texts: Export image sequence by moving layer in Photoshop

texts: I want to export a simple animation for a rolling background. I need to move one layer to the left x pixels, then export as "frame*.png" and repeat. (Where * is the number of the frame. I need to repeat this like y times. I tried to work with actions but I can't export with different names and don't know how to repeat actions. I found the Animation Timeline in CC2015 but I think it doesn't fit my need, does it?


texts: Selecting The bottom layer Photoshop (Shortcut)

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Is there a shortcut (+click) to select a bottom layer that is fully behind a top layer in photoshop.

Ex (PSD attached): I would like to select the green circle without jumping to layers panel.

Download the PSD

Thank you!


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I need to export final files with at max 128mb for print on fabric.

My initial canvas size is 16.383px x 10.000px (the 16383 is the max allowed by illustrator).

I've noticed that even working in 300dpi, when uploaded in jpg format, even if my canvas size is bigger that the final application, my dpi drops to 190.

That's why I'm making a huge canvas with 400dpi.

As my Illustrator says that the jpg is too large to be exported, I'm opening the .ai file in Photoshop and Save As jpg from there.

The jpg file is 17mb while a PNG file is 600mb.

What I can do to have the best quality? What I should do?

Thank you very much if someone can help me.


texts: How best to handle multiple editions & changes provided by the client?

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Over the past few months I've been working on a number of book layout & design projects. Normally, the client provides me with a manuscript in DOC/DOCX which I import into InDesign and go about designing & laying out the book.

Often there are a number of small tweaks/changes and some have provided these a list, some an updated manuscript etc.

Each of these methods have their downsides and I'm wondering if there's a better way?!


texts: Run Illustrator extension through a script

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I have been using .jsx scripts to automate some tasks in Illustrator, but I haven’t figured out how to execute actions from extensions through a script. I would for example like to push from Illustrator to After Effects using the Overlord extension and export a lottie file by using the Bodymovin extension.
Is this possible? How would I get the list of possible actions for an extension inside a .jsx script?


texts: Text line jumping up all the time - why?

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When I'm editing the text I created earlier, now all in a sudden the line jumps up all the time like this:

https://i.gyazo.com/ea8fd33bf293afbe53846454263df746.mp4

This happens when I delete some of the existing text like in the gif, but also when I add new text or when I just write something new instead. It's annoying because the space is supposed to be there.

Hope someone can explain to me what I'm doing wrong.

I know you guys put a LOT of effort in the answers here, so thank you in advance :)


texts: Without dropping $200 - $500 for a Pantone book that I don't plan to use very often, is there a better option to get one?


texts: Remove the fill (Colors) from image without removing outline

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I have the following image which I want to remove only the fill which means colors,

I want to convert this into the only outline image with using whatever tool could possible. I have already referred this Question but it doesn't work for me. Any kind of guidance will highly be appreciated.

Thankyou!


texts: Photoshop Cropping - edge of image based on center selection

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I do bulk editing and would like to be able to record and automate a set of instructions that accomplish the following.

Say I have an image of an apple. The apple is off center - ie, the background is grey, and the image is slightly off center to the bottom right.

I would like to be able to select, using the rectangular select tool, the apple. Then I would like to be able to expand this select to the maximum dimensions it can fit within the image while keeping the apple right in the center. then I would like to crop the image as such.

What this means is, since the apple is slightly to the bottom right, the resulting image would reach the bottom and right boundaries first and accordingly crop off some portion of the top and left.

If using the select tool is not right, any other method is fine. But right now I have to manually crop and with every image manually adjust it which adds time. I would like the only manual work to be creating the select box around the subject matter.


texts: Illustrator CC guides not aligning to artboard

texts: I'm simply trying to align my guides (horizontal and vertical) to my Artboard directly in the middle.  I know there are other routes I could take to accomplish this, It should be something easily accomplished.  I have (unlocked) my Guides so that I am able to adjust them with the Selection tool as needed. I then select both guides with a simple bounding box, selecting them and altering the color to a dark blue rather than the (unselected) teal color. I make sure "Align to Artboard" is selected in the above Align Panel options, HOWEVER, when I hit the "Horizontal Align to Center" button and the "Vertical Align Center" button it aligns (not) to the Artboard but rather the entire document window (As seen in the attached image at the far bottom right of the screen).  Can anybody tell what I'm doing here that's incorrect?  I've checked various options and selections and can't tell.  Should be easily fixed I would assume... Thanks! :)


texts: What is this illustration style called? Monochrome with pops of colour, realistic digital drawing

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I love this style of illustration and would like to find some tutorials/articles about it but not sure what to call it for searching.

Lots more from the same artist here: https://kriziachan.com


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I'm new to graphic design and have started to use Adobe Illustrator. I was wondering if someone can tell me how to make the sticker pop up art like the Gowalla logo. Below is the logo that I'm referring to:

Any help is appreciated. So for I've been using the pen tool to make the white sticker area. Then I try to add an outer glow, but it doesn't look quite right. The most important thing I need help with is the shadow outlining to look crisp. Thanks for any help.


texts: Delete a horizontal bar in an 'A' character in Glyphs

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I'm trying to delete that horizontal bar using Glyphs. I can delete the four points that create it, but have no way of joining the inner points back up again.

I've been trawling through the meager documentation for hours.


texts: Is there a way to group fonts within Illustrator

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I've done searches on here to find an answer to my question, and while I have found other questions asking similar questions, but every answer was using a third party program to disable certain fonts.

My question is, is there a way to organize fonts specifically in Adobe Illustrator?

For example, if I select my fonts, they are already in groups that Illustrator created. It starts out with a list of all the fonts I have installed, then a line followed by other fonts that are in foreign languages, and then other lines after that.

I don't want to ever disable a font, but sometimes if I'm trying to find a font, I'll start at the top and then click the font drop down and start pressing the down arrow to cycle through my fonts.

There are some fonts that when I select it, the name goes away in the drop down list (the font still works) and the list defaults back to the Myriad Pro font that it always starts at.

So, if there would be a way for me to create a list of those fonts that I can't scroll through, and put them below the rest of the fonts, that would save me a HUGE headache in going through my font search.


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I'm trying to change the date format for the live captions in InDesign. Currently the format is like this dd/MM/YYYY; I need it to be dd. MMMM YYYY

I've already tried to change the format as described on the Text variables help page on helpx.adobe.com, unfortuneatly I can't edit the date format (Type » Text variables » Define…)

Does anyone has a solution for that?


texts: How do I recolor part of this shape in illustrator to create a 2-color svg?

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I created shapes (icons) in photoshop and copied / pasted into illustrator in order to save as SVG, but I need to make one half of each icon (each 2-component icons) a different color.

I'm pretty new to Illustrator, so this may be trivial but I have no idea how to do it. Perhaps I have to create multiple layers for different shapes to have different colors, but I also have some of the shapes masking others, so I'm not sure how that works out.


texts: What's the best way to find the CMYK and RGB of a HTML color?

texts: I found some colors on the web that I'd like to use in my print brochure. What's the best way to find the CMYK equivalent of a HTML color?


texts: What DPI should be used for what situations?

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I've been seeing the word 'DPI' pop up quite a lot when I export my work out in Photoshop and Illustrator. While I know that DPI stands for 'dots per inch', and that if you have too low of a DPI on an image, heavy pixellation occurs if you try to zoom in, what would be the optimal DPI for what situations?

For example (Situations):

Exporting a print A4 design
Website layout
Logo (Website only - Roughly smaller than the current SE Graphic Design one.)
Logo (Scaling up and down - From business cards to large banners.)


texts: Was wondering how to make patches with effects like these (is it called embroidered?) in Photoshop. Other software are fine too! Always looking to expand my knowledge.


texts: How do I modify this letter to symbolize a cross?

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The website from where I took this picture is a religious one and it had the i (capital letter) modified to symbolize a small cross. Maybe for some it's easy to do this but for me as a starter it's quite tricky. I will not use the font from this image. I will use another font to write the text-logo I want afterwich I want to modify the i to symbolize a cross. Any suggestions on how to do this?
Thank you!

PS. I know how to work only in Illustrator, Gimp and Inkscape.


texts: Strategies for picking good colour palettes?

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I'm new to web design. I learned the basic stuff like layout, contrasts, the difference between RGB and CMYK, etc., but I struggle to apply this well in practice:
Picking good colours that work well with one another.
For instance, say I choose a pantone red for the logo, a near-black for text and a simple grey for borders.
What would a seasoned web designer do if they wanted to introduce new colours into the web page to highlight a button, while making sure that the new colour fits well into the current palette?


texts: Mass export all images as individual JPEGs in InDesign, but not use image frame ratio

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I would like to mass export all linked images in a Indesign document using this script, its from this thread

var myDoc = app.activeDocument,
apis = myDoc.allPageItems, pageItem, fileName;

while ( pageItem = apis.pop() ) {
  if ( !pageItem.graphics[0].isValid ){ continue;}

  fileName = File ( pageItem.graphics[0].itemLink.filePath ).name;
  fileName = fileName.replace( /\.[a-z]{2,4}$/i, '.jpg' );

  app.jpegExportPreferences.exportResolution = 2400;
  app.jpegExportPreferences.jpegQuality = JPEGOptionsQuality.MAXIMUM;

  //give it a unique name
  var myFile = new File ("C:/Users/RANFacistol-Mata/Desktop/Image Trial/"+ fileName);

  pageItem.exportFile(ExportFormat.JPG, myFile);
}

When i use this script, it export the linked images in the ratio how its placed in Indesign.

How its exported

How it looks in Indesign

Yet i want it to look like this, the original ratio of the image


texts: How to select text layers below or behind other text layers in GIMP?

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I have an image with several text layers on top of each other. Because they are rotated, they all have the same 'boundary box'.

I want to edit several of the text layers, but when I click on the text, it selects the wrong layer. Even if I actually click on the letters I want to edit (so not on the text of the wrong layer). Even when I set the wrong layer invisible, GIMP still selects that layer.

How can I force GIMP to choose the right text layer?


texts: InDesign CC: Text won't go to top of frame (checked all other issues)

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I'm dealing with an issue where, when adjusting an existing text box (i.e. font and leading resizing), the text will not sit at the top of the frame where it was before. I've chased the following potential causes:

Looked for hidden characters
Made sure frame alignment is set to "Top"
Confirmed there is no inset spacing
Ignored text wrap
Confirmed default baseline settings
Confirmed there is no set paragraph spacing
Confirmed default paragraph rules / no special styles
Confirmed default character styles / no special styles
Confirmed that baseline/grid alignment is turned off

I've noticed this issue in several different documents, and while I can fix it by creating a new text box and formatting from scratch, that is not the most time-efficient solution. Anyone else have any bright ideas?


texts: Cannot use hyphenation properly in InDesign

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I work mostly with old Slavonic and old Greek texts where there are plenty of  diacritical signs and every time when pasting text from word to InDesign, I have some problem with. For example, they are absent or improperly placed. I manage to cope with this, but the most annoying part is with slicing the word. In this example the word is чръсль and when double clicking InDesign doesn’t recognize this as a whole word and does not correctly hyphenate it: There is a linebreak between ч and pъслъ. In Word there are no such problems, I suppose the set of fonts is not the problem.

Another example:

What I have to do:  Compare these problem words with the original ones and just correct them. There are a lot of ways, but no way to make this automatically.

I thought because the font is not Unicode, this might be the problem, but maybe the Old Slavonic itself is. I do not know how the fonts work on this basis.


texts: iOS App Icon design - the rounded corners issue

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The problem:
The anti-aliased rounded corners of my app icons show, due to the transparency, some pixels of the underlying background.

My quick solution:
Instead of exporting with "intact" corners I filled the space with the apporpriate texture. Making the corners look perfect on iOS devices.

And it was good for the time. But now as icons get more and more complex, this gets harder and harder to do. And the second problem I have with this is that wherever the icon is used as well (testflight, app reviews) where I have no control over what icon gets picked, the cornerless version simply does not represent the final design.

My question: Do you have a better/different workflow to for making beautiful corners without compromising the appearance of the icon?


texts: Is there a way to set default file information

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Is there a way to set up Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign CS5 with default file information?  What I want to do is set it so that I am the author of all of my work by default without having to change it in the "file information" panel each time.

Thanks in advance.

Eoin


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Is it possible to use Photoshop.exe from command line for various tasks, such as export PSD files?

(I know it's possible with third party tools such as ImageMagick, but here I'm asking specifically about Photoshop.exe)

Example of what I'm looking for:

Phtoshop.exe myfile.psd --export=myfile.png

Phtoshop.exe myfile.psd --export=myfile.jpg

Phtoshop.exe myfile.psd --export=myfile.jpg --resize=600x600,bicubic

What options are available via command line?

Note: I've tested Photoshop.exe -h, Photoshop.exe --help, Photoshop.exe /?, Photoshop.exe /h, but none of them worked.

(Goal: to be able to automate things for hundreds of images, scripting, etc. not from inside Photoshop, but directly from command line.)


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I have noticed people here frequently talking about "Illustrator(s)" and illustration. I have no idea what 'illustrator' means in this sense!

What is an illustrator? How is an illustrator different to a designer?


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I'm redesigning a website and one thing the CEO of the company liked was the fact that the previous designer made a search feature that displayed every brand or product (there are a LOT of brands and products) by the first letter of the alphabet simply by hovering over the first letter of the name. Personally, I think the concept is nice, but the fact that the bar is always there seems a bit excessive and takes up quite a bit of space.  I brought up the approach that newegg (http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/BrandList.aspx?Depa=0&name=All-Brands) uses, which is a single button that takes you to another page, but he insisted that the users should have the ability to have this feature everywhere they are on the site and it would reduce the number of SEO keywords on the home page.
Does anyone have a solution to this situation?  Either a nice/clean way to incorporate the alphabet (I can't find any any examples anywhere) or a damn good reason to completely drop it and take the newegg approach?


texts: How do I add color to a pencil drawing and leave the pen/pencil shading alone? ( color white under pen/ pencil shading and leave shading untouched on top)


texts: How does this artist skew this shape in Illustrator?

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I was watching a tutorial on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOjbuOKpI0)- Skip to minute 2:33;

The artist is suddenly copying and skewing a shape - the dark background shape - at the same time. Here's a gif to show exactly what I'm referring to:

As far as my knowledge goes in Illustrator, I can skew a shape by using the the Shear tool. First I have to set a reference from which the shape should be skewed/ sheared.

I've tried searching in Adobe documentations and questions, but never found an answer. How does he do it?


texts: I tried to import a scene (it was a glock model) from 2015 to 2017, however for some reason, the grip of the gun is all messed up: as seen with the first image.  Is it a problem with the gun itself or is it an importing problem? Also here was the original model back in Maya 2015:


texts: How to have a "live preview" when changing colors in Illustrator?

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I'm a bit used to Photoshop and I just started to learn Illustrator but there's a little thing that's really bothering me.

In Photoshop when you are changing a color you can see it previewed on the object as you're selecting. It helps a lot with choosing the right color. See the following GIF to understand what I mean

But in Illustrator you have to "apply" the color every time you want to try a slight change. That's very frustrating.

How can I change it to have a "live preview" when changing colors in Illustrator like in Photoshop?


texts: Is volunteering my time as a graphic designer for charities a viable way to get some client-facing experience?

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I realise that working for free would change the relationship between me and a client compared to paid work, but the end result (a quality design that helps the client make money and improve their visibility) would be the same while removing much of the time and financial pressures from both parties.

My motivation would be to gain some experience and to enjoy helping a charity (I've done volunteering before and found it fulfilling).  Their motivation would be to get something for free.  I'm full-time employed at the moment so I'd be doing this in my spare time of course.

One benefit I can see is being able to build a portfolio of legitimate design work that I can use demonstrate my abilities to future paying clients.  I was thinking of doing voluntary work for a year or so, depending on how much interest I can drum-up.  I'm looking at making company logos, business cards and other individual pieces, but not things like a website redesign.

Can this be a realistic, viable way to get a foot on the ladder in graphic design while minimising my risks and outlay in the short term?


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First off - I am not a graphic designer, but want to be. I have become a little familiar with Photoshop and yesterday was my first time using Illustrator.

I purchased this image from shutterstock - http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-116461561/stock-vector-retro-poster-design-with-clouds-vector-illustration.html

I thought I could just open it in Photoshop, the text portions of it would be in separate layers. I could just edit the text in those layers and voila I will have a poster with my text instead of the sample text but in the same style as the sample.

Well first I found out that if opened in Photoshop, the whole file is converted/merged/rasterized into a single layer. So I opened it in Illustrator. In illustrator there is a layer for each letter in the text and they are compound paths (I learned the term half an hour ago). I could not find any way to change the text even when I have a layer with an alphabet selected and the type tool selected. I 'released' the compound paths thinking that will show the real text layer, but no and of course the text lost some of the styling/effect .

This is how the layers look in Illustrator -

So questions -

Is there a text layer at all? Is there a way to modify the text while keeping the style the same? Or if its not a text layer, did they hand draw the text with the pen or pencil tool? If they actually used a font, do you recognize it what font this is? And what effects have been applied? Sorry for the slew of questions.


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How can I get a sharp and quality print with the right color settings?

I use a windows version of Photoshop CS6.

I get my colors looking nice on the laptop but after print, the colors either appear dull or not exactly the colors I saw when designing.


texts: Font, font weight and size not saving in Photoshop PDF format

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I have created a visual design of android app in photoshop. I have then merged all the non text layers, keeping the text layers on top and then saved in the file as Photoshop PDF, But when I open the file in Adobe Acrobat Pro and click edit text the font is getting replaced to Calibri font, Is there any way where I can export the PDF so that the developers cant easily get the font size and weights? or am I doing something wrong?

I am using latest creative cloud version of photoshop which Photoshop CC(2017)

In Photoshop

After exporting to Photoshop PDF and opening in Adobe Acrobat Pro and clicking edit pdf


texts: Using the eraser tool but after applying changes a brush stroke still appears

texts: I'm trying to erase part of an image, but every time I apply the eraser tool a stroke appears like the circle of the eraser tool.


texts: Photoshop - How to delete all hidden layer from selected Artboard only?

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Currently when I choose to "Delete Hidden Layers", it deletes all hidden layer from all the artboards. How to delete hidden layers from some specific artboard only.

Obviously, in a basic setup it doesn't make much difference, but when you're working on 40-50 artboards setup with over 5-8 thousand of images then it really matters


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The programs that I am mainly interested in is Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator (create vector art), Adobe Flash (for animation), Adobe Premiere Pro (edit video), Adobe After Effects (VFX/motion graphics), Adobe Dreamweaver (code HTML/CSS). But can boil down to a video editing software, graphics software and photo editing software.

I understand alternatives such as Inkscape is like Illustrator, Blender is a good substitute for Adobe Flash. Notepad++ for Dreamweaver but if you haven't noticed, these programs are from different companies. What I do appreciate about Adobe is under the master collection, I get all these programs, but I don't appreciate the price (because I can't afford) or the subscription model (I like to buy once and forget) they now have.

I have searched online and can't find something that packs in programs such as Adobe, even if it's just a photo editing software and vector software.

I found Corel Draw, but I'm so confused if they provide a master collection (collection of their software for a price) that will satisfy my needs.

Is there an alternative to Adobe Creative Suite for designers/enthusiast?


texts: How do I get a transparent background in Illustrator CC?

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I need help trying to make a transparent background. I do realize that the transparency is there, but I have enabled "Show transparent background" and there is still a white background behind my image. I know this sounds noobish, but this is my first time with Illustrator, I don't usually do work with it, I had to for this one time.
Here's something I made to upload here to show as an example of what I mean.

**EDIT:**Since I had some comments that require answers, and I just registered so I dont have enough rep to reply, this is how I'm going to do it.
The image was a raster image, brought it over to Illustrator and traced it already, what you see in the image is a vector image (traced).
Until now, I used the pen tool and selected the surrounding, selected the whole image and created a clipping mask, that got rid of most of the white background, however, because of my bad use of the pen tool, it leaves an outline on the shape, so I still have trouble with it.


texts: Can anyone help me identify this angular Japanese font? (Katakana & hiragana samples)

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Here's a cleaned up version: 「ぷちゃへんざレディオ」

And the original (From My Hero Academia vol. 4 back cover):

It's quite distinctive, so I hope someone can help. The other font that can be seen in the image (reading Present Mic) I've identified as Blippo Black, so it seems likely the other lettering is also done in a readily available font. I've had no luck browsing Japanese font sites, and en.likefont.com didn't seem to have it in their database. Even suggestions for other font identification services with Japanese support are appreciated. Thanks!


texts: How can a designer decide whether a competitors design is similar enough to their own to take further action?

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There is a lot of copycatting out in the world, and it's a constant legal battle fought in higher courts.

For us ants on the ground, grinding away in smaller capacities with little or no permanent legal support, how can we look at a design and say “Hey, that's a copy of my design!”?

Looking at these questionable examples as if one of them was your design, how would you evaluate if the similarities between them are enough for you to take further action, such as consult a lawyer?
What elements would you look at and compare?


texts: How can I make this image transparent using Photoshop?

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I am using Adobe Photoshop version 13.0 (CS6) and I am trying to make this image transparent:

I am trying to do something like layer --> new layer ..but it isn't working for me. I am very new to Photoshop so if someone could please explain how to make this image transparent, that would be very nice!


texts: How to make a bended grooves effect or carved lines of continuity seen in doors and joints from cars?

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this is a separate question from a project which I'm working on. I'm struggling with how to make the grooves and hollow incisions which seem carved in a flat surface?. This happens when there is a discontinuity due the two objects have been placed together.
In my project the part which is contiguous to the front door and the back end of the VW bus look like is sinking inside the surface. How to achieve this effect?. This is seen in the arrows pointing in the image and the rounded portions.

I've attempted to retrace the object by drawing a bezier curve but the result is just a flat color.
Then I've attempted to duplicate and increasing the stroke to use it as a shadow effect but this didn't made the effect the way I wanted. The problem arised in the curve, as the "shadow" seems to go along the initial stroke from the bezier curve. Therefore my question. Does it exist a better way to achieve this?.
In my effort to look for an example of how the light goes in the incisions I've found this picture of a real VW bus which has the matching colors of the profile which I'm drawing.

From it looks as the joints caused by the discontinuity of the doors stick in while the frames in the upper windows stick out and the windows in the passenger line are sticking in.
In general I'm having this problem when trying to recreate this effect when happens in the doors from cars and lids or any other coverings over the hood.
Can someone help me with this?. In the example this carved effect goes between white and redish orange colors in the VW bus, and it seems to happen the same in the windows. How can this be recreated without much fuss?. The problem is how to get the right ammount of light so it matches the example?. Can someone help me with this?.


texts: Illustrator: lock/unlock current layer via keyboard shortcut?

texts: Is it possible to toggle the locked/unlocked state of the current layer via keyboard shortcut? I'd love to be able to toggle show/hide for layers as well.


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I have Gimp 2.8.16. I have repeatedly attempted to create a transparent background for a simple image with a white background. I have tried this tutorial http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-using-web-transparency.html and this tutorial from StackExchange Making the background of an image transparent in Gimp . I have used .png and .jpg images; neither type works: the png automatically has an alpha channel; the jpg image needs to have an alpha channel added.

I have followed these tutorials to the letter; yet, the alpha channel never shows up as transparent; it is always white. If I hide the alpha channel in the channels dialog, the entire image disappears. If I either save it as png or export as png and reopen it, the image is completely white!

Is this feature buggy in 2.8.16 or does the process differ in this version from earlier ones?

What is even more irritating is that I opened the same png image in Krita and was bale to remove the white background in seconds creating a transparent background. Closing and reopening hte image in Krita showed the transparency; opening the same transformed image in GIMP showed me a non-transparent image with an alpha channel that if hidden removed the image completely even though the rgb channels showed the image.

I closed and re-opened GIMP and opened the "transparent" image (transformed in Krita) again. this time I created a new layer behind it and changed its background: the "transparent" now showed the new background.

Has GIMP changed the default background to white and no longer shows if an image has transparent areas?


texts: Is it possible in to export layers to separate files in Photoshop as PNG with original resolution?

texts: Is it possible to export layers to separate files as PNG with original resolution? When I try to 'Export as' in Photoshop CC 2015 - it saves files as 72 PPI. I need to keep them as 300 PPI.


texts: Resolution issues while exporting for DRIBBBLE

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I am new to Dribbble and it's really cool place for designers but i'm facing problem in resolution and dimensions for Dribbble shots.

I've a habit of exporting vector work at 300ppi jpg/png.

As per Dribbble guidelines I created an artboard of 400*300px and exported it to 300 ppi and my output file does not turn out be 400*300px but something quite larger (1668*1251).
I researched about it a lot I found (click here for answer 1).

According to it the only way to get exact dimensions is exporting my file at 400*300 @ 72ppi.
At 72ppi my work doesn't look neat and it looks horribly pixelated.

If you're a Dribbble user, what dimensions and resolution you export your work?

I am using Adobe illustrator CC 2018.


texts: Inkscape: How to partly remove a stroke with a different object?

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Imagine you have a simple rectangle without fill but with a solid stroke:

Now I want to "remove" some small parts of this black stroke. Therefore I created a second object with the desired shape and layered it above the intial rectangle to cover the undesirable parts:

The red rectangle should "remove" all the parts from the black stroke covered by it. I tried this with the function "exclude" in Inkscape, but it didn't work - the stroke is still there.

Where is my mistake? Do I have to convert something first, e.g. object to path or something like this?


texts: Path and Fill doesn't line up, anyone got any solutions?

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I can't see to work out why the fill within the path doesn't line up with it. I have checked to see if I have any transform effect applied to your path, which there isn't. There is no stroke on this image, it is just a fill that seems to be a couple pixels below the path. There is no brush stroke applied as its just a fill.

So I am pretty stumped, here is the image to get an idea of what it looks like.

Thanks for your time guys, any possible solutions would be greatly appreciated!

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texts: How to match saturation and lighting in two photographs of the same scene

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I can't figure out how to equalize the first image so it plays perfectly with the second. I've tried everything. It doesnt seem to involve saturation but rather something with exposure/gamma. I can't seem to find the exact trick however to equalize it well.

This is the image with full contrast. Still seems too "saturated" but tweaking saturation doesnt achieve the desired effect.


texts: InDesign GREP is not searching [any] styles

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I'm troubleshooting one of my book designer's files and I can't seem to wrap my head around what's going on.

She reached out to me that her GREP was not picking up characters she was searching for, even though she could see them.

Looking into it, I noticed that I had to specify the exact Character and Paragraph style applied to the character in order for GREP to pick it up. Setting them to [any] was not pulling any results.

Has anyone experienced this and know why this would happen?


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Sometimes I need to save the Photoshop files i'm working on as .pdf, but there is a huge problem with the .pdf export on my computer.

For example here is a brochure design draft. It looks great in Photoshop:

When i export the .psd to .pdf (with the Save as... command), the result looks like this:

The rasterized image layers are OK, but the vector objects (logo) and the texts... horrible.
Has anyone met this problem?


texts: How to have two pictures side by side in Affinity Photo/Designer?

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I want to draw a portrait on Affinity Photo. For this, I would like to have a picture (or more) on the side of my canvas inside Affinity Photo. Then, I would like to open my sketch and it's duplicated on Affinity Designer to make a vector drawing.

For both cases, I would like to have pictures side by side inside the applications.

How can this be achieved?


texts: What are the standard guidelines for packaging die cuts?

texts: Is there any online guidelines on how thin the margins should be or what the circumferences of a bottle should be in regards to label preset sizes?


texts: If you were to teach Photoshop, what would you suggest are the most important principles?

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I've been using Photoshop for many years now and because of my experience I was asked to teach Photoshop on a one-off basis to a class of 20. These people are beginners and have likely never even opened Photoshop before. Therein lies my problem, I have no idea WHAT to teach. I suppose my experience in Graphic Design has taught me specific ways to use the program, i.e. doing cutouts, improving compositions etc, but I'm not sure I can fill a day's session with what I use it for.

Can anybody suggest what they would teach if they were to do a similar session to mine? What would you consider to be the basics.

[I know this question is slightly subjective, however it is very constructive for me to see the answers and it will help me a great deal]


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I have the following geometric surface:

with a well-known parametric equation:

x(u,v) = u^2-v^2

y(u,v) = 2*u*v

z(u,v)= v

Now what I'm trying to do is to use the shape of this surface, only modifying the lines. Instead of the thin purple lines, I wish to use these green strips pattern:

Since I have no experience with graphic design, I really have no idea how to get this done by myself.

How should I approach this?

Thanks!


texts: Why are there Specks / dust all around my logo? Is there an easy way to get ride of?

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First time poster trying to help his dad out with his electrical contracting business.

My goal is to have the background white and the foreground red without any specks. I've been trying to use the wand on GIMP and bucketing red onto it but it still seems like its not able to get every spot

Could someone take a look and maybe help?


texts: What do I need to take into account creating custom size comics?

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I'm planning on working on a 5x7 webcomic, but I want to make sure I have an option for print afterwards. There are 3 things I'm concerned about:

5x7 is the size I want both the web image and the printed version, but it's not large enough to work on in Photoshop. I'd like to double it and scale down later, but I'm not entirely sure if I should calculate the bleedlines for 5x7 or for 10x14.

Then the bleedlines themselves. I've heard you have to add .25 to your intended canvas. Would that be just the trim line? Or does it include the safe area?

And for last, I'm not entirely sure what dpi I should be working with. I know it has to be over 300 to be printable, but do I need to change it to 72 for web files specifically?

I'm not good at math and I have no clue what I'm doing. I've been working with web stuff, besides that one year in art school and I don't remember anything! There is so much information for standard sizes, but practically nothing for custom sizes. I'm honestly just losing it.


texts: How to force paths instead polygons when exporting images as svg?


texts: How to search for logos to use on google images without all the stock photo sites coming up in results?

texts: I'm searching for logos to derive my logo from. I get my ideas from google images, but the stock photo sites are really anonying. Is there a way to search google images without all those stock image sites coming up in my results? Or is there a better place where I can get free logo ideas where I can derive my logo from? I just need some graphics to start off from and I just do my own edits on it.


texts: CMYK to PMS - which PMS color should I use?

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I am developing brand guidelines for a particular sub-brand where I work. Certain details are specified with a rich black, which is a CMYK mix of
C10, M10, Y10, K100. Mostly process printing will work but if I have to spec a PMS-Coated color, what would be closest to 10-10-10-100?


texts: What is the font used for Sprite's logo (from 1994-2006)?

texts: What is the font used in this logo? I tried many places and could not find a match


texts: Libre font databases with fine-grained faceted search

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I'm having difficulty finding suitable libre typefaces. Some sites, like Google Fonts, provide a small amount of faceted searching (or search filtering, if you prefer), but I haven't found any sites where these facets are adequately comprehensive/fine-grained.

When trying to identify suitable typefaces in these databases, the user is therefore still faced with laboriously wading through huge lists of typefaces and cataloguing them themselves - largely by eye - which is obviously inefficient. It's hard to believe that the design community as a whole finds this acceptable, so I'm really hoping that other, better databases exist and I just haven't found them yet!

So, are there any typeface databases that allow faceted searching by all or most of the following characteristics?

Vox-ATypI classification
Whether I, l and 1 are identifiable without reference to each other
Whether rn and m are easily distinguishable from each other
Whether a and o are easily distinguishable from each other
Whether g is double or single-storey
Whether lining numerals are included
Whether typeface is monospaced
Whether available under an FSF-approved font license


texts: How do I merge multiple materials on a 3d object into one?

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This is my first question here, and i'm very very new to 3D modelling so please be nice.

I'm not sure what i'm doing so the title probably isn't correct but essentially despite me making sure that my model is 100% one object in blender when I export it as a .obj and import it into photoshop for minor texture edits, my 3D model comes with several materials and I can't generate and edit the entire model's UV map in one single image, and I need the material to be a single .png image instead of many materials.

Pictures attached are:

A screenshot of the model as I want it and want to export the material/texture file as
What it appears like when imported into photoshop
The many materials that I wish were just one

I'm using blender and photoshop for this, and while there is a dedicated blender stackexchange community, this seems more appropriate as the issues seemingly begin with photoshop. All I want is it to just export a single texture exactly how it looks in blender, but it all goes wrong when imported into photoshop.


texts: Illustrator opacity rendering on artboard vs. white objects

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I recently stumbled on something curious: the white of the artboard and the white of white objects in Illustrator act quite vastly differently on translucent objects on top of them. For example, this is a 30% black square partially eclipsing a 100% opacity white square on the bottom right corner (boundaries shown by the red markers, the rest is artboard):

Although an intruiging and sometimes helpful feature, I am also concerned about how this will affect my ability to the judge colour and tone of exported translucent images. I am also assuming the lighter tone is a more accurate representation of the final output? What is this feature called, and can I toggle it?


texts: Best way to cut + merge paths in illustrator?

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So, I've been making geometric text using a grid and circles to form letters, but I was wonsering what the best way to actually cut and merge the paths to form the letters. For example, this 's' letter:

So what would be the best way to end up with the above result?
I've been using the shape builder tool (Shift+M) but sometimes it won't work and other times it will.

I know this isn't the best way to achieve what I am trying to achieve, so what is the best way?
I'm looking for a geometrically perfect shape, so, not using the pen tool.
Any advice on the best and most efficient method would be appreciated, thanks!


texts: How to choose a text color for a logo that has a bi-colored icon in it?

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So I'm making this logo for a friend's project of an online multiplayer version of the card game "Coup". This is what I made so far:

But the thing is I don't want to use 3 colors, as I think it makes it confusing in this case. But it also doesn't work to just make the text one of the drawing's colors, so I'm stuck. How should I go about solving this? Should I pick the color pallette again? Maybe make the faces one color?

Thanks in advance.


texts: What font is used on the studs of LEGO bricks?

texts:
I am looking for the font used for the stud of a LEGO brick.

For example the font in this image:

Source


texts: Illustrator: how to change the artboard number?

texts: I want to change the order of my artboards when exported to PDF, and the only way i can achieve this is by moving actual artwork from one artboard to another, which doesn't seem right. Is there any way to change the artboard number in Illustrator?


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I am having a bit of trouble of Illustrator, I do not know if things that are happening are caused by me checking an option or anything else.

So look at this image:

All of anchor points of rectangles and circles are aligned, and lie on each other perfectly.

Now the problem come when I use either Shape builder tool or pathfinder tool:

Paths become ragged. Anchor points move themselves for no known reason when I merge objects, and it makes it impossible for me to continue to merge or delete some elements.

This is the result I get:

The truth is I've never worked with Shape Builder Tool before so I could be doing something terribly wrong, so please if you know what's the problem it would be a great help to me!


texts: Flip vertically both layer and layer mask

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I'm trying to create an image similar to this:

So I have taken an image of my pregnant girlfriend, lying flat on the ground, imported the image into Photoshop CC, and created a layer mask to cut her out from the background.

Now I want to flip the cutout vertically to create the reflection. So I duplicated the layer and did Transform > Flip vertically. However, this only flips the image layer, not the layer mask.

So, how do I flip both the image and the layer mask and how do I make them stay together if I move them to their correct position?

Edit:

This is my situation:


texts: Adding custom arrow head styles in Inkscape?

texts: Is there any way to get more arrow head (marker) styles in Inkscape?  I find the styles supplied with the software inadequate.  Or can I use some other tricks to implement the arrow head function?  For example I want an arrowhead to be like 2 tiny lines from the tip.


texts: How to record action for automatic repeat in GIMP?

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I have repetitive actions I need to perform on images that are all consistent.
For example I have 100 images with size 100 X 100

What I need to do on each one:
1. scale to 75 x 75
2. export as png ( with the same name )
3. close the original without saving

thanks !


texts: A good set of color in for an alert message on dark background

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The goal

Choose a good color combo for my alert message for a dark background.

The scenario

This is what I have now:

Borders/font color: #e84e4f
Alert background-color: #9c2b2e
Body background color: #d2cece

The problem

I don't know... I just think that colors aren't good enough for the scenario. Of course, it depends of my context, but I think the reds are too heavy, painful and shocking for humans' eyes - don't you think the same?

I need some other harmonious color to indicate validation errors that fits well the background.

Suggestions?


texts: Photoshop CS6 Scripting - How transform Work Path into Shape?

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I have a Work Path I'd like to convert into a shape layer. It can be done through the UI by pressing the "Shape" button at the Pen tool menu as shown in this answer.

How do I do that through scripting?

I used the Script Listener to capture it, but the output doesn't contain the converting function:

// =======================================================
// Select Work Path
var idslct = charIDToTypeID( "slct" );
    var desc6704 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref4022 = new ActionReference();
        var idPath = charIDToTypeID( "Path" );
        var idWrPt = charIDToTypeID( "WrPt" );
        ref4022.putProperty( idPath, idWrPt );
    desc6704.putReference( idnull, ref4022 );
executeAction( idslct, desc6704, DialogModes.NO );

// =======================================================
// Select Pen Tool
var idslct = charIDToTypeID( "slct" );
    var desc6705 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref4023 = new ActionReference();
        var idpenTool = stringIDToTypeID( "penTool" );
        ref4023.putClass( idpenTool );
    desc6705.putReference( idnull, ref4023 );
    var iddontRecord = stringIDToTypeID( "dontRecord" );
    desc6705.putBoolean( iddontRecord, true );
    var idforceNotify = stringIDToTypeID( "forceNotify" );
    desc6705.putBoolean( idforceNotify, true );
executeAction( idslct, desc6705, DialogModes.NO );

// The End.

I tried to cheat and record it as an Action to trigger through the script, but unsurprisingly transforming Paths into Shapes doesn't get recorded as Action either.

Is there a way to capture and reproduce this action programmatically at all without creating junk custom shapes?


texts: Frame From Objects: A script to select multiple objects and insert in (non-existing) frame?

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First off, I want to mention I do not know how to script, I am just a big fan of automation so I am always on the hunt for a better workflow!
Often times I need to clip a series of objects to a specific area – I do this by means of a frame.
This is my usual flow:

Select objects
Group
Cut
Draw frame (loosely)
Paste into
Adjust frame fitting

This is obviously fine but I would love to achieve the same thing with just a couple of clicks.
I could see this working as something that adds options to the contextual menu whereby the frame itself could resize:

New frame from selection>

Objects
Page
Margins

I hope this makes sense! Does anyone know of something similar or perhaps would be willing to write something for me?
Thanks in advance


texts: How to produce a effect like this? Illustrator Distort Effect

texts: I'm trying to recreate the following shape in Adobe Illustrator:


texts: Making a psd file ready for sign printers needing an ai file, needs to be very clear to blow up

texts: I made a business card for a family friend on Photoshop,  went all gold,  they got their business cards printed but now they want a sign made with the logo I made for them.  So it needs to be blown up to a large scale but they can't use the psd file I made because it comes out too blurry.  The printer can only us ai files.  I opened the psd file in illustrator then saved it as a eps as requested by the printer,  but when he opened it and zoomed in it was still blurt.  How can I make this work?


texts: How to make linked images work in Adobe illustrator files on a network

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I have a lot of AI files that are on a main computer. When I try to access them from my other computer all the links within the file are broken.

Is there a specific way of saving an AI file so that the links work over a network?


texts: How do I make overset text automatically flow into adjacent columns, in Photoshop

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Is it possible [in Photoshop] to make overset text flow into an adjacent column, once the first text box is full?

ex. I have two three columns [A,B and C] and a surplus of copy. Once column A is full, I want excess copy to populate column B. If column B becomes full, I would like column C to be populated with any remaining copy and [if necessary] so forth.

This is something that's relatively trivial InDesign but I'm unaware of a way to do this in Photoshop. Thanks in advance for your help.


texts: Methods to achieve a similar light grain texture?

texts:
I was looking at these beautiful artworks by Karolis Strauniekas and I'm wondering how he creates the textures on the images.

It looks like a mixed combination between a "noise" effect with a "grain" something and a "je ne sais quoi" of multiple textures.
I currently working in Photoshop and I'm curious to know how he goes about achieving this look.

I'm not looking to steal his "look" but I find this style very inspirational regarding the texture.

His website: http://strautniekas.com/


texts: How to create a low poly hexagonal or triangular texture?

texts: Is there a method, tutorial, plugin or effect for creating patterns like this? Preferably vector.


texts: Using Photoshop - how do I make text "wrap" (break) around an image like in the images linked in this post?

texts:
Example 1:

Example 2:

Is there a simple and semi-automatic way to do this? I know I can do it manually, but there ought to be some way to make the text automatically break when it reaches some sort of defined "edge".

PS. For anyone wondering: The text is in Swedish. ;)


texts: How to take a drawn grid and essentially rotate in the z-plane?

texts:
I'm very new at graphic design, so my apologies if this is a very basic question :)  I have access to Adobe Photoshop CS 5.1.

I have a series of grids that are currently flat on the 2d cartesian plane, and I actually have 2 layers (not in the photoshop sense, 2 actual layers) of grids to display.  So, to display them, I want to "tilt" them in all 3 dimensions, so that I can illustrate relationships between them.

Hopefully this makes sense.  My question is very simple: how!  I am having a tough time figuring out how to do this while keeping it clean.  Thanks in advance!


texts: Can I revert a transformation in Photoshop?

texts: Let's say I have transformed an layer/element in Photoshop and I'm well past the point of being able to undo, or it would be highly inconvenient. Is there a way to revert the transformation back to 100% size, 0° rotation, etc?


texts: Can anybody help me find the font of the attached photo? I could not find it on WhatTheFont or similar services.


texts: I am getting this error in Adobe Photoshop CC when I try to nudge my text layer with the arrow keys. I was able to nudge them before in the same work session, but now they won't budge, nudge, or move an inch. Any thoughts? I've never encountered this error before.


texts: How do I clean up my layers after outlining strokes and dividing?

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Hey all. So I'm creating a design in Illustrator. I want all of the shapes to have an even outline, but no stoke. In order to accomplish this I add the stroke and outline the strokes. Afterwards I divide all of the shapes in order to delete any overlapping shapes to create a clean gap in between all of my shapes. Is there an easier way to do this? The end result looks good, but I have to delete a lot of extra shapes in order to keep the design 1-color.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Tools to simulate different DPI screens?

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When designing for mobile web, its important to check designs at the physical screen size of target device. Merely looking at your PC / Mac screen at designs of the same resolution isn't enough:
 * Mobile devices have smaller pixels (higher pixel density), and thus X x Y pixels on a PC screen will be physically smaller on mobile devices (generally)
 * One 'web pixel' (i.e. a CSS pixel) will be re-sized by the mobile device. e.g. retina devices doubling up pixels.

Has anyone encountered any good tools for simulating web designs (image based, not HTML prototypes) at the correct physical size (on a PC screen) for mobile devices?


texts:
I'm working on a design and in the rules it says this:

  When designing/prepping final files, please be aware that there is a 6
  color limitation on secondary and a 6 color limit on primary. Please
  also don't overlap colors since printing is butt-fit with .003 stay
  aways.

I tried reaching out to the person in charge (not a designer) and the only thing they told me was that only 6 colors could be used. This is probably a dumb question but how can I use 6 primary colors if there are only 3 (red, yellow, blue)? Also, what are the 6 secondary colors? Does this just mean that I can use any 6 colors I want (and possibly create more shades using halftones)?


texts: Is there a version of Illustrator's "Divide Objects Below" for Inkscape?

texts: In the project I am working on, I need to draw a line across the image and split all paths below that in Inkscape. I know Illustrator has Object > Path > Divide Objects Below. Does Inkscape have a version of this command?


texts: What is the most recommeded Gif creation plugin for sketch

texts: I am new to sketch and I am looking to make animated gif's like I do in photoshop, Is there a plugin that can do this probably with a timeline too?


texts: Could you help me identifying this font?

texts:
This is unfortunately all I have:

I tried finding it with Identifont and WhatTheFont, but I had no success. The closest typeface I could find is Trelic, but the y does not match.


texts: Show Preview of .psd files in Windows 7's Explorer

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I was wondering if there is a way to view a preview in the icon of the photoshop files in windows 7(simmilar to the preview of a jpeg file for example) instead of the photoshop file default blue icon.

I guess the only way is to use Adobe Bridge isn't it ?

Thank you.

EDIT:
Windows 64bit version


texts: Tips how to draw circle with logo and lines

texts:
I'm a complete noob in graphics. I would like to draw something similar to this:

I'm able to draw the circles but anything else is beyond my knowledge and Gimp is quite complex for me to understand. Can you advise me how to:

do the shading around the circles?
draw the lines that bends so nicely?
center image of logo inside a circle?


texts: which colors do I use for zebra striping

texts:
I currently have an on-screen table that is ~250 rows long. To make it easier to read, I've decided to go with zebra striping. From what I can gather from this question, the ideal alternate color is something that doesn't contrast too much from the base color (in this case white).

The rest of the UI has a pale blue color, something along the lines of (226, 237, 253), We are looking to maintain a corporate and conservative feel. What colors would you suggest as the alternating color? Keep in mind that they should not contrast too much with white, but just enough to be significant.


texts: Creating a sprite sheet of letters and numbers for a mobile word game

texts:
I would like to ask for a general advice on how to use Inkscape to create a "sprite sheet" of letters and numbers.

I am developing a Scrabble-like word game and initially was planning to display the letters and values on the letter tiles programmatically:

Unfortunately, while it seemed to work at the emulator (see above) - it fails on real devices (see below):

So my new plan is to create an SVG file in Inkscape and then export it as PNG files (Android wants different resolutions of asset images for different classes of devices)...

For this I have enabled grid 15x15 in Inkscape Document Properties:

and have toggled the Snap bounding box corners.

I have 2 kind of tiles - the small tiles at the game board are 45x45 (here and further - for the drawable-mdpi class of devices) and the big tiles are being dragged and should be 128x128.

That is why I have set the grid to 15x15 when creating small tiles: I'd like to put a letter in the 30x30 cell and its value in the 15x15 cell (at the right and below the letter).

My question is: how to approach this problem in Inkscape in the most effective way and so that I can alway return to the SVG file and adjust it?

I have created 2 text strings - "ABCDEFG...XYZ" and "12345678910":

But how to split and resize them (without distorting the font)?

I have tried selecting in the menu Path - Break Apart and also Object - Ungroup - but there is no effect.

(I was hoping this would split the text strings into letters and I would drag them around in my grid and also resize them).


texts: What is the correct color gamut to use for Instagram posts?

texts:
I have been generating some colored drawings and imported them into Adobe Illustrator. The final intent is to export a .PNG to post on Instagram. Regarding colors, I am not sure if should ignore or not the 'out of web color warning'. Could someone clarify to me exactly what goes into 'web' category?
Thank you.


texts: How can I split an image in several layers of same size?

texts:
I want to split this image

in several layers, one for each square.

Is there a way to do that?


texts: How can I export an image from Illustrator image at multiple sizes?

texts:
I am new to Adobe Illustrator and I have a logo image which I need to use in 5 or 6 different sizes.  The logo image was created in Adobe Illustrator, but when I try to save the image to PNG or JPEG what should have been simple turns out to be very complicated.

I understand that Adobe Illustrator wants to treat the image as a certain size, and then wants to multiply that size by a pixels per inch scale factor to result in the actual number of pixels that it saves.  It has a few limited scale factor choices which give a very limited set of resulting output pixel sizes.

However for many web uses the user already knows the output pixel dimensions that are needed. Is there a way of just specifiying either the pixel width or height of the saved graphic which is needed?

I have seen suggestions to export the image and then use Photoshop to resize it, but that results in a poorer image quality vs. creating the final image from the vector image.


texts: When designing for apparel how should the canvas be addressed?

texts:
I am aware that most screen printing or DTG (Direct To Garment) have a maximum print size but I'm curious to know what is the proper way to address apparel designs when the intended design is to be printed on a size small all the way up to a 2XL.

When designing for apparel should a design canvas size be considered based on each shirt to be printed or should it be based on the median of shirt sizes?

Would it be proper to suggest to the client the different canvas sizes even though that could be considered another design fee?

This could be a printer and client decision but based on being able to provide the designs I am curious to know what is the proper way to address the situation.

So my question is, when apparel designing how should a designer choose their canvas?


texts: How do I bring an object one step forward in Adobe Illustrator?

texts: I want to bring the circle forward only one step, so it ends up between the green shapes. Please refer to the image if it's unclear what I want to achieve.


texts: Why does a font like Veneer slow down Corel Draw and InDesign?

texts:
I am using a font called Veneer. It works fine in Illustrator, but it slows down InDesign (2020) and Corel Draw 2019.

If I zoom in, pan, or move the text, the latter programs freeze for a minute before I can work with them again. It's the same if I convert the fonts to outlines and if I reduce the render/preview level.

Is there a way to speed it up?


texts: Designing repeating pattern for top section pyramid

texts:
I have a requirement that I am failing to figure out.

I am trying to design for a print item shaped as a pyramid, where each top (triangular) sections of the pyramid will have some repeating floral or other pattern (Illustrator or Photoshop)...

I would have no issue if it the top part formed a square, but it isn't quite a square.

The design surface I will be working with is one side of the pyramid, which will then be printed 4 times then assembled.

I have attached an image to better illustrate what I would like to do:


texts: Customize incremention of page number in InDesign

texts:
I want two pages that face each other to have the same page number. In other words, have Current Spread Number instead of Current Page Number.

How can I increment/decrement page number for a page in InDesign? I wanted to see if there is a way to do some math on variables like Current Page Number such as adding a value to it.

It's a really basic thing that I think InDesign should be able to do, but I did not find any documentation for that, anywhere on the web!


texts:
How do I draw "Rays" emitting from an object in an image in Photoshop?

Example from http://www.pxleyes.com


texts: Data Visualization: Classifying chart types

texts:
I am trying to classify different chart types by the shape of their data, and I am looking for a helpful resource. For example, on a line chart, I am looking for a description like:

  A Line chart consists of three dimensions, of the following types:
  Nominal, Ordinal, and Interval

  A Bar chart consists of two dimensions, of the following types....

Ideally, the dimensions would be classified using a system like Levels of Measurement

Does anyone know if such a resource exists?


texts: How to change the whole object and artboard in Sketch once it is created?

texts:
I created an artboard in Sketch with size 512x512 and created all the objects on it. Later I found that the size required to be used in my app is 84x84, so I have to change the size of the objects to fit the required size.

However, when I select the artboard and resize it to 84x84, and then select all the objects to 84x84, then it is no longer put on the proper related location. In other words all the objects got the wrong aspect ratio (if I understand it correctly).

So how can I change the size to the different size once I created and ended all the design work in the project? I use Sketch 3.7.


texts: How would you represent reassignment with a Material UI icon?

texts: Basically look for advice on which icon to use for reassignment of task within the Material UI icons.


texts: Image shows blurry in browser at 100%, but not in photoshop!

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I came across this site and saw that it had a couple of blurry images. I checked my browser zoom in Firefox and Chrome and they were both 100%. I copied the images to look at them in Photoshop and Paint, and they were both sharp and displayed smaller.

My first thought was that it was browser zooming, but it's not. As far as I can tell, there's no CSS coding to make the images bigger in the browser. It's nice and sharp at 75% zoom in Chrome. What's that about? Screen Resolution?


texts: a simple question relate to colors on screen

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I was wondering if the Pantone color on my photoshop does reflect the true pantone color when it print.

I am currently working on rendering a packaging image that has pantone color.
Other graphic designer suggest I could just use the Pantone color in photoshop to mimic the actual print out color.

I am not sure about that.

I think it's safer to look at Pantone book and create the color from what I see on Pantone Guide book (on paper), rather than just use Pantone color from photoshop.(on screen)

Is this the right way?


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Is creating a vector image from a photograph breaking any copyright law?
I've created a new vector image from a low quality photo, which I downloaded from a Pinterest page.
I would like to use the vector image in a logo. It contains stylised lines and is not a perfect match, but it's my interpretation of it.

Am I breaking any copyright laws?

This is the Vector (Top), and photo (below)

I've tried to find out who owns the original photo, but this has been difficult to obtain.


texts: How was the art made in "Mitsubishi ASX Challenge" game?

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I was impressed with the art in Mitsubishi ASX Challenge game. It was a mix of real photos and creative art.

I decided the game art for a game I'm making should look at least a little bit like this.

How was this made? How the terrain textures were created - the road, grass, fences, etc. - were they created with Photoshop? If yes, then a quick listing of steps would be very helpful.


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I have windows 64bit pc with 4GB ram and Intel Pentium 3.00GHz processor.

Now when I worked with lots of groups in PSD and when I move or transform a group, Photoshop slows down.These operations are slower.

I am worked with a lot of screens of Application UI where I just have to move similar components from one to another.

What are the tricks for working efficiently with large groups so that Photoshop quickly works and doesn't slow down?


texts: Which of the following corn dog illustrations look better in term of color and shape?

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First one = top. Second one = bottom.

Which one looks better in terms of shape and color? And what are the reasons? (If you ignore the background


texts: Typo error on printed double sided flyer that client approved. Should the designer pay?

texts: A client sent the text which was copied and pasted for a flyer design. The client approved the final file for print. The flyer is  printed but does have a typo error. Is the designer responsible for not spotting it? Should the designer have to pay?


texts: Export MassFX simulation with FBX problem

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So I've create a simple scene in 3ds MAX with a box and a rectangle with Garment Maker Modifier:

Then I apply MassFX Rigid Body Modifier to the box, setting it as a dynamic object:

To complete my scene, I apply mCloth Modifier to my rectangle, leaving default settings:

To start simulation I press Start Simulation Button in the MassFX Toolbar:

Finally, I want to export this scene using FBX.
To achieve this, I ****bake** all** the animation by pressing Bake All button (not Bake Selected, but Bake All):

Then I export the whole scene as FBX file. The following FBX Export Window shows up:

I make sure that i clicked the the Animation and Bake Animation checkboxes and click OK. It takes my computer suspiciously small amount of time to export.

To check if the exported file is fine, i open it in FBX Review program, but no cloth simulation is animated when I press play button.

P.s. It is only about simulated objects , dynamic ones work fine.

Is there any way of exporting scene WITH simulation?
Thanks in advance


texts: Transform is limited to border which I can't change

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I have an object which is limited by black-yellow border

Then I surround it with cage transform markers

Then when I move those markers to do the transformation, the object is still limited by the border and I don't know how to change it. How to change that black-yellow border?


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What colour combination would work best for these three buttons:

Should all of them remain the same colour?

These are my options:

Image of the whole page


texts: Recreate Blender 3D's chromatic aberration in Photoshop

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I really like Blender 3D's Lens Distortion node. Specifically the chromatic aberration effect. I would like to recreate it in Photoshop but I can't figure it out.
Really like the pulling/stretching in the corners and the heavy chromatic aberration effect. I like how the center is still in focus but the distortion is amplified out into the corners.
After hours of trying I cannot figure it out. Does anyone here know how Blender is doing this exactly or can point me in the right direction?
Thanks!


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I need to replicate this pattern (the distorted white, pink and red circles spirals) I have tried a few ways but wasn't satisfied. I am using Photoshop currently, but I could also do it in Illustrator if it's better.

Thank you.


texts: White border around cut selection when using Quick Selection tool

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I have recently reinstalled Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 after getting a new computer. In the past I could use the Quick Selection tool without any issues but in the new installation I'm facing some issues. Whenever I make a selection and then select "Layer Via Cut" a white border is produced.

This is the options set for the quick selection tool...

And this is the white border produced when cut out...

When I use any other tool such as the magic wand the issue does not occur, this is obviously an issue with the Quick Selection tool. From what I understand it is possible to refine the selection using an option nested within Photoshop but I am preferably looking for a change to the Quick Selection options, this didn't happen two days on my old Photoshop installation.

Does anyone know why this occurs? Is it fixable?


texts: How can you convert a gradient to this scan-line style?

texts: Is there any reliable way to programatically process a grayscale gradient and end up with this lo-fi gradient style? I don't know the exact name of this style, but it's used frequently in logo design and is a sort of scan line or Venetian blinds effect.


texts: How to make a 'group of paths' a Graphic Style (for background)

texts: I have made these multiple rhombi objects, arranged them in a pattern, now I want to save it as a Graphic style so that I can use it as a background, I don't know which process to follow, merely dragging it in the graphic styles panel isn't working, I'm stuck.


texts: How do I resize a combined shape while maintaining its proportion in Photoshop?

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I made two gif images to describe what really my problem is.
Anyway on the first image, I've drew shapes individually and combined them all to make this logo. Unfortunately, its shape deforms whenever I try to resize it :-/ but I wonder why the messaging shape (the second image) does not deforms no matter how I resize it? Rasterizing the shape does not maintain the quality so it's a no for me :(


texts: Convert/replace polygons by circles in Illustrator

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I have 60000 similar objects (a circles formed from several points) and I want automatically convert/replace them into simple circles.
The objects received from ArcGIS.


texts: Design text look like it is cut out and casting a shadow

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I want the text printed on a sheet of gold (paper cloth, etc.) look like he cut in scope and is casting a shadow on the surface beneath*. (Say black gray etc)
So I tried to print text on the slide (transparency sheet) and pinning it above gold paper.
The results were unconvincing...
What are the best to use functions to format the text that will give maximum results
Many thanks in advance
I print the text sizes 13-16 points
use photoshop cs-5

* on the object beneath it.

Edit

I'll try to clarify my question

I try to imagine hollow letters using digital printing. See Example 1

now for example No. 2 (digital printing).
I  print text on the slide (transparency sheet) and pinning it above gold sheet.
Note that the background color (bronze) beneath the gold sheet, is the same color inside the letters.

This is to the letters are deemed hollow (from the) gold sheet and see through them the background color (Bronze).

My intention is that the observer is convinced the letters are certainly hollow from the gold sheet...

Are there additional functions in Photoshop that I should try
What do you think of the current result?.

Thank you for helping


texts: How to export color dodge effect from Photoshop or Illustrator

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I created color dodge effect in Illustrator, and now I want to save two png files, one for background and one for color dodge effect, but when I do it it has a black background. How can it be done?

This is what my images looks like (full image on right, colour-dodge-only image on left):

The software we are using to display the image has no function like color dodge. Is there a way to save color dodge effect in png file?


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I would know what kind of style is the following image to make further research please, from the web I have seen they talk abut grunge style, but I can t find more information about the technique,
here an example:

any hint would be great,
thanks


texts: I have been designing graphics for years.  I have gone through a dozen printers.  I have not found any difference in the printing of my 300 resolution images, and the 100 resolution, I changed the 300 resolution to.  Changing from 300 resolution to 100 saves space and I find no difference in quality or size of printed image.  Am I missing something?


texts: Should either the area or the length of a square be proportional to the data that is being visualized?

texts: I'm making a data visualization. Each datum is represented by a square. To make the underlying data intuitively legible should the length of each square's side or the area of each square be proportional to the datum it represents?


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I've looked for this online forever but can't seem to find it.

Is there a digital pen that doesn't need special paper, uses easy to replace cartridges, and let's me see what I'm writing on a screen as I'm writing it.

I don't need anything wireless or fancy as I'm only going to be using it by a computer.

It's important that it's accurate as I write very small.


texts: Why is there no unit for (EM * line-height) or (REM * root line-height)?

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This issue has been really vexing me for a while.

Across the web (and in CSS frameworks like Bootstrap), REM is commonly used for everything from padding (example: padding: 2rem;) to border-radius (example: border-radius: 1rem;).

Ok, fine, that's reasonable. But why isn't there also a global unit which includes a line-height modifier? Assuming you're using a typical grid that's based on typography, your type scaling PLUS your type leading is your true baseline, and thus it seems like a FAR more important unit than just plain REM.

For example, say your REM is set to 16px, and your body text line-height is 1.6.:

body {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

This is a relatively common configuration. So why is REM (which will typically be interpreted as 16px in this example) used almost everywhere and not a unit that represents your actual grid baseline (which will typically be 25.6px or 16px * 1.6)?

In other words, why is this standard practice

my-padding: {
   padding: 2rem; // typically will be 32px;
}

but not this

my-padding: {
   padding: 2rlh; // typically will be 51.2px;
}

(I realize that rlh, or root line height, doesn't exist in CSS. My question is why doesn't it exist?).


texts: How to prevent anchor points from moving automatically?

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I am trying to do isometric pixel art on Illustrator. To this end, I am using a hex grid to draw simple cubes using the pen tool (as described in this tutorial). However, the anchor points tend to move by themselves. The result is : my cube is not a cube.

Details:

Here I put my first anchor point :

When I add the second one, the line moves down :

And this is the shape I get in the end :


texts: CYMK Black settings for InDesign where original artwork used very fine ink (and gouache)

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I am using In Design and PS to create CYMK PDF for printing a children’s book. The original artwork was commissioned and is composed using gouache and black ink on off-white paper. So fortunately found a top-notch fine art scanning and reproduction service who provided me with picture perfect colour matching on pure white background which is best in this instance for CYMK offset printing.
So these scan reproductions are perfect as giclee prints and true to colour on my BenQ monitor.
BUT the end product is a printed children’s book so now the big important questions if you can help me are  . .

Does the fine black ink in the artist’s images need to be Blackened for CYMK printing? They are very fine lines (maybe 1-2 points guesstimate).

As a children’s book (32 pages standard) it’s important that the images files are linked and not embedded in the InDesign file for size management; and the printer will want a single PDF, etc. so
?? Do I need to make changes specific to the colour black in the PSD file to ensure fine black ink art prints black and not dark grey before I generate the a PDF?
(Noting that I will generate PS PDF for each image (images are full page size) and then linked to its text page in InDesign.

Which leads me to :
3. The text for each page is typed and placed in the InDesign file. I would like to assume that black text would print black and not dark grey. Can you set me straight on this notion please??
It would be very embarrassing to print beautiful images that lose the effects of black and ends up looking dark grey.
I hope I phrased my questions sensibly and many thanks in advance for all considerations.


texts: Can you combine two small animations into one on FireAlpaca?

texts: I use FireAlpaca and I currently have one problem with it.  Is there a way to make one separate animation and combine it with another animation made from FireAlpaca?


texts: Why does Illustrator not let me edit text after it has styling?

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After I put a drop shadow on text, then save -> exit -> reopen, I cannot edit the text.  When I click on the Type Tool Icon and then click on the number, it just shows the paths. Any suggestions?

Then when I reopen the doc, it converts the text to an outline.

Note: File was handed off from a previous designer and is an embedded smart object within Photoshop and being opened from within Photoshop by double-clicking the vector smart object layer. This results in the file opening in Illustrator.


texts: Are there any sites which provide feedback for logo designs?

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I know Behance, Dribbble etc allow designers to have feedback of their work too but their focus is mainly showcasing the work of designers.

There are sites that provide feedback of your website designs but their focus is usability.

Do we have any sites that focus on providing feedback of logo designs?


texts: I want to make the most of using 3D models in PowerPoint, and I'm looking for a good workflow for this with Cinema 4D.  Specifically, I'd like to know the ideal file type (.fbx, .obj or something else), and my materials don't display in PowerPoint accurately. The default lighting is lacking, too.  I'm sure I'm doing a few things wrong, but I can't seem to find any solid documentation.  Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!


texts: Automation of repetitive tasks in Photoshop?

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Is there a way to automate some highly repetitive tasks in Photoshop?
Example 1
I have a folder of images.

For each of them, and I want to import each as its own layer
I'd like them to be resized such that each is x% larger than the previous (or some other formula)
I'd like them positioned within the canvase such that they form a sequence

Example 2
I have a single layer with an image; and I'd like to make y duplicates of that layer, where

Each duplicated layer is z% smaller than the previous layer
Each duplicated layer is w% rotated from the previous layer

To be able to achieve these, something more complex than a macro would be required. A scripting language, perhaps, or some form of advance macro?
Is it possible to achieve his in Photoshop?
If not, is it possible in any other image manipulation program (e.g. GIMP)?


texts: Positioning logo's of different sizes inside rectanlge

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I have a bunch of logos of different proportions that need to be positioned inside a rectangle. I can do this by hand so the layout is not as chaotic as it would be with a center/fit placement.
Is there any way to automate this layout?

Using Affinity Designer or Illustrator.


texts: Do marketing, English and communications programs teach graphic design?

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I frequently see job postings for various marketing positions that specify marketing, English or communications as the degree but a skillset that includes Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, Wordpress/CMS and other creative skills.

Is this a disconnect within our field and how it is being taught and perceived?
How might we as a professional community begin to educate and address such an issue?

Here are a few quotes from current job postings. I don't want to link the actual posts just because they will close relatively soon but hopefully this question can help others. I'm also editing out some of the irrelevant parts

  Advertising & Events Coordinator Requirements

  • The ideal candidate will have a college degree in Marketing, Communications or a closely aligned curriculum

  • be highly motivated, detail oriented and proficient in state-of-the-art social media and digital marketing to include Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, FTP transfers, website CMS editing, HTML, creative design development and other campaign technology to attract high volume attention

  • The ideal candidates will be flexible, results oriented and a creative problem solver.

Here's another one

  Marketing Manager – Creative Design Manager - Advertising

  Job Responsibilities

  As a Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for planning, directing, or coordinating marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services, and identify potential customers.

  Additional Responsibilities of the Marketing Manager include:

  • Budget Managing new product launches

  • Developing and managing all literature, cut sheets and all POP for retail items

  • Organizing and managing trade show activity, developing trade show booth displays

  • Researching all needed market data Managing web site

  • Pushing web traffic via SEO and other means

  Requirements

  • Expert knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, web and print production

  • Excellent communication and multi-tasking skills Ability to travel to
  trade shows Television advertising experience a plus

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Marketing

  • Advanced knowledge of graphic design and printing processes

  • Developing and managing annual marketing

And one last one:

  RESPONSIBILITIES: (include but are not limited to):

  •         Responsible for all web content and updating all property websites. Coordinate web design and development with vendors. Keeping up with web addresses and domain names;

  •         SEO management;

  •         Development and design of all marketing collateral including property brochures, information sheets, invitations and various literature pieces;

  •         Development and design of all signage and banners;

  •         Design and develop all advertising campaigns including newspapers, apartment guides, magazines and web based advertising;

  •         Work with new developments from lease up which includes image branding, collateral, signage, and advertising.

  QUALIFICATIONS:

  •         Bachelor’s degree required in Marketing;

  •         Must have proven, solid 3-4 years experience in Marketing;

  •         Must have proven experience with graphic design.

Are schools teaching these courses to marketing majors or am I correct that this is a huge disconnect that needs to be addressed?


texts: InDesign: change dimensions of mulitple objects

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Is there a way to alter the size of multiple objects at once?

For example those rounded rectangles in the screenshot have a height of 10 mm, but I want to reduce all of them to 8 mm. From what I know I would have to select every single one of them and then adjust their size.

In applications like Sketch for example, you can select them all and change the height parameter to your desired value to change them all at once. Is this also somehow possible in InDesign?


texts: How do I replicate this (3D) metal texture?

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I work with 3D models. I'm currently trying to replicate this solid kind of surface texturing as accurately as possible:

This is what I got by using chrome texturing. It's not close enough, there's too much shine and mirroring:

Can anyone recommend a more fitting texture as basis?


texts: Why does Gimp's "stroke path" fail to fill the stroke? (Ubuntu 13.10)

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Im using Gimp 2.8.6 on Ubuntu 13.10 (64-bit)

Not all the time, but randomly, Gimp chooses not to stroke a path correctly. Here is a "before and after stroke" picture (it's a close-up) :

What is wrong with my Gimp / options? Why does this happen?


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I want to make a ribbon / wave of dots in Illustrator like the image below, but keep the perspective of the dots, so they don't look flat.

I have not had any luck using the blend tool or envelope distort tools. The dots always get distorted or look flat.


texts: How to have a 2-color logo put on a color background of the same hue?

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The logo I currently have is similar to the one below.

It has 2 colors of the same hue, with different brightnesses. I'm attempting to put the logo on a Windows app, with the design calling for a colored background and a white icon. I don't want it to have a white background and look out of place on any user's Start screen, however, I'm wondering how I should change the secondary color in the logo. I don't know if it should look something like this,

or something else. What's the most visually appealing way to do this?


texts: Is there a way in photoshop to convert k values to alpha values?

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Basically, I would like to make it so that the lighter a pixel is (the more white it has) the more transparent it becomes. Black pixels would be opaque, white pixels would be transparent.

I currently use the slider in blending options on the first tab to get rid of the white and make it transparent but find it works slightly better if I use the magic wand tool with delete.

I figure that there is some blending option out there but there are so many and I'm not sure which to use to achieve my goal.

(Using Photoshop CS6)


texts: Design "join page" and guide them graphically from left to rightside towards a join button

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Im having this big horizontal bar see image above, and want to "guide (read force)" the users from reading the text on the left to clicking the join button on the right. Are there any thoughts on how to originally design this guidance from left to right?

I know the general thoughts on call to action and the principles I've read a lot about in terms of design and page layouts. But the problem is I cannot come up with something better than a join button on the right and I would like to graphically "guide" the user to the right side , so they cannot resist and have to click ;)


texts: Illustrator: select all objects inside a path

texts: I have a big number, more then 100K, objects and would like to select all lying inside a path (big circle in my case). I don't want a clipping mask because I will end up with partial objects. I need whole ones. Any clues?


texts: How to fix the position of a gradient in Illustrator, so that it doesn't move when I edit the object it's applied to?

texts: How do I make Illustrator not change the gradient's position and size when I change the path's shape?


texts: Replicating Illustrator's Image Trace with open-source software

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I have been using Illustrator's Image Trace (LiveTrace on or before CS5) for many years. I would like to replicate a similar result with open-source software. I assumed that Illustrator would first quantize the raster image into the determined colors and then apply edge-detection with a version of Ramer-Douglas-Peucker for vectors. I get different results in Illustrator or Inkscape, with the original image or with a quantized version of the image.

source images

Here is part of the original image showing a mouth:

and here is the quantized version with 5 clusters (following the OpenCV documentation):

results in Illustrator

I used these settings for Image Trace:

The result with the original image is:

The result with the quantized image is:

results in Inkscape

The settings in Inkscape are below. I'm not sure if the settings in the top box affect the bottom one. It has fewer settings than Illustrator.

The result with the original image is:

The result with the quantized image is:

questions

Results are different with the original versus the quantized image, and with Illustrator versus Inkscape. I like Illustrator with the original image better because the continuous line of the mouth gives a certain charm to the image and it also removes noise in the image, such as the patch of a different color above the mouth.

I once found a link describing the Image Trace algorithm in a few papers and now can no longer find it. Thanks to @BilleyKerr's comment, I understand that Image Trace is proprietary and probably a trade secret, so I will never know exactly how it works. My questions are:

how does Trace Bitmap work?
how can I get a result similar to Image Trace inside Inkscape, e.g. with threshold and level of blur?
I have found other command-line tools that vectorize a raster image, such as Potrace, ardeco, and rastertovector, has anyone used those or others with results and tuning settings similar to Image Trace?


texts: Aligning non text elements to a baseline grid

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I'm starting to use a baseline grid for web design.

Does everything have to align to the baseline or just the type and do they have to be the same sizes as the typography scale or baseline grid?

I'm confused because things don't seem to be lining up properly for example, I follow the grid with the type and then add a button below and the container of the button is either too big with a small gap above or too small with a big gap above it. So I'm struggling with how to achieve overall balance within the design because I don't know whether I have to follow the grid for all elements including things like containers, images, icons etc, or do I just need to worry about the type and balance the other elements myself without following the grid or any sort of scale. Any help is appreciated, even if it's just a link to a tutorial that helped you. Cheers.


texts: Photoshop: implementing color picker into an action?

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So here's the short version: I have web banners I create on a daily basis. There is a border and then some colored text and graphical elements within it. I have already created an action that lets me pick an image for the banner depending on what the ad is, however, I can't seem to figure out a way to make it so that I can pick a color from the image and then have that color passed on to the colored elements (border, text etc).

I want to use the modal option within the actions to allow myself to pick the color for each banner I create, but as I mentioned before, I cannot for the life of me figure this out.

Is this even possible with an action, or does it require scripting?

Note: using (PS CC 2015.5)


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I am looking for the best font for not only programmers but all people which are "forced" to sit long hours in front of a computer and staring at screen. I expect less distraction, less eye tiredness, more readability etc. than anything casual/default.

Does exist some font with verifiable attributes suitable for usage during long hours programming / scripting?

Is Inconsolata a good choice?


texts: How to repeat automatically seamless pattern in Photoshop?

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Let's say I already have a seamless pattern. For example this one:

I'd like to quickly repeat it 4 times.

So the result would be:

Is there any automated way to do this in Photoshop, instead of resizing the workspace then copying and placing it three more times?


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Some background & context

When including third party logos, we often get given low quality files. Mostly these are low resolution JPGs, but I have seen badly hand drawn scans (expected to be used as is) or even photos of old stationary.

Recently we were given a folder with all the variations of a logo in a number of formats and sizes. Great! But. There are a lot of variation, some of which have only very slight differences, a lot of file types, a lot of sizes and no usage guidelines. So it's not always obvious which to use. I don't have the files to hand to count but there was probably at least 40 different files.

Another example: I worked on a project for a company who wanted a main logo with a variation for each department, then for each of these a horizontal version with the full company name, website and tagline, a square version with just the logo and website and just the logo.. Then for all of these a PDF, an EPS, a low res JPG, a high res JPG, a low res transparent PNG and a high res transparent PNG. All the variations were sufficiently different and they did (in their opinion) have justification for wanting all the different file types so this isn't as bad as the first example, but I did think this was too much.

My question - How many variations is too many? (or too few)

Note: By variations, I mean all the final files you deliver, so all actual design variation (e.g. horizontal / vertical / square variations, 4 color & monochrome variations, size variations etc) as well as all file types (e.g. EPS, JPG, PDF) and sizes (e.g. low and high res JPGs)

I always at a minimum supply vector and bitmap versions of the logo in full color and monochrome. Assuming no specific requests, is this enough? Should low-res versions be supplied, or is relying on the client to downsample the high-res version ok?

Size variations are also needed (sometimes?), for example, simplifying complicated shapes for showing the logo at smaller sizes. Should this always be done, or only when absolutely needed?

I understand this depends on a lot of factors and varies for each project, but should I try to keep the number of files to the minimum essentials or supply as much (as is appropriate and within reason as I can?

Edit: This question - How Many Directions / Concepts - is about initial ideas and concepts, I am asking specifically about finished work and the final delivered files.

This question - Logo Pack - What should I include? - is very similar, but more general. I believe the reasoning behind the question is different.


texts: Can I use a modified version of a Microsoft program icon for my own software under "Fair Use"?

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I am making a direct (probably free/libre) competitor to a minor element of Microsoft Office which is soon due to cease development.

Can I use a modified version of an existing Microsoft program icon as the icon for my software?


texts: How do I create a puzzle piece in Photoshop?

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I would like to paste a picture to a new blank picture with a puzzle shape on it so that I can create a puzzle piece, but I have forgotten how to do it.

I sort of remember that you will have to start a new file, put a puzzle shape on it, then click Select All on the picture and then Copy then bring it to the blank file with the puzzle shape on it and then Paste. I apologise for any inconvenience or stuffs, but the above step MUST be included.


texts: Spot Color Transparency and Screens in Illustrator

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(Illustrator CS5)

I have a design that will be printed on a line printer. Possible are up to 7 colors, or a 4-color process with 3 line colors.

I'm currently sticking to PMS only (only 5 PMS colors used), and use screens to achieve certain effects. In the composition, I have a group of many different shapes, all stacked on top of each other, that are all of the same PMS color. Most of these shapes are opaque.

My question is about Illustrator's Transparency panel vs. the Color panel:

Illustrator shows the different opacity of each element in the group in the Transparency panel, while the percentage of the color in the Color panel is always at 100%. Does this make a difference when printing, or will the printer understand the transparency setting of a PMS color that's set to 100%, and convert it to screens in the printing process?


texts: How do I stop the pen tool from trying to link to other shapes within close proximity of my path in Illustrator?

texts: I'm attempting to recreate an advertisement for a school project and when I draw two shapes near each other the pen tool wants to link my second shape to the first. This happens as soon as I start to get closer to the first shape with the my anchor points. I would like to be able to draw an anchor point almost on top of another anchor point without them trying to link together in any way. Any suggestions?


texts: Path around bitmap image's visible part?

texts: I found this tool a while back but can't seem to remember how it's done. Basically, I remember there being a tool in Inkscape where you select a bitmap image that has transparency, and it will create a path around the visible part of the image. I know for certain it's not in the Trace Bitmap option, but I can't remember where it is. I also remember the smoothness of the path being relative to how zoomed in/out you were for some reason. Here's an example of what it outputs: