texts: How do I create a font that automatically uses accents and removes duplicate letters?

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I am working on a special font that has to follow some rules:

Two consecutive duplicate letters have to be removed. For example kk would become k.
Some letters are “accents” so for example when you type ae (2 characters) it would automatically become æ (1 character).

There are no real limitations on what I can use to make the fonts. Is this possible to simply create a TTF or OTF file with these rules? If so, how do I do this? If it is not possible, are there any workarounds I could do with the font files?

Please keep your answers to simple English as I am new to this sort of thing.


texts: Illustrator CS4 - how to find out the radius of rounded rectangle corners?

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Is it possible to somehow find out the value of radius of rounded rectangle corners in Illustrator CS4? I know one could just click with Rounded Rectangle tool after drawing the rectangle to display the last used value of the radius but what if it is an old document with many different rounded rectangles?

It is basically the same question as this one, but this time the question is about AI CS4 - not Photoshop.


texts: What should the dimensions be for a "coming soon" page?

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Are there are standard dimensions for a coming soon page?

I tried to google it and search for an answer on here but I didn't find any satisfactory answers. I mostly saw the dimensions recommended to be 1000x700px so that's what I'm currently using, but still there's space left on each side. Or am I doing it wrong?

Thanks in Advance :-)


texts: Photoshop CC 20.0.4 - Unwanted Pixel line in Thumbnail Preview

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Since I've upgraded from PS 2017 to version 20.0.4, I'm seeing a grey 1 pixel line in the Thumbnail preview in the Layers panel - no matter which color theme and which thumbnail size I use. Is this supposed to indicate something?

Cheers
Florian


texts: Design Beginner: Creating a map in illustrator and using image trace to build off the old version

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I'm new to illustrator and have been watching YouTube videos, but it seems like image tracing is more for larger images. I'm trying to recreate a map and scanned the old map, turned it into a JPEG and tested out image tracing to see if I could work off of that versus starting from scratch. However, there's a lot of lines to represent parking spaces, buildings, etc. so maybe image trace would only make this more difficult?
I guess I'm looking for some advice in regard to map building, I have about 5-6 layout maps to recreate and if I can get the largest one done first I'm sure the rest will be a breeze. I'd appreciate any advice.


texts: Designing A PDF That Can Be Printed At Home

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I have designed plenty of documents that have been printed, but always professionally. I have been asked to design a (short) PDF that can be distributed online and which many readers might choose to print.

To save on their ink supplies I plan to avoid large flat areas of colour and to keep images to a minimum. But are there any other considerations when designing a document that will be printed at home on domestic printers?


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Many are familiar with this popular illusion where a single shade of color appears to be two different shades, depending on what color surrounds it

The orange dots in the image are actually the same color, even though they appear to be clearly different. A detailed explanation can be found here.

Since the perception of a color is affected by what colors it is next to, I wonder, is there information out there for how to correct for this phenomenon?

What I mean is that, suppose I see a color out "in the wild", such as on a color swatch or on someone's web page. I found out what color it is-- say, Coral Pink, #F88379. Then I decide I want to use it in a color scheme. But, because of color constancy, when I place it next to my other colors, it would appear to be slightly different than it would in other contexts.

Has anyone mathematically determined how to correct for this effect? Is there a program I can use to help me do so?


texts: I would like to know how to apply inner glow on a shape so it can mimick this look

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See the image below for more information. I would like to recreate the pixellated effect on the left side of the image. This will be a batch process so I thought I can just select all the inner space and use inner glow/shadow to output some gradient. I vaguely remembered I did this in high school haha but I forgot how. How can make an inner gradient glow like the left image? Note I used red color just to make everything more clear, the end product should use black lines and produce same pixelated and corrupted effect like the left side.

Things I have tried: I tried to select the outside of the red line and the inside but inner glow/shadow are applies to the lines?

Can someone please help me with this issue? Thank you!


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I am using Inkscape to create some wireframes/click throughs.  I would like a way toggle the visibility of groups/sets of layers.

For example, lets say I define the following sets:

Group 1 - Layer1 (hidden), Layer2 (visible), layer3 (hidden)
Group 2 - Layer1 (visible), Layer2 (hidden), layer3 (visible)

Then, I could switch between the two groups and would not have to update the states of the layers individually.


texts: How to replace colors with BW patterns in a SVG file?

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Using Adobe Illustrator (or is there any other Software?) what is the way to replace all occurrences of a given color with a BW pattern for a SVG file?

I also have a small word cloud using Arial font and I need the font color there to also be replaced with BW patterns. What solution do you recommend that also let the fonts be readable in the word cloud while using BW patterns?

UPDATE: I'd prefer a solution where I don't have to select each object with a specific color (to minimize chances of errors). I'd prefer a solution that replaces all objects of a specific color with a BW pattern without having to select the many objects one by one.


texts: Change of colour when copying into a different Illustrator document

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1) When I am copying a logotype from one Illustrator document to another the colours are changing slightly. Anybody know why this could be?

I am noticing that the CMYK values are also changing, so it is not only how it looks like.
The "old" document is created in cs5 and I am now working in cs6. Maybe it could have to do with this? How do I fix it?

2) I have the Pantone values written down for the colours of the logotype. When I put the same Pantone colour in the "new" document it becomes a different colour again (the same as when I dragged the logo into the new document). It is not the same! why? I need to be able to tell clients what are the Pantone colours of the logotype, so this is a huge problem..

I am very thankful if somebody can help me with this!


texts: InDesign data merge: only show comma if second address field has value

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Is there a way to only show a comma in my data merged document if there is a second address value present?
The addresses in the CSV don't have commas to begin with and are entered as:
123 Main Street Suite A
I'd like them to print like:
123 Main Street, Suite A
If I simply add a comma between the merge tags (like <Address>, <Address 2>), entries without a second address display as:
123 Main Street,
What's the best way to hide the comma if there is no second value?


texts: InDesign combines all csv separated columns as one field in data merge

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I am trying to import an Excel CSV into InDesign Data Merge. Everytime I try to export the csv, it appears in Data Merge as only one field, with fields separated by semicolons, although in Excel I have multiple, comma separated fields.

I've done this plenty of times and have never experienced this problem. I have checked the language and regional settings on my laptop and these are set as comma separated. I've tried to use a txt file version, but Indesign won't accept it. I am now very much stuck! any suggestions?


texts: Animation (Adobe After Effects): Text rotating around object with proper "3-dimensional" perspective

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This question is based on a previous inquiry into how to animate a rotating string of text, the original question can be found here: Animation (Adobe After Effects): Text rotating without cylindric wrapping of text

The final result of this research looks like this:

As Cai (who answered my initial question) suggested, this is done by creating an oval-shaped masked for the text layer, turning off the Perpendicular To Path option under Path Options and using the First/Last Margin value to animate the rotation.

Now, I would like to place another shape inside the rotating text, that is, let the text rotate around it. So far, I don't see any way to do so, as the shape can either sit on top or underneath the text layer. Is there any way (possibly by masking the text when it moves "behind" the shape which is supposed to like rotating around?) to create this animation properly in After Effects?


texts: Photoshop resize image to specific size, keep proportion?

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I'm struggling with this. I have a lots of (big) images that I need to re-size to a specific smaller dimension. The important thing is to keep the aspect ratio and don't do any weird stretching to the images. Empty space should be filled with my background color.

What I normally do is something like;

Re-size canvas to 550x800.
(the image is now bigger than the canvas)
Use the transform tool with alt+shift (to re-size from center) until image fits perfectly into canvas size
Fill transparent pixels with white background

This is too much custom work and doesn't really work with batch. Can I use Photoshop's image re-size or canvas re-size to do this?

My attempts have all failed. The image is either not the right size or with the right size but with weird stretching/transforming.


texts: InDesign's Glyph pane lists horizonal lines as bullets?

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As I know, there is such thing as dinkus that is used to demark section breaks.

A dinkus can be one or three asterisk, a fleuron, or a horizontal line.
When I open InDesign's Glyph pane, there is a character that looks exactly as a fancy horizonal line, although it is actually listed as a bullet (and is copied as •), hence my confusion.

Why is it listed as a bullet? Is it professional to use this character as a section break, that is, as a horizontal line, as shown in my example, or we should use it only as a bullet, like bullets in shopping and TODO lists?


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Is there a standard list of names for different arrowhead shapes?

I don't mean Indian/Native American arrowheads, I mean arrowheads that you would find in clipart, visio, adobe, word, etc.

I just can't find anything. Some are open, some are plain triangles, others have wedges cut out of the back, the variations are endless. I'm hoping that there is some sort of standard names for these arrowhead shapes so that I don't have to reinvent the wheel.


texts: How to draw an irregular line with photoshop

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I have a path, a simple semi-ellipse (not closed) similar to an oblong "C" I'm trying to turn it into a form with the following aspects:

the brush must be flat and not round, the extremities must end with a straight trait, like | and not rounded
I also want to make extremities wider and the middle thin

I have tried designing the irregular line with path but it is too small to work with and seems difficult to give the right size/curve.


texts: Remove black pixels from image w/ transparent background?

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I have an image with a transparent background and a layer that has black pixels I want to remove:

If I set the layer w/ black pixels to Screen in Photoshop against a filled background, the black pixels are removed. But I obviously can't Screen the black pixels out against a transparent background.

So my question is... how can I remove the black pixels as cleanly as using Screen blend, but keep the transparent background?


texts: Flat Paper Look - How can i make these? And what would I need?

texts: Is there a name for this style / look? I really like it, but have no idea how to begin or what to look for. What Software would I most likely do this with? Any advice on how one would begin making these?


texts: Newbie having trouble with background color

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For the background, I was thinking of a light blue, almost translucent background with tiny white question marks on it. But any attempt just doesn't look right. I can't really place on what is wrong with it and how I should improve. I was wondering if there is a better way to approach making color backgrounds or just backgrounds in general?

Edit: My apologies I should've been more clear. I have looked at color selection and color psychology. I just meant more, I think there is something lacking with my blending and implementation rather than the actual selection of the color.


texts: Is the first pair of images for Text Protection in Google's Material Design wrong?

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Looking at the Style > Imagery section of Google's material design spec, under the "Text protection" section, it looks to me like their first pair of sample images is wrong.

The "Do" example of an email app doesn't seem to have any text protection, whereas their "Don't" example looks much better to me. Is that example wrong, or am I missing something here?


texts: Do I need a black stroke when saving white artwork for it to be able to print?

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White vector graphic with black stroke, do I need this for printing? Otherwise artwork is white and artboard is white, any other ways to do this?

This artwork will be silk screened on a T-Shirt using white ink.

How does one design with white when you can't see it in the application?


texts: Indesign preflight not showing errors with cyrillic characters

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I'm laying out a document that's a couple hundred pages with several hundred footnotes. In some of the footnotes there are other languages such as Chinese, Russian, and Greek.
I've imported the document, but none of the foreign languages are displaying correctly. They're highlighted in pink with the character itself shown as a box. I know I could easily fix this by changing the font, but I don't know how to find instances of this. The preflight panel shows no errors despite the pink highlighting.
Can anyone help me search for all instances of the pink highlighter in my document? Due to the number of footnotes I cannot reasonably search page-by-page.
Thanks!


texts: How to extract a blended layer from its background

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I often get PSD assets that have layers with blending modes that end up blending them into a background layer.  I'm trying to figure out of there is any way to cleanly extract these layers from the background, ending up with a transparent background, but keeping the color effects that were created by blending onto, say, a blue background?

Hopefully that's clear...

A very simplified example:

blue background
take a white brush and paint a line on a higher layer
set this layer to Overlay
You end up with a light-blue streak with blurred edges.
I ultimately want an image that has this same light-blue color but blends to transparent instead of blue.

Obviously real-life examples are much more complicated, but hopefully this explains what I'm trying to do :)


texts: InDesign: paragraph style changes when I add rows to a table

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When I add rows to a table in InDesign, the paragraph style changes and adds "+" to the paragraph style name.  My text then changes color (from black to blue) and a yellow highlight is added. I have to manually fix this, which is tedious.

How do I add rows without the paragraph style being affected?


texts: Creating an arbitrarily styled text outline in Photoshop which updates if I change the text or font?

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I'd like to create a 5px wide outline for some text in Photoshop, with one caveat: if I change the font of the original text, or the exact wording, the outline must change too. I'd like to style this outline using all the conventional features of Blending Options. This includes things like emboss, outer glow, etc.

Is this at all possible in Photoshop? I know how to do this to create a "permanent" outline, so no need to explain that - I just wonder if I can set up the layers in such a way that the font is not "set in stone".

Perhaps this isn't quite what Photoshop is designed for - which software would you recommend that better captures the "history of features" paradigm, where I can go back and change the decisions made at the very start of the design?


texts: Borrowing punctuation from another typeface

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I am designing a piece of editorial and using Univers throughout, except for the pull quotes where I have used the quotation marks from Gotham instead as I feel they are more distinctive and appealing. This also means I have to change any other punctuation marks in the pull quote to those from Gotham for the sake of consistency.

Would this be considered bad design? Will I be confusing the reader? Should I revert back to using just Univers?


texts: Will a white box in the lower layer cause overprinting issues?

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Adobe Illustrator CS6

After setting the document dimension and bleed, I realised that the default white artboard won't go into the bleed region (5mm), and that remains as grey. So, almost out of OCD, I made a pure white shape stretching towards all the bleed borders and set it in it's own locked layer, like a white base, for all of my 200 artworks in a particular project.

I didn't think that this would be an issue since it's white. All the artwork were placed in their own layer above this "base layer".

However, I came across some shapes which were red (0,100,100,0) CMYK. They looked fine until I applied a 75% opacity. So, they look reddish when overprint preview is OFF/ON, and pinkish if overprint preview is OFF without a white base.

Why is this?

Am I missing something funadamental about print. Should I leave the white base layer in my 200+ images or go through all of them deleting the white base? They will all be linked into InDesign for a book design.


texts: Adobe Photoshop- Resizing images proportionally

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I have two images- front and side view of a person's face but they're not in proportion to one another. How do I resize them so the facial features are aligned? I can't seem to find any resources for that.

Here's an example of what I'm trying to do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu6jdSaSVyo.


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I have this image of a heart:

favorite.svg

and this image of a back arrow:

back.svg

I would like to modify the line width of the back arrow to match the line width of the heart. Any ideas on how I can accomplish this in illustrator?


texts: I have a corel draw file that im trying to export to TIFF with 150 dpi, but the TIFF files doesnt stay with the size I want. the size after the exporting changes.


texts: Scale and rotate tool vs. selection tool in Adobe Illustrator

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I just started learning Adobe Illustrator. The first three tools I have learned are selection tool, scale tool and resize tool. I see that we can resize and rotate a vector object with selection tool. First select the object then take the mouse near any of the 8 corners of the bounding box outline.

Now my question is if we can both resize and rotate any object with selection tool then what is the need of Scale tool and Resize tool at all?


texts: Unidentified 80s Commodore Game manual font

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Does anyone know what font is used in this commodore game manual?

I found it in a web archive collection https://archive.org/details/Commodore_64_Game_Manual_Collection on archive. org

It's kind of an blunt extended geometric lineal. It seems to be used in several 80s COMMODORE manuals, such as Dragon Lair, Bomb Jack II, maybe it is part of a default template.

The uppercase 'A' appears condensed while the other uppercase glyphs are extended. Notice how dark the 'M' is. At first I thought of an akzidenz grotesk because of the large leg of the 'R' but the condensed 'A' does not fit at all.


texts: Generate colorful streamline pattern (using FOSS)

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I found a very interesting pattern, which I would like to recreate:

Source

I tried to start with the RGB-Noise filter of Gimp, but didn't get a comparable pattern so far. I understood, that there are 2 challenges:
Generating the pattern itself and generating the palette.

Preferably, I would like to use FOS-software like Inkscape, Gimp, maybe even Python, since it's available.


texts: What fonts are out there that are designed like monospaced fonts, but aren't completely monospaced?

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What options are out there for fonts that are designed similarly to monospaced fonts, but are not 100% monospaced?  They should have large, clear punctuation marks, wide spaces, and most characters should be the same width, though certain characters may be larger or smaller.  Some people might like to program with such a font.  In my case it is for use in headings of programming-centric blog posts.

I know of two such free font families that I can give as examples:  Input, and iA Writer.  What else is out there?


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I need some help defining the technique used in this image.

I call it a 3d drop shadow but that isn't the best or correct term to use for this graphic.


texts: How to keep corner radius of a button when it is enlarged by Anima

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I use Sketch along with the Anima Toolkit to control the padding of buttons, here is a button I created for the small screen:

When I increase the button text size, the button is enlarged thanks to the Anima Toolkit, but it also changes the corner radius, which is undesired:

How can I keep the corner radius?


texts: Exporting .eps in Sketch leaves white boxes behind graphics

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Sometimes when I try to export ie a logo from Sketch, it leaves white boxes behind text etc.

It doesn't matter if I use outlined text or not, and they're not shapes either. I checked all my layers and there are no boxes in there. If I export it and open it back in Sketch, the white boxes are there as well.

How do I get rid of these annoying things?

I added a screenshot of my layers. The bike is from a downloaded .eps, funnily enough that's the only thing not getting the white boxes. The rest is all made in sketch.


texts: Pinta fill-transparent for everything lighter than black?

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I have an image which I wanted to set the background as transparent for, which was pretty straightforward in Pinta due to a great tutorial. But I was left with a faint whiteish grayish outline when I pasted the image over a dark background.

The advice I found online for this was to increase the "tolerance" of the bucket fill param, but this didn't work for me. Adjusting the tolerance bit-by-bit, I found tolerance of 35 still didn't get rid of the border, and tolerance 36 applied fill-transparent to parts of my actual image.

So now I'm zoomed in to 1200% and filling-transparent pixel by pixel around my image. All these pixels are shades of gray, and I just leave alone everything that's black (which delineates the outline of my image). But there's got to be a better way to "fill everything in this region lighter than black" right?


texts: Preparing "Extrude & Bevel" effects for export as SVG

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I used Illustrator's effect  "Extrude & Bevel ..." on some svg-icons. Before exporting, I use "Object - Expand..." which results in many shapes on top of each other.

Usually you have to subtract the surfaces from each other, but I do not know why.

Is it really necessary to strip all surfaces from each other? If so, why? Or should I not use "Object - Expand..."?


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What is this type of design called?
What is this type of design called ?


texts: How to decontaminate black edges on hair

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I have a pretty decent knowledge of Photoshop, and have used masks and levels etc to remove backgrounds a fair bit (as well as the edge refinement tools they have now). I am having a tricky time getting black background off of light colored hair.

Is there something I can do to drain out all this black smoothly or another path to take earlier on?  The decontaminate color option on the refine edge dialog isn't coming close.

Right now I've used the lasso tool to make a rough selection and then the smart edge detection with a radius of about 30px... (tried using channels and levels earlier with about the same result)


texts: How do you prepare an image for a double truck (spread) in a magazine?

texts: I am trying to find a best practice for preparing an image for a double truck or spread of a magazine. My assumption (if the image is equal on both pages) is to split the file in half...for the left hand file, extend the right side the amount of compensation for the binding (3/16" in this case) and then to clone the edge outward toward the edge. Repeating the same process for the right toward the left edge. Can anyone tell me if this is correct and has anyone seen a plug-in that does this?


texts: I am adding text to an image in Photoshop CC and all the time the text is in ALL CAPS. I can't find a way to get it to normal caps. What should I do? Here is what my screen looks like:


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I need to use GIMP instead of Photoshop, but I have a problem doing some things with transparency:

I explain: I manipulate some tga files that have 4 channels, rgb and alpha.

Using Photoshop I'm able to draw into the 4 channels independently, and the alpha is used like the other channel: here is a shot:

If I try to open the same tga image (32 bits compressed) with gimp:

you can see that the 3 channels rgb are masked with the alpha channel, and the image is uneditable...

Any suggestions?

Thanks


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This is a problem I have been having recently. My screen size has a pretty high pixel density and, as a result, all of GIMP's icons are criminally small and very difficult to look at.

I've tried searching for ways to increase the screen size but all that shows up is how to scale images. Thing is I know how to change the image DPI but I want to know how to change the actual program's DPI, so that the icons are better suited to my computer screen.


texts: Pen tool changing colors on gradient when saving

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I am somewhat new to PS and have upgraded to CS6, and I am having issues when I save a file.

The shapes I have created (with the pen tool) and added specific gradients to, change colors. When I reopen the fill all the shapes have changed to the two colors that are currently on the foreground and background. Hence all the gradients are just those two colors and all the work matching and adding colors has been lost.

What am I doing or not doing that will prevent this from happening?


texts: How can I change the color of a dashed line in Illustrator?

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I have a white line. When I switch from basic to dashed line 1.1, the line turns gray. Paintbucketing the line just makes it a basic line again. Based on all the settings I'm aware of, the line should be white, but it seems to arbitrarily change to a gray color when I choose any other type of line that isn't basic.

The first shows a basic white line, and the second shows what happens when I switch from basic to dashed line 1.1. The second is a closeup of the dashed gray line in case it would have been hard to see otherwise.


texts: Automate Adding Individual Reveal All Mask to Many Layers in Photoshop?

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In Adobe Photoshop CC, what's a fast way to add individual default masks (Reveal All) to every layer in a document with a large layer count (say 100 layers)?

I need individual masks, not group masks.

I can manually ALT+drag to duplicate a mask to other layers, or simply scroll through selected each layer and then clicking the mask button at the bottom of the Layers pane, but I'm trying to create an automated process hence those are not desirable options.

Perhaps there's a script solution to add individual full reveal masks to all open layers?

Backstory

Per the workaround here to export en masse png-24 images of a common size to png-8 w/ partial transparency, I'm doing File > Scripts > Load Files Into Stack, selecting all layers, right-clicking on the selection, and lastly choosing Quick Export as png-8 from the click options menu that comes up.

The only problem is that the Quick Export as png-8 saves a cropped copy, disregarding the canvas size.  Going individually into Export As will work if I manually change the canvas size, but selecting all layers and putting a common canvas size centers the images...

But I've found a way to get the right click Quick Export... to respect the canvas position & not crop -- add a 100% fill mask (so all white).  This has no affect on the image other than to preserve the transparent bounding box from cropping upon Quick Export... / Export As.

However, adding individual masks negates individual time savings.  Hence I need to find a way to add them to each layer quickly (group mask doesn't work).


texts: I load a gif into photoshop as frames. It is about 200 frames, and I want to add some extra text and drawings to about 100 frames.(The same text and drawing in the same postion on all 100 frames.) How do I do this without drawing and adding text on every single frame seperately?


texts: How to make multiple random motion blur effect in GIMP?

texts: There are three type of motion blur I found in gimp. Radial,linear and zoom. I need to use radial blur effect with random multiple distributed center. If I try to apply filter again and again changing center, then it will destroy previously applied filter effect. Same happens when using linear filter. Is there any way to apply filter with multiple center (center is used by filter as starting point)? In below image in particular area arrow is showing in what direction(randomly choosen angle) motion blur I need to apply.


texts: Illustrator CS3 drawing new objects right above selected object, not at the top of wrapping layer

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I have art work that consists of more than 200 objects.

I need to draw details to objects that are in the middle of wrapping layer. When I draw a new object it is placed  at the top of  wrapping layer, and so above details of work which weren't supposed to be covered. So I have to drag those new objects all the way through to the required position. It's such a waste of time. I do it all the time.

How can I draw new objects right above the selected object, not at the top of object stack?


texts: Suggestions for wireframing / low-fi prototyping tools

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my experience with wireframing or low fidelity prototyping tools is pretty bad.

All of the tools is used seemed extremly time-consuming and limited in terms of creating.
You always have a fixed set of elements to choose from, fixed layouts and always a drag & drop system which makes it really slow.
Furthermore I couldn´t find any tool that works good or rather fluent and intuitive on a tablet.

I have tried balsamiq mockups, omnigraffle, axure, pencil project, mockflow, wireframe.cc and lucidchart.

I´m normally starting with sketches, mind maps, etc. to visualize the concept first. Afterwards I want to transform it into digital wireframes or low-fi prototypes which I want to use for early prototyping to get feedback about the structure, the logic the navigation and the app in general.The tool doesn´t need to have prototyping features, since I can do this with inVision or proto.io, but I need a quick solution, thats easy to work with and if possible availble for tablets

Did you experience the same problem or am I alone?
Can anybody please recommend me tools that are different and could fit my needs?

Thanks a lot!


texts: Recommended format for exporting edited images in Inkscsape which are used in LaTeX

texts: I am using Inkscape to edit some images, which will later be used in Latex. The format of the imported images is JPEG. The exported format is PNG. I found that the quality of the exported image from Inkscape was not the same as the original image. The quality had reduced. Which format is recommended so that the quality of the exported image is same as the input image? Please suggest keeping in mind that format of the exported image should be compatible with LaTeX.


texts: Photoshop Animation Stacks Frames on Second Loop

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I'm trying to create a gif in Photoshop using timeline. I have it set to loop forever. It works perfectly the first loop, but has problems once it hits the second (or subsequent) loop. The first frame will show fine, as will the third (or any later) frame. However, the second frame always shows on top of the first frame. If I add a background to the gif, this problem doesn't occur, it only happens if the gif is transparent.

Does anyone know why this occurs? It's always the second frame only of every loop after the first run-through of the gif animation.

Here is the gif (you can see it "glitch" where the frame gets stacked):


texts: Illustrator question. How do I cut a section out of a circle, without leaving 2 lines going to the centre

texts: When I use the "Start Angle" tool to cut a circle, Illustrator draws the radius lines to the centre. I just want a space cut from the circle, without leaving a "Pacman" Shape.


texts: How can I precisely replicate this text shadow effect?

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I want to be able to start with the raw white text (font is bank gothic) and replicate the shadow effect pixel for pixel (or as closely as possible).

I have tried many different blur effects in GIMP but just can't get it looking exactly the same.


texts: Where can I find Ionic components images for UI design?

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For testing different UI combinations for an Ionic mobile application I have been asked to provide a Ionic components image kit so they can be drag&drop into Photoshop or other editor.

I have been trying to find it without success. Do someone know if this exists and where it is?

Thanks


texts: Angled drop shadow on transparent background

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I have created a logo using two crossed keys. It is a simple matter to add a drop shadow ...but... because one key is resting at an angle atop the other, the upper key needs a shadow that is further away and less dense at the top and close without too much spread at the lower end where it would be touching the table to give the appearance of being on an angle. The shadow also needs to jog up close again where that key is resting on the bottom key. Additionally the client wants to be able to use the entire image on different backgrounds such as wood, stone, concrete etc., so the finished image needs to be on a transparent background. This feels impossible. I have tried several tutorials - all end up with solid backgrounds and none allow for the angled shadow of the top key. Help?

I am not sure how you could do it in illustrator - I tried to find help with tha, but it appears you cannot have a shadow on a transparent object. (In the old days you could delete the object and keep the shadow) The keys I discussed above are photographic, not vectors. I should have attached a photo--I'm sure that would have made it clearer. I did finally find a good tutorial which allows me to create a distorted shadow to create the illusion of space at one end and touching at the other - it even fades out and blurs more as it becomes further from the surface. If anyone else is having this issue to http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/cast-shadow/  Thanks for the input.


texts: Is it possible to revert preapplied alpha blend and find original color?

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I have a color 0xADADAD, it was originally white, now it's grey, because it's been alpha blended with 30%(0.3 alpha) black + the unknown original value. In this case I know from lots of trial and error that the original color was 0xF8F8F8

Problem is I have over 20 other colors that need to be fixed like this, but I have no accurate way of finding the original colors. Is there a formula I can do to figure this out? Is it even possible?


texts: How to apply transparent gradient along each segment of a curve?

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Say I have a white curve in black background:

The curve has some points cut it to separate segments. From point A in the line whose opacity is 100%, the transparency gradually increasing and then decreasing so that when it reach point B, the opacity is 100% again. The middle point of the segment, therefore, will be fadest. The longer the segment is, the fader the middle point is. This will repeat for other segments.

The idea is that when a pendulum swinging in the dark then in the extremes it is most visually clear, and its balance point is fadest, and the trajectory is gradiently going from clear to faded. I use Inkscape, but answers for other tools are welcomed, because I guess the terminology is the same.

An example is provided by @Joonas, except that the slider points to the 100% opacity points, not 0. And I don't know how to add more gradient points like that.

How can I make this effect in a curve?

Also ask on Reddit.


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Let’s say I see a great piece of artwork on InPrnt or DeviantArt (for simplicity, let’s say it is pixel art with a fairly simple palette of colors) and I think it is so great that I want to copy the colors used to create my own image.
Assuming the subject/purpose of my work is completely unrelated to the original piece and the only aspect of the original which I draw from are the colors, can I legally publish my illustrations/pieces made with this palette  (copied exactly) online or send them to be reviewed by a game developer/website designer/etc.?


texts: Help me Describe Why this Happens to my Client

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I am having issues with my colleague opening my designs and telling me they are appearing too big or too small. This banner I actually created in Canva because I will have to create it for every brand in the company once it gets approved. (in the picture I've removed our company logo)
This is a recurring problem where he asks me why one is so large or why some are small. I have explained that it has to do with what it contained in the image-- this image is fairly plain and simple so when he clicks on it, it appears large, but it IS the correct size for our site.
Am I explaining this correctly? Or am I wrong?


texts: How to paint outside of selected area in Photoshop?

texts: I just want to know how to paint outside of the selected area with the brush tool without creating multiple layers. Here is my selection:


texts: Colours consistently change in Illustrator the moment I deselect an object

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While working with a file I noticed that the moment I imported my Illustrator file into Photoshop it changed our company colour #ff5522 to a different orange-red variable.

Considering brand-consistency is pressed on, I tried to figure out what went wrong. Then I discovered that while working inside Illustrator CS6 the program would change the colour of any object the very moment I went and selected an other vector inside the same document. I played a bit with the colour settings hoping to stop this from happening, but nothing seems to work.

How can I prevent this from happening?


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I use CS2 on an old iMac (OS 10.6.8). If I upgrade to the latest iMac (Yosemite) and rent Creative Cloud will I be able to read my CS2 files.
If there's anyone out there who can help, I'd be most Grateful.
Norman


texts: How to create a pattern border around webpage, squarespace

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I'm trying to create a specific border around a squarespace page so that is responsive (i don't want to add an image as it wouldn't adapt to other devices) This is what I am hoping for:

I currently can only get a solid double border reaching the edges of the page with minimal spacing between the lines - about half of what I'm hoping for.

So far this is the code i've inserted into the custom css:

#footer {display:none;}
body {
border: 1em double #ffffff;
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
background-image: url(http://i.imgur.com/LhxKJpU.jpg);
background-repeat: tile;

}

The template i'm using is Pacific.

Any ideas??


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I have a barcode with a dimensions width: 162px and height: 50 px. When I print it in a A4 paper size,its dimension is 40 mm X 14 mmbut when printed in CR80 Cards(smaller paper size) it's size is 25mm X 9mm .

The barcode in the A4 paper is scanning well but barcodes in CR80 cards, doesnt. It is because the barcode size shrinks to fit the page and thus distorting the barcodes.

If and only if the barcodes is 40mm X 19mm in CR80 Cards it will be fine and be working(I assumed). So how will I know what dimensions (in px) , shall I command my printer to print to have the desired output?


texts: Perfecting a curve in logo, Illustrator CS6

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I'm rather new to Illustrator, and I'm currently designing a logo.

Just refining it at the moment, checking all the measurements etc...

But I'm wondering what's the best way to tackle this curve:

As you can see it's nowhere near perfect. I'm mainly focusing on the curve on the inside. Then I can adjust the outside by measuring.

I can't seem to find an accurate way of correcting this curve.

Any help is much appreciated :)


texts: Everytime I create a video,it looks good in a normal screen but considering half of the people have the low blue light effect enabled, I would like to balance somehow the colors of my videos to counter the effect of blue light, since otherwise my videos look orange.


texts: How to increase line pattern density in Inkscape?

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I would like to have a square with diagonal hatching in Inkscapae 1.0. I followed the instructions in the question Create hatching in Inkscape:

I created a slanted line in the desired color and thickness.
I converted the line into a pattern.
I created the square and selected the new pattern.

The problem is the resulting line appears only once in the square:

How would I increase its number of appearances? I've tried creating an object with multiple parallel lines and using that as the pattern, but I had problems with discontinuities when the pattern was repeated.


texts: Cutting typearea by brush / showing typearea in brush zone

texts: I would like to ask how, if its possible, to cut the orange font so it would be only inside the black area (made with brush) and the rest of the font on the white area would not be shown. Using Adobe Illustrator.


texts: How to convey the idea of an "API" as an icon?

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I've been assigned to design an icon (or logo) for our API (Application Programming Interface). In programming, an API allows programmers/developers to access, or "hook into" functionality located on another system or platform. In this case, our API checks a small amount of text (1-3 lines) against a master list with certain criteria and returns results.

I've been struggling for a few days now to come up with a solid concept that's simple and clear. For example, I've been fiddling with gear-shaped things to represent some sort of mechanical function. You put in something and we give back something valuable. Also in our graphics library is a "check" icon, because we perform validation and standardization to the data given to us. We're fairly flexible how we want this to look and feel.

What symbols or figures would go well in an icon to simply, clearly convey this idea?


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I just started using Gimp 2.10, and I love it except for one small thing that is absolutely killing me right now.

When I set the active layer as not visible and then try editing it (I do a lot of pixel art, and I'd take a layer, set it to non visible, and erase a couple pixels so the layer under it would have a few parts that would look like its above the layer that is invisible), but I get a warning at the bottom saying "The active layer is not visible" and it doesn't erase the pixels I'm trying to erase.

I don't want to mess with the layer transparency, or have to make another layer above the other one, so how would I turn off the warning and edit the layer when it isn't set as visible?


texts: font size for mockups across all devices

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I have to create mockups in Photoshop across all 3 devices (iPad, iPhone and Desktop).

Obviously 20px font size on a tablet is going to be a lot smaller then on a desktop so does anyone have any idea what the font size guidelines are for mockups across all devices?


texts: When Inkscape opens file, objects are jumped over the page

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When I save and then open a file with Inkscape, it loads with object dislocated. I can then fix the object's location (it jumps near correct location after even slight move), save, but after opening again the situation repeats. The original file is

https://github.com/psprint/zplugin/blob/master/doc/img/zplugin.svg

The effect of loading is below:


texts: How can I effectively manage all my design assets?

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I'm looking for a way to manage all of my design assets on my Mac. I've been accumulating stuff like templates, graphics, vectors, textures, stock images etc for a while, and the amount of stuff that I have on my computer is very difficult to sort through when I am looking for something.

Is there any program out there that will make this job easier? I want some way of categorizing files (tagging would be nice) and being able to browse through and view them.

I already have Creative Suite, but I'm looking for something other than Bridge. That is, unless you can explain to me how to use Bridge effectively for this purpose!

Thanks for any help you can offer.


texts: How to smooth it out/add curves less jagged edges and illustrator

texts: I am working on a trademark that utilizes a leaf. I translated the leaf into a vector shape but need to remove all of the jagged edges and make it smooth. Any suggestions?


texts: As I understand it, they have a license that applies only to web versions, an interface, or another digital output. But what if I want to print a few books or instructions?


texts: Transition to transparent: gradient following a curved selection

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Take a look of the following screenshot:

I'd like to soft the transition between the left image and the background (red colour on the example to simplify the question).

On Photoshop, I have tried to apply gradient masks to a handmade selection and using the erase tool. The results are not good.

I'm running out of ideas. Maybe Photoshop is not good for that, and I should try Illustrator instead?


texts: Why does the spacing become uneven in these shapes after rotation?

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Please see the image. The 1st group on top has 3 objects with equal spacing between them. But not aligned vertically.

When I rotated each of them (anchor is in center of each object), the highlighted spacing becomes uneven. Which seemed a little surprising to me, as I've never tried such thing.

This doesn't happen when the objects are aligned vertically.

Is there any explanation for this? And how can I equalize the space without hit and trial?

EDIT: Maybe users are not understanding what output I need. I don't want to rotate the overall appearance of the collection of those 3 objects. I want to rotate them at their own place, with space between them same. See the 2nd part of image. The rotation is okay but the only thing is wrong is the ueven spacing between them. i.e., I want the 1st and 3rd solids to be vertically aligned at top.


texts: How to select everything around a shape in Pixelmator?

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Using Pixelmator, quite often I need to draw a shape and then select everything around that shape to apply a filter or change hue/contrast. Is there an easy way to select everything around a shape, specially when the shape is not a rectangle.

For example, in this blog post, I created a red rectangle with round edges:

https://watuhq.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/exporting-applicants-from-a-job-and-improved-staffer-engagement/

and you can see everything around it is grayish. I got away with it because the rectangle is on top of white, so you can't see the edge, but when the rectangle is on top of something with a color, I need to have the selection perfectly around the rectangle, otherwise it looks broken.


texts: trying to make a bent pipe on isometric plane

texts: I am trying to make a bent pipe on an isometric grid drawing. How should I do it so that it creates that appearance? thank you!!!


texts: Which sizes should I deliver icons in? (Desktop, not web)

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It's the first time I am designing some icons for use on a desktop, but I have now come to the point where I have to export them as .ico.

My question: How do I deliver, hand in the icons to the customer? I have no trouble exporting to .ico, but what sizes should I deliver? Do OSs resize automatically and should I just deliver a 512*512 or 256*256 version, or should I resize in different steps and export for every size?


texts: How to create a draggable object in adobe animate?

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A rectangle that you can drag around.
I want to create a rectangle that I can move by clicking and dragging it. The rectangle stays in place after I stop dragging it.
Using Adobe Animate CC with html5 canvas, how can this be done?


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I use Illustrator for changing colours and adding the svg vectors (basically icons from flaticons) to photoshop to create high fidelity mockups.

my question is, is there any way to change the width(thickness) of the svg ?

if you see the arrows drawn, that is what i want to achieve, and if you see on top the stroke is 0 while its complete fill.
is this even possible ?


texts: How can I create a photo-realistic cylindrical 3D object?

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I am trying to achieve something similar to the following photo-realistic image in Photoshop:

So far, I have tried copying and pasting a basic object, then distorting it and applying new layer styles. However, I am sure there is a much more efficient way to do it using some sort of 3D 'spin' function. I've never come across one, so wondering if anyone had any tips.


texts: Computer Modern, a font created by a computer scientist for use with his own typesetting system TeX, has become one of the most frequently used fonts of all time, precisely because of the popularity of TeX. But the question remains whether this font, created by a single person, is even suitable for this kind of popularity? Is Computer Modern, from a design perspective, a high-quality font? Notice that I am not asking if it is a good font; that kind  of question would be opinion-based. However, I think it is possible to objectively judge the quality of a font, at least to some degree, just as it is possible to justly give grades at an exam.


texts: I've done very little print work before and now that I'm in need of some product labels, I've come across 5-10 color printing. The local shops haven't been very helpful. How is it different from regular CMYK? Or is it a different process entirely?


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I have the following picture and I am interested to create a vignette along the rails.

To achieve this, I added a curves adjustment layer and lowered the brightness for my midtones and dark areas.

For the straight part of the rails, I was able to create a vignette by applying the gradient filter like this:

For the bottom, I have only managed to use the lasso tool to create a mask for the bottom layer with a high feather to achieve this:

Unfortunately, the effects aren't as good as the gradient tool. Is there a way to apply achieve a similar effect with the gradient tool for the bottom part of the image?


texts: How to achieve balance when objects are asymmetrical?

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Would you use the center of gravity as reference for centering, the plain shape (xmin/xmax/ymin/ymax)? Or any other methods? Maybe centering based on your gut feeling?

Imagine an object like this, you have to center on a poster or shirt:

How does one achieve a sense of balance when mandatory design elements are clearly unbalanced within themselves?


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I have been working as a contractor for this company. It is a non-profit company. They pay me a monthly salary. I do their graphic and web work. I first started as a one job, create their website project. Then they wanted to keep me as a steady designer. I now do work for them, I make them presentation decks, website updates, maintenance, social post designs, logos, etc. They pay me $3K a month. I started at $2k, and raised me to $3k a month to make them more of a priority. I have done that, I get them things asap, and a lot of last minute things.

I am an off site worker. I work way better at home. I go to their weekly staff meetings, which is every Monday. If I am being honest, I don't need to be at these meetings as they tell me things that they can just email me about or call me.

They have an upcoming event, that is 2 days long. 8am-5pm. They want me there on both days all day. They want me to work with their social media manager, to create social designs on site. 1. I don't want to be there all day for two days. 2. I don't feel like I NEED to be there to do social designs. It is an event that I am not interested in, as I am not political like that.

Well I told them I can't be there as those times will not work for me. But I can be on call as much as possible, and I even said I will come up with templates so we can just plug in images or text quickly when they need.

They responded with:

  This is really important.  (Social Media Manager) can’t do all of this alone and this is
  huge for us for both in revenue for the org and importance for our
  brand.  We really need you present.  How can we make this happen?
  (Not at night, but all day on the 23rd and 24th.)   We had agreed that
  our company was your work priority and this is essential for us to do our job.
  Thanks

Any opinions? Thank you!


texts: BRANDING: How can you create a 'brand' for many different companies under one parent company?

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How can you 'brand' 5 different websites that live under one parent company that are all very similar with the exception of the demographic? Stack Exchange is a very good example because they sites are all a similar function but with different demographics.

How can I create graphical elements that all relate to each other, but are somewhat different between the sites. They should all still be visually recognizable as part of that 'family'.


texts: Using PS layer fx stoke on outside of layer with square corners

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When using the layer style fx > stoke in photoshop is there a way for the stroke to have square right angled corners, whilst having the stoke set to the outside of the layer so it dosnt clip the layer. Normally when you set it to the outside it will give you rounded corners as the image below.

Background - Im using PS CC


texts: How to change colour across multiple layers in Photoshop CS6

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I've seen this type of question asked before, but I've not seen a satisfactory answer:

I have a specific colour palette, and I can not stray from it at all; I have a specific green (32,144,24) on 93 layers, and I want to change it to a specific blue (24,32,144) on every layer.
I have 3 different colours on each layer, and multiple palettes to go through and export (93 layers * 3 colour replacements * X number of palettes = no way I'm doing it manually.)

Because of that, I decided to look for a script to do it for me.
I found two such scripts, but they both return errors when running, and do absolutely nothing.

I have no experience with javascript, so I wouldn't even know where to begin with writing my own script.

Met with no luck on my own, I decided to ask the internet for help.

Thanks in advance for actually reading the OP and offering any relevant advice.-John Shmoe

Edit:
Two such topics I've viewed that yielded no results:
Replace individual colors in multiple layers
Change the color of multiple layers at once in CS4

Example:

Replace colour 1 with colour A, colour 2 with colour B, etc. on every layer (again, imagine there are so many that doing it one-by-one would be ridiculous to even suggest.)


texts: Use two fingers as ruler while drawing with Wacom tablet with touch feature

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Is there any drawing software on macOS that let you use two fingers for showing a ruler while drawing with pen? Like the iOS 9 Note app for iOS, for example.

Or when placing two fingers on two points, we get a angle at an axis, and no matter where we draw on the canvas it will always draw a straight line with that angle starting where the pen position is.

Not necessarily a native app, a web app would do as well, I want to draw straight lines quickly but does not have to be precisely accurate.


texts: Photoshop CC 2015 Save Action is not overwriting the original PNG file

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I just updated to Photoshop CC 2015 for OSX.

When I had Photoshop CC 2014, I had an action:

 - Change hue
 - Change levels
 - Save
 - Close

Which I could batch on hundreds of PNG images. The Save command would simply overwrite the PNG files.

But this seems to be broken in Photoshop CC 2015. When I run the action on batch, after processing one of my images, Save will open a Save Dialog! I don't want that. I want it to simply overwrite the source image.

I tried changing the Save command in the action to Save As and select .PNG as the format. The dialog is gone, but now all the processed files are saved to the exact same image (the one that is set in the action)... so it is useless.

Then I tried the Image Processor script in Photoshop, but the damn thing does not output with the .PNG format.

How can I make my action work? I just want Save to overwrite the source file. No dialogs. I don't have Bridge or any other Adobe software - I feel it is too much for my purposes.


texts: Please help me, I was learning some basic of morphing in after effects, so that I need to use bezier path concept, I was converting a square path to  bezier path, but I was unable to do that.


texts: Stop illustrator from rendering non-visible elements?

texts: I have a lot of symbols that use gradients which end up slowing down performance. Is there any way to disable illustrator from rendering items when they are turned off? It seems that even when I make them not visible illustrator still runs slowly which is why I believe it still does massive amounts of calculations even when they're turned off.


texts: Automated way to import several paragraphs to InDesign

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I'm a basic user of InDesign.

I have to import many (hundreds) of paragraphs into a page layout consistent of many Text Frames per page. Each page looks like so:

I have all the paragraphs on a spreadsheet where each cell is a paragraph.

My current workflow is to copy a full page in InDesign, paste it after the last page and then manually replace the content of each of the Text Frames with the next paragraphs. This is of course not very efficient.

Do you know of a way to automate or at least streamline this process?


texts: Bleed Size for Exhibitor Stand In Adobe Illustrator

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I need to make design for a company for the panels which we see in exhibitions.

But before starting it I would like to know how much bleed size should I leave for printing for such a big design. Artwork Sizes are as below :-

W - 1459mm  H - 394mm
W - 1954mm H - 394mm
W - 469mm H - 2354mm
W - 964mm H - 2354mm
W - 469mm H - 1424mm
W - 964mm H - 2354mm
W - 964mm H - 2354mm


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Is there a way to make curves only affect a certain part of an image?

For example, i have this image:

The reflection in the water is way too bright and I want to make it a bit less light with some curves. However, i already have a curve for the image. Is there a way to make a new curve only affect a certain part of the image? (which in this case is the water.)


texts: How to group objects from Illustrator Layer menu?

texts: How do you select and group multiple layers swiftly in Illustrator? Obviously you can tick them one by one and group after that but I am looking way for grouping layers selected between two shift + click's in the menu.


texts: Is there a way to manually set DX and DY when moving anchor points?

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I'm a Software Engineer willing to learn more about design stuff. I've been trying to create a logo for a project and I am stuck trying to use curved lines. When moving anchors points, I'm having trouble with positioning dX and dY because of my trackpad's lack of precision. Is there a way to manually set dX and dY position in Illustrator?

Picture Example: Can't set dY to 12px.


texts: Transparent PNG loses anti-aliasing in Photoshop

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When I open the following image in Photoshop (CS5):

This is how it appears, and how it saves:

For some reason, the aliasing is ignored and the edges become completely jagged. Can anyone explain why this would be happening, and how to avoid it?

Update: Seems this is the issue it stems from: Why can't Photoshop properly open this PNG? Fireworks opens and saves it fine.


texts: Shortcut to select themove the cursor to some time

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I just want a shortcut to focus on this cursor timer

Like this!!

So that I don't have to all the way to that corner and click then type the cursor time... is there any shortcut for it??


texts: Recolor Artwork: single swatch to multiple swatches

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I have an Illustrator document with a lot of objects. All the objects are black, same swatch.

I have a swatch group with a few dozen coloured swatches. I wish to apply these swatches to all the many black objects. It doesn’t have to be in any particular order, but each object should be coloured individually—I don’t just want to change black into some other colour, but to dozens of other colours. What I really want to avoid is having to select each object individually and then applying a different swatch to each.

I’ve never quite managed to get my head properly around the Recolor Artwork feature in Illustrator, and I cannot for the life of me get it to do anything like this. The “New” box in the Recolor Artwork dialogue box appears to accept only one colour.

Is there some way to do this using the Recolor Artwork feature? Or using some other feature that I’m not aware of? Bonus points if there’s a way to control the order in which the colours are applied; e.g., specifying an order and then click on each object in turn to apply each swatch being ‘iterated’ through in that order.

(I would prefer to avoid having to script it, but I will if there’s no other way.)


texts: Illustrator CC 2015 - create area and add color

texts: I'm just starting Illustrator and when i created my logo, I saw that I can't fill the areas with color or some areas are not like i want them to be and it's just weird how they are filled. Idk how to fix that. I used the Ellipse tool and pen tool to create that logo. Thank you for your help! [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/bdiZ6.png  [2]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/h7fBG.png


texts: how to get results of the node setup in gimp?

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Here is a very easy node setup in blender:

suppose if we want to see the results in gimp with the subtract mode set on the wave texture we get a result such as this:

the results are quite different from what we get in blender because of the 'fac' value in the(subtract) node in blender.

how can we get this to work in gimp. It doesn't seem lowering the opacity is an option, because it gives some weird results? Is there a way to set the layer affecting strength or something?


texts: How to create a wavy circle (cog like) in Photoshop

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How do I create this shape in Photoshop? It has to have the smooth lines.
See example.

I know this is easy to do in Illustrator but I do not have acess to that program.

TIA!


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I've been using Inkscape to design some prototype icons for a project I'm working on, and recently I ran into an issue with the battery design. The issue is my text for the battery gets clipped around the end. I haven't ran into this issue on any other text objects. Here's the image:

This isn't much of an issue but since I'll be using this in the actual project that I'm working on it is going to be an issue if it happens when I make the final icon. The font is Helvetica Neue if that helps. (And I'm using Partha's Inkscape build (Inkscape 0.91))

Original SVG: https://www.sendspace.com/file/cm5wpt


texts: Why color grade with limited green such as in Stranger Things?

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The phenomenal Netflix original Stranger Things does almost everything for a very specific reason. If you watch closely like I do you may have noticed the color grading. Greens are very limited in the set designs, costumes and grading - often not present at all.

What does grading with a limited green palette achieve and evoke? I know in comics like Batman limited green is used for emphasizing night but in photographic elements like Stranger Things I'm not sure what it achieves? Does it have historical roots in a particular type of analog film?


texts: What's the name (in English) for those small animated infoboxes by the beginning of some videos?

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English is not my native language and I can't figure it out what's the name of these specifical info objects (if there ever was a name). Just to clarify a bit, I'm talking about those animated boxes that overlay some videos in order to present the name of the speaker, or the topic covered in that section, etc. Could someone help?
Edit:
Here's an example from a streamer:

That kind of overlay I'm talking about. Thing is, I can't find a way to proper search over the internet for this specific kind of object.


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I've searched online for a very long while now but there seems to be no iconography or symbolism for mold-breaker. Internet only knows the Pokemon ability of the same name or mold, the disease.

It basically means breaking the mold, like we use ice trays to get identical ice cubes, right? Each pocket of the ice tray is a mold. We pour water in it and get ice in that particular shape.

The definition of mold or mould is:

  a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material
  when it cools and hardens.

Mold-breaker basically means:

  a person or thing that is boldly original or pioneering.

And here's my question: If you wanted to show mold-breaker through an icon, how would you do it?

Where will I use it: I need to identify our department in college as a mold-breaker, it's completely my idea and I didn't want to do something like "original" or "creative." Mold-breaker is selected to define our department in one word. The icon will be used on our classroom doors, in events where we participate, and some official documents as well. We will also paint or craft the icon in a big size. So far, here's what I've come up with:

I think the pouring part makes sense. I can use a fluid inside the text mold-breaker itself, the text working as the frame or container of the fluid. And then I break it in some places. But that's more like a logo idea. What I need is a standalone symbol or icon.


texts: Is there a way in Sketch to expand a shape? For example, let's say I have an outline of something. I'd like to expand that outline to be a solid shape so I can apply boolean operations to it with other shapes. Is that possible?


texts: I wonder if there is any formula for any given text color to calculate the best background color for readability.


texts: Compensation for printed ad error in annual directory

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My business partner and I paid for advertising in a neighborhood directory that is published annually. The designer send us a proof of the ad which we approved. After the directory was published, an error in the font of our ad was noticed.

The error happened for the initial letters of our first names (the name of our business!). So the initial letters are K's and they look small in comparison with the rest of our name and all of the wording below our name (apparently the font messed up and didn't print the curved parts with the K's). The rest of the half page ad was done as per the proof.

Basically, we approved an ad (the proof looked great) but something happened in production (the font issue) that messed up our names (and it is in 2 different places - the ad and on the divider tab that goes with our ad). The items cannot be reprinted (our ad is one of many in addition to the names and addresses of all in the neighborhood). This directory is only printed annually so now the error remains all year.

The company is asking what remedy we are asking for. Should we get all of our money back? Should we ask for half of it? Any suggestions would be appreciated!


texts: What can be done to preserve the history of digital design?

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I have recently moved, so I went through the process of deciding what to keep, what to donate and what to throw away.

One of the things I kept was a banker's box full of examples of my print and packaging designs. I might never use them but I thought it was a neat idea to keep examples of my work.

One of the things I threw away was a box of old floppy discs. They contained a copy of my "graduate thesis". Although they brought back memories and made me shed a tear, there was no point on keeping it since I don't own a floppy disk drive and, even if I had one, knowing how unreliable floppy discs are, I am pretty sure that by now they are unreadable.

This exercise made me think on how fragile and volatile digital design is.  Websites, software and digital imagery get replaced and upgraded at a very fast pace nowadays. True, sometimes their old versions get backed up for future reference but very often the storage medium used for the backup becomes obsolete, defeating the purpose of archiving.

One can always print versions of digital imagery, of course, but dynamic design pieces, such as a responsive website layout or an SVG animation, cannot be easily archived or communicated in printed form.

It frightens me to think that one day all this design effort will be gone and impossible to recall, like the hypothetical poly-chromatic façade painting of the Greek temples, washed away by the rain and gone down the drain.

So, my question(s) are:

What can be done to preserve the history of digital design for future generations?
What would be a good way of archiving dynamic design pieces in a way that does not become obsolete?
Is it pointless to do so?


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I want to make an A4 saddle stitch booklet(A3 spreads). I am confused as to what paper size I would have to use. I would have to include crop marks and bleed and if I printed on A3 would I have to shrink the spread to include space for crop marks and bleed?

I guess I am just confused as to whether the crop marks and bleed extend outside of the page size therefore having to make more space for them. I don't want to print A2 for each spread if this is the case so I am thinking I may need to shrink the publication to A5 instead?

Also, is necessary for me to include bleed in my publication as I don't have anything going off the edges of the pages?


texts: How can I change letters in a SVG from transparent to white?

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I'm trying to create a composition to use as a featured image for my upcoming blog post comparing the three major Infrastructore as a Service (IaaS) cloud providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Compute Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure. You can see a rough draft below:

The Azure logo and pre-existing white version of the AWS logo show up fine. However, the lettering on the GCP logo SVG is transparent, and were not visible on that background. I need to turn the text white while maintaining the transparent background. I tried using the magic wand and paint bucket in Photoshop to accomplish this, but as you can see, that resulted in very rough edges.

I suspect I'll need to use Illustrator to modify the SVG, but I've never used it before, and I have no idea where to begin.

Any pointers?


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Can anyone suggest what software might have been used to make this video animation?

https://dribbble.com/shots/1912589-G-M?list=searches&offset=62

I see its been made into a gif so assume this excludes canvas/ html5 or flash, most likely 3d software to video to gif... Any ideas which software?
Thanks, phil


texts: Icon to indicate "not a member", "guest" or "visitor" but not in a "no-access" kind of way

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In my app I need an icon to compliment a link for an app for a sport/club venue.

[ICON] Member Booking
[ICON] Visitor Booking

Is there any icon that springs to mind for a "visitor" - the context is such that any icon representing a visitor, a guest, or "not a member" would be suitable.

I don't want to give the impression of "no access"; but rather that the user can choose a link based on if they are a member, or a visitor of the club.

I'd thought of having an icon of a person in two colours - one matching the club's colour theme, and another colour for "non-members"; but wondered if you had any ideas that might be suitable.

Thanks.


texts: Is it possible to guarantee the exact trim point of a design?

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I'm designing a business card for a client, and they have asked to use a geometric repeating pattern as a background on part of the card.

Initially I thought of placing the pattern flush against the edges of the card, but I'm not sure if its possible to guarantee that the edges of the pattern will line up. I can extend the pattern into the bleed, but I would like the edge of each atomic unit of the pattern to align on the edge of the card. This is an example and this the repeating pattern.


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I am in the process of re-branding my company logo, webpage etc. I really like the "copperplate" font for the company name, however it is limited in that there is no bold option or lower-case option. I want to use another font and am curious if this is common practice? If it is, what should I be looking for to ensure the fonts don't clash?

Any help is appreciated!

/m


texts: Photoshop — convert 'overlay' layer to normal

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I have 2 layers: first layer is just regular layer with some graphics, and second layer has additional graphics which are on top of the first and it has blending mode set to "Overlay".

What I need is to produce third layer (or just convert second layer) which will have blending mode set to Normal and if it will be displayed together with first layer it will give the same result as I get when first and second (overlay) layer are displayed.

I need this for splitting graphics to separate images for iPad/iPhone application I'm writing. If I just export overlaid layer, I'm getting wrong result in application.


texts: How do I make all dialog popups display on secondary monitor?

texts: So I've been learning how to use Adobe Photoshop and I came across a unique problem. At first I thought Photoshop was bugging out and was getting frustrated considering I just bought Adobe Photoshop CC and your required to subscribe for one year (monthly payments). I noticed when I was trying to use image resize and my mouse turned square but the dialog box didn't popup, I kept force closing thinking it was a bug or something. Finally I restarted my computer and told it to NOT reopen windows. I opened photoshop, moved photoshop to my larger secondary monitor and tried again. And there the image dialog box was it had been popping under windows. I am using Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 on macOS and want to know if there is an option I can select to force all dialog popups for photoshop to open on the secondary monitor and not under other windows on my primary monitor.


texts: Content as the whole page or just the content area?

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This is an opinion question that I go back and forth on every time I start a new project. In most cases, I am designing a website that has some sort of "article" element, whether it be a blog post, event listing, etc. Something that uses a template for multiple bits of the same type of content. I'm sure this is not unfamiliar.

When laying out these templates, I am usually working with a variation on the classic two-column layout (as seen on this page) with content on the left in a large area and a smaller-width sidebar to the right.

The issue is, I struggle with whether or not to make the sidebar, or at least the top few sections of the sidebar, "part" of the content of that article (or post, or event listing) or whether the sidebar should remain a constant part of the site itself and the only part that should be specific to that article is the content frame itself.

On one hand, I feel like the sidebar should be separate to focus the attention all to one frame (the content) which also makes sense considering I assume many people tune out the sidebar because it's almost always used for ads on many sites.

On the other hand, I think it also makes sense to use the sidebar for info/links pertaining to the current article (like this page, with the "similar questions" sidebar). For a functional site like stackexchange, this makes perfect sense. In other contexts, it could get muddy.

Now, I know there is not a right or wrong answer to this, but I'm very interested to see what others think about this little design tidbit. So where do you all stand: Dynamic content all within the content column or content + a customized sidebar as well?


texts: How to shrink an object's size and repeat it around a circle?

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I am looking for a way to repeat an object around a circle and at the same time shrink the object for every repeat.

It's easy to repeat an object by placing it outside the circle

select rotate tool
hold alt and click in the center of the circle
set the angle in the popup window
ctrl d to repeat.

But how can I achieve the same effect while also shrinking the size of the object?

I've also tried the: effect -> Distort & Transform -> Transform tool, but didn't manage to create this effect.


texts: Is there a term for branding that is adaptive / modular which can be used to create brands and sub-brands?

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It has been quite some time since the City of Melbourne rebranding project, which has arguably popularized the concept of branding design that is adaptive and modular enough to be used in a variety of physical and digital settings.

Is there an accepted term for this philosophy or style of branding design, which focuses on identity and logo image branding that produces similar types of results? I have seen the term modular logo and rule based design used to create similar concepts, but I don't think it is inclusive of the design style that influences such types of design directions.

If there are some other well-known examples and references to such design styles that would be most helpful.

A similar question on Dynamic Identities was previously asked before that might be of interest.


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I am new to indesign. I always did all my print in Photoshop, which I know for multiple pages isn't the best route. What I want to do is start using inDesign but had one question:

Can I create all my page graphics in a .psd file separated out in folders to use with indesign?

For instance in one psd file I had 3 folders, each with different layers in them. Each folder had the page design for that page so when I am in inDesign all I do is add the text for each page and use the graphics from the psd folders. Thanks.


texts: Learning the technical side of graphic design

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So far the skill of design has only been intuitive to me, but just learning from tutorials doesn't give you the full view of the many technical issues, which I'm very eager to learn. What can I do to learn this side of the graphic designing?

For instance, a tutorial would say to adjust a certain things, say, you pull this curve a bit up, but a professional would probably refer to something that refers to the underlying things: could be the tonal range perhaps?

All these technical jargons, such as: tone mapping, bit depth, gamma, etc. all come from a more technical aspect of graphic designing. And one who just knows how the tools work (very intuitively) can and may never come with different concepts and approach towards graphic design. So, how can I get in-depth learning to design?


texts: exportSVG in jsfl run as a command in adobe animate doesn't work

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In Adobe Animate and with a .fla file (after importing a swf file, import to stage), I run this script

var exportFileName = 'file:///C|/temp/files/a.svg';
fl.getDocumentDOM().exportSVG(exportFileName, true, true);

it doesn't seem to do anything at all...no svg file is created at all. If I change exportSVG to exportPNG with the same parameters it does seem to work. I have found a couple of examples online using this exportSVG function but I can't find any official documentation (no documentation for exportPNG either).

Does anyone know how to make this work, know if it should work or at least might be able to point me to some documenation?

As additional info, if I add trace statements that the content of the output panel is wiped clean as soon as the exportSVG line gets hit. I've also played around with the parameters of exportSVG and nothing seems to work. If I use the file menu 'export (legacy)' and choose svg, I am able to export it manually

Using Adobe Animate CC v18.0 Build 107


texts: I have an assignment in which I am supposed to create drawings/illustrations in a similar style to the old Asterix and Obelix comic-book. Is anyone here that can point me to a video tutorial similar to that style?


texts: How to import keyboard shortcuts into Illustrator CC?

texts: How to import custom keyboard shortcuts in Illustrator CC? Does it work with Edit > My Parameter > Import or is there something else?


texts:
I am a new Krita user and confused about the Color Management Settings.

I understand Krita cannot provide the more usual color profiles since they may be copyrighted.  On the other hand, I have these profiles already and would like to make Krita do what I am used to in other programs.  To keep it simple I tend to use sRGB IEC61966-2.1 for images and 2 monitor profiles made using DisplayCal and an xRite ColorMunki, one for each Display.  I have a regular screen as Display 1 and a Cintiq as Display 2.  Krita will usually be used on Display 2.

Monitor Profile

In Settings|Configure Krita|Color Management, Display tab:

"Use system monitor profile" is unchecked.
It lists "sRGB-elle-V2-srgbtrc.icc" for both Display 1 and Display 2.

If I check "Use system monitor profile", will it use the ICC profiles I created for Display 1 and 2, respectively (depending on which display Krita is running on) and ignore the ones with elle in the name.  Seems like this would be the easiest way to get my calibrated monitor profiles.

If "Use system monitor profile" is unchecked, should I be specifying the appropriate calibrated monitor ICC profiles.  (I can add these using "Add new color profile).

Image Profile

Under the General tab, there is a way to specify the color model, presumably for images.  There does not seem to be a way to specify the ICC profile (which I would like to be sRGB IEC61966-2.1 for the RGB/Alpha color model).  I have added this profile, and notice I can set it in the New file diaplog.  It seems to remember it for the next time.

Before adding sRGB IEC61966-2.1, I used the default sRGB-elle-V2-srgbtrc.icc.  I saved an image as PNG, checked to embed the profile.  When opened in Photoshop, it said the profile was "sRGB built-in (8bpc)".  I would have expected "sRGB-elle-V2-srgbtrc.icc", which is the display name for this profile.  I don't understand this.

Thanks for the help.


texts: Swatch books by Pantone: CMYK Color guide or Color Bridge guide?

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I would like to buy a swatch book by Pantone - I mostly work with CMYK colors and was thinking of getting the standard CMYK Color guide when, I realised that the Bridge guide also had CMYK swatches as well as Pantone spot color swatches, which makes me wonder the following:

Does the Color Bridge guide have all the CMYK swatches included in the CMYK Color guide, as well as the Pantone swatches?
In case I might work more with spot colors in the future, if I get the Color Bridge guide, can I use it for my current CMYK print projects or is it less handy to use?
For those who have the CMYK Color guide, is it complete? Somehow 2,868 CMYK colors does not seem like a lot...

If I had unlimited budget, I would get both sets but as it's not an option now I am trying to get the best I can.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Sharlott.

Note: I have updated my question to make it more understandable since it was identified as redundant to this one. I think they are comparing the Formula Guide and the Bridge guide, when I am trying to decide between the standard CMYK guide and the Bridge guide .  I hope it's easier to understand now :-)


texts:
In my short experience with graphic design I've seen design go from bevel & emboss to all flat designs. People always hop onto these design trends with no hesitation. Anyways, I have a few questions about this topic:

1) What creates a design trend? One person? A large company re-branding?

2) Should you always try and stick with the newest trend? Or can you stick with the old things?

3) What looks like it could be the next design trend? I've seen some low poly art and, in my opinion, it looks like it could be way bigger than it is now.


texts: Are there Graphic Designers that only do logos?

texts:
I'm not sure what all a Graphic Designer does.  If it is like someone saying they "work on computers," it can mean anything, but is there such a thing as a designer that only does Logos?  Does that branch of design have a "special" name?  Just "logo design" or something?

Edit:  Is making logos also called "Branding"?


texts: Aftereffects - How to do curly smoke like this?

texts:
Alright, I've looked through tutorials and come across https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25LhGggJKfo as the closest match, however its not quite the toon CURLY smoke I need. I'm trying to make this, animated:

How can I make toon smoke with all the curliness?


texts: In InDesign CC how do I remove pagination from just the cover page?

texts: I need to remove the pagination from the cover page in InDesign and start pagination  with the second page of the layout.


texts:
I need to print form a Canon Pixma 100 Pro onto vellum.

Whereas other paper I've printed onto has had printing profiles available for the paper (Canon, Hahnemuhle etc), this is generic unbranded paper.

I'm printing black text only, and I have done some tests with existing profiles. Though it's pretty successful, there is too much ink being put down.

Can anyone suggest a profile I can use for this paper?


texts: Adding graphic style to text containing image within in illustrator

texts:
Originally I added a graphic style to text that contained an image within them.
Now, I'm trying to recreate the design and add the same graphic style.

1) I outlined the text, then used compound path and clipping mask to get the image within the text. Seem to work fine.

But when I try to add the graphic style to the text nothing happens.

Also, I cant figure out how to remove the unused portion of the image from the text. Any suggestions?

Here is an example of what I'm trying to recreate.


texts: Can you see while drawing on the drawing tablet?

texts:
I bought a drawing tablet. But when I draw on it, I can see the drawing I am making in an image editing software such as Microsoft Paint or on Microsoft Office products, but I cannot see anything on the drawing tablet. It is rather disappointing. It's just like a mouse in a different shape. I was hoping that when I draw on a drawing tablet, I will be able to see the drawing (like when you draw on your phone), and it'll have some in-built image editing software.

The tablet I bought is Bamboo One Pen CTE-660/K0-C.

Is this usual or is there some knob or switch I need to turn on to see things on the tablet?

Sorry for the stupid question.


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I'm trying to design a DIP chip with my name on it. I think the chip itself is pretty good, the texture is there, the text is nicely grainy, and the little circle is nicely depressed. However, I'm having a much harder time with the metal pins coming out of the chip. Do you guys have any suggestions on how to improve this?

Here is the image itself:

The chip should have a thickness to it, as I have tried to create here. The thickness is okay, it could be better, but my real issue is with the metal pins that come out, and that is what this question is about.

Thank you for any advice!

After reading @user287001's advice, It became a lot easier to produce something more realistic. Thank you for your help! Here's what ended up happening to the pins:


texts: Specify inner glow the same way as Inner shadow?

texts:
I'm illustrating a radio button element.
When unticked I want the element to be perceived as being "descended" into the page, with a inner shadow at the top and a inner glow at the bottom.

The inner shadow does what I want to, adding a slight shadow in the top of the element, right beneath its border. The glow however is applied to the entire edge of the element, this is not what I want. As with the shadow only being in the top I want the glow to only be at the bottom.

How do I achieve this the easiest way, can it be done in the same effects step (without having to rasterize or make new selections in the layer)?

Edit: I've found that I can specify a inner glow in the bottom at the same time as I specify the inner shadow using the Brevel & Emboss effect. Then I could turn the shadow from B&E down to 0% opacity and only use the glow. It works, but it's not as "fool proof" as the drop shadow effect since you specify the angle in two dimensions in B&E whereas in drop shadow you only specify the angle in one dimension.


texts: Inkscape: Dropped shadows are always cut off. How to prevent this?

texts:
When applying a drop-shadow filter in Inkscape, the shadow is totally cutoff and not resized properly. The paths are ungrouped and just a simple connected path that has fill and stroke style.

The shadow shall not be an offsetted shadow, it shall be a glow effect with 5px radius in all directions.

How do I prevent a cut-off of the dropped shadow?
How to fix the bounding-box (if there is any)?


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Is there a way to create object, character, and paragraph styles (etc.) in Fireworks, the same way that one creates styles in InDesign? There must be a way as this is a commonly needed function, but I cannot seem to find it in the Window dropdown.

Thanks for your ideas.


texts: How to export objects with names using Illustrator CC 2014

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I've tried several scripts and they all appear broken or do not work properly.

I need a method to export objects with the object names as their file names – like tree.jpg or location.png.

The only solution I've found thus far is Layer Exporter. However, this option trims the edges of the images and does not support @2x sizing. Therefore it's not a very good solution.

I can add transparent boxes inside of items like this but I think that this way is wrong.

Also, in CC 2014 the batch renaming of items is broken – it replaces item name with selected format. To avoid this issue you can install dev version of this extension.

I tried also this options:

Export layers as png files from Illustrator in multiple resolutions! by Arcticmill – this script can export only layers or sublayers with # or % in their names. I have a lot of objects and do not want to convert them into sublayers.
MultiExporter has “Export Layers” → “Selected items' layers” in UI but falls into error Error: an Illustrator error occurred: 1346458189 ('MRAP') so I don't know the result of this action.
There is also a MultiExporter fork by thierryc with PSD export and multisize that includes @2x export but it has a similar problem.
Layer Export by Metamorphical also exports only top-level layers
Export Layers as Images by John Wundes just does nothing in CC 2014.

Are there any automated options to export images retaining object names and supporting @2x sizing?


texts: Gimp: Select and vertically swap a pair of horizontal segments

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I need to easily select and swap full-width horizontal sections of an image, e.g.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

after swapping sections 'b' and 'c' becomes

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

I realize that this can be done by selecting 'b', cutting it, selecting 'c', cutting and moving it up, then pasting 'b' below it, but that's really tedious and error-prone. Is there a better way? FWIW, the images I'm working with are B&W scans of musical scores.

EDIT: (More context and clarification)
The scores I'm working with are part extractions created with the online tool at partifi.org. Partifi has a very well-designed interface that

makes intelligent guesses about where to place the separations, and
provides a nice UI for rapidly adjusting/creating/deleting them.

The problem I'm trying to solve arises with choral scores. One of the ways music publishers reduce the page count is by combining parts (e.g. Tenor and Bass) onto a single stave and placing the lyrics above rather than below the stave. Large scores often switch frequently between that representation and the conventional format with one voice per stave with lyrics underneath.

Singers are used to that sort of thing in the context of a complete score but it becomes distracting and hard to follow in the context of single stave extraction.

Partifi doesn't have a way to deal with that. Hence my interest in using Gimp for post-processing.

What I'm looking for:

A fast way to fix the places where the lyrics are above instead of below the staves. Ideally this would consist of

Three mouse clicks to place separator lines to define the regions to be swapped.
The possibility to drag the lines vertically for fine adjustment.
A keyboard shortcut to trigger the swap.

I suspect this may require a custom script. If that's the case, I would accept an answer that points me to a public domain Python script that is close enough to what I want to be easily adapted. I'm trying to avoid having to study Gimp's scripting API in enough depth to do it from scratch.


texts: How do I layout small pages on a large print sheet?

texts:
This is a follow-up to my previous question, where I used "step and repeat" to arrange several identical "postcards" on an A4 sheet side-by-side, to be cut after printing. See attached example.

Now to keep these smaller postcards identical, I was advised to use master pages of postcard size instead of step-and-repeat on an A4 page.

This poses the problem: How do I arrange the pages created from these master pages on an A4 sheet for seamless cutting? I.e. how would I emulate the "repeat with raster" part of my previous workflow in InDesign CS6?


texts: How do I batch import multiple images as individual layers in Krita?

texts: I have already tried importing multiple images with File -> Import Animation Frames. I tried importing a single GIF image and it didn't extract the layers so I did it manually myself, then I went back and tried to import each extracted png frames and it still only imports 1 single frame. What am I doing wrong? Does Krita not have this basic feature?


texts: How to cut off a piece at the end of my stoke line? (Adobe Illustrator)

texts: It's important that it's done with stroke so I can animate with trim paths later in After Effects. I found the rounded edges but I can't seem to find this type of stroke.


texts: How to compress an EPS/SVG file by removing invisible vector data?

texts:
I have a large plot exported as vector graphics. The plot has a lot of overlapping points which are invisible.

Is there a high quality way to optimize ('compress') a vector graphic by removing all vector information where the vectors are invisible because they are covered by something else without Illustrator, using free/oss tools?


texts: Illustrator CC: stroke issue with circular path

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My goal is to create a circle with a .001 stroke in RGB red for laser cutting. For some reason I cannot create ANY .001 paths without a strange variable stroke and I cannot figure out why. With this path, my laser won't read it as vector and I can't cut the shape I want.

Why is my stroke all over the place?


texts: How do I achieve such gradient / fill in Figma?

texts:
I've come across this UI element

I tried to copy.. and realized I couldn't.

Do the semicircles use some sort of gradient?
Is it possible to apply such gradient in Figma?


texts: why are the colors of my JPEG drawing different on my phone then on Krita?

texts: Ive been struggling with this problem for a while now, and all ive been trying to do to fix it is adding filters on my drawings to make it s similar to the drawing on my laptop. When i finish a drawing on Krita and email it to my phone to phone to post it,the colors are very different, sometimes too yellow, redish, or too dark. At first, i thought it was my laptop but everything was normal, then i decided to download a different program (firealpaca) and doodle something and send it to my phone, it was exactly the same. Ive made a post on this problem but i didnt realize it was Krita and not my laptop. Please help.


texts: CharterBT/CMSans complementary monospaced font

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I am writing a technical documentation in LaTeX which will also include code listings and in-text keywords set in Monospace. After reading this post i chose a combination of CharterBT for text and Computer Modern Sans Serif Bold for headings.

Charter:

Computer Modern Sans Bold:

However I do not like the default monospaced font of LaTeX, mainly because it looks way to fancy or old to me.

Which monospaced font is complementary to the fonts I am using?

Note that I can not use any font that is not available in my LaTex distribution.


texts: Object on master slide not applying to slides on PowerPoint (not text)

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I have a PDF that I've converted to PPT. I want to add a partner's logo to the footer of the document (image file, no text). However, when I add the logo to the master slide, it either doesn't appear at all or only appears on some slides.

I've tried resetting the layout, adding new sub-masters, but it seems really hit or miss. The document is 18 pages.

I've googled but can only find things that address text formatting in the master.