texts: InDesign: current page number adjustment

texts: Can't figure out if there's a way to add a '0' (zero) before the current page number on a master page, so that only pages 1 to 9 get listed as '01', '02', etc instead of '1', '2', etc. thanks


texts: Adobe Illustrator SVG files looking unclean

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I am using Adobe Illustrator from Creative Cloud, most up-to-date version.
I have purchased an asset from Adobe Stock and I wanted to save it from .ai to .svg and use it on a web page.
This is how the asset looks on my monitor when I edit it in Adobe Illustator:

Then, when I use the EXPORT or SAVE AS and choose .svg, I open the .svg file in Chrome and Firefox and it looks like this:

The shadows are all messed up, it looks like someone turned water over the design and it turned into an oily design. I am not expert in Adobe Illustrator. I just use it to do minor changes to files, so I have no idea what is the problem, maybe I am missing some plugin or something. I tried all possible ways of saving the image as SVG and it always looks like that.
Here is how my export settings look like:

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks


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I'd like to have a layer mask in Gimp that includes some text. I currently have a method of achieving this, but it's a little more crude than I'd like.
In this image, the top text is a simple text layer sitting over a plain blue background. The bottom text is the result of the following procedure:

Create a plain background and a separate text layer.

In the layers dialog, right click on the text layer, and select, "Alpha to Selection".

Hide the text layer, select the background layer, right click and select, "Add Layer Mask".

In the resulting dialog, select to initialize the layer mask to "White (full opacity)"

Selecting the 'Bucket Fill Tool' with the colour black, fill the selected area.

In the layers dialog, right click the blue background layer, and select, "Apply Layer Mask".

Create a new black background behind the blue layer.

The difference is small, but noticeable (especially since I scaled the image up to 500%). It does slightly change the look of a font.
It's perhaps more noticeable as a gif:

My question is, how can I add text to a layer mask without losing any of the fine details of the font?


texts: Drawing over an image in gimp without downscaling artefacts

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So I want to draw a character for my game, by first drawing it on a paper, then scanning it, and then putting it as a bottom layer to GIMP to draw on top of.
My problem is when I try to do this for a low-resolution output image, I get a very blurry backdrop image, like this:

Most displeasant, just before I confirm the scaling down of the original image,
I get a glimpse of what I want:

Does anybody have any idea?


texts: Creating series of horizontal lines in photoshop

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I want to create this final output of image as in this answer, so first I need to create horizontal lines. I am very new to photoshop and a bit aware of Gimp. As I see every answer is in photoshop. Even the first question I have asked was on gimp which already has an answer for photoshop( my first question on graphics designing). So, I have decided to start with photoshop. But I am stuck at the first task itself :( Can someone help me with creating series of horizontal lines as in that answer. I tried according to this video, but ended up with below lines which has gaps between two lines instead of thickness of each line.

Here is what I currently have.

Can someone please tell me how to achieve thick horizontal lines pattern?


texts: Procedural Matte Key with smart object in Photoshop

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I like to work procedurally in photoshop via smart-objects and smart-filters, but I encountered a problem.
In Premiere it is possible to Matte Key the video and then to apply other effects on top of if it.

So I want to do is to remove the dark areas and gaussian blur the smart-object then, because if I do not remove the dark areas, they will affect the result negatively by darkening the highlights. For example, small light spots surrounded by dark pixels get dark after the blur and the effect would only work with big light sources.

Any ideas how to do this? :)

Edit: What I mean with procedually is that if I edit the smart-object the filters will update accordingly

Edited version
with a non-procedual glow (I removed all dark areas and gaussian blurred it then)

Original image by unsplash


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I (not a terribly creative type) have created an image in Figma from several geometric shapes.
I would now like to save that image as a PNG.
"Save local" gives me a .fig file with no options otherwise.
The official exports page just tells me what a PNG is.
Other articles have lead me to do a File -> Export, after having to set export properties on each object, but that exports each individual shape as its own file.
Is there a "save image" button? Am I just blind?


texts: Is there a way to get the equivalent of a color in different blending modes?

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I have to make a button with some shadows using HTML/CSS and I've been provided with a PSD file, which has a shape of the button and some effects applied to it. One of the effects is an inner shadow.

And it's blending mode is Multiply. There is no such possibility to use blending modes in CSS, so I think the only way to make 100% copy of the button is to convert the colors from Multiply blending mode to Normal. I found the formula of the Multiply blending mode.

It is : Result Color = (Top Color) * (Bottom Color) /255

So maybe its possible to get the top color respectively?

(Top Color) = (Result Color) / (bottom color) / 255

I tried this but its not working for some reason.

Any ideas?


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I'm trying to create a building, using the line segment tool.
So I first created this big shape and then slashed through it with white lines.
However on a colored background I want the lines to be transparent. When I try to do this, they of course completely disappear. Any advice on how to do this?


texts: How do I make rectangular photos square?

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I have a pack of rectangular pictures (some landscape, some portrait) but I need them to be square.

I know how to use imagemagick for resizing and converting.

Some of the pictures are wider, some of them higher; but I really don't know how can I make my pictures square in bulk?

Any help/ideas for my issue?


texts: How can I create a pattern of parallel lines that are increasing in distance in Photoshop / Illustrator?

texts: Please see the referenced image to get an idea of what I am referring to.


texts: Logo Creation Standards/Guidlines - Gaussian Blur

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Is it common for logos to be created using Gaussian Blur?

Do print shops handle this appropriately?

The intention is to use it to smooth the edges of the chosen font to enhance the appeal of the design. I want to keep the design as minimalistic as possible. Gaussian Blur will deviate slightly from that rule, but I think it's worth it; given the questions above don't introduce any unforeseen complexities.

note: this question is tagged with Photoshop, as that is the program I'm using to generate the logo.


texts: I am trying to find out, but I am having a hard time. I would like to know what the font type used to create the logo at http://stripe.com is? Does anyone happen to know?


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Is it possible in 3ds max to decimate a mesh while keeping it as close to the original as possible down to a 1mm difference?

Is it possible to measure this distance?

Cheers


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How can I enlarge a small photo with very high resolution to a big photo with less resolution?

Original size is 12.7 width by 7.2 height at 1550 dpi.

I want to convert it to 62cm width by 182 cm height and at 300 to 400 dpi, and cut a part of the photo.


texts: InDesign: Order of multiple tables of contents in PDF

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My book file has a document that contains two separate tables of contents: one occupies pages 1-2 and the other one is on page 3. When I export to PDF, all the items on both TOCs become bookmarks in the PDF. That's great.

But for some reason, the contents of the second TOC (on page 3) comes first in the PDF bookmark list. The contents of the first TOC (on pages 1-2) follows after it.
I don't understand why the two TOCs are being ordered this way.

I looked through all the options in the Table of Contents Style dialog box but nothing seemed to be relevant to this issue. I couldn't find any answers on Google or Lynda.com either. Does anyone know what settings might control the ordering here?


texts: Illustrator: how can I truly clip an svg image?

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I sometimes use illustrator to make an image, then clip that image. When I export the image to svg all of the clipped parts of the image still affect the boundaries of the svg.
I want a scalable vector image, but I want it to only have the boundaries of my clip.


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So I've seen this answer on here:
Indesign RGB color space

But I'm wondering how do I tell what colourspace is currently applied to a document? I think the one I'm currently working in is set to CMYK, but I'd like to know how I can find out for sure.

If I visit Edit > Convert to Profile I see the following:

But this appears to show both RGB and CMYK, is any of this telling me what my document is currently set to?


texts: Converting image to smart object adds white frame

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I have created an image and added some effects to it but now when I try to save it as PNG there's a white frame addon to it. I've tested a few things and realised that this behavior happens when I convert the image to a smart object.
How can I save the image as PNG and keep the image "as is" without the extra white frame?

Update: I've added a side by side picture. Left side is the psd, right side is the same PSD that was saved as PNG and imported back to the picture.

PNG:

Thanks


texts: Outset small rectangle path in Inkscape without round distortion?

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This post: InkscapeForum.com • View topic - problem with path outset seems to suggest that "squared joins" are to blame, but here is an example showing the problem regardless:

Draw a straight line (using the Pen tool) with two nodes; make it some 22 units long, and set its stroke width to 2 px:

Then, do Path/Stroke to Path; set the fill of the new shape to None, and the stroke to black, 1 px:

This should now be a rectangular path (with nodes), not a rectangle object.

Finally, duplicate this path, and with the duplicate selected, call Path / Outset; the result is this:

As you can see, the outset is not rectangular anymore, but it has some weird roundings (I've selected it with the node tool so its nodes are visible - those are weirdly positioned to begin with). You can also see I've used "sqared join" stroke style all the time.

So, what can I do, to get an inset/outset in a case like this, such that if the input is made of straight lines (rectangular) - the output is made of straight lines (rectangular) as well?


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Here I want to remove all text in the boxes without affecting the background image. I tried using content-aware but couldn't get the expected result.

Can anyone help me with this issue?


texts: Importing logo from Photoshop to Illustrator

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I'm not an expert with these tools at all, so my question might be stupid and the terms totally wrong.

How do I get a logo from Photoshop to Illustrator so as the quality remains still good and sharp?

I'm using the latest version of InDesign CC. I'm wondering why imported images look so bad, even when "Display Performance" is set to High Quality Display.

It looks OK within Photoshop but when I transfer it to Illustrator, it gets worse. Both documents' resolutions are set at 300 DPI. Should I convert them to 600 DPI or something like that? Should I import it as an image or Photoshop file? What would be the best way?

I believe that if an image is the right size and DPI within Photoshop and no scaling would occur, the image should be the same after importing it to Illustrator?

I'm not sure how the logo (PSD file with layers) is created with Photoshop, but I also have an EPS vector file that contains the edges of the logo.

  The logo within Photoshop is created using this vector file, then some Photoshop effects are applied to it.

Is it possible to use any vector graphics within Photoshop or it is just bitmap always? If that's possible, then hopefully those edges could still be vectors. Is there any Photoshop EPS format or something like that?

Anyway if the edges + effects are at right resolution/DPI and result is looking good within Photoshop, I believe I should get that to Illustrator without quality loss if scaling is not needed.

Hopefully this is not totally confusing :D


texts: How To Delete Overlapping Lines in Illustrator

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I want to remove everything outside the lighter gray rectangle, i.e. remove the 2 overhanging lines from the black rhomboid/parallelogram.

Is there a good way to do this in Illustrator?


texts: Does anyone know any good resources for working as a sign writer / designer?

texts: I currently work for a small but very busy family sign writing business. This includes 4 family members mum, dad and two adult kids :) there are three extra employees including me. My role is the printing and design management and I do heaps of signage which includes vehicles, flags, billboards, printing and design work which includes logo,business cards and poster design. I would really like to find some good forums websites or a network of people who work in the same industry. I enjoy working in signage and just want to keep expanding my knowledge and skills and be a real asset to help there business :)


texts: Can I select the empty portion of an artboard that is not part of a path?

texts: I have the following blue filled path that leaves a small portion of the artboard empty. I want to know if there's a way to select the inverse part of the artboard (the white part) and turn that into a path as well?


texts: How do I remove unwanted Text Frame space in Indesign?

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I've been struggling with this one for a while. When I create a Text Frame, there seems to be space at the top of the frame that I don't want. Even if I use frame options to centre the text there's still more space at the top.

Text frame set to normal

Text frame set to centre.

Why is this? And is it possible to remove?


texts: How to Export Circular Animations as Bitmap Images in Inkscape?

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I am trying to export a series of circular images which make up the health bar in my game. I'm coding it in C#, which only accepts bitmap images AFAIK, meaning that I have to export my animation as bitmap, no way around that. The problem comes with scaling and locating my images.

This is nearly full health:

And this is barely any health:

I am looking to get a set of all 400 x 400 images so that if continuously switched between with the x and y position being located at the top left corner, it would be a smooth animation. I already have the SVG images, however, since the SVGs get smaller with less health, trace bitmap just makes the image larger if I specify "400 x 400" instead of letting me export the object at the same size as the others. I am aware that I could perhaps add a completely transparent square onto the image, but positioning it is going to be a pain and I'm hoping that there is a quicker way. I'm not 100% sure that I'll get a perfect animation either, and I'd like to know how to do things like this in the future, not only just waste time on one specific animation like this because it could take hours. So, what would be the quickest way that I could export all of these images correctly?

Here's an example of what I want to get after exporting bitmap images:


texts: Close shapes in Inkscape for Lightburn fill

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I have created an svg in Inkscape. I then import this svg into LightBurn.
In order to do a fill in Lightburn all the vectors have to be closed.
In this case it thinks that there are 9 shapes in the svg that are not closed. These are all in the stem/leaf part of the logo. The circle/arrows are not a problem.
How to I close these shapes in Inkscape?
File here


texts: Are working outlines, like the ones shown inside, a product of the workflow or added, manually, for presentational purposes?

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I've seen a few images like this one, they fascinate me, but what I wonder is whether the geometric 'work-lines' are a product of the workflow (hidden masks, etc) or added, manually, for presentational value afterwards. Please can someone enlighten me?

The above example is taken from a designers' portfolio, but plenty of other examples can be found on the internet:


texts: Mysterious, Undesired Outline Around Black Illustrator Shapes

texts: Why do black shapes end up having a faint outline around them? Will there be any consequences to this when I print? Is there any way to avoid this? Thanks.


texts: How do you change iBooks UI format for graphic novel?

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I'm working on a digital graphic novel, moving from InDesign CS6 to iBooks and Kindle. Every page is a giant image, and I can't figure out how to get it to be in the same style as a graphic novel that I purchased.

Example images: http://imgur.com/a/XfYTt

Priorities: Pinch and zoom, largest images possible on page (removing of current margins)
The goal is to make the book once in InDesign and then publish once while avoiding iBooks Author. If this isn't possible to achieve the format shown in the above link, that's fine.


texts: Can I blend layers by formula with brackets?

texts: I have 4 layers (A, B, C, D) which I wish to blend by the following formula (A xor B) plus (C xor D). Is it possible to accomplish this in Photoshop? I am a newbie and found that layer can only control it's blending with all underlying ones.


texts: I am using Sketch 3 for Mac and I am wondering if there is a way to make it look like my text is lying on the floor or flush against a wall.  Or perhaps, I am asking for something like the Star Wars opening crawl look.  Is this possible at all or do I need to result to Adobe Suite?


texts: How to extract PNGs from Adobe Illustrator file

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My graphic/web designer left me with an Adobe Illustrator file of my website. She said it would be easy to extract the images out as PNGs so I can use them in my HTML. But I can't figure this out too easily.

The images seem to be many vector drawings. I can separate them from the surrounding art and select all the pieces. But then how do I save that selection as a PNG file?

Btw.: I am using Adobe Illustrator CS6.


texts: Should in-house clients receive native files to make their own changes?

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I am the in-house designer for a company that employs 8 marketing managers.  These marketing managers are the ones that supply me with the lion-share of my projects.

However, more and more, the marketing managers are asking for the native files, so they can make changes to the materials I've created and use those files to create additional materials.

The issue I am having with this is, the marketing materials they are creating with my natives are absolutely terrible.  What is troubling to me also, is they don't seem to care, in their eyes it's "good enough".  They would rather create something fast and on the fly  than have me create it.

Now I can understand the convenience for them, sometimes they need something fast, however the designer side of me is appalled that our customers are being presented with materials that look, quite frankly, terrible.

I'd be totally fine with this if I didn't work for the same company, but I do, and I have pride in the materials that our customers see.  So part me would like to take a stand and say that all marketing materials should flow through me, but that would cause quite a stir.

Anybody else experience something like this?


texts: Dark UI Design: Why tint the dark gray colors with a different (primary) color?

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I'm currently building a desktop app and decided to go with dark UI. I got really inspired by the tools I use for web development (mainly Atom text editor), which have nice dark UI designs. So I started designing in Adobe XD and I'm currently happy with my UI design. But...

I have noticed that the gray colors I used in the design are purely gray with no tint of any other primary colors, which is not the case in almost all dark UI designs that I have seen so far.

Let's compare my colors to Atom text editor's.

Atom's background: #2c3037
Atom's side panel: #262a2f

My background: #262626
My side panel: #1E1E1E

Atom:

My App:

Atom's colors both have a slight tint of blue in them while mine has none (absolutely gray).

So my question is: Is there a reason/theory to choose dark colors like Atom's? What is the connection between the tint in the gray and the choice of the designer?

I would appreciate any guidance.


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I'm wondering for a while now: When I export a document in InDesign and view the dimensions of the pdf in Acrobat Pro, the dimensions are a little off (like ~0.002 cm).

Should be 29.7 x 21 cm. When I import the pdf in InDesign, the dimensions are correct. It doesnt matter if I export a print or screen/interactive version or if I include bleed in the export settings.

My best guess is that there is an internal conversion error because indesign is using different units? Is there an option where I can select the unit system and fix this?


texts: What is the expected layout when sending small dimension items for printing?

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Should small items, like business cards, vouchers, and coupons; be sent to a printer with 1 item per page, or with multiple copies of the same item arranged on a larger page?

If it is 1 item per page, should the PDF any particular size?

Are crop marks and bleed area needed?

I am a complete newbie with designing for print.


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I'm very interested in animation however I only have a little bit experience in Flash Pro. I would like to start from Blender and how to make easy models then go higher and higher. Is there any book from which I can start from?

I know there are many tutorials on YouTube such as this one but I prefer some solid book which will explain everything from the basics.


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I'm working with an icon set where some icons have "holes" that are created by setting a white object over a dark one.
For my purposes, I want these areas to be actually transparent, so I think I need to cut out the inner shape from the outer shape.
As an example:
The white circle in the image below looks like a transparent area since it has the color of the background. It's actually just filled white.
If I were to make it transparent, you'd just see black.
What's the way to make this area transparent without changing the structure?


texts: Fluid Images: How to set width and height?

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I'm trying to build a fluid layout, for which I am styling big images with:

.fluid_img {
  height: auto;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
}

This works fine, the problem is that I can no longer use the width and height attributes in the html img tag (they will have no effect). I need those attributes so the browser can "save" the space needed for the image before it has been loaded, so the rest of the page don't move when the image is loaded.

Is there any way to have both features? (fluid image + space saved before image load)


texts: What specific limitations does GIMP have compared to Photoshop?

texts: I am considering switching to GIMP. I would like to know how GIMP compares to Photoshop in terms of functions overall. Are there things that Photoshop can do, that GIMP cannot?


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I wanted to ask you how I can (re-)color pictures. I use Gimp, but I guess the functions of Photoshop/Paint Tool Sai/etc. aren't that different, just easier to find.

First, as an example, this is the original picture:

And the result looks like this:

I didn't do this and I'm wondering what's the best way to give any picture this sort of grey-ish look?

I usually just use the color picker tool and draw over it (then I use 'Overlay', 'Saturation', etc.), but it never really looks good. The problem with the Curves is that also the edges get a lot brither and it doesn't look good either.

Well, does anyone know how to do this? Thank you!


texts: How to view golden ratio guides in Photoshop without crop tool?

texts: Is it possible to view the golden ratio guide lines in Photoshop without using the crop tool? I'd like to use the guides for aligning objects, not cropping.


texts: How can I convert an FFIL suitcase file or PS1 file without an extension to otf or ttf?

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I'm using a Mac (Snow Leopard) and have been given a file in FFIL format which I need to convert to ttf or otf so that I can use it to generate @font-face fonts. I also have the font as postscript type 1, again without a file extension (get info shows that it is type1). There are online generators but these do not accept the files I have as they do not have file extensions (I am definitely displaying all file extensions on my mac - finder preference).

I would prefer an open source / free solution.


texts: How to create base for plastic bag packaging?

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I have measurement for this type of other bag packaging and i want to know how can i create base in illustrator for this bag.

Measurements are as follow, height is 19, width is 29 and length is 35 all measurements are in centimeter. please help me asap.


texts: Inkscape: Delete an anchor & maintain the handles of connected anchors

texts: When I do any kind of point editing with Inkscape, I will have an object (A) and delete one of the points hoping to get C, but instead I get B. I understand why this happens, it's so curves can be made more optimal, but very often I don't want my handle types to change. It is tedious enough making sure points are no-handles corners without Inkscape continually messing them up. Is there a different way I can remove anchor points that will retain the handles of its connected anchors?


texts: How to place cut marks on a 2UP image in Indesign for Printing?

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Getting an image ready to print and ran into a problem of cut marks/crop marks not appearing once the file is printed. Just to review the steps I took while working in InDesign to layout the image:

Step 1: Created a new document (11x17) Landscape

Step 2: Placed images and aligned them to the page

Step 3: Exported the file as a PDF and saved the file

Step 4: Clicked on Marks and Bleed in the Pop up Menu

Step 5: Checked Crop Marks under Marks and Bleed

Step 6: Exported Document.

After I took these steps and opened the PDF document to preview, the crop marks were visible but at the very corners of the page. Once I sent the file over to be printed, there were no crop marks visible at all. I went back to the file and there are also no crop marks visible while I am looking at the file. Curiously, I dragged out the "frame" to the outer corners of the page to see if they would appear and exported it as a PDF with crop marks again. No dice.
Is there an easier way to put in crop marks? Did I miss a step?

Thanks


texts: What Font does the logo of Soundtracker.com Use

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Trying to determine which font is used in this logo:

Anyone have a good eye?


texts: Is QuarkXpress still relevant for manuscripts and books please?

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I used QuarkXpress years ago when freelancing on a temporary basis with a local printer/publisher, when I edited manuscripts for local authors and developed the layouts. The version with which I am familiar is Quark 4.1. (A long time ago!)
But I am now considering returning to editing and publishing manuscripts, so which is preferable please: QuarkXpress or InDesign? I have a 64-bit PC running Windows 10.
I have little to no experience of Adobe as I have never used PhotoShop, as I used the software provided by marketing departments at the time, such as PaintShop Pro.
Thank you


texts: Why are Pantone Color Bridge (UP) so different to Pantone Solid (U)?

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I've recently bought Pantone Uncoated Color Bridge fan guide (I've owned Formula Guide for some time now) — it's great. What surprises me though is the obvious color shift in Color Bridge (UP) colors. I don't think it's due to the limitations of gamut (brightness, saturation), for example certain blues have an obvious purple tint, even though they would be reproducible in CMYK without any problems.

To demonstrate, here is a diagram I quickly mocked up in Illustrator (I believe my color profiles are set up correctly):

As you can see, both variants (U and UP) are easily convertible to CMYK. I checked the swatch book and the CMYK percentages after conversion (the squares on the right) match up.

Why are those two so different (notice the big hue shift) to begin with though?


texts: How to prepare margins in Photoshop for A4 printing?

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I have created new image in Photoshop by selecting A4 template:

And my image has borders such as:

I am about to print it to A4 paper at a commercial printer.
Now I understand that printers have these paper grabbers and they need a little bit of margin. If that is true, how much should I increase size of canvas in order to make fit?


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How to set exact position of a guide line in Illustrator?

I read I can select guide but I can't. Even if I select guideline in Layers pane, I can't edit it's coordinates.


texts: How to disable Align to Pixel Grid in Illustrator

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When I create a new document, this option is available, but how to disable it, when the document is already created?

I can select shapes and disable it via the transform panel but not for newly created shapes.
When selecting symbol this option is greyed out, Illustrator realigns the paths anyway.


texts: How to present page layouts in a portfolio

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A student came to see me today, debating on how she should be presenting her page layout work to apply in a very selective B.A. in graphic design. I have a lot of page layout work in my portfolio, magazines, books, brochures, etc. and I have struggled with this as well.

Keeping books open to photograph a spread is a challenge. When I did manage, the curve of the pages looked somewhat distorted and reflections were annoying.

I've seen portfolios where people just hold the book open in front of themselves. Presenting flat PDFs just doesn't seem like an option and looks lifeless.

3D mockups are better, but finding the right fit gets complicated and doesn't show the texture of the paper(s) used. Also, the admission committee who views portfolio probably sees the same templates constantly so I wouldn't be surprised they would get annoyed by them after a while.

What other options are there out there to present spreads inside multi-page work that look good and involve seeing the object (i.e. not just a flat file)? I'm specifically looking for a compromise between a professional look where the layout is emphasized and a reasonable amount of effort.


texts: InDesign: Re-Link text frames to master page

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I need to ask for your help again ;)

I am working at a 200-page-Document for our high school graduation, which is going to be printed as a book and contains a page for each student with a photo and a short text about him. After I created these ~135 pages by hand, I need to insert a few pages for students who sent their texts later. I used a master page which contained next to graphical elements a text frame for the students' text, I edited that text frame on each page by creating a copy with ctrl+shift+click.

But when inserting a single page somewhere, each left page after that page gets a right page and each right page gets a left page. Every object (except the text frame) changes it's position regarding the master page left / right site, , but since the text frame is rotated -6,25° on left pages and 6,25° on right pages, the text frame keeps its original rotation and is now rotated -6,25° on right pages and 6,25° on left pages (see screenshots).

page 16 and 17 before inserting a page:

page 16 and 17 after inserting a page after page 15:

page 18 and 19 after inserting a page after page 15:

and so on...

How can I get InDesign to understand that these textframes belong to their master frames and should be flipped as well when the pages change from left to right? Any help is much appreciated, since I don't want to edit each of these text frames by hand. Thanks in advance!


texts: How to delete part of shape in Photoshop?

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I have two shapes on two different layers. I want to crop the only the part of image only according to the shape on layer 1. I want to keep part of shape on layer 2 which is in the layer1 shape area and want to remove all area outside the shape1.

Please see the following image for better understanding:


texts: How to deal with inconsistent font sizes in Illustrator

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Attached is a screen capture of a map I'm trying to do. According to Adobe Illustrator both "COSTERO" are the same size and font. I tried the eye dropper to get them the same. Tried copying one and pasting into the other.

What's causing this discrepancy? How can I correct it?

Thanks in advance if anyone can help me.

Edit: As per Danielillo's suggestion I compared text panels. Screen capture below. Neither was subscript or superscript. Character style in both cases is Normal Character Style.


texts: Looking for medieval font which is easy to read

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For the rule book of a board game I am looking for a font which resembles a handwritten font used before the the 15th century and which is easy to read.
It would be best if the font resembles a handwriten font from Southern France.

I do not want to use Uncial or Roman Majuscle font because they look like modern fonts and not like a handwritten font.

So far I found Visigothic script, but I hope that there are better fonts for my purpose.


texts: What size should a business card be to fit snugly into a 3.5x2.25" sleeve?

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A client requested a new design for business cards that also have a protective paper sleeve like these: http://www.envelopes.com/business/open-end/credit-card-sleeve-envelopes

Since i've never done this before, i thought it would be good to ask first, what dimensions should the business card be in order to fit exactly in a 3.5x2inches sleeve?


texts: Transparency in swf file created using png image

texts: I have some text with transparent background and I imported this png image to flash. Now when I create a swf file, it doesnt show me transparency. I tried using wmode parameter as transparent in the webpage but that wont work. Stage of my flash file is of the same size as the png image with text in it. Can anybody please tell me how will I make the stage in swf transparent so that the file blends with the background showing on text and not any other color.


texts: What are the basic rules of "flat design"?

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I'm not a designer nor a graphics artis.
But I wonder, are there any basic rules that can be applied to make for example diagrams or small illustrations look modern/flat/whatever you would call it.

For example, I have this diagram:

Which obviously is not flat since it has shadows. If I remove shadows and gradients, it pretty much looks like crap. It doesn't give that cosy cute feeling of flat Icons.

So what should I aim for to make this look crisp and nice in the way flat icons do?

Edit
Another attempt was:

Which imo look way worse than the first.

Edit again

Flat http://akkadotnet.github.io/content/images/actor.png

I dropped the shadows (pun intended)
And removed some cluttery details, eg the head of the arrow and the cloud.

Better?


texts: Problem converting pdf to eps - grey hue (using Pixelmator and Inkscape)

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I am not a graphic designer at all, but a science grad student.
I need to submit figures to a journal in .eps format, they do not accept .pdf.
When I try to convert my .pdf files to .esp, different components of the figure (plots, text) have different hues of grey instead of just being black. I strongly suspect it has something to do with how I made the figures, so let me outline my steps:

Made plots etc in R, exported as pdf (these figures have a transparent background, not white).
Used Pixelmator to combine plots, add text and make it all look fancy.
Export from Pixelmator as pdf.
Open pdf in Inkscape and save as .eps.

I tried the .esp conversion with an online tool. Same issue.
When I look at the .eps and the layers in the Pixelmator file, it seems to be that the lower on the list a layer is, the greyer it looks in the .eps.
So I merged everything in one layer in Pixelmator, then exported as .pdf and converted to .eps. Same issue.
I read some things about transparency issues for .esp conversion, but I can't figure out if that's an issue. When I open the .pdf in Inkscape, everything shows up as one layer and the background seems to be set to white (checked with Ctrl+Shift+D → background). Also, while the original plots from R have a transparent background, the eventual image I export from Pixelmator has a white background.
When I export my file as a .tiff or .jpeg (300 dpi) and convert to .esp everything looks fine, by the way. However, the file becomes huge (from 600 KB to 7 MB), and the journal has size limits for uploading figures.
I have limited knowledge of these file types and have exhausted googling solutions (that I understand).
Help would be so much appreciated!
EDIT/ADDITION: when I check the pdf exported from Pixelmator in Acrobat for layers, there aren't any.


texts: What is the best way to design for a group where multiple people have equal input?

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I am building a website for a student organization. Although I'm a novice at graphic design, I can do basic sites (bootstrap is a lifesaver) and am moreso of a pro when it comes to development.

The problem comes, however, where everyone in the group has an equal say-so on the design. I would like to know the best way to approach this because I don't know what's common in the design world.

Should I have them delegate one person to be the voice and just work with that person? Or, take all of their suggestions into account and come up with something I think will work. I am leaning towards the first option because I know from experience trying to please everyone often results in pleasing no one.


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I have an SVG with a filter tag that several elements are using. How do I get Sketch to recognize it?

This is a simpler SVG, but it conveys my point:

<svg width="230" height="120">
  <filter id="blurMe">
    <feGaussianBlur in="SourceGraphic" stdDeviation="5"/>
  </filter>

  <circle cx="60"  cy="60" r="50" fill="green" />

  <circle cx="170" cy="60" r="50" fill="green" filter="url(#blurMe)" />
</svg>

(example comes from MDN article on <filter>)

When viewed in a browser, this looks like this:

But what Sketch gives me is this:

How do I get Sketch to include the filter? Or if it's impossible, is there a workaround where I can apply the filter?


texts: How to add stroke paint into difference tool in inkscape?

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Basically, Inkscape is not adding my stroke paint into the final result when I use the Difference tool. Same thing for the Exclusion tool. I can't just change the size of what I need to be a difference because it's text, converted to a path, ungrouped, and put into a union. Here a picture to demonstrate what I mean:

So, how do I fix this? Is there a workaround that I don't know about or am I missing something silly?


texts: How auto-preview as a value changes in Adobe Photoshop CC?

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For example, if I try to change the color of a text object it only updates the color of the text when I release mouse button. Similarly, when I am changing the opacity, it updates the new graphic only after I release mouse button.

This is quite annoying when I am just trying to find the right color/value and don't want to click mouse button down and up for each value I choose.

Is there an option to auto-refresh the document on the fly?


texts: How can I draw lines in this highly constrained way?

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Please see the below image for examples of what I would like to do. On the left is the hand-drawn path and on the right is what I would like the result to be.

Essentially, I would like freehand drawings to be totally constrained to:

A set grid (larger than the brush width)
Straight lines of 0, 45 and 90 degrees only.
Sections of curves that begin and terminate at 0, 45 and 90 degrees only and follow a perfectly round path (not oblong in any way).


texts: Grey outline of vector graphic showing through image in Indesign

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I'm creating a picture book in Indesign. I've placed ai illustration files in the document, and in front of them a png image. My printer wants the work flattened. When exported to pdf and flattened, the outlines of the vector graphics show as grey outlines through the image.
No help from Adobe representatives. Desperate for suggestions....


texts: Why is it that this color gradient is so much more attractive than others?

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I've been playing around with some gradients on a site I'm developing, and I'm really interested in the psychology or other meaning behind why certain colors appear more attractive than others.

Here's the site right now:

The gradients there look quite natural to the design. But if I start mixing and matching, I end up with this:

I can't seem to find another decent gradient that looks "natural". I'm wondering what the psychology is behind how we perceive these mixes of colors... is there some kind of rule to find colors that go well together in a gradient? I imagine it depends on the kind of feel you're going for. I appreciate any and all input!


texts: Change Decimal Place in Adobe Illustrator

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I want to make literally everything in Illustrator to work with only one or two numbers in decimal place. Is that possible? I've tried googling but it looks like that everyone wants precision and not rounding. I want to do this because a lot of very thin lines are created between objects with like 0.012 pixels width and it makes a huge mess when moving objects.

I would like to mention that I mostly work with numbers when designing and whenever I want to create a new object, I input natural values; but this is not the same everythime and sometimes I move the shape or change sizes by hand.


texts: Is there a way to record an action that sets guides to a 3 or 5 grid for a variable doc size?

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I'm looking to record an action that will set guides in a 3x3, 5x5, 3x5 and 5x3 grid on my canvas in equal partitions, but I want it to be able to work for any document size.

I'm interested in doing this in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. Is there a way to do this? A script I can install?


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I'm creating a poster with an image as background, text in the middle, and faux border that I did with just the pen tool, no fill, stroke at 10 px, black and style is watercolor brush. I want both the faux border and text's fill be the background image and the rest plain white. However, all I'm ending up with is a cut out of the border and the text and the rest of the background still there.

This is what I keep ending up with

I would actually like the transparent part -- the text and border -- (shows as white) to be filled/clipped as the background image and the rest to just be plain white/transparent. I'm able to clip just the text, but not the faux border. Any suggestions? Thanks


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What is function of small slideballs (diamonds on the left side) in gradient tool of adobe illustrator?

I understand that the perpendicular slide bars (which are also removable from gradient slide bar tool) signify the gradual shifting of color concentration from one color to another. But I am unsure about the use of slideballs on the left side which resides just on the opposite portion.


texts: Change canvas size without cropping in Photoshop?

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It is possible to have images and objects, which are larger than canvas size in photoshop:

Then why is it asking for crop if canvas resized?

Why should I loose information when I resizing just a canvas?

Is it possible to keep data?


texts: InDesign: how to link PNG files for CMYK printing

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I have an issue with PNG FIles in Indesign and could not find an answer anywhere...maybe I am stupid.
I placed various PNG Files with transparent background in INDESIGN = good.
When I export as PDF and print it at home = all colours are as I want them to be = good.
BUT: When I upload the pdf with my print company the Softproof shows everything converted to RGB (as the PNG File is RGB). Looks like PNG will not get converted to CMYK, instead the whole file will be converted to RGB. Any ideas?


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Ok so I looked this image editing from 9gag and I searched little bit but couldn't find any info about it.
The first looked like this
And then it was edited into this
What program is this? Is it simple to use, like a converter and save the result, or is it a program that need editing skill (I have zero skill in photo editing)?


texts: Best file format for text logo for use in Word, Web, PDF

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I have no previous knowledge in graphics at all. I decided to re-create our company logo using adobe illustrator since that's what everyone said would be best. I would use this logo on Microsoft Office and Word Perfect Documents that I would later print to Adobe PDF. I have messed around with several options but haven't figured out the right combo - mainly because I don't understand it all. I want to export my file to several different sizes and formats. PNG, JPEG.. will be used for web as well... I cant seem to smooth the edges of the text when the word (and word perfect) file is printed to PDF. It looks jagged and the left edge is cut off. What am I doing wrong?!
JPEG File:

Prints to PDF from Word like this:
Test Logo w Word


texts: InDesign — leader dots in a table (not TOC!)

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I'm making my first calendar (it will be an open source btw.) in Adobe InDesign CC.

Is there a way to start the dotted Rule Above directly after the last character?

At the moment I use large Left Indent, but it looks not good at all:

If I set Left Indent to 0 it looks like this:

Grayson's solution looks much better:

I have to disable the Rule Above and to insert manually (?) an additional Tab-Character in every cell of the table. After this it is possible to style leader dots via font size, color etc.


texts: How can I simulate screen printing/offset colors in a non-destructive way

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In screen printing or offset printing (or any other printing process that uses galzing colors) colors printed on top of each others mix together.

This is similar to the multiply layer blend mode. Unfortunately this only works on a single layer. If I use multiple layers for the same color, these layers will multiply with each other, which is not what I want (each color is only printed once later)

What is the best way to simulate this in Photoshop, so that a single color can be made up of several layers? Also it would be great if I could easily change each color easily later.


texts: Why doesn't the gradient tool appear over the object I've applied it to in Illustrator CS6? I have to click and hold down to adjust the size of the gradient on an object or just use the gradient window. But now I am unable to edit the perimeters of a radial gradient like I use to do in CS5. In CS5 the bar would stay visible over the object until you clicked out of the gradient tool. Is my software bugged or is this simply a disappointing new feature in CS6?


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could you please advise me what could be the best and quickest way to create these kind of (blue) strokes / shapes:

If they're made with brushes, what type could they be? I tried creating these shapes with the pen tool but it's really time consuming, since I need a lot of different ones.

Thanks for your help.


texts: Live update duplicate artboards in Illustrator

texts: I do a lot of UI/UX design in Illustrator.  Often, I find myself needing to create different screens with slightly different elements (e.g. an open hamburger menu/a modal. something like below). I've been resorting to simply copying the whole artboard with all elements, however drawback is that it doesn't update if I change the first screen, and creates a ton of duplicate items.  What's the best solution for this?


texts: What is the GUI style called that is commonly used in sci-fi media?

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What do you call the style, trend or design commonly used by bodies mentioned in the title? I always see these designs in sci-fi movies and dashboards used by FBI or CIA. Do you know any toolkit using it?

Sample:


texts: How do I distribute large amounts of objects within a rectangle?

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I want to make a video infographic for a few different video orientations (square, 16:9) and I want to highlight visually the very large amount of icons (thousands in once case which would obviously be tiny dots).

I know how to align objects manually, but is there some kind of automated way where I could draw a rectangle, put all my objects within that rectangle and have them disperse out equally?

Even if there was a program outside of Adobe that would at least help me quickly change my bounding area (rectangle) and have it show me how many rows/columns... Then, I could at least manually align in Illustrator fairly quickly.

My problem is I won't have time to keep manually trial & erring to make sure the icons fit nicely on the different screen orientations/portions of the screen without a little help from some software.

Say my number is 2,000, I would love to able to paste 2,000 of my icons within a rectangle or artboard and get this:

Even better if I could just type 2,000 in a dialogue box and have them disperse.

Appreciate any help!


texts: InDesign: how to get table correctly aligned on master page

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Working on a magazine in InDesign that is 204mm wide x 279mm high.
I have a header which reads: TEL: 555 123 456 YOUR FREE WEEKLY MAGAZINE 18th - 24th November 2016 (edited since in screenshot) as a three-column table, set in Helvetica LT 8pt font inside a 179mm width text box.
What I am trying to do is get the header to fit exactly as 1cm left and 1cm right.
The other document I created has the same dimensions and same header but different phone number: 204mm wide x 279mm high with a header in a 179mm text box but I am trying to get it to fit as 0.9cm left, 1cm right [left page], 0.5cm left, 1.3cm right [right page].


texts: Is it possible to quickly export a .jpg and .png simultaneously in Photoshop?

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I work with product images for an online retail site. Each product image needs to have a .jpg copy and .png copy. Currently, I just export once as .jpg and then export again as .png. This is both time-consuming and I often forget one of the file types. Is it possible to have a quick export that creates both filetypes simultaneously?
I've read about batch processing and photoshop actions, but I can't seem to get them to work. I record this action: File > Export > Export As > "Select .jpg" > Export > "Set Filename & Location (Repeat for .png). This, however, doesn't seem to actually record any action.
I've also recorded: File > Save As > "Name File, Select Location, Format: .jpg" > Save (Repeat for .png). This works in that I can use it to simultaneously save as .jpg and .png, but it doesn't allow me to change the filename or location.


texts: I created a structure using weldments, but when I do a new static study the cut-list members are in folders. I want to select them all and change them from beams to solid bodies. My question is why the members appear in folders and sometimes they don't. I have over 100 member, and it's really frustrating to expand all the folders and select them.


texts: How was this wispy and 3D vector made in Inkscape?

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I really like this design, but can't work out how it was made - I've messed about a little but can't see what tool they chose to make this.

The SVG file is available here.


texts: Illustrator - Converting Transform Effect reflections into actual paths

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I've created symmetrical drawings using the "Transform" effect under Effects > Distort & Transform > Transform. After I'm done with them, I'd like to change the whole thing into actual paths. (not shapes, so expand, expand appearance or flatten transparency doesn't work for me, as far as i know)
How can I do this?


texts: Do you need permission to use your own work when working for an agency?

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For the past year I have been working for an agency as an intern. It is now the end and I want to build a portfolio of the work I have done.

Do I need the agency's permission to use the work I created for their clients? It is my own work that I created but belongs to the agency as they paid me a wage for the work done.


texts: Black border appears in all objects in a specific layer in Illustrator

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I can't figure out why every time i use the shape tool to create something a black border appears around it. My stroke is off but it appears no matter what the black border appears when I use the shape tool.

It seems to only happen in the specific layer I am in, but not when I create a new one, so I'm guessing it has something to do with that.

How do I get rid of the border (from the pink rectangle in picture, for example)?


texts: How to communicate a 3 step process clearly and concisely?

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I have the following section in our website, and now when I look at it, I feel it looks unprofessional, and a bit unclear.

I tried to break the "How It Works" section into 3, with the second section highlighted only for stylistic purposes (not that it's important than other section).

I figure this site is mainly about design, so I will try to stick to that, but if you feel certain paragraphs could be reworded, kindly advise.

If anyone requires additional clarification, let me know!

Thanks for all of the feedback kindly provided, have a look at the revision, and please let me know

UPDATE 3

UPDATE 4

UPDATE 5


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I created this animation in premiere and exported it as a gif.

Originally the file had a chroma key green background which I removed manually (frame by frame) in Photoshop. When I did "save for web" -> save", the output file suddenly has an "echo" shown in the animation (as if the older frame is not overwritten by the newer one).

Any suggestions how I can fix that?

Please note that I am still pretty much a beginner in Photoshop and the solution needs to be written explaining it with detailed steps so I can actually fix it :D

Thanks guys!

file: http://i.imgur.com/atq4jEX.gif


texts: As a beginner in Illustrator I've been creating some pretty cool graphics I'd like to share on my website. From what I've seen, people create a one file .ai icon pack that you can download and use freely. Most of these are setup in a perfect grid format, even with around 100 icons. If I am looking to do something like this, how should I go about my project setup? Should I create each icon individually and then import them into the master icon pack file? Any direction would be great. Thanks!


texts: Adding Bleed to an irregular shape illustrator

texts: I'm fairly new to designing for print and I was hoping someone would know how to add bleed to a shape like the one below. The printer is requesting bleed of 3mm to add to the image, I have no idea how to add it to an image that's irregular like the one below. any help would be much appreciated.


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I'm very new to svg and adobe illustrator and I'm struggling with it.
I want to create a svg logo wich is tranparant but the outline is filled.
I want to use it to scale up on scroll

Here is an example what I mean

Thank you very much for your time and help.

The link to the site is https://phive.pt/


texts: How to create custom page number in a TOC in indesign cs6?

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My pages in Indesign are somehow complex that they look like:

A3 - 66

where:

A: chapter letter
3: sub-chapter number (restarts it's numbering everytime the chapter letter changes)
66: page number within the chapter and sub-chapter (this means that it restarts the numbering every time a sub-chapter changes)

The problem is that when the TOC is generated the pages will be 1, 2, 3, 4 instead of A3 - 1, A3 - 2, A3 - 3.

Why has been chosen this way of numbering:

If we update a sub-chapter everywhere in the book we can print the sub-chapter and send to all of the customers and they have their book updated without any kind of inconsistencies.


texts: Does a Web Agency have the right to add its logo in material produced for a client?

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My company hired a web agency to build the company's website and the online presence through social media.

The first video that the web agency made (A video previously produced by the company but re adapted for use on social media by the web agency) had the logo of the agency at the end of the video and not in a very discrete way. Wen we talked to the agency to say that we'd prefer if they didn't add the logo at the end of videos, they refused saying that the agency should be the "mirror of the company" and that keeping their logo is a sign of "mutual gratitude" (not sure what that means).

Do web agencies have the "right" to add their logo in clients material? Or is it even a convention for companies to let their web agencies add their logos?


texts: Sketch to PhoneGap App - Sizes and Units Wrong

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Hopefully this is in the correct place!

So I've designed a few app screens in sketch and have come to try and code them using PhoneGap but can't seem to get my head around sizes etc..

This is one of the problems I'm having. In Sketch I have got a text input box that is apparently 60px high (I am using the iPhone 6 Artboard (375px wide)). I took this height of 60px and put it in to my CSS but it is absolutely huge and ends up looking nothing like the design.

What sizes and units should I be using to get an accurate representation of my Sketch app in the PhoneGap app.

Thanks


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Aloha. I need tabloid or small-newspaper designing software, and after researching, Adobe InDesign looks to be the most suitable.

My question is: I'll need to use a lot of Hawaiian fonts, graphics and symbols - the language for the tabloid will be entirely Hawaiian - which I'm confident I'll be able to use because so many fonts are available with InDesign.

However, I already have dozens of pages of Hawaiian language docs, and if I copy a Word document with these symbols (āēīōū) into an InDesign format, will the symbol be deleted?  There are hundreds of them and I don't want to have to go back and retype them all.

Also, I'll need a lot of Hawaiian graphics.  Does InDesign have those?


texts: When shrinking images, does it matter what percentage I use?

texts: I frequently shrink down large images for online photo galleries. What I want to know is, when I tell photoshop, et al, to shrink my image to a certain size/percentage, will it retain better quality if I use round percentages like 25%, 50%, etc, or does it make no difference?


texts: Create solid shadow effect on text using Photoshop CC

texts: Is there a way in Photoshop to create the text effect seen on the words "chart" "when" and "present" in this image that does not involve drawing the shapes one at a time?


texts: Apply Transparent Spatter Effect from Gallery on Illustrator

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I have a basic square shape and I want to apply the SPATTER effect under Effects Gallery.
After applying the effect, I realized it adds a color to the SPATTER applied, while I would like that SPATTER to be Transparent (i.e. removing color from my shape).
See below photos.
INITIAL SHAPE:

AFTER SPATTER EFFECT

I would like to have that SPATTER effect transparent so my background can be visible.
Any idea?


texts: Why are the lines of one object darker than another behind another object of 50% opacity?

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Please take a look at this screenshot:

What you see here are two shapes in Illustrator, both on a different layer. They are overlapped by a third shape, a blue box with 50% opacity. Why are the lines of the top shape darker than the one on the bottom? It's a total mystery to me, I have got to have missed some setting somewhere, but where?
I copied the top shape from another file, and created the bottom shape manually. Other than that, they seem to be exactly the same in terms of fill, line fill, opacity, everything (except for the shape, of course).

Thanks for your help!


texts: In Illustrator how can I set X and Y relative to the pixel grid?

texts: When I use Illustrator CS5 on another machine, all objects X and Y are relative to their artboard, not the overall pixel grid (by pixel grid I mean the entire screen). How can I change this so the X and Y values are not relative to the object's artboard?


texts: I can't use the font that I wanted, is there any replacement for the Geometria typeface?

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I am writing a game application and I was planning to use the Geometria typeface for small bits of text in all-caps (such as RESTART, NEXT LEVEL and so on). It looked just perfect but then I realized that I had misread the license and I am not allowed to do this without paying a license fee.

Can someone suggest a free replacement that looks equally professional? I have tried other geometric sans-serif typefaces but none of them look quite as good.

This is Geometria:


texts: Keeping a common center point on vector objects

texts: I have three vector circles drawn in illustrator. I want to clip off sections creating gaps in each and animate them together but at different speeds rotating on the Z. The problem is when sections are cut out of a circle, the center point of that circle changes. I need the common center point for the three to rotate around. How can I do this?


texts: How do I remove the scrollbars / border in a layer window?

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I'm trying to get my workspace to look like this: http://youtu.be/mFRHTs8-KVw?t=1m14s

See how the layer window has no scroll bars / title?

How do I achieve the same? That is a tutorial video and when he pans it works differently than my Photoshop.

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: "Rotate" objects to be added into an image in photoshop

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Sometimes I would like to add elements in pictures taken earlier, such as additional headgear on the heads of my friends. Unfortunately usually those objects do not have the same orientation as the target. Thus I tried different methods to match the orientations. Rotating the layer itself gives just a 2d-element, creating a 3d-element using PS CC creates a gray border, but is rotatable. Furthermore, this method significantly slows down processing when adding several objects.
Thus I was wondering if there are other methods to match the orientation of headgear (in that case) and head, without making it too obvious that it just is a 2d-layer, and without creating the obvious border & slowdown for multiple objects?


texts: Illustrator paste in place on one artboard

texts: Is it possible to past in place on one (selected) artboard instead of all artboards?


texts: Any tip is welcome, as any suggestion of monospaced and pixelized fonts


texts: What is this black and white graphical style called?

texts: What is this style refereed to as? Image is from a promotion for the show The Mighty Boosh. I keep wanting to call it Banksy but that's not it...


texts: Tools to save, tag and share images with clients/team?

texts: When you are doing visual research, what tools do you use to save, tag and share images or screenshots with clients/team? Do you know other tools than Little Snapper?


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I'm doing layout design for an LP cover and the record label insists to have print ready PDFs and .psd files, making use of a template they provided. They also want 3mm bleeds along the lines of the artwork inside the template. Now I know how to add bleeds to the document edges, but I'm struggling to understand how to add bleeds in the middle of the artwork?

Here's a screenshot. What I mean is that they want bleeds inside that template that depicts a foldout of an LP cover.


texts: What font is this possible Garamond variation?

texts: This is a font I found in a church building. It's a typed out message, so I know the font exists. It might be Garamond Schoolbook, but I can't find it anywhere. It seems the italic versions of Garamond and variations have an open 'a' but I can't find the equivalent in a regular weight.


texts: Printing an Illustrator file that contains raster images with transparency?

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I have an Illustrator CC file with some embedded PSD files. Some of these have a transparent background, while some have the same kind of background and opacity set to 50%. I have some vectors too with opacity set to less than 100%. Will this print correctly?

All elements and the file itself are set to CMYK, all text converted to outlines, have a bleed area, all PSD files are embedded to the file. Have no spot colors.

I'm not able to try different variations and go to print shop several times (if something doesn't work), so I'm asking here if the file as it is is able to be printed without glitches.

I've been looking for an answer to this question online (here too), but seems like I can't find a solid answer (or maybe don't understand answers I read).


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Are there any typographic conventions/advice relating to footnotes?

For example:

When should numbers be used and when symbols?
Should the footnote symbol be superscript in the body text and at the start of the footnote or superscript in the body text and normal size at the start of the footnote?
How should footnotes be separated from body text. A horizontal line is common; are there other ways?
Should the footnote body start straight after the symbol or be indented or on the following line?

I had a look around the web but couldn't really find anything.


texts: PNGs at 400.997 PPI and need them at 401 PPI

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I'm having an issue right now where I'm trying to get my designer to send over icons at 401 PPI. My designer says he is exporting my icons at 401 PPI but when I receive them I open them up in Photoshop and Illustrator on various computers and they are showing 400.99 (or 400.997)

Anyone have any insight on why this is happening?


texts: Illustrator business card to PDF with editable fields

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I created a new business card design for a client in Illustrator. Usually I just create one for each employee and send it to a print company. If a new employee is hired, I just create a new AI and edit the contact details.

Now my question is, is there a possibility to make a placeholder in Illustrator with all designed fonts (family, size, weight, style) and export as a PDF? So the client can create new business cards. Just open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat, amend the information, save and send it to print?

Hope you can help me out.


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InDesign has ignored my row heights when importing an Excel sheet. Every first and second row height was default (20), every third row height was 10. Does anyone know if I can accomplish these alternating row heights in my imported InDesign table? Using javascript perhaps?
I used this VBA loop in Excel:

'starting at row 3 and ending at row 2000, change row height to 10, skip 3 rows, repeat.
For x = 3 To 2000 Step 3

    Rows(x).RowHeight = 10

Next

Here is an example of what I'm going for, in InDesign.


texts: What is the "best way" of converting a design into a working application?

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NOTE: I'm perfectly aware that this can be subjective, but I think it's a very common task and any advice is potentially useful for other readers.
Feel free to edit the title and/or question, if it'll make it less subjective.

I am a frontend developer and I convert designs into web/mobile applications.

One approach is to export Photoshop's mockups to HTML but it looks like Photoshop exports mostly using tables for layout, which is not at all acceptable in a modern web application (and even less so on mobile).

Also, it can be very tricky to match colors (unless using a color picker, not even Brackets [Linux] helps with this) and sizes (responsive web - bootstrap, et al.).

What is an effective approach, used by a graphic design, when working with a dev team?


texts: Photoshop: working with dvd cover template provided by a printing company

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I am quite comfortable with an older version (I think it's 7) of Photoshop. I need to add some text and graphics to it and then send it to be printed.

The company I'm dealing with has a template that I need to use on their website. I haven't worked with templates before and I'm not sure how to navigate this. It just gives dimensions of the DVD cover I'm making.

I haven't really gotten too far yet because they give some choices for downloading the template: PDF, EPS or QXD. I've never worked with any of these.

Do I need to start learning to use these systems, or is there a simple way to work with the template and Photoshop at the same time?

If I do need to use a graphic design program just for this simple job, then are there any free ones out there that aren't too complicated to use?


texts: Gimp adjust brightness not applying to image

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I have a strange behavior, I'm using GIMP 2.10.8 on Ubuntu 18.10, Sorry I'm newbie.

I copied one image and pasted to new layer.
I changed the color using Colors -> Colorize
I wanted to increase brightness so did the following Colors -> Brightness/Contrast increased Contrast to 70+
Preview working fine, when I hit OK, it's not applying.


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I'm creating a model of a road to use in Unity. The edges need to be able to tile so I can link multiple parts together. I made a UV map and edited it in Gimp. I used the seamless filter in gimp to make the top part of the road seamless, however I'm still getting a line on the very edge. Any ideas on how I can make a better texture for this?

Unity

Blender


texts: How can I get the corners of a stroke to be a sharp point?

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I have this logo and it has some really sharp corners:

When I add a stroke some of them get square:

Why does that happen and how can I fix it?


texts: I want to know how I would recolor a photo to make it look like the image in the link.


texts: What PPI settings should I use to print a poster from Photoshop?

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Recently I needed to make an A3 size poster for my college fest so I opened up a new .psd, set the dimensions to 11.7" x 16.5" 300 PPI under 16-Bit.

As you know the file size ran into 100 MBs and also I my computer lagged while putting text/images over that document. My questions are:

For printing a poster, should I go for 8-bit or 16-Bit mode?
For putting my poster on the web what should be the PPI because I think 300PPI
is just too much? Also, should I go for 8-bit or 16-Bit mode?
My computer lagged while editing, so if I'm designing an A3 size poster for printing, can I lower the quality (e.g. 100PPI, 8-bit) just for the sake of ease of making it prevent lagging once the poster is complete, switch it to optimum quality as before? Will it effect anything provided I'm using high-res images?


texts: display delta transform when moving objects in GIMP?

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I wonder if there is a way in GIMP to display the distance in pixels I have moved something with the move tool. When I know the distance I want to move (a guide or a floating selection ect.) it really feels stupid having to do the math manually before grabbing it: now it's at X;Y and I want to move it 57 pixels to the left, so that is... very tiring and unprofessional...

Let me know if you know a better way to do this.


texts: Overlapping Stroke Anchor Points Illustrator CS5

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I'm having trouble getting rid of these criss crossing anchor points in Illustrator. They're on the same path, but the anchor point is creating an extended path and thus a "criss cross".

The odd thing is that the mirrored left side doesn't have this issue.

Any thoughts?

Problem looks like:

Should look like:


texts: In Photoshop, what's the difference between Save (or Save As) and Export?

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The question arises because "Save as" and "Export" shares several options for the file destination's format.

So, when I should use "Save as" and when "Export"?


texts: Workflow for users to advance-add things to a table

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Attached is a quick sketch of a table idea I’m trying to improve. Ignore the naming conventions.

Above the table are dropdowns to select an apple or an orange. The user also has the option to add a percentage to the oranges.

Oranges are sub-categories of the different apples. In my sketch, let’s say that Mandarins and Clementines are always under Granny Smith apples (and that will never change). These 2 types of oranges also cannot be listed under any other apple category.

Easily, to add to the table, the user can select an apple and then select from the list of oranges corresponding to that apple, followed by inputting a percentage.

However, I also want to allow the user to select from the oranges, input a percentage, and have the system be smart enough to connect the chosen orange to its corresponding apple category (when adding to the table).

Assume that the list of oranges is super long (like 100+ types that exist)... So I plan to add an autocomplete to the selection of oranges.

Is there a better way to do this than to keep these existing drop downs and add an autocomplete to the orange drop down?


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Is there a better way to manage fonts in Illustrator instead of the default drop-down? I am on CS6 and Windows7

I have several hundred fonts and I wish there was a more intuitive way to browse through my fonts.

Any suggested add-ons or extensions ?


texts: How can I keep the user attention on the main content without changing the sidebar?

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I'm working to make a layout of a portfolio website. The website will have a side navebar, which will collapse in the mobile view.
What I'm trying to achieve is to keep the user's attention in the contents (which will be mostly images and minimal texts) of the main body without causing any distraction while still keeping the brand colours (regardless of what colour). So should I make the navbar coloured (regardless of what colour) or leave it white?
But also remember, as the colours that will be used are the part of brand. So I didn't think it's wise to remove it completely.
In my finding, I observed portfolio sites have white navbars and colourful navbars are used when there is a complex web directory.
Example:
1) https://dribbble.com/shots/3237774-Material-Design-Sidebar
2) https://dribbble.com//shots/2510857-Dribbble-Chat-Client
3) https://bit.ly/2KVXN4Q
4) https://bit.ly/2IYc3bG

Please also tell what methods can I use to test whether the current layout is distracting or not and how can it be improved.
Thanks.


texts: In illustrator how do I create a clipping mask path based on a path layer?

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I am trying to apply a pattern piece of vector artwork which is from one image to another image.

The original image has the following:

it has a clip group - with a clipping path and a artwork splatter layer - which contains a splatter set of artwork seen - which extends far beyond the faded purple rectangular outline you can see - but doesnt show because of the clipping path.

I want to recreate this - on the following image.

In this I have the following:

I have a group which contains a path - which is the blue rectangular outline. I also have copied the artwork splatter layer from the file where the above example comes from into group called Splatter artwork.

I want to turn my 'path' layers in this second image into clipping masks where I can then add my splatter artwork layer inside of the clipping mask layer but I cannot work out how to do this - my paths cannot contain other layers it seems, not sure why.

I am very new to illustrator - so please help. I hope you understand the problem my explanation is probably pretty bad - but basically I want to emulate the clipping mask outline of the path as per the first shape in the first example - in my second image - the rectangular shape is subtly different hence why I need to do this.


texts: Selecting textframes with illustrator script

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How could I select textframes in illustrator with script?

Here is my code:

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var nameKorText = doc.textFrames.getByName('nameKor');
nameKorText.contents = "test";

I have no idea how to make this code work.

Please help me.


texts: How do I create a circle graphic pattern in Illustrator?

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How is a multiple circle pattern like this created in Illustrator?

How can I create the circles with cut outs and then filled with color?

I started by making a bunch of circles one on top another, and then adding a line with a rotation and using Pathfinder's Divide to separate them into shapes, I had multiple issues...

It was very hard to get the circles spaced properly - I had to sorta guestimate it:

Using pathfinder left me with a bunch of extra paths:

(click to enlarge)

...and some weren't properly cut: (that's one path :/)

Even after (manually) cleaning up all the paths, It was a huge pain to select each shape and then go to my swatches panel and pick something.

I'm sure that there's an easier / more efficient way to go about doing this, please guide me.


texts: Is writing tablet like Wacom, Huion, Veikk and etc necessary for people who just want to write notes and Mathematical solutions in screen sharing?

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Is it advisable for people who are not interested in drawings, but buying for the purpose to share notes and writing Maths workout for discussion.
Will the speed of writing as fast as the speed of normal writing on papers?
Is there other cheaper options for people who see that buying a writing table just to write and share Maths steps online is a waste of money, especially to be used just during Covid-19 lockdown ?


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I am working on transferring a powerpoint document, a workbook to be exact, into InDesign and have run into a problem.

I need to create a numbered list style that looks exactly as it does in the powerpoint file for a list of questions. There are hundreds of questions and I cannot style each manually so need a solution that will automatically style each question.


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Long time lurker, first time poster. I've been having trouble since updating to macOS High Sierra when using Variables. I save the Excel file as a .csv but when I go to import it into Photoshop, it gives me an error saying it could not parse the contents due to a name discrepancy (see attached photo). The column name is "sku" but obviously Photoshop is reading something different. I don't understand why the strange characters are being added to the name when it looks fine in both TextEdit and Excel. Has anybody else had this issue?

Any/all help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!


texts: Illustrator: How do I retain Pantone 4975C when saving an AI and PDF

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I inherited a design master file of several labels that has a Pantone color. However when I copy and paste one label I need into a new ai file to be saved as a PDF for printing... I get the error message "unexpected results"

How do I retain that color or convert it to a spot color for printing?

ACTUAL FILE STRIPPED to JUST CORE COLORS


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I'm scanning black and white drawings onto my computer and cleaning them up with GIMP so they are all crisp and clean but (after resizing them for the web -roughly 1000 pixels and 75dpi) they appear blurring in previews until you click into them...does anyone know why this is?

I'm frustrated because it looks like a hack job until you actually click in...
Any help would be much appreciated.


texts: Does using Dreamweaver help to produce better aesthetic designs than hardcoding HTML and CSS?

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I have some professional web development experience, and I always hard-coded all the HTML and CSS in simple text editors. I don't think the aesthetic appearance of my websites is bad at all, but when comparing to professional web designers' work, theirs always seem more professional in some way, and the designers I knew always did their design in Dreamweaver.

Of course I acknowledge that the designers have an experience and talent that I don't, and that is one great factor in why their design is better, but maybe the WYSIWYG editor is another factor.

I have been given the opportunity to learn Dreamweaver.

Is using Dreamweaver instead of a plain-text editor likely to improve my designs in any way, since I can abstract many technicalities away, and focus more on the aesthetics?


texts: Is it possible to change the saving preferences for PDF in Adobe Illustrator

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Generally I create pdf pages in Adobe illustrator and save it as pdf with "Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities", "Embed Page Thumbnails" etc for editing it at later. But when I finalize the PDF, I want to save it without "Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities" or "Embed Page Thumbnails" in order to reduce it's file size. But I can't find a way to change those saving preferences/options at later for the same pdf. It can only be saved after editing.
It is to be noted that after creating the page layouts in illustrator, I use Adobe Acrobat or other pdf maker software to put text fields, radio buttons, check boxes etc on those pages. Once creation of form fields, if I again edit the page layout in illustrator and save it using "Save As" or "Save as Copy" command, all the form fields together with javascript functionalities will be lost. So, I can't save it using "Save As" or "Save As Copy" in order to get the options like "Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities" and turing off them thereafter. In order to preserve the form fields and javascript, I can only save it directly by "Save" command from illustrator.
My question is, is it possible to change those saving preferences/options once the pdf has been created by Adobe Illustrator and if yes, how?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks


texts: Photoshop CC 2014 - Selecting a pixel art isometric line

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Is there a quick way to select an entire pixel art isometric line (i.e. 2 pixels across for every 1 down, see here for example).

Thanks


texts: How can you create an infinite looping GIF using After Effects?

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I tried to do this in After effects, it worked but the quality with each zoom decreased (I guess it's not zoom, it's something else).

So I believe we must preserve the quality, and After effects can't do this.

So how do people make GIFs like this? Can it be done using After effects or Photoshop or Illustrator?

See here

What I tried:

EDIT:

Scott I kindly request you to remove it from duplicate. I read the answer on that question, but it is something different, or it's too hard for me to understand. I wanted to know the basics of it, instead an online solution. Also, there's not much customization (that I will need according to my project). So I believe this is a different question.

EDIT 2:

Okay, I started with a very large image (8000x8000 pixels) and quality didn't decrease. But see this output. I don't understand why the Scale speed decreases gradually. I didn't do this deliberately. The graph of animation is straight horizontal line. So what's wrong here? Further. How can I make it endless loop?


texts: Is it ok to vectorize a photograph of an object (a bicycle, or a tennis racket)?

texts: I'm making an infographic and have found that the best way to make a vector of something is to start with a real something and basically make it monocolor (all black, or all blue). I am wondering if this is ok? The infographic is for work but we are a nonprofit.


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I hope to achieve a better understanding on how to provide the highest quality of images in JPEG when exporting in InDesign. The story below is a condensed version of the situation.

Task

My task was to create an email blast. I had set the document to 'Web,' and set the recommended size of 650px X 550px at 72 ppi in InDesign.

Results

Once everything was complete, I exported it to JPEG and in RGB format, and forwarded it for review. The feedback I received was that the quality/resolution was too low.

Trial & Error

So I went back and increased the ppi to 300 which made things much crisper. But I noticed when viewed the file info, the dimensions were much larger than the intended size. It was 2708px X 2292px. Next, I took the file into Photoshop and resized the image there. But I noticed that the quality looked a bit funky. The outlines and edges looked wavy, and not precise like it did before. But my Supervisor went forward with no additional feedback along with a larger dimension...so far.

Afterthoughts

So what I was doing originally was correct the whole time? I mean when I resized the larger dimension in Photoshop to the desired size, the quality is poorer than if you were exporting it from InDesign.

I'm now aware that if you want to the desired dimensions when exporting for the web with InDesign, simply keep the ppi to 72? And what confuses me is when the individual asks for a higher quality of the image, the answer was to increase the ppi from InDesign, and then resize it in Photoshop...


texts: Background color changing instead of foreground

texts: I recently imported shortcuts to Photoshop, but whenever I change color it's the background one that keeps changing. It's incredibaly annoying when I draw. The obvious answer would be to delete the shortcuts, but I do like them a lot and it would take forever to change them all manually. Does anyone know how I fix this? I couldn't find anything where the shortcut-menu was.


texts: Is there a way to calculate the total length of all paths in a vector file?

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I have a laser bed that people send me vector art to cut out. I charge by the inch and need a way to quickly select all of the vector artwork and get a total distance of all the paths.

Are there any software or plugins that can do that? I have Illustrator CC.


texts: What is the different between Typography, Typeface, and Type (Not Font)?

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I have been seeing people and book authors use the word "Type" for so long now but never really thought about what "Type" actually means when compared to Typography and Typeface.

Can anybody please explain what "Type" means? I'm talking about both the noun and the verb versions of it.


texts: Good font to use with Unicode musical symbols?

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I can't seem to find a font with good support for the unicode musical notation symbols. The following shows the fonts Symbola, GNU FreeSans and Musica. The first two characters are the unicode characters U+2669 and U+266A. The subsequent musical notes are in the music-specific Unicode range.

Unfortunately, all three of these fonts display the characters in the Unicode musical symbols range significantly smaller than other characters (including the first two musical symbols in the miscellaneous range). The second two fonts also display these symbols with a different line height from other symbols.

I would really appreciate it if someone could point me to a font that displays these musical symbols consistently, with the same line height as other characters, and without making them appear significantly smaller compared to text.


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I'm looking for an icon to convey results.

There seems to be a lot of them online, but the vast majority of them fits the concept of financial results. I'm looking for one that will fit in with sports results.


texts: Could you please help me identifying this abstract font ("MICROBREWERY")?

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It was a free font from the web. Do not remember the site. I have already used Identifont and WhatTheFont! to find it. All I have found is similar fonts. It is being used for a cooler sign.
Please help me identifying this font. Look at the letter "R".


texts: Possible to perfectly centre rotation point to art board in Illustrator CC

texts: I'd like to centre the point of rotation to the dead centre of the art board. Is this possible


texts: Is there a way to expand linked EPS file placed inside another EPS file in Illustrator?

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I've placed an EPS file (File A) inside another EPS file (File B) and now need to completely break this link so that the artwork of File A becomes 100% editable part of File B.

I've tried embedding it via Save As when saving FileB and that seems to keep the link to FileA active.

I do not want File A to be linked in any way and need the artwork of File A to be on same layer as the artwork of File B so that I can edit all artwork together.

I also do not want to have any links shown in the Illustrator links panel.

Please let me know how/if this can be accomplished?

Thank you!


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I have a preset layout on Indesign CC V. 9.1 with a document that has 5 chapters, A front matter, back matter, endnotes and appendices. I have the layout as a facing page--needed for odd and even formats. Everytime, I add an extra page so that way my next chapter could start on the right side(front of the book/report), the chapters after that shift the textbox frame out and shuffle their top margins. The left page goes from 1.5inch to 2inch of a margin and the right side goes from 10inch to 10.5inch and I have to move it all back.

My bleed and slugs are all the same at .125 in, Facing pages are on. I don't understand why this is happening and how can I change this so that way it doesn't shuffle?


texts: I can't seem to find any help for this simple problem. When drawing shapes in Illustrator I used to get live measurements of the shape next to my cursor. Sort of like this crude mockup I attached. For whatever reason this feature is gone and I can't turn it on again! Any ideas?


texts: What type of paper is used for mass-produced posters?

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I'm looking to order prints of some artwork, and I'd like the paper to be the same or similar type used for mass-produced posters, such as movie/sports/music posters (by companies such as Trends International).  Based on the ones I own, it seems like they are are relatively lightweight and somewhat glossy.  However, since I don't know too much about paper weights and finishes, I'm really not sure.

Does anyone have any idea?


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I have a shape with curved points (like horns) that I want to add an offset path to in Illustrator. The problem is the offset path does not follow the curved shape all the way to the point, and becomes a sharp angle above where the miter limit takes effect.

How can I get an offset path that follows the same curved shape all the way to the top of the point? The image below shows my issue. I want the purple offset path 'horns' to match the curved shape of the original path.


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I was reading a few articles about how people saved their working files and it got me thinking about my own method. I used to save everything as a PSD, but recently I have started saving my working files as TIFF's. I use Windows, so I don't know if it's different for Apple users but with a PSD, all I can see is that "PSD" icon. But a TIFF file shows up as a normal image (that I can edit), so I found it really great when I have a lot of working files for one project and could just quickly preview it without opening the program.

That being said, I am no expert in which method is better. And I know a lot of people here are pretty seasoned users in all things Adobe, so I was wondering what your two cent on the whole topic is?

Is there really any difference to saving it as a PSD or TIFF? Is there something I should specifically know about saving my files as a TIFF rather than a PSD?


texts: How do I change text settings so that text appears in a text layer

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I was working through a Photoshop track on Treehouse and ended up messing around with some settings while adding text. Now, I cannot see ANY text that is typed, but it does somehow seem to be entered (and likely there, just not visible). When I try to add text, here is what happens:

Click on Horizontal Type Tool so that I-Beam shows
On canvas, I make a large text area
A cursor shows and Blinks. The size changes depending on the font size.
When I type, it appears that nothing happens and the cursor remains where it is, BUT when I commit the text, the layer renames to the text I typed... but I still cannot see the text.

The background color is white and the text color is red, so I don't think it is a matter of any similar color. The settings I was experimenting with were in the character and and paragraph boxes.
halp!


texts: How can I use the clone stamp tool with a static source point in Adobe Photoshop?

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I remember a few years ago I watched or read a tutorial that showed me how I can use the clone stamp tool with a static source point.

What I mean is that the source we indicate with the alt button should stay only on one place while we copy this to other areas of our subject/canvas.

How can I make the source that I set for the clone stamp tool static, so that it doesn't move while I'm copying/painting it on other areas?


texts: Dropping in multiple images and matching size

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If I drag an image from Finder into an InDesign image – without activating InDesign – it scales the image to the same size as the previous image.

If I do the same but with activating InDesign I have to hold the Option/alt key – and the result is that the image is scaled to 100%.

The clickthrough method works fine for individual images – but for multiple images it's a hassle.

Is there a better way to do this?


texts: Inkscape: how to draw cased lines, or filled shapes with strokes that have their own fill

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How to create a circle or any other shape whose perimeter line is cased? That is the stroke has it's own interior fill and bounding line in addition to the shape having fill?

I can simulate it by stacking 2 circles, with the inner circle smaller and centre occluding the outer circle, but this is extra work and grows less and less feasible on complex shapes. I was hoping to find a line/stroke style that does this all in one go, leaving the objects as single entities.

These example shapes are visually correct, but they're they're result of drawing, duplicating, resizing and then grouping multiple objects.

Another phrasing of this question: How to create a stroke paint that is smaller or with an inner offset to it's stroke style?


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Does anyone know how to create these advanced dotted/patterned circles in Illustrator? I know how to make a dotted circle, but these are aligned pretty nicely and have a blend from light to heavy. I'd almost say it's done with a script. See attached image.

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The dotted circle is created the way Cai described in his reply - thank you!
So the question can be narrowed down to how to create a circle with objects (ex. stars, crosses, triangles) that blend from light to heavy.


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Is it standard practice to create negative copies of a companies logo if they don't provide one.

I'm asking as I'm creating a website which will have a companies page where I would like to list the companies I have worked for as B/W logos (and color when hovered over).

Suggestions?


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I am attempting to create some animal icons in a particular style.

What would your approach be in making an icon in a similar style? It looks to me like a lot of different gradients applied in different places, but I was wondering if any of you would take a different approach to it.


texts: Trying to select image - Put it on colored background. Photoshop CC 2015 Windows (Pictures included)

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I am attempting to take an image and put it on a different color background.  On Monday I paid $100 for classes.  The GREEN & WHITE backgrounds were just examples.  I want to select and choose colors.

But if someone could help now.  Or shoot me a link or FAQ.  Here are my steps and photos. I realize you can not read the writing on the images but they follow the steps in order Left to right & Top to bottom.  Please do not worry about the writing on the pictures.

Step 1 Pictures do have bad lighting & are poor quality (I know)
Step 2: Pressed Control J Made Background layer. Used Magnetic Lass to outline image.  Outline done image selected  The 3 new layers marked with Line.
Step3 I was hoping copied and pasted my image.  Instead outline only. (When I control C it is not copying the image.  It is copying the outline only, what am I doing wrong?)
Step 4 Proof I can change background colors on layers  - GREEN
Step 5 PROOF IT WORKS SOMETIMES :) !!!!!

Where am I making my mistake?  I need to invert my image, where and when?  IS THERE a FAQ on this?  I searched for VIDEOS found none.


texts: Finding the Pantone colors used in illustrator

texts: I have a logo that is getting put on to golf shirts and the company has asked for a list of the pantone colors. Is there a way to get a list of all the colors through illustrator?


texts: How does one reset Illustrator CS6 on Mac?

texts: My Illustrator is acting a bit buggy; more precisely, no selection is actually visible. Selected text isn't highlighted, looking for an anchor is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and finding a handle is a futile effort from the beginning. My thinking is that this could be resolved by resetting Illustrator's preferences; where some blogs and fora suggest that it's under Home Folder > Libraries > Application Support > Adobe > Adobe Illustrator CS6, I haven't found the preferences folder in that directory. Is there any other way to reset it, or fix the problem?


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I want to make an object, specifically a letter or a number, two-toned. I mean that I want to slice it in half and make the halves different colour. I think I know how to do this on Illustrator, but is there a viable way to do it in Indesign? I've gotten so far as to create outlines of the number but I don't know how to proceed. Would the fastest way be to just make it on Illustrator and copy it? If so, no need to instruct me on that, but I'd rather do it within Indesign if possible. I've attached an image for reference.

I want the upper half to be teal and lower half black.


texts: Do I need to distribute my product with the same license as the assets I use?

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I like to use free images & graphics from the web and it looks like there are new types of licensing that I'm not sure how to use or understand. For example GPL, in software I have to open source my source. But when I use GPL licensed icon in my software what should I do?

The same go to LGPL, where in software I can only dynamic link to use in a Commercial app, but when I use a LGPL icon in my software what should I do to enable me to use it free in Commercial app?

Can I use Creative Commons in my Commercial app? What are the restrictions?


texts: I am trying to design four panel booth design W: 0.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 x 0.5m and H: 2.5m. What would be the best way to start and save the files. 5.5m is too big for InDesign.


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I want to make my own custom sprites for RPG Maker MV, and right now I'm using DesignDoll for proportions and such.

I'm trying to pose copies of the models so it looks like a walk cycle, but all the references I've been finding have either been 2D with very few stages, or if it's a 3D video the walk cycles don't look realistic at all, and I don't want to use those.

Does anyone know of a good reference to look at, either really in-depth videos or an online model that has a built in walk-cycle available?