texts: Illustrator: How to draw a 3D treasure chest? or How to add details to a 3D object?

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I'm trying to create a vector graphic of a traditional cartoon style lockbox/treasure chest.

First, I created a simple (side-view) cross-section using basic shapes:

The I used the 3D Extrude & Bevel effect to extrude the depth, and rotated/revolved/positioned the resulting 3D object. Note: The two shapes might need to be grouped or merged to avoid rendering some strange anomalies. I used these settings:

Here's the result:

My question is where to go from here; how to proceed? I'm used to just drawing flat, planer, 2D illustrations. How can I add details to the new 3D object to bring it to life? Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.


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Is there a way to resize one layer to the dimensions of another layer as an action.  It seems you can only transform an object to percentages not pixel dims.

Thanks


texts: How to edit vector points of multiple objects at a time?

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Is there a way to edit vector points of multiple separate vector objects at a time? I haven’t been able to find a way to do this in Sketch.

I created a short screencast of what I mean, done in Fireworks:
http://screencast.com/t/eh6tgC516a4

Is this possible?


texts: Where to find a mockup to create an unfolded poster look effect?

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I've been rather obsessed with the new Wes Anderson movie, Isle of Dogs. More specifically, I've really enjoyed looking at all the work that's gone into the design of it; everything from the posters to the set designs themselves.

I was trawling through google images the other day trying to find a specific poster that I'd seen in the movie (which I did eventually find) and then came across this picture:

There are a number of things I like about this poster. However, one of the things that has really frustrated me is trying to work out which Mockup design was used to give the poster this sort of old "folded up then unfolded" look. Ive been searching through my favorite mockup site www.mockupworld.co and have been unable to find one even similar to this. Does anyone know where I could find a mockup that would give a similar effect?


texts: How to create White Square and Transparent Circle inside the square using Photoshop?

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I want to create Image like below. Can someone show me how to do this in Photoshop?

Thanks!


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I wanted to do a curve like the image bellow with Illustrator CS6.
The problem is that I get corners all the time and even adding some anchor points I get my rectangle unaligned. What is the best way of achieving a smooth curve after a line? This comes from a rectangle and I didn't want to use rounded corners.

How I want it:

How I did it:

Best regards.


texts: How to remove this distortion effect in Adobe Illustrator?

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The image on the left is my original circle that was colored with a twirled gradient mesh.  The image on the right is the same circle warped.

Is there any way I can fix the distortion on the rightmost image?

Edit:  I want to keep the gradient effect.


texts: Exporting multi layered Illustrator to Photoshop

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Is there a way to export large multi-layered Illustrator file to Photoshop?

When I export with preserve layers and text edit-ability, the complex layers are flattened. I've reorganized my layers to have simple groupings but that's time consuming.

Is there a more effective way of doing this? Or script to automate it?


texts: Is it usually possible to saddle stitch A4 landscape?

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I'm only a newbie and I can see lots of A4 portrait saddle stitched print options and A5 landscape, but not A4 landscape. Just wondered if it wasn't possible for most printers for some reason?

Thanks


texts: Does changing pixels to higher in RAW file and saving to TIFF, makes it better for print?

texts: I need to prepare A2 file for print, that consists mainly from pictures, that are shot with Canon EOS 40D and is in 10,1MP quality. When placing picture on A2 file, it shows that effective PPI are 202 and resolution 3888 x 2592 px. But I need at least 300 PPI, so I was thinking - when I open RAW file in Photoshop, when saving file, can I resize it from 10MP to 20MP so it goes for 303 effective PPI, and then save as TIFF file? Is that completely normal to prepare images for print on this A2 size?


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How do I convert Pantone 7C (Cool Gray) to TPX?

Is C a color international standard for print graphics?


texts: How to send tiled pages to virtual printer in DIN A0 Format with default margins?

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My problem is closely connected to my old problem here, however it is a new question so I open a new thread. The problem is that I am able to split my large pdf file into smaller DIN A0 and send it to a virtual printer to print these pages in a copyshop. However the problem is that this way the generated pdf's have NO margin. When I add cut marks and labels it does get a default margin, however this margin is not large enough and cut marks are not allowed in the copyshop. In general all online services ask for a small margin (5mm) if one wants to plot a DIN A0 format.

What I do is the following:
I open my pdf file in acrobat reader or in illustrator. The original file can be found here.

There I choose the option to tile and I choose A0 format. I can choose A0 if I preselect a virtual pdf printer before. I have different ones installed, PDFCreator PDF24 and others. Then I click on print and it prints and the virtual pdf creator opens the file and I get 8 pages with the splitted/tiled file:

The file with the 8 pages can be found here.

However there are no margins (zoom in to see it at the edge):

I need at least 5mm margins. It is possible to get margins, since when I select cutmarks or labels then there are small margins:

However this is less than 5mm:

I tried it with acrobat reader and with Illustrator. Illustrator gives me more option, however there is the same problem.

So how can I send it to the virtual printer that at the end there is a margin? Would be great if I can set it manually, so for example 10mm or 20mm, but I would be already ok if I get it with 5mm. So this is crucial since the online print services ask for this. I also thought about selecting a custome size. Then I choose A0 minus 1 cm. Then I output this to pdf. Then I open the pdf in Illustrator, select everything and copy it to a new area of exactly A0. Then I can arrange it that I have 0.5cm margin at each side. However I have to do it manually with every page. And it opens the door for quite a few mistakes if I do it manually.

(Just for notice: I need 5mm at every edge, so not only left and right, but also on top and bottom.)

EDIT: I also tried the options in illustrator:

(Translated in the lower part is: Bleedoptions, use bleed options from the document, top bottom left right.)
However it does not work. The lines still are on the borders, no margin.

2nd EDIT:

The solution proposed by Cai does not work in my case. I tried it with different virtual printers and setups, however the option to set up the margins is always disabled:

And here is it step by step with Illustrator:

I tried it with all the virtual printers I have and it never worked (I have PDF24 PDF, PDFCreator, Virtual PDF Printer). First I make sure I select as Cai said "Tile Imageable Areas". I cross-checked it to avoid translational errors:

In my case this is "Fläche besteht aus Druckbereichen" and not "Fläche besteht aus ganzen Seiten". Ok, so next step is that I try to set up the margins in the page setup options. However here I notice that I have only one button and not two, as in Cai posts or also in the screenshot from the internet I saw. I only have setup.

I click on it. New window opens, however no option to set up margins.

Also not if I further click on "Einstellungen" ("Setup"). I never get this option. Also not if I choose another virtual printer.


texts: Which font is this? And can it be used commercially for free?

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A client, sent this logo as png to use it in a product I'm developing for him, I'm curious to know what font is this? He doesn't know, the online detection services are pretty close but the H is different, no service detects the H correctly.

I tried what's the font, Fontspring, and fontsquirrel.  If this isn't free, is there a free alternative like that?


texts: Creating Cut-out style Text in Illustrator

texts: Is it possible to create something like the image below in illustrator? I know in Photoshop it would be a case of rasterizing font and cutting the text and shifting it around but Photoshop is vector based and it can't be done like that. How would you go about achieving a similar effect in illustrator?


texts: How to place files on a canvas in one operation in Adobe Illustrator?

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How can I "link" to an image or PDF and have it display on a grid in one shot?

Hard to explain so attaching an image to explain what I'm trying to do.


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I am trying to bake a border pattern of images in Gimp. I am finding it to be a tedious task and am hoping there is a better way.

I have a large image say 400x400. I have a small image, say 20x20. I want to make a  20 pixel border around the large image that consists of contiguous instances of the smaller image.

Is there a way to do this without tedious copy and paste?


texts: How to make my pen tool lock onto a guide

texts: I am trying to create some vectored graphics on photoshop and I am having issues finding how to get my pen tool to lock onto a guide. I have a picture here showing what I am looking at: http://i.imgur.com/I9zH1tF.jpg . I am hoping that there is a key I can press that allows photoshop to help me guide my pen tool to the guides I have made. Please let me know if there is a way to do this or if more clarification is needed. Thanks in advance.


texts: Tablet App for Sketching Technical Concepts

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I'm a software developer looking for some sketching app for a tablet.
In my daily business I need to sketch a lot of technical concepts. Instead of composing them out of a palette of predefined shapes I want to draw them with a pencil on a tablet and let the app recognize certain shape patterns and smooth them.

What I expect the app to do is:

Smooth straight lines
Connect line ends close to each other ( to ease sketching rectangles)
recognize block letters and allow editing them as text (no formatting or such stuff)
align elements relative to each other's bounds, centers, etc.
allow moving elements or groups of them
allow scaling elements or groups of them
Recognize circles, arrows, rectangles, squares, etc. and smooth them
Allow the creation of template shapes for reuse
Extend rectangles, circles, custom shapes, etc. so that a certain text fits into it

Does anyone know about such an app?

Any hint will be highly appreciated.


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I want to change the "line height" of a font, that is the space between lines when the font is typed. I'd like to increase the space. (I need to use several fonts font in a text app with a fixed (non editable) line spacing).

I'm not very experienced with fonts.  I do have Fontographer, and I tried several things like changing the "base point" but it seems to have no effect.


texts: How do I toggle non contiguous selection in Krita?

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I want to select more than just the existing region, but all regions in that layer. How is it done?

It is not the same as "Add" as I do not want to click multiple times for this.


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I'm new to Corel PaintShop, and I recently purchased a copy of PaintShop Pro X8 Ultimate. I've been following the tutorials and learning the basics, but I can't find an example of what I'm attempting for my next image project.

I want to take a photo of a side-profile of a person's face, and put it on a coin. Below is the coin that I'm planning to use as the target. It's no problem to use the PSP object remover to scrub out the Queen's face (no disrespect intended) and the lettering. Next I need to learn how to take a regular photo of a person's face and transform it so it looks appropriate for the 'heads' side of the coin.

Can anyone suggest what features of PSP X8 I would need to use to achieve this kind of transformation? I'm rather overwhelmed by all the features of PSP, so I don't know how to get started.

EDIT
This is the image I started with:

This is the image after I removed the existing head and some of the lettering:


texts: InDesign: manual line break and justified text

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I have the following problem:

Hi have a numbered list in which one of the paragraphs has a manual linebreak. Now normally this would not be a problem, however since I have set my text to justified, InDesign spaces that line out to ridiculous extents ...

InDesign does not show this behaviour with a "normal" carriage return. However by doing this my paragraph is of course split into two entries of my numbered list, which is not what I want:

Is there a way to format the text so that it does not get spaced out that much? Maybe a special setting for "justify text" which I haven't found yet that keeps InDesign from justifiying text if it reaches a certain threshold.


texts: How would I go about printing on plastic sheets?

texts: I have a laser printer, and I wish to print onto plastic sheets for creating boxes to hold playing cards. How would one go about the printing process, or is it even possible? What plastic should I use?


texts: Is there a way to align these 2 objects according to the position I want it?

texts: So as you see in the picture I have a guideline on each object. Now what I want to do, is align the left object and guideline exactly on top of the right object's guideline. Does that make sense? But whenever I use Illustrator's horizontal align it obviously is taking the whole shape into account rather than the specific anchor points I want (which is where the guidelines are). So I basically I want the guidelines on top of one another when I move the shapes toward one another. So how do I easily do that since Illustrator doesn't snap easily and know when two guidelines are touching one another?


texts: I've created a logo using Fireworks and I'm trying to vectorise it in Inkscape.  The problem that I have is that my whole logo has a solid black glow around it to make it really stand out but when I trace it in Inkscape it always leaves a white outline around the whole thing - How do I trace an object without it doing this?


texts: Childish logo, sober and professional website: how to?

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A new customer asked me to design a new website for the company, but the company logo is somehow childish (think comic-sans like fonts). Redesigning the logo is a no-go.

I'm not sure how to make the design work to mix this logo with a sober, corporate design for the website.

Do you have any ideas or samples of people doing the same?


texts: I accidentally locked a text box, and now I can’t move it or edit the text. Ctrl + L is probably what locked it in the first place. But how do I unlock it?


texts: Figma: using components from one file in another

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I'm an iOS developer trying to learn graphic design, currently using the free version of Figma. I just started and so far it's been lots of fun.
My problem is incorporating iOS system elements into my design, i.e. nav bars, status bars etc. I have no wish designing them myself, so I started looking for existing online designs and found many, some are free, like this. So I choose duplicate on the top right corner, and then move to project, and it is added to my project as a separate file.
The problem is that I cannot use the components within that file in another file, where I have my own design. I assume there's a way to do it or there would be no use for all this online libraries.
Cheers!


texts: Systemetic way to choose a good red & green color for dark grey background

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I'm don't have any Graphic Design background. I'm a programmer.

Recently, I tried to port my holo light themed app, to holo dark themed app.

For holo dark themed, the dark grey background being use is coded

#ff4c4c4c

I realize, under dark grey background, it is difficult to make "shinning" (Sorry. I don't know the exact word. "shinning" means for instance, #ffff0000) green & red character to be read.

After several try-n-error, I manage to discover 2 color codes :

#ffdb3344 - red
#ff6baa7f - green

Both color I found that

Easy to read
Pastel style, which gives Elegant, Harmony, Comfortable feeling.

Yet. The color (especially red) might look nice under my device, but they might not so easy to read in other devices with other display quality.

I was wondering,

Is there any red & green, which is suitable to be placed in grey background #ff4c4c4c, has greater tolerance to look "nice" (Easy to read, Pastel style, which gives Elegant, Harmony, Comfortable feeling) under variety of display quality?
Is there any systematic way to choose such color, instead of try-n-error?

Update

By using wonderful tool http://leaverou.github.io/contrast-ratio/ introduced by @Yisela, I was able to produce something like the following (By try-n-error method). It looks better right? :)


texts: Is this color scheme and content layout appropriate for a powerpoint background?

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I am preparing my thesis defense presentation. My work relates to the study of DNA, primarily, so I made up a relatively simple render using Blender to serve as a background theme for the PowerPoint presentation.

I am generally happy with the minimalist nature of the background, but I'm torn on two things:

First, it seems a bit blue-heavy and monochromatic.
What changes to the color scheme would you suggest?

Pretty much any aspect can be changed without too much effort at this point, since everything is already set up in Blender.

Second, I am torn on whether this level of content (the single DNA molecule) is too sparse, and whether having a single element on one side makes it too unbalanced. Would you suggest any other objects in the background, or would making it busier detract from the content?

EDIT: based on feedback from the first answer, an update to the theme with another DNA molecule to balance things out.


texts: Adobe Illustrator - All of a sudden my text bounding box appeared without anchors so I can't expand it, instead it wants to link to other boxes. Never happened before - any ideas? It's likely I accidentally pressed a combination of buttons but all the other docs I have opened from the past or anything new I try has the name problem


texts: Turning black and white image into black and transparent

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I am making a sticker for Macbook Pro. The image is of the Joker and it is in black and white. Now I wanna make it in black and transparent so that when I stick it to the back of the laptop you could still see the silver underneath. I included the image here and another one( Harry Potter) as a reference.

PS: can I get a step by step explanation since I am still just a beginner

Thanks a lot!!
M

[Harry Potter Pic


texts: Illustrator vs InDesign - missing image path, link edits, update

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I use InDesign where your image is linked and you can click on it to edit in photoshop and see the resolution. I'm working with another graphic designers files ALL Illustrator files. Illustrator doesn't keep links path, in links tab -the edit image, update links are grayed out, unselectable. So what do I need to know about working in Illustrator vs InDesign with rasterized images?
1.) How do I check the resolution is to know if image I can enlarged?
2.) How can I find original image?
3.) Can I copy and paste images from Illustrator file to other Illustartor or Photoshop, no original needed or import?
4.) For printer you send just the Illustrator file no image files? I usually save as pdf but in InDesign files need to be linked up.


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What is the qualification for a good font pairing? Regardless of the application, what makes a good font pair?
For example, a company has a standard (single) font used in a brand.
Let's say the base font is Rubik (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Rubik)

What is the qualification to find the font pair that would match this base font?
Which of these two fonts, Poppins or Montserrat would be the technical pair for the base font?


texts: Why does Illustrator add invisible layers on top of files when transfered from one computer to the other?

texts: Every time I take a file from work and open it at home, there appear all these invisible boxes that group everything together. Sometimes there are multiple invisible suck boxes over the same part of the same image. Why does the program do this and how can I make it stop? It adds an extra ten minutes to open each file where i have to find the invisible things and delete them so i can access the vectors below.


texts: Best way to edit image of sofa to change the fabric

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I've got an image of an off grey sofa that i want to change into an orange sofa.

This is a swatch of the orange material i'm trying to make the sofa:

I've isolated the sofa on a separate layer and fiddled around with the the colour / saturation, but the results are not great. (see below)

Any idea how i could do this better and also if i could add the slight grain that the swatch has to the sofa at the same time as making it orange ?


texts: How to create multi-gradient reflection on Illustrator?

texts: I want to replicate this multi-coloured reflection on illustrator. I tried using feathering and free-form gradient, but haven't had any success.


texts: Photoshop: How to crop multiple selection and save into separated images

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Take a look on this image:

My question is how to crop multiple selections at once into images (each square of comic strip). I want to select each frame of the comic and export them as individual images and do multiple exports at once. Do you have any suggestion how can i do this?Sorry, but i don't have any clue how to do this.
Thanks in advance


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I'm assuming that this sort of thing should be done in photoshop and not illustrator, so please correct me if you feel otherwise.  I'm trying to create circles with blurred stroke in photoshop like the example shown below:

Ignoring the gradient behind the rings, what is the best way to accomplish this?  Currently, I'm using the Ellipse Tool with a Fill Opacity of 0% and Stroke (size: 10, opacity: 30%, blend mode: Soft Light).  This does not produce the desired results:

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?  Is there a different way to feathering the stroke instead of blurring it?


texts: How do you convince a client that work is 100 percent original?

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I have designed emoticons for a company, but they feel that the work is not original! They sent me an email saying "There are many emoticons on the market which all look nearly the same." How can I convince them that my work is original?
It is original work by me! I have also signed a contract with them.
Here is a detailed reply from my client

There are numerous emoticons on the market, which nearly look all the
same. - Did you legally clarified that you are permitted to sell the
emoticons to customers? - So you carefully secured yourself, that your
emoticons differ from other emoticons? - Do you have an confirmation,
that the use is allowed? We want to avoid any problems caused by using
your emoticons, because they don't vary from other emoticons on the
market. This is very important for us!

Do i have to have a design studio to be legally clarified to sell my work? I'm a freelance graphic designer and i work from home!
Here is preview of emoticons
Attachment : http://bit.ly/1XW2nQQ


texts: InDesign text box column adding bottom gap

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I'm having a problem lining up the text in my columns. The frames themselves are set to align top.

The images below show examples of how the text will display eventually if the frame is lengthened enough.

I've removed any and all paragraph breaks, and just have slight spacing after. I even tried disabling all spacing, but this problem still occured.

On the last page, text was also being cut off - but I was able to extend the text box to a point where it all appeared - still a shoddy workaround. Thanks!

"left side"

"right side"


texts: Straight, dashed horizontal and vertical lines in GIMP

texts: I need to create a horizontal and vertical dashed line. I used the paths tool and then I edit the line to do it dashed. The problem is that I set the two ends of the line manually and I cannot be sure if the line is perfectly horizontal/vertical. Is there a way to set the coordinate of the two points defining the line?


texts: I made this vector illustration in Ai but after expanding the appearence there seems to be too many anchor points even double ones so now when I am trying to fill all the objects with colors it won't only the outlines are getting filled, so how can I revert the expand appearence step in order to fill the objects with colors (cmd+G won't work cause I have limited the undone history in system preferences)


texts: How to display only Google Fonts in Photoshop?

texts: Is it possible to show only Google Fonts in the font drop down without using a 3rd party tool?


texts: What is the visualisation in the picture called

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While browsing online I found an interesting triangular visualization and was wondering if it has a name.

The source of the image is https://www.studioterp.nl/carbon-taxes-a-datavisualization-for-scientific-american/


texts: Change stroke width in Inkscape without changing dashes?

texts: When I try to change the width of a dashed line in Inkscape (from Fill and Stroke>Stroke Style), the program automatically makes all lines full, i.e. I lose the dashed style of the lines. Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong?


texts: I have a problem with a sketch. After I've extruded it, I can still see the same sketch on top of the object. I've had this problem a few times but I've never understood why it's happening. Here's the screen shot.


texts: Avoid cropping "transparent" areas when using logo

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We have the following logo for a project at my school:

(PDF: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13934366/M2/Grafiska/Logotyp/M2.pdf)

Now, as you can see, it has a descending triangle to make it look like a speech bubble. However, we still want it to be centered based on the center of the rectangle. So I figured I'd just add an identical margin above the rectangle to the one below it created by the descending triangle.

But whenever we use the logo in other programs, such as Photoshop or Pages, they ignore this margin with regards to positioning etc, and instead crop to the actual content. Is there any way to avoid this behavior?

When using Place... in Photoshop, it's possible to select "Crop to Crop Box" which initially inserts it with the extra margin. But if I use the alignment tools, it will still align it as the "naked" logo.

Update: It seems the consensus is "eyeball it" in most applications. I should, however, mention that InDesign actually places things with the frame/artboard intact. Considering Pages has a masking tool for images, it should be possible to adjust the margins for that application as well.


texts: The use of punctuation marks on web links

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On a web link or address (printed or online version)

Case 1)

If I have a reference for a link on a web page inside a paragraph, like this same example http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com. <= Should I use  this period?

Or after this http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com I should not use a comma or period or anithing.

Case 2)

If I have several links http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com, http://photo.stackexchange.com, etc. Is it ok to use the comma?

Case 3)

I'm posting this example: http://photo.stackexchange.com. Is it wierd to use the colon ":" twice?

Case 4)

In programming, the use of CamelCase capitals and lowercase letters is usefull to read a complex word.

If I have a complexnameexamplewebsite.com Is it correct to write ComplexNameExampleWebSite.com to facilitate the typing? In web domains the names are case insensitive.

Are this cases diferent on a web page vs. a printed version? On a website I can just let the punctuation mark outside the actual link, just as this page did automaticly, and people just klick it. But on a printed book?


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How do I remove all the grey circles at once in Inkscape? Please see attached image. I can manually select one Object at a time and delete.

I am very confused with using the eraser tool


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I have several circles that are set at type none color and 0.01 black stroke. They're all currently in paths (except two I made into compound paths). I want to know how to remove the stroke from the areas where the shapes overlap.
Here is an image:

I want it to look like what's on the right.

What I've done so far: I can get somewhere if I select the two hollow circles which are currently 4 separate paths and make them into a compound path on exclude, but it still looks like the image on the left. I tried removing the anchors, but that does something completely different since those two circles are then broken up into a total of 7 pieces at the intersection points.


texts: Text from illustrator appears blurry when exported as JPEG/PNG unless zoomed

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After exporting my .ai file to another format (png or jpeg) I have problems with my text being blurry, but it is ONLY blurry when it is at actual size. When you zoom in, it is as if it focuses and then is sharper and clear. Basically, it's blurry when viewed at actual size and as I zoom in it 'snaps' into place and becomes perfectly clear. It's really strange, because if it were a resolution problem it would be the opposite-i.e. only clear at actual size and burry zoomed in. I've tried a bunch of things- anti-aliasing, type-optimized, document raster settings, converting type to outlines before export, exporting at different sizes and resolutions. Some of these things have helped, but it is always an issue with every file I export (not just with one typeface).

Please see image for an example. Try opening the image in a new tab, look at the blurry text, then zoom in once and you will see how it snaps into place:

For this example I did the following:

Before export, ai file was set for print
Document raster settings were set to anti-alias and res of 300dpi
Type was on default anti-aliasing (sharp)
Export for screens a 1x scale, type optimized

I've tried so many different combinations of raster effects, different scales when exporting but can't figure out what is going wrong


texts: Can I lock vector art EPS10 files to avoid editing?

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I read somewhere that it is possible to save an illustrator file as a .eps file and have no layer editing options? So the art is scaleable but not editable?

I have tried but can't seem to find anything? Did I misread and this isn't possible and all .eps single layer files are editable i.e. change colour scheme and alter original vector design.

I don't know if i'm am missing something really obvious but if someone could help explain the process and offer any help, I would greatly appreciated it. Thanks.

Just to clarify I am currently working in Illustrator CS5.


texts: Pros and Cons of Vectors in Illustrator vs sketches in Autodesk Sketchbook Pro for Website Use

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My website is going to include a lot of graphics, drawn by myself. The display of the illustrations will be similar to that of theoatmeal.com (some illustration reuse will be present, but not as much as in most comics and the drawings will not be in boxes but simply appropriately placed on the page).

I'm having a hard time deciding between the resizability of vector vs. the intricacies and ease of Sketchbook drawings.

The way I see it, at the end of the day, my final graphic is going to lose quality when it's resized in a browser no matter what. However, this may make development a little bit harder.

For one, I lose the ability to re-use a lot of graphics and make minor changes to them. But I already have my main canvas laid out in illustrator, so I know in relation to that, the size that my drawings should be - this should result in little need to resize.

Ideally, if I could draw the skeleton of my illustrations in vector, then add detail(like shading) in Sketchbook, that is what I would most prefer. Does anyone know any limitations to this? For those with experience, what do you do/suggest?


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I've been working on a personal project recently, and I'm having trouble implementing the full color scheme. I've uploaded a semi-functional mockup .

My primary and secondary colors are: rgba(245, 112, 100, 1) and rgba(245, 215, 110, 1). It's a red and a yellow, respectively, and can be seen in limited amounts on the mockup itself (although you have to highlight text to see the yellow).

I was looking to implement a gradient between these two colors, but I have no idea how to add more of these colors without impacting the usability of the ui.


texts: How can I create a color-separated PDF in GIMP?

texts: Using GIMP I would like to create a color-separated PDF. I plan on making printing plates for a home letterpress and they request a color-separated PDF, which seems to just be a page for each color but I don't see a way to do this in GIMP.


texts: Placing PSD image in Indesign with a transparent background

texts: I'm a novice Photoshop user... obviously... I've created a wine glass ring image using a brush, on a transparent background in Photoshop.  I saved this file as a PSD.  When I try to place this image in InDesign, even with the transparency option checked, it still appears with a white background.  Do I need to convert the layer/image to something else?  Thanks!


texts: Do SVG images look better scaled down than a high resolution png, jpg or gif?

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I know that if you want to scale-up an image, then a SVG is a wise choice.

However, my situation is that I have icons that I want users to be able to upload via a CMS.  SVGs are just that bit trickier to create, and so jpg,gif or png seems the ideal format for admins.

If uploaded the same or larger than the display size, and kept in the right ratio, can jpgs, gifs or pngs be as high quality as a SVG when reduced in size?

My assumption would be that browsers need to antialiase a svg below a certain size too, so they are likely to blur just as much as any other format, although gifs do seemingly blur more.


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Is there a way to revert all the changes that I made into document since I opened it?

Of course I could just close it without saving it and reopen it again, but may be there is a faster way?


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I'm working with an InDesign document and turning it into HTML/CSS. It is using mm for sizes, but I need the measurements in pixels.

Height measures as 66px in InDesign using the measuring tool.

I set the zoom to "Actual Size" then take a screenshot. Measuring the screenshot in photoshop gives a height of 88px.

My question is what measurement is correct, and why is the other one incorrect? Why do these two methods of measurement give different results?


texts: Images in Sketch (69.2) keep pixelating. To resolve, I need to cut and paste the image again and it sharpens up

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Image on the left is showing blurred. I just cut and pasted it onto the artboard again in Sketch to get it to appear like it is on the right.  Has been happening for the last few months.
Running latest version of Sketch 69.2.


texts: Similar script font with specific upper case B, H and S

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I'm trying to find a font similar to the script in this logotype. I haven't found a similar font on either WhatTheFont!, Identifont or WhatFontIs. I'm starting to suspect the original is actually handwritten, but as I'm updating the logotype I need a font that can be vectorized.

The logotype belongs to the handicraft guild I belong to, Botkyrka-Salem Hemslöjdsförening.

The lower case letters almost match the font Canciller, but the upper case letters are all wrong. They seem to be closer to the fonts EF Ballantines Script or Roundhand.

Is there another font out there that has better likeness with the original script, with focus on the upper case B, S and H? The lower case is not as important.

Thanks!


texts: a friend of mine want's me to find what font is used in this image.


texts: Adobe Illustrator: Resolving irregular/unaligned dashes

texts: I am blending two shapes with a dashed stroke (see attached .gif). Their outlines overlap at one point and cause a very unappealing "clutter" of dashes (see attached .jpeg). Is there a way to resolve this and align the dashes more evenly?


texts: Dealing with a huge top-level navigation menu requirement

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What are ways to deal with a large number of top-level navigation items?

I am working on a site that requires 50 items at the top-level navigation.  The items are all at the same level: they cannot be broken up into sub-menus.

I'm looking for solutions along the lines of these:

Scrolling navigation menu like on http://djangopackages.com/
Tag cloud at top of page


texts: Is there an easy way to handle minor content changes in InDesign?

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I would like to know if there is a way to handle minor content changes in InDesign 5.5. I need to create a few different versions of a document where the majority of the content will remain the same but some of it will change.

For example, the heading in one document might read "Foo Bar" and the same heading in the other document might read "Hello World".

I only have a few variations so a data merge isn't what I am looking for.  I  also don't want to manage separate documents.

Is there a way to create multiple "views" of a document with different layers or content turned on/off, or even replaced with alternate text?


texts: Is there any universal grid division rule to use in any format?

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I've been wondering if there's a universal grid structure to use regardless of format/page size/proportions? While researching online or reading professional books i usually can see that there are a lot of examples of many division types but never a guideline to start with in any occasion.

I started experimenting with dividing length and height of any format i worked on by 10. Which gave me always 100 modules with exactly the same proportions as the the whole format. Then i read web designers usually use 12 or 24 modules horizontally because the're easily dividable by 2,3 and 4.

So i started dividing each format's length and height by 12. Do you have any suggestions, what other approach i could use in any situation regardless of the graphics material type (posters, ads, posts, catalogs etc.)? Maybe something related to golden ratio, Fibonacci sequence or musical proportions?


texts: List of Keyboard Shortcuts for Tools and Actions in Inkscape

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I haven't been able to find documentation about keyboard shortcuts, or how to customize shortcuts for tools anywhere online, after half an hour of searching.

Frequently used tool must surely be accessible via shortcut.

Where can I find a list of the keyboard shortcuts for Inkscape?


texts: GIMP: Is there a scrolling image filter?

texts: Is there a filter which creates a "scrolling" animation of an image, e.g. shifts the image to the right by so many pixels and wraps pixels that go off the right edge back to the left. I would like the filter to repeat this so that in the end there is a nice scrolling effect when played back via Filter/Animation.


texts: Why does the color of my image change when it's reviewed on a mobile device?

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I exported my vector CMYK file from Illustrator as an RGB image. On my customer's mobile, the colors change and he can not review the work to approve it.

What can I do to display the correct colors?


texts: This is a chess piece and i want to remove the shadowy effect in this. Is there a way to work around this problem?


texts: Is there a way to mirror paths as you draw them in Photoshop? (For drawing symmetric shapes.)

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When drawing something symmetrical with the pen tool in Photoshop, is there any way to set up a mirror line at a given angle, so as you draw a shape on one side it gets automatically duplicated and reflected to the other? I'd rather not have to copy-paste-transform at multiple intervals to see how it's looking.

This is essentially equivalent to 3ds Max's 'Mirror' modifier for meshes.


texts: Does the designer or client provide the design contract/terms of work?

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I'm a freelance designer and I have written up a design contract with my client to which he signed and agreed to.

However, a few days later, he sent over another contract, which is significantly different from the previous contract. In addition, it is written in legalese, which the average person cannot comprehend without significant effort.

Is it standard industry practice for the designer or client to provide the terms of service?


texts: How can I find hidden object in Inkscape?

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I want to show the object which I marked as hidden before.

How can I find hidden objects in Inkscape?


texts: What software can I use to draw diagrams and graphs?

texts:
I tried to draw like this picture but failed. I used Dia.

What can I use to help draw it? I'm using Ubuntu, so software that runs on Unix operating systems would be preferred.


texts: Find a string between 2 static element groups

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I want to find all textblocks in InDesign with Grep that are between "Article: " and "— " I already tried to understand what they do here: https://indesignsecrets.com/findbetween-a-useful-grep-string.php but honestly I don't understand it. Basically
So e.g. this is what I have multiple times (of course with different numbers)
and I want to find the bold highlighted block
(?<=Article:\t).*?(?= —)

I suppose it must be something like
(?<=Article:    ).*?(?=  —)

but that doesn't deliver me anything


texts: Adobe illustrator - how to achieve "dissolving" icon effect?

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I have this simple icon:

And I would like to apply a kind of "dissolve" aesthetic to it, for reference:

However I cannot think of any way to achieve this in a human time-frame. I hope there is some labor-saving approach to break my icon up into blocks, from which point I can delete and move around as desired.

Question

What is the least labor-intensive approach for this technique in AI?

Note: you may assume a black fill (probably will give us a clearer dissolve)


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I would like to narrow some small black text, where
the fill is black and the stroke is white in order to make the text look thinner.

The font's sizes are from 3-6 pt. The stroke I use is 0.005pt.
When saving the file in PDF, the fonts looks too bright. How can I fix this?


texts: How to achieve this particular photo filter effect?

texts: I would like to learn how to achieve this effect where the only color used to represent an image is blue (or any color, for that matter). It seems useful for printing processes where only one color can be used (i.e. Risograph or screenprinting). Thanks for your time.


texts: Software for simple 2D technical drawings?

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This may be a very newbie question, but I need to draw many profiles/diagrams that would be something like this:

I images I need to make would usually be simpler than that, but I need to have a 45° angle view, like the isometric (iso) view in sketch up.

What software should I use to achieve this? What software do people use for this? I love SketchUp, but the lines always look so bad when you export to 2D. I've used LayOut 3, but I'm not sure that's the correct software for the job.

Thanks in advance.

Edit:
Does anybody know specifically in which software such an image was created with?


texts: Is it possible to construct the letter 's' out of flat shapes?

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I am looking to learn how to create my own text logos, without using any typefaces. This particular design is to feature the word 'swerve', but I'm having a difficult time with the letter 's'. All the other letters have been built by adding and subtracting shapes, but I find it extremely difficult to construct an 's' shape that does not look out of place. Is it possible to build an 's' shape out of flat shapes, by for example adding and subtracting layers of circles, or do I have to play with the pen tool until I get it right?

Note: I'm using Photoshop CS6.

This is the design that I'm going for:


texts: I have created a new layer X which I wish to apply to the lower layers with a blend mode such that the resulting image takes its alpha channel from layer X but all other channels from the lower layers. In this way, the layer X only defines the opacity of the resulting image. Does such a blend mode exist, and if so, what is it called? Does it exist in the GIMP?


texts: Distorted SVG icon when exporting from Sketch

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I am getting a strange result when exporting an SVG icon from Sketch.

I am trying to export this mail icon that is made up of two masked triangles and an outer rectangle (all using an outside border):

The resulting SVG is misaligned, with some of the icon missing:

I am fairly new to Sketch and graphic design in general.

I suspect this has something to do with my groups, masks, or incorrectly 'flattening' the icon.

Any help is much appreciated.

Generated SVG Code

Edit 1 - Result when I Union all the layers:


texts: How to create a line connecting two spheres in Blender / C4D?

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I need to create something like this in 3D, i.e. a set of spheres connected with a straight line.

I know I can create each line individually, but is it possible to create a connector so that whenever I move one of the connected objects, the line adjusts itself accordingly (changes lenght, orientation)? Is there such an object or tool in Blender or Cinema 4D? If not, is there any way I can achieve this?
Thanks in advance, any help is much appreciated


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This is ridiculous: I have a simple looping path. It has a stroke and a fill. I apply "Object > Path > Outline Stroke" and it only applies to half the path.

If I break the loop in two places, it works, but the ends don't join well. If I break it in one place, it still doesn't work. If I delete any number of points, it still screws up.

EDIT: I also just tried outlining it, deleting the bad stroke, and re-outlining the fill - but that doesn't work either - I think there's something wrong with the shape.

EDIT: Wow. So, I retraced it manually and approximately, and it still didn't work, but not only that, I messed up one of the tangents, and suddenly it works. It's the unique shape that is an exception. This is definitely an AI bug.

Screenshots:

Anyone have any suggestions or ideas?


texts: Matching color, brightness and contrast of multiple images

texts: I created a texture for a 3d mapping. I made it joining the images (photos, that had been taken during different lighting conditions). Every horizontal image has slightly different color, brightness and contrast. My question is how to unify them?


texts: White space being added above and below SVG when exporting in Illustrator

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I am having an issue exporting an SVG with multiple layers. When I export the SVG, a ton of white space is being added above and below the actual image. I selected all the objects on the artboard and went to object>artboards>fit to selected art and in Illustrator it looks fine(no unwanted white space) but as soon as I export it I am getting a ton of white-space added. How can I export as SVG so that there isn't any space added above and below the image?

EDIT: When I deselect everything and choose object>artboards>fit to artwork bounds it appears to add in the white space I am seeing in the final SVG. How can I crop the artwork bounds?


texts: Cutting knife practice drills/exercises?

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I teach a packaging class as part of a college graphic design program and I've noticed my students' prototyping skills have been on the decline. This is possibly due to less practice in previous classes, which I have no control over.

I need to make them practice it and I don't think live demonstrations alone will be sufficient. So I've been wondering about specific exercises and I found this sheet online which offers a good start.

My cutting knife skills are decent, but oldschoolers who learned with rubylith definitely have the upper hand!

Were there cutting knife exercises back in the day (or now) that were commonly used and gave good results?


texts: Illustrator: Resizing multiple objects proportionally by specific values

texts: Is there a way (script) to resize multiple objects proportionally in Illustrator by a specific width or height? Illustrator only does it by percentage.


texts: I am designing a mobile app for iOS. What is the base screen size that I can use to start designing the UI of the app so that there won't be any issues while exporting the icons and assets for the developers?


texts: Does Photoshop CC still have Bristle Brushes?

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I remember back in CS6 I loved using bristle brushes, but I haven't seen them since. Does Photoshop CC still have them? Or is there a way to load them in?

I have looked around and cannot find them among brush/tool presets.


texts: Merge two images and add a separator between them

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I have two images of same width, how can I produce a third one, such that the first one is on top, and the second one is at the bottom , with an arrow between them ? Here's the result I want:

I come from kolourpaint and I have troubler understanding how to move a sub section of the image...

Currently :

I do gimp a.png b.png in the terminal to open the two images,
then I copy the first,
go to the second,
set canvas size to the sum of the heights + 100 pixels,
then I paste,
then I use the text mode to write a "↓",
then I select the "↓" and change the color and the size
Then I manage how to move the text...
Aaand I'm stuck if I want to decide after that, I actually wanted 80 pixels and not 100 in the previous step...


texts: Is there a more or less automatic way to create this kind of 3D metallic text effect, or does it have to be digitally painted by hand?

texts: I'm looking for a way to turn an ordinary flat font into a 3D metallic text, kind of like the Game of Thrones logo here, or the Skyrim text here? Or this logo here. And maybe even any hand drawn shape, not just text? It doesn't need to have these additional effects like scratches and imperfections, just the 3D metallic stuff. It would be especially helpful if it was possible to do in some kind of free software (GIMP, Krita, Inkscape, etc).


texts: Rounded Corners on Subtract Item in Sketch

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In this awesome shot on Dribbble by Yoga Perdana, he has rounded angles on the fire tips. I can't seem to figure out how to do it. I know he uses Illustrator, but I don't have access to it.

If anyone has any ideas, that would be wonderful. The only thing I can think of is using scissors to cut the shapes up and then re-attach them, but that is not particularly accurate.


texts: How can I create a grid that is a rectangle in GIMP?

texts: How can I create a grid that is 150x50 pixels? The grid feature in Filters->Renderer->Pattern->Grid does not let me create grids other than a square.


texts: Tips on saving multiple document versions

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I'm a designer and have recently got a job creating merchandise for the music industry.

I have to create product ranges alongside our clients - creating PSD mock ups and technical sheets for perhaps 10 different products, that then need to be saved as PDFs so our clients can view them.  Often i'm using art work that is already created by clients who are not designers, which i then have to make work for the product. I am showing mock ups to my client, team members and manufacturers who all want it in a different format.

Im faced with multiple changes (requested by the client) in both colour, design style and size - up to ten changes for a single logo on a hat. At the moment, i'm creating a new PSD file (V1, V2 etc) each version of a product (and saving as a jpg for the manufacturer who will only make one or two of the products). I then turn each file into a single document PDF using the batch option in photoshop for the client. This obviously creates lots of old versions of the PSD & JPG docs and PDFs and i have to go into each individual file and make multiple tweaks before resaving everything twice as PSD, reopening all the lastest PSDs and saving as a multi page PDF. It feels like a clunky way to manage the projects and makes it easy to miss a file and have an old document in circulation, leading to mistakes.  I keep the old documents as clients sometimes revert back to a previous versions and i dont want to have to re-do work.

I have asked my bosses to send out a proper brief for the clients, giving me all the specific information so that we have less changes but they wont use it, as as i'm new i don't want to press to hard on this (yet!).

Im wondering if anyone has a better work flow for this kind of project? Or any tips or tricks to making this process easier?


texts: Making a pattern that follows the shape i'm working with

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I'm trying to apply a pattern to a belt.

Here's an image to clarify the problem:

What I want to achieve is for the pattern along the belt to follow the curve of the belt instead of being repeated horizontally. I'm thinking maybe puppet warp might be the answer to my problem but I'm looking for perhaps more efficient ways.

SOLVED:

Thank you so much everyone, you're advice has helped me a lot and here's a picture of the end result! Now a little more fine-tuning and i can say that i'm finished. Thank you!


texts: Critique request: logo for a health product

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I designed this logo for a product called "Sahha", it uses music to relieve different ailments. The idea behind the logo is a hummingbird that resembles a sound control icon. I’d like to receive critiques and advice about:

Color: Is it a good idea to go with gradients? I think the palette is quite nice but I’m still not entirely sure, you guys think I should use colors that relate more to medicine (maybe only green and blue)?
Shape: the beak is a bit sharp, does it look aggressive? Does it look like what was intended (sound icon)?
Font: I'm using roboto condensed, but I’d like to try other fonts, any recommendation?

Thanks!


texts: How can I get illustrator to automatically clip the artboard to the vectorized objects size?

texts: I just exported a shape from photoshop as a path and then filled it in illustrator. I now want to save the shape as an svg, or eps but I don't want to save all the excess whitespace around the object. I want it to be cropped to the dimensions of the object and not the artboard. How can I do this in Adobe Illustrator cs6?


texts: I am creating a gif in photoshop and have a lot of PS files to put in, but these files are in separate layers, can I change this?

texts: To preface I know how to use the animation timeline. I have 200 PS images that I want imported, but they have multiple layers, so for each image I will need to group the layers, this seems tedious. Is there a way for them to come in automatically grouped or merged into one layer.


texts: What are sections with smaller body text called?

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In legal texts, at least in Sweden and Germany, it is common to print some parts of the body text in a smaller font. Is there a name for this typographic convention?

Examples:


texts: Medieval gothic font with cyrillic characters

texts: There are plenty medieval gothic fonts with latin characters, but I can’t find one with cyrillic characters. Can you recommend some?


texts: Photoshop: how to create a semi-transparent gradient stroke?

texts: Is there any way to create a gradient that fades from one colour out to transparent as I cant find any tutorials or work out how to do so, I'm trying to use this for a stroke gradient but it wont give me any option to lower the transparency.


texts: Sketch app: Is it possible to delete part of border of shape?

texts: This is trivial in Illustrator but I can't figure out if it's possible in Sketch app. In Illustrator you would just select part of a path between 2 anchors and delete it.


texts: Adjusting distance of blended objects to start and end points in Illustrator

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I am trying to create a row of houses along a curved patch using the blend tool.

What ruins the design though is the fact, that Illustrator is putting the first and second and last and second to last houses (highlighted by a red rectangle) closer to each other than the rest of the blended object are.
Why is that so and how do I change mentioned spacing to match the rest of the blended objects?


texts: Photoshop colorize made area grainy? How to fix?

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I used the colorize brush to recolor an image since Hue/saturation made everything very muddy. Im trying to preserve these nice clean lines here:

When I successfully changed the color to this:

Now the area is "grainy" or just not entirely solid color lines. Is there any way to fix this at this point or avoid in the future?


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When using MS Word is an absolute requirement to create a long text document, I usually suggest the following to any given user:

Flush-left since MS Word doesn't allow the kind of hyphenation/justification adjustments that would eliminate rivers for fully justified text.
I believe the current font size default is 11 pt (down from 12 a few years ago), I usually suggest moving down to 10 pt max. and ideally 9 pt if possible.
Changing the default margins so as to make the document look more dynamic and also to ensure there aren't too many characters per line especially after reducing font size.
changing fonts. Again I encourage users not to settle for defaults if they can find something better suited to their purposes.
Changing leading (line-spacing) so it works with everything else (font, font's x-height, font size, margins, amount of text to set, etc.).

But more than anything else, fully justified text in MS Word is definitely my greatest pet peeve. I know some designers are against full justification even when using professional desktop publishing software while others (especially non-designers) don't seem especially troubled by fully justifying text regardless of medium in spite of the gaps in word-spacing and blocky appearance this tends to produce.

Would you agree with these recommendations?


texts: What are the good and free alternative to Helvetica when use as web font?

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Sans-serif typeface is usually in web, so what are the free/open/cross-platform choices that can replace Helvetica?

By replacing Helvetica I mean are there any font which is better than Helvetica for web? The reason I ask is I have read an article demoing Helvetica is often not the best choice for web.

So probably two options are needed:

For heading
For paragraph


texts: printing with metallic ink on uncoated stock

texts: Is it possible to print using pantone 877u on uncoated stock and varnish the area, in a way to achieve the effect of pantone 877c?


texts: How to duplicate an illustrator path X times, equally spaced within a selection

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Given two illustrator paths (selected here):

What is the best way to duplicate the paths at either end of the selection, so that it fills the intermediary selection space N times.

I'd like to create 8 "ticks" between the two paths so I have 10 in total, equally spaced.


texts: Making letters bold without increasing their inside dimensions in Illustrator

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I'm looking to make some letters bold.
To achieve this I'm using the command 'Offset Path'.
The problem is that the inside of the letters becomes smaller.
Look at the image attached - the triangle inside the first 'A' (to which I applied the Offset Path) is smaller than the triangle inside the second 'A'.
Is there a way to make text bolder preserving the inside dimensions of the letters in Illustrator?
Thank you


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I'm creating my architecture portfolio, which will be printed but also distributed digitally. I'd like my pages to have rounded corners (to be similar to those of a writing journal, for example) - which is easily solved for the printed version, but I want the pages of the digital version to display on the screen with rounded corners. How can I achieve this? What is the best format (PDF, PNG, etc.) to display this and distribute via email?

Programmes I use: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign (all CS6).


texts: Red, white and gray are the brand colors for this particular site and I wanted to get some thoughts on using the color red on the mega menu on click. What are the best practices when using spans of color? The Nav is already red.


texts: Why does the Photoshop Fill tool change pixels outside of the boundary I'm filling?

texts: In the example image, I am trying to fill a white area and the black pixel lines around it are being changed. Also, there are a few gray pixels created at the bottom corners, outside my outline. Why is all this happening and how can I prevent it?


texts: How can I get Illustrator to respect the rounded corners on the top shape when creating a mask?

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I have two shapes (left) and I have added rounded corners to the rectangle on the top one using the "Rounded Corners" menu item.

When I select the two shapes and choose "create mask" I want Illustrator to make a mask of the actual shape with the rounded corners and not of the rectangle that existed before I added the rounded corner effect.

However Illustrator gives me the actual result (middle). I want the desired result (right).

How can I do this?

This is what my layers palette looks like:


texts: Adobe Illustrator: How to work with letter shapes

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I'm having trouble working with letter shapes. I'd like to use the "live corners" feature on a letter "R", but I can't seem to convert the letter into a proper shape... What I've got so far is a compound-path but I can't edit the corners live...

Does anyone have any advice?

P.S.: I'm running Adobe Illustrator CC 2018


texts: Does resizing a photo in paint remove exif data?

texts: I have some images and I want to strip the EXIF data for privacy reasons before I put them up on the website. Is it enough to simply resize them in windows paint? I'm using Windows XP X64.


texts: Can you help me identify this serif? It closely resembles with "Shaolin Style" and "Freight Big Pro"

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I tried both Whatthefont.com and whatfontis.com but couldn't find the right font.
It will be very helpful it you could provide a free alternative if this is not free.

Also there are many fonts like these (having that much contrast) Is there a special name for these fonts?

I know most people here don't like these type of questions but it will be very kind if you can help me out in this, plus isn't this font too awesome?

Much thanks.


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My normal process for turning a logo into a vector involves using image trace, then selecting the new image, going to edit selecting expand and then removing white space etc etc.

However once done I would love to group up the separate smaller areas of shapes that make up large areas of colour. for instance a circle might have 30+ separate fields which all make up the circle.

What I would like to know - can these be merged together, or do they have to be added to the same group? Currently I just re-group them as move them as a whole, but surely there is a way to just combine them together as one vector?

Thanks for the help!


texts: Create a sort of parallelogram in illustrator

texts: How can I create this sort of parallelogram in Illustrator ?


texts: What should I request as far as training for the next fiscal year?

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I'm a graphic designer for city government. I know all the pertinent Adobe programs (Ps, Ai, Id, Fw, Dw). We have a budget for training and conferences. I'm considering a subscription to lynda.com and Drupal training. Other than that what would you consider to be the most important new software or resources?
Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I'd like to be more diverse and flexible. Yes, the problem here is how to smartly use my education/conference budget. I do print, web, photography.


texts: How can I create a vector long shadow in Illustrator?

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I got the following made within Illustrator, but I am trying to achieve the shadow effect which is on the picture to the right of the cellphone.

So far I have used the pen tool to outline where i want the shadow, and used the gradient tool with a transparent end.

However, the gradient starts at the top left, and then the gradient effect doens't work.

How can I achieve the effect on the picture to the right, within Illustrator?


texts: Illustrator: Rotate a group of paths randomly and individually about the groups center

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Basically, how do I do a hybrid of Rotate which rotates every object in a selection  a fixed [there is no random option here] amount about the selection's center, and Transform Each> Rotate[random] which rotates each selected object individually but only about each object's own center.

What I want is either the ability to chose Random in Rotate and have it apply to each object in the selection independently, or want the ability to move the Transform Each rotation point for the selected objects to a common point prior to application.

Edit: [Added Image]
The idea is a group of objects each individually rotate a randomly determined amount about a given axis [or a group axis], while keeping their orientation facing the axis


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When designing a website, how do I know how users see the colors? I see the colors of the website differently from my Macbook and Windows desktop/notebook. Especially I can’t see light colors on desktop, e.g. gray borders of tables are invisible.

Which one should I care about when designing? Am I able to make all of screens quite similar with a designing solution ?


texts: What's the name of this kind of typography combining multiple words into a shape?

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I need to know the exact name of below typography technique or the phrase designers use to mention these kinds of artworks.

Is there any app or online service to make such images?


texts: Im currently using mac os and the font for illustrator is set to Helvetica. However, my colleague uses Windows and he doesn't have Helvetica. Will my design consisting of Helvetica font change when my colleague views it?


texts: controlling save name when using action to batch process and save

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I am trying to control filename when saving via an action.

Let's start with an image open on screen. It is called "image1.png". I press record to start the action. I run a greyscale filter. I then use save as and save it (in the same directory I got the original image from" as "image1_greyscale.png". Then I close image on screen and stop recording image.

Problem is when I use it on any other image eg "imagetwo.png", it also saves as "image1_greyscale.png". Which is wrong. I would prefer if I could get the action to save as something like;

"originalfilename" + "_greyscale".png

I want to batch process large amounts of files and have their greyscale versions output correctly.
All help appreciated!

(I could get something like what i need through the batch tab, but that would mean every time I change between batches i need to correctly set the filename change, I would much rather have it hardcoded directly into the action itself)


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So, I am designing a business card in illustrator and I want it to have a texture like this

Is this just the paper that it is printed on, or do I need to put some sort of texture in my design? Like do I just design it with a flat solid color?


texts: How can I recreate this polygon/wire effect?

texts: Sorry for not providing more info, I just don't know where to start with this, would be cool to learn how to recreate this effect.


texts: How can i change height size without any deterioration?

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I have a PNG, not PSD. It's size 29 x 126 but i want change this to 29 x 220px. What is good solution for this?

Image: http://imgur.com/l2IENUH


texts:
I am sure this question has been asked many times but I can't find it, here it is:
I am exporting from photoshop an image, 300dpi, I had set the image size at 2480x3508 px thinking it was A4, but the copy shop said that is A3, who is right here?

What size do I have to set please to have the image 300dpi A4?

Another thing: when I transport from png or jpeg to pdf for printing, the colors change and become darker - I set the png for CMYK colors, what can I do to keep the same colors? Should I ask the copy shop to print the png? They specifically asked for pdf (maybe I should find another copy shop :D) Thank you... as you can see I am learning


texts: Illustrator: How to make a precise circular arc with ratio and length

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I'm trying to make a label for a conical shape. Just imagine a starbucks cup with a promotional adhesive all around. To do so, I need to make the technical drawing of this cup.

The top diameter is 8cm, bottom diameter is 5,1cm and height is 10,5cm.
I know that my top arc length is 25,136cm and the bottom 16,024cm.

And I also know the diameter of the two circles for construction purposes, which are 58,1501cm and 37,07cm.

In the end, I just need a way to make a precise cut on the two circles to get the legnth I need.

I know that I should be doing this on CAD, but isn't there any way to do this in illustrator?

THANKS!


texts: Convert logo from text semi-automatically

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I am a software developer and new at logo design. I want to make a logo for my application based on its name, but I prefer to not use Adobe Illustrator or similar tools.

The ideal for me would be a site that I enter a word and choose from a list of decorations and let the site create a logo for me. Lets say like the old Word Art in Microsoft Word but a little more sophisticated. Do you have any ideas about?


texts: Illustrator • Permanent Shear Rectangles

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This is a self-answered question.

This has been asked before, but I did not see a solution in the forum.
I did find the answer myself (at least for my case) and I wanted to share it with you guys, as it was the reason that brought me here in the first place.

For the record, the original question I saw is posted with the following name: "Illustrator - my rectangles are all sheared skewed?"

I could not add a comment on that question, so I decided to do this to help others with the same problem.

Final detail: Original answer was deleted, as it was created in the Q&A format.

With that out of the way, here is what I found that worked for me...


texts: How to place a border around a picture with transparency in Photoshop?

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I have an image I want to draw a 1px black border around. When I increase the canvas size the extra space will be transparent; I can't select a color here. Ordinarily I would increase the canvas by 2 transparent pixels, then placing a solid black layer underneath would do the trick.

However, my picture is a graph in PNG with a transparent background. If I try the above the whole background will turn black. How can I draw a border around a transparent image?

The original:

What happens if I enlarge by 1 (equally transparent) pixel around and slide a solid black layer underneath:

This is perfectly to be expected. If the original didn't have transparency only the extra pixels at the border would show in black. Hope this makes it more clear.


texts: Transparencies of text boxes change in print?

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I'm designing a magazine intended to be printed for publication. On InDesign, I have set the transparency/opacity as it best looks on screen. This is for textboxes and background overlays. But I've heard that this usually doesn't stay the same in print (gets usually darker).

Is it true? Is there something that should be taken care of? Is there some sort of a definitive print preview?

PS. We do not have a budget enough to do multiple print reviews.


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I am trying to use a linux command line to hide all layers in an svg file. Most of the time it works well but sometime inkscape failed at opening it. I am using inkscape 0.92.3.

I compared the svg files to find the problem and it seems to be due to a simple line return before a flowRegion. Here is a minimal illustration of the problem.

This file can be opened with inkscape:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!-- Created with Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) -->

<svg
   inkscape:version="0.92.3 (unknown)">
    <flowRoot
       xml:space="preserve"
       id="flowRoot12255"
       style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:748.99997711%;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:center;letter-spacing:0px;word-spacing:0px;text-anchor:middle;fill:#000000;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none;stroke-width:1px;stroke-linecap:butt;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-opacity:1"><flowRegion
       id="flowRegion12257"><rect
           id="rect12259"
           width="253.54829"
           height="194.95944"
           x="204.05081"
           y="217.423" /></flowRegion>
</svg>

This file cannot be opened with inkscape (it just open a dialog with the message "Inkscape had an internal error and will close now"):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!-- Created with Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) -->

<svg
   inkscape:version="0.92.3 (unknown)">
    <flowRoot
       xml:space="preserve"
       id="flowRoot12255"
       style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:748.99997711%;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:center;letter-spacing:0px;word-spacing:0px;text-anchor:middle;fill:#000000;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none;stroke-width:1px;stroke-linecap:butt;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-opacity:1"><flowRegion
       id="flowRegion12257"><rect
           id="rect12259"
           width="253.54829"
           height="194.95944"
           x="204.05081"
           y="217.423" />
</flowRegion>
</svg>

Do you know why the second file cannot be opened?

Would it work with more recent versions of inkscape?

FYI here is the command line I used:

xmlstarlet edit --inplace --update "//*[@inkscape:label]/@style" --value "display:none" --insert "//*[@inkscape:label][not(@style)]" --type attr -n style -v "display:none" "myFile.svg"


texts: In Indesign, how do I set the top margin of a page following a page break (chapter)?

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So, I have a page, make a hard page break, so that content flows to the next page. I would want the next page/frame following such a hard break to have a top margin of n cm, but not other pages.

What would be the most comfortable way to achieve this?


texts: How do I create pointed stroke end caps in Illustrator?

texts: I'm sort of new to Illustrator, can someone explain how the pointed strokes on the image below are done?


texts: I cannot find what I believe are hidden layers in a piece I am doing in Illustrator.  Can someone please tell me how I might find layers that are hidden?


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I found this simple tutorial on how to make a water texture. I quite like the look of the texture for the theme of the game I'm working on, but I can't figure out how to recreate it. I don't have the gradient that is referred to and there aren't attachments on the page. It looks like the site isn't used any more. I tried as many variations as I could, but I get way too many "waves" on the lava texture that are too thin and I can't find a gradient that works well. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get the texture/gradient?

Here are the instructions given:

Start with new image of desired dimensions
Go through menus Script-Fu > Render > Lava, a new window will appear, select gradient named Horizon 2 (if you do not have this gradient in list, then download attached file, I do not remember from where I downloaded this file, credit goes to respective author. And if you do not know how to bring this gradient in list, see FAQs).

http://www.gimptalk.com/index.php?/topic/1778-quickly-create-a-water-surface-in-gimp/


texts: How would you differentiate a dismiss icon from a delete icon?

texts: I currently have two icons I am using for list items in an application. Accept, represented by a check mark, and reject, represented by and X mark. I need to add a third icon for dismiss. Dismiss or cancel are commonly represented by and X mark as well. The context of the app and colors make it clear what the first two buttons do. Any ideas for the dismiss button?


texts: Corner effect when using different lines for creating an Inkscape figure

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With Inkscape, when using two different lines for creating one entire figure, the result is this by default:

What I want to achieve is, normally:

The problem is the same even when the angle is not 90-degrees (acute and obtuse angles). How to solve this problem?


texts: InDesign CS4 displays transparent image correctly on screen, but the exported PDF sometimes prints a faint background

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I am working remotely with a client; deliverable product is supposed to be a printable PDF.

The problem: The design has a colored background, and over this, an image with transparency. On screen and on my home printer, everything looks perfect. However when my client prints it out, she reports that the transparency isn't right and that a faint box (background) around the image is showing up. This happened for her on two different printers. It's not fully white or solid, just lighter than it should be.

I'm having a hard time troubleshooting because I can't reproduce the problem. My printer handles it fine. Things I have tried:

Changing the linked image type. I have made transparent .psd, .tif, and .png
versions in Photoshop and linked them into InDesign, all with the
same result. In all cases choosing the least amount of compression possible.
Embedding the linked image. Didn't help.
Changing the Transparency Blend Space back and forth from RGB to
CMYK. Didn't help.
Changing the Transparency Flattener Preset to High Resolution.
Changing the version of Acrobat compatibility from 5 to 7.
Changing Adobe PDF Preset from High Quality Print to Smallest File
Size.
Changing Export Layers back and forth from Visible to Visible &
Printable.
Adding PDF/X-1a:2001 standard to the export criteria

I am at my wits' end, I don't know what else to try, since I can't even make it happen. Client reports that she CAN force the document to print correctly by choosing "print as image," which leads me to suspect the issue might lie in how different printers are interpreting the file's transparency. Advice appreciated; I'd like it to work on all printers.


texts: Invision Mobile screen display issue on Iphone

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There is extra space left on my mobile screen which is not there on my Invision screen on Mac.

As you can see the below image is from Invision Studio on Mac. The width is 320px but when i check on mobile i see extra white space on right.

As you can see the below screen of Mobile. My screen is not stopping till the blue rectangle. It is showing extra part to the right.
I


texts: Photoshop: Export layers in multiple PSD files to PNGs?

texts: I have about 300 PSD files, each with 2 layers, and I'd like to export the top most layer in each file (e.g., named 'Layer 1') to PNG. Is there a way to batch export certain layers in a collection of PSD files to uniquely named PNGs?


texts: Why is the pen tool not showing lines as I draw?

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I am trying to draw a line from point A to point B in the picture below, that is at the same angle as the line it is extending.

Unfortunately, after placing down anchor point A, the line doesn't appear until I also place point B. This makes it very difficult to match the angle of this new line to the line it is extending to the right of point A.

I remember the pen tool previously showing a line to the next point I would place but I must have accidentally changed a setting. Does anyone know how to bring that line back?

Edit:

At this point I would just like to be able to create a line from point A to point B (see image above) that is parallel to the line to the right of point A. Here is a picture of what I am trying to emulate:


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My students are creating 2D artwork of characters for integration in a video game. I'm unhappy with the results, because the bodies are "wrong", but I can't really help them out because I'm worse than them at painting people.

Is there any simple tool, like the wooden figures of oil painters, that we could use to position a 3D puppet in the proper position, render that in a rough picture, and compare to the 2D creation to "see" the issues?


texts: Is it our task to teach people new scientific discoveries?

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You know how a raindrop looks like, don't you? Well, maybe not...

While the German Wikipedia doesn't list that fact yet, it has reached the English version:

Whenever designers refer to rain drops or water drops, (A) will be used, which is inaccurate.

Is it also a task of designers to teach people new aspects of scientific discoveries by changing the design of icons or symbols? Has such a migration been seen before?


texts: Adobe Illustrator Layers not behaving as they should

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I am tearing my hair out over this issue.
I'm working in Adobe Illustrator to design a logo and the layers are not behaving as they should - the text at the bottom of my image is the top layer, yet it is shown behind all the other layers:

I have tried all the solutions that I can find including overprint fill/stroke (disabled)

and transparency effects (normal)

Any ideas?
Thanks.
EDIT
Expanded layers


texts: I am trying to add a keybinding that converts my current selection as a transparency mask for the current layer, Krita can already do this by right-clicking the layer> add> transparency mask. I use this quite often since blending colours without having to worry about blending in the edges or going over the lines means I can use a larger brush and get more consistent results. I was trying to add a keybinding to speed up the process and allow me to keep working but I can't seem to get it to work.


texts: Where to find free, high-quality, letterpress/woodblock type fonts?

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I may be asking for too much but...I'm trying to find fonts that look in the style of letterpress and/or woodblock type printing. I'm only a graphic designer in my free time, and am just working on a personal project, so I'm on a budget (free if at all possible). Google is littered with links to sites with thousands of ugly, free fonts. I'm afraid the selection of fonts that I'm trying to find are not as prevalent as many of the other fonts available.

Where might I be able to find affordable, letterpress type fonts?


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I am trying to design a logo that makes the color blend as on the image beneath. How do I do that? Any design guides or tips you can give me?

http://www.colourlovers.com/business/trends/branding/7880/Papeterie_Haute-Ville_Logo


texts: Illustrator - create a shape from big to small with randomness

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How can I make a random dot placement with gradual size change (and random colors). The overall shape doesn't matter.

Here is an example what I'm trying to achieve:

Progress so far:

I've managed to make size change with Object > Blend but problem with this method is that it isn't random and gaps between lines are different in each row.

Is there any way to automatize this process or should I just paint it by hand?


texts: PNG 234 KB used in In Design file export blurry to PDF

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In Design beginner here. I am creating a print flyer and the PNG image within my file exports blurry to a PDF, while all else is hi-res. The PNG image is 234 KB. The document is letter style (W: 51p0, H: 66p0). Is there any way I can adjust the image or file to match the quality of the artwork within the file?

attached to show the image quality.
Thanks!


texts:
I know that a triangle's mathematical center is not it's "visual" center, meaning it doesn't look good when aligned using the align tool, you have to use alternative methods. (Such as creating the triangle from the center and dragging outward proportionately)

Here's what puzzles me:

When I create the triangle from the center, and dragging out from the center, (You can see it's visually perfectly aligned and looks good). When I use the align tool it gets shifted over to that bad position.

Does that mean that holding down the Alt key doesn't actually properly align it to the center, and if so, is that a (better but possibly worse) fault in the drag from center tool (Hold down Alt key and drag)

  Holding down Shift + Alt


texts: Scaling vectors in illustrator causes artefacts

texts: When i scale down a logo in an illustrator files ( i expanded all the effects and appearances) i get some weird artefacts, the curves get distorted. Is their any way around this ? Because exporting the logo and importing it as PNG seems a bit dumb for print.


texts: How to create rounded corners on WiFi signal shape in Adobe Illustator?

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I want to recreate my logo in AI. I do not know how to achieve arched WiFi signal vector shape with rounded corners.

What I tried:

I tried to use rounded rectangle + warp arch effect. This effect gave me banana type corners which are not perfectly rounded
I tried to use rectangle tool with straight edges + warp arch effect. After that I did this Effect → Stylize → Rounded corners but it won't to apply for some reasons, probably because path is not touching the edges anymore
I tried following this video and tried to apply rounded corners, but I I failed again

I am pretty newbie in AI and I found it very difficult to handle. I am asking myself why did they have to reinvent the wheel when Photoshop was already easy and straightforward. From applying blending options to everything else it is, so damn user unfriendly.

Is there any easy way for this?


texts: Wacom Inkspace: Is it possible to use Inkspace with intuos4?

texts: Is it possible to use Wacom's inkspace with intuos4? If so, can you use the default pen or do you need anything different for it to be compatible?


texts: PDF text has strange mark at end of line of text

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I have artwork that has a strange mark at the end of each line of text.

This artwork is originally an SVG that was converted to a PDF using cairosvg, then opened with CorelDraw and put into production.

The mark is not normally visible in the SVG, a PDF viewer, or CorelDraw. It is visible in wireframe mode, and is visible on the produced product. It occurs on all of my artowrk files and occurs with any font.

Below is an image of it in CorelDraw wireframe, and a text element svg.

<g transform="translate(181.2 140)">
  <text font-family="Century Gothic" font-size="72" font-weight="bold" style="stroke: none; stroke-width: 1; stroke-dasharray: ; stroke-linecap: butt; stroke-linejoin: miter; stroke-miterlimit: 10; fill: #000000; fill-rule: nonzero; opacity: 1;" transform="translate(-116.03 54)">
    <tspan x="0" y="-36" fill="#000000">TAFARI</tspan>
  </text>
</g>

What is causing this unwanted mark?

UPDATE:

I tested this extremely simple svg file and got the same result, so it seems the contents of the SVG makes no difference.

<svg height="30" width="200">
  <text x="0" y="15" fill="red">I love SVG!</text>
</svg>

Update:

This mark is specific to CorelDraw. Does not appear in Illustrator or other programs. Saving the PDF in Illustrator as a PDF and then opening the PDF in CorelDraw causes the mark to disappear, but this is not practical for my process.


texts: What font is this Sans Serif (AUTOTEAMPENO logo)?

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I tried all the existing web services to be able to identify the character used in the logo.
I tried as well to optimize the picture as said by all the web services, like WhatTheFont, etc.
I tried literally all the sources I could, but sadly I couldn't find none like the font used. The font for the logo is different by the one used in the website itself (RobotRegular). Tried to compare, with no luck as well..

The Logo was not done by me, was provided by a sponsor, the original WebDeveloper is unreachable.

I'm not paid and part of a non-profit organization which is now dealing with all the related stuff. In this specific case I had to provide the logo in vector form to an external company which will provide us the soccer team equipment (shirts, etc)

The logo is coming from their own site. I took it from there as they didn't have any other media.


texts: Difference between font face, typeface, font in the context of typography?

texts: I am confused by the way these terms are used in the context of typography for web applications? Is there an accepted use of these terms and what is the difference when it comes to specifying the look and feel of the content on a webpage?


texts: Font that is used in the Nicholls Colonels logo

texts: I have checked in many like  sites but could not get a proper answer. The given image is the logo of Nicholls Colonels, which is a baseball team.


texts:
Working on this real estate development website with multiple units for sale, each of these listing the number of bedrooms, bathrooms, floor and unit surface per unit (below the 'Family Unit' title).

I am trying to avoid using more explicit icons like a bed, a toilet, stairs, etc and the client is fine with using bullet type the-same-for-everything kind of icon. The trouble is I'm not sure this bulleted arrow I am currently using is the best way to list these.

What other options do I have?


texts: How to remove the paper texture of a photo on Gimp?

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I'm trying to restore an old photo, but it has a lot of dots from the texture of the paper. I'd like to know if there's a way I can solve this without losing the quality.

I thought about using the restore tool, but it would take a lot of time and wouldn't be natural.

Thank you all :)


texts:
I read that answers at this question: Preparing design for duotone printing?

I need it to be more specific about the step: use the complementary RGB channel, in this case Red (E) Play with the contrast.

Where can I find the compl. RGB channel while working in grayscale?
Also, in which way do I combine these two layers?

The result is fantastic and I wish to make it myself!


texts: How would I go about saving a layered transparent image?

texts:
This is a little hard to explain, so bear with me.  I'm wanting to save out a series of diagram images in a sprite sheet for a website.  Right now, I have it so that I have a white image with "holes" cut into it that make the diagram.  I put a background behind that image and it colors the "holes."

The problem is, the parts not colored are white, and this sometimes looks bad if the sprite sheet goes against a non-white background (so it's a white box with a colored diagram on it).

Is there a way to save an image so that the white part could be transparent (or any color), but maintain the ability to also customize the diagram color?

I'm not sure this is possible, since the only way I can think of requires layers (which can't be saved for the web) but I'd appreciate any help!  Thanks!


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I want to divide this fire figure into many parts and want to apply different colors keeping the main outline fixed. so I drew several strokes over it, converted them all into 'outline stroke', and then selecting all those (fire figure and strokes) I apply divide from pathfinder.
but some invisible lines keep remaining when I see it in outline mode. if I delete them some parts of the fire got deleted. I think some anchor points are responsible for this. those lines I want to delete and the fire I want to keep sharing the same anchor points.
is there any solution for this?

Thank you.


texts: Is it possible to "popout" this menu so that it doesn't collapse again when I click away. I want to be able to rapidly switch tools when I'm painting without having to open the menu again. Like how you're able to keep the brush presets tab open without it closing when you actually paint on the canvas? Maybe there's an addon/extension or something I can use to achieve this?


texts:
What's the best large-format vinyl to print on using eco-solvent inks? Vinyl for decals or labels? I'm currently running a Roland SOLJET PRO4 XR-640.

Thanks in advance for your help!


texts: What should a designer consider when deciding on the print size of promotional materials?

texts:
When it comes to creating printed promotional materials such as leaflets, brochures and any other print design medium, what should the person deciding on the size consider, and why?

The few considerations I can think of are:

Price - I assume that custom sizes are more expensive.
Familiarity - Sticking to sizes that are common to the industry will be more familiar for potential customers
Purpose - If it is an informative piece it probably needs to be large enough for a fair amount of information, though on that topic I suppose that the volume of information doesn't hold that much weight when deciding on size, unless it's a one page flyer.

I'm sure there are many more things to consider..


texts: Recommendations on how to synchronize Photoshop actions, swatches, etc. across computers

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Is there any convenient way to synchronize Photoshop settings like keyboard shortcuts, actions, swatches, custom layer sytles, etc.. across several computers, preferably in an automated way?

So far, I have occasionally synchronized some of the above mentioned by dumping them to my cloud service of choice, but this is a bit too cumbersome and again and again requires figuring out what folders goes what, especially as I am synchronizing between different operating systems.

Any suggestions on how to automate this, so I would have the same settings on all my machines, no matter where I change them? Advice for other programs like Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, etc.. is welcome, too.


texts: Script to apply two cell style in single row

texts:
I frequently work on financial document more than 100 tables, I come across tables where there are four cell styles

Thick rule Left aligned (For first cell in a random row)
Thick rule right aligned for rest of cell in row
Thin rule left aligned (for first cell in a row)
Thin rule  Right aligned for rest of cell in a row

So, I need script when i will select row it should apply two cell style (Thick rule left aligned for first cell and Thick rule right aligned for rest of other cells).

Important thing I cannot create a cell style in a template. Please check the attached image and help me overcome.


texts: I'm using InDesign's Data Merge feature for the first time and am wondering if there is anyway for the text being input into InDesign from a .csv file can be responsive in size. For example, if the text is only a few words it will increase in size to fill the text box it's in, or if the text is long it will decrease in size as to not flow outside the box. I haven't been able to confirm whether or not this is possible — any help is appreciated.


texts: How are Google Material Design Color Palettes Generated?

texts:
I've searched a lot and did not find the expected result.

Another Question here says that  google palettes are monochromatic, but one single palette contains colors with different hue(though only small difference).

So does anyone know how exactly are Material Design Palettes generated? What is the pattern behind them? To be clearer, given a 500 primary color, how is the rest colors generated?


texts: Preserving font type in illustrator SVG file

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Hi I am new to illustrator and created an image that uses "Skia-Regular" font. But when I save that image in .svg format, it changes the font type. And when I open the .svg format file in browser the font is completely different. Can anyone please tell me what am I doing wrong. I have opened the .svg file in notepad++ as well and it says font-family="'Skia-Regular' as well bu still the font is not Skia Regular.Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

Image is also attached for reference


texts: Affinity Designer: Change colour of textured image brush

texts:
I created a brush from a textured image. However, I can't change the colour. Is this even possible to do on Affinity Designer? If so, how?
I created the brush in a transparent background. Then I saved it as a .png. Finally, I imported it as a textured image brush.
Here are some images showing how its colour does not change as expected...


texts: Change SVG-file resolution (DPI) with Inkscape/Illustrator/script... efficiently!

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Is it possible to simply open a SVG and save it with different DPI?

Since Illustrator exports with 72 dpi and Inkscape "imports" with 96 dpi, my artworks are rescaled. As I rescale documents manually a lot, I'm hoping there's a more efficient way to do this. I'm not into this matter, but from my knowledge the actual pixel size (from which DPI is derived) of a SVG is small text-tag in the (svg-text-)file. It should be fairly easy for someone crafty to multiply the values via script (although I'd prefer a Inkscape/Illustrator solution).

E.g. If Inkscape opens a DIN A4 sized artwork (210x297 mm) saved as SVG with Illustrator, it will first display the document size in pixels. When I switch to "mm", it will say 157x222 mm, which is 67% of DIN A4. This is just a matter of the assumed DPI.

with 72 dpi, DIN A4 (210x297 mm) = 595 x 841 px      [= 157x222 mm (67% DIN A4) in 96 dpi]
with 96 dpi, DIN A4 (210x297 mm) = 793 x 1122 px              (rounded values)

I thought of this as a different way of fixing the issue of Illstrator saving SVGs natively with 72 dpi and Inkscape opening SVGs natively with 96 dpi (hence millimeter/inch-measurements are scaled by factor 1.3333, which is bad for prints/lasercuts). I already described the problem in my question, whether Illustrator native SVG resolution can be changed.


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I have a detailed map illustration made of country shapes sitting very precisely alongside each other. I'd like to simplify the paths to reduce the file size of my SVG but still have the edges of the shapes match each other.

When I use Simplify Paths, the shapes end up with gaps or overlaps because the paths have different angles and curves, of course, and are treated differently.

See:

Any ideas?


texts: Adobe Illustrator: put a radial gradient over solid background

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I am trying to create 3d ball in Illustrator. I have the following strategy:

create a solid colour background;
create a "diffuse" shape;
create a "reflection" shape;
mix them together.

Final result should look like this:

The problem is that radial gradient has a "background" color. To mix it with background figure properly I use "multiply mode", but then it mixes active colour as well.

Another solution might be to create a radiant gradient from transparency to active colour, but how?

How do I create such a illustration, consisting of two shapes in AI:


texts: The PDF/X-3 file format requires an info string to be saved (see for example export via Scribus). What should it contain? Who is going to see it?


texts: Does adding a texture to a vector image make it a raster image?

texts: I have managed to create a good looking vector model in Illustrator and I want to improve it by adding some textures. Will this make my model a raster image and no longer a vector?