each time is still pretty time-consuming.


texts: How do I edit an image in Photoshop so it looks like it was hand-painted like this?

texts: Does anyone have any idea about how to edit like this in Photoshop? I have used Google to search for this, but have found nothing.


texts: Changing color scheme of calendar icons?

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Here's the image I'm working with:

I'm wondering if it's possible to automatically change all the images to using a color scheme close to #489fdc. I've tried making changes in Paint.NET and Photoshop, but haven't had any luck. Does anyone have experience with doing this?

I only have the .png version and not a .psd - otherwise this would of course be easy :)


texts: Replace black background with a transparent background

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How can I add transparent background on this image instead of black background, but I also would like to keep the partial transparency effect on some of the particles and particles borders.

Could you please share actions in either photoshop or gimp, thanks.


texts: Extending the background of an image in Photoshop

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Here's an original image I have above.

Below, I indicated with an orange rectangle the area I want to use.

Right now, I just used a grey rectangle, but it's not working out/doesn't look natural. How do I add background and achieve a natural looking result?


texts: Reuse Chart in Multiple Powerpoint Slides

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I want to create a flow chart once in Powerpoint, then reuse and/or crop it in multiple slides. Then, I want any changes I make to be propagated across all slides so I don't have to copy/paste many times.

The reason I want to do this is to create context with different components of the flow chart, but be able to modify the chart in one place and have it apply on the other slides.

Is this possible to do?

note: I'm in Powerpoint for Mac 2011.


texts: How to change a google map into something similar to the poster background?

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How do I change a google map into something similar to the map in the 1st poster?
How do I change it to blue and also include shadows?

Please help!

Regards,
sammydude


texts: Matching a Digital Image's Color to a Scan

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I am attempting to clean up some very high resolution scans of pictures, however, while the scans do not have terrible colors, they are off from the originals. I have very low resolution digital copies of the images with accurate colors.

I am trying to match the colors of the low resolution original to that of the high resolution scan, but I'm wondering if there's a better process than simply eyeballing it with levels, curves, and hue/saturation adjustments.

I have attempted the Match Color tool with limited success. Any tips or suggestions?


texts: Adobe Flash How to change path after changing timeline etc (no tweens)

texts: How can i change the path of a layer/symbol. I've selected a path or form but can not change it because points to transform does not appear. Need to be possible or not ?


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I'm working on a project that has a a convoluted acronym with an O in it. In addition to being difficult to remember, it's very easy to mistake the O for a zero since it's not a word and it already has a number in it. (Example: F4TYO -- a reader who has never encountered this and doesn't know what it stands for may think that O is a 0)

Since I don't have control over the name, I want to try using a font that will make the O look very much like an O and not a zero.

Most fonts I've seen seem to focus on making the zero distinct (e.g. a slash, a dot, or boxy curves). I'm looking for a font where O is really distinct instead and very clearly an O and not a zero, even if it's mixed in with numbers.

I need to use a free font (Google fonts are OK). Suggests for non-free fonts would be welcome too though as they may lead me to ideas that point me in the right direction. Other ideas for designing around this problem would be welcome.

Edit: Another way to phrase this question as Sebastian mentions in the comments is "How would one even differentiate an O from a 0 in the absence of the latter"


texts: Shortcut for selecting parent Group in Photoshop

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Questions says it all in a way. I have selected a layer, and I want to press some button combination to select the direct parent of the current selection.

Is there any?

I'm using PS CS4


texts: How to save a file in photoshop that is supposed to be displayed on a web site?

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I just have made an ad banner in photoshop (width 1000px, height 250px) and sent it to the developer, but after an hour he said that the file that I have sent to him opens very slowly because it weights too much (it was saved in PNG and weighed 600KB)

After that I resaved it in JPEG, with medium size and it started weighing 80KB, but the developer said that when he puts it on the web site, it loses the quality and he can see the pixels.

What can be done to resolve this problem?


texts: How can I center text vertically and horizontally within an image in Gimp?

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I would like to center text vertically and horizontally in an image within Gimp.

I have the image, I have added the text, I have been able to use the alignment tool to center the text horizontally, but it remains at the top vertically.

The test image has one layer with a simple image in it and when I added the text, it created another image.  I aligned the text thing (object? box?) so that it covers the whole image.

Any guidance would be appreciated.


texts: Outer glow turns gray scale on artboards with transparent background

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As long there are no artboards in my PSD the outer glow works fine. But as soon as there are any, outer glow turns to grayscale over the transparent background of artboards.
These are my outer glow settings:

Without artboards it works fine:

With artboards and a non-transparent background it also works:

However, as soon as the artboard has a transparent background, the outer glow turns to gray scale:


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I need to design the look and feel of a plastic enclosure for a electronic device. It should be in 3D. I tried with 3D software packages like Blender, but that is too complex for my purpose.

I am totally new to graphics and would like to know a simple software that can be used for this purpose.


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Is it possible to reset (means to remove all keyframes at once) timeline in Photoshop CS6? Thank you

I need this: to remove keyframes and timeline animation


texts: Flowing/floating text layers inside symbols

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One symbol consisting of two text layers in Sketch, one text layer above the other.

If the top text layer has long text and goes onto multiple lines, can the bottom text layer move down somehow without overlapping? Ideally, the original gap between the two text layers should remain the same.

This illustrates the problem - ideally the "text layer two" should move down automatically.


texts: Illustrator: how to only export artwork inside the artboard and ignore what falls outside

texts: I need to export what I created to a jpeg for print.  The image you see below was created in a new file by first creating a 3.5 x 2.5 file which automatically made a white canvas. I made my design ON THAT WHITE CANVAS. You can see the baseball falls off of that canvas. When I go to save I do not want that extra baseball fall off to be saved. I want ONLY what I designed on the white canvas to be saved.


texts: Adobe I - PNG export is not transparent and cannot be viewed in Photo Viewer

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When I export my image as a PNG file it does not come out as so.

When I view it in windows photo viewer the image is just black. If I import it to Paint the image comes up but it has a normal white background around it.

Can anyone help?


texts: Select or delete multiple layers at once - Inkscape

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The title is pretty much self-explanatory.

How do you select and or delete multiple layers at once in Inkscape?

I've tried holding CTRL and SHIFT while selecting layers, but to no avail. For some reason my Google Search is only yielding results for Gimp, Illustrator, Photoshop--basically everything but Inkscape. I've tried looking on YT--same story. :/


texts: How to stop overlapping paths cutting fill colour out

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I have the following issue whereby I wanted to draw a tree with overlapping paths (so I could edit individual branches in the future) but when I overlap the path, it cuts the fill out:

How do you stop this? so that the white path tree fills regardless of overlapping paths?


texts: Photoshop Customize Font-Size and Line Break for Variable Data Set

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I am completely new to this so forgive my lack of technical jargon.
I want to create a template file for a thumbnail with customizable text that allows for submission of values passed through a variable.
Text in the thumbnail will look something like this:
Algebra
Topic #
{VARIABLE}
Sample list of variables:

Discovering expressions, equations and functions.
Exploring real numbers.
How to solve linear equations.
Visualizing linear functions.
Formulating linear equations.
Linear inequalitites.
Systems of linear equations and inequalities.
Exponents and exponential functions.
200+

The problem arises with styling.
I want the text to fit neatly in a square like so:

Some topics have longer character length that others.
What is the best way to approach this?
All the tutorials I've watched do not have a responsive text explanation.
Is it possible to style each variable in CSV (font-size + Line breaks)?
Or create a separate title layer for each topic, but then how to batch save all the images quickly without manually turning the layers on or off?
Is Photoshop even a way to go for this type of project?


texts: Inkscape: add a border around an arrow (for visibility)?

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To annotate a picture, I have many arrows to add.
For visibility I want to add a light border around them.

I want to draw an arrow with this kind of appearance:

I tried to convert my line in path, but the trouble is that you cannot modify the arrow as a line after this transformation. In addition, each head (marker) has to be manually corrected at the junction between the line and the marker.

I also tried the filter Morphology>Contour... the best result I could achieved is this one (not selecting 'Live Preview' which end in a black rectangle):

I am not happy because I did not manage to select the color and thickness of the contour.

And I have got strange behavior for horizontal line (unwanted cropping, an disparition of the line, when completly horizontal)

What would you recommend to draw kind of kind of arrow ? Since I am not very experimented with inkscape, I think I am missing something obvious.

I am using inkscape 0.92.3.


texts: How to shrink the selected are on illustrator

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well this question is both simple and complicated to explain.

I have a band logo with a C letter of a font and then i have effects on the side and if i select the entire logo it gives me a huge box of selected material and most of it doest have nothing, thats because of the font, is there a way to shrink that just to the area that have material?

I ask this because i save the logo and it is saving Blank area!

Hope you guys can help me, im not a pro on illustrator!
Thanks!


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I am creating a prototype with Adobe XD. I want to remove off-standing parts from two boxes.

Here are two pictures:

Here is a corner from the white box and the orange off-standing part should be removed.

Here is the corner from the white box.


texts: In Principle, is it possible to set a recording to stop automatically on the last frame of an animation?

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I have a simple animation that I'd like to create a gif for. I want to record the full animation from 0 -> 100% only once and stop automatically at the last frame (100%). Currently I try to click the stop recording button on the last frame, but this is tricky to do of course.

Is there a way to record the set animation and for it to automatically stop recording at the last frame?


texts: Illustrator → Layers disappearing when shifting

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While shifting the layers in Adobe Illustrator they disappear.
In order to better illustrate what I am saying I have done a GIF below.

What are the possible causes and how to get rid of this behavior?


texts: How to find four equally contrasting colours that are appealing to the eye?

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I have a plot for a scientific argument I'm trying to make. There are four colours that should be (roughly) equally contrasting with two others. ie, if the colours are A-D, then A and B should be roughly as contrasting as B and C, and C-D, and D-A. A-C should be about the same as B-D...

Basically for starters I chose a bright red, green, yellow, and blue. This makes my point well, but looks pretty bad. I find it quite harsh. Do you have any ideas for how to improve this? My thought, not yet implemented, is to do black, gold, white, and purple.


texts: Is there a trackball with pressure sensitivity like in a pen tablet?

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As for the title, is there a trackball with pressure feature for brushes in Photoshop?
Many years ago I used a trackball in CAD/CAM software and now I'd like to use it in Photoshop retouching but I'love the pressure feature of a tablet.

Edit:

maybe is the wrong place to ask, but I just want to know if there is a trackball compatible with the configurations "shape dynamics 'or' color dynamics" for pressure-sensitive brushes in Photoshop as with graphic-tablets.
Excuse my broken English, but more than that I can not explain ;)


texts: Illustrator exporting to SVG, with correct filename while keeping my original .ai file?

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I have a file called website_assets.ai that will have about 20 artboards. Each artboard contains a graphic element such as a symbol, logo or a button.

Each artboard has a name such as: symbol, logo or button. I want to export each of these artboards as their respective .svg file. To do this I currently go to File > Save a Copy, change Save as Type to SVG (*.svg) and select "Use Artboards" I then click Save.

The files that are saves are:

website_assets copy_symbol.svg
website_assets copy_logo.svg
website_assets copy_button.svg

But what I really want is to export files with this convention:

symbol.svg
logo.svg
button.svg

...while I still have my big .ai file that lists all of the artboards.

What do I need to do to achieve this?

I read the Accepted Answer here: How to export to SVG from Illustrator using Artboards and if I follow those instructions and select, "Save As" and choose SVG (*.svg) and then select "Use Artboards", and click "Save" then the opened file changes to an SVG and I no longer have my big .ai (or even svg) file that lists all of the artboards.

My About Illustrator dialog says I am using version 20.1.0.


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would you have a technique to distort lines in order to create portraits or shapes like this artist?

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texts: Is it okay to fade a human face just to create some space to place important content over it?

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Please see the image. Just to write the copy, I had to place white color over the upper half of the person on the right side.

Is it okay to do so in graphic design or is it terribly wrong here?

PS: Copy size and number of lines/words may vary.


texts: Workflow and software choice when converting complex image to favicon?

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I have a logotype which is complex (a line screened image consisting of multiple thin lines) that I want to turn into a favicon. If I just scale it down to favicon size (32×32px) I get a blur.

Are there any good tools to do this better? What would a good workflow look like?

For example I would be able to approximate the logo if I could have the original image in full resolution as a background layer and 'trace' the 32×32px icon on top of that in another layer—is that possible?


texts: 19" PSD printed as 19'...Where did I go wrong?

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I'm in the early stages of designing a silk screen for a product panel.

I threw together a mockup in Photoshop so I could tape it on top of a current plate panel and present it to the decision makers (they're very much "print people").

Brought my PNG into Staples to get it printed. I told them that the print size was 19" x 3.5". They asked if that was the size of the document, I told them it should already be at that size.

When I went to pick it up, it was 19 feet instead of 19 inches wide.

Questions

Did I do something wrong here? (Other than having Staples print my work)
Do inches in Photoshop translate to feet in print?
How can I improve my workflow to prevent this issue in the future?

PSD information

Image size = 19" x 3.5"
PPI = 400

PNG information

Image size = 7600px x 1400px (same as PSD)

The image in question


texts: Can I use a free image if it's also being used somewhere else?

texts: If you use an image from a free-download website and the same image is used in other websites, is this also copyright or not?


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I am reading the book "Typography, Referenced: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to the Language, History, and Practice of Typography", inside the author talks about a english serifed design which would be invented by Caslon IV. I quote him:

  William Caslon IV, the great, great grandson of the William Caslon (72),
  designed the first sans serif font, creating the English serifed
  design. Many claim that the design for this sans is based on the Greek
  lapidary letters of the fifth century {...}

okay, now I have tried to find what that mean concretely on Google but I find nothing, at best three pages of results, partly referencing the book itself.

Maybe someone here has some idea about what that means concretely?

Any hint would be great,
thanks


texts: How should I handle a client who is asking me to copy?

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A company has approached me to design t-shirts. They want me to incorporate some famous band's picture as well as their logo...but I know they are asking me to copy.

If you have ever faced a similar issues, what was your approach?
How would you deal with the client?


texts: Adobe Illustrator Pathfinder Outline problem

texts: How to make same steps as mentioned in tutorial? First picture is mine other are from tutorial I made shape and the graph with brush then Pathfinder + Outline, but it's just blank.


texts: I'm trying to duplicate and scale a rectangle I created with arc corners to create a series of thinner lines inside.  The problem is when I start scaling the lines the arcs don't equally line up with the larger outer arc.  I held shift+alt down to scale uniformly toward the center, didn't work.  I tried using the "Scale Stroke & Effects" option in the transform dialog but that didn't help.  Any idea how to do this without having to create this multiple times?


texts: InDesign: Automatic change character color of running headers if they have background?

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I have been looking to solve this problem:
I am designing a book with many pages printed with different colors. Is there any way to make the running header change character color depending on weather it has color underneath it? May it be a GREP search for a text box that has % of color to overprint, or something like that? Othervise I have to unlock the header and manually assign a stile on every page with a background?

Thank you


texts: Rotate 2D plane curve to create 3D object - solid of revolution - Rhino3D

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Often, when making simple 3D models, one can intuitively create their 2D version and then just somehow turn this version in 3D model.

In my case, I'm trying to make ant egg model and this is my 2D curve:

The rings are illustrating the rotation I want to achieve to get the 3D model - almost cylindric egg.

How can I do this in Rhinoceros 3D?


texts: how to get that new JSFIDDLE/Twitter/Youtube effect in photoshop?

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As all the big sites have been updating their style recently, I've noticed this effect on a few sites and I'm wondering how they do it.

Its like this normal gradient effect, with this pattern, abbit similar to a dissolving effect, but not quite that...

JSFIDDLE:
Its on the top menu bar on this site: http://jsfiddle.net

Twitter:
Again, its on the top black menu bar on http://twitter.com.

Youtube:
Its like the whole of Youtube's background but its quite hard to notice on that one. http://youtube.com

Do you guys see what I'm talking about?

How would I get that effect in Photoshop?

Thanks


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Illustrator user for 20 years here, and yet here we are... Stumped by AI 2020 and pulling my hair.
Today I need to change the size of my brush to edit a stock vector image.

There is a "Stroke" setting in my toolbar, which doesn't do anything to the brush (even though I cannot draw strokes with a brush...).

There is another Brush menu, which only has two options inside of it: "Touch Calligraphic Brush" and ".5pt Flat"

I can double-click on the latter to change its size, but I want to use a simple dot brush, not a flat one. Double-clicking the "Touch Calligraphic" brush doesn't open an options panel.

For some insane reason, it seems that the other documents I have open in AI have different brushes available in the "Brushes Definition" menu. Is this a new AI "feature"?

How do I make this document's brush smaller?


texts: How to copy a layer group to another image in GIMP?

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In GIMP I have 2 images with exact same size and properties but different layers. Now I have a relatively large layer group, which I would like to copy to the other image. As usual I copy and paste it. Now it is a floating selection. As suggested in the docs, I click to anchor the floating selection. However, after clicking "anchor", floating selection disappears.

Is my GIMP has a bug or am I doing something wrong here?

Correction: I can copy a layer group but it comes flattened/merged as one single layer. I do want to keep it as a layer group.


texts: In Affinity Designer Desktop, How do i select shapes that are not completely bounded by marquee area, similar to Adobe Illustrator marquee tool.


texts: Best approach to deal with left out, right and left , side spaces around website

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When the site isn't as wide as the screen is the sides are filled with something that doesn't grab attention or better leads all the attention to what's in center, the website.

However, personally i have always just filled it with monotone darkish black color. I'd like to know what are some other creative ways to deal with this.

Are there some patterns that are becoming/proving themselves to be better suited for side spaces?

I need to know what's better standard practices, and what something creative you have done or seen that has been done with side spaces.


texts: Change background color of imported PDF in InDesign

texts: I imported an external PDF with a white background and black font into my InDesign-document (still CS6). Is there a possibility to change the white color of the background into another color (such that it matches the surrounding area)? If yes, how?


texts: Vistaprint says it accepts PSD files, but won't accept mine

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On the Vistaprint website it says that PSD format is recommended, but it won't allow me to select my PSD file. It says CS3 Image. I'm currently using PS CC 2019.

"We support a variety of file formats for uploaded designs.
Adobe Acrobat 9 Document (.pdf) (recommended)
Adobe Illustrator CS3 Artwork (.ai) (recommended)
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Image (.psd) (recommended)
Bitmap Image (.bmp)
GIF Image (.gif)
JPEG Image (.jpg,.jpeg)
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Document (.ppt)
Microsoft Word 2010 Document (.doc)
PCX Image (.pcx)
PICT Image (.pic,.pict,.pct)
PNG Image (.png)
PostScript Document (.ps)
TIFF Image (.tif,*.tiff)"


texts: How to insert extra elements into an Affinity Publisher Table of Contents

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So I've done most of the layouting for a project and I've just generated a table of contents. It's all working well except I just realised that the chapter headings I had created using the artistic text rule with my Heading 1 style don't get picked up by the table of contents. I believe this is because I have put them in an Artistic Text Tool frame rather than a normal Text Frame.
However I would still like the chapter titles to show up in the table of contents obviously. Is my only option to recreate the chapter headings inside of a normal Text Frame? Or to somehow make an invisible heading in a text frame that will get picked up by the table of contents generator but not actually displayed?
Neither of those options seem ideal, so is there some other way to insert elements into a table of contents? I've tried just adding the chapter headings to the table of contents manually but that breaks as soon as the table of contents needs updating.


texts: Is the low statistical correlation between the HSV channels, conditional upon the color name, a well known property of the color space?

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I have been investigating color as part of a academic project.
One of the assumptions I make as part of a larger project,
is the conditional independence of the 3 channels of HSV, given the color name people tend to ascribe it.

Or to put it another way:
If you (an ideal color knower) are trying to guess the Hue of a color patch that I am holding. And if I had already told you what I would call it.
Then your chance of guessing correctly does not improve much, if I also told you the measured Saturation or Value of the color patch.
and similar for the other channels.

I did a bit of an investigation of this using the results of XKCD color survey.
I looked at the Spearman's correlations between each channel, after grouping the responses by ascribed name.
And I found that for over three-quarters of all color-names,
the correlation between channels was at most weak (|ρ|<0.20).

I repeated this test for 15 other color spaces: RGB, HSI, HSL, xyY, XYZ, Lab, Luv, LCHab, LCHuv, DIN99, DIN99d, DIN99o, LMS, YIQ, and YCbCr.
HSV was the lowest -- many had rather strong collectations.

There are a few problems with the test.
It underestimates the correlation for non-monotonic variables.
In particular since Hue is in a circle, that causes it to underestimate.
My gut is telling me though, that that underestimation shouldn't be by more than a 100%, which would still leave the correlation of HSV lower than any other color-space, except HSI, and HSL which have the same wrap-around problem.
Anyway,
because of limitations like this, my test is more suggestive of this conditional independence, than it is proof of.

I am wondering if in-fact it is already a well established fact about color spaces, that HSV has this property.
Reference to books, or papers would be appreciated.

It does make a certain amount of sense:
When someone tells us the name of a color, they are primarily informing us of one aspect of H, S, or V.
If I say "Green", I am suggesting a range of Hues -- I'm not saying much about the Saturation or Value, except that neither the saturation nor the value are  very small.
Similar for things like Black, Grey and White, for other channels.
And further if I say "Pale Green", you know about the Hue -- it will be greenish, and the Saturation -- it will be low. And I know these things just from the name.
It is not like "Pale Green"s with 1 particular hue, will always have 1 particular saturation etc.

I feel like this should perhaps fall out of the fact that Hue, Saturation, and Value are well distinct properties, as far as humans perceive -- and thus name -- colors.

Having low correlation like this makes  HSV a more expressive space


texts:
How to create a fade effect with CSS on background with an image on top of it?

I'm trying to replicate the image slider on https://www.masterclass.com/


texts: Creating Header / Footer Items For Documents...

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I'm trying to create a nice looking header and footer graphic for all documents I deliver to my clients.  Can someone give me some tips for doing so?  I know that's a general question but I can't find any good tutorials on how to do so.  I though I could just whip something up in Photoshop and import it into Pages (I use Apple's iWork suite) but I'm running into problems.  Here's a couple of the issues I've had so far:

1)  When I create a new Photoshop document I'm specifying a 7.5 inch wide image but when I import it into Pages the image doesn't fill the whole width of the page (which shows 7.5 inches when I view the Pages ruler).  Why does this happen?  I had to futz with the Photoshop width to get it to fill the width of the Pages document.

2)  No matter what anti-aliasing I choose for text it is blurry when imported to the Pages document.  Why is this?

Is Photoshop the right tool for this?  Should I be using Illustrator instead?  Any tips that can get me on the right path would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Craig


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I would like to create a house in 3d simulation.

I can imagine taking a picture of a wall, and then pasting it on a cube in the 3d world and use it as a texture.

The problem i foresee in that is that the picture wouldnt be the texture but a warped view of the texture as the corners of the image are a slanted view of the wall, whereas whats straight infront of the camera should correctly as a texture.

Is there a program that convert an image of say, a wall, and converts it into a valid texture of that wall?


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im trying to fill this font i have so that the letters are white on the inside and not transparent. however i dont want to put white rectangles in the back of all my text, is there a way i can "cut the rectangle to match the shapes of each letter?

https://gyazo.com/572d4bb8e929bf0003a40d8be4172f1c


texts: how can I align the red shape and black shape in parallel?


texts: Between these two designs, would you consider this plagiarism?

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Here is the design I suspect of plagiarism

And here is the logo where I'd presume has been plagiarised

I'd like to know your thoughts on this; as people whom have actual knowledge and experience in the field  (graphic design) where I am only but a novice. Thank you for your time.


texts: Alternative tool to Photoshop that allows editing PSD files with "smart objects"?

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Are there any other tools than Adobe Photoshop available that allow to edit PSD files that contain smart objects?
(I checked GIMP but it doesn't support smart objects)


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I'm designing an image for a clothing company and this is my first art gig job ever since I graduated from my uni in May, and well I don't have any experience in getting an image print ready for screen printing. I have done old school screen printing where I did color separations by hand of using acetate and oil based markers, so I am familiar with that and understanding that each color should have its own layer.

Now working on AI, everything was going fine until I ran into a problem, everything that's WHITE is on 1 layer and everything that is BLACK is on 1 layer. The black layer is underneath the white layer, and I need to add black stroke lines for hair strands for the design (I quickly drew with the pencil tool hair strands to show how I want the final image to look like), but if I draw the hair strands using the BLACK color layer, the strands won't show, because it will be hidden behind the WHITE hair.

If I move the black layer above the white layer, the eyes and mouth are hidden behind the black skull face, but the black stroke hair strands are now showing on the WHITE hair. If I move the BLACK layer back to its original place, under the WHITE layer, the skulls face features show, but the black hair strands won't, it's hiding behind the WHITE hair. :(

My question is, can I make ANOTHER BLACK LAYER just for the hair strand strokes? Or do you know how to fix my issue?

And don't mind the grey circle it's not part of the design, I just put a colored background so that the white hair can be seen.


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Hello, I created this artwork using calc mask with textures found on internet (jpgs with no transparency). (made in photoshop)

What I'm trying to do is to turn this picture into white on black background, as if it was painted in white watercolor painting, witch means that in the final artwork, without any grey. For instance, the cat would be white without opacity (almost) while the background should be black with maybe 0.3 of opacity.

It has to be exported on tranparent bg.
Thanks.


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Can I create an RGB color composite in Krita?

In Krita I separated a color image into RGB bands using Separate Image function (equivalent to Decompose in Gimp).

Now I would like to put them back into RGB composite (like Gimp does Compose).

So far I looked into Image / Filter menus but could not find a likely tool. G'MIC plugin has Decompose Channels tool but I have not been successful using its Recompose option.


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how can I best replicate an ink-in-water effect in Photoshop CS6? I'm guessing the best way is most probably to use brushes.

The following image is a good example of what I wan't to achieve:

Thanks in advance, any help would be much appreciated!


texts: What's the best free tool to convert PNG to SVG?

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I've made 144 different PNG images. Now I want to convert (trace) them to SVG. What's the best free tool to make this?
IMPORTANT:  The images consist of only black and transparent parts. Their sizes are 600 * 600 pixels. They aren't so complicated. Example:

P.S. I'm using Ubuntu 20 (operational system, a version of Linux). Maybe there's some good software for it?


texts: Does anyone happen to know what font this is? I’ve tried a few ways to identify but am getting stuck. Thank you!


texts: How can I create a font set from vector shapes?

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Is there any way to create real font set from the vector shapes created in Illustrator CS6?

I have a set of the vector shapes - 26 letters of English alphabet, I can copy every letter to make title etc, but I wanted to create a real font to type on keyboard as usual.


texts: How to avoid bevel self-intersection in Illustrator CS6?

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When trying to apply a 3D filter to some text in Illustrator CS6 the panels of the shape breakup and overlap. A warning message stating "Bevel self-intersection may have occurred" is displayed in 3D extrude and bevel box.

I am not doing anything complicated, simply rotating the text slightly.
What causes this and what is the best way to avoid it?


texts: I was looking at some Adobe products and noticed at this page the artist appears to be drawing on her computer screen directly, it appears to be a Mac.  How is the artist doing this?  Is she using a special type of screen hooked to a computer or is this a stand-alone computer?  Is there any reference material available about devices like this?


texts: What's the font used on HBO's on air promotion?

texts: It's a sans serif like Futura or Neutraface or Gotham or Brandon--but, it's got sharp corners (unlike Brandon), and the central point of the cap M reaches the baseline. And, it's a point--it's not cut off flat.


texts: Working with physically large (150''+) canvas sizes

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I was given Illustrator templates for a trade show booth. Dimensions are roughly 150inches - 250inches and must be 150DPI. Whenever I try to import images, such as a logo or background, Illustrator bogs down and inevitably returns with a memory error. Not to mention that IA can barely process anything beforehand.

I need recommendations on working on large scale IA files properly.

Edit:

Using Macbook Pro with 8gigs of ram and Adobe CC


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I'm new to graphic design, so forgive me.

Does anyone know how to create a the matte/texture feature that appears on the twitter start page when a user is logged out? Its like a light blue which has been altered.

https://twitter.com/?lang=en&logged_out=1#

I'm not interested in the map images, just how to select a color and give it that sort of texture.


texts: InDesign script to list hyperlinks in active document

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I am trying to get a list of hyperlinks from my document printed in the console or output to text file. This is what i'm playing with:

for (k=0; k<app.activeDocument.hyperlinks.length-1; k++)
{
    $.writeln(app.activeDocument.hyperlinks.item[k]);
}


texts: Adobe Illustrator - Merging Objects and Deleting the Area Inbetween

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I have made a dart board on AI using elipse tool with 5 layers. Now I would like to clean the white areas to make white areas transparent but if I remove them the circular shape compeletely removes. how can i achieve it?

As you can see below the white elipse shape compeletely gone


texts: What icon fits "incomplete" and "overridden"?

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When users create widgets in my system, they can leave the billing info incomplete till later. (They eventually have to fill it in unless the requirement get's overridden by a manager.) I need an icon to show in the list of widgets for the incomplete ones and for the overridden ones. Ideally, it would be general, not just specific to billing, in case we decide to treat other info in a similar way.

I've come up with a circle with a pie piece cut out of it, and one with the piece filled in in green, but looking for other ideas....

(Note: this is a B2B web app that will be primarily used by experienced users. Also, the icon won't be the only indicator.)


texts: GIMP is not combining layers the way that I expected

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I have experience with image processing, but I am fairly new to GIMP.  I was experimenting combining layers that have transparency, and the pixel values that GIMP computes do not agree with the equation I've seen posted on GIMP and photoshop web sites.

Here's a specific example.  The math here applies to a single pixel, but for convenience I'll assume that I have images with the same pixel value everywhere.  Start with a 4-band image, where the RGB values are all 128, and the alpha layer is all 255, or as a fraction 1.0.  Use that as your base layer.  Now put on top of that another layer that has RGB values of 0 and an alpha value of 191, or as a fraction, 191/255 = 0.749.  When those layers get combined in GIMP, I thought it was done mathematically using the following equation:
output value = basePixel*(1 - topAlpha) + topPixel*(topAlpha) = 128*(1 - 0.749) + 0*0.749 = 32.  That's not what I get with GIMP.  I get a value of 66.  Apparently I'm using the wrong equation.  Does anyone know the answer?

I should point out that the equation seems to work when the top layer is 255, but it does not work when the top layer is dark, e.g. 0, like in my example. This suggests to me that GIMP is not using the equation presented above.

For what it's worth, the blend mode is set to normal.

Here's a screen shot.

The comments you made about Legacy, Default, and Gamma are foreign to me.  It's not clear to me how they would affect the answer.


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I need some fontphiles!

Which font is being used for the restaurant name? Any ideas?
I'm sorry the image is so small, it's the best one I could fine.
Apologies if this is not the right SE to ask this on.

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I've been working in CMYK but then always save them as a PNG which I thought you couldn't do unless they're RGB.


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When I'm exporting it changes the color of my black and it becomes quite dull. The same thing happens when I export it as a PNG from the Photoshop file.

I know my Photoshop file is in CMYK and I am wondering how to have the black output like it was in Illustrator, or is it normal to see it this way?
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