texts: What are some good resources for web page composition?

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I'm looking for resources on the composition of web pages.

I'd like to learn about pros and cons of different page layouts and techniques for moving the eye around a page.


texts: When I turn off one layer it automatically turns off (disables) the other layer. How to disable this behavior?

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I have a problem in Photoshop CC. When I turn off one layer it for some reason turns off the other layer above (disables it), which is not my goal. How to disable this behavior?

Please, see the pictures.

Here both top layers are on:

Now I turn off the second layer from top and it automatically disables the layer above:

How to turn off a middle layer without disabling a top one?


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In a recent music video I saw an effect which I found quite awesome. I tried creating it myself in Photoshop but since I'm quite inexperienced with the software I wouldn't know where to start.

What I would like to do

I have a photo of a person taken in front of a greenscreen. I would like to give it a darkish cloudy or foggy background. I would make a silhouette in the front. But I don't want the complete person to be a silhouette. I want the right to light up like a light is falling on it. So that about 15% of the right side of the person is visible.

I don't know how to better explain this but I hope you know what I mean.

Example

I mean something like the above example but with the shadow being a bit larger.


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I have created a complex 3d style logo with transparency and other effects in adobe illustrator and later save as SVG file format. However, due to complexity of the logo illustrator or SVG failed to produced a perfect images. Now, I want to know that does SVG supports 3D & complex shapes or it should only be used for 2D images? and does it supports transparency & other effects or would it be better to avoid these things?

There are two images above which we have added for reference, one at top is a JPG image exported through illustrator and the other at bottom is a screenshot of SVG image rendered at internet explorer.

The difference is quite obvious that illustrator couldn't able to convert shadows & transparency effects perfectly in some places. Even in couple of places, there are some problem at edges which also failed to convert perfectly.

These are the issues which i want to pointed in my original question. Hopefully, my question is now more clear and understandable for all users.

PS. Thanks for all the replies prior to image addition, however I will be looking for some updates, if necessary in this case after the inclusion of preview images.


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I have some problems printing rich black, and I´ve spent days trying to find a solution on the internet, but there is just too much information...
I´d happily spend weeks and months learning all about printing, but I "unfortunately" have to print an artwork asap, so all help will be greatly appreciated!

I use an adjustment layer > black & white to convert my color photos to black and white (this is an ok option? Will this give a rich black?)
But should I make any adjustments to the file -before- I do this?
Should I convert it to cmyk? Change anything in Edit > Color settings?

And then. When printing,.. what choices do I make in the printer dialogue?
(Like, do I tell photoshop to manage colors? What boxes to tick).
This is my biggest problem I guess. How to make photoshop and the printer speak the same language.

I have an Epson stylus R3000
are printing on matte 180gms paper (have to be)
and are using Photoshop CS3 (well I spend all my money on the printer, so...)


texts: How to create new image from a group of layers of the exact size as the biggest layer extends? (Cropping in photoshop)

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I am trying to crop an element in photoshop and I want to make sure it is perfect. I have a PSD that has many web elements that are grouped together nicely. I want to create a new image with the same size as the group of layers.

So basically I want to crop something out of the picture without losing or gaining pixels. I want an exact crop of the outer most item. Without using the crop tool and eyeballing it.

Usually I can use the rectangle tool and create a box around the item and go to edit>copy merged and then create a new image and it automatically has the merged layers size and then I paste.

My problem is for this group of layers is that it is not working properly and it is making the new image size the same size as the box and not the outermost layers.

Can anyone help me out?


texts: Grep: Search between "beginning of a paragraph" and colon :

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I try to apply a style to a string of words that is beginning a paragraph and before a colon.
I prepared a first Grep search but it is not working (it is only placing the cursor before the colon without selecting anything...
(?=^)*?(?=\:)

Any idea?


texts: How to simulate realistic pencil blending in Photoshop, with texture?

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I'm trying to find the easiest way to emulate pencil blending in Photoshop.
While there are a lot of tutorials and methods for smooth digital blending, I would like to maintain the grainy textured blending of real media.

One app that does this well is Artrage. The blender tool blends tone like a frosted blur, maintaining the textured finish of graphite on paper. The downside is that Artrage does not support 16-bit imagery ATOW. See image:

I have tried to mimic this tool in Photoshop with the Mixer brush tool and various settings. Unfortunately, my attempts end up looking smudgy and lose a lot of texture. Also, to get anything like a realistic blend, I have to draw very carefully.

Is there an effective way to simulate realistic pencil blending with texture in Photoshop?

Please Note:
I want to avoid adding texture layer overlays to my drawing. Any alternate use of the Mixer Brush or brush presets are welcome!


texts: Does PS have editable styles like InDesign?

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Does photoshop have a way to edit a style in the styles menu, and re-apply it across the whole document? InDesign handles this nicely, and saves a lot of time with indecisive clients.

Basically I would like to be able to mockup a website, and define H1 , H2 etc.. styles, and then go back, change the attributes (such as typeface, size) and then have photoshop apply those across the board.

Is there a way to do this?


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I have a pet peeve when I download free fonts on the web and once they install all the weights are their separate font. Is there a way I can put them under one font that way I can just change the weights in the Weights tab. I'm talking about Adobe Creative Cloud, if that matters.

Also, is there a way I can categorize the fonts I've download instead of them being mixed up with the computer's standard fonts.


texts: Remove curvature from 360 images, without editing all files by hand?

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I created .gif file with 360 frames from a rotating tower in blender, every frame is 1 degree of rotation. However, there is a bit of curvature on the left and right end of frames. I want to make them all completely rectangular, but I don't feel like editing all 360 frames.

What would be the best way to modify all the frames at the same time, because the curving on the edges is the same for every frame?


texts: How to add different colors in shape in Sketch 3.4? Is there selective fill possible?

texts: Here is the screenshot of what i want to do. Also if there is some other method please tell!


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recently I saw this amazing picture on the internet:

It's the cover of a music album (Dazzled Sticks). When you look very close to the image, you only see red and blue lines. But when you zoom out, you see the face of a man. Does anybody have any idea how I can create such an effect with my own photo?

Thank you guys!


texts: Can data merge put multiple records on the same page with specific placement for each item?

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A simple example would be a map of the United States. If I want to overlay the state name, capital city, and population in their proper location on the map...is there a way I can use data merge to fill this in automatically? My only guess is to do the data merge in separate document in a standard block layout (state, city, population), then place each of these frames in the corresponding locations on the map. But if I were ever to update the population, I would have to re-place each frame.
What I would like to do is be able to tell indesign where to place each subsequent record on the same page, similar to text overflow. Or even better, have indesign place information from the data merge based on keywords I manually enter in the appropriate location- for example, when it sees the state name (manually entered); the capital city and population would then be automated based on that state name query. Any ideas?


texts: I have a bunch of images whose size is 750x1000 pixels. I wanted to make them 1000x1000 without risking stretching the depicted object so I have enlarged the canvas and centered the original image. But how will I fill the canvas with the image's  background?


texts: Maintain a straight edge when applying texture

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I have an object to which I apply Filters > Textures > Rough Paper
The object has straight edges and when I apply the filter they become irregular. I would like to get the texture but keep the edges straight.
How can I do this?


texts: How to add a comment to an SVG file in Inkscape?

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When doing design work, I find it extremely useful to jot down sidenotes so that I can backtrace my thought process during later revisions. These comments are not considered as part of the work itself, but merely metadata that is attached to it. If you've used libreoffice, its comment feature (shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + C) is an example of what I'm referring to.

Does something like this exist for inkscape? If it does, how do I access it?

Note: At present, I write comments outside the bounding box of the image, but I tend to forget removing them and there are svg renderers that will happily draw outside the bounding if given such an image. Writing comments as XML comments in the XML Editor is far too cumbersome to be practical


texts: Is the Bluetooth logo a registered symbol?

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I'd like to use a Bluetooth symbol which will be a visible part of my product for sale.

Can I legally use this graphic?


texts: Editing some pages in a PDF document of more than 200 pages

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I am trying to edit a huge PDF document (annual report) of more than 200 pages. The original file was a Word document which was deleted after being saved as a PDF.
Given that the changes are on about 30 pages, what could be the easiest way to modify these.
PS. I have tried opening under Illustrator, but some parts of the text show as crypted text.

Please help.
Thanks


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Does anyone have any idea how to create this realistic "skewed"/inclined 3D Style Tile?:

Things to note from this design:

The image "wraps" around the slab.
The image has a light source that helps create the realistic look to it. Look at how the lighting in the upper right side is lighter than the lower left side.
The location of the shadow is perfectly aligned with the tile.
The spread/blur of the shadow "fits" the distance of the slab from the surface.

I found this old post from 2012, but the steps described by the author are to vague and can't enlarge his screenshots either.

I've been looking all over the web for a more helpful tutorial about how to accomplish this, but haven't been able to find anything.

Any help or pointers accomplishing this is GREATLY appreciated.

Image taken from Jonathan Quintin's: Weather Dashboard // Global Outlook UI/UX

EDIT-9/25/14

I was able to find the answer to my own question, but was unable to add it here. So I answered these two other very similar questions:

“Fake” 3d effect in Photoshop/Illustrator with raster images
How to achieve this 3D “Card” effect


texts: How to insert document metadata into the contents?

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I can set up the metadata of an output PDF via File → File info, but when using Type → Text variables → Define (as hinted here), something like Metadata → Title yields a "no intersecting link" - apparently this option is used for image captions and not for metadata of the InDesign document itself.

So, how to keep some text in the InDesign document and one of its metadata fields in sync?


texts: How to apply adjustment layer to layer with effects

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I usually draw buttons using shape (filled layer and shape clipping mask) and couple of layer effects. I'd like to apply Hue adjustment to it to customize button color. The problem is when I select "Create clipping mask" on adjustment layer (so it affects only single layer) it doesn't apply to layer effects (gradient overlay etc.). It just changes layer's background color that is not actually visible. Here's part of layers panel:

So how to make button color customizable? I'm using CS5.


texts: Is There A Way To Get The Exact Size Of A File In Illustrator?

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I work for a print shop, there's been several times where Ive send a file over (PDF) and its had .0007 extra on the size (different each time).

Illustrator doesn't seem to recognize it though. I understand this isn't important for printing etc, because that size is nothing. But it messed up the pre flight guy when he's adding cut files.

Anyway to find an exact (non rounded) size in illustrator?


texts: selecting inverse an Inner Border on photoshop

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Is there a way to select an inner border in Select Inverse?

Here is one example

I need to select the border pointed by the red arrow. With the basic select inverse both borders pointed by the blue and red arrow are selected.

Thanks


texts: Rectify curved text with Adobe Photoshop

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Any tools in Photoshop CS3 to rectify a circle curved text so that it will be suitable for OCR after that?

I tried Wrap and Skew, but it consumes too much time and result is far from decent.


texts: What Adobe License do I need as an Individual that sells designs?

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I want to do Photoshop design work, and sell designs to people.
I don't have much money right now to invest in Photoshop, but I'm definitely thinking of saving up to whatever amount that is required (within reason of course)

I don't need more than one license, because it is just me.

Which plan is correct for this? Do I need a Business plan or Individual plan for doing Commercial Work? I've been searching online and I couldn't find a proper answer that fits right to my case.

I'm willing to hear about any version, if you know the prices, that would be great. just need the plan to fit to my intentions.


texts: make shape from illustrator file doesn't work

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I made my character in Photoshop and exported it as .SVG, then I opened it via Illustrator to make an .ai file, after that I opened the .ai into After Effects to make a shape from this but I went wrong as below:
again i draw a character in illustrator with pen again the result is the same.
youtube link that work as same as me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3pHatQbZqk

(i wanna to make animation as this link http://airbnb.io/lottie/after-effects/artwork-to-lottie-walkthrough.html)

SVG exported by photoshop and opened in illustrator:

Saved as .ai:

Opened in After Effects and made it into a shape layer:

The result:


texts: How do I export multiple different sized artboards to PDF in Adobe Illustrator?

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I have a file with multiple artboards of varying sizes.

When I print to PDF, I usually get just the size of the first artboard, the rest are either cropped or have a white border around them.

Any solution to getting all the artboards to PDF at the correct size?

How can I print all of my differently sized artboards to a PDF, with each of them keeping their originally specified artboard size?


texts: Good resource for non-Latin character based fonts?

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I was wondering if there were any good resources for fonts using non-Latin characters, specifically Japanese or Chinese type (Kanji or any other character-based font).

I know plenty of resources for Latin based fonts, but not any for other types. There must be a resource out there. I know a google search will help, but that might only get me some scattered results and more importantly I'd love to get some insight from you guys and gals here. If there's any resource like LintoType or WhatTheFont (do these websites have sections for these types of fonts?), that would be wonderful.

[Edit]

The reason I ask is because sometimes I do work that involves Chinese characters and I only have the standard stock fonts that, while nice and readable, just don't have that creative aspect I'm looking for.

[Edit]

This is a pretty nice resource I've found:
http://www.typebank.co.jp/english/

I just have no idea how to work this site (in regards to buying/downloading).


texts: Should I store work files on my local drive or an external one?

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When I worked in small design studios, I was always trained to keep my work files on an external hard drive, and never store them on the computer hard drive.  One of my design friends asked why I worked that way the other day, and I replied that was just how I've always done it.

Is there an inherent flaw with this work flow?  Or any huge pros to storing your work files on your desktop/computers' hard drive?

I am curious as why all the small studios I worked for had that setup, I could try tracking down their IT guys and asking but that I would check here first! My work files are about 1.5TB, and of those about 700 gb are very relevant the other half are referred to often enough that it isn't worth zipping and archiving.


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Could anyone please help? I'm wondering how to recreate the shape below using Adobe Illustrator. I've tried using the Warp options but I can't seem to get it right.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Writing GREP Wildcard Script for Illustrator without prompts

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I found a script on here that adds percentage symbols to numbers in illustrator. It works great and I figured out way to auto populate the fields with the needed strings to run the code without having to remember what to fill in. However, you still need to hit enter three times to get it to run. Not a huge deal. But, I am using this script to create dozens of graphs per day, and it is kind of annoying. It would be much easier if I could just have the script run without the need for the prompts. Can somebody please help me out with this? Thank you in advance!
Here is the script:
var scope = app.activeDocument.selection.length ? app.activeDocument.selection : app.activeDocument.pageItems;
var find = prompt("Find: (Text or GREP/regex)","(\\d+\\,?\\d*\\.?\\d*)");
if (find !== null) {
    var replace = prompt("Replace: (Text or GREP/regex)","$1%");
    if (replace !== null) {
        var changes = 0;
        for (var i = 0; i < scope.length; i++) {
            var text = scope[i];
            var string = text.contents;
            if (typeof string == "string") {
                var newstring = string.replace(new RegExp(find, 'g'), replace);
                if (newstring != string) {
                    changes++;
                    var paragraphsArray = newstring.split("\n");
                    text.paragraphs.removeAll();
                    for (var ii = 0; ii < paragraphsArray.length; ii++) {
                         text.paragraphs.add(paragraphsArray[ii]);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        alert(changes == 1 ? "1 text object changed" : changes + " text objects changed");
    }
}


texts: printing on plastic - coated versus uncoated

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I understand the coated versus uncoated dealing with paper stock, but is there any difference when dealing with plastics?

Do plastics have absorption characteristics that would provide for color differences?

Would specifying a "C" or "U" make any difference?


texts: How do i fix the device status on it on Gimp 2.10.18 that says only Core Pointer?

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I don't know what i did, but there is no information about the tool i am using now. The image is the device status, below the tool box. I am on the warp tool. It only says core pointer.

https://i.stack.imgur.com/99BB3.png


texts: 100% in Acrobat is bigger than actual print when held side by side

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Is there a way to adjust Acrobat's scaling such that 1 inch/1 cm will correlate with "real-world" 1 inch/1 cm?

I have a document on screen 11 inches wide. When I hold an 11 inch wide paper next to the screen, the image on the screen is much bigger than the paper in my hand.

This is causing a lot of difficulty when choosing font sizes in documents and so on.

Any advice?


texts: At what point does 1 point perspective become 2 point perspective?

texts: I'm trying to imagine a box rotating, and want to be able to draw it without guidelines. Let's just say you're drawing boxes or cubes and you start with 1 point perspective, my problem is when that box or cube is going to have 2 points perspective.


texts: Can you use PowerPoint images on your website?

texts: Is it all right to use powerpoint images on your website?    For example, If I draw an arrow using the shapes tool, can I then cut the image from the powerpoint and save it, Then use it on my website?


texts: InDesign CC: Text not filling all of text boxes

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I am using Indesign CC to make a newsletter from a template/grandfathered document. It has a 2 column design with images and captions etc. to go with the main text which has headings within it.

For some reason at the bottom of the text boxes it flows over to the next column/page but leaves a gap big enough for 3 or 4 sentences. The text box won't fill unless I make it bigger than the page, and then text flows all the way down. If I move it back it goes back to the white space. Any ideas about what's happening and how to fix it?


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I've noticed before that when I ask InDesign to vertically center text in a box, it's never quite perfect, usually a bit too low. On what measure is this vertical justification based?
Here is an example of what I mean:


texts: How to achieve this dot-matrix-printed/pixelated effect?

texts: The above image is a Windows 95 default background. I wanted to know how they achieved this effect and was wondering if it is possible in Photoshop or if I need a dot-matrix printer or maybe a graphic-design program from the 90's to replicate it.


texts: How do I choose a good cover photo for my website?

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It's been trendy to have large background images with relatively little text over them for headers and intros to web pages including the start of blog posts. I could give countless examples of this, but I think you know exactly what I'm talking about.

What makes an effective cover/background photo? What should I keep in mind when looking for images or planning to take and edit some for my site?


texts: How to select all lines in an Illustrator document

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I've seen similar questions but none answer mine.
I have DWG files of floorplans. When I import them to Illustrator, they are all lines. I can make all the walls black with the live paint tool in one click easily. The problem is, the entire outline is the wall, the windows are drawn as a group of a rectangle with 2 lines in it. The good thing is, the DWG file is layered - I can simply select all objects on the window layer then change the stroke and fill to white so the windows show up as a white gap:

Note that the white rectangle representing the window doesn't have black lines in them. They should look like this:

The problem is, the 2 lines are arranged below the rectangle by default. At the moment, I have to select every single rectangle and manually right click --> arrange --> send to back (or select every single line, 2 for each window, and bring to front). I had no luck using select --> same --> (any option) because everything on the window layer was by default, the same stroke and fill, even though one is a rectangle (with black 0.7pt thickness and no fill when I imported the DWG, and then I can change all of them in one go using select all on layer in the layers panel and clicking on the circle) and the others are 2 lines (also black 0.7pt thickness and no fill when I imported the DWG).
How can I select all the lines inside and beneath the rectangles in one go so I can bring them to the front? If I had a hundred windows, I don't want to have to change every single window individually.
Thanks


texts: InDesign: Have picture next to text, but keep it in the text flow

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Ok, I hope the title is descriptive enough, as I have no idea how one does call what I am about to ask lol

Here's what I want:

I want a picture to be part of the textflow so that its position changes automatically depending on how much text comes above / below the picture. However the pictures are supposed to be next to the text, not above:

How would I go about that? Something with drop-caps maybe? I am rather clueless :(


texts: What is the following style of typography called?

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I came across this recently where, IIUC, the lowercase was superscript while the uppercase was normal or subscript.

What is this style called?


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Is there a way to only select the Font layers in sketch. I have about 80 different titles and want to change the colour or alter them in the way i want just by select only the fonts.

Cheers


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I have been given a standard color palette.  The colors are defined in terms of

PANTONE #### X

for example

PANTONE 1234 C.

Followed by their CMYK, RGB and HSB values.

Another page defines Tints and shades.  For example, PANTONE 1234 C TINT = 50% .

How can I convert this particular tint to a given RGB?

So given

RGB
R = 0
G = 101
B = 96

How do I adjust these values for 50% tint?  Second, what is and how do I lookup a PANTONE?


texts: Terrible results with exporting animated gif's in Adobe Animate

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I designed and infographic in Illustrator that I want to turn into an animated gif in Adobe Animate. I've had bad luck doing this in the past, having to export a video clip and then turn it into a gif in Photoshop.

Additionally I've done some tests and I'm getting some terrible color shift problems.
A screengrab of what I'm seeing...

And what animate is exporting

Anyone have experience with this problem? The adobe forums are not helpful. Am I better off just building this in After EffectS?


texts: How to export an illustrator artboard in two sections?

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I've tried reading similar answers about exporting to different sizes, but I'm still a bit confused.

What I'm trying to do is to optimize my process of creating header images for my blog. For each post, I want to generate 2 images, one 800 x 800 with a link to my website (what I've labeled INSTAGRAM) and another 1200 x 627 without the link (FACEBOOK).

I've tried playing with Save for web, but I currently have to hide the instagram layer, save as transparent png and do the reverse for the other image. Is there an easier way? Maybe using multiple artboards, or slices?


texts: Transform/scale multiple images onto the same position in GIMP

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Just started to learn GIMP today. Here's my question.

I have

an image of a 3d-object in a certain perspective
multiple images (all the same size) certain data
GIMP

I'd like to

transform/scale the rectangular data images to a certain face of the picture of the 3d-body
repeat the process for all image without the need to transform/scale the subsequent images again

I have been able to transform/scale a single image into the desired place on the 3d-body, but unfortunately I am not able to put the following images into the exact same place. My idea is to create some kind of transformed/scaled empty layer and paste every image into it.

The question

Is there a way to do the aforementioned?

Thanks in advance!

A quick sketch of the problem (blue rectangular image, transform vertices to vertices' on A, do it multiple times):


texts: Make "Selected Slices" the default setting when saving for web

texts: Whenever I save slices in Photoshop, I always have to change Slices from "All Slices" to "Selected Slices" – is there a way to make "Selected Slices" the default setting?


texts: How to set Table of Content numbering to use 01, 05, etc. for page numbers

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I was inspired by the table of contents in this document and set out to mimic, in a document of my own, the way the page numbers fall before the text in large numbers each with two digits (e.g. 01 instead of 1). I'm fairly familiar with creating and managing a TOC in InDesign but I can't figure out how to do this. I've tried using Drop Caps in the TOC paragraph style and that gets me the large number, but I can't figure out how to get the numbers to format as 03 instead of 3 (with a zero in front of single-digit numbers).

Any suggestions? I tried adding a numbered list to the style (where I know I can use a 01,02, etc. format), but of course that only gives me a numbered list 01, 02, 03 instead of the pages the text refers to (e.g. 03, 09, 17). Thanks in advance for your help.


texts: How to change Color-label of ONLY Group-Layer () without changing its children's?

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If I right-click the 'Group3', and select Color Label = red, all of the children's Color label will become red.

How to change 'Color Label' of group only?
Workaround
A workaround (below) is to go to 'Properties...' (F3).
This will change only the specific group (not children), but it is a bit too tedious.

Is there a setting anywhere to make picking Color-label in the right-click popup works like in F3?


texts: Watercolor illustrations for printed wallpaper quality

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It's my first time working with printed wallpaper and my client wants several watercolor-style illustrations (I add 2 examples of the style they want) for walls of 490cms x 260cms (divided into 7 rolls) that they want to print them at 300dpi, so they prefer vector graphics they can scale without problems. What's the best way to work this out?

I've only worked with large graphics in which 100dpi/150dpi it's enough because you'll see them at a fair amount of distance, so creating something this big at this resolution is a bit confusing. Do they really need the 300dpi?

I mean, it makes more sense to work the watercolor style in Photoshop but I won't get far in terms of size/resolution and vectorizing the watercolor art on Illustrator although possible, doesn't offer the same visual quality, especially considering that you will be able to see all its details if you stand next to it.

Thanks in advance.


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My wife recently got a logo designed for her new business, by a professional branding company. It went through several stages of approval, getting the logo just right, however, when she went on to the next stage of the process (creating the social media pages) she was asked to find some stock images to use for the banners.

While doing so, she found her "logo" was taken exactly from an existing stock image. The only modification done was to add a little bit of color and her business name.

I don't know the proper etiquette for this situation is. Is it bad that her logo is a stock image and if so, is it too late in the process to request a change (note they claim to allow unlimited revisions but I'm not sure if that applies once we "accept" the design).

Stock Image:
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-198375233/stock-vector-vector-silhouette-of-people-with-dog-on-a-white-background.html?src=yOIJwdwdTHfxKWRIUC_xWQ-1-3

Logo:


texts: this may sound like a really amateur question but I'm trying to resize some images to dimensions in centimetres (10cm height x 15cm width to give you an idea), but upon changing two photos to the same centimetre dimensions, I notice they have completely different pixel dimensions? Am I doing it wrong or is this meant to be this way. Thanks


texts: Joining two paths, non-end-node to non-end-node

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I think this should be a popular question, that it must be answered elsewhere. But when searching I only find guides on how to join end nodes.

I would like to join two non-end-nodes. That means, after joining, in the example below. there will be one node in the middle with four line segments.

Is this possible?


texts: How can I turn my cooking blog into a basic book?

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I have a blog where I've been posting recipes and pictures for the last 6 months or so. I'd like to turn these into a cookbook.

I was thinking about sticking everything in a .doc and printing it at home (it's only for a friend). Is there an easy way to do this.

In a perfect world there'd be a magic app which had a choice of layouts and dedicated space on each page for the recipe name, cooking time, serving size and directions etc. I realise though that I might need to edit some parts in Photoshop.

It would be a huge help if there were somewhere to get background images for the pages (I quite like quirky hand-drawn coloured backgrounds.


texts: How do I embed Google Web Fonts into an SVG?

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I'm writing an article on my site about the advantages of new web technologies, among others HTML5, CSS3 and SVGs, one of the advantages of the latter being the ability to select text in what is otherwise effectively an image.

I'm new to SVGs, and just made my first decent graphic in Illustrator. I've embedded it into a page with the GWF script for the Ubuntu font in the tag. As it turns out, the Ubuntu font displays correctly in regular text, but for this trick to work in the SVG, the Google script has to be embedded in the SVG itself. How can I do this?


texts: Improve quality of the grained curves in photoshop

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I would like to know how to improve my grained curves.

Thanks in advance,

André


texts: How to best display text over an image on the landing page

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I want to do something like this (ignoring for now the fact that the image isn't properly aligned yet):

Notice the name "Barack Obama" in the center. I want to keep it that size, but I don't know what to do to make it more legible.

My options are:

Place a background behind the text.
Blur the image so it's a more flat/single color, then programmatically pick (somehow) the highest contrasting color.

For (1), that is like this:

So for this image:

However, that kind of distracts from the overall image IMO, having this block of black or some other color covering it. I wonder if there are any other creative ways to display the text here. Wondering if one could shed some light on what might look the best.

I could place the text with a background at the bottom or top of the image, but then that messes with overall padding styles.

I could also instead just put the text on the landing page and that's it, then you scroll down one viewport to see the image. Hmm.. maybe that is best.

Wondering what books with a lot of graphics do in these cases, like those coffee-table books.


texts: How can you extend a motion in an image with Photoshop?

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I have extended an image:

Now when zooming out it is like this:

It is clearly visible that the extend part wasn't part of the picture.  Do you have any clue how I can fix this?  I'm just trying to let the image look like it has never been extended, so remove of the line and such in the middle.  How can I do this in Photoshop?  I'm not sure what terms to google for.


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I work for a large organization as the in-house designer. We are required to follow guidelines for our identity put forth by an external design agency that they made for us 4 years ago. However now we have certain needs that weren't considered in the guidelines. Specifically, we now have a large department that requires an identity that's more kid and family friendly rather than the very sleek and professional identity that has been put forth. My question is, is it alright for me as the in-house designer to play off the larger identity's elements and create a kid-friendly identity including a new logo? We can't hire the design agency again (they initially helped us pro-bono and we have no budget) and the original agreement doesn't say anything that covers any of this including copyright.

I saw this post but I'm not sure it really answers my question.

Any help is appreciated, thank you!


texts: Inkscape - Path - Difference - Preserve Color

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I am new to Inkscape and I am trying to create a "pupil" in an "eye".

I have a yellow circle with a white circle for an eye. I create a black circle over the eye where I want the pupil to be, and then to conform the black circle within the eye I am using "path" and "difference". This works as I want in terms of the placement of the new "pupil" area, although my "pupil" is made to be yellow, I would like to make it black, as is the color of the circle I used in the first place. I hope that makes sense.

Here are some pictures of what I mean.

Thanks for any help.


texts: My works are boring with the same layout all the time

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I'm a 2nd year graphic design student. The thing is I always do my works in the same style, same layout, all the time. Like placing the most important element in the center. Is this a problem? What should I do?

Please help. Thanks so much.


texts: Image gets squished when overriding in a symbol in Sketch App

texts: I have symbol that contains a profile photo that is masked into a circle shape. And to create a list of them, I would use the Override Image feature. However, if the image is not of the same aspect ratio, then it will stretch. Is there a way to retain 100% width throughout all images?


texts: Term for fonts with fixed versus variable stroke widths

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Comparisons between "serif fonts" and "sans-serif fonts" generally compare Times-Roman or Times New Roman against Helvetica or Arial.  The presence of serifs on the former and lack of them on the latter, however, is not the most noticeable difference.  A more significant difference is the fact that the former fonts are drawn with a mixture of wide and narrow strokes, while the strokes in Arial are of relatively-uniform width.  This is most noticeable in letters like "V" which include strokes in both diagonal directions; in Helvetica, the strokes in both directions match, while in Times-Roman they are very different.

Is there a term which would distinguish a font like Belleza:

(Link)

from Helvetica, or Coustard:

(Link)

....from Times-Roman?

The distinction is perhaps quantitative rather than qualitative, though for fonts where the "V" has diagonal lines with roughly-equal angles, there's probably a pretty clear partition between fonts where the strokes are of equal weight, versus those where they are substantially unbalanced.


texts: Does a background underneath text have a name?

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I'm building an After Effects motion graphics template and giving users the opportunity to alter the rectangle behind the text for a video's lower thirds.

I want to label this parameter appropriately in the Essential Graphics panel.  I've called it "plate," but I'm wondering if there's a better word for it.


texts: "Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal" - How can this concept be supported & explained by a designer?

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"Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal"

This is the most famous version of the concept described by so many great artists, yet, as a designer/artist, I'm not sure how I would explain it.

The general concept can be traced back to many great artists throughout recent history:

  "Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal." - poet T. S. Eliot

  “Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.” - Lionel
  Trilling

  “Lesser artists borrow; great artists steal.” - Igor Stravinsky

  “Good artists copy. Great artists steal.” - Pablo Picasso (according
  to Steve Jobs)

It seems to me that the word "steal" implies plagiarism, which certainly could not make for a great artist nor designer?

How is this saying explained and supported from the standpoint of an artist and/or designer?


texts: Non-destructive transformation + effects Illustrator

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I'm not sure I'm using the right language, but I'm stumped on how to google for this. Basically, I want to take a layer containing multiple objects, duplicate it, and apply effects to it. I have to do this four times, but what I really need is to have the original be linked to these new duplicates.

If I shift the size, placement, etc of the shapes, I want the effect duplicates to mimic those changes. I can do this with Effect > Transform, which makes multiple copies that still have the parent's properties linked to them, but I can't target those copies with the various effects I want to do. Like, I want one of the copies to have a free distort and color change which will make a nice shadow. Am I out of luck trying to do this dynamically?


texts: How to print a double-sided, tiled print from an InDesign file?

texts: I have a 22in x 69in chart that I need to print tiled from InDesign CC. It is double-sided. Can I print both sides as 1 tiled print, so I don't have to assemble both sides separately?


texts: Illustrator Compound path not working on full shape

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I'm an enthousiast graphic designer. I usually like to play with multiple tools and textures to make clothing for my company.

I'm trying to use Compound path with my logo and a vectorised texture but it looks like he tool is "forgetting" a couple of paths (the hook, F, Y, C and line under CO).

Would anyone know what's happening?


texts: What design tool shows zoomed-in and normal-size versions simultaneously?

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Hopefully there is a way to do this in Sketch-- that is what I use :)

But does Illustrator or anything out there, natively or with a plugin, allow for a designer to simultaneously view a normal size and a zoomed-in version of an icon?  I find myself switching back and forth a hundred times.


texts: Batch convert portrait photo to landscape with blurred, extended background - Windows utility needed (NOT Photoshop)

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For a slideshow I want to extend 82 portrait images to landscape so that the image is duplicated as a blurred background, like this:

will be turned into

This is a one-shot-thing that I probably won't need again soon, so I'd need to use some free (or time limited trial) Windows utility for that. (I know that there are ways using Photoshop scripting, but I don't have Photoshop. I do have Corel PhotoPaint, if that's of any use.)

Do you know of any quick and dirty way to achieve this?


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I have a hand drawn design that I would like to print in 3D. For this I need to make it an STL (vector). The problem I encounter is how do I make a sharp and smooth image from the hand drawn picture.

I filled it using a bucket tool in GIMP and it looks like it's going in the right direction. But now I'd like to make the gray lines black and make it a smooth picture overall.

Since I have zero experience with graphic design; how do I call this process and if you are familiar with GIMP, what functions should I try?

Original question:
https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/4340/fill-in-svg-or-stl-design

UPDATE
Tracing is ok but filling it with black is still not what I'd like.


texts: How do I apply a Photoshop filter to fixed parts of an image?

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I have screenshots in multiple languages. Some (50) parts of the screenshot are private. I would like to use crystalize filter to pixelate those parts out. All screenshots have these private parts :) in the same location, doing it only in one screenshot and copying that to all other would be ideal.

My idea is to create one 'mask' layer which has black rectangles over the areas with the private parts. But I fail to use the crystalize filter on all layers below only in places which have a black rectangle in the 'mask' layer.

Any idea if it is possible to apply a filter only in some places based on another layer?


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I am longing for a method to get clear but shaky lines, like drawing a cartoon with china ink, such as this sample scanned from paper:
The strokes in Affinity Designer mostly use images, so the result will always be rasterized. I do not think I need such a sophisticated thing, but just a clear line with the jitter added.

Is there a way to achieve this in Affinity Designer?

Or can anyone recommend an alternative software (on the Mac) to use for this?


texts: How do I edit type in Illustrator to round off corners?

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Recently I wanted to recreate Fasthosts's logo for a small project of mine.

I found out which font it is, but the styling is a bit different than in the logo. It looks like the top of the letters / font is rounded or curved to the right.

I've highlighted the parts in red boxes, to give you an idea what I'am talking about.

To be honest, I have a little experience in Illustrator, but have no idea how to style letters / fonts like this. I hope you guys can help me out.


texts: Client wants to remove footer on certain pages, should I?

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I have a client who insists that we remove the footer from certain pages under the guise of 'the footer will distract people and they will leave the site/not finish the journey'.

To me, this sounds unfounded. If people want to leave the site they will. Removing the footer will not stop that, nor are people that easily distracted.

However, my colleagues advise me that at the end of the day it's the clients website and we should do as they ask. I understand this, "the customer is always right" logic being applied.

But in my honest opinion, I don't think the customer is right and could do with advice from myself or my colleagues regarding this matter.

I wanted to pose the question here to see how important a footer is in website design? All the research I've done suggests it's relatively important and while most of the articles I've read suggest to do at least something with it, none have suggested to remove it entirely.

The clients footer contains links to terms and conditions, how the site works, other related websites which are theirs and a few documents.


texts: Can I redesign a logo I created in Photoshop in illustrator?

texts: I created a logo for my husbands business in Photoshop and he loves it!  I understand that logos though need to be created in Illustrator in order to be resized with out loosing it's quality.  Can I still create the same exact logo in illustrator with the same filters and effects I did in the original photoshop version I created?  He wants the logo to be used on business cards, website, promotional items but also big enough for a wall banner or decal in his new facility.  Any help or input would be greatly appreciated!!!


texts: Photoshop cc - disable pixel snap when select & move multiple anchor points of a shape

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When selecting and moving one anchor point, it moves freely.
But selecting multiple points of the same shape and moving them - it snaps to pixel grid.
Anyone know how to disable that and have them move freely?
Thanks!


texts: I use Bridge for my workflow but I always have to  right click > Reveal in Finder to zip a folder. There is no option to do so when I right click in Bridge, as there is in the Finder window. Am I missing something? Thanks!


texts: Animating on a single artboard in InVision Studio?

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I'm creating a vertical scrolling interactive wizard and currently have 12+ huge 1440x6519 artboards in InVision Studio for this one project. I only need one artboard really, but with each Next button/progression I have layers coming in and out and it seems the only way InVision Studio can animate is by going from artboard to artboard.

Also I know Studio (beta) is having some issues with being a bit laggy right now, but with all these artboards it's really crawling and I'm hoping to solve this with one artboard where someone could click elements within, and progress through the animation.

Hopefully I'm wrong and you can animate within an artboard with a click of a layer, but haven't been able to find anything. In the end I'd love to create something like this.

Is this possible within InVision Studio using one artboard, or is there a way to do this an easier way?


texts: How do I create a water ripple distortion animation on text?

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Hi everyone. Can you please help me to understand the process behind it?

I'm studying the process starting from the static image so through displacement map on photoshop but I'd like to obtain my image from a random alteration made by a liquid-in-motion effect applied on my text. I'm wondering if there's a "displacement map" effect on after effect or in general what are the main steps behind this work!Thanks for you help!


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I am looking for the font used on swiss car plates. I know the reality is a bit confusing, since there has been several version of the font. Also it appears that some plates that exist are legal, but incorrect. That is due to the fact that plates are delivered by cantons, so there is variations...

Here two exemples:

Link to image on Wikipedia

They are slightly different. It is probably two different versions of the same font. I noticed that the "0" is kind off egg shaped, which is very different from the font used is neighboring EU states. The "8" is also recognizable, with a smaller upper loop.

thanks for any help


texts: Color palette next to crop marks - function?

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I'm wondering what the function of adding these color spectrums is?

Attaching screenshot.


texts: How to optimize images to improve pagespeeds / webpage loading times?

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This is almost a StackOverflow question, however it's completely related to Photoshop and other tools. With every Pagespeed test I do for all my website I get the comment "Optimize images by lossless compressing image X" which often increases my page rank a lot.

I already save EVERY image with 'save for web' with Photoshop, but I was wondering how I could "Optimize images by compressing lossless" even more. As far as I know I'm already doing everything I can.

How can I optimise images to improve my webpage loading speeds?


texts: Convert shapes and lines into a single outline

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Coming back to Illustrator after many years away, and I seem to have forgotten how to do what seems really elementary. Forgive my quick hand sketches... I drew some circles (blue) and lines (black):

I want to convert everything into a single path out of which I can delete specific segments, and end up with this final shape:

What obvious method am I missing, O great hive mind?


texts: Offset controls disabled when wrapping text around object in InDesign

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In InDesign, I have a non-anchored image (in a frame) that is linked to a Photoshop (psd) document. I selected the frame and choose "Wrap around object shape." The text correctly wraps around the object (ignoring the transparent portions of the image). I want to increase the offset on the left side of the image so the text doesn't touch the image. However, as shown below, only the top offset control is enabled. The left, right, and bottom controls are disabled (grayed). How can I change the left offset?

I've tried various combinations of the Wrap and Contour Options without success.

Thanks!


texts: Matching printed images to what is seen on screen

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I'm working with colour images that I have changed to black and white, and have altered the contrast of by playing with the different colour channels. My aim is to achieve the same tonal difference and brightness etc. that I am seeing on the screen when I print the images.

Which aspects of the image tend to be affected when printing? (I will be printing in full CMYK colour). I assume the brightness is one of them as my images always come out considerably darker than they appear on screen.


texts: Arcing text into a U-shape (not in text warp menu)

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I want to warp a string of text into a u-shape where only the top is bent but the bottom stays flat. Like this logo

but assuming the bottom remained flat and only the top went from big to small back to big.

Think of it as an arc-upper text warp but instead of a hump at the top its flipped upside down to a smile shape.

How to do?


texts: Resizing shapes using an absolute value in Illustrator

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I want to clone and resize a bunch of the same shape.

I want them to all be X smaller/bigger than the previous shape, where X = absolute value (not a relative percentage).

Currently, I can only find ways to make things resized using a percentage (each copy will be 20% smaller or whatever). I can't find a way to make each shape *40*pt smaller (if it was a square at 200x200, next one should be 160x160, 120x120).

I feel like there is a setting in Illustrator, I just can't seem to find it.

I don't mind doing it once and then pressing Ctrl+D to repeat a bunch of times.
I'm hoping to be able to change the width and height with separate values (for non equilateral shapes).


texts: Save AI file without convert it to outline

texts: How can I save a AI file/convert it to PDF with text (not to convert it to outline) because I need that PDF in searchable mode?


texts: Copying an artboard with a clipping mask

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I want to copy an artboard containing objects created with Effects -> Distort and Transform -> Transform and a clipping mask. But after I copy an artboard, the original one breaks and the new one has all the lines in it invisible.

I'm pretty sure it's because of a clipping mask — the new one clips the old one and vice versa, but I don't understand this behavior or how to avoid it.

Am I using a wrong workflow for copying artboards?


texts: How to superimpose image on all dark areas of another image

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I'm trying to obtain this effect, but Photoshop is failing me (more like the other way around).

What I'm trying to pull off is a superimposition of a second image or pattern of colours on all the dark tones of a picture (e.g. shirt, hair, shadows on the skin), varying according to the shades of black, from a lighter to a more pregnant img superimposition.

Can you guys help me out with this?


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I'm starting with svg files in my websites and I'm really wondering when to use the svg code or the svg image.

i.g.
When I save a file from Illustrator as svg I have two options I can use both.
I can save the image and I can export to code.

But when do I use what? Is is smarter to use the image in my website or do I use the code. With all the current knowledge I have I should use the code because that is way lighter (kb's). Or should I use the image as a fallback?

I have no idea... I hope somebody can shine some light in to the darkness

M.


texts: Grid Template Not Snappable in Fireworks CS6

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I've seen many blogs highly recommend using a grid like 960 for prototyping in newer version of Fireworks.

I'm using CS6.

When I create a new fireworks document from template, I select the Grid12.png, 960.png, etc. When I try to add objects to another layer, they are not snapping to the guides or the vertical grid paths. I've enabled snap to grid, guide, smart guide, 9-slice scaling, etc.

I would assume that most people would want the ability to snap to these guides. Am I missing something?


texts: Stretch an image (in a specific ratio) in such a way that number of pixels of the image remains unchanged?

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I have an image to be displayed on an LCD screen, but my LCD screen is made of rectangular pixels and this makes my image deformed. i.e. A circle will appear as an ellipse.

In order to correct this, I need to change the image aspect ratio without changing the pixel dimensions. Is there any way to do this?

Any tool (GIMP, Photoshop, Illustrator) will be appreciated.


texts: Why do some fonts make I, l, 1 look the same?

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Why do some fonts make the  I,l,1 characters look identical?
There are fonts where they don't just look similar - they are the same exact pixel locations.
Why were they ever created?

I'm guessing this goes back to something historically, for example printing presses where you had to manually possition all the lead blocks for each page.

So if you had many characters that could all use the same block then it was a saving instead of needing 3 sets of blocks for 3 characters, maybe you could get away with 2.
Does anyone know for sure?


texts: Showing all layers except the active one as backdrop during liquify

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In liquify tool, if I choose "All Layers" as the backdrop, both the original version and the distorted version of the active layer will be visible:

I found it causing unnecessary visual confusion. I'd prefer something like this:

In other words, All the other layers are rendered as the backdrop, except the active one (the one that is being liquifying). Is that possible?


texts: How to create this curved shape in Cinema 4D?

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After several attempts I don't know where to go creating smiling mouths of these folks.

End result:

More precisely:

How to bend them?

Tried adding Bend Object but it didn't work out.

How to create the middle split so that the mouth curved on the inside?

The closest thing I got:


texts: How do you determine colors for a logo on black and white backgrounds?

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How do I choose the colors for a logo in order that it can be used on both black and white mediums? Should I use two different color schemes? Are there other methods of making a single logo which works well in all situations without changing its colors?

A single-color logo (for example, green) which would work well on a white background might be reversed out for occasional use as white-on-black. How do I choose the colors of a multi-color logo for that to work in all situations?


texts: Is there a name for this striped dual color background?

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Related Question: How can I replicate this pattern in Illustrator?

Look at the background of this image, the dual-color one.

What is this kind of background called and how can I recreate it?


texts: Illustrator CC - New document window display error

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i have adobe cc in my two computers. In one of them when i open Illustrator cc, am not able to see any of the dialog selections except 'x' button. The whole window is gray as the sceenshot.

However i can open any older file and edit it.

My pc has 24Gb ram and intel i5-3350p.
I never had problem before. I also uninstalled and re installed the setup of creative cloud app.

Problem solved uninstalling avast antivirus.


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How can I make one clipping mask for many type-layers? I have many type-layers and I want one background(clipping mask) for all of them.

Have tried a couple of things. First, tried to make all my type-layers a sublayer for the clipping mask, that did not work. Second, tried to merge all of the type-layers to one, did not work either..

Been searching the web for a solution without luck.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Örvar


texts: Masking an image using a shape with layer style in Photoshop

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I am working on a UI design in Photoshop CC 2019. I have an image and I would like to mask it with a shape. Masking works fine with the shape. But if I applied some layer style like gradient or color overlay, then the masked images is overlayed by this gradient or color overlay.

If I convert the masking shape with gradient to smart object, masking will work. But I would like to know whether there any other ways to achieve this?

Since the UI is for 1x/2x/3x devices, I need resizing of the design without losing quality.


texts: Convert PDF to tiff file with transparency

texts: Is there a way to automate opening a PDF in photoshop at 2600dpi and convert to RGB then downsize the file to 360dpi. (I have to open the files at a higher resolution for gradations to look correct when first opened or the gradations don't open correctly). Lastly save the file to a .tif and keep the transparencies. I would like this to be happening from a hot folder on its own, if possible. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am currently doing this by opening manually through Photoshop and using RBA for some of the steps. At the end closing and clicking through the steps to keep transparency. A real pain, but I need the transparencies in the RGB.


texts: I am exporting my image from AI as html and would like it to stay centered on the canvas as the browser changes size. I heard that you can add attributes to the layer by changing the name of the layer. How do I do that and can you suggest a link that gives a list of attributes?


texts: Strange type behaviours, some rounded letters seem larger

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I have a weird thing happening with this font. It's Avenir. I've used it in the past with no issues, but this one seems to pop up once in awhile. The issue if not obvious is that some letters appear larger than the others. The 'C" and the 'G' for example.

Any ideas?

I'm using a Macbook Pro


texts: Ideal letter spacing on signage – tight or loose?

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Now I’m not sure if large signs should be kerned like normal sized type on a page. If they need a bit of tweaking, should you tighten the kerning and tracking or loosen it?

I know generally small type you want looser kerning and tracking, and larger headlines you want tighter kern/track, but with signs they’re generally read from a distance, right?

What else should I take into consideration when deciding about the tracking of signage?


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I'm looking to create a similar text-effect as is in the picture. Ideally, the text could be "split" into different sections which could be colored to do shading of sorts. If possible, I would like to keep it symmetrical and neat.

Thanks.


texts: What is the best way to save an image to a publication that will allow you to zoom in to greater detail

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I am working on a project for a small organization that publishes PDF magazines to ISSUU.com. We are discussing adding infographics to the publication, but some can be tall and can't be used in their full size withing the boundaries of the page.
Is there a way to save an infographic or insert it into the publication that will allow the viewer to zoom in on the content? Can we still use PDF, or do we need to publish in something else before uploading to ISSUU?
Our publication is small and working off of a PC, not a Mac, but we are working towards expansion. Any advice you can give will help us, if not at the present, then with budgeting for future purchases of better resources and tools.


texts: What determines if an image can be compressed and when it stops

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I ran an image I grabbed off Google through TinyPng's website. The image was compressed, something like 21%. Out of curiosity I put it in again and it was compressed again, by a much lesser value. I kept going, in total 19 times, before the files was no longer getting smaller. Leaving this broken looking version of a cat.

I then grabbed another picture of a cat off Google and ran it through TinyPng, the very first time showed there was 0% compression. Yet there was no artifacts or discolorations as shown in the first picture.
Why was the second image not able to be compressed? Why was the first image stopped from compressing more to the point of being a bunch of garbled pixels?


texts: Photograph of text looks blurry when small on website but when enlarged looks crisp?

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I am editing some photos for a website that has text in it, when I upload them onto the site the text looks blurry, but when I pop the images open to being larger the text looks crisp and I am not sure why.

They are PNG since they are not clean lines on the edge so I need some transparency on the edges.

Has this happened to anyone? or does anyone have any suggestions?


texts: Make text follow a wavy line illustrator

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I have used the zigzag option under distort on a line to make a wavy line like this:

But the path is still a straight line.

How can I get around this, as the end goal is to make some text follow it.


texts: Why are there significant differences in file sizes despite the same format and approximate pixel counts?

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I'm not entirely sure this is the right community for this question but it doesn't seem to fit anywhere else. I also don't see any similar questions.

Image one, image two.

I've included the DropBox links because they're too large for Imgur or other free hosting sites. The first is 10,830 × 4,981 PNG (53.9 megapixels) and 2,400,601 bytes (2.3 megabytes). The second is 10,812 × 5,159 PNG (55.8 megapixels) and 16,451,853 bytes (15.7 megabytes). They have identical information from Jeffrey Friedl's tool.

PNG
Animation   no
Bit Depth   8
Color Type  RGB with Alpha
Compression Deflate/Inflate
Filter      Adaptive
Image Size  10,830 × 4,981
Interlace   Noninterlaced
Gamma       1.7362
Profile Name    Photoshop ICC profile
Pixels Per Unit X   3,780
Pixels Per Unit Y   3,780
Pixel Units meters

Can anyone explain why the two file sizes are so different despite being similar or identical in every other way? I haven't been able to find an answer anywhere else, although that might be because of my inability to phrase the question correctly or use the right terminology.


texts: Illustrator - Breaking up compacted layers

texts: New to Illustrator. When I open an ai CC file in CS6, all layers are compacted into one layer. How can I break it up into the original individual layers? How should I be saving my work to prevent this? Thanks


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I used to have a list of commands in a text file like this:

-f ./input1.svg -e ../output1.png -y 0 -w 72
-f ./input2.svg -e ../output2.png -y 0 -w 240

and used to run inkscape --shell < commands.txt.

But I cant figure out how to do that in Inkscape 1.0!


texts: A font that covers the UTF-8 encoding entirely?

texts:
I'm a programmer and for some testing I need a font that covers all the glyphs and the characters encoded by the UTF8 standard.

I personally can't remember or find anything like that, I hope you can name a font that will meet my requirement.


texts:
Google provides all design specifications in their design documentation, which is very rich and outlines every single element - its size, padding etc. Everything, including material icons and text fields, is based on an 8px grid so you're pretty much never left in the dark.

What about iPhone apps? Apple human interface guidelines are very vague and, in some ways, completely useless. That's why I'm reaching out to you guys. how do you position and size your design assets such as icons, bars, tabs etc.? I would like to be as precise as possible since that's just the way I design stuff. How are designs being put together in xcode? Is there anything I need to consider?


texts: Does Ink Manager use official Pantone recommended values?

texts: I was wondering if anyone knows if you use the Ink Manager to convert Pantone Spot Colors to CMYK in InDesign is the outcome an official Pantone recommended value?


texts: Inkscape failing at converting an .svg to an .eps (or any other file)

texts:
I used inkscape to grab an image out of a pdf. After doing so, I found out the only way it would actually save was to save it to .svg. I then tried saving the svg to eps/pdf/wmf/emf... etc basically every format I can think of, and they are all just blank pages. I even tried opening it in chrome, which it does, but when i click print (to send it to a pdf printer), the page is just a big black box.

I'm uploading the .svg at the link below, i'm wondering if its some transparency problem but I have no idea how to fix it..

http://d-h.st/eXQ  <- link to .svg file
edit: new link to SVG http://www.filedropper.com/drawing-2

As a note I'm trying ot get this into eps to use in a LaTex document..

Thanks!


texts: Create multiple document from each group in illustrator useing javascript

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I have Ai file whitch file have many groups each group different design. How can I create javascript to separate each group to file. Or any options to do this and each file have to be same name as group name.
Thanks in advance.


texts: How to design a template for printing variable data on a label

texts:
I designed a product label in Inkscape, saved as PNG. The manufacturer of the product needs to print batch number, best before etc using his own printer at the manufacturing site which uses CDR file format.  How do I create a template for the manufacturers printer?

I need to know how to create a template where just the space for batch number  is editable, so the manufacturer can input the required data.

Should I create another layer, bring batch no. & space for inputting data to that layer and delete all other layers in the label? Then save as SVG? The manufacturer will then type text in that space?


texts: Is there a way to adjust hue absolutely in GIMP?

texts:
From my understanding, when I use Color -> Hue-Chroma or Hue-Saturation, and slide Hue value, it adds this value to the hue of every pixel in the selection.

What I want is to just "colorize" the picture by setting every pixel's hue to the same value, like adjusting absolute value, not relative.

It would also be wonderful if there would be a way to do the same for saturation and lightness.

How could I do that?


texts: Shortcut to hide all guides and stuff (inDesign)

texts: I often feel overwhelmed by so much guides and frame edges in inDesign. Is there a shortcut to show/hide all of these in order to get some immediate glimpse of the final result?


texts: Meaning of "Non-Commercial Free Usage" for fonts

texts: I have a large font collection, which I decided to sort according to licensing terms. While trying to learning more about font licensing, I came to know the term "Non-Commercial Free Usage" is somehow ambiguious. What is the exact meaning of this license with respect to fonts ?


texts:
I have an end user who is the admin for a website and they insist on showing the available dates to the customer. They are showing the showings literally like this:

2-Mar,  9-Mar,  16-Mar,  23-Mar,  30-Mar-2014

6-Apr,  13-apr,  20-Apr,  27-Apr-2014

4-May,  11-May,  18-May,  25-May-2014

7-sep,  14-Sep,  21-Sep,  28-Sep-2014

5-Oct,  12-Oct,  19-Oct,  26-Oct-2014

2-Nov,  9-Nov,  16-Nov,  23-Nov,  30-Nov-2014

7-Dec,  14-Dec,  21-Dec,  28-Dec-2014

My question is, how can i easily and elegantly displays these dates?


texts: Is there a simple program to lay out images on a series of pages for linux?

texts:
I am constantly needing to print out pages with 4 graphs on one page or 2 graphs and a diagram, etc.. So far I have been using LibreOffice Draw to import the images and then manually lay them out on a page and it works but it gets a bit slow and is far too heavy for my needs. By slow, I mean that it crawls when trying to move high resolution images and it is also too heavy on memory requirements when I have over 18 high resolution images to play with. I basically need a a program that lets you import images and then lets you scale, rotate and move them around on a page. It also needs to have support for multiple pages so Inkscape is ruled out (I think). I don't really want to use something like Scribus either. If it has grid based layout management, that would be even better. Oh and it must work on linux.

Any pointers would be great! If I can't find something, I might just write a simple app myself.

Cheers!

Durand


texts: Client requested new changes to edited source files

texts:
A client with whom I have a good relationship has used the source files I sent them to make major design changes and then sent them back to me, asking me to edit some items within the new file.

I usually provide source files because working internationally, there are often printer issues. This is the first time I have had this problem!

I have no written contract, although I am sure they think they own all of my work (most of my contracts are work for hire and I have not been empowered to protest) and I don't want to blow the relationship. However, I don't want them to follow this workflow again.

Should I ask for a fee now for the right to alter? Say double the cost of the job?

They might refuse and then tell me to make all the changes they wanted, which makes it all seem ridiculous.

Should I say "next time"? That will probably be the end of the relationship.

I see no winning scenario here, except my gut says, "no way!"


texts: Is it possible to take high quality screen captures?

texts:
I'm making a manual for a web-based app. I take screenshots and put them into
adobe illustrator and they lose their quality extremely fast when zooming in.

Is there any way I can take high resolution or vector based screenshots that don't loose image quality when zoomed in? This seems to be only a problem with Illustrator, with Photoshop when I zoom in it gets slightly fuzzy but that's it.


texts: Trying to minimize the flags of each USA State to 16 by 11 pixels in photoshop

texts:
I'm trying to minimize the flags of each USA State to 16 by 11 pixels in Photoshop.

When using "free transform", I get a very ugly result for some flags such as the flag of the State of Alaska.

What's the best way to do this?

Thanks!


texts: What is the best way to remove the clouds from the background?

texts: I'm trying to remove the clouds from the picture as cleanly as possible while keeping the wires still visible. What I'm aiming for is the structure with the sky cut out. I'd rather not make a path because it would be really tedious and the shape would be very complex as there are lots of lines. Any help would be greatly appreciated!


texts:
What font is used in this logo?

Editor's note: while this was their logo at the time this question was written, bit.ly have since adopted a new logo.


texts: Stock Photo resource collections for Salons?

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I apologize in advance if this may be off topic (I'm new here so I am not quite sure)

But I have sifted through many Stock Photography resources and I have found very little to none, reasonably priced / free stock photo images of masculine men being groomed / or smiling with nice haircuts.

For example, I am trying to find one with a guy getting his hair washed.  I found this: http://www.inmagine.com/hana011/hana011071-photo but, $300 for 1 photo?  That's crazy.

I had assumed that I'd be able to find salon 'collections' available, similar to how you can find graphic design 'collections' of buttons/backgrounds and other types of resources.  But I am starting to learn I may be wrong, and this seems like it is going to be much more difficult / financially burdening than I anticipated.

Free sites like www.sxc.hu are not high quality enough models.  (masculine, etc), and have little to none in a Salon type setting.

'Royalty Free' sites like istockphoto or shutterstock are pretty pricy, especially for subscriptions ($200/month?)

Perhaps I am experiencing culture shock and do not understand this environment.  If this is the case, if you can link to a good article describing the culture of stock photography as it relates as a resource to graphic design, I'd be very grateful.

If there's a secret I've been missing out on, please share.

If I should just steal images off google search, because the event of legal action against the small salon business I'm doing work for is highly unlikely, I'd love to hear your explanation.

Thanks


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I don't know where else to turn with my problem, so I'll try here.
I have an Epson ET-2710 and it's working fine... as long as I only print in the A4 format.
I've told the printer in the settings to print 10x15cm (4x6 inches) but for some reason the picture I'm trying to print is offset a lot and not even in the correct orientation. Even worse, when I try to change the orientation from vertical to landscape the picutre is not even on paper anymore.
Here are a few screenshots of my problem (Currently trying to print a scanned Magic card to calibrate my printer so I can make my own card game). Screenshots were too big to be posted here it seems, so here's a link to imgur with my problem:
https://imgur.com/gallery/7OpdabD


texts: Change the color of multiple layers at once in CS4

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I apologize if this question has been answered already, I'm not experienced with Photoshop and not sure what to search for. I'm using CS4. I have a grid made up of different layers, basically like a checkers or chess board, where each square is a different layer. I've decided to change the color of some of the squares. I'm trying to find the best way to do this.

It seems I can do this by setting tolerance to 0 on Paint Bucket, since my squares are monocolor. However, in the future they might not be. Is there another way to do this, besides selecting exactly the right pixels first?

I saw a suggestion that I can "lock" the layer pixels so that transparent pixels aren't overwritten. However, the options are not available in my Photoshop version.


texts: Adding hyperlinks to images within an illustrator file

texts: I'm creating an image for our website that I would like to take up the entire page with smaller images within in, and I would like to hyperlink these images to other pages. Is there a way to do this in illustrator?


texts: Where's the 'similar layers' functions in Photoshop CC?

texts: In previous versions it used to be under Select > Similar layers but I can't find it anymore.


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I'm using magic wand to separate the background and foreground (an apple in the example). The goal is to get a binary image, with white pixels standing for the foreground. The problem here is the foreground layer is not pure white. Photoshop is always "matting" the edges such that quite a few pixels become something like (240,243,242). It happens even when I use "edit-clear" a selected area. Is there a way to get a "hard" solution? Either the background is pure black or the foreground is pure white will be good enough; both is not necessary.
Thanks!

an apple http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Apple#mediaviewer/File:McIntosh_with_sticker_by_Lars_Zapf_2006-03-30_cropped.jpg


texts: How can I get the "swipe down" icon from control center - iOS 7

texts:
I would like to use the swipe down icon:

from Control Center of iOS 7 :

in my iOS 7 app to indicate that you can swipe down this pop up :

How can I get this icon. Am I allowed to use this icon anyway (I do iOS app)

Thanks in advance.


texts: How to see an embedded image's dpi (ppi) in a pdf in Acrobat Pro?

texts:
The following situation baffled me slightly: after preparing a pdf in a different program I wanted to make sure that an embeded image in the pdf file had the right dpi, yet I found no way in adobe acrobat pro to inspect the file/image dpi.

Can that be, or am I missing where this feature is hidden?


texts: How do I change specific channels with the curves tool in GIMP?

texts: When I click the "Channel" dropdown in the Curves tool in GIMP, all of the channels are grayed out and I can only select "Value". What would cause them to be grayed out? What do I need to do to change the color curves of particular color channels?


texts: what are some good fonts to combine with Forza?

texts: I have a client who is overusing Forza, for all headers, body, etc. I'd really like to mix it up but I am not good with fonts. Any ideas?


texts: How to remove background behind a subject (make it transparent), but with a slight transparency blur around the edge instead of sharp cut-off?

texts:
I've looked at a dozen tutorials on removing background in Photoshop, and they all seem to do the same thing. I've followed the usual route of "create a new layer - select your subject - invert selection - press Delete" as described, for example, here. In itself, it does what it should no problem. However, the sharp cut-off from 0 % transparency (the subject) to 100% transparency (background) creates a pixelated edge, extremely visible when placing a dark subject on solid background.
How can I blur/antialias this edge with a small radius, 1-2 pixels, so that there is fade-out rather than cut-off? Note that this blur should only be present in the transparency channel, not the RGB image.


texts: how to scale artwork and content from mm to pixels

texts:
i'm making a template of a ticket of 80mm for a web app in Illustrator CC 2017, but now realize that when i go to export>save for web, the size of the artwork and content change to pixels, but not transform 80mm to the actual size in pixels instead the program just changed 80mm to 227px which is the same size on the inside ruler of illustrator.

Why is this happening can someone help?

How can i scale the artwork and his content from milimeters to the real size in pixels for print from web.


texts: How do I subtract the inner path from the outer circle in Adobe Illustrator?

texts:
Imagine if you took the following shape...

...and flipped it on its side in a three-dimensional space. I'm trying to do that in Illustrator, and so far I have this:

From the outer circle, I want to subtract the {inner circle + the shape bounded by the two yellow straight lines, the inner circle, and the outer circle}.

I tried selecting everything and using Object > Compound Path > Make, but that leaves me with this:

As you can see, {the shape bounded by the two yellow straight lines, the inner circle, and the outer circle} is not being subtracted from the outer circle.

I also tried joining the outside edges of the two straight lines using the pen tool, then using Compound Path. But making a perfect bezier curve that traces over the outer circle exactly is too much for my human fingers -- so there's a faint line where the fill from the compound path doesn't completely overlap.

How can I subtract the {inner circle + the shape bounded by the two yellow straight lines, the inner circle, and the outer circle} from the outer circle?


texts: Save layer effects as png without picture

texts:
How can I save only effects of the layer without saving the actual picture.
I added inner and outer glows to my layer and I need to save only glow effects without nozzle on the picture.


texts: Please critique my pending website's home page with these two questions:

texts:
I have the following questions regarding my design:

Does my website have a professional, high-end feel? Why are why not?
Does my current "Call To Action" button stand out or can you find it easily without much thought?

I'm marketing to potential clients who offer high-end products and/or services.

//////////// Updated: January 27, 2015 ////////////

Based on your feedback, I have modified my home page and wanted to show you what your efforts have helped me to produce. The footer area is empty now because I'm reworking it.


texts: What does 'maximum halftone value' mean?

texts:
Can you help me get a better understanding of what "halftone value" means, please?

I tried looking up idioms, looked at the dictionary, and a lot of other tools. I am not a native English speaker.

The context is:
'Background printing or colour washing should have a maximum halftone value of 15%. Full ink coverage on the reverse can also cause bad toner
adhesion.'

The last part with coverage on the reverse I understand.

Thank you!


texts:
Whenever I try and draw in Adobe Illustrator the lines always do this weird thing where they sort of fill in a bit...
How do I stop this?
As it is really annoying while trying to draw...
Thank you


texts: Some practical strategies for the pixel monkey dilemma

texts:
I saw this question on UXSE but thought it might be interesting to see what the response on graphic design SE compared to stackoverflow or programming SE:

Just a bit of background though... I originally saw the question posted on UXSE by user, but it seems like the question should be answered by both sides of the fence, so I posted on StackOverflow (with disastrous consequences) because it should have been posted on Programmer SE instead. But I think the problem applies to many professionals involved in teams that collaborate on design and implementation work, hence I tried to post here on Graphic Design SE (also with disastrous consequences).

It would be nice to get some answers because the comments are quite long, or if it is inappropriate as a question then some ideas on where this should belong (please)...

So now onto the question:

A quotation from an interview with a practitioner with a technical background and role:

  Developers are all smart people; they don't enjoy their work if
  somebody tells them this is what you need to do and this is how you're
  going to do it. Nobody wants to feel like a coding monkey.

This is the so called 'coding monkey dilemma'. I am sure many of you who have worked in different types of development teams or work with UX have experienced similar situations in which the role of a visual, graphic designer or similar is somewhat considered a 'threat' to job satisfaction of developers. It seems like in some ways they may be perceived as being 'difficult' to work with due to the lack of understanding about each others' roles in the project.

What approaches (processes, tools, methods, etc.) do you use in your work  to overcome the 'pixel monkey dilemma'?

I would also like to read more about this if you know of any references.


texts: Personal Web Designer Portfolio Website Persona

texts:
I'm working on my first real portfolio website (at http://bobdowns.net) and I learned in one of my Web Design classes at ASU that we web designers should write up a Persona for our "target market" (who we think will be the typical visitor). I'm guessing that mostly recruiters and HR people will be the most likely people to view my portfolio website.

What are the most typical aspects of recruiters and HR people who would be looking for an entry level web designer/developer like me? Here are the categories we learned in class:

Name:
Age: (or age range)
Gender:
Education: (Bachelor's, Master's, PhD?)
Work Experience: (Been a recruiter for 10 years straight?)
Likes and Dislikes: (Goes to the bar after work every Friday; Love to tag themselves and friends on FourSquare at those bars; Loves long walks on the beach...?)
Personality: (Type "A"; Easy-going; fed up with social injustice...?)
Communication style: (Prefers texting; loves to talk on the phone all night; gets a "boost" from chatting with friends in person...?)
Computer skills: (Barely knows where the power switch is; has a Master's in IT; knows just enough to get by in an office environment...?)
Frequency of Internet Usage: (Every day but only at work; on Facebook and Twitter nearly every waking hour; "Internet...? What's that?"...?)
Websites Visited on Frequent Basis: (google only; facebook, pinterest; yahoo only...?)
Knowledge of Subject of Your Website: (Fresh out of college, having just obtained Communications degree; master web designer; was a social media expert for a while...?)
Key Reasons Why to Visit Your Website: (This one might seem obvious based on my assumptions of who's going to visit - "find a match for the position(s) I'm trying to fill" - but if you can think of anything else, by all means, please say something)
Key Needs from a Website on Your Subject: (Quick and easy way to contact me; a link/button to easily download a copy of my resume to share with the hiring manager (what document format? .docx, .pdf?)...?)

According to the class, the answers to all of the above categories will help the web designer decide how to design (colors, fonts, layout, menus, etc.) and format (one page, multiple pages, etc.) the site in question.


texts: What font is used on Roya's "Samsara" album cover?

texts:
I've been searching for this font Roya (texture not included of course) and still no luck!

What is it? (or one that is similar?)


texts: How to determine navy blue and grey combo for logo/ business card?

texts: How to figure out which navy blue and grey will print best (be most legible) with digital business card printing process?


texts: How to learn to create a landing page like this by pure HTML & CSS

texts:
I've found a nice landing page which is built under ant design - a ReactJS UI framework.
I suspect someone doesn't need to go that far to learn ReactJS in order to built something similar. So I ask here how to do it in HTML&CSS.

The part that I want to replicate is the animation of moving objects and text from left and right into the center. This happens when a user scrolls down while visiting the page.

If my question is too broad, I hope that at least I still can get alternative feedback such as a pointer to other similar pages built with HTML&CSS. I don't mind if I have to study the code by myself.


texts: Do plotter units define quality in PLT file export?

texts:
In CorelDraw and other vector programs there is a parameter upon attempting to export a PLT file that asks for plotter units.

If i have a circle for example and i export it with 1016 PU and another that i export with 2032 PU is there a difference in exported quality?


texts: Why is trace bitmap not working in inkscape?

texts: I had created a rectangle and was trying to use the trace bitmap feature to make a SVG copy but the copy was not being created.


texts: How can I get GIMP to remember my brush on a per tool basis?

texts:
I'm using a Wacom tablet.  I want to use a thin brush for painting, and when I flip over to erase, I want a fat brush.  However brush are not switched when I switch tools.

How do I do this?


texts:
There are many different kinds of concept art, but I'm very interested in this style.

What is this style called?

art by: Marco Bucci


texts: Which Adobe product must I use to create a moving banner like this?

texts:
I want to create a moving banner just like this:
http://share.bannersnack.com/FB8FFFBC5A8/bc561lfno

I need to make it in a GIF format. Which Adobe product do I need?


texts: Export all layers to png in Photoshop including those outside of the canvas area

texts:
I am using the script inbuilt in photoshop, but if some of my layers work are outside canvas, it trims those to the visible area only.

But we need everything in the layer in png, whether is was visible in canvas or it is outside.

Best,
Gunjan


texts: How do I align multiple pattern brushes?

texts:
I'm not sure if I've found a bug or if I'm missing something so I figured I'd ask here first.

I'm using Illustrator CC on Windows. My goal is to create multiple pattern brushes that align on a path, allowing me to switch from one pattern to the next without the pattern shifting on the path. Not a shift along the path but offset from it. For example if multiple paths are horizontally drawn and aligned vertically then all of the patterns would line up vertically (none higher or lower than the others).

I've created each of my pattern brushes with the grey square elements in the image above. The resulting paths are the blue lines below. As can be seen, the third pattern is shifted much lower along the path and doesn't match up with the other two and I can't for the life of me figure out why. I'm using invisible boxes to try and ensure that the dark central stroke is centered along the path.

I've also noticed that the brushes panel for the third stroke has done something odd with the corner treatment. Maybe this has something to do with it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts:
I have a movie on my phone about 5 minutes long. After about 2 minutes, the movie is upside down. How can I fix this without affecting the whole video?

I would like to turn the video sideways after 2 minutes.


texts:
When I am trying to delete the edges I selected the script editor gives me the following message:

Warning: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya 2014/scripts/startup/cut Copy Paste.mel line 194: Nothing is selected.

and it does not delete the edges.
 Has anybody encountered the same problem as I have?


texts: Hi I am trying to replicate this text, i know the font is VAG Rounded, which i have, but i dont know which effects they applied to make the trade in and save part look the way they do.  I am new to photoshop and would appreciate any help.


texts: How can I preserve vector file size and quality when exporting to PNG format with Illustrator?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  eps file vector quality issue

I have a large vector .eps file of 8 logo samples. At 100% zoom, it is crisp and gorgeous, about 4 inches wide and 1.5 inches high on my laptop screen. How do I export it at that size and save it in the same quality, but png format at the same size? I'm new to Illustrator and it is different from Photoshop function wise.


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I have several pictures in different artboards. I would like to save "for web" picture in artboard #2 . When I do "save for web" I'm always pointed to dartboard #1 an I must use mouse o move right picture. This is not convenient. How to fix it?

Another problem I would like to solve - I need to have size in "save for web" menu exact of picture I would like to save and not some magic frame AI is offering me. How to solve this problem?


texts: Sketch: How to cut a piece of a text that has been converted to outlines

texts:
From a letter "m" that was converted to outlines, I would like to cut it in the middle and then take the right piece, duplicate it, flip it horizontally and merge it with the first one.

In other words I want to take the second arch of the m and duplicate it in place of the first arch.

I haven't succeeded in cutting it correctly.


texts:
I'm trying to distress a font.

I have created outlines on the text, then using brush, drew a line of charcoal brush. Select All, Expand Appearance, Pathfinder minus.

It works but only the first letter of the text is left on the page.


texts: How to defend layout and design decisions?

texts:
I work with people where design is not seemed as a very important part when advertising products or events. I am, as far as I know, the only person with a professional graphic design education. It is really difficult for me to change something there, everytime I try to establish at least some simple guidelines.
And many do not have a single clue about design, e.g. different colors every time, no need for a consistent design, even colors and fonts vary in each design that is made.
I thought that it is easier to convince these people to let a professional do it, I am happy to accept criticism, but I don't want to explain to people why you should't use a rainbow gradient as a background or why you should leave some margin between content and border. They simply do not care.
Normally when I try to convince a person, I look at the facts, but except for color theory and some design principles I learned at school, I've never seen and actual rules derived from studies or something. Like how can I explain to these people that white space is important. Every time I just want to say: "Because it just looks shit" but that doesn't work.
It's actually only a problem because now my colleagues are demanding some designs, and although they have no actual education and experience, tell me exactly which layout to use, even though it looks nothing like anything else we've done for that specific marketing campaign. Or they ask me to just remove the white space to fit more text into it.


texts: Illustrator: weird blobs when using Inconsolata from Google Fonts

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Does anyone else get these blobs on the corners of some characters when using the Inconsolata Font in Illustrator? Is this intentional to make the ends of the characters look more flared? It's fine at small sizes but I want to use it for a heading and it looks gross at about 40pt.

BTW I didn't convert these to outlines or do anything else to the type.


texts: How to create a darken/lighten keyboard shortcut in Illustrator?

texts:
Searching for greyscale keyboard shortcuts I stumbled upon this nice useful video. However at minute 1:15 she uses a keyboard shortcut to quickly lighten and darken the selected colors. How does she do that?
She mentions that there's a previous video of hers explainig how to create such shortcut, but the video can't be found on her uploaded list.
I also found this page about a darken/lighten script, but the download link it's down.
So, how do you create such keyboard shortcut? I can't find anything about this.


texts: How do I make this image in image effect?

texts: I am trying to get the following done in photoshop. I have 2 images both on 2 different layers. I have one on top of it and I am using the brush tool to sort of merge it with the bottom layer like shown in the examples but it doesn't seem to work in my case. What are these effects called? I would greatly appreciate any help with this.


texts:
Are there any graphics programs that work like AutoCad or Inventor where you can draw objects and give them precise dimensions? Even better, something parametric like Inventor. I don't like lining stuff up by eye or using flaky snap grids. I'm hoping for something really extensive, and straight forward as if one was drawing simple parts (I plan on making icon vectors). Is there anything like this?

Thanks


texts: I want to export my logo from affinity to .svg in specific size, but affinity always sets size for 100% width and 100% height. Where can i change it?


texts: Split several images into pieces and merge them

texts:
I'm curious if there is a program or method which allows you to split several images into equal pieces and merge them into one image afterwards.

For example:
I have 10 images from a timelapse recording.
The goal is to select all 10 images, cut them into equal pieces and merge them into one image (1st slice from image 1, 2nd slice from picture 2 ...)

In the end I would like to have one image consisting of 10 different slices from 10 different images.

There are ways to reach this result manually, but its really frustrating cutting merging 100 images.

I hope you got my intention :D


texts: Why do paintbrush loops get thicker at the top in Illustrator?

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When I do swirls in Illustrator with the paintbrush tool I often get this result (see image).

The loops doesn't get perfectly rounded, instead sometimes some of them gets thicker at the top of the loop... It tends to happen more if I paint small with low brush sizes. Why is this happening?


texts: Apply Photoshop dodge/burn to full range

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Dodge and burn brushes apply only to a "Range" — either Highlights, Midtones, or Shadows.

Is there a way to dodge/burn uniformly across the dynamic range?


texts: Gray background printing on transparent images. Shows only when printing from Mac, but not PC

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Transparent images are assumed to be originating from a PC/Window environment, and then have a light gray background when printed in color on a mac.

I am mocking up how it looks "printed".  It is fine when I flatten the image, however.

Is there any workaround for printing these transparent images on a mac without issues?


texts: Is it possible to animate a modifier in 3ds Max?

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Is it possible to 'animate in' a modifier?

Elaboration:

I want a cube to behave as a regular cube for, say, 10 frames, and only after 10 frames should a cloth modifier fade into the cube.

This means for 10 frames the cube will behave as if there are no modifiers on it, then after 10 frames the cloth modifier will fade in on the cube and simulate normally as a cloth object would thereafter.

Any help will be appreciated, and any links would be a great help.