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I'm a designer working with developers to create a mobile app. A central part of the app involves showing the number "100" as a central element of focus. Unfortunately, the font we're using has extremely wide kerning after the character "1", making it look more like "1 00".

Tighter tracking would be easy to apply, except that the kerning is fine on most other character pairs so everything would be too tight.

Is there a way to edit the font we've already licensed to improve the kerning? We are using Avenir, so I'm surprised this is even an issue with such a widely used typeface.


texts: How to make this staggered 3D rotating text effect in AE?

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I saw this amazing moving poster... and I really want to know how to make this text animation!

So, i wanna know how to make that kind of spinning text. and what is that irregular glitch effext???


texts: Easy and fast first steps to substantially enhance pictures

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This question is meant to serve as a basis for (possibly) some follow-up questions. I will not be asking about any specific, just general methods of what to do rather than how to do it.

A friend of mine has been tasked with doing a little photo album with Indesign. The images were taken by a not-so-good (self appointed) photographer, and the quality is not so good.
Therefore I was wondering what sort of techniques / tips we could follow to make it a little better.

Now, I know there is some stuff you can't fix, so I'm not looking to fix (correct me if I'm wrong):

wrong focus (blurness)
lack of a proper flash
casted shadows on the walls
poor lighting
the-aunt-that's-always-there-with-a-grin-on-her-face
...

So generally, anything that can make these pictures a little less ugly.
I should probably add that time is of the essence (we barelly have until monday), so I'm looking for any general and fast tips.

I've noticed that in many of them it boils down to wrong colors / contrasts / white balance (my eye somehow did this on its own). But as I'm no expert, I don't really know.

Edit

To shorten the broadness of the question, I'd basically like to ask: How to know for sure a picture has a problem?.

I'm looking for mathematical proof to detect problems such as 'the image looks too blue', 'It's blurred where it's supposed to be focused' or 'there's too much white in it'. I know it can be a number of things, but since I'm a complete n00b I just know what my eye/brain is telling me.

P.S. I know these things can't be rushed, but we don't really have a saying on this matter...

P.P.S. We are using the software added in the tags. If you think it would be really beneficial to switch to something else, please tell me. But, again, we don't have much time to learn anything new.


texts: How to make a presentation similar to RSA animate?

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I have watched quite a few animations by RSA Animate on YouTube and have found many of them very informative. Here is one example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc

I am trying to emulate a style of their animation in my presentation. While I don't intend to make my presentation an animation, I would like to make a huge image out of my presentation slides. Say I have a presentation of 12 slides which I can arrange in a grid of 3 by 4 (or I can get more creative here). Then I will zoom into the image and slide along as my presentation progresses. At the end I will zoom out to a view summarizing my entire presentation.

I tried this with an image of the size 3840 by 2880. But the default Windows image viewer is very sluggish in handling the zoom in and zoom out operations. It also doesn't allow me to have enough tactile control over the image (using a mouse if I may add). Is there a better way to approach this problem?


texts: Free font creators with multi color support

texts: I have heard of good free font creating tools like Birdfont and Fontforge but I would like to know if there is any one that supports multi colored fonts. I know transtype by fontlab supports this but price is out of my budget for now especially since I'm just doing this for the fun of it.


texts: Looking for methods of showing text or logos on same coloured backgrounds

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I need to keep the logo/ text the same colour as shown. The problem is that part of the logo is the same colour as the background it's going to be placed on.

I'm running out of ideas to try and show the logo without disrupting the logo itself. I've tried adding drop shadow to it, tried a large chunky white style border but none of it looks quite right. here is an example.


texts: Trying to change the colour of the product of a traced image, but will only change the colours to light greys, blacks and whites?

texts: Basically what the title says, I don't really know what other details to add. Basically I used the image trace image then expanded and deleted the bits I did not want and when I change it to a white or black it does it, but when it is a colour like below, it goes grey.


texts: What file type should I use for a logo when exporting from Adobe Illustrator?

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I'm a fine artist, new to Adobe Illustrator. I'm in the process of designing a logo for a company using Illustrator. What type of file should I send them when all is completed, so they can use this logo in whatever way they choose?

I know Photoshop fairly well, but Illustrator is brand new to me. Slowly educating myself via Adobe's tutorials, but need to get this project done soon.

THANK YOU in advance for your help!

Also, and this is from my experience with PS, do I need to flatten layers in Illustrator before sending this to client? Please pardon my lack of Illustrator knowledge, I'm working on it! :)


texts: Whenever I make screenshots for my apps, I'm always forced to resize them to specific requirements set by Apple for the various devices. At the end of the day, the pictures that look really good in Adobe Illustrator look all stretched out and distorted because of the resizing. Is there something I can do to fix this problem?


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Can anyone recommend me a tutorial or give me some indications on how I might be able to recreate this shape in AI or Sketch?

It doesn't seem so complicated, I'm sure that might be just one simple trick to achieve a curved line like this one.

Thank you!


texts: GIMP (or others): How to remove background (by color) of several images in one step?

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I have a set of about 200 PNG-images in like that:

Only black and white, no colors, no grey.

I need the background color (white) to be removed and tried to do so in macOS Preview (with that Instant alpha tool), but the problem is that it just lets me remove connected white areas. But I also want to remove white between the lines and inside the note circle.

In short: every black pixel should stay black, every white pixel should be transparent. How can I do this without selecting every white area? I have mac Preview and GIMP, but other Freeware is possible too.

And the other thing: It is not a single image, but about 200 of that kind. Is there any way to automate the operation? E.g. with the GIMP Batch mode? (I have got no clue how to use it.)

PS: Is that question right on graphicdesign? I had no idea where to look else...


texts: Illustrator: concat singles chars back to text to path

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In Illustrator, I sometimes get a problem with imported files saved by Inkscape, CorelDraw etc: text on a path got converted to single chars without being connected to the path. The path and the chars are still there.

I've put an example in the attachment (exported from CC to CS to be compatible to anyone).

I've found some scripts to concat the text to a straight line, but not back to the curved one. Of course, I could do it manually, but often there are hundrets of those fragments...

Anyone with an idea?

Best regards,
Lars-Daniel

Attachment:
http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=53427632882046848570


texts: Can I change the pressure amount of a brush line –drawn by mouse pen- after I drew it?

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I am using Illustrator for doing some calligraphy, and I am not really experienced with this program.

I am using a mouse pen with pressure to draw/write calligraphy. My question is: Can I change the pressure amount after I drew lines using brush tool?

Let’s say I drew a line, it is good but still not satisfactory. I just want to do a little change in pressure amount in some segments –not all the line- on line. Does Illustrator give me this option?


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I have some big trouble with overprinting images in the AI. Files and images in them, that I have, are already been printed, and there was no trouble with them, overprint worked well and all 100% black in the images was overprinted. But now I'm working with files on the other computer and when I save the PDF, in output preview I see white gaps.

The images are complex logos, so I can't just hit Multiply and forget about it, and they are also on transparent backgrounds, so Multiply in the image itself also don't work. I tried other things that I found on the internet, but they didn't work, I still have gaps and a deadline.

What am I doing wrong? Maybe there is a specific options on Save window, that I missed, but they was chosen on the other computer? Can't check it on that computer thou, because it doesn't exist anymore.

Update: I don't have hairlines! Typography doesn't accept my file, because not all my black is overprinted, it's a trapping problem. i need to make this images to overprint, not a knockout colors under it(


texts: How to deliver a UX/UI project to the client?

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For a long time i've been learning and improving my skills with UX and UI design. I completely know how to manage tools like Adobe XD or Invision Studio (not Sketch because I don't have a Mac), but I still have a single question: How do you guys deliver the projects to your clients?

Do you export the screens you made as PNG files and compact it?
Do you send the raw file (.xd or .sketch, for example)?
Or is there a better solution?


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I'm starting from a photograph of a relief, lit from above, something like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UnfinishedStele-NefertitiPouringWineIntoAkhenatensCup.png

I want to extract the underlying image as if the relief had been printed onto paper. Whereas Emboss takes a kind of 'differential' of elevation, I want to 'integrate' it, so for example low values will be given to pixels above a shadow and below a light part of the image.

In GIMP, I've tried 'Edge Detect', but it's adding more complexity, not simplifying. I don't think a Convolution Matrix will help either, as I want to colour the whole elevated area, not just that near a shadow or highlight. I'm wondering if I need a GIMP Python script or any other software will help.

Sorry, this question may be more to do with image processing than graphic design, but it is to be used for a graphic. It may be possible to trace and recreate the image, but I wondered if it could be done in software.


texts: Is there a way to set transform units to pixels in Photoshop CS6?

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I have a lot photos which I need to crop into 1080px wide x 1920px high.

I've set up an action that first unlocks the layer, changes the canvas to 1080px x 1920px and the transforms the image with a height of 1920px. (When recording the action for transforming, I locked the aspect ratio and input 1920px into the height field.) After that I refine the crop and add other adjustments.

When looking at the detail I see that it says 187.5% width and height.

Is there a way to change that to pixels so that it will always increase the height by 1920 pixels rather than the percentage.

Images being cropped are all different sizes. I have also changed the units in the preferences to pixels. But it didn't work.


texts: Can I use Google Fonts to design my own logotype?

texts: I am a digital marketing freelancer and I am starting to design my own logo. I would like to use two different fonts available onGoogle Fonts: "Poiret One" and "Syncopate". Therefore, I want to know if I am allowed to use them as a professional resource for my own professional career, or should I buy them instead?


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Okay, so I'm very new to Illustrator.  I want to have a mario pipe 'snaking' around another mario pipe.  I've managed to get a style that looks like a pipe when I use the pencil tool, and I've got the following:

However I can't get it to look like it's wrapping seemlessly around the pipe.  I've tried cutting the large pipe into pieces so that I can have the top bit in front of the small pip (so the top of the small pipe looks like it goes behind the large pipe again), But because the black around the edges is a stroke I end up with a black line going the through the gradient of the large pipe.

So here is me trying to cut the rectangle of the large pipe up:

See what I mean? Apparently there is no way to get rid of the stroke on a particular side in illustrator.

So I thought I could cover it with another rectangle gradient over each join, but then I couldnt line them up for some reason.

Any suggestions?


texts: How do I properly use device imagery in iOS apps?

texts: Recently, I had an app rejected from the Apple App store. The rejection was due to the use of a mobile device being depicted in one of the tutorial screens. Does anyone know of any guidelines for device imagery use in-app for iOS devices?


texts: Photoshop CS6: selecting all shapes contained inside a rectangular area

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In PowerPoint, Visio, and many other programs, there's a "rectangle selection" mode which allows selecting a group of objects by drawing a rectangle with the mouse. All objects which are fully contained within that rectangle are included in the selection. Objects which are not fully contained within the rectangle are not selected.

Does Photoshop CS6 have a similar feature for selecting a group of vector shapes spread across multiple shape layers? I know how to use the Direct Selection tool to select a single vector shape, but not how to select multiple shapes based on their position on the page.

I tried Googling on "cs6 multi-select shapes" and many other similar queries and got nothing useful, but I'm sure there's an easy solution that I've overlooked.


texts: How to make sure the color of PNG file in InDesign is similar with PDF file exported?

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I'm a newbie to Indesign. My client give me the logo in RGB PNG file, when I export to PDF file, it shown in totally different colour(the transparent background become dark colour and blue colour logo become red etc.). It look good in the setting of High Quality Print but I MUST export it with the setting of standard: PDF/X-1a:2001(request by my manager). I've tried the following method but it doesn't work:

change the image format to CMYK JPG file- the colour look dull, I tried to make colour adjustment in Photoshop to let the colour look similar to the original PNG file. But once I export the PDF file, the colour look different with what I saw in Photoshop.
change the transparency blend space to document RGB and no colour conversion when come to output setting in export dialog box- it worked, the image look the same but I just worry about what will happen if I go for printing? As my manager requested me to make sure all the file in CMYK mode.
change the image format to CMYK TIF file- same thing, the colour look weird as I stated above(invert colour).

Thanks for any reply and sorry for my broken English! :3
Have a nice day!


texts: I have cropped part of the image and want to crop another part of another image with the same size and location

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I'm using Adobe Photoshop CC, and have cropped part of some image, and have saved a .ps version of such crop.

I have another image, for which I want to make the crop with exact size and location of the first crop.

How can I go about that in Adobe Photoshop CC?


texts: How can I change the default typeface in Indesign?

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When I use InDesign the text box automaticly selects Times New roman as the typeface.

can I change this so it automaticly selects my brands typeface.


texts: Embeded PSB in PSD file for faster editing

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I have worked with many mockup files in Photoshop, but I have yet to understand how PSB files are linked into a PSD.

How do I create this link which I can link a PSB which would make editing a bit faster?


texts: Sketch3: Change font for multiple elements but keep different font sizes

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In the below example, a Tag has font Didot and size 48, the below tags have the same font but size 24.

In Sketch 3 (Version 43.1), can I somehow change the font for both elements (or all text elements) but keep the font size of the elements at once?


texts: How to stretch the middle section of an image to a new width in Gimp

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First off, I don't use Gimp that often, so what I'm asking may be simple and I've missed something obvious. But...

I'm trying to modify the following image in Gimp. The image size is 489x63 however I need it to be 500x20 but most importantly I need each end to remain the same shape without distorting (i.e a perfect semi circle). If I scale (unlinked) to the required size the ends distort an become squashed.

I've tried scaling (linked) to the correct height 20px which makes the width 155px, but then I couldn't figure out how to essentially stretch the middle section until the width was 500px.

Any help appreciated


texts: Exporting PNG & JPG blurry, can resize in gmail with no blur

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I've seen a few questions similar to this, but haven't found an exact answer. Please direct me if you find a thread that can answer this.

I've tried exporting a png and a jpg for a email signature and now matter what I do they are blurry. What is the best way to export a png or jpg for an email signature? (I've recreated the signature in indesign, illustrator and photoshop, it doesn't matter the program or how I export, nothing seems to change)

There is a logo and text in the signature, it needs to be somewhere around 440px wide by 80px high. I cannot upload screen shots of the actual design.

NOW, the weird thing-- so if I export the signature at a higher dpi and resize it in gmail as an embedded image it is perfectly sharp no matter how small I make it. Why can I make the signature smaller in gmail, but not in illustrator, indesign, or photoshop?

I need to be able the export the file at the correct size as either a jpg or png because of the way my company distributes the imagery for signatures, so I can't just resize within gmail. The actual file needs to be the correct size for upload.

Things I've tried...

Anti-aliasing vs. no antialiasing
changing dpi
changing size of file before exporting and then reducing size
save for web and every single preference you can possibly imagine
different quality levels
art vs. type optimized

I've exported way too many of these. I would really appreciate any hep anyone has to offer. Thanks!


texts: How to make something weave through text?

texts: everybody! I'm wondering how that two pictures look amazing. Is there a video or tutorial that teach how to achieve that incredible mixing between fonts and images using photoshop and illustrator? I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm just starting with graphic design.


texts: Is there some kind of test equivalent to what the FizzBuzz test is for developers, for graphic designers? That is, a short and simple question/task that can be asked/assigned just to determine whether a candidate has the basic skills needed to be worth considering at all.


texts: Software, plugin or tool similar to Flaticon's seamless pattern maker?

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I have been having a lot of fun with Flaticon's pattern maker, but it only lets you use their icons. I would love to use a similar tool to use my own icons and designs.

I realise there are lots of ways to achieve a seamless pattern, but the above mentioned tool is so effortless. I can't imagine there aren't any similar tools, plugins or software out there, but I can't find any.

So my question is, are there any easy seamless pattern making tools out there?


texts: How do I rotate multiple objects individually in Photoshop CS6?

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I have a horizontal row of many different smart objects of the same size.
I made the row vertical by selecting all the objects and using the free transform tool to rotate the whole row 90 degrees.

Now I got the problem that all the objects are facing the wrong way at 90 degrees.
I can of course select and rotate them individually, but that takes a lot of time.

So to my question, is there a way to rotate multiple objects individually?

Thanks in advance!


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I have an SVG with the following CSS:
.foo1.foo2, .foo1 .foo2 { fill: red; }
.bar { fill: green; }

If I have a shape with `class="foo1 foo2 bar", it is red.
How can I modify this to make the shape green, while still preserving that shapes matching either .foo1.foo2 or .foo1 .foo2 are red? (Ideally, I would like any shape which has, or which has a parent that has, class="bar" to be green.)
Normally I would slap !important on the .bar rule, but it seems Inkscape does not honor that. Also, I can't just make the latter rule .foo1.bar or some such, because I actually have many rules (>70 so far and likely more in the future) like the first, all of which need to be trumped by .bar.


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Is it possible to add or purchase fonts for Affinity Designer?
I'm running Affinity on Mac - Sierra 10.12.4 if relevant, and I'd like to know if I'm able to use fonts other than the out of box choices.


texts: Change Illustrator's save method to not have -01 extension?

texts: Wondering if there is a way to change the way Illustrator outputs png and jpegs with the -01, -02, -03, etc. extensions. Is there a way to tell it not to do this? I use Illustrator for web design and would like to not have the extension on it.


texts: How to create grid in GIMP (not sure if the filter is good)

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I'm a beginner to GIMP, and I'd like to create a grid.

I searched Google and all it gave me was to use the Filter > Render > Grid plugin, but for my job all I want to do is something like this:

Let's say I have a square image that's 1530 x 1530, and I want the grid to be an 8 x 8 matrix with grid lines that are 1px wide. I don't want to calculate the right spacing on each grid cell as the grid filter gives me; I just want GIMP to calculate the right spacing and grid line width for this image.

Is there a way to do it right?


texts: Tile from selection does not repeat the selection using filters → map → tile

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In Gimp I created an image which supposed to be a part of a 80 x 80 px tile set,
the image size is 16 x 16 pixels.
I try to use the map → tile filter as every one is suggesting, but it doesn't work.
What am I doing wrong? It just don't create the tiles.


texts: Envelope Distort: Stratight lines, not curvy

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I want to replicate the style of this logo:

I'm using AI and this is what I have tried so far:

1) Create text,
2) Create polygon shape
3) Envelope Distort

This is the result:

As you can see the text is curved. Is there a way to re-create the "rectangular" effect of the original logo?

Thank you in advance


texts: Critique: Can you provide constructive feedback for my extreme sports website design?

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Well, let me mention that is not my design, but my designers. He started it 3 days ago and I was wondering what the community thinks about it.

HERE

Here are two screen shots joined together to include the full homepage;

I would also like to get some opinions on whether the work is original or not because when I got my first design sent to me I found the footer to be the exact same one used in another website. I yelled at him a bit for stealing other people's work. He changed it up.

Back to the design portion:

Do you like it?

What should I change(within reason)

Note: All images are stock and will be changed

The main thing someone notices when they visit is this text:

                   WHITE WATER AND
                        MORE
             Neque porro quisquam est
              qui dolorem ipsum quia
                     dolor sit

What do you think it should say? I was think of making it an inviting and informative message, like:

 Let's make this community rock
You could help make that happen

:^ Only displayed to guests.

Please provide constructive feedback :)


texts: Sharing Material from a project two an other one result on empty Material

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Before starting, I would like to put a disclaimer.
I have to finish the work of an employee and I do not know how to use Cinema 4D. I am maybe misunderstanding everything.
I have two C4D Projects, one for a square resolution and one for a 1080x1920 resolution.
The 1080x1920 works perfectly and I use it as a "base" to fix the problem I have with the square project.
Here is the good result (1080x1920 project):

And here is the wrong one (square project):

I opened both project and found that in the square project, the materials were empty:

But not in the 1080x1920 project:

So I copy paste the materials from the good project to the wrong one.
The materials preview show well, I can even render (with the render view) with the Materials, but after saving the project, opening Node editor for a material or starting a full render. The materials become empty.
Thanks in advance


texts: Adobe Illustrator: Lines with stroke < 2.0pt doesn't change color

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I created lines using the line segment tool in Adobe Illustrator (latest Adobe Cloud version) and I can't change the color of the stroke (through the Appearance panel) if the stroke weight is less than 2.0pt.

If the stroke is 2pt or more, then the color around the line changes but not the line itself.

The whole behavior is odd for me as I've never faced in Illustrator before.

Edit: added screen below with the line selected.


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Photoshop: How do You Select all the Shapes in Your Environment and make a Clone of all the Shapes Together???

I am asking this question here because I cannot find anywhere that tells you how to this maybe it is because I don't know how to state this question correctly but I put a video link down below that shows what I don't know how to do.

video link


texts: In InDesign can a picture box object's effects (drop shadow) be copied to a different picture box?

texts: When I select an object and apply a drop shadow from the effects menu, then select a different object the effects menu reverts to the default instead of the last settings. Is there a way to copy the last effect used or keep the last effect's settings? In Photoshop, you can copy layer styles to other layers.


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When I open a new project, I have set my file size to 800w by 500h. I then selected the bar graph and drew a box of approximate size for the graph. This then opened the table box, where I imported my data. I then clicked the checkbox to place the graph data, and it overlaps both the box I drew for the graph and the artboard itself.

What am I doing wrong?


texts: How to combine a png and a path in inkscape

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I made an image on Gimp to use as a background for my icon made in inkscape.

The general shape of the icon is a rectangle path with round corner.

I imported the png in inkscape, and I want to combine (difference I think) the imported png and the rectangle path: so my icon will remain rectangle with the png background.

I don't if it possible, and if it is, how to do it?

If you have another idea on how to it, feel free to suggest.

Thanks a lot


texts: When placing an Illustrator file in a Photoshop document, how do I get my artwork to be pixel-pefect?

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Setup:
I have 4 Ai files which are going to be individually exported as PNGs. Some parts of the images have curves, while others are straight lines. Before exporting, I click "make pixel perfect" to line everything up to the pixel grid.
I also am creating a 4-panel image composed of all 4 images mentioned above.
Problem:
When I place the Ai files into a Ps document, the Ai images are no longer pixel-perfect. The fine lines in the Ai files become blended with the pixels bordering them, and the end result isn't a crisp as it could be. The file size is also larger than it needs to be, as the anti--aliasing adds more colors to the document.
Question:
Is there any way to line up linked Ai artwork to Ps's pixel grid and keep the original artwork sharp? Should I just be making this 4-panel grid in Ai rather than in Ps?


texts: Duplicating an entire artwork with contents within it only returns white background - why?

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I want to duplicate an entire artboard with all the artworks within it to another location in Illustrator CC, and I think it can be done by pressing ⌥ and dropping and dragging. However, when I tried it, the resultant artwork is only made up by the entire white background, and all the artworks within the original artboard were not duplicated properly.

And I tried to push the white background back in order to confirm that it just hides all the artworks behind it, but the artworks wasn't hidden.

So how can I duplicate the entire artwork with all the contents within it?


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I've been freelancing as a graphic designer for some time now marketing myself with my real name and it's been bugging me for quite some time now. I really want to change that.

The issue is not that I can't find a word combo to use for myself. With enough research I'd find something eventually. The issue is I would really like to use my ages old nickname, Bubily. It's what my friends and people online know me as. It's a stupid little nickname I got completely randomly years ago, it stuck and I love it. The sound of it and even the look of the word fits my personality and all that. I'm just worried it's not suitable for my business because it's obviously not a real word (not that I know of at least) and it doens't asociate with the actual work I do and all that.

Right now I'm working "only" as a graphic designer. Branding, print work, digital art, all kinds of stuff but eventually I'll also get heavily invested in game design so having a weird, quirky name like that could seem usefull I guess.. maybe?

Any way, what do you guys think of "Bubily" or "Bubily Design Studio" or something along those lines?


texts: Simulation of a light source in a scene?

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I have photos of LEGO scenes with several objects, walls, surfaces etc. in them. Currently, there are no lights in the scenes, except for the lapms that light the scene from outside. The goal is to add glowing objects like computer screens, lamps etc. that are inside of the scene.

Since I don't have real miniature lamps and lights, I would like to simulate the effect that added lights and lamps would have on objects. For example, how is the face of a Lego minifigure affected by the glowing of a blue screen in front of it?

I am not aiming at perfect results (no physically correct phong/reflection/caustics etc.), rather at methods that yield reasonable approximations of glowing and reflection effects. My tools are Gimp, Inkscape, Krita, ImageMagick, POV-Ray and Linux scripting knowledge.

At the moment, I am thinking of adding coloured, semi-transparent layers to selected areas of the images, but maybe there are graphic or painting "tricks" available, that give good results.

Any help is appreciated!


texts: Select subelements in composite shape in pxm

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I have created a composite shape in Pixelmator: it is a circle with rays around (=sun icon) - all in one layer as shapes elements.

Let's say I should transform some rays by rotating them into precise angle.

My problem is I cannot realise how to select subelements in that layer - sometimes I have success, sometimes I don't. It is inconsistent.

Any suggestions?


texts: How can I achieve colour overlay effect in PS?

texts: I am trying to achieve the color overlay effect on a image. I have tried Gradient Map, black and white, a new layer with fill color and reduced opacity. But none are giving the best result. What will be the best way to achieve this effect?


texts: How to reduce a shape to it's "guide line" (e.g. bold L to a L-shaped line)?

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I have a hand-drawn shape and I would like to extract the lines from it, so that it can be cut by a laser cutter.

In general, it's various "lines", but made of paths with fills. Using the stroke is not an option.

Is there some smart plugin that would take the filled parts, find some kind of "guide line" and create that line?

For instance, in the case of this gecko, it would be the green line.

I realize that for some shapes this would produce weird or unexpected results but for many, it should be possible. E.g. by simplified triangulation and joining the triangles's centers of mass.


texts: Arguments for or against adopting design guidelines in a different context than intended

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I'm working on the educational exhibit signage for a forest-preserve visitor center. The forest preserve has a book of branding standards, but the standards seem to apply mostly to outdoor interpretive signage, not indoor exhibits. The original instruction we were given from the client was to come up with an original design for the exhibit, but later on they went back on that instruction and asked us to design using the brand standards for the county forest preserves.

My boss thinks that it would be better if we were able to design the exhibit using a design direction chosen by us, rather than the standards provided, and wants me to come up with a few arguments for doing this instead of using the forest preserve’s standards. As for precedents, the last couple of redesigns of nature-center exhibits (by the forest preserve) did not use the standards. The older nature centers have a mix of forest-preserve signage and DIY signage printed or painted by the staff.

I am aware that we eventually have to make the decision ourselves based on the specific situation, but we want to consider all the relevant points. Therefore I am asking: What are general important points to consider for or against using existing standards in a situation as outlined above? What are possible arguments for having a different graphic look and feel for the nature-center exhibit?


texts: How do I stop Illustrator filling in areas of a path even when 'no fill' is assigned

texts: I'm using a 0.5 3pt round brushstroke and no fill yet Illustrator often fills in areas where there is a loop or corner, as in the example image. How do I stop it from doing this? Fidelity is on 0.5px and smoothing is on 0.


texts: What stroke width Instagram is using for its icons and how to get same results?

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I'm designing on Illustrator icons for a new app, when I use 1px stroke and preview on mobile they look very thin and when I use 2px stroke they look a bit bold while Instagram icons look and feel perfect.
I tried to reproduce the same but I think they use something around 1.3px stroke which is not pixel perfect for me.
Could you explain me if my understanding is wrong and how I can get same result as Instagram icons?

here is an example, hope it helps to understand my point:

Image 1 is 1px stroke:

Image 2 is Instagram example:

Image 3 is 2px stroke:


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I recently read this article (https://uxdesign.cc/design-better-data-tables-4ecc99d23356) about data tables. The article contains a bunch of uses for data tables. To communicate the ideas, the author is using some animated gifs if the data tables.

My question is, does anyone know what tool was used to create those animated designs?


texts: What is the purpose of the resolution property of images (when creating/editing)?

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I want to check something I don't quite understand with the size/quality properties of an image.

OK, as much as I understand, the size of an image you create in Photoshop, for example, will determine what rectangular area of screen pixels it takes.

And the resolution determines what will be the area of the smallest editable element/block on this picture.

So, if I have an image 1024x1024 with 72 PPI:

it will take 1024x1024 pixels on screen;
but what area will an editable block will take - how do you calculate it?

Update:

What do I mean by the smallest editable block is the smallest area of the picture you can manipulate. I probably am deeply mistaken, but I think that if you set smaller PPI, you will not be able to edit every single pixel on the picture, but instead will be able to manipulate only bigger chunks of it. Is this correct?

And finally, the produced image, doesn't have a metadata (besides having single colour blocks with size x pixels^2) about the used resolution, right?

It will be awesome if someone answers this, thanks in advance!


texts: Indesign print options if you plan on cutting the page in half

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I have been trying to find the answer to this but have had no luck. I've got a book that I would like to print out for a sample proof. I figure an 5.5" by 8.5" would be good so i could simply cut a sheet in half and bind it.

But the only options I am seeing to print seem to be for folding of a brochure which makes sense if the papers were simple going to be folded, but not if I plan on cutting the sheets.

How can I set indesign to print the first half of the pages on the left side of the paper, and then the second half on the right of the page, front and back.

So a hundred page book would have page 1 and 51 on the front and 2 and 52 on the back, and so forth, so that when I cut it, I can simply take the right stack and put it under the left stack.

I do see other options for perfect bound or consecutive printing, but im not positive if those are what I want either.


texts: What is the difference between embed, open, link and place files?

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I am trying to open icons set into adobe illustrator.The files in layer panel shows linked file and therefore I am unable to change the color of all files at once.

What is the difference between the terms link, embed ,open and place and such How to open all files in illustrator.

Basically I want to randomly colorize all of them using script but for that all should be in native illustrator object? Currently layer shows linked file.


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I've made a paisley flower shape and I'd like it to have a transparent fill, the issue is if the layers are transparent then you can see the shapes behind. is there a way to flatten or combine the paths?

Hopefully the images make it clear.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Is there a specific technique graphic artists use for this illustration?

texts: I've always wondered if there was a specific method/technique that graphic artists use to create the patterning in this croc?


texts:
I am a UX designer and am in the process of visual design for a website for my company.  I've been looking around for typefaces which convey adaptability, relevance, security, and innovation (but also some degree of nostalgia).  These are all traits that the site's primary persona wants.

Here is what I'm trying to achieve in terms of typographic moods:

Slightly more formal than informal
Slightly more dramatic than light.  It needs to be friendly but also convey that we aren't a cheap/low-cost brand.
More modern than traditional (but possibly hearkening back to the 1920s, which was a golden age for our industry)
More warm than cool
Not moodless or boring; needs to look creative
Slightly feminine (our primary persona is somewhat feminine, but our secondary persona is very masculine and needs to not be driven away by our type choices)

So a lot of searching showed me the Aviano typefaces, which seem to do the job.  Following any link to a typeface on that page shows that the Aviano typefaces are recommended for pairing with one another.  Unfortunately, these typefaces only have capital letters.

Since I'm in the usability business and promote web accessibility improvements as one of my services, I need to use, at least, body fonts that have both upper- and lowercase letters.

Keeping in mind the needs of my persona and the moods that I want to achieve, which fonts (with both upper- and lowercase letters) would you suggest pairing with the following display fonts as copy fonts?

Aviano (regular)
Aviano Sans
Aviano Gothic
Aviano Contrast
Aviano Wedge


texts: How can I add new points to an existing path?

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I've drawn a path with the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator. I did some other work, but now I want to extend the path with more points. How can I continue drawing the path where if I click off of the path, it generates a new anchor point and connects it?

I know I could keep adding more points along the existing path using the "add anchor point", but I'd like to keep drawing as if I had never stopped drawing the original path (click a new place on the screen, and the path continues to there).


texts: Add Git log as table to InDesign Document

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I use InDesign CC as the last step in document processing. The source is written in Markdown and converted via pandoc to an InCopy document which gets linked to a text frame in InDesign.
The whole process is described in Markdown to Indesign with Pandoc (via ICML).
For version control of the Markdown files I use Git.
Is there a way to link the Git log to an InDesign table to have a version list at the beginning of the document?
So, when I do a commit in Git, the table can be updated via an action script or the like?


texts: How to print Photoshop file document to only one color?

texts: Is there any way of converting a Photoshop file with text and logos to one only. I want to print to only one color.


texts: How do I copy some smart object layers to another file and keep them linked

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I have two layer with the same smart object. If I edit the smart object, both layers are updated (nice!)

I copy these layers to another file (by dragging them)

In the new file, both smart object are unlinked! If I edit one, the other will not change.

How can I copy the smart objects to a new file so that they remain linked?


texts: If good examples of small-caps in typography in article/body text exist

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I have seen stuff like this:

  BUT DON’T CAPITALIZE WHOLE PARAGRAPHS. THIS HABIT ORIGINATED WITH LAWYERS AND HAS INFECTED SOCIETY AT LARGE. THUS, MANY WRITERS STILL BELIEVE THAT CAPITALIZATION COMMUNICATES AUTHORITY AND IMPORTANCE. “HEY, LOOK HERE, I’VE GOT SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY! I DEMAND THAT YOU PAY ATTENTION!” BUT A PARAGRAPH SET IN ALL CAPS IS VERY HARD TO READ. AND IT’S EVEN HARDER TO READ IF IT’S BOLD. AS THE PARAGRAPH WEARS ON, READERS FATIGUE. INTEREST WANES. HOW ABOUT YOU? DO YOU ENJOY READING THIS? I DOUBT IT. BUT I REGULARLY SEE CAPITALIZED PARAGRAPHS THAT ARE MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. DO YOUR READERS A FAVOR. STOP CAPITALIZING WHOLE PARAGRAPHS.

I agree that it's hard to read, but perhaps there is a way to make typography of all-caps look nice in some way. That's all I'm wondering, if there are any good examples of it, or if it's a strict all around no-go because it's hard to read and "shouts". But perhaps if it's small caps, it might work.

Wondering what the technical reason is that it looks bad, or perhaps even a technical reason why it could be good.

It would be interesting to see an entire book written in caps, I am not sure I have seen one.


texts: InDesign: how to change fonts for all text frames at once?

texts: After a restart InDesign says all my footnotes are now in Adobe Garamond T1 from the previous Adobe Garamond and that the four fonts (regular, italic, bold and bold italic) are missing. Is there a way to change the font for all the footnotes instead of one by one, or to add the T1 font (I'm not finding it for download) ?


texts: Illustrator: Clean lines and snapping with curves

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So I'm new to using the grid. This is the effect I am going for.

If you look closely you will notice the curves don't quite match up with the edges as shown by the next picture.

At first I thought this was because I was using text instead of using shapes created from the grid. But even when I did that you still can't quite get them to snap. Now here's the issue.

In order to get the curves the nice shape I want I used circles and then used the shape builder to cut out the curves. The only thing is I couldn't get the curves to line up exactly with the edges using the circles. I would have to disable "snap to grid" and then mess around with its size until it fit but then it wouldn't line up with the anchors.

In the other case the 'T', I used the pen tool to create the curves. So this case using the shapes created from the grid instead of the text worked to line up but then I couldn't get the exact curve shape that I wanted...

So what is the best way to get these curves to be exact? Or line up with the grid?


texts: Why isn't 'Convert All Spots to CMYK' converting my PDF to CMYK, in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC?

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I'm trying to fulfill the steps beneath, but I see no CMYK values in the screenshot beneath?

Search for Convert All Spots to CMYK and run Fix. Now all colors in your document are CMYK.

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

What have I done wrongly? I screenshot the steps beneath.


texts: Reduce file size of PDF/EPS from Adobe Illustrator

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I'm trying to export a logo I created into PDF and EPS for a client and the file sizes are HUGE! The PDF is 78MB!

The logo has lots of little diamonds on it which I duplicated, so I'm guessing it's all those little elements making it that huge.

Normally when I do a logo the file sizes are pretty small, as opposed to if it were a bitmap/raster file. Needless to say this is not going to work out, I need to know how to flatten some layers or do something to make the file sizes more manageable.

I can't e-mail the client the vector files of the final product. The .AI file isn't even that huge, how can I minimize the file size of this project?


texts: Power Point "outline" view doesn't show or print text

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I try to print in outline view only text but when I set to outline view the
text from the slide disappears also when I try printing.
I'm trying to play with the fonts as but without any luck,
see image attached:

How can I set to see and print the text in outline view ?


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I've come across a script for InDesign that toggles on the 'Paste Remembers Layers' menu item.
I would LOVE a visual toggle as I use this all the time but for now this will do (unless anyone knows of something similar/better)
The issue is it only switches it ON. I would love to assign a keyboard shortcut to toggle it between ON/OFF or one for each, etc.
Can anyone tweak this for me or have any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance
    // toggle "Paste Remembers Layers"
var rem_paste_lay = app.menuActions.item('$ID/Set Paste Remembers');
var bk = rem_paste_lay.checked;
if (bk == true) {
  rem_paste_lay.invoke(); // if true toggle to false
};

// restore
if (rem_paste_lay.checked !== bk) {
  rem_paste_lay.invoke(); // if not eq bk toggle
};


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I'm creating a set of custom patterns with GIMP. When I import them I would like to have their names below the filter field, as the default ones have:

However, GIMP only shows a #1-like string:

I need to see the names of my patterns because they are bigger then the default ones and some of them are very similar to other ones, so I can't recognize them very well using only the icons.


texts: An error when I open a .eps from Wolfram Mathematica in Illustrator

texts: I created a graph with Wolfram Mathematica and exported it as .eps file. Then I want to open it with Illustrator to do some amendment. But when I read it with Illustrator, it gives me an error：MPS analytic program can not analyse this file. How can I resolve it? I doubt it is due to the resolution because the other simpler graph(.eps) can be opened by Illustrator.


texts: Region coloring with customized path selection by live paint bucket tool in adobe illustrator cc

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I'm gonna choose a set of lines (solid and dashed) in my artwork, then coloring the surrounded region by live paint bucket tool. Here is my artwork:

All I need is coloring the sphere's section surrounded by two dashed lines, two red lines, and the sphere's boundary, i.e. somewhere like figure below (red region, for example):

But I have two problems:

1- As I watched some videos on youtube, when one selects live paint bucket tool, all of the possible regions in the artwork must be detected, automatically; but in my case only a subset of regions are detected by the tool, as following:

So, the target regions are not detected by the tool.

2- As I select the desired lines to build a path consisting those lines, live paint bucket tool does still not detect the region middle of the path. Maybe this is not the right way to introduce a new region to the tool.

Could you please give me some advice in this case?


texts: Can somebody help me identify this Japanese display font?

texts: Font identification websites don't seem to be able to recognize non-latin characters. Google search also hasn't given me any results.


texts: Which font is similar to Georgia, licensed free for trade books?

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Looking at the Georgia font license, you can see that it is not free for trade publications.
I want to publish a commercial book using a font similar to Georgia, but with a free license.
Does anyone know of a font with this feature?
The type of publication is a trade book, which will be printed at IngramSpark (print on demand).


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What fonts support the widest range of characters? (Like Helvetica Neue LT W1G)

Need to work on an a website present in 25+ countries, and I'm looking for something I can use as a webfont.

Update: To make things even worse, it needs to have subpixel hinting so that it doesn't look like crap on Windows.


texts: Least Destructive Way to Reduce an Image in Photoshop

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I do a lot of macro photography and shoot RAW files. I'll edit the RAW files how i see fit, then duplicate them to a template I use that's @72dpi and 996x600 (this is how my website handles the images). To resize the image I use the transform option and hold shift.  I save them by using the "save for Web feature" as png-24.

I notice what feels like a large loss of quality from the RAW to the PNG. Just at 100% magnification.

Any suggestions as to how to preserve the image best when reducing the resolution would be much appreciated!


texts: Random variable width strokes in illustrator?

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I'm fairly new to graphic design and I'm trying to replicate this kind of subtle variable width, handwritten-like strokes.  I'm aware of the width tool in Ai but it looks like it's a lot of work if you want to do it manually.  Any suggestion on how to achieve this effect?

Moreover, is there an easy way to replicate the "texture" of the cell nucleus?

Cheers!


texts: CMYK image resize/shrink TIFF file/add registration marks

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New to the forum and graphic design. I am a veteran screen printer.
I've recently gone into business for myself, and I am having the hardest time hiring freelance graphic designers. I've recently started to try and learn graphic design on my own.
I commissioned a piece for CMYK. The artist created the image and separated the colors. However, the company that prints my film is telling me that the PNG files have no set size and no registration marks.
He also tells me that the white file (the underbase) is set as a TIFF file and is enormous. Would anyone be willing to coach me on how to resize and or set sizes to these images?
The artist who did them has been paid and won't return my calls. I would hire someone to fix it, but all of the “freelance” artists I find have a bit of a language barrier and I can't convey what I need to someone who doesn't understand screen printing... or English for that matter.


texts: InDesign: workflow for translating texts

texts: I have quite a large document, a product catalogue to be specific, which I have to translate. I tried doing this manually and exporting to RTF, which is tedious because of the rearrangements I have to make afterwards. Any suggestions in how to do accomplish this task more efficiently?


texts: Small caps not appearing on Windows computer

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I've made a document on inDesign CS5 on OSX containing a section typeset in Palatino small caps. These appear fine when viewing the exported PDF on a Mac however on a Windows computer some of the letters do not render properly.

This is how it appears on my computer and others running OSX.

I'm sorry this is the only image I have of the problem as it is on someone elses computer and apparently they don't know how to take a screenshot.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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Got quick question - been strugling with that for a while. I'm expanding my skills with illustrator and trying to achieve various effects. Right now I try to copy that effect - filling object with continiously upscaled stroke.

Author:https://instagram.com/swainland/

So i started with two simple shapes (red one) and then scaled them down. After that used pathfinder. I got two shapes with strokes scaled down. And that's when problems started:

My shape seems to be a little bit clumsy. In original picture shape is well rounded, without visible curving. In my copy place when stroke curve ends and straight line starts is very well visible.
It seems that in original picture white/blue and pink/yellow strokes all ends in one place. On my shape it's just upscaled stroke cut in half with pathfinder, so naturaly they end on pink outline.

I assume that 1 problem is all about setting the right value on handles. But second one - I have no clue. Is it blurring ?


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I just thought about the this: We have dozens of well known icons for nearly each and every thing. All those icons normally are inside some sort of "navigation" (bar/menu/etc.). But what's the icon for Navigation itself?

The idea behind such an icon comes from small screen devices. If you need to hide your navigation to save space on the small screen, then best would be to only show it when the user needs it. And an icon is in most cases smaller than "nav" or any other word.


texts: What’s the right character for a minus sign?

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Almost everywhere I see the so called hyphen-minus (Unicode character U+002D and HTML symbol &#45) used as a minus sign, which is actually the standard hyphen character (Unicode character U+2010 and HTML symbol &#8208;) as you can see in this example equation:

As you can realize, in most fonts the hyphen-minus does not have the optimal width, thickness or position to represent a minus sign and therefore practicaltypography.com suggests to

  use an en dash, which makes an acceptable minus sign in spreadsheets or mathematical expressions.

which looks like this when we follow our example:

But in my opinion this is a little bit misleading, because an en dash is also used to indicate spans or differentiation:

On the other hand there exists a “correct” minus sign (Unicode character U+2212 and HTML symbol &minus;) for "everyday speech" but which is rarely used for some reason:

I wonder now if a hyphen(-minus) sign, en dash or a minus sign should be used to represent a minus in typographic context.

As @PieBie and @Zach Saucier pointed out there are many use cases out there. But does the type of publication make any difference?

I mean why should we not use the same minus character when writing a mathematical equation or indicate a negative vote for a post for instance on this site:

As a side note: I also dont know why no minus sign (U+2212) but rather a hyphen(-minus) gets displayed when we press the minus key - on our numpad. Why are there two same keys for different characters?

Note: The sans-serif typeface Arial was used in the examples.


texts: What is a "Semi Bold" font style used for?

texts:
Some fonts have a "Semi Bold" font style.

What is it used for?


texts: Are there some principles to follow on how to create a custom cursor?

texts: I was confused how a cursor might look to not be considered ugly or standard.  I do like how cursors in games look and I am fine with them but when I create a cursor for myself there is something that doesn't fit.  Is there a standard workflow or process to creating elegant cursor that are not standard?


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I'm working on a papercraft project on Pepakura and Valley folds show in light blue and Montain Folds in dark blue.

I was wondering if there is a way to show the angle of the folding edges directly on Blender ?

Thanks :)


texts: How would I get this effect using envelope distort?

texts: Driving myself crazy trying to figure it out. Am a beginner.


texts: Inkscape - background for single components appearing

texts:
Even though the drawing looks perfectly fine on Inkspace:

When I export it to .pdf it becomes like this:

What could be the reason? Is there any way to change it?


texts: Can anyone tell me what this font is or which is similar?


texts: How to Image Trace a white logo or text?

texts: Using Photoshop CS5, I made a logo in white and transfered it to Illustrator to vectorize. It did not have a background when moving it. Once in Illustrator, it makes the whole rectangle white, making the logo invisible. What do I need to do to image trace my logo?


texts: What is the font used in Evangelion's intro screen?

texts:
what's the font used in the eye-catch scene?

Some suggested that it is "マティス EB" http://fontworks.co.jp/font/classic/matisse/EB.html#cont02

Also, what's the font used in the following covers?


texts: When we started up our company, our designer recommended the Univers LT STD Roman font, telling us it was free. Now, I've found numerous sites that sell it for money. So, I'm a bit confused. Is it free?


texts: Do I need to buy a license to use fonts bundled with Adobe Illustrator for commercial use?


texts: There is no bounding box around line in Illustrator CC 2017

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I've recently started to use Illustrator CC 2017 (so far I used CS5).

I noticed that line object doesn't have a classic "4 node" bounding box as earlier, just "two nodes". It allows rotation, but not scale of the line. I can grab one anchor and hold ALT so the transformation is around center, but that way I can't be sure that angle is retained. Earlier I would hold ALT+SHIFT, but now SHIFT just locks 45/90 angle.

I could use scale tool (around center, holding SHIFT), but old bounding box was more elegant and faster solution :) Am I missing something?


texts: stroke outside selection on a [new] layer in gimp

texts:
Create document with transparent background.  Add the word 'word' as text.  Create selection from alpha channel.  create new layer. select new layer. (edit menu) stroke selection.

How do I control the aspect of stroking?  all new pixels: within selection, over selection, outside selection?

Currently the stroke is over selection; it seems as some of the area inside is consumed by the stroke occluding the text layer below with new pixels.


texts: Given a number, how to find that many colours that are well-distinguishable?

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I'm interested in getting an method for obtaining n well-distinguishable colours, where n is just a given number. The purpose is for it to be implemented in an algorithmic way.

I have read other questions on this topic
(this,
this,
this and
this),
but none of them provides an self-contained way how to generate the colours. (They, in general, say: "Go to this website and put n there as input.")

As well, I know that I can equally distribute  the hues of the colours, but then:

Good balancing between number of different hues and number of different saturations and lightnesses is necessary (and I don't know how to make it well).
The same distance in hue doesn't mean the same distance for a human:

In the example, certainly the left one is less recognizable than the right one, yet the colours are only some RGB permutations.


texts: Exporting Standalone Interactivity in Adobe Animate

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I'll preface this by saying I'm not sure of much of the vocabulary involved here - so I might not know the term I need to be asking about. Nor am I sure that here is the best place to ask it.This is my first shot at working in Animate but I'm pretty well versed in the rest of the Adobe CC Suite.

I'm working on a proof-of-concept for an interactive map graphic - a map with a two actions:

A mouseover event that highlights a map pin
An event that slides an info sidebar graphic on-screen when I click
the map pin.

From what I've found, it seems like Adobe Animate is the best program to build my project in. I've used the following Adobe Animate tutorial to walk me through as much of the process as possible here - notably I'm most interested in Step 5 - Adding Interactivity.

My goal is to be able to export the final graphic as a stand-alone file from Animate to a tablet. I can't seem to understand how to export this as a functioning stand-alone file.

I've accomplished my proof of concept insofar as it functions as intended when I test this via Control>Test Movie>In Browser. However, when I publish the file (JavaScript&HTML) and try to view it (by clicking the exported HTML file) on the same machine there is no mouseover or click functionality and when I test it on another machine, I get an entirely blank webpage. I do not get the same result when I export the tutorial project (it functions exactly as intended).

Is there a way to export an interactive graphic from Animate in some standalone format and have it function as it does in the test browser of the program - or is Animate even the ideal program to be trying to build this in?


texts: Removing overlap / minimizing overlap of tiled clones with radomize factor set?

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I've created 20X20 tiled clones with the randomize factor set to 2% (X) and 2% (Y).  The end result looks like this:

Is there a way to remove or minify the overlap of the squares such that their distribution is more uniform?

I think I ended up getting approximately the effect I wanted by just creating a tile grid of 20X20 squares and using the tweak tool move objects in random directions and tweak tool rotate options.  Curious still if Inkscape has an extension that could achieve this also using the pictured squares as input.


texts: How to draw smooth curved shapes in illustrator?

texts: I did one illustration like this. It includes thin curved lines. I took lot of time and patience to create this one. But the end result is looking a bit cluttered. I'm expecting very smooth curves. How can I make these curves smoother in Illustrator.


texts: How to change PDF text encoding ? (ANSI to UNICODE)

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I have this problem with a PDF I am trying to copy the text from... I have this text in a pdf and I need to insert in into a HTML page, the problem is that when I copy the text some of the letters(the one with diacritics(like: Ț or Ș) are being left out, the words containing them are not correct anymore...

I found out that this is because the PDF is using ASNI font encoding while the browser uses UNICODE ... how can I change the ANSI encoding in the PDF to transform it to UNICODE ?


texts: White Lines (Not Strokes) Appearing between shapes after using Pathfinder tool. How do I get rid of them?

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I'm working on a large illustration project in Illustrator CC. I hand-drew hundreds of shapes which overlapped to create the image how I wanted it to look. However, I have several shapes that needed to be cut out of ALL the shapes beneath it so that when I save as a PNG the cut-outs will be transparent. (These images will be placed on colored backgrounds in a digital setting). I used the pathfinder tool (Tried Trim and Divide, then used combine to build shapes that were all the same color) and now it seems that there are white lines as some screen artifacting or something? They are definitely not strokes, and when you zoom in and out their appearance changes. The first image shows what I'm seeing in Illustrator, but the problem seems to get worse when I save as PDF.

I've come across this problem before, but it's always been print work. Since this is going to be used in digital, I need to find a fix for this so I can guarantee the image shows correctly. I found I can add strokes of the same color and they will disappear, but that is going to be extremely time-consuming for a project of this size. Does anyone have a fix for this or know a better way for me to create those cut-out transparencies so that I can avoid the problem all-together?


texts: Selecting colors suitable for color, greyscale, and black/white printing

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I'm developing technical graphics for a printed/online scientific publication using Adobe Illustrator CS5. I am trying to select a color palette that is pleasant when viewed in color and whose colors are distinguishable when printed in greyscale.

As an anti-example, suppose I have two colors: #942724 (red) and #265791 (blue). They are pleasant to look at, but when these are converted greyscale, they are completely indistinguishable.

I see that Illustrator comes with many Swatch Libraries and the Adobe Color Wheel provides six different color rules (e.g. Monochromatic, Analogous, Triad). It's easy to select, say, two colors that look good in color and are distinguishable in greyscale. But I find it much more difficult with 3+ colors. Is there a general technique/rule that can be applied? How does one select a color palette that is versatile enough to look good in color and be distinguishable in greyscale (or even B/W) print?


texts: Does PicturePark integrate with Basecamp?

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So we're getting our new DAM PicturePark populated with all of our digital assets, but one thing that I can't seem to find any obvious documentation on is how to integrate it with our project management software Basecamp.

We're operating under the impression that it does integrate, but there are doubts spreading through the office that the product won't deliver as it was expected to.

Anyone here use picture PicturePark? Have you had any success integrating it with a project management application so your designers can put up their files through the PM?


texts: Auto size image to page size in InDesign

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I've got an InDesign document with 100 A4 pages.

I've got 100 assets (a mixture of .jpg and .pdf files) and I want to place 1 per page. If an image is not the proportion of the A4 page I would like to get it as big as it can be on the page before it hits into the margin. Ex. if it's a portrait image it should be as large as it can be before hits the top/bottom margin. If it's a landscape image it should be as large as it can be before hits the left/right margin.

At the moment I'm dragging each file across and resizing them manually. Is it possible just drop them on the page and get them auto resized ?


texts: negative space creation inside illustrator

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This may sound silly... but i really dnt understand the process that is why am asking. Cause i believe ''Better to ask a question than to remain ignorant''

In logo creation process i observe some famous logos which incorporate artistic presentation of negative space in the design.

But what i really don't get is how the negative space was created..

In the attached photo i created two negative space logos ( just for demonstration)

In one picture the RV is a object with white fill color,

And in another one it has been cut out... and it is hollow.. you can see the sun through the cut-out...

So when a client asks for negative space logo which procedure i should follow? should i draw the negative space shape/object match it with background color  or simply draw the negative space shape and then cut it out?


texts: How to save groups as separate assets with layers prefixed in the filename

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I am trying to save illustrator art assets using the inbuilt Layer/Group hierarchy to determine the save location and file name. I believe this requires some Illustrator script.

In this case I have a hierarchy as follows:
Layer → Sublayer → Group → Paths
The group level objects are the desired art assets. I would like to save files at the group stage grouped by folders such that each asset is nested in a folder with the name of its parent and grandparent giving a file directory that would read:
Layer/Sublayer/Group.png

Furthermore, I would like the name of the group's parent to be able to be prefixed to the art assets file name, giving a file directory that would
instead read:
Layer/Sublayer/Sublayer_Group.png

The asset export tool does not appear to have this functionality.
I have included an example of the desired results below.


texts: Importing learning cards in Indesign from EXCEL or XML or JSON file while keeping some basic formatting

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In an EXCEL or XML/JSON file I have stored the contents of learning cards: one column for front side of the card, one column for the back side of the card. I want the cards to be layouted in Adobe Indesign and thought of the merge data function. Problem is: if I convert the EXCEL file into CSV in order to import it in Indesign, I lose the formatting of the text (just basic styles like bold and italic). But unfortunately Indesign is not able to merge data of an EXCEL file.
Is there any other way to populate the cards from the file automatically? Maybe by a script or so? Or maybe by rewriting the existing file into another format?


texts: How to achieve 'Orange and Teal' look in GIMP

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I would like to give the 'Orange & Teal' look to some pictures using only GIMP. I must remark, the question is specifically restricted to GIMP.

My question is simple but here is some background. 'Orange and Teal', also called 'The Blockbuster Look' is the practice of color grading pictures and movies in a simplified palette where shadows are turned into blue and lights are given an orange tone. Hated by many, it is being abused in Hollywood productions more and more, but as any other technique it also can be used very creatively to achieve kind of a warm sunset look.


texts: Indesign GREP: Find sentence until first occurence of specific character

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the text I work with has marked each words or sentences that should be a marginalia with ##before and after##
as in:

Edi nos di occus aceaqui blam rerorent eumetur aut eaquid qui ut velibus quid elecab iust, sinit, voluptatur sam ut eum ##I'm a maginalia## dolupta volupti orepudita deruntiur?
Dus, sequam, se doluptatem quis antotatquid que excepudi ##and I'm a pretty marginalia## comnis et res nestrum ex ent.

I'm using a tiny script that moves them to their designated places when selected. (So I have to select every single supposed marginalia separately to use the script on each selection.)
My problem is:
If there is only one marginalia in a paragraph ##.+## works just fine but if there are two ore more occurences, this selects all text inbetween the first and the last ## in the paragraph.
as in:

Edi nos di occus aceaqui blam rerorent eumetur aut eaquid qui ut velibus quid elecab iust, sinit, voluptatur sam ut eum ##I'm a maginalia## dolupta volupti orepudita deruntiur?
Dus, sequam, se doluptatem quis antotatquid que excepudi ##and I'm a pretty marginalia## comnis et res nestrum ex ent.

Is there a way with GREP to find the next occurence of ## after any other text inbetweenthe first ##?


texts: How to get current text color in Photoshop?

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I am working off of a psd mockup to put together a page.

I have been using the eyedropper tool to get text colors, but I suspect there's a better way to do this, since I believe the eyedropper might sometimes be picking up anti-aliasing -- that is to say, it's perhaps picking up a color other than the "official" color used on the text.

Anyone have a workflow that works for this scenario? I'd love to be able to help the next person out on this, even if I'm not the one to benefit immmediately.


texts: Can I sell a template that uses the fonts on my computer?

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I'm selling templates online and I was wondering if I could use the typefaces I already have on my computer (Mac) or the ones that come with Adobe CC?
Thanks in advance,
Julien


texts: Like it or not, Impact is now associated with image macros and memes throughout the web.  As the Impact font itself is not free to distribute, I was wondering if there were similar fonts available under more permissive licenses? I haven't been able to find one that felt right enough.


texts: Designing shape in InDesign - how to emulate effect from Quark XPress?

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This is part of my original document from Quark XPress [Windows demo] (which I am recreating in InDesign, since I'm converting manually for now, I don't need Q2ID for now, since it's just a development magazine for testing styles and designs and PDF styles etc.):

and this is the original image I based the design around:

I created the shape in Quark ShapeMaker (part of Quark XPress 9), with these dimensions and it worked pretty well:

However, what I'm wondering is, how can I recreate this shape in InDesign. Although I can create the text box well (its dimensions are 32.5mm x 66mm in the Quark file, and I managed to replicate the same size box in InDesign), it's creating the shape which has the text "BMW 316i" and "£1,995" in which is proving more problematic.

I can create a rectangle with no problems in InDesign, but getting it to match the dimensions shown in the screenshot from Quark XPress is one thing.

I hope I've explained my problem well enough for you to understand - basically, it's small-scale converting manually (I use both pieces of software, I'm on version 9.2 of Quark XPress and using InDesign CS6).


texts: Style reference: What do I ask the web designer for so that I can develop what has been designed?

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A graphic designer has finished the design portion of a large web project my team and I will be developing. (Only jpegs were sent.)

I will be responsible for all implementation of the design, including CSS.

The designer did not send the necessary information I need to implement the css, and I don't have the knowledge or vocabulary to communicate effectively enough to know what I'm asking for.

It's not a style guide - that brings up a whole bunch of theoretical academia in a google when searching for an example. It's not a style sheet, because that's what I'm creating from the designs, and using that term I was reminded that that was my responsibility.

If there is one, what is the word I'm looking for when asking for the information about font sizes, font families, misc typography, colors, link colors, hover colors, image sizes and ratios, etc.

If there is not a formal word for this in the design industry, how can I communicate clearly what I need rather than 100s of back and forth emails each time it's time to style a new element?

Also, I was trying to find a reference to such a sheet online. I have come across them now and then when reviewing pre-made templates. If you have a link to such a reference, please share.


texts: How to fill multiple live paint objects all at once in Illustrator

texts: I have multiple live paint objects that have gaps that I need to fill with color. They are bodies of water on a map, but made up of multiple strokes with gaps so Live Paint is the only way to efficiently fill them. However there are many objects. Is there a way to create a live paint group and have the fill applied to all objects all at once instead of individually clicking inside each object to fill them?


texts: What style is the text on this album cover?

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One of my favorite music groups has the following album cover:

Is there a name for the art style used to fill the text? If so, what is it, and where may I find more information on this style?


texts: How do I put an image into Illustartor document at its actual size?

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I'm creating a new document, choosing Web profile, setting width and height equal to image size. But the image appears half as big as it really is. That is, I need to place image 4 times to fill the document. Why is that? Am I missing something?

UPD Sorry for not saying it explicitly, I'm specifying document extents in pixels, and choosing resolution 72 ppi.

UPD As for my question being marked as duplicate. The suggested question indeed clarifies that Raster Effects is not Document's Resolution, and is ignored when pasting images. When using Web profile, images are being pasted as if the document has 72 ppi. Since pixels in Illustrator was redefined as physical units, such that 1 inch = 72 pixels.

But it doesn't address my other source of confusion. And the fact to be considered when pasting images. Images, specifically png ones, can contain information about physical extents.


texts: What are common non-traditional Graphic Design requests, and how to handle them?

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Naturally you would expect that a graphic designer is proficient in logo, print and web graphics, but what else do clients commonly request? (Web, email, motion graphics, 3D animation etc...)

I've heard a few times over my graphics/design career that it is better to be an expert at a couple of things, rather than a "Jack of all trades, master of none". Is this true in the freelance graphic design world? How do you handle requests that fall outside your normal scope?

If you decide to expand your skill-set and take on that work, do you promote it at risk of appearing less focused or "expert" at your other work?


texts: What is six-color (6C) process printing?

texts: What is 6 color printing, is it multicolor process printing? What setting do I have to keep in Photoshop, Do I have to create an extra channel in the channel palette?


texts: How to tell a client when there is too much content for a design

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I am working for a group of DJs -- making event posters for a monthly event at a local night club. It has been such a fun gig thus far for me. However, I have noticed that every person or group associated with each event has a logo that must be incorporated on each poster. Even third party producers or agencies. The poster becomes so cluttered, aesthetically unpleasing, and unbearable to work with. I've worked so hard and put in so many hours to create a beautiful and original design. I'd hate to see it ruined by clutter.

I'm trying to find the best way to communicate that all this information isn't necessarily a good thing.


texts: What's the difference between CMYK Black and RGB Black

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I know this sounds a stupid question, black is black right?

Wrong:

It's black right? so why are the CMYK Values so far away from black?


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What is the name of this font?:

Sample used on Whatdafont:

Note: I already tried Whatdafont and the results are similar but not hand drawn like in the photo. Also, the capital I is not being recognized by the search engine.


texts: CMYK colours wrong on export in Illustrator

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I am making a flyer on Illustrator. It has a grey background 0,0,0,30 is the CMYK value. When I export to any format or even in RGB the grey seems to have a red hue to it.

How do i get a realistic transfer of the colours im working in when exporting?


texts: New Illustrator file with guide every 80cm

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I have to design a roll-up banner, that's as wide as 4 roll-up banners and also exists of 4 roll-up banners that will be placed next to each other.

These banners should have one design that continues (think red carpet background with logo's, white beach background in photo studios), but I want to design it in one file and split it up afterwards.

This is why I am looking to create a new file with a vertical guide every 80 cm. Of course, this could be adapted for anyone and any measurement, but I'm looking for 80cm at this point.

I know I can just create a 320cm-wide file and create an 80cm block that I move after placing the guide, but I'm convinced there is some easier way I just never heard of.


texts: How to invert the values of a specific color channel in Photoshop?

texts: I want to invert the green channel for my normal map texture (for use in a program which uses different handedness from the program that generated it). How do I do that using Photoshop preferably (or any other freeware program)? I believe CTRL + I or "Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Invert" inverts the color of all channels in the image. Help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.


texts: How to get continuing numbering in textboxes in InDesign?

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I have boxes with references which are located beneath pictures in my InDesign 6 document. I want to have a consistent and continueing auto-numbering of these boxes. Therefore I created two paragraph styles - one for the left page, one for the right page.

Here is what the paragraph style looks like for numbering for both styles (left and right):

However, when I place text boxes in InDesign and attribute the paragraph style, the numbering is mixed up:

When done over 100 pages, I get an order that seems totally random to me.

How do I fix it and get an continuing numbering?


texts: How can I use Automate Batch Action of Adobe Photoshop to cut 5px for every image

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I have thousands of pictures and almost all have different dimensions and I want to cut the bottom of every image for 5px using Canvas Size and then save it. How can I Automate Batch Process this?

For example if the image is 600 X 600 then I want to make it 600 X 595 and then save it. If the images had same dimensions then I could make an action and Batch Process it on the folder but the problem is almost every image has different dimensions


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I noticed that when rotating an object in Photoshop the preview of the image has nice and crisp pixels, but when I rotate the image and finish the transformation it adds an annoying blur. Is it possible to disable that or find a good workaround?

The carrot stays nice and pixelated in the preview.

But it ends up being blurred when I confirm the transformation.


texts: How to turn black and white outline of map into vector without Image Trace

texts: I need a way to turn the following image into a vector in Adobe Illustrator, I have tried image trace but it never seems to do the job well enough.


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I'm trying to create a strikethrough text similar to the "bullet through text" effect in illustrator.

I have a piece of text which I converted to outlines, then placed a long rectangle on top of it. I've tried Minus Front, Divide, Clipping Mask and many other things but it doesn't work. The whole shape disappears or I'm left with areas that are common to text and the rectangle which is the opposite of what I want.

Can you suggest how to achieve this? I believe the problem is because the different shapes don't overlap each other and are a group of separate shapes.


texts: How to undo alternate layout in InDesign CS6?

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I clicked Create Alternate Layout in my InDesign CS6 document without really understanding what it was for, to try and fix a margin problem I was having trouble with.

Now the document has been split into three parts, A4, A4 V2 and A4 V.

Undo did not remove this partitioning, and I cannot get it back to how it was before. The document was separated into three groups, with each page being in only one of them.

So they are not duplicated, as I understand it they should have been. So the original pages 1-14 are in one layout, 15-31 are in another, and 32 in it's own.

What are the consequences of having alternate layouts, and how can I get back to a single one?


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For example, if I had a dark blue or black background choosing white text will make it stand-out and more readable.

If I had a white or off-white background, black text will stand-out and be readable.

What do I do if the background color is neither dark enough for white to show well nor light enough for black to show well?


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I am looking for a way, preferably one that can be triggered via keyboard shortcut, to both toggle the current layer to visible/hidden and to be able to toggle a specifically-named layer visible/hidden.

What I am aiming for with the specifically-named layer visibility toggle is to turn the template layer visible/hidden.

It would be great to be able to toggle without selecting the layer, but I'd take that option if that were all there was. Both would be ideal.

This Adobe forum post seemed to be the solution via scripting, until I realized it was for Photoshop, not Illustrator (handy nonetheless).


texts: How do you create a seamless texture in photoshop?

texts: How do you create a seamless texture in Photoshop? I found this tutorial here which is pretty helpful but it seems to not look as nice as the original sampled image when you're finished. Any suggestions or better tutorials?


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Is there a way to set a color to each vertex of a polygon and have they blend to form a gradient between them?

A great example of this would be the HSV triangle from Coolorus (first image on the right). That triangle has a white vertex, a black one and a yellow one. That cannot be made by hand using linear gradient as far as I know.


texts: Photoshop how to fill only inside selection of a circle?

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There is a simple circle (but can me any shape object with transparent area inside) on transparent background.

If I use magic wand tool to create a selection, it creates:
a/ outside selection
b/ inside selection

Question:
What is the fastest way to fill only inside selection with solid color (to automate process)?

Other solution:
Instead of quick selection tool use:
c/ magnetic lasso tool - it create inside selection only, to fill inside only
d/ pen tool - the same but slow
e/ path operations
Solution c/d/ is not good if I wanna automate process.
Solution e/ steps:

quick selection tool creates outside selection and inside selection,
make work path from selection,
it creates outside path and inside path,
if I wanna continue with inside path only, I have to modify work path with Path operations:
change option to "Intersect shape areas",
now I can fill work path with color, which fill inside selection only. Great! But...
Problem of e/ solution:
Recorded action for e/ solution fails at:
4/change option in Path operations to "Intersect shape areas" - recorded action is not able to remember this settings, so action does not fill area inside path. It always use another unwanted option from Path operations. (reset PS settings etc did not help).

I did not find script or action or any solution how to swich options in Path operations or how to activate specific option in Path operations (combine, subtract, intersect...).
I bet there is one so simple solution which I am blind to see atm.
The best one for me is to find way how to activate specific option in Path operations (combine, subtract, intersect...) and use it in script/Action whenever.
Thank You all for any creative ideas!


texts: Pantone formula guide for matte coated paper

texts: I am trying to figure out which formula guide to get for a job. It will be on matte paper. Should I get the coated or uncoated book.


texts: How do I make this signature look more high-quality?

texts: How can I make this image a higher quality? It looks like a low quality image right now and I can't seem to figure how to fix that. I use Photoshop for my editing, but suggestions on other platforms would be appreciated too.


texts: Is the distinctive color combination of Google logo copyrighted ?

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For example can I use the exact colors of Google Logo in  my own logo? I have found the following information about the google logo here Googele logo trademark

However this article on google site clearly says not to imitate google color combination .I was hoping to use exact same color combination on my own logo but i don't want to infringe any IP property violation.Any help would be appreciated.


texts: make an image wider without scaling the actual image

texts: I have an layer that is rectangular, and I want to make it a square without resizing the image itself or any of the other layers. How do I do this?


texts: Can not save out or print a file without loosing part of the design

texts: I have a file that was built by another designer. Part of the file has a jack o lantern with thick black lines. I see the thick lines just as they should be on my screen in illustrator yet no matter what I do when it is saved out any other way, the thick lines vanish. I have saved it out as the smallest file size PDF and the lines are not there. I have tried printing it directly from illustrator and even on the print preview the lines are gone. I am at a loss here. I have never run across this before. Any suggestions?


texts: creating recursive, self-similar patterns with Adobe Illustrator

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Sorry if the title isn't quite accurate, i was having trouble describing this idea with words. Here's an example:

It's fairly easy to approximate with the Transform effects, but it's not quite the same. Actually it's perfect until you adjust the scaling parameters, then it's forever skewed and all symmetry of the whole is lost. That is it becomes more like a coil/spiral; the edges will never meet like it would as a ring/circle.

Also I tried to make a brush based on this pattern, thinking i could just draw a circle and set the stroke to the brush, but I couldn't seem to pull it off.

Another thing is the hue that gradually changes with every iteration, but I might be able to approximate it with the blend tool. Any solution that can do this will be preferred, but the real goal is just to achieve the pattern.

Obviously it could be done manually, but I find myself doing this kind of (and similar) pattern(s) quite often, be it for art & illustration or technical diagrams. It would be nice if I could find a quick, clever, (accurate/precise would be a bonus) way to do it.


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How do I fix a font with a problematic kerning pair.

The problematic pair is capital T preceded by a space, when set in Helvetica Neue 55, and with kerning set to 'Metrics', using InDesign. The automatic kerning preceding the 'T' will change from (0) to (-125) resulting in the word space almost disappearing.

Typical scenario:

I'm setting a document with some all-caps subheads in Helvetica.
I decide subheads need to be a touch bolder, and change font from 45 to 55.
Bammo. Now client thinks I don't know how to spell check.

The screenshot shows the difference between this font and the two weights either side (45 and 65), without any manual kerning.

Would you recommend I edit my Helvetica 55 and how would I go about that?

Or set optical as the default. Might this open a different can of worms?

And just say it's possible to fix the font itself, what then happens when I open old jobs with the amended font? Am I then looking for big spaces preceding 'T's ?

EDIT: I should add this is a Type 1 font.


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I'm considering making a logo for the school I work for, in Sweden.

I'm good at drawing but I want to know what I should do to render my drawing as a digital graphic design so that one can have it as a footer for Word documents, or in our email signature.

What should I consider when it comes copyright issues regarding the fonts I'll use?


texts: batch resize and crop images to a specific height and width

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I have many images (TIFF, PNG, JPG...) and I want to resize them to 700 x 600 with 90% JPG quality, all at once using Photoshop actions.

I am able to resize them to fit the 700 x 600 but the resulting images are either 700 width only and less than 600 height or 600 height only and less than 700 width.

The catch here is that I have to resize them to the same resolution bigger than 700 x 600 then crop the rest of the extra width (sometimes the extra height) as the images have multiple Heights and multiple Widths.

Could someone assist me how to resize then crop them to maintain the aspect of the images with the exact 700 x 600 size?

Regards.


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Basically I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to efficiently get a long shadow effect with an SVG: Example Image

My three ideas on how this might be possible:

Hella detailed gradient map, but is there a web-compliant way to export that to SVG from Illustrator?
Blend Object SVG Filter that I'm not aware of?
JS solution with something like SNAP SVG?
My temporary solution was to export each puzzle piece from Illustrator with 75 layers of SVG paths making the shadow. The problem with so many layers, is that it really burdens browser rendering. Here's an Example

I've already employed the use element, but calling a symbol element with all 75 shadow paths.

In the original AI file, the effect is created using the blend mode, which, after some googling, I couldn't find an SVG filter equivalent to...but perhaps I'm missing something.

I was trying to figure on how to do it with a single path and gradient, but because of the "layered effect", it wouldn't be linear, so Id have to really map the hell out of it and didnt know if there's an easy way to do that.

Thanks for your help!


texts: Transform chained layers in Gimp like one same merged layer

texts: How I can transform (Scale, Rotate..) chained layers in Gimp 2.10 simultaneously? For example, I set chain icon to 2 or more layers and want scale them like one merged layer.


texts: Is there a font face in which all glyphs are identical?

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As strange as it seems, I am looking for a font in which all characters look exactly the same.

The goal is to obfuscate the text of passwords generated on http://enlargeyourpassword.com to the casual observer. At the same time, the user must be able to select one of the generated passwords and copy it or drag it to a password input on another page.

This should be a font which contains essentially only 1 character regardless of what is typed; the same symbol should be associated with every character.

I do not need a Pro font with support for lots of Unicode characters, the generated passwords contain only ASCII characters.


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I worked a file to be printed on a 4 x 10 feet banner.
I set up the file size to 48 inches x 120 inches, at 300PPI.

My file was really large (7g), and it was smooth, no apparent pixel when zoomed to print size. Although, when I received the banner, it was ugly and we can see all pixels and the printer said we were bad graphic designers. Can somebody explain if I really did something wrong?

I don't think it should have been printed with a that bad resolution looks.


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I have a text which is similar to this font:

Font link: http://www.dafont.com/october-twilight.font

I'm trying to create a text effect with the shape similar in curves to the font above. Here's what I need to create.

I have GIMP, and photoshop installed, and need to know if I can create it with either of the two or maybe some different software.

Could be tubes, preferably plastic tubes, with some width to the tubes, although thin tubes.

Thanks!


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I'm making an SVG (image below) and I need to invert the colors (turn the outside stroke colors to the fill colors). How can i do it?
Second question: What is better for painting an SVG, the paintbrush or pen tool?
I prefer the paintbrush because it's smoother and can make rounded shapes with it.


texts: I cannot import images into Illustrator CS6. Dragging in doesn't work. "Place" command doesn't work. Any ideas? I have uninstalled and re-installed.


texts: Inkscape - reduce size of images in exported PDF

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In my Inkscape file, i have some pictures. Some of them are cropped, others are downsized/small relative to the paper size.

But when I export a PDF, the images are included in original resolution with the whole image (in the background) despite the cut offs (crop / clipping)! This makes for extreme file sizes!

How can I reduce the images' resolution when a PDF is exported in Inkscape? And is there anyway to tell Inkscape not to include cut offs in the background?


texts: Why do components and entities become hidden inconsistently?

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I created a wall and duplicated it.  I cut the wall, clicked on a different tag so it was selected, and then edited the tag so the pencil icon was visible.  Pasting, or pasting into always causes that geometry to appear with the original tag.
Exporting it to a stand-alone file and re-importing it produces the same results.
Why can't I get this geometry on the tag I want? Is there a way to do what I am looking for?


texts: I'm a graphic designer usually do logo and banner design work. I recently got a work from my client to make PSD's for the website. So i want to ask that what exactly he will be expecting from me? I don't have a strong knowledge of html/css.


texts: How do I do these certain things in Adobe InDesign CS5.5?

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Disclaimer: I'm fairly new at this, I haven't gone to school for it or anything, I'm just trying to teach myself this stuff as I go along, one piece at a time, so please, to the greatest extent possible, explain everything like I'm 5.

So I'm using Adobe InDesign CS5.5 to try to put together a PDF… it's a book I'm wanting to self-publish basically (a tabletop RPG, to be specific)… and being that I have the OCD (and lack of funds!) that I do, I want to try to do all the graphic design myself. So, in InDesign, I am learning it slowly but still can't figure out how to do one or two certain things. For example:

Is there any way where you can just make a text box, expand it to whatever size you want it, and then choose your font and have it automatically adjust your text for you to the absolute largest size that will fit in that box? Or do you always have to fiddle around with it manually?

Is there a way you can just put like “rulers” on the screen that you can see while working, but that don't go into the final PDF, so that you can zoom in or out and still have your points of reference where they intersect?

Is there any way to move boxes and stuff around with the directional buttons? Or to tell a box to just center itself on this X coordinate and that Y coordinate without having to manually move it there yourself?

I'm having a lot of trouble getting things to line up exactly. It has that handy lock-on feature, which is great, but when you zoom in to get a more detailed look, it's hard to know what you're selecting. Am I moving the background, or the box I think I've clicked on? Who knows.

Any answers would be most welcome and very appreciated.


texts: Software for graphing sophisticated geometrical shapes

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I am writing my Master's thesis which heavily draws upon geometry. In particular, I need to create diagrams similar to the one attached.

I have been thinking about what tools might come in handy: already considered R and Python plotting, and briefly thought about Inkscape (which I have never used).

What tools would you recommend to recreate the following diagram and/or to draw similar?

[Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minimal_surface_curvature_planes-en.svg ]


texts: Open Source software for 2D graphic animation like this:

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Can someone suggest me a good software of graphic 2D animation, for animating images, and also a software for insert some more or less static text during a video?
I'll post an example of my animation what should looks like, it start at 1:05 minutes in the video; while the text is for example the name of the people who are speaking :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmQl6VGvX-c

Thank you