texts: How do I start creating these small Animations?

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I am a UI-UX Designer working for web and mobile apps since last 2 years. Now I am planning to expand my skills and want to learn basics of Animations (e.g Compositing a Mobile App into a Cell Phone) , GIF Animations etc.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/42033301/Paulig-Cafemoji

I know I need to learn Adobe After Effects but which path, books, tutorials should I start watching to get a good grip of this area?


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Should I use vector logo in SVG format in website? To make responsive logo in responsive website.
Need suggestions, which format will be best?


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to merge a photo into 1 hexagon, I just open a new document, open the photo I want.  Then I select all on the new document and copy the photo.  Then I would go back to my hexagon and just go to edit--> paste special --> paste into.

However, say I want to put a photo into multiple hexagons at once.  The hexagons are actually all together if that makes it easier.  So the natural thing to do is to repeat what I did above.  So I copy my image as before.  However, when I hit ctrl+ click on my hexagon (call it hex 1), then hit ctrl+click on my next hexagon, the hex 1 becomes unhighlighted (by unhighlighted, I mean there is no more dashed lines on the border).  So I looked online and tried another method.  I got to the actual layer box and hit select and click on first and last one.  Now all of them are selected (including the hexagon boxes in between the first and last one).  So I have selected them all but when I go to edit--> paste special, the "paste into" option doesn't work. There is only "paste into place" option.  I am wondering what I did wrong.  One thing I did notice though is even when I selected all the layers, I don't see any of the dashed lines on the border of the hexagon like I usually do when I hit ctrl+click on just one hexagon.  I am not sure if that is the problem.  Can anyone help me?  Sorry, I am new to Photoshop.


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How can I draw graphs (metamers) without calculating any functions?

For example, for the (each) following cones (imaginary):

Update:

Each graph describe a cone of animal (imaginary) and showing the
response to the spectrum of colors.

I want to draw two graphs (metamerism) to these responses.

Thanks in advance


texts: I can't easily select artboards in Illustrator CS6

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I've been using Illustrator CS6 for months and previous versions for years. I don't consider myself a novice by any stretch, but this is driving me NUTS.

Up until probably 3 weeks ago, I've been able to very easily switch the active artboard in Illustrator without needing to switch to the artboard tool. Just start working in a new artboard, and it's switched. I can export for web without an extra step, easy! Now I need to take the time to first of all save over the wrong image when I save for web because I fall into careless habit-scripts, then back up, change tools, select the artboard tool, select the right artboard, and then save for web again (twice, usually, to re-save the first one I saved over).

I know it's only a few clicks, only a few seconds, but a) it adds up when I'm dealing with icon sets of 30+, and b) it's just really vexing to have to suddenly and without warning need to change my workflow. I've been trying to just deal with the change since google searches have turned up nothing useful, and I don't even know what I did in the first place to cause the change (I wouldn't put it past myself to fat-finger a shortcut without realizing it)

Someone please tell me there is an as-yet unfound option to simply click on/off or shortcut or SOMETHING to let me easily swap between active artboards again.


texts: Change Default Color for Text in Illustrator

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I'm new to Illustrator, and I'm having a heck of a time with a project. The image I'm trying to make has a black background, and a large number of white text objects in the foreground. I select the text tool, click in the panel, change my font color to white and remove any stroke, and type a word. Then I select the text tool again, click elsewhere, and type another word - the colors snap back to their defaults, though (the default color is black, so I can't see it at all).

I have to manually change the color to white every time I make a new text layer. I've  been searching for a way to change the default, or make my changes permanent, but I can't seem to find anything. I imagine this is something really easy...any advice?


texts: Font identification / recommendation: Cursive serif used for quotes

texts: I'm trying to find this font or something similar as its really perfect for what I'm needing.. I'm looking for a cursive font, clear and italic many thanks! James


texts: Why is it customary to put a picture in the center of a QR Code in China?

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I see more and more QR Codes like this:

More such codes can be found if I try "Google Image Search" by "QR code china" or "QR code chinese" (but not just "QR code").

For me it looks ugly:

It does not mix well with pixel-artish QR Code;
The resulting code feels like a "spoiled thing", less likely to be recognized by reader, with a weakened redundancy margin, like a scratched CD disk;

Why do them put a picture in the center?


texts: How do I transfer use of Typekit fonts from one designer to another?

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This wording of this question might be confusing so I'll try the best I can so that everybody can understand what I am trying to ask..

Right now, I am designing a school wide magazine publication using TypeKit fonts. I won't be around forever and when I do leave as the designer, someone will have to inevitably take over my position. And that's where my main concern lies.

The InDesign file that I've designed utilizes a TypeKit font family for almost every typographic facet (if not all..) and I am anticipating that the next designer will probably not have paid for Adobe TypeKit, rendering the work unusable.

So, is there ABSOLUTELY ANY WAY that one (i.e. me) designer who has used TypeKit in their files transfer use so that another designer who does not have TypeKit still able to design using those same fonts? ABSOLUTELY ANYWAY?


texts: Why do my prints always produce a magenta tint? Is there a more calculated approach I can take to my print prep?

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I photograph and colour correct oil painting photographs
I shoot in Adobe RGB and print on a latex printer with the company's ICC profile (I don't know if I have to embed it into my photos or the print software, ONYX, converts it). The image is darker than my image. I realize I shouldn't be basing my corrections off the monitor but comparing sample to piece just makes it into guess work at this point. It's driving me insane because I know I've properly white balanced my photos and even calibrated a colour checker for my images. My boss assures me the latex printers are calibrated correctly but I seem to be constantly wrestling with magenta (most egregiously in my highlights) and darker overall tones in my prints compared to my image.
Why are my images constantly plagued by magenta? How can I use a more calculated approach to my print prep? Do I need to convert/embed anything into my images or does the print software take care of that for me?
I'm lost. Maybe I'm not good enough for this job.


texts: How to align all selected points to a grid?

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I'm working with Illustrator to make some icons. I use grid with step = 1px and after I scale/rotate shape elements I want them to automatically align to the grid. I know CS4+ has such an option in transform settings, but I have only CS2 at hand and I was hoping that there's some other way of aligning selected points to the grid (hidden option, script?).

At the moment I'm selecting each point and manually move it up-left them down-right so that it snaps to a grid, but that is VERY slow and prone to mistakes.

Is there a way in Adobe Illustrator CS2 to align all selected points to a grid?

UPDATE: Changed the question details: it should read grid instead of pixel grid (otherwise it was misleading).


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I've been checking out on photoshop lately in developing mobile ui and found out it to be really great, the problem is in the conversion to xml layout.

After an internet search i saw there are companies doing this and I was intrigued and wanted to know how they do it since in photoshop there is no option to convert psd to xml layout

Is it possible to convert psd files to xml by export or do i have to code the xml layouts using psd as a visual tool having a view of the app?


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I'm trying to export a PostScript file of a book design in InDesign with pages arranged for a saddle-stitched book using the Print Booklet feature. The problem i'm having is this:

Print Booklet shows a warning saying that the booklet doesn't fir the current paper size. The preview shows the landscape design rotated to a portrait orientation.

The page origination in Document Setup and the design itself is correct:

Any ideas as to the cause of the problem?


texts: Applying Clipping Mask Function to Illustrator Lines

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I'm an architecture student looking to add more of an artsy touch to my floor plans. Traditionally, the plans are exported as vector lines from the arch program I use, which I take into Illustrator to clean up. I'd like to lend more texture to the lines and have a black watercolor wash that would look neat--like the floor plan was painted very cleanly. I often get this effect with text by converting the letters to outlines (cmd-shft-O) and then make a clipping mask out of the watercolor wash.

The problem I'm having is that "make clipping mask" doesn't do the trick, since the image is made of lines rather than shapes. Said another way, Illustrator wants to make a clipping mask out of the shape defined by the line, rather than the lines themselves. Is there a fast way to lend a clipping mask effect to just lines?

Thanks for the help!

edit: The "outline stroke" move Cakey suggested worked perfect to turn the lines into "shapes" that can act as clipping masks without bulking anything up. Unfortunately another problem arose.

I included an image to show the process. In 1 and 2 I have a before and after of text with the background wash applied as a clipping mask.

In 3 and 4 I have an example of random shapes that would be encountered in a floor plan and what happens when I try to set a clipping mask with all the shapes: only the last shape to be created acts as the mask. If I group the shapes to form a single masking element, Illustrator tells me the mask is too complex and everything disappears--no fill or lineweight. Ideas on how to simplify or bypass this warning? I'd like to avoid just taking all of this into Photoshop and losing image quality.

Thanks for your patience and encouragement.


texts: Is there a possibility to get Photoshop's field blur inside After Effects ? (or something similar)

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What I really want is to add shading to my animated shape layers.
I'd love to have something working like Photoshop's field blur, who can easily add varying degrees of blur on a single layer.

Use Field Blur to build a gradient of blurs, by defining multiple blur points with different amounts of blur. Add multiple pins to the image and specify a blur amount for each pin.
The final result is combined effect of all blur pins on the image. You can even add a pin outside the image, to apply the blur at corners.

That can be really useful to smooth out shadow layers without having a uniform gradient.
Hope you see what I mean.
More info about Photoshop's field blur on Adobe Help.
I stumbled upon Eyedsyn's Shade it plug-in but it looks just like an emboss effect and it seems it can only make noisy shading.
I don't mind that much about a noisy effect though.
Thank you for your help :)


texts: Is there a way to create gradations between two given weights of a particular font?

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Was doing some reading and came across this which I found very insightful:

  Weight

  This is the difference between bold typefaces or versions of a typeface, and regular typefaces or versions of a typeface, as shown here by the difference between Arial Black and Arial.

  As with many of the features to be discussed below, this is not a binary but a gradual contrast -- there is, at least in principle, a continuum of boldness, even if technologies like the word processor reduce it to a binary choice.
  -Theo van Leeuwen

It is true that computers reduce it to a binary choice. So is there a way to expand the number of iterations any given font has within those binary choices? I'm imagining selecting my text and then using my scroll-wheel not for font size but for font thickness, being able to stop not on 2 or 3 or 9 thicknesses but limitless thicknesses for a given font.

Does anyone know of any studies or conceptual graphic design projects that have looked at this?


texts: Can I add 'Export As' to an action script?

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Could somebody explain how I can add 'Export As' as an action script in Photoshop CC 2015?
I just want to automate saving icons to svg.


texts: How to display RGB instead of HSB in Adobe XD's color picker?

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Our designer has handed me an Adobe XD document. I'm trying to grab RGB values from the elements, but when I bring the color picker I see no option to change to RGB from HSB (I wanted to upload screenshot but due to the current AWS outage imgur is rejecting my upload request).

How can I switch to RGB?


texts: Is it possible to automate this grid pattern in Photoshop?

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This is a grid pattern created in my country in the sixties, taking binary values for lights and shadows. I couldn't find this anywhere else, or maybe I'm not using the proper words for it. The literal translation would be something like photohatch but couldn't find anything like this. We did this in design school (this is before computers) as an analogic exercise

Anyways, take a look to the pictures and let me know if there's a way to do this in an automated way


texts: Help identifying wedding invitation font "RSVP"

texts: I've tried all of the font identification sites. I still can't find the name of this font. Can someone help me? I've found this on some wedding invitations and I'd like to purchase said font for creating my own invitations in the future.


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I have tried increasing the Snap distance, but even then, sometimes I accidentally move a guide when I'm trying to do a lot of repetitive tasks quickly.

Is there a way to lock guides in GIMP?


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Recently I noticed a trend in graphic and industrial design that focuses on (usually predominant) white or very light gray and high contrast black or dark gray shapes — which fascinates me because of the timeless and sometimes futuristic look.

Does this design direction have a name?
Can somebody point me to any articles describing it and its history/background?

Simply searching for black and white design is too broad, and makes it hard to find useful resources.

Some examples of what I mean:


texts: How to make path that follows fill of existing path?

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Context

I bought a vector EPS image. I want to use my Brother Scan-n-Cut to draw it; this machine takes an SVG and draws a stroke along every path. When I imported the file into inkscape, it turned into a set of paths that are filled to make those lines.

What it looks like with the paths filled only:

What it looks like with the paths stroked only:

Because of how the Brother Scan-n-Cut works, I want a path that looks, when stroked only, like the filled version above.

The Question

How can I make paths that lie along the lines that appear when the existing paths are filled?


texts: Photoshop: high pass filter or sharpening filter?

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I was wondering, what is the difference between the high-pass filter and the unsharpen mask one?
I am used to use the first to improve the quality of the image (to make it less dreamy and more realistic, especially when doing photomanipulations). I tired using also the second one, but the only thing I have noticed is that in this way I have to work with more paramenters, but the result at the end will be the same (using the correct set of parameters), am I right?


texts: How to search for the Nth (2nd, 3rd, etc.) white space in a paragraph?

texts: How to search (via GREP) for the Nth (2nd, 3rd, etc.) white space in a paragraph in Adobe Indesign?


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I'm starting out in Adobe Illustrator and I've been asked to create a 78cm by 200 cm pull down poster.  I started the project putting the exact width and height dimensions, but the computer had a hard time processing it due to the size I think, and I have an i7 computer...so I think that I'm not doing something right....

Can I for example start with a smaller version in Illustrator maintaining the ratio say 7.8cm x 20.0cm since the design would be scalable and how do I save it so that the printers could print the design for the exact 78cm x 200cm?

Thanks


texts: I am saving a logo from Illustrator and my client wants to import it into word. I save the file as a .pdf as been told by this sight and the image comes into word slightly blurry but blurry enough that it looks unprofessional. Any thoughts here?


texts: Repeat lines and expand the space between them

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I am trying to speed up the process of creating a train track. The track I am making goes into the horizon in the distance. The lines/pieces of "wood" in the track need to gradually expand in space between themselves to give the illusion of becoming closer to the viewer.

Is there a way I can automate this process to a) save time (in the future) and b) make the line spacing more accurate than if I manually did it?

I have tried using blending options to repeat the shapes between, but they stay evenly space out and I get this effect:

I have tried different sized parallel line endings to blend lines between. p.s The half a broken line on the left side of the track is missing because there is a figure who will be taking up the foreground.


texts: How to determine optimal location of Bezier curve anchor points?

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To draw this apple using (cubic) Bézier curves, the location and number of the anchor points can be varied:

(Apple image: Source)

The two curves cover the apple with some degree of accuracy, they are not perfect and I'm sure there is a better combination.

Overall:

How the point locations should be determined to keep their number optimal?
In the case of this apple, is there an obvious better solution?

Links to reference material are welcome.

The curves have been drawn using Inkscape.


texts: How to grid inside of a shape on Illustrator

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I'd like to make a shape with a grid inside of it. O course, fitting a grid exactly into a square is simple. But I'm having a hard time fitting a grid into an irregular shape like an ellipse.

My first approach, for now, is to make a grid inside the shape, and remove the extra with the eraser. But i'm guessing there is a better way to do this. How do I quickly and easily fit a grid exactly into a shape and then remove the part outside of the shape?


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When designing something like the logo below, what is the right approach to start?

I face problems with angles. I can't determine the angle from the picture and  incorporate that into my design.

How do I determine/figure out the measurement of the angle of an existing or already-finished logo?

Should I decide the angle first then start constructing? Or without deciding anything, do I simply start constructing and do whatever the design demands?

Like the picture I have attached, I want to know the angle between two bars of the 'A', so that I can know which angle would be perfect to flip it in the opposite direction.


texts: How to create a 3D layer explosion/expansion in Photoshop?

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I need to depict a bunch of layers of an image similar to this:

What is this style called? Is there any photoshop plugins that can automatically create this kind of view?


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How did they create this very subtle 3D vector effect in Illustrator?

Link


texts: about transparent pixels/layers in photoshop

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I am new to photoshop. I have a transparent layer in my photoshop document. I think that transparent layers consist of transparent pixels. now using any selection tool to select the pixels works fine since an outline shows around the selection.
However, if I want to move the selection an error message occurs saying "could not move the selection because the selected area is empty".
and when I fill the selection with any color only then I am able to move it.
my question is : with the selection tools, I am selecting what: pixels (if yes then why the move operation doesn't work with transparent pixels and works when pixels have some "attributes") or pixel's "attributes" (color and other stuff that "adjectify" pixels other than being transparent)? what does it mean by "selected area is empty" and if the area is empty how I am able to select any region and fill it with any color?


texts: How to create transitions in adobe flash?

texts: I'm creating an animation in Flash CC. I would like to add some transitions to it like fade in/fade out etc. I'm not sure how to do this in flash.


texts: How to export SVG with preserveAspectRatio="none" in Adobe Illustrator?

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I am manually adding preserveAspectRatio="none to SVGs exported from Adobe Illustrator in order to make them fill 100% of their container instead of maintaining aspect ratio.

Is there a way to have Illustrator automatically apply this property so I don't have to do it manually by hand every time?


texts: Logo design process templates & tools, multiple font test tool

texts: I'm trying to find resources to complete, improve and/or make easy the logo design process using templates based in grids and so on. One of the things I'm trying to find is a webtool or software that automates the process of testing with different fonts like in the picture.


texts: PNG image ok on Photoshop but looks really weird on the web

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I am trying to add a header to our website using a PNG file. The original image is of a cushion and has a transparent background which I need to keep as the background of the website has a colour. I needed to make the image wider so changed the canvas size and saved as - it looks absolutely fine on Photoshop but when I upload it to Shopify the background is white and there are loads of weird orange and yellow lines coming out of the edge of the cushion - all around the edge like it's covered in spikes - I've tried re-doing the canvas size from the original image but not sure how to stop something happening when I can't see it on photoshop - does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks
Also - the images have already previously been uploaded to the site at the original dimensions with no problems.


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I would like to copy text in one text element (A) in Photoshop and paste it into another text element (B) without influencing the style. I would like to keep the styling of element B when I paste.

Photoshop instead copies the styling from A with.

Any keyboard shortcut to make this work?


texts: The lesser of two evils: Choice between a too long line and a too short line?

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If I cannot avoid having a line that deviates in length from other lines in a document:
should I choose a slightly shorter line or a slightly longer line?

In this example, the first line of footnote 10 is slightly too long in the first, and slightly too short in the second image.

This problem may occur when writing documents in LaTeX, even after applying the usual measures (e.g. \emergencystretch, \sloppy).
In LaTeX, you will receive an “underfull \hbox” or “overfull \hbox” warning if this happens.
There may be ways to avoid the problem, but that is not the point and this question is not about LaTeX, it is about typography.
It is not about this particular example either, which is why I added the tag design-principles.


texts: Adding blurred border to image using GraphicsMagick

texts: How can I add a border of 100px to all sides of a jpg that is made up of the perimeter pixels stretched out and blurred? e.g. the border to the left of the image is just columns 1-3 stretched horizontally and blurred together?


texts: How can I envelope distort a circle into a polygon?

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I have square layer, containing a circular image surrounded by white, and I need to envelope distort just the circle into a polygon shape. When I do Envelope Distort > Make with Top Object, however, the whole square shape of the image -- including the white "corners" -- is included in the distort.

Before and after (actual result):

How can I specify that I only want a circular portion of an image layer to be distorted to the edges of the polygon?

Before and after (desired result):


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When I draw some line shape using Pen tool and fill it, it has sharp borders. How can I apply border radius to them to make them look like this image?

I can see the border radius option in the rectangle tool but cannot find when using Pen tool.


texts: Can you add an "undo" step in an action in Photoshop?

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I'm trying to make an action that will:

Crop the left half of the image
Save as a PDF
Undo the crop
Crop the right half of the image
Save as a PDF
Undo the crop
Go up one layer
Repeat for all layers

I'm just not sure you can "undo" the crop. Googling only leads me to a million tutorials on how to undo a whole action etc...

If there's another way to do what I'm trying to accomplish, I'm definitely open to new ideas


texts: How to design a screen where the user only has very few but important options?

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Alright, I am redesigning a multi-step process where the user adds new contacts to his/her address book.
In the first step, the user chooses between three possible addition methods: file import, crm connector or manual addition.

Now, I am debating how to design this screen. This is my first draft:

I like how the three huge buttons stand out and draw a lot of attention to the user.
However, compared to the side menu they look incredibly big (too big?).

My question is: How to design a screen like this where the user only has very few but important options?
Small buttons, radio boxes, drop downs, etc. look ridiculous - but is this the way to go?

Any feedback is valuable feedback - thanks.


texts: How to create charts and tables with Inkscape?

texts: Inkscape doesn't seem to support charts or tables, so what's the best way to create a chart/table and import it into Inkscape?  Excel 2013 unfortunately doesn't seem to support svg.


texts: What are my ownership rights when doing purely voluntary work on behalf of an organization?

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I have read many similar questions & answers, but since my situation is a bit specific I haven't been able to find information that I feel like really gets to the core of what I want to know. Basically, I am a recent volunteer for a small non-profit organization managing their social media for a product they sell to fund their organization.

Since my volunteer position is just to update their social media there is actually 0 expectation that I would create original graphical content for them, and any content I create would be purely voluntary. Correct me if I am wrong, but in my opinion I don't even have a 'client' in this situation. Even though the artwork will be produced for them and used to promote their organization, I will still be the one who decides 100% what will be created with no instructions from them. I will also be the one directly uploading it online to their accounts, and won't be actually giving them any work (e.g. emailing files).

I have already decided that if they do ask for files or want to reproduce/modify my work in any way (or even if they want to begin informing me what sort of content they want me to create in the future) I will let them know that we will need to draw up a contract to protect both our interests. I wanted to verify though that I am not giving up any ownership of my work before then.

Specifically I am curious about the following...

By acting on behalf of an organization by uploading my work directly to their online accounts am I giving up any ownership rights to that work?
If the artwork I create is purely voluntary, but also clearly created for an organization (e.g. contains their logo, name, etc.) do I still retain full ownership rights on it?
As a followup to question 2, does the fact that the company is trademarked change anything? I would not be trying to sell any of my work that had their name on it, I just want to know if they could claim ownership/sell that work themselves.


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I just purchased this font and I seemed to notice it looks very different to one of the samples they provide. I did a side by side comparison of their sample and me entering the text on photoshop and I think the difference is quite strong. I have gone through the text rendering options on photoshop and neither come close to what I'm seeing in the sample.

Here's the comparison:
(font sample above, my text below.)

What would you guys suggest I do to get as close a match as the one in the sample?


texts: Free Tool to create Social Media Graphics for Websites and Landing Pages?

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I am searching a free tool to create Landing Page Buttons, cool designs, social media call-to-action tools, graphics like below - for beginners. I have it difficult finding free tools. Could you recommend me a few and if you believe that one particular paid tool is really great, which one would be worth it?

Would like to create those things for my clients as an additional service!

OR


texts: Illustrator: Gaps in path stroke when I fill leaf shape with a color

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So I used the pen tool to create this leaf. When I fill it, these 'gaps' appear where the strokes should be. How do I fix this? (I'm really new to illustrator)

Thank you


texts: Can't set background object color in Illustrator?

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I set red background for entire document and now I can't set any color for interior of any object. Apparently it behaves as if it would transparent or somehow combined with background, but I can't find any controls for this

As you see, a rectangle is assigned to be green, but it looks black when above paper, and looks dark green if outside of it.

How to fix?


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I'm trying to add some text to a moderately complex layout, but the text tool is malfunctioning -- everything shows as blank no matter what I type.
I have checked:

Foreground color shows reasonable contrast (tested with a Paint action)
No other layers obscuring the view (the accepted solution in Text not showing up on Gimp 2.8)
Same issue with both system and user fonts
Font size is reasonable

I was able to reproduce the problem on a new 640x640 image with a single white layer
In addition, when I restart Gimp, the .xcf file cannot be loaded


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I want to print this motif on a grey hoodie using DTG, how would I compute the color values for the white underprint to make the colors on grey fabric approximate the colors in the image?  My intuition is, after converting to CMYK (assuming no pixel has positive values in all four channels), I subtract the K value of the background grey from the K value of each pixels, the negative K values give me exactly the intensity of the white underprint needed to represent the color.  Is that somewhat correct?

[EDIT] My back of an envelope calculation went like following.  Assume for simplicity that every layer tranlucent print of color S ∈ {C, M, Y, K} lets light of color A ∈ {R, G, B} pass at rate S(A).  Assume further that the fabric reflects light of color A at rate F(A), and a layer of white print on the fabric with opacity w reflects light of color A at rate w + (1 - w) F(A).  So a standard CMYK conversion of the RGB image with corresponding values r, g, b would tell us what values c, m, y, k approximate a ~ (c C(A))² (m M(A))² (y Y(A))² (k K(A))² for (a, A) ∈ {(r, R), (g, G), (b, B)}.   We want to find values c', m', y', k', w to approximate a ~ (c' C(A))² (m' M(A))² (y' Y(A))² (k' K(A))² (w + (1 - w) F(A)) for (a, A) ∈ {(r, R), (g, G), (b, B)}.  To have the grey being transparent, we must further assume that approximating a := F(A) gives all zeros.


texts: SVG font scaling appears different depending on viewer application

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I have created an SVG image using Inkscape which consists of a QR code, with some text below the QR code.

Before I submit the image to the manufacturer that will be in charge of printing the image onto some physical objects, I tried viewing the image in some different programs such as GIMP and Firefox, and to my surprise the text below the QR code in certain programs does not scale to the width of the QR code, as seen in this image:

As can be seen, there is a significant amount of space to the right of the last digit of the ID. However, in Inkview/Google Chrome the image appears precisely as it does in Inkscape.

Having done some research, it appears that some programs do not implement SVG text properly. While ultimately I will have to consult with the manufacturer and coordinate based on how their systems interpret the image, I am curious:

Which programs are typically used to verify that an SVG image is rendered correctly? For example, since the image is made in Inkscape, I would ideally like to crosscheck the image with another program to verify the output.

I have read other places that I could try to convert the text to a path for better compatability across programs, however this text is being generated dynamically so this does not seem practical. (Note that the problem is not a result of generating the text dynamically, as I have verfied the same behavior using static text elements.

Update with link to SVG files:
You can find a Plunkr that includes both the template and the "filled-in" template here: https://plnkr.co/edit/MZXmkkfrkztImOlzABrv

Don't mind the hole to the right that is missing in the generated version - that is just for measurement reference in Inkscape.


texts: Is it better to design in 16 bit mode in photoshop?

texts: What is the ideal color mode to design in photoshop cross platform/ multi device product design? Default seems to be 8 bit mode, however 16 bit mode seems to hold more color information. What are the pros and cons?


texts: PS CS6: Confirm and deselect with Escape

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Are there settings in Photoshop CS6 to confirm and deselect for example a text frame when pressing escape?

By default escape cancels the editing.


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I did about an hour's work on a Smart Object (an image I had placed in a file). I saved the smart image and closed it, but the changes did not appear on the original. I opened the Smart Object again, and it opened without any of the changes I had just made.

Some further research seems to suggest that this is because the original file was a .jpg, so when I saved my modified the file and saved it as a psd all my changes were lost, since Photoshop only checks the original .jpg for changes.

Is there a way of recovering my work? What is the location of the Temporary Items directory?


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If I have a 2D die-line of a product. What's the quickest way to turn it into a 3D mock-up? Preferably it should output to a popular 3D format like 3ds Max.

Here's an example of the kind of dieline I'd like to fold into a 3D image.

Sketchup looks good, but it costs several hundred dollars for commercial use. Is there a cheaper (or preferably free) package for converting the die-line into a 3D image?

Thanks


texts: CMYK color difference from Windows to Mac

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When I open an InDesign file and edit a linked PSD by changing the color mode CMYK, I see a difference from my Windows PC to my Mac.

The other day I made a CMYK version of an PSD on a Mac and put it in my print file. Today, working on my Windows PC, I opened the InDesign file made a change to my PSD and changed the color mode to CMYK. When I relinked the PSD to my InDesign file I saw the color change.

I'm guessing that the values of the CMYK will be different when you change a PSD from RGB to CMYK on a Mac and on a Windows computer.

Does anyone else have the same/similar experience?


texts: New Windows 10. Lost Printhouse/photohouse & Photoshop. Need inexpensive substitute

texts: I'm a 92 year old artist. Needs are simple: Scan images, select resolution, resize in inches, rotation, lighten/darken, contrast, sharp/unsharp, labels, bus cards, sheets with text bios with pics, some minor enhancements of pics.


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Using map data of OpenStreetMap (OSM, openstreetmap.org), I want to create a nice map rendering for a print magazine (don't know yet whether it's going to be b/w or color). Of course, I could simply export the "classical" Mapnik rendering of the OSM home page, but that's definitively not aesthetically pleasing.

Do you know good tools for beautiful, maybe a bit customizable OpenSteetMap exporting to SVG/PNG?


texts: How to add an image to a path in Illustrator?

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I bought an EPS and I want to add an image to a path. Is it possible?

This is here the path. And an British flag I want to add / render on it.

A very bad resolution, but something like this:


texts: How to make my laser cutter follow my paths in a logical order?

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I have a Trotec Speedy 300 and when I print some shapes imported from a DXF into Illustrator (lines are joined, red and thickness is 0.0001 mm), the laser cutter is printing one segment then it jumps at another location and print another segment. Eventually the cutting efficiency is pretty bad.

Why is the laser cutter not doing a continous cut and how to fix this?

Here a visual example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX6ZtOGIWKA


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Hi All,

I need to recreate a design for a client and need to know what font this is. This is originally from on online ad running in Nigeria.

I have tried using whatthefont.com, but still can not find it.


texts: Adobe Illustrator Vector colors look completely different when opened on another computer

texts: I have sent a file to a client which was saved in CMYK colors. They opened the file and the colors are nothing like the original design. Any ideas what is happening here? Any help is much appreciated.


texts: To make small size images for digital works, do I change resolution, pixels dimension or document size?

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Here's the thing. I have a 300 DPI image ready for printing. I need a small version of it to use in a digital book. When I say small I mean two things: I will reduce its display size and I want it to become a small file. In Photoshop I have some options.

Change DPI without resample the image: It doesn't help because the file size remains the same.
Change DPI resampling the image: It will result in a small file size but the pixel dimensions will reduce more than I want it to. For example, an image with 2000 x 2000 will became something less than 800 x 800.
Don't change DPI and reduce the pixel dimension directly: Ok, now I can get it the size I want BUT I don't know if this is right thing to do. The image will keep its 300 DPI but the pixels will be reduced. Is it right?
Change the document size: I think the effect is the same as the third one above. Size and pixels will be reduced but the resolution won't change.

We always read that we don't need 300dpi images for e-books and web and we should use 72 instead. My ONLY concern here is to produce a small file that will cause my e-book to have an acceptable size to be downloaded. So, I don't care if the resolution remains 300 DPI, as long as the final size is reduced. So, the third and fourth option seems to to that, but I need a more advanced opinion.


texts: Formula for finding out the result of a color after applying x% opacity to it?

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I have 2 colors

#a1a2a4
black (#000000)
white (#ffffff)

Now I need to know how much opacity (in a percent) must I apply to the second color (black) against a background of the third color (white) to achieve a color "closest" (as determined by the eye) to the first color (#a1a2a4).

How do I go about doing it?


texts: Illustrator: Crop everything outside of rectangle

texts: I want to delete the white part that is outside of the blue rectangle (I've placed a black rectangle behind just to show what's there.


texts: Inkscape: 14px font bigger than I expected

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To design a website using Inkscape, I have added a 960px grid.

But, the first thing I have notice is that the 14px font seems to big respect to the 960px grid. I expected a smaller font. So.. why does it happen?


texts: Creating a raised card effect in Illustrator

texts: How can this be done? It looks like the invitations are raised. Is it with drop shadow or another tool? I'd like to be able to do this in Illustrator.


texts: Brightness and contrast mapping in photoshop

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I wish to map the brightness and contrast of an image into another image.

I have a grayscale photo of a face and an image full of glowing particles. I want to embed the face photo to the particle image so that together they look like the face is made of those particles.

This is an example of the wanted result:

The face photo I wish to use is a front view.

All simple layering attempts fail, the result is only a face photo and particles combined to the same image, but they still are a separate face and particles. How the embedding should be done so that the result is like the face is made of glowing particles?


texts: Can I use the font "Product Sans" for a commercial poster?

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I want to make a poster for my middle school yearbook, but I don't know if I can put them up due to font copyright.

On befonts.com, the Product Sans font is marked for "personal and commercial use". Can I use the font for the posters if the school is selling them for $30?

link to befont's page


texts: Inkscape: Replace objects with original size

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Is there a way to replace objects of the canvas by another respecting the proportions?

For example, in my drawing I have many rectangles of different sizes and I want to replace them with another shape or symbol but respecting the dimensions of the original rectangles.

With clones, perhaps?

UPDATE: It is important to note that there are many objects that I have to replace.  Replacing manually is not an option. I have maps that are being imported into Inkscape with symbology in different sizes and the goal is to replace them with others automatically or semi-automatically.


texts: I want to Draw some icons in Material Design, I was thinking if there is any Material Design color pallette available for Corel Draw,


texts: I have added a paragraph style that has numbering in it. I was wondering how I make the numbers come after the text? I have tried aligning the number to the right but that doesn't work.


texts: How would I take the top layer in a group, and make it's color overlay only show on children in the group?

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Not sure if anyone can help, but I'm looking to see if it's possible to do.

Can I have a group of layers in Photoshop, fill the entire canvas with a color and have it only show on the children of that group below the fill layer?


texts: Software to draw diagrams of math functions

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I want to draw my own diagrams of functions such as the following:

What is a good software I can use to draw my own smooth free-hand functions and add shapes like rectangles to represent areas?


texts: Have a Design Concept -- How to iterate it into multiple breakpoints for Developers?

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I'm a designer at an agency that primarily does "PSD to HTML" web development. I know that some can argue it's not ideal, but within my agency this is how it works because most layouts need to be approved before they are produced. Clients and Executives just don't trust the developers to produce things without signoff.

The usual workflow is:

Produce Concept
Produce First Layout (usually desktop)
Produce Other layouts (usually mobile and tablet).

This leaves the "in-between" of the layouts to the developers, who usually can figure it out, but sometimes ending up looking wonky (like mobile at 320px looking garbage at 600px because 640px is tablet breakpoint).

Flaws aside, most in our agency are comfortable with this approach, but there is a longing for something that can produce closer / more pixel-perfect responsive experiences. I know it won't be 100%, but I'd hope we can get closer.

My question, specifically, is:

How do I, the designer, demonstrate what should happen in between breakpoints for the developers, aside from producing dozens of layouts for all the spaces between breakpoints (small agency and we don't have production staff)?

I'm open to techniques in Photoshop, or the use of other software if it will help, as long as it allows us to produce layouts in advance of development for client approval, and can still produce an intuitive document for developers to code into HTML (like a layered PSD does with type hints, and whatnot).

Thanks!


texts: I have 1 RGB layer; the background. Its background is white. There is a solid line on this image. I wish to fade its left end out to white. How can I do this please?


texts: Export grid of images from Inkscape to individual PNG files

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How can I export a grid of icons from Inkscape to a series of PNG files?

The icons are aligned correctly in a grid that define their final shape. Here is a sample of the bottom right corner:

I want the resulting PNG to be the size of each of those grid areas, with the actual icon correctly positioned within (the position as shown here).

I don't care so much about the name of the bits, I can rename them later. Though if there is a way to assign each a file name prior to export that'd also be great (so I can redo it later without a problem).


texts: Is the : (colon) and . (fullstop) a bit oversized in Courier font?

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Today I came across a blog post on daring fireball about a new font: Courier Prime. From the font preview, I found that the : and . are a bit oversized.

Then I checked the Courier font in Mac Font Book app. The : and . also appear oversized (including the fullstop beneath the ? (question mark), comparing to the other characters.

Is it my eyes' problem or is there a story behind?


texts: Which are the skills and digital skills related to Graphic Design that should be included in a resume?

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If I do graphic design and I want to include on my resume a list of digital skills that indicate my proficiency level, how would I put this, e.g.: is it better to write:

1) a list of softwares and/or programming languages, such as the following: -  "Photoshop - Illustrator - Inkscape..."

2) a list of "areas of application", like in the following: "Typography - Brochure - Social Media..."

Which (generic) skills and digital skills, related to graphic design, should be included in a resume?


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I have a Facebook icon PNG that I want to edit to create a sprite.

But the image is distorted upon opening. Saving it gives the same distorted image.
Result of opening in PS CS4 v 11.02


texts: What is this navigation method called? And how can I implement it into WordPress/Divi Builder?

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I'm in the process of doing a reskin on my company's website. Hoping to include a navigation method similar to what's used on Tesla's homepage on the left. I want it to be reactive to where the user is on the page, and have the labels of the menu be interactive to let the user navigate to that portion of the page.

What is this called? A reactive breadcrumb?

Is there a WP plugin of somesort that has this, or does DiviBuilder support it natively?


texts: Some kind of dithered halftone? Pointillist-style bitmap effect?

texts: I am unsure how to reproduce this effect on a photographic image. Any ideas?


texts: How to get rid of lines between vector shapes in Sketch 3?

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Whenever I design something on Sketch 3 using vectors and shapes, a thin transparent line appears between every shape. The weird thing is they appear between shapes that are supposedly 'touching' with no gap between them. Here's a design I've been working on for example:

In this case it's hard to notice it, mainly because the back is white. But if you open the image and zoom in, you'll be able to see it. Here's the same image with a black back so the lines are more noticeable:

The problem I'm confronting is basically the same as this other question, but I guess the solution for Adobe Illustrator isn't the same for Sketch 3.


texts: How to duplicate adjustment layers from one file to another for batch processing?

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I've run into a problem with batch processing. I have a file with only a folder full of adjustment layers in it (I did not create the adjustment layers, someone else did), and I need to apply those adjustment layers to about a hundred images. I'm trying to make a photoshop action to do this, but I can't find a way to import the adjustment layers in a way that batch processing will accept.

The things I've tried so far:

I used place to import the .psd file that the adjustment layers is in, but then the adjustment layers don't apply to my image. Linked and embedded give the same (lack of) result.
I kept the .psd with the adjustment layers open, and had the action switch to that file, duplicate the layer using right-click and "duplicate layer". I tried to use the action for batch but it threw an error by the second image.
Same as the last attempt, but instead of right clicking and using "duplicate layer", I dragged the folder from one file to another. The action didn't recognize that a duplication happened and the batch attempt spat out the same images without any of the adjustment layers.

So, does anyone know if there is a way to make this happen? I think I need to find a way to duplicate layers from one file to another without having the original file open. Any help is appreciated.


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Could someone, please, explain me dumb proof what is a clip set and what is a clip release?

I learned how to make an inner shadow in Inkscape using Clip->Set, but I am still confused what is happening when I apply it.

I read the article. And from it I started to think that Clip Set just an operation which finds the intersection of two provided objects and deletes the upper. And it is seems to be so, because it does not contradict to how I created the inner shadow. And article did not manage do explain me what the Clip Release is.

So, does Clip Set really just the intersection which deletes the upper object and what is Clip Release?


texts: This might sound like a really stupid question but is there a way to color the area i marked with red color? I tried enclosing the mouth area with the red line using pen tool but obviously it's not working. Is it possible or do i need to trace the whole mouth area?


texts: Document dimensions are not the same once exported as PDF out of InDesign

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I have made a business card in InDesign that is 3.5 x 2 inches with a 1/8" bleed (as per the printer's guidelines).  So the document (including bleed) should be a total of 3.75" x 2.25". I have double checked these dimensions many times.  My bleed is set at 0.125" all around, my offset is at 0.833, my crop marks are set at 0.25. However, when I export the document as a pdf, the dimensions are too large - in acrobat they are 4.08" x 2.58".  Only when I export it WITHOUT the crop marks do the PDF dimensions come out correctly in acrobat (3.75" x 2.25") - but I need to provide the crop marks.

If I set the offset to 0, it does make the PDF document dimensions smaller but it only changes them to 3.92" x 2.42".  When I open the PDF image, it shows more space beyond the bleed... so if I have made a black border around the card that extends through the entire 1/8" bleed, the PDF shows a white border around the black border... so it is extending past the bleed.

How can I make the document be the correct dimensions as a PDF and only have it go up to the 1/8" bleed edge rather than beyond it?


texts: How do I move, resize and rotate the rectangle I have drawn?

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This is how I draw rectangles in GIMP:

Select a foreground color.
Select a rectangular area using the Rectangle Select Tool.
Edit > Stroke Selection

Using this method, I drew two rectangles: a red rectangle, followed by a blue rectangle.

My problem: I changed my mind about the position of the rectangles. I now want to move, resize, and rotate my rectangles. I want to move the red rectangle somewhere else. Same thing for the blue rectangle.
I tried to use the Move Tool to move each rectangle, but that did not work; the Move Tool moved the entire drawing area.
My question is: how do I move, resize, and rotate the rectangles I have drawn, after I have drawn them?


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I have recently hired a company to build my brands logo. I have chosen a historical soldier as my logo. It is a solid colour with minor detail. For inspiration I viewed accurate historic painting of the specific soldier in uniform and used his pose/stance and uniform of the original painting to build my logo to make it look as realistic as possible while still creating a different image of solid colour.

The problem is the original painter is still alive and working, I’m not directly using his painting or work but am worried about being sued later on due to similarities. I am based in the UK.

Can anyone can hold rights of a historical character/soldier and there uniform?

What’s the difference between copyright with a painting and company logo? How different does the images have to be to not infringe on the original painting?

What rules intwine between UK and US copyright legislation?


texts: design website from psd when our screen resolution is less than psd

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I have got psd of 1800px width from my client that needs to be converted to HTML but my screens are of highest resolution 1366px only. what is best way to design this type of psds? Is there any tools available to change psd in 1366px or some
way to increase screen size. so I can check for pixel perfect output.


texts: Relative coordinates in animateMotion path

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I cannot figure out why the blue ball1 in the following example does not "move to" the point on the path specified in #wire from its starting positions to mimic the path animation of the pink ball2. The ball1 element animation follows the path relative to its initial position by adding M x,y rather than absolutely moving to M x,y first. What gives?

<svg
   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
   xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
   xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <circle
     cx="100"
     cy="20"
     r="8"
     id="ball1"
     style="fill:#529fd9">
    <animateMotion
       begin="4s"
       dur="4s"
       repeatCount="indefinite">
      <mpath
         xlink:href="#wire" />
    </animateMotion>
  </circle>
  <circle
     cx="0"
     cy="0"
     r="8"
     id="ball2"
     style="fill:#FF00FF">
    <animateMotion
       begin="2s"
       dur="4s"
       repeatCount="indefinite"
       path="M 30.3614137,34.984057 H 91.361414 c 0,0 96.336296,1.512455 96.336296,11.762456 0,10.25 -96.086296,11.737544 -96.086296,11.737544 h -43.5 c 0,0 -10.75,0.75 -11.75,11.5 -1,10.75 9.75,12.25 9.75,12.25 H 352.86141">
    </animateMotion>
  </circle>
    <path
     d="M 30.3614137,34.984057 H 91.361414 c 0,0 96.336296,1.512455 96.336296,11.762456 0,10.25 -96.086296,11.737544 -96.086296,11.737544 h -43.5 c 0,0 -10.75,0.75 -11.75,11.5 -1,10.75 9.75,12.25 9.75,12.25 H 352.86141"
     id="wire"
     style="fill:none;stroke:#529fd9;stroke-width:2"/>
</svg>


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How do I add multiple masks to a layer in Photoshop CS3? I already created one mask for chain link fence so that the fence would appear between a person and his original background:

Now I would like to apply a second mask to the chain link fence for dirty grunge effect - for example, make some chains broken or frailed. The reason why I want two masks is so that I can edit each independently and have a non-destructive way of playing with my fence.


texts: Good color to go with black & white design?

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What's a good color to go with a black and white design, if there will only be one color on the site? I've tried using color palettes but they're not very helpful, because if the first two colors are black and white, the third will be a shade of gray.

What sort of principle should I use to choose a color?


texts: InDesign: chapters under sections in a multi-document book

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I am working on a book where each chapter is a separate .indd file. These files are assembled in a single .indb file to make the final book. However, I am considering grouping these chapter-documents (68 in total) into 4-5 sections. Thus, the TOC would look something like this:

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Section 1: Section 1 title
  Chapter 1: Chapter 1 title
  Chapter 2: Chapter 2 title
  Chapter 3: Chapter 3 title
Section 2: Section 1 title
  Chapter 4: Chapter 4 title
  Chapter 5: Chapter 5 title
  Chapter 6: Chapter 6 title
  Chapter 7: Chapter 7 title
Appendix
  Appendix I
  Appendix II
  Appendix III

Is this possible? From what I have gathered reading Adobe help documents, Section markers are used within a long document to designate different parts of the text. Since in my case each document is a single chapter, how can I make sections behave as proper "sections" instead of "sub-chapters"?


texts: How to create or take a large photograph for displays? Is it worth it?

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I am working on a single panel screen for a display, 106" x 82" (2692.4mm x 2082.8mm). The highest quality photos I have are 18" x 12" (457.2mm x 304.8mm) at 300ppi.

Of course I don't have to make the Photo the entire board size, but it sure would be more impactful. Would renting out a medium format camera and going to try and get new footage be the best way to go about this? Would that even be large enough or I'd need a Large Format Camera?

Since this is a display backdrop for tradeshows I could get away with doing it at 100ppi so that 18" x 12" would actually be a bit larger. Still a long ways off from the entire backdrop though.

Is it worth it in terms of quality? I mean I could scale up this image and being in an industrial trade show I'm not sure anyone would even notice the quality reduction.

Aside from renting a larger format camera and trying to get new photographs with it are there any other alternatives I might be unaware of? A high end plugin for enlargement perhaps?


texts: How would I create a rainbow like background like this in pixelmator?


texts: Photoshop CS6 Resize Rectangle with Rounded Corners

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This question is about Photoshop CS6. Hopefully the feature was added in this version. Before posting I looked up Google and this and that but didn't find an answer for CS6.

So the question is: Is there a feature within CS6 or a script that allows to resize a vector element with rounded corners without using the Direct Selection Tool (white arrow tool) and not changing the border radius? What would be great would be something like simply using the transform tool or something like a grid resize tool.


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I've got PSD file with vector logo (smart object). I need to save it as SVG for website use. I don't see such option directly in Photoshop though.

Can anyone shed some light on the process? Is it possible?


texts: What is the difference between cyan and Pantone Cyan Special Color?


texts: Connecting multicoloured lines in Illustrator

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The screenshot here shows my problem.

I'm trying to draw a multicoloured line. Its not a straight line, it curves a lot and irregularly. To make this I've set up a number of different lines and set them overlapping each other. Which...sort of works. Though it gives the problem on the left, I have to very exactly manually get things just right or else I get issues like the too small white on the left.

To solve this I tried to join the lines... but this gives the problem on the right.
Part of my line needs to be curved, but the white rectangle inside the line should have a square edge.
The curve itself has also became distorted.

What is the 'correct' way to draw a multicoloured line like this, ensuring its internal segments remain square and the curves do not alter when I join them?


texts: Photoshop: final blend for semi-transparent pixels

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I have an image, which have some amount of semi-transparent pixels. I would like to blend them with white:

Source

Wanted

How do I do it?


texts: I was working within my Indesign document and must have accidentally hit a key that turned the background of my document black while also hiding all of my guides and text/images boxes.  Any suggestions?  Thanks!!


texts: How can you "unbake" a normal/displacement/bumpmap in maya

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I have a complete 3d model with all sorts of maps (to reduce geometry) added.

However I would like to 3d print the model and would like the additional resolution of the maps back in the geometry of the model.

(I'm aware that bump doesn't affect the geometry, is there a way to recreate that effect in 3d or convert it to a different map?)

How would I best, reverse the bake texture procedure?

My preferred 3d software is Autodesk Maya.


texts: Make layer only be shown over black color

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Here's my problem: I want to make some brush strokes for a motion graphic video I'm working on. I want them to be plain, with no texture rather than a gradient.
I have the figure of the brush drawn in black over a transparent layer and in the upper oneI have the gradient ready to go.

I want to "merge" both layers but without actually merging them nor having to cut out some area of the gradient. I want to draw a stroke and have it filled with the gradient.

I don't know if this is possible or how could this be done.

Any help is higly appreciated.


texts: Photoshop pixelart - Pen tool draws outside of grid

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I used to create pixel art in Aspire and now am trying to use Photoshop.
When I use the 1px pen tool, the 1px brush and 1px grid do not align properly. What is going on?


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I'm interested in whats the methods you would use to create a typographic effect similar to this poster (click for larger size)

The part I'm referring to the the title "7 Letters".


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I'm not an artist or designer myself. I commissioned the cool hand + phone logo from a graphic artist. Now I'm trying to incorporate it into an "end card" for my YouTube videos.  (The black border is just so you can see the end of the image.)

In this first layout, I like the size of the phone+hand, but the bottom of it isn't aligned vertically with the bottom of the text element "tell your friends".

In this second layout, I shrunk the phone so the bottom would align with "tell your friends", and repositioned it so it was in the middle of the page vertically and centered horizontally in its "half".  But now it looks too small.

Any suggestions for making this look balanced? Thanks!


texts: I want to use this kind of effect for a video I'm making as Depth of Field. I'm not sure exactly what it's called, though. It's not typical blurring, but there's a shimmer effect on the lights. It's hard to describe.


texts: Differences in color conversion (RGB to CMYK) / How to choose Corporate Color

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I figured out that there are possibly more than one methods to convert RGB to CMYK.

Using Adobe Illustrator CS6 (Mac) the color conversion is completely different as the conversion via Wolfram Alpha. I used the simple cyan (CMYK 1,0,0,0). I already know that most computer displays use RGB to outline the color and I cannot “trust” the CMYK color on my display.

But how to correctly convert a RGB to CMYK color and why displays Wolfram Alpha the color completely different as Illustrator does? Wolfram Alpha shows the cyan very light whereas Illustrator shows it darker. Which one is more “correct”?

I want to have a corporate color and use it on the Web and for some print products. Assuming that my display is calibrated and I like a specific color. Is it better to choose a RGB color and then convert it to CMYK or vice versa?

And how to ensure that the color looks the same everywhere?


texts: What is the term for designing an element such that it visually reflects the spatial design of the object in real life?

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What is the term that specifically describes laying out an object or representation of an object such that the interface reflects the spatial orientation of the object in real life?

For example, controls for a stovetop could be laid out horizontally, across the edge of the stove, as would be most convenient from a mechanical perspective. Four burners, with two on each side, controlled by four knobs, two on each side. Like so:

|   *    *   |
 |   *    *   |
 |  O O  O O |

However, there is no quick, visual, or spatial way to know which of the knobs controls which of the burners - is the back-right burner controlled by the right-most knob, or the second-most-right knob? The control panel could instead be designed with offset knobs (either up/down or forward/backward) to convey information innately, like so:

|   *    *   |
 |   *    *   |
 |  O      O |
 |    O  O   |

Similarly, information about a networking device (such as a router) could be conveyed via list - for example, which device is plugged into which port.

  Desktop
  Laptop
  Printer
  Empty
  XBox
  Etc..

Or the information could be displayed in a graphical representation, correlating to the layout of the device

Port 1    Port 3    Port 5
Desktop   Printer   XBox
Laptop    Empty     Etc...
Port 2    Port 4    Port...

What is the term to specifically reference this "laying out with innate information conveyed by spatial layout"?


texts: Photoshop: convert PSD file from CMYK to RGB

texts: I have a PSD which was delivered to me in CMYK. I need it in RGB for web/screen use. How do I convert the color space correctly? if I change the color mode to RGB the black levels are still off.


texts: New person here! I am messing around with logos at the moment, and I want to make the text's path bigger like making it bold. I know you can do this by duplicating an object and adding a stroke to one of them and then unite them, but the process becomes tedious especially while working with large amounts of text. Is there any way to automate this? Or is there an alternative solution? Thank you!


texts: How to extend layers to fit the timeline in AE

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I am making a composition in After Effects with an illustrator file which has 10 layers. All 10 layers are animated either through keyframe or effects.
The composition was initially for 2 seconds. Now I want to change the composition timing either by increasing or decreasing to see how the overall comp looks like. Now whenever I do that, I need to manually  increase or decrease the layers one by one to fill the extended or decreased new timeline.
Is there a clever way to do all of them at once ?
Thank you in advance.


texts: I'm building a music application which can create a mix of songs to play for you. What icon can I use to represent this feature?


texts: Slice object with bigger transparent background

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I made a object with size 20x13 with sketch, and I want to make the object has bigger kanvas 25x25 by adding transparent background at the back. But when I sliced it, it still in size 20x13.

Can anyone show me how to SLICE object with bigger transparent background?


texts: converting a colored vector eps to coloring page single line art

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I am very new to illustrator (or design at least).. I am not sure if there is an easy way to do this. I have several colored vector eps files that I would like to convert them to black and white images for coloring. I already know how to take off all the colors as you see in the image below... however, my problem is mainly 2 things:

the double lines that show at the edges of the image characters:

http://prntscr.com/6h5s5h

the places where there was a gradient color in the image:

http://prntscr.com/6h5rar

I know one can go over all the paths and objects and edit them in illustrator to make it work, but I have a lot of images to go over and this will be too much time consuming...

So,, is there please an easy to do way?

It might be very easy.. but I am very new with no graphic design background. I tried to search online, but was un able to find what shall I do.. may be because I did not know what graphic or illustrator terms to search for.. so a guidance of what shall i search for will also be appreciated..

What I need is for example to have this vector converted as this:

and not as this:

Thanks


texts: Illustrator: orient group of lines to point to the center of the group

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I have a group of lines that are all parallel to each other and are disposed in a circle:

I would like to rotate all of them so that their axis points to the center of the circle. The center of each line, however, needs to stay where it is now. Something like this (I did it quickly by hand, so it's not perfect):

Is there a quick way to achieve this?


texts: How to extract a client's logo expectations

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I have a several years experience doing visual identity design. I primarily do them for companies from small startups to mid-size businesses.
I have been paid by a friend who used my services for their business. Now he wants a personal logo for his brand as an influencer/thought leader.
I found this to be abstract and challenging so I asked for a few keywords they'd use to describe himself which he provided. I was also given a Pinterest mood board which consisted of dark imagery. Primarily B&W photos of lions, lightbulbs and trees. The first round I got some feedback and I improved some of logos they seemed potentially interested in and provided 2-3 new ideas.
They followed up they "weren't feeling it" and it's not what they want. I'm a bit embarrassed I don't know where to go from here. I'm good at understanding a companies concept and brand direction and designing around that. Based on feedback (or one of my award winning designs - no feedback!) I can resolve a logo that compliments the brand's messaging.
I've done research on influencers logos as well as logos for some of the things he wants to be a thought leader in and I feel I'm not missing the mark by any sizable margin. I've provided different types of logos from logomark + type that felt a bit more corporate, to a graphic mark with type, a hand-drawn tree inspired logotype and even a heavy metal custom lettered logo since they identified with this "hard rock bad-ass persona" just to elicit a response.
I don't know how to extract their expectations at this stage. I will admit this is a side project (and priced as such!) and perhaps these could be improved (but that's the point of iterating in 3 rounds). Unfortunately I don't know where to go from here. I thought about creating a questionnaire he could fill out but I don't even know what to ask anymore. I thought about "check which of these logos closely resemble your vision" or something along those lines.
I could use some ideas you've used in the past to get more information from your clients, I'd really appreciate it.


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Are there any standards I should know about when designing a logo? I'm making a website for someone, I've gotta pretty kick-ass logo design going but I'm constantly redoing it when I have to resize it for different situations and I know this can't be right..

What are the dimensions for making a logo for the first time (using Photoshop)?

Do you make it over (re-write text for example) to cater different dimensions? I now know that merging and converting to a smart object gets rid of a lot of pixelation but it can still only be stretched so far before looking blurry.

Is importing into Illustrator and making a vector better?

This logo will be printed on clothing as well as being displayed in a range of sizes on pamphlets and the website.


texts: When should I use SVG or SVGZ for my web graphics?

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From my understanding,

The SVGZ is a compressed file type of an SVG. I love using SVG images and have had a lot of experience with them.

All of the times I used them I have never had a graphic that went over a few hundred kilobytes.

I use SVG for responsive graphics while making responsive websites. I also use them since my favorite design style is vector based graphics. My strongest design strength is illustrator, especially when it comes to graphic design.

The other reason I would use an SVG graphic is due to the ease of animating certain elements of the graphic, like arms, legs, etc.

Especially background elements, like a city to span across the entire page while I animate some flickering of lights and so on.

If the file is compressed, would it lose the SVG code so I couldn't animate it?

Is there any reason I should use an SVGZ over just an SVG?

Update

Well I decided to just make an SVG and SVGZ to see how they acted with the web since I found out my works ancient CS3 can save SVGZ!

After testing I ran into a very unexpected problem with the SVGZ file type. (Tested on Chrome, Firefox, and IE) If you go to the direct URL of the image you get an error. I am assuming you can't access the SVG code on these files types but after making a fiddle it doesn't even seem to display the image.

Are these useless for the web?

.svg

.svgz

JSFIDDLE


texts: Indesign: include bleed marks, and bleed

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When I export a document using  PDF Bleed Marks printer options, and set bleed and slug to the document settings, crop marks appear in the correct location, however crop out the actual bleed colour.

When I turn off bleed marks (but use document bleed settings), the bleed colour appears, though obviously with no marks.

How do I export a PDF with both bleed marks AND bleed?


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I have a folder with 200 different complete 4-6 page pdfs. Doc1, Doc2, etc. One for each customer.

I want to attach a single 2-3 cover pdf to each of them, and save the resulting bunch...Doc1a, Doc2a, etc.

I know how to do them one at a time. But I have 200.

How do I batch this?


texts: How to create a pattern out of grid in perspective

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I’m trying to create a seamless pattern out of the grid below but cannot figure out how to do so. Whatever I do the lines don’t line up perfectly. I’m trying to keep the sample as big as possible because after I get this right, some small icons are going to be placed on top of each line intersection.

How do I go about doing this?

I appreciate any help. Thanks.


texts: Can anyone help me identify this font type, style and size?

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I need to change this text to (Reference Details:) in same font style and size.
But i cant able to find the font style.I'm using adobe Photoshop cs 4. Can anyone help me?

Full size sample here.


texts: wedding response card font. My Fonts couldn't ID, I also used the app. I tried just using the numbers and they appear to be Brandywine (Scriptorium). Sample was from a Brooklyn Wedding Invite.


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I want to export a svg sequence in animate, however I can only find tutorials / info on how to export animated svgs. The latter is not usable in the project we are currently doing and right now it seems like the only option is going through the whole animation and exporting each frame as an svg which is kind of time-consuming as you can imagine ...

Does anyone now a script / plug-in that may let me export as svg sequence?
Or maybe another tool that lets me "convert" an animated svg into a svg sequence?


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How can I show speed in this example?

I don't have any vector programs, I'm working in Photoshop.

Any advice will be helpful.


texts: Linked smart objects and colour profiles

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Do linked smart objects need to be the same colour profile as the master document?
A bit more info:
I have spot illustrations that I've created in CMYK which are linked smart objects. The client wants the final file in RGB. Is it OK to leave each CMYK spot as is, and just send the main file in RGB colour profile, or is it better that each spot is converted to match the colour profile if the master doc?
Thank you


texts: font with symmetrical but opposite H and N

texts: looking for font(s) having opposite style but symmetrical H and N characters. I wish to write the name HassaN which looks the same from both side and completely symmetrical.


texts: Include artboard when saving as EPS in Illustrator CS5

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I'm pretty sure when I used to save an EPS file in Illustrator CS5.5 it would include the artboard but now when I save as an EPS file it crops the document to the edge of the graphics/objects instead of the whole page. I've been trying to find the answer all day on Google with no luck. I found a work-around by placing non-filled squares in opposite corners but I'm sure there is an option to simply include the artboard.

How do I include the artboard when saving an Illustrator file as an EPS in CS5.5?

Thank you in advance. This is driving me crazy!


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Attempting to change the path color, but something unexpected happens. Not sure how to make it work as expected?
Here is a gif of me demonstrating the issue when I attempt to change the color.


texts: How can I modify the image color to remove some color?

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I have an image like this one:

Is there a way that I can modify the colors of this image to remove some blue and make it into an image with just shades of grey?


texts: What is the shortcut key for object opacity in Illustrator?

texts: I am changing object opacity in Illustrator manually. Is there a keyboard shortcut to make an object's opacity 90%?


texts: What comic/graphic novel software allows you to dynamically draw/change panel shape?

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Sorry if this is the wrong place -- I saw a software advertised a month or so ago that demoed a user re-drawing panel shapes in the software itself. It was a very easy way to dynamically create a variety of panels -- you just drew lines and the panels would snap to the closest approximate shape. Or you could cut a panel in half with just a single line drawn, etc.

Does anyone know what this software is called? I've been searching for a long time and I can't for the life of me find it.


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A while ago I stumbled upon a webpage that demonstrated how to sharpen the round corners of a rectangular path. Basically you would just pull the nodes of the corners across till they intersected and then somehow select that piece and delete it. For the life of me I cannot find that webpage again nor can I remember the keystrokes used to select the piece to be deleted.

So can someone please assist me with a method to sharpen round corners of a rectangular path or to delete the below piece as indicated by the circle:

Thank you in advance!


texts: I'm trying to split up my illustrator artboard into even sections using the rectangular grid tool

texts: I have my artboard set up to represent a playing field which is measuring at 140 meters by 81m. I currently have my artboard set at 140cm by 81cm. Is there a way I can use the rectangular grid tool in Adobe Illustrator to split my artboard into 1662 even sections? Rectangles or squares, as long as they are even sizes


texts: How to change separate strokes lineart into stroke-less shapes?

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I made the line art by tracing each line separately, instead of tracing fully closed shapes. Get it? not a separate stroke for each closed shape. Just a bunch strokes on separate layers meeting other strokes on separate layers.

What's the most practical to turn a lineart like this into clean closed shapes? I want to make it a 'strokless' vector without having to redo the whole thing with a different approach.


texts: Filling out multiple values with Cinema 4D

texts: I have a pretty simple question that does not seem to be showing up anywhere. I am have been watching a lot of C4D tutorials lately and many times people are zeroing out an object or scaling it up which in both cases requires the user to fill out 3 axis value fields with the same number. To do this they select the X value, fill it in, then the Y value, fill it in then the Z value and fill it in, which seems very tedious. Is there a way to select all three fields and type in just one value?


texts: Critique: Best use of typographic space and negative space in this design?

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Which design better uses space and is more appealing? I'm new to this community so please if this is the wrong place to ask this type of question direct me to the correct one. Thanks.

Design 1:

Design 2:


texts: In Illustrator, you can make a swatch, give it a red color, and then color a bunch of things with it. Then, when you decide that you think blue would be better than red, you can adjust the swatch's color and everything turns blue. Is there an equivalent, either in Inkscape or some plugin, that can do something similar?


texts: Duplicate artboard with script Illustrator CC

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I tried to create an action to automate "duplicate artboard" in Illustrator CC
but it was not possible. I would like to know if there is any script to do this.

Thanks


texts: Is there a tool that can create a 3D model of a face from a photograph?

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I am looking for something that is good at recognizing faces and create a 3D model from a 2D photo, especially when the face is slightly turned, like those portraits which have the subject looking to the side, but not fully in profile.

I am not looking at photogrammetry software, takes multiple shots of the object and creates a model from it, but software with some intelligence that can create a good model from a single snapshot taken in part profile.


texts: Swap Face Normals But Leave Texture in Sketchup

texts: At some point, half my model in Sketchup apparently got the normals botched and I didn't notice before painting in all the materials. Now, if I fix the normals (i.e. reverse the face), the texture flips right along with it and I now need to untexture the wrong sides and retexture the right sides. Is there a way to swap the normals/faces but leave my material on the side it was before flipping?


texts: The pen tool in PS is applying curves when I did not tell it to. Hard to explain, check out attached images

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So I am using the pen tool to trace a selection, but it is being weird.

So I put the line down and made a bit of a curve by holding down and moving the mouse.

Then I move my pen tool around, with rubber band on, and the curve is applied to the new segment! Why? How do I fix it? Even if I apply a new curve to the new segment the old one still persists in some part and mucks it up.

Thanks for the Help.


texts: How to find new positions for divided circle to create 80px gaps

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I divided the circle below using the following steps:

made a perfect circle
created two lines at 75 and 105° rotation
used the pathfinder divide tool to separate the circle.

I want to know (how to calculate) the positions I would have to move each part of the circle to create an 80px gap. I would like to move each of them by an equal distance to create the 80px gap, as in the image. How can I find the new positions?


texts: Photoshop - Scale an image based on part of the image

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Ok, so here's my problem.  This is Bill:

Bill is a handsome dude, and his image is 400px wide (take note of the pink border). I can size him down to 300px no problem. At full size, he is 109px at his head, and sized down to 300, Bill is 81px.  But now I have this image that someone gave me:

So now, the canvas size has increased, and Bill has some scenery, a snazzy balloon, and a...dog?

So I want to scale this new image down just like I did the original, but how do I scale the whole image down so that the box ends up being 300x300?  I want the whole image to be there, and for Bill to be the same size as he was when I scaled down the original, so that when compared side by side with the original, Bill is comparatively the same size.

I am obviously generalizing here, but I run into this problem on a regular basis. It's not a problem if just the width or height has changed, because I can scale down based on the dimension that wasn't changed.  But when both width and height have changed, all I can think to do is use the measure tool on a consistent part of the image (like the box or Bill's head), resize the image, measure again, and repeat until I get it pretty accurate.

Is there an easier, more accurate way to do this? I'm using Photoshop CS6.


texts: How to prepare (what all sizes and resolutions) mockups and UI graphics for an Android app in PS

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I've seen similar questions asked here but they did not answer my question 100%. So please bear with me.

Now I am starting an app design project for iOS and Android. I've been designing for iOS for some time now but Android is totally a new thing for me. Android has so many devices at so many different resolutions and sizes that it is actually quite confusing to me at this point as to where to begin.

Is it possible to create your elements for the highest resolution and then use some method to scale them down for other smaller sizes? Or do we HAVE to do it manually and create them for each of the different sizes? What are the best practises and ideal flow for any such multi-platform requirement. Is there a way to easily reuse the iOS graphic assets? TIA :)


texts: Is a dedicated graphics card still required for a professional Photoshop experience?

texts: Five or so years ago not having a dedicated graphics card would make using any tool more sophisticated than a simple brush would cause Photoshop to turn into a slide show. Is this still the case in 2020 where integrated graphics have improved?


texts: How to maintain color consistency across a website

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I am a web developer struggling with design issues. I have a blunt eye for colors and my design skills suck (I try to improve though).

I'm having issues with the feel of particular pages, I wonder if my color schemes are any good, if my design invokes seizures or general rage(jk).

I would like some feedback, specifically on color patterns across the site (if the colors give a general feeling of uniform design and not like each page is of its own) or if there are any striking colors that are universally "banned" (like the red-black in the bar).

Here are some of the pages:

main page

movie page(arrows indicate questions about if the difference in color is well balanced or horrendous)

user page(it replaces the "Favorites" with whatever you click)

 - Main page: http://83.212.108.109/freaq/
 - user page: http://83.212.108.109/freaq/user.php (yes the one in the pic is me ;p )
 - movie page: http://83.212.108.109/freaq/movie.php
 - network page: http://83.212.108.109/freaq/network.php

P.S. If I ever launch a start-up I will give lots of designer love, as I understand that good UIUX is 50%+ of a product.

P.P.S. If something is broken is due to the fact I am working on it


texts: Replacing a font in many illustrator files

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I have several hundred Illustrator files that are formatted similarly, and for legal reasons I need to replace a font in all of them. Even with the 'Find font' tool, that's a hell of a lot of fonts to replace by hand.

Is there some way of automating it? For example, using Bridge? Illustrator (CS5) doesn't offer many options in Bridge, compared to the automation options offered by Photoshop. I also don't see any option for running actions on multiple Illustrator files.

Also, creating a repeatable action for replacing the font doesn't seem to work: instead of repeating my action, it brings up the dialog box an waits for me to tell it to replace them.

As a programmer I'm prepared to edit the files directly if it can be done without breaking them.

Update: The 'Batch...' menu item from Illustrator's actions panel menu allows the same action to be performed on a folder of files. It doesn't fix the Find Fonts action waiting for input though. Toggling the dialog off makes the action do nothing at all.


texts: Cannot erase a "spur" off of a closed path using the eraser tool in Illustrator

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I am not in the graphic design business, and am a true novice in using Adobe Illustrator, which I have been using to create a design for personal use. Said design incorporates a heart symbol. I have spent an entire morning literally drawing dozens of hearts (if indeed most of them can be called that) using the mouse (as I do not have a pad and pen), until I finally got one which is acceptable to me.

The only thing that I want to remove from this heart is a small "spur" coming off of the path at the nadir of the heart figure. I should mention that there are a cluster of anchors and handles right in the area of this spur. Evidently, my hand was getting a bit tired and unsteady at this point in my drawing of the heart symbol.

I have tried using the eraser tool to erase this spur, including with fill, without fill, after having expanded the path, having expanded the path and fill, and being left with this spur after all my efforts, have at last come to my wits' end as to what to do next. If anybody can give me some guidance here, I shall be appreciative.


texts: How to set guides at exact positions / coordinates in Photoshop?

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I am very new to Photoshop. I have created a 300px by 230px image. I'm trying to place 5 vertical guidelines at 0px, 57.5px, 115px, 172.5px, 230px.

I've placed the whole numbers manually by pulling vertical guidelines with the ruler, but I cannot put 57.5px, 172.5px to exact positions this way.

How can I set a guideline at an exact position in Photoshop?


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Is it possible to add a hyperlink to an object or a layer within Illustrator CS6 for a later SVG export?

I know about the possibility to manually edit the exported file and wrap elements with an <a> tag. But this complicates subsequent changes. It would be better to have solution that is integrated in Illustrator.


texts: I'm a graphic designer (at least I like to call myself that) specializing in illustration and vector graphics. I'm self-tauggt and I work with Photoshop, CorelDraw and Blender. I really want to get into web design but I have no idea where to start. Do I really need to get awesome at PHP/HTML5/CSS/Java/Flash to get anywhere in this field? Any blogs/websites that I can add to my RSS feed, magazines I can check out? Are there any good courses (online, free or paid) or books that would help me on my endeavour? Must-have software? I've tried to google the subject but couldn't really find anything meaningful and the courses I've stumbled upon are always coding-only. I've really been trying to tackle this myself but I guess it's time to admit defeat and seek help from people smarter than me. Thank you to anyone who decided to read this (and answer) and sorry for any language errors.


texts: How do i edit the starting orientation of free transform handles in Photoshop?

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I'm a Photoshop newbie, and I was wondering how or IF I could adjust the starting orientation of the free transform-"box" (Ctrl+t) in Photoshop?

I'm not good with words, so I'll try my best to explain it using a simple example.

The local orientation of the blue rectangle I wanna transform is shown in red and green "axes." and the orientation of the free-tranform-handles, is shown in purple and blue "axes."

I wanna adjust these axes so they're parallel to each other like in the 3rd pic BEFORE the free-transform takes effect. (hopefully I can also scale it to fit the blue-rect as in the 4th pic) The result is that now I can transform the blue-rectangle along its axes - like in the 5th pic, where I have scaled its width after aligning the axes - instead of like in the 2nd pic where the blue-rect has been distorted.

thanks!


texts: Re-linking multiple PDF's in InDesign CC

texts: We have a regular 72pp A5 newsletter and the client sends us single page PDF's (all 72 pages in 1 PDF) On our old versions of InDesign (CS5) we just use the existing InDesign imposition file and relink the old PDF's with the new one and it updates all 72 pages automatically without any problem. We are now using InDesign CC and it won't batch update with the new PDF automatically, we have to re-link each page manually which is time consuming - is there a fix/setting within preferences which will do this - which I can't find. Thanks


texts: How to combine segments with circles in Illustrator?

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I tried to create a shape with two cicles at the extremes and two segments between them. I selected all the shapes and then in the pathfinder window I choose the option "unite" but the final result left me with the two circles only!
Is there an alternative way to create a shape with these elements?
And why is this happening? Is it because the segments are not part of a closed path?

I thank you very much in advance, have a nice day :)


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Does anyone now how in inkscape how to pull things sort of inward? As an example, I am trying to take the following image (source) and pull the yellow teeth more towards the middle so text can fit in.

Sample image:


texts: In Illustrator, how do I cut off a protruding end of a path through a shape?

texts: How do I cut or trim off the protruding line drawn using a pen tool so that it confirms the shape of the rectangle?


texts: Indesign: apply stroke to image contents, not image box

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I have an image with a transparent background, which I'd like to apply a stroke to. The issue is, any time I apply a stroke to the image it applies to the image box and not the image shape itself.
Can InDesign recognize the shape of the transparent image and apply the stroke to that?
Below is the unwanted effect. I'd like the stroke to follow the people:


texts: How can I save each interpolated image in Inkscape as separate images with the entire background and maintaining position of interpolated object quickly? For example I created interpolated images of a ball to animate it as rolling. I have around 10 images of ball in total. How can I save each ball with its background and position as separate images to make a gif animation of ball rolling?


texts: Converting to vector from solid color shape or sketch

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Possible Duplicate:
  Convert a line drawing from raster to vector

I have a solid color shape. Is there an automatic way that Illustrator can detect its borders and convert it into a vector. I'm new to Illustrator and using the latest Illustrator CS5.1

I have the same question for scanned sketches that I drew by hand. Can Illustrator automatically vectorize them?


texts: Illustrator - how to create area with evenly shaped bumpy outline

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I've recently made the shift from my old FreeHand 11 to Illustrator 2020. I'm trying to duplicate a process I used to do in FH in order to create a bumpy outline for a forest area on a map.
In FreeHand, this is what I would do:

Draw 2 circles and blend them.
Draw a closed path surrounding the forest area.
Select the path and the blend and "attach blend to path".
This results in evenly-spaced circles on the path.
Modify the number of steps in the blend until there is a slight overlap between each circle.
Apply an Ungroup command.
With the objects still selected, Combine>Union (same as Shape Builder in AI)
Delete the "hole" in the middle, and bob's your uncle.

How do we do this in AI? I've found how to attach the blended circles to the path, but unlike FreeHand, the ungroup function doesn't work at this stage.
Or is there a simpler, leaner way to create this bumpy outline? After all, the method is more than 20 years old. Suggestions? Thanks!
The end result needs to look like this:


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I'm a graphic designer and front-end web developer. I was recently approached to design and build a simple brochure website for a language school to showcase their courses. The school is currently having a custom piece of software developed to aid students during the learning process.

The client is now talking about using the same design style for their software. This means I'll be designing an additional UI (fields, buttons etc). Would you advise I charge an annual license fee for the design + my time for the actual design work? The language school will rely on the software for each module.

I'm used to designing simple portfolio websites, so your advice would be greatly appreciated before I provide a quote.

Thanks :)


texts: $300 Logo Redesign as "Trial" Project for Possible Full-time Position

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I’ve been freelancing for around seven years now, but I’m not sure how to handle this situation. I have a startup interested in me for an interface design position, but they want to do a trial project to gauge fit and all that. However, the “trial” project is actually a logo redesign. They’re offering me $300 up front. When the CEO mentioned it on the phone, he said he knew that was low, but that it was meant to see how we work together, and asked if I’d be okay with that.

It’s a really interesting company, and the full-time position sounds like exactly what I’ve been looking for, but for $300, I couldn’t provide the same level of research, multiple rounds of revisions, etc. I’m also a little uncomfortable with the idea of a $300 trial project resulting in a mark that represents the entire company.

I’d be really grateful for any suggestions/advice on how to handle this.


texts: How do you know where to put details into your illustration?

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I am a student and I made an illustration with illustrator. As you can see in the example I made, it isn't the best illustration and It can be much better.

As you see, I gave the rocks underneath the lighthouse some sharp edges. I put
some movement lines in the water. Some shadows. That's all. I don't know where to put more details into my design. It feels the design is missing some elements and I don't know what.

Basically my question is: How do you when, where and what to put some 'subtle' details in your design to improve it ?


texts: How to continue an unfinished curved path in InkScape

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I think I have found the Adobe Illustrator version of this question, at: how continue a path from one point by using pen tools in illustrator?
Another site: suggests subpaths, but this doesn't seem to work because you have to stop, and go back, and smooth out that shared node.

But in Inkscape, can you "pick up" from where you left off with the Bezier / Pen Tool, to continue drawing a curved path?  (So that the continued path shares the same cusp / smooth / symmetric nodes)?

I imagine this issue doesn't really matter with line / corner nodes.

A Very Over-Simplified Use Case:

Guru Artist is making a vertically snaking "S" path, (to make a snake!).
To begin, Click+Drag, then release to create a collinear segment.
Click+Drag to create another.
And again, and again ...
Accidentally hit Right+Click - because of IRL Aggro from swooping dragon flying over house.
Come back to computer, and want to continue creating this curve, for many more steps.

I am basically looking for the capability to "pick-up" the last node, or even delete the last segment, and continue on, maintaining all of the handles.

Is there a way to do this in InkScape?