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I have received a design as a .psd and a .png file, but the designer has not added the sizes of each header, image, padding, etc.

Is there a way to quickly and efficiently see the size of each object / section?

One small detail, I do not have Photoshop, and I do not wish to install it. I prefer a solution that does not require Photoshop.


texts: How to cut off overlapping outlines in Illustrator

texts: So I'm trying to make graphics on a snowboard on illustrator and some of the artwork goes outside of the outline of the snowboard.  I'm wondering if there is a way that I could cut off the excess lines besides using the direct selection tool.


texts: How can I make this dot-matrix in Figma without doing it dot-by-dot?

texts: Ideally I'd like it to follow a bezier path so I can change the shape and find what I like best.


texts: "Low quality edges" when importing 3d from illustrator to photoshop

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When I import a 3d vector from illustrator do photoshop, it looks like shapes get a tiny space between each other, besides the low quality appearence of the edges, as it can be seen on the picture below.

Does anyone know how to avoid it?


texts: What's a color palette for blue, green, yellow, and red that is legible on both light and dark backgrounds?

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I'm developing a program that has both a dark and a light theme. I change the background, but there are color-coordinated labels that I don't want to change the color of.

At the moment I'm using the following. It's okay, but the blue, green, and yellow is a bit hard to read against the white/light gray background. (They will all appear on be on both row colors.)

Yellow: #FFD300, Red: #FF4C4C, Green: #3FB63F, Blue: #53ACE4

I could blindly play around with it until I found something marginally better, but I'd love to know if there was some graphic design standard I should be aware of.

Thanks!


texts: How can I create a soft line in Adobe Illustrator?

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Easy question for someone familiar with Illustrator - I have a path and I want to create a line effect similar to the 'soft line' in Fireworks. I want the line to be a bit blurry around the edges instead of really sharp how it is by default.

Is this possible?


texts: With Photoshop, how to batch replace white background with transparent in the image

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I have got hundreds images of products with clear white backgrounds. I would like to change the white background color to become transparent.

Is there a means of batch processing this particular process with Photoshop or any other applications?


texts: Data loss when e-mailing files: is it relevant, and how to prevent it?

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Only recently I came across the possibility that e-mailing files may change and damage those files. Especially when mailing *.jpgs to web-based mail servers like Gmail or Outlook.com: I wouldn't be too surprised if these services re-compressed my files—possibly even stripping the colour profile in the process.

Since I do most of my file delivery by e-mail, this may be especially relevant when mailing *.jpg versions of logos and ads.

So here come my questions:

Is there a risk of data loss occurring when mailing image files to certain mail services? If so, how big of an impact does it have, and on what file types? And what mail services should I look out for?
How can I prevent such data loss? Is a *.zip protected from recompression?


texts: Photoshop brush dense in center and thin on the sides?

texts: When using a spaced scattering brush, which looks like many small dots, how can I make sure that the dots on the left and right sides are thin and keep the ones in the middle bigger?


texts: This might not be the right place to ask, but I was wondering why newspapers use multiple columns? Does it take up less space, or is there a visual reason?


texts: How to cut a specific measurement from a curve in illustrator

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I am working on a graphic template for a curved window frame. I know my X axis is 18" and my Y axis is 18.25". The arc is roughly 28.75", this was added together by measuring the arc's + frame width. So the full arc is 6.75 + 1 + 6.25 + 1 + 6.25 + 1 + 6.5 = 28.75".

I am trying to use the scissor tool to cut 6.75" from the 28.75" arc. I use the document info to see how big the arc is after I cut the line, I can get pretty close by trying to cut the arc a couple of times.

Question
Is there a way to cut a curve by a specific amount instead of manually using the scissor tool and guessing?
Additional info
This is what I am trying to create a graphic template based from.

I may be going about this the completely wrong way but my measurements have been pretty close after doing this for a bit. I do not think I have to be exact since a graphic will have bleed when going to install. Let me know if you have any ideas on how to create a template instead of using the arc tool.


texts: Under the U.S.'s Copyright Law, is it an act of copyright infringement if we changed the color of another artist's image to black and white?

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Under the U.S.'s Copyright Law, would it be an act of copyright infringement if we were to change the color of another artist's image to black and white?

The answer to this question is provided below by Scott.
For further information, please check out graphicsman post, which is also provided below.

This question was asked to make it clear for those who may think that by changing the color or the size of another artist's work, you did not violate the U.S Copyright Law, which is not true.

Instead of trying to manipulate another artist's image to entitle ourselves as the "original" owner, the right and proper action is to request the permission to use it.


texts: I have several InDesign/Illustrator files to edit and I am repeatedly getting a missing fonts issue. I'll have the fonts on my computer but they will be named slightly differently than what InDesign or Illustrator is saying I am missing. For example, InDesign will say I'm missing "DIN Bold" but I'll have the font and it will be named DINOT Bold on my computer. Is it as simple as changing the name of my system font to correct this issue or does it go deeper? Thanks!


texts: Equilateral triangle of font size, line length and height

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I've come across this quiz on betterwebtype where you get a slider to adjust one of three parameters: font size, line height (leading) and line length to make "the perfect paragraph".

While the quiz is interesting, it doesn't actually tell you what the correct solutions are (although you can look at the source code if you know it's there), nor does it explain the formula (if any) to apply to your own work.

Until now, I've mostly gone with the convention of setting a line length of at most 50em and a line height of 1.2 in my own notes; applying this convention to many blog-type websites certainly improves readability for me. But it seems like choosing these parameters depending on the font size (and font face too, I'd guess) can give an even better choice.

Is this "equilateral triangle" thing a standard tool of typography, or just something this site made up? Are there any rules of thumb for how to balance line length, font size and leading (perhaps taking into account the x-height and other factors)?

I realise the true answer is going to be more "do what looks right, and it depends on the situation" than "just stick these numbers into this formula and you'll get it perfect", but seeing that someone made a quiz where you score points for how close you get to their "right answer" makes me think there's at least a rule of thumb for this kind of thing.


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My knowledge in graphic design is null. I start today!

Which programs do I need to learn to use in order to become able to make an animation like the one at the beginning of this youtube video?

CHESSBRAH

note: please, feel free to edit the title and the tags of this question as most appropriate


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I'm a programmer, not a designer, but I am trying to learn design as it would be very helpful. I am following a tutorial on PSD|TUTS+ and it doesn't specify the resolution I should be working with. My progress so far does look a little less defined then the screen-shots, so I am wondering if I should be working at a resolution of 300?

Any ideas, or thoughts on the matter?


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I was told that 100% black color makes eyes strain as it's too much contrast between white background and high color text. Ebooks, for example, does not use 100% black.

Are there any studies that show how people perceive different saturation of black on screens? Should I avoid 100% in UI design?


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Let me pose a hypothetical situation:

I hand-produce a very specific type of pen and ink design. I have sold my originals to friends and acquaintances who have them hanging in their houses. A graphic designer went over to one of these houses and saw my work. This designer liked it so much that we went into negotiations for me to make some similar designs for t-shirts for the company this designer works for. After I stated that I would want to retain copyright of my work and be paid a very small percentage of t-shirt sales, our negotiation came to an end. I never heard back from the designer.

Jump forward in time 1 year and the company the designer works for has come out with a new t-shirt design that looks almost exactly like the work that I have been producing for years.

When confronted with this fact the company offered to pay me not to talk about what happened.

What would one do in a situation like that? What could one do?


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In InDesign CS6, I'm aware that I can apply drop cap style to characters at the start of a paragraph. However, what if I need drop caps for characters that are at the end of a paragraph?

How can I apply a drop cap style for characters that are at the last character of a paragraph?


texts: Illustrator: How do I merge a shape to take the form of another?

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I would like to merge the tan/lighter coloured brown shape (inner face of the sloth) here onto the darker coloured brown or the (outside face of the sloth), so that the tan colour extends to the beard of the Sloth, but is the same shape as the dark brown underneath. See the sketch for an example.

Both the tan and dark brown furs were made with the pen tool, and are closed paths.
Other than awkwardly duplicating the shape and moving the paths around, or attempting to merge the two with the shape builder, I can't work it out.

Thank you!


texts: When I add .jpg photos to photoshop why don't they size proportionately?

texts:
I have two .jpg images I am trying to add into photoshop see details in screenshots below (note the dimensions of the photos):

Photo 1 (Dimensions: 655x1000)

Photo 2 (Dimensions: 1016x1500)

Note how photo 2 is bigger than photo 1, however, when I drag them into photoshop, the result looks like this:

Image 1 shows up significantly larger than image 2, even though the dimensions of image 2 are listed as much bigger. Why is this happening? Am I missing something here?


texts: Keyboard shortcut for Image Size in Save For Web & Devices Panel

texts: In Adobe Illustrator, after I do Alt+Shift+Ctrl+S to open the Save For Web & Devices window, is there a keyboard shortcut or other way to select the Image Size tab in that window and input size without using the mouse?


texts: can i use pixabay images to psd make mockups and sell them on freepik

texts: Can I Use Pixabay Images As Background To Make psd Mockups And Sell Them on Freepik


texts: is PNG-24 being converted to PNG-32 in Photoshop?

texts: when i save an image in Photoshop as a PNG-24 with trans on, does PS actually convert that to PNG-32 but not tell me about it?


texts: Thin white line border appears around entire PDF page when exported from Indesign CC

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Any pdf documents I export from Indesign CC 2017 version 12.1.0.56 has a white border around the pdf page. If I place an image that covers the entire page in indesign the pdf page in acrobat pro dc or acrobat reader dc will have a 1 px size white border around the entire page. This occurs even if I place a solid colored rectangle that covers the entire page.  Oddly enough, if I place a smaller solid colored rectangle inside the page that has a solid colored rectangle that covers the entire page, the smaller rectangle does not have a white border. This issue happens even if I only place a thin colored sold rectangle that is flush with one edge of the page in Indesign.  The problem still persists even if I expand the rectangle into the paste board.

If I view the pdf in any other pdf viewer such as older versions of acrobat reader like xi or foxit pdf viewer, the white border does not appear.  I have read many forum posts and articles on this issue but I can't figure out how to fix this issue.  I have tried zooming in and out, changing the theme color in acrobat dc, turning off "smooth line art" option in the preferences etc. and nothing helps. Here is a screen shot, any help would be appreciated, thanks:


texts: Numbering nonconsecutive paragraphs in InDesign

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I have a project that requires that we primarily lay out a lot of text (think sections in an employee manual) with explanatory notes scattered throughout the document. We only want to number the explanatory notes sequentially throughout and to let the main text remain unnumbered. So it would look like:

Main text main text

Note note note

Main text main text

Main text main text

Main text main text

Note note note

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks!


texts: How do I reduce the thickness of 100+ icons in Adobe Illustrator?

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First time poster here.

Just to give some context, I have to reduce the size, thickness, and change the color of 100+ different weather icons for a project. Batch resize and change color works fine, but I'm having trouble making these icons thinner.

Top screenshot: how the original, unedited SVGs look in Illustrator. Bottom screenshot is how it looks when I apply the offset path of -3px. No difference, right? (I selected all the objects within the layer so you can see their strokes)

I searched online and only found one solution so far, which is to use "offset path" and enter a negative value, in this case, I entered -3px. I did this, but as you can see, a compound path (the thinner icon) would instantly be created, while the original icon is left untouched.

Now, here's how it looks it when I hide the original icon layer (sun):

The problem I'm facing is that I tried recording all of these steps and Illustrator can't record the action of hiding the icon with regular thickness.

That being said, how can I reduce the thickness of 100+ of these icons? Is there a way to record the action of hiding/deleting the original image after applying -3px offset path? Is there a way to make these icons thinner without creating an additional compound path?

Thanks!


texts: My PDF shows up with strange colors when uploaded onto a website

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I have a reduced-size PDF that looks completely normal on the desktop, but when placed on a website the bottom half of the PDF has a pinkish color over it, and makes some items in the PDF have light greenish/teal colors.

This is a piece of it, the first image is an image of the PDF when viewed as a file on the computer, any ideas? (The top half of the PDF looks fine no matter what).


texts: How to get rid of these outline artifacts in an Inkscape SVG trace?

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I can get good trace results in Inkscape converting a bitmap to a vector image - except for these persistent thin outline artifacts. They resemble a topographic map and pretty much ruin the trace.

There are no strokes on these paths, just fills. So there shouldn't be any visible outlines.

In case it helps, here are my trace settings:

Such artifacts appear in Illustrator traces as well. But specifically I'm seeking a solution for preventing or removing them in Inkscape SVGs.


texts: Text Alignment Issues When Opening Adobe Illustrator CS5 File in CorelDRAW X6

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I have a file in Adobe Illustrator CS5 (AI-CS5) which I open in CorelDRAW X6 (CD-X6) because it has to go to commercial printers which only accept CD-X6 files. The problem is that when I open the file in CD-X6, my text alignment including the character spacing and word spacing goes wrong. In the above image which is AI-CS5 file, everything is ok. But in the below image which is CD-X6 you can see that the text in all wrong.

For example, in the 2nd paragraph starting with "A hybrid meat breed", the CD-X6 shows very small space between the words. Almost looks like there is no space between the words "A" and "hybrid". But the space is there which can be confirmed by navigating the text with the keyboard. However the space has shrunk.

Also you can observe that in the AI-CS5 file the text fits the box perfectly but in the CD-X6 file there is much empty space at the bottom, possibly due to the shrinking of the space between the characters of a word or the space between words themselves.

I have applied the following settings to the text and I have tried to play with almost every text settings in both AI-CS5 and CD-X6. Only two possible solutions slove the problem but they are not good enough as they cause further changes that are not visually appealing.

The 1st is that I convereted the text to "outlines". This solves the problem but when printed or viewed, the outlined text looks very dull & fuzzy.

The 2nd is that instead of applying the text-alignment of "Justify with last line aligned left", I apply "Align left" to the text. This also solves the problem but offcourse this is not disreable.

Character/Font : Times New Roman
Font-Weight: Regular
Font-Size: 14 points
Leading: 16.8 points
Kerning between Characters: Auto
Tracking between Characters: 0
Horizontal & Verticall Scale: 100%
Baseline Shift: 0 pt
Paragraph/Font/Text Alignment: Justify with last line aligned left
Area Type Options: Offset > First Baseline = Leading

I am really at a loss here. Also note that the "text box" size is the same (280px X 460px) in both files and the difference that you see in the above images is there because I have zoomed in on the text.

Any help would as always be much appreciated.


texts: What's the term for text around and across a circle?

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What's the term for text that's both in the shape of a circle and across it?

The Creative Commons Free Cultural Works seal, pictured below, is an example of this.

The Creative Commons Free Cultural Works seal. By The Noun Project, I think, and licenced under CC BY 4.0. Content unmodified.

(Note that this is not intended to violate the terms of the "Creative Commons is not a party" paragraph. If it is deemed by the appropriate bodies to be an infringing use of a Creative Commons logo, let me know and I'll find a different example instead.)

Edit: I'm talking about an element that has both

text on the top and bottom part of a ring, or forming the top and bottom of a circle, and
text across the circle.

These have the convention—and distinction—of being read front-to-back rather than top-to-bottom.


texts: Creating slanted dashed line in Illustrator

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I'm trying to create a slanted dashed line in Adobe Illustrator, something like this:

I've tried to create a dashed line and then apply shear to it, but for some reason when I do the shear nothing happens.
I'm using Adobe Illustrator from the Creative Cloud.

Any suggestions? Maybe another way to do the slanted dashes?

Thank you !


texts: How to read style information from PSD Programmatically

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We have a base design for a web site which includes different control and thier placement which is mostly constant. Every time we get a new requirement, what we have to do is copy the old design and just change the skin (Font Color, Font Style, Background, ForeColor etc).

Problem is that we get new design in PSD and then we have to fetch skin related information. Is there a way to fetch this information programmatically?

Thanks In Advance,
adjain


texts: Are there any rules for centring lower case letters like a 'd' in a circle? To me it doesn't look right unless it's moved more to the left but then it's not in the middle.


texts: How to use Subversions for Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop

texts: I found the tool Timeline from Pixel Novel, but I wondered if I could use any subversions app to manage my design files. I'm not sure to understand everything about Subversions yet, and I did not found a lot of information about his usage in the design field.


texts: How to apply Z-index to a layer in Photoshop?

texts: I am new to Photoshop trying to design a web page and I was wondering is there any way to assign a "z-index" like feature from CSS to a layer to control overlapping between my images?


texts: What are Google Webfonts alternatives to Novecento Wide?

texts: Are there any Google web fonts similar to Novecento Wide?


texts: How to fill half of a word with one colour and the other half with a different colour in Adobe Illustrator

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I want to recreate the text of a logo I have.

It had black half way down the text and then yellow for the other half.

How do I create text with a different colour on each half in Adobe Illustrator?


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I'm looking for jobs all over the interwebs and I keep seeing postings by companies saying that applicants need to be well versed in most Adobe creative solutions softwares and then QuarkXpress.

But, when I look at actual studio ads (small studios looking for a new designer) they only mention strong Adobe skills.

Is QuarkXpress still relevant? Or is it a legacy software that only gets mentioned because at one time in the past it was one of the best softwares to use?

I know this might be a very subjective question, but I'm looking for those who ave been in the design world a lot longer than I have to give me insight (I've only just begun my design career).


texts: Identifying the font that inspired the Pierre Balmain fashion house logo

texts: I am trying to figure out what font inspired this old Pierre Balmain logo and I'm having trouble finding this font. Can anyone help?


texts:
I designed my app's look with Tahoma before realizing it was not available on Linux.

If I want to maintain the same look on Linux, what should I do?

I found the actual Tahoma ttf on several sites, but I assume it would be illegal to bundle it with my app? I also found a Tahoma font by Wine project, which Wikipedia says is "designed to have identical metrics to the Tahoma font". I wasn't able to find a comparison between the real Tahoma and the one by Wine project, but I assume "identical metrics" = "looks different"?


texts: how to change color of instances of a symbol

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I have symbol in flash cs5 library. and make some instances of it in stage. is it possible to change color of one instance without changing color of other instances?
I try to change color of one, but the color of other change too.


texts:
hope you're doing well. I'm having issues with the arabic text stroke overlapping between the Arabic characters. I know how to prevent this with zero fill and white fill, but I want to add a patterned photo with the text. Here's how far I can get while the text won't look like it's overlapping.

After this point, I try to make a clipping mask, but I end with this:

The individual letters end up overlapping whenever I try to make a clipping mask. How do I remove the stroke overlap between the individual Arabic characters while also having a picture pattern as the fill?


texts: How do I select multiple paths in inkscape?

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I'm trying to figure out an easy way to select multiple paths in inkscape 0.48, ubuntu.

I've read in Inkscape (4th Edition) by Bah, that you can left drag and a rectangle will display and select the objects within the mouse (pg. 135). The rectangle appears but nothing is selected or only 1 path will be selected. (For reference, I've seen this action described in some documentation as "rubber-band selecting").

I've also tried the Alt+Left Mouse Drag: "Touch Select Multiple Objects: This will select all objects that the mouse cursor touches
while being dragged....
multiple paths as found in engravings or hair. Holding the Shift down will prevent dragging an already selected
object if the drag begins over that object." This isn't working because I'm on linux and there's a key conflict.

I have made sure that the paths are on the same layer and I am able to select them and manipulate them if I click on each of them while holding shift.

Any other suggestions ?

Grouping them will enable me to select multiple paths at a time, but I don't want to click on every path in order to create the group in the first place.

http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Select.html


texts: Adobe Illustrator formating to JPG turing out stretchy @

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I have finished some work on Adobe Illustrator, converted it to PDF and then JPG. but no matter how many times I changed the settings with compression,
My art board looks all squished...anybody know how to solve this?

I am trying to use the image on Word Press for my website. Haven't really had this issue before and I am using the "web" option artboard when opening my AI.

Thanks


texts: Why are PDF/X files better than "standard" PDFs?

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I have a friend who is also a graphic designer, has little experience in prepress, but has a nice portfolio and seems to have a good knowledge of using the Adobe products. I can't dismiss his opinion on Adobe files.

The other day, he started arguing that a PDF/x was better for all kinds of print-ready files no matter what. As a designer with a lot of prepress experience, I simply prepare my print-ready PDF to be "standard" PDF and I have never encountered any weird issues with transparency or anything "scary" on the PDFs (eg. fragmented images or white squares around masks).

I send my files all around the world to be ripped on new and old systems; they need to be fully compatible as I cannot always approve the proof myself.

I already know about the basics to get the maximum quality for a print layout.

I'm skeptical about the value of using PDF/x if:

My pictures are all done in Photoshop and flattened (eps)
My vectors are from Illustrator without any transparency or blending modes. Texts are vectorized (eps)
Everything is imported in an InDesign or QuarkXpress file,
again without using any shadow or transparency in these two programs.
Finally, my PDF gets optimized in Adobe Acrobat Pro and my files are
rarely larger than 5MB (for files of 90MB+ when not optimized)
I usually need a web version as well of these PDFs with bookmarks and
hyperlinks, and they need to be around 500-700kb

Am I missing something about PDF/x? What would be the benefits for me to use a PDF/x instead of a "normal" PDF for print-ready and digital web design? Is there any reason why I should switch to PDF/x or is it only for designers who use InDesign and Illustrator with transparency and blending effects?

I thought PDF/x was mainly good for layout using transparency and fancy effects but maybe I'm a dinosaur with my boring standard PDF. My designs really don't suffer from my way of using this software and I still use transparency and effects but rarely in vector mode. I did some research online but usually they only mention how these PDF/x files are fully compatible but it looks like they only refer to the new RIP.

I'd like an answer a bit more concrete than just "because it's better."


texts: What is "standard markup" for purchases which need to be passed on to the client?

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Let's say I'm designing a site, and Client and I agree that I'm going to purchase a slideshow to use on Client's site. The slideshow code costs $30.

I will mark this up to compensate me for my time in finding the slideshow, testing it, and learning how to use it. Is there a standard number for the markup? (Assume U.S. designer and client.) I've seen 20%, 25%, and the oddly specific 17.65%.


texts: How do I create this CMYK effect in Photoshop?

texts: I assume there’s some channel separation but I can’t get an image that’s the same result.


texts: Distribute objects within a specific region

texts:
In many cases I would like to distribute objects within a specific region. For example, I might want to have items equally distributed inside of a rectangle. How can I do this?

I tried selecting all the items and the rectangle, then choosing "Selection" area as the relative distribution context, but it did not work.


texts: Is there a way to toggle paintbrush in Photoshop by holding a key down?

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I just had an idea and not sure if its possible. Can toggling the Paint Brush be done with a keyboard button instead of the mouse?

Say I hold the B key down with my off-hand while drawing using the mouse in my good hand.

Does anyone know if this is possible, and how?


texts: Erasing part of a shape with a stroke in Illustrator

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I have an oval shape with a stroke and no fill. I'm trying to erase part of the shape as have something lying on top of the shape and i don't want them touching. I have tried using the eraser tool but it keep pushing the line away.

Can anyone help with this at all?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Indesign: double entry in toc when bookbuilding

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Background:
Our PIM software works with Indesign to generate a catalogue from all products in the PIM. Since we use paragraph styles to style certain entries in the database, we can control what has been put out, including  paragraph styles that are controlled by the Table of Contents. Our software works further with bookbuilding, meaning we split the document in several documents. Each chapter is pretty much it's own document.
Problem:
One of our clients has added an external document which should be placed before each chapter, contains the same style that is supported in the table of contents. This works fine when generating. However, it's displayed double, dispite its a double entry. (so we get the chapter named twice, due to the paragraph style containing the chaptername being named in both documents) Is there a way in Indesign to remove double entries? So the first one (the external document) will be the chapter, while we remove it from the original chapter and have it's sections named under it. I can do this manually off course, but I find that tedious.
Temp solution:
I styled the chapter paragraph for the chapter content different, resulting the chapter not named, but it's sections nicely placed under the name of the external document, thus creating the right output for the table of contents, however, i am hoping for a more adobe approached solution. So if this isn't possible to remove double name entries in the ToC, its not much of a biggy, just wondering if someone else have experience with this problem in a bookbuilding type document.


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Is there a way to bulk-edit states?

I have a dynamic panel ("dynPanel1") that contains several states which themselves contain a dynamic panels ("dynPanel2") who have different states of their own. Now I wish to adjust a state of the latter one ("dynPanel2"), I would have to go through every state of the parent dynamic panel ("dynPanel1") where dynPanel2 is used and for each one of these instances edit the state I want to alter.

The amount of work increases exponentially. Is there a way of editing dynPanel2's state just once and have it applied to every instance of dynPanel2?


texts: Identifying font similar to Univers that has this slightly different lowercase character `a`

texts:
I recently came across a book published & printed in 2003 that seems to use a Univers-like font. While trying to figure out what fonts it is using, the only noticeable difference I encountered is in the contour of lowercase character 'a'. Below is an image comparing them side-by-side. Note: the straight-line in contour of 'a' on the left is not a mistake caused by capturing the image as the title is fairly big font-size.
Left: Font used in the book, Right: Univers


texts: Trim the excess of an object in Inkscape

texts:
I have a figure formed by two objects like this:

I want to remove the excess of the red object in Inkscape, to get something like this:


texts: Making a line drawing or vector image from photograph

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I'm trying to create shooting target-style single-color images from digital pictures of animals. Once I've lifted the image from the background, what are ways I could turn it into a simple line drawing?

I would be satisfied with something that got me edges even if I had clean up within them.


texts: Is it possible to reposition anchor points with the arrow keys when drawing with the pen tool without stopping the line?

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When drawing with the pen tool in Photoshop it is possible to adjust the last placed anchor point with the arrow keys and then continue drawing the same line.  In illustrator, if you do the same thing the line stops and you have to restart the line.

Is there an option in illustrator to continue drawing after using the arrow keys?

I know that if you hold down the spacebar you can adjust the point before letting go of the mouse/pen, but I prefer the control that the arrow keys give.


texts: How can I prepare lots of code to be printed on a long scroll?

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What I'm trying to do:
I have lots of software code that I need to print on a long scroll. The scroll will be no more than 440mm wide and as long as it needs to be (with a maximum of 45m). The resulting code listing is to be part of an exhibit contrasting the ‘sketching’ phase in a multidisciplinary project between design, social science, and software engineering.
What I've tried:
• Printing straight from the IDE
I cannot print straight from the development environment (Visual Studio 2012 and SQL Server Management Studio) because:

Both tools assume standard page sizes

I need to rotate the software code listing 180 degrees so that the end of the listing is at the tail of the paper roll.

• Using Photoshop
Since, I can't print from the IDE, I’m doing it in Adobe Photoshop (CS5, 64 bit, on Windows 8). My workflow for this is verging on the ridiculous:

First I cut-and-paste each file from the code editor into a Microsoft Word document. If I cut-and-paste the code listings into PS/Ai I lose the formatting (for example the coloring of comments differently form variable declarations)

I save the Microsoft Word document as a PDF and open that into Photoshop (to preserve the formatting)

I now have 51 PSD files, each with one layer containing the text for that ‘page’. It’s rasterized layers as it is not editable as text

Using Adobe Bridge I open all 51 PSD files created in step 3 and “Load Files into Photoshop Layers” so that I have a new single Photoshop file with all 51 text image layers in.

The layers sit on top of each other. What I need is for them to sit head-to-toe. I don’t know how to do this without spending a million years selecting layers and moving them by hand.

If I ever get Stage 5 done I will then group the 51 layers and rotate the result through 180 degrees.

I will then re-size the result to have a width of 400mm and print the resulting file on our banner printer, having first calculated the resulting paper ‘height’ and turned off the automatic paper cutting.

My Questions:

Is there a better way of doing this?

I can see the Photoshop actions that will align layers by their tops, their bottoms, or their centers but how do I automatically align them so that the bottom of layer 1 touches the top of layer 2, the bottom of layer 2 touches the top of layer 3, etc.?


texts: If I intend to use a Truffula Tree (from Dr. Seuss' The Lorax) in a logo design for a company, would that be breaking copyright laws?


texts: How to get perspective right in illustrator cs4?

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I have been enjoying designing in illustrator a lot but while designing a home for landscape i found it difficult to get precise perspective for 'Home'.

So the question is how to get perspective to look precise /right in illustrator cs4(below cs5 version). CS5 has got perspective grid but i don't have one.


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I'm trying to find the best way to match specific colors across different media (print and digital) for doing identity/branding work for a company. From what I've read pantone matching systems is the industry standard?

If so my second question is whether to get the formula guide or the color bridge as I don't really get the difference between the two?

Here are the links to the two items as shown on pantone's site:

http://www.pantone.com/coated-combo
http://www.pantone.com/color-bridge-coated-uncoated


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I did an illustration in Photoshop, all with Shape Layers only. All the lines are smooth and perfect within the working file. It's perfect when I export it into a png or jpg also. Problem arises when I place that exported image into another psd document. The (smooth)lines now appear jaggedy(pictured below). Note that this happens @ 100% zoom. And, the placed image is of much higher resolution than the document in which it is placed.

The original artwork was done in A3 size @ 300ppi.
The receiving document is a relatively low res 900px wide @72ppi.
I have a hunch that the problem is because of this. Can you help me find out what the problem is?

Thanks.


texts: Mythology/ancient mobile-design do's and don'ts?

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I am designing a mobile app about Greek mythology and want to make the app feel authentic.

I was wondering when you try to make an app look old (antique...), what are the do's and don'ts?

How can I make my app look old without resorting to outmoded skeuomorphism in design?


texts: How to create this effect? Using varying sized shapes - displacement style

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I found this image when looking for brochure examples and I wondered how I would go about creating the '0' made with the varying sized crosses?

The closest I've come to in making this style of thing is with a displacement maps in photoshop, but I hope (and think) that this is more likely achievable in Illustrator - I just don't know where to start!


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I am working on a website and i want to add a menu bar which would look something like this

Since my website has different look and also i want to change the size. I was wondering if anyone could let me know how to get this look in photoshop?

Thanks


texts: How to cut intersecting paths in illustrator

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This is quite a simple question ( I would assume) but I am not able to figure how to do this.

I have 2 circular paths without any fill inside. Looks like this

I want to cut it so the paths are like this

I have used the scissors tool to give an example here, but I am sure there is a better way.
Not able to find anything in the pathfinder window
I don't like using clipping masks because all it does (IMO) is it gives an illusion that things have been clipped. But the shape remains, only a part of it remains invisible. Correct me if I am wrong

How do I do this? I don't want to hide any part of the path on top of the other. I want to cut the paths properly.


texts: Is there something in Illustrator that resembles tabs/tab-stops in MS Word?

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I'm using Illustrator (CS5) to create a menu for a restaurant.

In a word doc, I have a tab at the end of a textcolumn. It's a 'right'-aligned tabstop. So my text resembles this:

food                    100 $
wine                100.000 $
happiness                42 $

Pretty basic. How do I get this in Illustrator?

Right now I have a word document that I want to copy in Illustrator since I want to step up my game. I know how to work with Illustrator, the basics, but not much about text-aligning/layouting.

I know that it's not a bad idea to use inDesign but I neither possess the skill nor the software. It would surprise me if this is not possible in Illustrator.
If there are any obvious/easy ways to get a word doc + fonts/layout into Illustrator, I'd be happy to hear 'em.

Thanks.


texts: Making the background of an image transparent in Gimp

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I have some jpg images and I need for each of them to have a transparent background.

I have GIMP as a graphic tool.

I need to put them in a web page and I need to see just the main element and have a transparent background.


texts: Export vectors from Illustrator and trim out extra canvas to use in Latex

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Is there a way to save an Illustrator file as pdf without the canvas? Somehow, when I save as pdf I always end up having the "whole" canvas saved with it. In contrary, when I export to, lets say png, I only get the actual drawn object.

Is there a possibility to save as pdf, because it will be a vector graphic instead of pixel, with only drawn object?


texts: I'm working a lot with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) code and need some help. How do I export SVG code to a file? Do I have to use a program outside of my text editor to do this?


texts: Does anyone know of any low-poly 3D art tutorials?

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I've always been fascinated with low poly art styles. Throughout many years I tried to teach myself pixel art, but when low poly art was introduced to me during a time when I was looking for inspiration on a new project it was just fascinating. Here is an example of what I'd like to attempt:
[Example 1] - A low poly 3D computer
Does anyone have any good resources or tutorials I can follow? The tools I have at my disposal include:

Access to University Photoshop through virtual desktop

Pixelmator
I am looking for tutorials centered on 3D low-poly art that can be exported in order to view on the web as a 2D image. Here is another example from Google's Cubeslam game. I'm not quite sure what process their team approaches to make the art, but here is the link to their FAQ page which features what I'm aiming for.


texts: drop shadow only under one side in inskscape

texts: Is there a clean and simple way to do this without damaging the edges?


texts: Krita: How to include references in exported image file?

texts: I'm trying out the new reference tool in Krita, but that turned out to be a big mistake. I need to export my file as a JPEG/PNG image, but I also want to include all of my reference images, since it's for an assignment, and my teacher wants to see my moodboard. When I export to an image, it saves only the paint layers I have created, excluding the reference images, considering they are already embedded in the .kra file. Any ideas?


texts: Should we create the brand style guide before or after we design the touch-points (like stationery, marketing material, website, etc)? Why? Is there any rule on when it should be created? Thank you.


texts: Illustrator CC 2017 reset bounding box missing on square

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I can't find the reset bounding box option, thing that I was able to do in the previous versions of Illustrator when building an arrow head. I am not looking for a different method on how to make an arrow head but only to understand why I'm not able to see the reset bounding box option.

In a nutshell:

after building a square and rotating it by 45˚ I was right clicking on the square and clicking on the reset bounding box option.

I was using this method so I could scale relative the rotated square shape on a vertical axis. The reset bounding box appears only if I move one of the anchor points.

I hope this is clear enough, if not let me know if you need any other information.

Cheers


texts: How can I force any pixel, regardless of transparency, to be a solid color (so like levels adjustment but with color)

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I can create fake extruded text by rasterizing a type layer and doing a motion blur:

Then using a levels adjustment:

(this is from this answer
)

I would now like to color the text. Is there any non-destructive way to do this and keep the layers separate? I thought creating a color fill layer and clipping it would work but it doesn't. Beyond merging everything, selecting the black, and coloring is there anything else I can do?


texts: How to copy-paste a layer within same document? (Photoshop)

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I would like to be able to copy a layer, then find a different group and paste it there. Right now when I duplicate a layer it appears right under the source layer and I have to drug it through the whole list of groups and subgroups to place it in the proper place. (you see how painful this can be with a lot of groups.) The obvious Ctrl+C only copies the transparency. Is there simpler way to copy the layer and place it in a different location in the same document?

edit: working with shape layers


texts: How to mainain stroke weight after combining lines?

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I recently bought a drawing tablet (Wacom Intuos Small) and I'm running into this issue in Illustrator: The tablet allows me to draw these nice flowing lines going from narrow to broad, however, when I try to combine two of them the end result uses the width of just the first one along the whole line.

this effectively means that I can't combine lines, so I have to draw every line perfectly in one single stroke, which can be a HUGE issue for the type of work I'm doing.

I can think of some work-arrounds like expanding and then manually combining them, but this doesn't give the end result I want: An actual stroke. Does anyone know a sollution to this? Thanks in advance!


texts: Expanding blended strokes in Illustrator

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My question is different than this question.
I have created a design with blended lines:

And now I would like each of the intermediate steps between the two base strokes to become a stroke as well.
"Flatten transparency" doesn't work, because it only converts some lines, and it converts them to outlines so I have two strokes around each line instead of one:

"Expand" is not an option (because CS6?).
And "Expand Appearance" doesn't work either, because it does this:

Since I am creating a Blend between two Strokes, I would very much like the result to be two Strokes. Seems logical that there'd be a way to do this.
How can I turn Blended Strokes into actual Strokes?


texts: Helvetica character for an empty checkbox

texts: Does Helvetica font have a character for an empty checkbox? Ie. simply a rectangle or square? If it does, do you know the character number?


texts: Why doesn't opacity value work for Gradient Map in photoshop?

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I've noticed it many times. When you apply a gradient map in Photoshop to any image or layer, the opacity doesn't work for any points (highlighted in yellow).

Basically, I want one color to be 100% opaque, and other should be 100% transparent, so it doesn't affect unwanted areas of my image.

But when I tried to move the opacity slider or bring down the value to 0%, it didn't show any change. Why is it so?


texts: How can I reuse and modify a lasso selection in GIMP?

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I have made a selection using the lasso tool in GIMP (v2.10.14) and I still have it displayed in the selection editor. Can I get my free select points back and edit those? I want to cut out different parts of a figure (whole body, then only the head etc.) and I don't want to retrace the head all over again while this "marching ants" outline is still showing perfectly around the top of the head.
Is it possible to go back to the points of the lasso selection?


texts: Critique: Improving logo so that it is more conservative/professional?

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I am building a logo for a company building generators powered by bicycles. Target market is both personal and business-oriented.

Here are a few different iterations of I've come up with so far. Please pardon the color schemes (I know some of them are probably garish):

I tried to incorporate elements like a bike wheel and lightning bolt, but feel that the logo can be improved in terms of layout. The logo seems crowded and messy. Right now all the versions I've created appear rather juvenile (closer to something on a teenager's skateboard than a logo for a professional corporation).

How can I make this logo appear more professional?


texts: How to select nodes that are behind each other?

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I want to connect two nodes which are already at the same spot:

Here you can see it's actually 2 nodes:

I need to select them both as they are (atop of each other) and join them. This is the desired result:


texts: Import symbol set from another project or folder

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I'd like to import another project's 'symbol library' and have it appear in the dropdown (image attached) 'Insert > Symbols'.
Importing it in this way also makes it appear in the right hand 'prototyping' window (2nd image attached).

I have a project that links to another projects symbol library, I just don't know how they did it. I'd like to recreate this!


texts: Which font is the one used for the Euro 2012 Logo?

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I need to know which font is used (or another similar one) for the UEFA Euro 2012 Logo?

UEFA Euro 2012


texts: When I slice for web in Photoshop I am getting results JPEG even I choose .png option

texts: I am trying to slice all image at one time using slice for web option, I selected .png 24 and I am getting results JPEG files. Is there any option to change this?


texts: Why are rounded corners in InDesign not perfectly round?

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At first glance, everything looks fine... Circle is 2p and square behind has rounded corners of 1p but if the stroke is removed, there is clearly some inconsistency. What is the reason for this behavior?

Here is the same process but done in Illustrator, where rounded corners actually work:


texts: Illustrator CS5 Distorts Vector on Resize, using Scale Tool

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When resizing a vector group in Illustrator CS5.5 with a custom made symbol in the group I get distortion of the proportion of the shape.

I've tried

Tried resizing with selection tool holding down shift or option
Turning off align to pixel grid in the transform panel
Turning off align to pixel grid in the symbol option
Checking Enabled Guides for 9-slice scaling  is turned on
Checking Scale Stroke & Effects is turned off in preferences

Can you help me resize this without the distortion?


texts: Which fonts were used in this presentation?

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Lessons learned defying Joel Spolsky with Django by Nick Bruun

I love the fonts - would really appreciate help in identifying the fonts.


texts: Where can I find a font with numbers, letters and symbols to use in a design of a calculator?

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I am looking for a font to use in a calculator. It needs to have alphabetic characters (a-z), and hopefully mathematics symbols like:

+ − x ÷ ( )

It's for using it in a calculator app design. Any recommendations?


texts: What is the design rule for aesthetic rounded corners?

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When is a rounded corner just right, when is too round or too squary ?
There are a bunch of rules in design such as the golden rectangle, the thirds, etc, is there one for rounded corners ?


texts: Putting a meshed object on perspective grid

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I am working on a picture of a room. The room has a poster in it. I created a symbol of the poster, and it includes a picture of a soccer ball, shaded with gradient mesh. Unfortunately, I cannot put this poster on the perspective grid because of the mesh. Is there a way to convert the meshed objects (while preserving the look of the image) to a regular vector graphic that can be placed on the perspective grid?

Thanks!


texts: Gate fold leaflet - How to set up indesign document?

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There are no presets for creating a gate fold leaflet in InDesign. What is the best way to set one up? The size of the leaflet will be A5 when closed.

The attached image shows an example of what I'm after.

(source: cedargraphicsinc.com)


texts: What is this style of 'punk art' called?

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I was looking for a new style of art that I wanted to try learning, I really like this high contrast and 'cartoonish' approach to this style.

Does anyone know the exact art-style this is considered (or how I can find more examples)

Here is the piece I would like to know about:

The example is by Keith Caves.

Thanks for the help everyone!


texts: reflect changes in one group to other groups at once

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I have Photoshop CC and I have groups with different sizes (500x500, 1080x1080, etc).
I would like to have one group a.k.a. master group and when I change something in this group (backogroud, text, color of text, etc) these changes should be automatically immediatelly applied into all other "slave" groups linked with master group.
Is this possible please?


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Is there a way to resize, not scale, all artboards or selected artboards on photoshop?
For example, from 1280:720 to 1280:700


texts: Scaling a text box in Illustrator CS6 (without scaling text)

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Ok, I have a fresh Illustrator document. Pasted some copied text into the "artboard" (the clipboard is severely broken, but that's for another day).

The textbox that gets pasted is one huge line that goes from here to Timbuktoo.

So I need to resize it to 1/3rd of the page. I presume, as happens in every other sensible tool in the world, the text would flow to the width I give the textbox. The text itself will NOT get resized.

However, this is not what happens. THe text gets scaled completely. No exceptions.

I've been googling for the last 2 hours. Nothing works.

Some posts say I must "show bounding borders". Doesn't help at all.
Other posts say some nonsense about main selection tool and direct selection tool. These tools do nothing. Both the arrow-icons, when used to drag the corners of the box, lead to the text getting resized anyway.
Someone suggested that when I copied and pasted text from a text file into Illustrator, this became an object, not actually text. Well, in that case, how should we paste text? Not everyone working on an Illustrator document is always and forever expected to write all the text manually, is it?

Seriously, how does this work? Any preferences I need to change? I used to work with CS4 and I recall it was much easier.

Would appreciate any inputs. Thanks!


texts: How can I make an outlined path thinner in illustrator?

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I have been given some SVG icons which are all outlined paths. I need to make the strokes thinner to be consistent with the rest of a design I'm working on. Is there a way to do this without reconstructing the icons from scratch?

(What I am asking to do is the opposite of this question.)


texts: InDesign - Large leading space in paragraph?

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I've picked up another designer's file and it seems he works with a lot of character and paragraph styles. Specifically, I can't get the leading of a certain line in the middle of a paragraph to go away! I've tried messing with/deleting the paragraph and character styles, but it just wont fix! The leading says that it is at 12pt, but obviously it's a style problem?Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Also, is it common to have so many styles for a 20 page document? It just seems a little much... Wondering if I need to brush up on this type of practice.

Thanks in advance for your help!! :)

Additional Screenshots:
Normal mode with all selected on the page:

Normal mode with all selected and attempted to move text box to see if it would help fix the gap. Image shows all items on the layer unlocked.


texts: What is the "stamp" number font on those BB 67200 locomotives?

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I've looked pretty much everywhere and I'm only posting here because I'm out of ideas. I'm looking for the font that is used to display the locomotive numbers on some specific SNCF (french rail) BB 67200 (series of locomotives).

I've tried the usual font-ID sites, except photoshop.

Unfortunately, due to the nature of this "series", the first numbers are always "672", and, obviously there is only numbers, making any identification a bit tricky.

It's displayed on the side of the locomotive:

Here are some other examples:

It's even reproduced on this toy train:

EDIT:

I've just found more details, it MIGHT be the font used for the 1967 SNCF logo:

But using the logo in the usual font-ID websites doensn't yield good results...

EDIT2:

I actually found the SNCF logo with the correct stencil font on an old photo I took:


texts: My web logo looks pixelated after resizing

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I am trying to resize my logo for the web but so far I have not been seeing the result that I want to.  It was in a vector format first (AI) and then it was converted to PSD. I then used the image resize option to resize it. This is how my logo looks in Photoshop:

This is how my logo looks on my website when I remove the background and place it on my website

It seems a bit pixelated. It does not have the sharp and crispy look I would expect it to have. I am wondering if there is a way to preserve the crispy sharp look of the logo even at that small size.


texts: I'm looking for this gothic / blackletter font (or a very similar one)

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I would like to know what font this is, or the name of a similar font.

I've already tried with font from an image recognition services and also sites with step by step font identification. It's not a typical serif or sans-serif font, so no luck so far.

I've decided that it's easier to use one of the similar fonts and to customize it for the final result.

Thanks everybody for your help.


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I'm trying to create a "Perfect" Colorbar. But despite my best effort, I could not make sense of the very first page:

Press is model XYZ from vendor ABC. It is a 30-inch, four-color, offset, nonperfecting machine with 24 ink keys. The ink keys are 32 mm in width.

If we simply divide the key width by the minimum patch size we immediately learn that we could have
9.143 patches (approximately) per 32 mm key. An odd number!

Alternately, we might adjust patch width to yield an exact patch count: for example 8 patches per key! If
we do the math; 32 mm per key divided by 8 patches per key equals 4.375 mm per patch width - exactly.
Will this yield a “perfect” colorbar?

How do they figure 4.375 mm is the right dimension? Shouldn't 32 mm divided by 8 patches result in 4 mm?
My printing ink key is 32.5 mm in width, what should be my colorbar patch size?


texts: How to close areas of this image so I can fill them

texts: I tried live paint and it won't close the areas. What needs to be done to make this art fillable?


texts: How to maintain a high resolution image when uploading to social media?

texts: Do I just 2x the size of the file while maintaining it's ratio? Like lets say I want to upload a high res image to instagram? What do I have to do to maintain a very high res image?


texts: How can I prevent from defaulting to InDesign's Start Workspace?

texts: In InDesign when I close a file the application will automatically default to their Start workplace instead of my custom workspace.  How can I prevent InDesign from doing this?


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As an example I'm trying to cut out the eyes and mouth of this circle. When I create a compound path out of the eyes it works fine but when I try and do the mouth it kind of makes it this weird shape instead of keeping its original form.
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Sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm just starting out with illustrator and trying to understand some of the basic tools.
Thank you!


texts: How to write JavaScript code for checking the colors?

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I am working in Photoshop CC and I have only 7 selected colors in our swatches.

After the process has been done we will do the indexing. After that is there any possibility to check if there are any other colors present except for those 7 colors? If it's there can we get some notification saying that there are other colors present in the image or at least can we check that only the colors which we have in swatches are present in the output image?


texts: How to denote time? Is it ok to use degree and prime symbols?

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I'm aware that there is an international standard on how to display date-time, ISO 8601 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601). But we all know that it's not that common. Maybe it is in engineering, but certainly not in design or everyday life.

I've seen quite a few ways to display time and one of those uses ' to denote minutes and '' to denote seconds. (Like in John Cage's 4′33″) I may be wrong but it seems obvious that this is "inspired" by notation for angles. Therefor I'm wondering wether it's ok to use ° (degree) symbol to denote hours. What do you think?

e.g. 1°35' (for one hour and thirty five minutes)

Additional information:
I plan to use it to denote short time spans, durations. e.g. "It will take about 2°15' to finish X."


texts: Illustrator - how do I cut out a shape in text to form one shape and completely remove the cut out

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hoping someone can help as this is driving me mad!

I customised some text to add a curve to an A on a logo, I'm in the process of getting some business cards foiled but the cutout is still picking up the same colour and therefore showing on the proof, how do I completely remove this from the shape so that it is not included? I have tried excluding and minus front from the pathfinder and although it removes it, it is still picking up the colour and therefore showing up on the printers proof?

Not sure if I have explained this well but hopefully the images will show you what I mean.... please help!


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I have a render...

...of a computer game character that uses particle effects, making it difficult to render.

What's the best way to make the background transparent? I've already tried a soft edged eraser.


texts: Pasting Paths from Illustrator to InDesign gives strange bounding box

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When I copy a path-object from Illustrator (I use CC 3.0.8.310) to InDesign, the bounding box of the object is totally screwed up in InDesign. It's always much bigger than the original object, but in Illustrator it's fine. I checked that there are no other objects accidentally copied along with the original one, so that's not the issue. In some cases, selecting the paths with direct select and cut -> paste them in InDesign will solve it, sometimes it does not.

I've never encountered this problem in older Versions nor on other systems.

I hope this question is not a duplicate. I searched for it here and on Google, but it may be due to my poor English that I didn't find a solution to this.


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I'm making a custom keyboard and want it to look nice, and like Apple's, without actually copying pixels. I did a bunch of work on creating keys and the background, only to be amazed once again by Apple's genius when comparing my keyboard with the standard iOS keyboard.

I'm sure many of you have seen the optical illusion where a shadow is cast diagonally over a black/white checkerboard, with the effect that what look like two different shades of gray are actually exactly the same. Apple, it turns out, does this with their keyboard, except they adjust the grays to make them look the same.

Can any of you give me a hand with the numbers? How do I determine what the best gray values are against a gradient background? Screenshots attached for illustration. Note the gray lines I added to the keyboard image - they are thinnish, running between the left side of the spacebar and the R. I would post my custom keyboard but it looks terrible.


texts: What font is used on Junghans' Max Bill watch face?

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First the caveats: yes I did go over all the font-id resources i could think of, including all the ones listed on the FAQ on this site. I've already spent a couple days on this and would already have started a clone font myself if I didn't know for sure the font is commercial and i will need to license it regardless, because well it is used in a product after all.

The font in question is used in the watch face bellow:

Every single font-id software/site gives me either a closed 4 or a square font.

here is the cleaned up digits i used to id via OCR offerings:

The "Sequel Rounded Extended" does have a few round digits that are very similar, but 7 and 4 are way off. Millar family is closer on the 7 and 4, but still very far away.

I'd appreciate any pointers on finding the right one to license. Thanks.


texts: Does a vector graphics format capable of the following exist?

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Take the following image, for example:

I'd like to represent the lineart not as a black-filled, closed object, but as a network of Bézier curves connected at odd places, with various and varying stroke widths between them.  When I manipulate a curve that has other curves connected to it on its arc (not just at its endpoints), the other curves should adjust to stay connected to the one I'm manipulating.

Additionally, I'd like to represent the coloring as a set of "fill points" that, when rendering the image, propagate their color out in a wavefront until they encounter a Bézier curve - just like a flood fill tool in raster programs, just not prerendered.

Is there a vector graphics format (and editor) with which this can be done?  I've only had casual access to Inkscape/SVG, but the graphics primitives it offers are indeed too primitive.


texts: I cant find iOS specs equivalent to Material Design

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I work in a small company where I already did the design for an app using Material Design guidelines but now I have to design the iOS version; maybe I got used to Material guidelines but I can't find the equivalent of that for iOS, so far I have this massive official website (https://developer.apple.com/ios/human-interface-guidelines/) where they explain the "why" of everything and I'm reading it... still... no specs at all.

Do I have to download Sketch (maybe it has its own iOS library) or how do I get the measures?

Im guessing that the answer is going to be very obvious.


texts: where to get web-design critiques and suggestions?

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Where do you get you design critics for your project, particularly on web design? A friend had suggested to me a website where people critique and give suggestion on your website. But I forgot the name of the website. I'm looking for both free and paid solutions.

A free solution I can think of is to call your friends and let them comment on your design. The downside of it is, not all of them are professional.


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I'm trying to scale my image down without messing up the text, so I did this:

Wherein I increased the resolution and decreased the height.

Well, as you can see, the height is 2 inches in the dialog; however, in my printout, the height is about 5-6 inches.  It's a noticeable difference.  It's very important that the image only be 2 inches in height and locked in width.  What are the limits to the resolution before it starts overwriting the height-width restrictions?  Seems like a bug?


texts: Illustrator - Transform each scale by specific dimensions

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is there any way how to use Transform Each->Scale with specific dimensions instead of percentage (e.g. 2 cm x 1.3 cm)? If I type a specific dimension it just resets the number to the default "100%".

Thanks!

//I meant resizing not scaling, I just reffered to the settings in the Illustrator.


texts: Inkscape: turning thin long shapes into paths

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Core problem
I have an SVG which contains long thin rectangles where it should have a line:

Is there a way to change/convert these somehow? (For example with a script "if aspect ratio > 20, create a path running through the symmetry axis".)
Background / Prior efforts
I have an HTML file with many boxes with a border. I want to convert this file into a vector format for laser cutting. This requires the borders to be paths, i.e., without an area.
I've tried many tools evopdf and many other similar conversion sites, tools like webvector, cutycapt, wkhtmltopdf, but none works sufficiently well and often the result looks only vaguely like what the browser renders.
What works best is to have the browser (firefox) render the page and then use "print as pdf". I then import the resulting file into inkscape, which looks the way it did in the browser, and has the correct sizes as were set in the html file (they were set in mm). The only issue is the one described above.
I tried on both linux and windows.
If there is another pdf printer that does correctly create paths, that would also solve my issue.
Many thanks


texts: Can you read this logo as "D" in negative space?

texts: I'm doing a project and I need a logo to represent directory. I would like to get some feedback. Does my icon deliver the message?


texts: Photoshop ico files and mass exporting issues

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I'm using http://telegraphics.com.au/sw/ 's ico plugin to easily load ico files in photoshop(vs converting to png first)... This made it easier to use ico files.

I have a custom .NET exporting program that works fine EXCEPT when it tries to save layers to disk, when it comes across some layers, the ico plugin pops up telling me "Choose icon - the ico file contains 7 icons" etc. The same thing when you import an ico file.

This breaks the work flow and doesn't even export it properly since I've manipulated the ico by applying effects and rasterization.


texts: How do I expand a folder of layers in Photoshop Elements?

texts: In Photoshop Elements, how do I expand a layer group to see the layers inside? I mean "Register form" or "login form" in the following screenshot:


texts: Automatically apply external script whenever image changes

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While editing an image (i.e. while there's a new version of it every few seconds), I would like to continuously see what the newest version would look like after running an external script on it (for example dithering by ImageMagick).
One possible solution is this:

Use an image editor that can auto-save the image after every change (here's how to do this in Photoshop for example)
Write a program that runs the external script and displays its result whenever autosaves happen (i.e. whenever the file changes)

Is there a more straightforward solution to integrate the external script into my workflow? Maybe GIMP or Photoshop allow using the external script "as an adjustment layer" (i.e. non-destructive editing) or so? (Is that even possible? Maybe in Photoshop; not in Krita; GIMP doesn't even have built-in non-destructive editing)


texts: Can I rotate an object clockwise or counterclockwise around its center handle using shortcut keyboard keys in Illustrator CS5?

texts: I am reproducing a poster from an image that I've placed in the background. There are a lot of rotated objects, graphics, text all of which I would like to line up with the original image.  I've been rotating manually and I sometimes have the need to fine tune the position and rotation by small increments.  Position is straight forward with arrows.  Are there any shortcut keys for rotating?  The fine tuning is a bit tricky for me because I am using a trackball mouse (CST 1545 trackball - Very comfortable but not as precise)


texts: Drawing and importing hand drawn images into mobile game

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In the article about DragonBox iPhone game, I've read that:

  the dragons were all drawn by a fourteen-year-old girl

I would like to do exactly the same: ask someone to draw some images for the purposes of my game, process it in some graphics editing program and then import it into game resources.

My questions are:

Can you give me any advices on how the image should be drawn and
scanned (again, specifically for the purpose of mobile game)?
How should I process the image before importing it to my game resources?

I am going to deploy the game on iOS, as well as Android mobile devices (note: smartphones & tablets, including iPad 3, which has very high resolution: 2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)).


texts: Given a color scheme, how do I apply to website design?

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Just so there is something concrete to discuss, say I have this color scheme:

Source

There are many articles about how to pick a coherent color scheme based on complementary colors, monochromatic colors, etc. however, once I have a set of colors, how do I decide which color is the header, which color is link, which is background and text. Even if I decide that I want a light on dark or dark on light scheme, putting rest of the colors on screen can still make the site look ugly.

Are there rules of thumb or general guidelines that help one decide which colors go where?


texts: Use GIMP to extract out the logo from background

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I would like to extract out the icon in the following screen (mixed with gray background)

to

Anyone know how I can do that using GIMP?

Thanks.


texts: Illustrator - Make clipping mask with a shape and image out of another shape

texts: I have one big image. That image needs to be in the shape of a circle, so that's the first shape. But, inside the image, there needs to be a coloured square, that on the top of the square also has the roundings/shape of the circle. How do I achieve this?


texts: How to make a site plan using Google Earth images in AutoCAD?

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What command do you use in AutoCAD to make a site plan (a map or something like that) of a certain place (like a school) from Google Earth? Someone told me that it is possible and it will even give you the estimated measurements.

I've watched some tutorials and they used scale to get the measurement accurate. The only problem I'm facing now is how to trace the buildings of that place without doing it manually? Is it possible?


texts: How to use the heal with current layer and below in Gimp

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I want use the healing tool on a separate, above layer of my picture.
Is there a option to use the healing tool with 'Current & Below' layers?


texts: Tips for creating and editing paths in Illustrator

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I'm new to Adobe Illustrator, but  I have used extensively Inkscape. While I recognize that Illustrator is vastly superior in many fronts, I feel a bit of a lag  due to the need to use three or four different tools for creating and editing paths. I also find the handles extremely small.

So, I would like to ask for tips or advice, or even links, to how to deal with the (perhaps just perceived) extra difficulty in editing paths on Illustrator. Also, if it is possible at all to get bigger handles.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Wrong Size when I export. Exports way off

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Why is it that when I export an image in illustrator that is supposed to be 1500x500 it exports as 6520x2394 or some weird size and the image has no visible whitespace

I DONT WANT TO US THE SAVE FOR WEB. I am making a twitter header and it makes quality bad unless I am doing it wrong...


texts: I want to create a color spectrum image for a project. How do I create an image like this in photoshop?


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I am trying to have a brush like the one on the left (Paint.net).
I have tried everything I could, but I can't make it rougher in Photoshop (right side of the picture). As you can see the Paint.net brush is a lot less transparent and more rough, thus producing more blackness then the one in Photoshop.

Any way to adjust the one in Photoshop to look like the one in Paint.net? It's basically the default Paintbrush at size 1 in Paint.net.


texts: Export resolution wrong when using Illustrator CC's Export to Screens

texts: I'm trying to export images in the size 1536x2048 using the Export to Screens tool in Illustrator. However, when exporting some images are exported as 1537x2048 or 1537x2049. How do I make sure it is exported at the correct size? Also, in the Save for Web tool, there is a clip to artboards option. Are there any similar tools in the new Export for Screens that I can use to make sure the image is the correct size?


texts: Create a PDF from illustrator without being able to see the individual objects

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I have created a product catalogue using Illustrator and would like to distribute this catalogue as a PDF. I have saved each page from illustrator as an individual PDF and then merged the pages into one PDF file. My problem is however that all the images and and text can be individually selected on the PDF. The end customer will be able to click on an image and copy it and save it. They can also copy the text. aditionally, when an item is clicked the outline of the item is highlighted showing how i have cropped an image or that am image is lying under a text box etc. I have received many catalogues as PDF's before and the images and text appear as just part of a page and cannot be selected. Only a snapshot can be take and I am not able to click individual images or text. Can someone advise how I am to create such a PDF?

Many thanks


texts: Delete textarea previously inserted in a shape

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I wanted to create text that follows a path in illustrator. I thought this would be achieved by selecting the text tool and clicking on the circle (see picture). However, this created a textarea and these two little squares that looks like an anchor point appeared, as shown.

I think these show that is a textarea and are used to insert text ragged left or right (am I wrong?)
However, how do I delete the textarea to turn it back into a simple shape? Thank you!


texts: Is it acceptable to make a Windows Phone 8 app that looks like an iOS app?

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I'm trying to transition some clients apps to Windows Phone 8. These particular clients want their apps to look exactly like they do on iOS and Android (I tried to convince them they shouldn't look the same on those platforms either, but I digress). Anyway I was under the belief that it would be very difficult to actually create a WP8 app that looked exactly like an iOS app, and that if a developer submitted an app like that it would be unlikely to pass Microsoft's review process.

I can't find any confirmation one way or the other on whether or not an iOS-like design would be acceptable the Windows Marketplace.


texts: Recreating bursh on paper to stroke line in PS

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I have the paper on which I have drawed little "sketch"

And this "sketch" I need some how recreate, to look like it was done in photoshop with fill brush, and the edges remained rounded. For example

I tried more ways, how it can be do it, like selecting tool etc. but I did not succeed. Or exist any other program, who would be able to recreate it ?


texts: I would like to achieve this blurry multiply image effect.


texts: Icon to represent a music artist in a music app?

texts: I'm building the interface for a music application and you can sort by songs, albums, artists, etc. I have icons for all of these, but I'm currently using a generic "person" icon for artists/musicians. What icon can be used to represent "music artist"?


texts: How to create this pattern of hexagon parts in Inkscape

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What is an easy way to create this pattern in Inkscape?

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/set-decorative-card-cutting-square-pattern-788812207

So far using Creat Tiled Clones I have been able to achieve following outputs:

This is without alteration on the column. As you can see the pattern shifts down.

If I enable the per columen alternation I get following result. Now the gap between the columns varies, because the horizontal shift changes its sign as well as as the vertical.

About the scaling I'm not even sure where to start. The Scale tab, does not help, because I need to scale the segments individually, but the original is single combined path.


texts: How Do I Export A Halftone From Illustrator For Web?

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I created a small email invitational and for the picture treatment I used bitmap halftones I created in Photoshop, saved out as PNGs, and brought into Illustrator to create the invite.

For some reason when I export the files from Illustrator to any sort of web safe file, half of the halftoned image becomes a dense black block, like this:

I can't seem to figure out how to prevent this. I tried adjusting the scale and resolution for both the invite and the PSD and nothing seems to work. Would recreating the invitational in InDesign make this work? Or is it just not possible to export a halftone bitmap this complicated for web?

Thank you for any and all answers!


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i'll do my best since english isn't my native language
long story short i need to animate  a .gif file and i need the video frame editor. for that i used to click this one button pointed with the arrow but it doesn't appear anymore and i don't know why or how and I NEED IT


texts: I'm producing a large paged brochure in InDesign CS4, I was wondering if there is a way to outline all the fonts used when exporting the file as a PDF?


texts: How can I see enclosing folders in Illustrator?

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Across most Mac apps, windows have a feature that enables the user to open the enclosing folder(s) (this is done by pressing ALT and left click on the folder name).

However, Adobe CC apps have their own "tabbed" windows design, which doesn't seem to work the same way - and make it hard to easily navigate to the enclosing folder (for example when using the "Open Recent" menu very often).

This is the part I am fruitlessly trying to open enclosing folders from:

How do I open the enclosing folder of a document in any Adobe CC app running on a Mac?


texts: I have a JPG logo that is 96dpi and needs to be minimum of 150dpi. What program do I use?


texts: Can we automatically stack images into one tall image with Photoshop?

texts: photoshop has a feature that allows us to stack images into layers in one file. Can we automatically apply the height of the new image as the sum of all layers and then spread the layers to make one very tall image? For example like this:


texts: I have copied my path and now I can't alter its stroke size etc

texts: I drew a path. But on the upper menu, right next to the green stroke colour symbol, there is normally the option to change the stroke size. But I can not click there for unknown reasons. What do I have to change??


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I'm working with an Illustrator file that is very big. I've deleted all unused swatches, stray points, symbols and brushes possible but somehow the file seems to be pretty big still.

This file has been used by multiple people and I was wondering if deleting the file's metadata would help reduce its size. Can someone show me how to delete it?

Thank you!


texts: Why is my Illustrator design exporting as an EPS and making white things transparent and transparent things with a white color block behind it?

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I have talked to several other designers and they can't figure it out. I've read multiple forums and have tried everything they recommend to no avail. My client wants the center glow effect as seen. I've taken it apart piece by piece and narrowed it down to confirm it's the glow causing the problem. I've tried creating the glow, I've tried purchasing a vector glow and inserting it - all have the same result.

In Illustrator, it looks perfect. If I export as a PNG, it looks perfect. If I export as an EPS, the white points of the compass become transparent (they should be white) and the center glow has a white color block behind it (it should be have a gradient transparency). I am at a complete loss on what to do. Is it not possible to have a vector image with a glow?

This is what it should look like when on a colored background.

This is what the EPS looks like when on a colored background. (NOTICE the white section of the compass points are now transparent and the white glow has the color block.)


texts: I wonder if I can get >116 simple linear shapes to use them as a Alphabet?

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I'm just asking if that's possible to have ~116 simply drawn signs that can be related -since it's already proved that humans are more quick in writing linked alphabets in the same word-, easy for handwriting, and learning.

In fact, those alphabet I wanna create are sets of 4 forms for each letter.

for example:

Edit:

I'm working on a project where I need to make letters for the real sounds not the alphabet, i.e. New simple signs for representing The English Phonetics, Instead of having /fəˈnɛtɪks/ we can write it -by hand also- as :

All I'm asking for is, is that even possible?


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I am trying to determine the general name for this kind of sketch. I've been calling it a frame sketch or a ball-and-stick sketch for some time now, but I'm pretty sure that's wrong (especially since that would get really confusing with animation).

Does anyone know if these actually have a name, or should I just keep making stuff up?


texts: How to conserve space when saving cropped and uncropped versions of each PSD?

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For many years I have had the same workflow for saving my photo edits in PS.

1) Open raw file, perform all edits, save as IMG-xxxx.PSD for archival.
2) Rotate a fraction of a degree to level, crop to something pretty for web sharing, save as IMG-xxxx-crop.PSD for archival.
3) I also archive the raw file obviously, but I very rarely reference it in the future unless I decide I want to edit differently for a new render/print.

I save the uncropped version for obvious reasons (in case I ever want to crop differently). I save the cropped version because sometimes cropping is a hard choice, and I want to remember that choice. But the problem is that I'm saving most of the image data in two PSD's, which is pretty wasteful of space. If there was any way to save the crop parameters as a pointer/reference to the uncropped PSD, that would be ideal... the cropped file really shouldn't need to take up space as long as the uncropped file exists too.

I'm doubtful that something exists which can help me, but I figured I'd ask anyway. Any ideas?


texts: Illustrator svg output saves each letter separately

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I really like that it's possible that Illustrator is capable of saving files as SVGs. My problem is that when I save a file that contains text as svg each letter is saved separately. I don't have any idea why Illustrator does that.

Example:

<text transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 165.8027 35.6523)" font-family="'MyriadPro-Regular'" font-size="5">H</text>
    <text transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 169.0625 35.6523)" font-family="'MyriadPro-Regular'" font-size="5">A</text>
    <text transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 172.1226 35.6523)" font-family="'MyriadPro-Regular'" font-size="5">L</text>
    <text transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 174.4824 35.6523)" font-family="'MyriadPro-Regular'" font-size="5">L</text>
    <text transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 176.6475 35.6523)" font-family="'MyriadPro-Regular'" font-size="5">O</text>

I guess there is a way that Illustrator generates a svg that looks like this:

<text transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 165.8027 35.6523)" font-family="'MyriadPro-Regular'" font-size="5">HALLO</text>

I can't figure it out, any help is appreciated!


texts: How large can 6 equal squares be on 11x17 paper?

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Mathematically challenged here... I’d like to print 6 equal-size square images on an 11x17 page. The square images will then be cut from the page. Could someone tell me how large the squares can be if I want the printer to make the minimal number of cuts?

Many thanks for any help,

Robin


texts: InDesign: how to change direction of text on circular path

texts: I need to change the direction of a text on a circular path in InDesign. How can this be done?


texts: Nesting Photoshop Smart Objects without losing the "link" between them?

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I have created a text layer, converted it to a Smart Object, and duplicated the Smart Object twice. I then applied Stroke blending option to both copies and set their Fill to zero:

At this point, if I edit the text in one Smart Object, the change also applies to the other two - which is fantastic:

Now I want to apply Emboss and Drop Shadow to the stroke, so I convert the layer on the right to Smart Object and apply the effects. Note that it's now a Smart Object inside a Smart Object.

But, if I now edit the text layer, the change doesn't propagate to the nested Smart Object anymore. There are now two text layers which can be edited independently:

Can I somehow create nested Smart Objects while sharing the content inside the deepest object with other objects, so that my text editing propagates to all objects regardless of how deeply I wrapped them into other Smart Objects?


texts: How can I adjust photos to the company color palette, with GIMP preferably

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I'm trying to make my year report look like a top-company report, and I'm stuck with pictures. Usually if the company colors are, say, blueish, all the photos in their reports are blue and grey. Same with red, green, etc.
Is there a way to color any photo from a photostock to the company color palette (blue and grey)? I say something of a kind in this question, but the result looks so unnatural.


texts: What font is being used on the Mudd Island Memphis sign?

texts: I have tried looking for this font but because there is already a font type named Memphis it keeps clogging my google results.  Can anyone tell me what font is being used on the sign in this picture?


texts: YCrCb colorspace: why does it contain only blue and red color information, but not green?

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I was reading about YCrCb colorspace.

First channel, Y is "luminance" (akin to the brightness) of the pixel.
Second channel, Cb is the "chrominance" (aka color) for blue.
Third channel, Cr, is the "chrominance" (aka color) for red.

But wait, why are the second and third channels blue and red? What happened to green? Did it just kinda work out that way, where blue and red work, and green doesn't?


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I have an RGB color in Inkscape and the guideline says

  Recommended Brightening of Colours for Artistic Purposes
  60 % Towards White
  80 % Towards White

Unfortunately, the RGB codes of those brightened colors are not given. How would I design such a color in Inkscape?


texts: Does anyone know what font this is or can suggest something similar?

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I came across this on the internet. Does anyone know what font it is or, as the title says, suggest anything similar?

I dont mind learning a bit more photshop if needs be, as I think that's where I'm lacking:


texts: What software can I use to make 3D screenshots?

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For example, I'd like a 3D image of screenshots, similar to this one:
 (from WojoMarket's website)
Are there any ready made software in order to do


texts: How can I hide parts of an object that don't overlap another object?

texts: What is the best way to remove the part of the blue object that doesn't overlap the grey object?


texts: How to reverse the direction of fillet in SolidWorks 3D?

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I am trying to round corners in my design for better stability as well as more 3D-Print friendly design but I am having big trouble trying to get the effect I want to achieve. See where I am am having problems. I would like the yellow curvature on the outside to give a nice solid support but it is going in the other direction. I tried everything I could do but could not reverse the direction.

The effect I am trying to get is this, which I made myself and obtained it following tutorial, but there is no I can fix my original problem. My question is, how to reverse the fillet direction, which technique do I apply so fill grows on the edges and no go inward as shown.


texts: Where to start with Design with Text/Fonts/Typesetting?

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I am a technical guy (software developer) and for some inexplicable reason kind of love looking at text or typesetting design (is that even the right phrase?) .  I love what graphic designers create, but I hate what I create.  I would like to learn how to choose fonts, layout text and develop interesting color pallets.  Are there any good books out there (I prefer books) or websites that can teach this type of thing for a complete beginner with little creative ability?  Or am I doomed by the lack of intrinsic creativity?

The type of thing I would like to be able to do better is pictured below.  I created a routine to generate these headers for a travel blog I am going to create while traveling the world over the next year.  Any thoughts on how to improve the banner is greatly appreciated, but I am really looking for resources that will teach me to do better.

Thanks in advance!


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I am preparing an A5 flyer for print using a printing company that my client requested.

The doc will be 5 colours as there is a Pantone spot colour in there too.

In the artwork checklist provided by the printers, it states the following:

  Instructions for special colours: To avoid mottled or patchy colours,
  areas with another process colour (CMYK) overlaying a special colour
  should be created using knockout rather than overprinting. Likewise,
  special colours over a CMYK colour should be knocked out.

Does this mean I have to modify something in InDesign or will it do it by itself?

I have been playing about to get more familiar with how it all works, and have gone to Window > Output > Attributes to bring up the respective panel which of course shows the Overprint Fill checkbox.

My bottom-most layer in the document is Pantone 333 C and then everything on top of that is CMYK. I find that everything I draw on top of it has an unselected Overprint Fill checkbox associated with it.

However, when I enter some text into a textbox and then Create Outlines I see that Overprint Fill becomes checked for these objects.

The wierd thing is, before I click Create Outlines the Overprint Fill checkbox appears unchecked... and I've been sure to select the T in the swatches panel to be sure that it is referring to the text colour and not the colour of the text box itself.

Is this something I don't really need to worry about as InDesign will handle itself? Or may I need to modify any overprint settings before preparing the doc for print?


texts: Picking the right "white" to suit a theme

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When you take a photo of a white object, it's never actually #FFFFFF white. It will have a greenish tint if you take the photo outside, or orangeish in sunlight.

Let's say I have a theme for an app or website, with a lot of green (#379D11) and red (#B03B3B).

If I put it against pure white or gray (#DDDDDD), it looks a bit 'off' and unnatural. How might I change it to look more neutral against such a color scheme?


texts: Why isn't the number 8 character vertically symmetrical?

texts: The number 8 character in most fonts has a slightly larger bottom circle than top circle. Why is it designed that way?


texts: Sketch: scaling relative to reference point

texts: How can I scale and/or transform objects relative to a reference point similar to the way Illustrator works? Is there a similar feature in Sketch?


texts: Images appear bigger on other monitors, possibly caused by low dot pitch?

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Images and all dimensions in px or pt that I export for web assets appear to be bigger on another monitor than they appear to be on my monitor. For example, an image of 800 pixels height looks like 1200 pixels on another monitor.

Is there a possibility this is caused by the dot pitch on my monitor, which is very low compared to other screens (Dell 2515 – dot pitch 0.216). Has anyone experienced the same problem?


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I'm making graphics for a game. The tool that imports the graphics into the game is very particular about the exact color table (bytes 54-309 of the BMP file): if the colors are in the wrong order, the tool will butcher the image.

How can I modify an image to have a particular color table?


texts: Crop multiple images to match them up in Photoshop?

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I have multiple partial screen shots of the same window. But since I created each of them at different times and since the I manually chose the select-area each time, the images don't line up.

I want to, for example, be able to open up one of the images in any "image preview" program and scroll through the images without them "jumping" left/right/up/down because of my inconsistent screen captures.

So, what's the quickest way to get the images to match up?

More:
The images all are mostly identical, with just a few parts changing from image to image. I need them all to match up so that when I look through them, the changed parts are obvious and so I don't get nauseated with all the jumping.


texts: Adobe Illustrator: white cracks appears on objects when zooming in and out

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I'm having this problem in Illustrator when I zoom in and out, there appears to be a bunch of white cracks that changes shapes, but stays there when not zooming. Looks something like this:[

Been having this problem for quite a while and can't seem to figure out why. I've tried disabling animated zoom in settings, but still happens here and there.
Please help if anyone knows how to fix this issue!


texts: Where is the best place to buy images for a company logo?

texts: I am looking to purchase images to make a company logo and wondering where is the best place to source these


texts: Changing a color from solid gray to the equivalent opacity of black changes the appearance of the PNG export

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I used LiveTrace on an raster and obtained vector graphics with shades of grey. I exported as SVG and coded a conversion of those shades of gray to an opacity of black so I can easily colorize the image, e.g. change all colors to shades of red, magenta, etc. The conversion is:

# Find the opacity that turns the saturated color into this shade
gray_int = int(gray2letter, 16)
opacity = ' opacity="%0.2f"' % (1 - (gray_int / 256))

The conversion is very accurate: in the image below, I cut the design in solid colors in half and aligned it with the design with opacity, so the half with solid colors is on the left and the half with opacity is on the right. The colors are the same inside the canvas and outside the canvas the right-hand side looks darker because the background color in the Illustrator GUI is darker.

Yet, when I export each design independently as PNG, the one with opacity looks darker. Although the paths are the same and the colors look the same, the export algorithm seems to dilate the darker colors with opacity and they take more space. It's subtle: I can only see it in a viewer with seamless transition between the two images. To emphasize the difference without such a tool, I circled one patch that is larger in the export of the design with opacity.

I am running macOS Mojave 10.14.6 and Adobe Illustrator CS5 15.1.0.

Why the discrepancy in the PNG export between solid and transparent colors?


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I'm using PowerPoint for a presentation (I know that other tools may be better, but not in this case).

In a transition between two slides, I've to zoom part of an image (which is a simple tree structure, with a root and two children nodes/leaves) and pass to the next slide, like if the next slide extends the concept of one leaf.

How is it possible to do that?

I tried with growing the tree image, setting the leaf to the center/middle, but I'd prefer using a better technique (a transition instead of a group of animations) or a proper plugin.


texts: Unable to proof print on dark colored paper

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I am trying to do a proof print on coloured paper in order to simulate offset printing on the same paper, but my plotter refuses to print. It loads the paper, passes over it with the light diode, probably measuring it and expels it. When I try to print on the same paper, but of a brighter color, it prints the same file, same print job.

Printer: HP Designjet 130NR
Paper: Mondi IQ Colour Dark Blue
Software: Indesign CC
Colour: Grayscale

Is it normal that a printing machine has troubles with dark coloured paper?
Why does that happen and is there a way to proof print on this paper?


texts: How to customize / edit the filter presets in Inkscape?

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Are the filters presets unchangeable or are there ways to customize their values?

For example, maybe change their strength or the direction of the bevel.

How can I alter the filter presets in Inkscape?