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i'm thinking to start working on a t-shirt contest, but i'm not sure yet. The client wants a Gold Versace Baroque Design Style shirt (See example attached).

I don't have the pantone book and i'm looking on line for suggestions on which is the bets Gold Metallic Pantone Colour for printing. So far i found 2 Gold Pantone Colours (see files attached), but the 4485c i can't find it in the Pantone books the other it looks bad (i don't know if ti depends from my screen calibration or the pantone colour 871 C that appear too dark and dull)

If anybody has experience on doing print work with this type of colour it would be great to get a suggestion and tell me a specific pantone code for Gold Metallic Pantone colour. I looked in illustrator in Colour Books, Pantone + Metallic Coated but i didn't find anything that look good on the screen.

Another concern is if the printer doesn't have the gold i choose i guess i'll have to ask them to pick the closest colour in the gold metallic pantone..

I never done a job with this type of pantone and i read form other users in different forums/posts that they had horrendous results because they used the CMYK gold. I know isn't possible to use it as the type of colour is a combination of gold yellow-orange so a particular colour that can be achieved only if is used the metallic pantone colour.

Obviously i'm not going to use shadows/gradients, just the pantone colour as i don't want to risk an horrendous result when printing.

Ultimately i'd like to know how can i get the same or similar result of the shirt image i attached above. Is enough to use a metallic gold colour or i need to use  other effects or colour combination to achieve that result in illustrator?
Please keep your answer as simple as possible as i'm not an expert of printing :)

Thanks for your support!


texts: Not able to crop the content outside the artboard

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I am not able to crop the image which is outside the artboard.
I have tried all the methods available on the internet.
Which tells that make an object and with the help of Pathfinder tool but its not working or I am not able to do that.
I attached the
File here .


texts: How to comply with sharealike clause when using creative commons cc-by-sa licensed images in commercial work?

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If I want to use images licensed under the creative commons cc-by-sa license, how do I have to share the derivative work in order to comply with the license of the original image?

In particular, how is sharealike compatible with commercial use?

If I use cc-by-sa images in a design that I want to print on a shirt and sell, it seems like that should be acceptable because the license does not prohibit commercial use -- However, how would I have to share the work? Is my design considered the only derivative work in this case, or would I have to consider that in printing a shirt, a new work is created which also must be licensed under the same license? If so, does this mean that the shirt cannot be sold?


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I am in the process of practicing a running Italic hand, with most letters connected in the spirit of Paul Standard (I also own Alfred Fairbank's book). In addition, I'm trying to minimise the number of pen lifts and write at high speed.

My ultimate goal is to make a font based on the writing.

I'm interested in examples and references about howtos and good practice (about the writing, not about the font design).

Thanks in advance for your help.

PS The keywords are poor but they're the best I could find  (I checked the entire list). I don't have enough reputation to add keywords Italic and Calligraphy. If somebody could add them for me, then that'd be much appreciated.


texts: Acrobat wont collate pages when printing so they come out in the wrong order

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Ive got some line weight heavy graphics files that slow down Mac's inbuilt preview app when viewed.

So recently I've switched to Acrobat Pro as my default PDF viewer. Only issue is with multi page PDFs it doesn't seem to collate them when printing like Mac Preview does, so it ends up printing the page 1 first which means if i have a ten page document i then have to re shuffle the paper out of the printer.

Any ideas how i can set Acrobat to automatically print the last page first ?

Version wise im running the latest version of Acrobat (on subscription through creative cloud) on a Mac running 10.10.5


texts: How to change the name of a color in Adobe Acrobat DC?

texts: I want to change the name of a color in my PDF file. Is this possible in Adobe Acrobat DC?


texts: How to make a circular zigzag in Photoshop?

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For weeks, I have been trying to achieve how to make this.

I know how to do the gradients and the fonts and everything else EXCEPT for the zigzag circle.  I only use Photoshop to design as I am really not good with Illustrator.

Can anyone please tell me how to do this?


texts: How to prepare a spot varnish; does it need to have trapping if there's a gloss and matte one?

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On a project that has a selective varnish, the print-ready file usually needs to be prepared separately in one spot color, a bit like a dieline. Only the area where the varnish will be printed should appear in 1-color on that separate file. I usually do mines in Adobe InDesign or Illustrator, as vectors.

That's easy when there's only one spot or UV varnish, but I still often notice the varnish is not always perfectly aligned with the printed design under it; sometimes it looks like the spot varnish is bigger than the artwork. It seems to happen more often with the shinny UV coating. I'm hesitant in using these kind of process now, it doesn't always look very precise and I'm not sure why.

I have a project on which I need to use 2 spot varnish: one super glossy and the other one matte/non-glossy. The effect of the 2 combined together is very nice as it adds even more "contrast" to the glossy varnish. It has that satin finish but is way more subtle than a thick UV coating. I guess an aqueous varnish will be used for this.

It's hard to find a good example but it looks a bit like this:

How to prepare that kind of files for a postcard; do I need to add some trapping to the matte spot varnish and gloss varnish if the 2 touch each others? Which one should be "fatten"?

Also, to avoid that "misalignment", is there a limit in size for this, either recommended or as a standard in offset printing, or is it to expect every time?

I'm wondering if it needs any trapping since it already looks like it expands more than normal ink. I don't want to get that misaligned varnish effect as I often saw on business cards.


texts: How to I achieve an all-white image that blends into the background?

texts: The foreground image is a black and white and set to "Multiply". I want all the dark hues to be replaced with whites.


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I'm working on vertical rhythm right now for my website. It's hard / impossible with images of unknown size.

There's a javascript plugin that helps with keeping vertical rhythm by resizing the images.

http://daneden.me/baseline/

My problem with the plugin is that I think the plugin makes the site look worse (check their demo). The image is now smaller and no longer maintains the grid horizontally, which is just as bad in my opinion.

While vertical rhythm is no doubt important, I think what's more important is local / relative vertical rhythm.

For example if your base line height is 24px and your image is 60px, breaking the rhythm, if your next paragraph is 24px from the bottom of the image then there is still localized rhythm despite broken page-wide rhythm. From that image below I would try to maintain multiples of 24px without being concerned about the interference from the image, basically ignoring the effect of the image. This is most doable I think because I don't have sidebars that you can compare the rhythm with. I think it'll look obviously horrid if it doesn't match up with sidebars, but without sidebars break in rhythms should be basically invisible.

Am I right or should I be more concerned about page rhythm.


texts: Making manipulatable figures in Adobe Illustrator

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I am making figures for a report that require stacking a few scans on top of each other. The program that processes data allows you to export the spectra as a bitmap file. I have been placing them into a word doc to move them off of the computer attached to the instrument (not connected to internet). I then put them on my computer, save each image as a pdf and export them into ai. The scans look like this:
I want to extract just the line and place several on one image to compare but I can't figure out how to do that. Trace ends up somewhat lumpy and I can't change the color of the line or isolate it as a single object. Is there another way I should be exporting the scans? Or another tool in illustrator?


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I am trying to create an arc in illustrator and its turning into a big blob when I color the stroke. How do I make it so that I can use the arc tool, or create any simple line with no color fill, but color the stroke without it turning into a big distorted shape?
Also, when I create a simple shape and color the fill and stroke with two different colors, I can see that the stroke of the shape is a little distorted and does not align properly with the shape itself. How can I fix that?


texts: In Sketch, can you override the fill value for a symbol?

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In the Sketch Nested Symbols documentation, there is a short clip showing the user changing a color in a set of symbols by toggling fills.

Being in the nested symbols section, I would think they mean to show that you can override fills somehow, but I cannot find a way to do it.


texts: How can I print a PDF booklet with pages the right size?

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Sorry about the ambiguous title. I have a PDF file of A5 pages I'd like to print as a booklet. I have Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat and the rest of CS6 — although I didn't use it to produce the PDF. I don't think that's relevant; PDF is a standard format.

The pages are exactly A5, and I have a printer which can print double-sided A4. Each A5 page and its imposition counterpart will fit exactly on the A4 page, and there is enough of a margin around each page that the actual physical print edge is within that margin. I need each A5 page to be printed at the right size.

My problem is that using Adobe's "Booklet" sizing does odd things with the imposition. Each page has a margin of 10mm on top, left and right, and the print dialog looks like this:

It's added an unprintable area, but within that the margins are even (same left, right, top; double-size in the gutter). That will have the effect of adding the unprintable area to the outer edges of each page of the booklet. The unprintable area is the same all the way round (for an HP M277dw; that seems reasonable).

When that page is actually printed, it looks like this:

Even the printed line length, which was 128mm as designed, has become 122mm.

This happens with every booklet printed with Adobe booklet printing. My printer is set to 100%, so that's not upsetting it. All the pages are the same: the margins on each side are not equal, and the centre fold is not actually in the centre, so it's not creep — if Adobe software is actually capable of calculating that!

I don't believe this is dependent on my system settings, although if someone pipes up saying that Adobe booklet printing will correctly impose 2xA5 on to A4 exactly as designed, then I'd definitely be interested in knowing how that's achieved. Currently it appears that "Print as booklet" is forcing settings which can't be altered.

I can fiddle with the position of the print "block" on the page so that the booklet is at least symmetrical, but is there an easier way of getting A5 PDF pages printed as A4 impositions as I want them, without Adobe thinking it knows better?

(Answers which say "I don't have that problem because I use the Flurble package from Acme Software" are welcome, because that answers the question. I use 64-bit Windows 10.)


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It has been used for colour printing for many, many years, but who (and when) first discovered that a bright pink colour (magenta), a light blue (cyan), yellow and black can be mixed to create almost all colours? How did they discover this?

(Or more correctly "CMY" - the Black (K) isn't strictly necessary)


texts: How to change recurring pattern across image in Gimp?

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I have this image in Gimp:

Each red square has the same width, height, color and layer.

I want to make all red squares half blue like this:

To do this I'd make the first square half blue then copy and paste the new square to all the other red squares in the image.

Although what if there's 30 squares, copying and pasting over each square would take ages.

Does Gimp have a way that I can just change the first square and it copies the same change to all the other squares in the image?

Thanks


texts: InDesign: What's causing only certain letters to print incorrectly?

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I have created a document in InDesign and exported it to PDF. When printing, a certain letter ('m') and number ('2') of a certain font family (Oswald) display incorrectly in the printed document. They do not display incorrectly when the PDF is viewed on a screen; they only display incorrectly when printed. They print incorrectly on multiple pages, and always print incorrectly (there are no instances where the lowercase 'm' or '2' of the Oswald font family prints correctly in the document). No other fonts have issues. When printed, the 'm' and '2' look heavily distorted and pixelated.

I have tried exporting with a variety of settings (including PDF/X-4:2010 and Acrobat 7 compatibility), tried using a different printer, and tried reinstalling the font. The problem has not gone away.

What may be the issue, and how might I solve it?


texts: How do companies like Google, Facebook maintain their CSS files? I have looked at some of them and they are really huge, even with their names all scrambled? How do they manage to create so complex hierarchies of CSS to create those beautiful sites?


texts: Prepare 2-sides cards with data source to print on A4

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I have a 2-sides card (50x50) that use *.csv file as data source (single file for both card sides)
Now I need to prepare it to print on A4. So I should put 20 cards on one A4. I've tried to import  indesigh file to A4 project and apply "Step and Repeat" to fill A4, but in this case:

card's second side being lost
seems data source link lost as well (I see only the first side of the first card from csv file).

Here an example what I try to achieve:

Where csv file looks like:
Text A; 1 ; Text B ; 1
Text A; 2 ; Text B ; 2
Text A; 3 ; Text B ; 3
...

Option 2 is preferable to me.
How it is possible to do somethimg like this in indesgn?


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I am new to Sketch and have been using Illustrator before.

Now I made a cog in sketch, however I don't want it to have hard edges, but rather rounded ones. Here is how I made my cog in Sketch:

Now when I select the shape, I can round corners, however it will only round the corners of the rectangles:

When I flatten the shape rounding corners for the "inner edges" (don't know what to call them) is greyed out:

In Illustrator however this is only a matter of a few clicks:

Here a better look at the desired outcome:

There surely is a way to do that in sketch, I figure. I'd be very thankful if someone could teach me how :)


texts: What is the range of size a logo can be viewed at?

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I’m trying to come up with a logo for a small venture of mine, and I was wondering: at what sizes are logos typically displayed? I mean, I know in theory branding artwork should be redesigned for every display size: this is exemplified, in an extreme case, by the design of favicons. However, there is a strong incentive to use the exact same logo at various sizes, if only to reinforce the power of the brand.

So, given the uses of a logo I can think of the top of my head (website, business cards, letterhead), what sizes does a logo need to be displayed at? In other words, can I cover them all (except for the favicon case above) with a single logo, or would you need (in general) many logotypes for various resolutions.


texts: In Photoshop, what does the * to the right of the colour mode mean?

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In the title bar of an image, what does the * to the right of the image mode mean?

At first I thought it meant there were unsaved changes, but it turns out I get a second * in that scenario:


texts: What techniques used in this triangulation low poly tutorial

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This low poly tutorial made using illustrator shows how the artist rapidly uses eyedropper and pen tool to draw and fill triangles.

You can see that he ain't adjusting the triangles and still can make perfectly adjacent triangles, what do you think is he doing?, including keyboard shortcuts.


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Excuse me for the title I know it's not so descriptive so I describe my point with a sample image:

I want to fill that white/gary grid with a third color(red e.g) based on the transparent brain like image. like this:

How to do this?


texts: Can't change stroke around shapes (Arrows)

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I've been using the shape tool in PS for years and suddenly, it is forcing a black stroke around my arrow and I can't change/remove it.  I worked on 5-6 other images tonight without this happening so it just cropped up on its own.
I can change it on a line, just not this arrow, or any other shapes.
What am I missing?  Thanks in advance.


texts: What font was used for the "EARNED" and "PASSED" arrows on Press Your Luck?

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On the 80s game show Press Your Luck, each player has arrows tracking their spins. The arrows read EARNED and PASSED. I've attempted to identify this font with fontsquirrel, Find My Font, and other tools but the online images are too blurry (and letters too small) so the identification tools keep seeing fuzzy letters and thus returning wrong results.

Below is the clearest image I could find on Google, with two examples of EARNED and PASSED.


texts: Updating artwork across multiple artboards simultaneously

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If you have a navigation element like a header or footer that you are constantly changing and you want it to update simultaneously across multiple artboards is there a way to achieve this in Illustrator?

I thought an AI template would be the way to go but it just seems to place an object with a wireframe without rendering any artwork.

Pasting on all artboards comes pretty close, but requires you to manually run the feature every time and pastes a duplicate over the original.

Thanks in advance for any help on this.

Justin


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I currently wish to use the shortcut to increase or decrease brush size in Photoshop by selecting a brush and option clicking then dragging to the left or right. This brings up a red brush preview and the hardness can be adjusted by moving up and down with the mouse.

For some reason this functionality doesnt work on my Mac running Photoshop CS6. As soon as I press option, the eyedropper tool opens instead. Any thoughts would be helpful.

Many thanks.


texts: I'm trying to open a client SVG format image into illustrator, however I get this message "Clipping will be lost on roundtrip to Tiny" which means some parts of the image aren't clipped to where they should be. How can this be resolved easily?  (see attached image)


texts: Where can I find examples of high contrast combinations for websites?

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I like the idea behind http://contrastrebellion.com/, and plan to implement that on my websites.

However, I'm a developer, not designer. I read a lot about the subject -where I must build the combination- but wonder where I can find great looking and proven combinations with dark & light backgrounds.

I try looking at some websites, but suspect the visual on them distort my ability to judge what exactly I'm looking for (I like it because is good contrast or because the site look good to me?).


texts: What typeface is used in this brand identity concept for Gem Bakery?

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I found this bakery concept on Behance. But I couldn't quite identify the font predominantly used

I've tried Fontspring Matcherator, WhatTheFont! & What Font is.. with no luck so far!


texts: Cut circle into equal parts in Sketch to implement animation progress bar?

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I have a circle in Sketch 3 that I would like to animate a progress bar in iOS. So I will need to cut the green circle in 30 pieces so I can spin through circle-01@2x.png to circle-30@2x.png to give the animation effect (*-01 is 3% of the circle and *-30 is 99% of the circle).

Is there a way to do this automatically? I couldn't figure it out so I was going to do it manually, but became too difficult and time consuming to measure all the pieces exactly. Is there a technique to accomplish this?

Below is a screenshot of my Sketch file (green circle), and a screenshot of an example of how I would like to cut it up (blue circle from another sample project but don't know how they did that).

To something like this:


texts: Why are some letters are merged in Illustrator?


texts: How to fill in different color for the area in ellipse between 2 line in photoshop?

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So I have layer with ellipse inside,I divide it to 8 parts using line tools.Now I want to fill in the area between 2 line in different color,but how to do that??

Now my image look like this.The whole area until top of the artboard I want to fill in different color.Am I do like this correct?Or have a better solution?

Sorry if this is a silly question,I totally newbie and totally no idea how to do that.


texts: Is there a way to make the bounding box of a group rotate with the group in Illustrator?

texts: I'm trying to skew square grouped art onto a "cube" shape (a hexagon). I can get the two sides, but the top "diamond" is hard to do because, when I rotate the square image to match the front edge of the diamond, the bounding box resets to align with the x and y axes, preventing me from warping it correctly.


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I'm creating a step-by-step image chart to a website describing a paid program that only liberates access when user's payment is confirmed. I want to be far from showing users some greedy icon (like a sack with a dollar sign) or limiting their idea of payment forms.

My question is: How do you politely show "as soon as your payment is confirmed"? I've thinking about bills/coins/credit card with a green check sign to say everything's right. But I've seen websites using something as simple as a green seal with a white check.

Thank you very much!


texts: How does one convert an ICC characterisation file with no calibration tag into one with a calibration tag taking the characterisation to be a calibration in order to get a cheap improvement in a computer display for all tools that assume an sRGB display?


texts: Gimp always displays the wrong color for transparent layers

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I have a problem (which I had previously on completely another Ubuntu and older versions of Gimp [now I have the latest - 2.8.10]). When I open PSDs with transparent layers, they get displayed in a wrong color and kind of shrinked.
I did set image mode to RGB. In Photoshop it displays properly with RGB color profile.

Here are the examples:

photoshop page http://karunus.com/photoshop.png
gimp page http://karunus.com/gimp.png

What could be the issue?


texts: Is the color scheme of Paris metro map copyright protected?

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I hope this is the correct community for my question (I am just a humble data scientist, not a designer).

I am building a powerpoint presentatin that should contain a lot of plots, each consisting of 2-4 curves on a white background. I am thinking about using some colors of the Paris undergroud map for my plots because they are bright, work well together and look fine on white background. Unfortunately, I can't find any information whether these colors -- by this I mean the specific set of color codes -- are protected by some kind of copyright.


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When I open a PDF on Illustrator, somethings the text layers are separated -- possiblely because of PDF compression. How I can group this text layers in a unique layer -- not grouping.

Example:

Many text layers:  [H][ello ][Wor][ld][!]
Unique text layer: [Hello World!]

I colored each text node just for explain (you can note nodes too because of blue dots), naturally it is a unique color. I need that it turns in a unique text node.


texts: Which font's digits resemble Nixie tube digits?

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I will try to mimic Nixie tube digits in an application. For responsiveness and scalability I won't use any rasterized images of actual tubes, this will be a sufficiently adequate mock which just wants to give back the atmosphere of Nixie tubes. I'm planning to achieve this by coloring a matching font's digits and cast a glow effect too. For reference here are some real Nixie tubes:

(the photo was taken from http://danyk.cz/digitrony_en.html if you want to see many more examples).

I'm searching for a TTF format primarily. I was going through many dozens of fonts in Google Webfonts' Helper. I was primarily aiming for Monospace + Sans Serif fonts. Monospace would guarantee even spacing, but if it comes to push and shove I can work with a non Monospace font as well.

So far the closest I found is:
Overpass Mono

What is great in this one is the digit "2". As you can see the bottom part has that curve. Almost all of the other candidate fonts I saw don't have that curve. However it has one major and a minor flaw. Major flaw is that central dot inside the digit "0". And the minor one is the serif bottom of the digit "1". Other slight thing is that it's fatter than I'd like it to be, it could be a 100 weight.

Other examples:
Inconsolata Regular

The digit "1" doesn't have the serif bottom, the "0" has a crossover instead of a dot, which I can live with. The digit "2" does not have the bottom curve what the Nixie tube "2" or the Overpass mono has. It is not offered in thinner than regular weight.

Roboto Mono 100

Just like the Inconsolata the "1" does not have the serif, the "2" does not have the curve though. The zero has a crossover, the 100 weight availability is a plus here.

Major Mono Display

The "0" does not have a dot, but a crossover, however the "1" has a serif bottom, the "2" does not have the bottom curve and the "3" diverts in style from the Nixie simplicity.

If anyone can point me towards a font which matches the Nixie tube's style better, please don't hesitate. The font doesn't have to be free (I'm just saying because the Google Webfonts above are free).


texts: Why does flattening transparency change color?

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While working with transparent colors, I noticed the peculiar issue that when flattening transparency, the color changes quite noticeably.

I'm in CMYK colorspace, and I have below two shapes with the same basic CMYK red color, but the left shape is at 35% opacity.

After flattening transparency or rasterizing with white background, this is the result:

Interestingly, when I place a white shape behind the transparent one, it starts to look more like the flattened image.

This leads to the strange conclusion that the white artboard isn't really white? Why do transparent colors render differently on an artboard and on a white background?

UPDATE:
This might be a bit irrelevant, but to add to the mystery, after turning on Simulate Colored Paper in Document Setup, and inserting the screenshots used here into the document, they seem to become transparent outside the artboard! And turning on Overprint Preview does not help.


texts: I am wondering if anyone can help me find information on who created the following image. It's an incredibly common piece of online clipart, but its origins and the name of the original artist seem to be somewhat obscure. Any help is appreciated.


texts: I need to print a cover with black text, on uncoated paper. I want to use one of the Pantone blacks. What is the difference between Pantone black and Pantone process black?


texts: Adobe Illustrator CC2018/2020 formatting Arabic Text Right to Left with English Brand Names that require Left to Right in the same paragraph

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Illustrator Preferences -Indic Options - yes.
Paragraph Composer - Middle Eastern & South Asian - yes.
Character Style "Arabic" - RTL - yes.
Character Style "Arabic Brand" - LTR - yes.
If you combine the two character styles in one paragraph the location of the English Brand name shifts position from the intended input.
Input data is Microsoft Excel.


texts: What are some good drawing programs to use with a ugee m708 on a macbook pro?

texts: i'm just another beginner who wants to get into digital art but got the tablet before anything else.


texts: How to set keyboard shortcuts for paragraph/character styles in InDesign?

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Indesign seems to support the addition of custom keyboard shortcuts for paragraph styles.
In the current version of Indesign CC the text box is there, but no matter what I try to type I can not set any values or even manage to type anything in the box.
Some online sources suggest to hold down a command key and a number key and that I must have a keyboard with a numeric pad, but since I don't have such a keyboard on my macbook I'm still stuck and this seems silly that it can only be set with the right keyboard.
How do I set a shortcut to something like ⌘+3 or whatever the syntax is?


texts: Cannot identify this sans-serif font from business card

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This is from a business card I wanted to digitize.

I have trouble identifying this font. Its properties are quite generic, so Identifont was not really useful. WhatTheFont also did not give any close results.


texts: Is there a way to change the font in Adobe Bridge's Content pane?

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I don't know if its the new OS (Windows 7) or the new monitor I just got here but I'm having a lot of trouble reading the files in the CONTENT section of Bridge.

Is there a way to change the font? Right now it looks to be defaulting on a very narrow, small font. Zooming in and out helps a little but not much. If I zoom all the way out so only one file is displayed in the content at a time with a very long scroll bar its probably 11 pt Arial Narrow for the folder/file name.


texts: How do I trace an image and place it over a different background?

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Warning: Total photoshop newb!

I recently got a cool image of my fiancee and I holding hands and showing off her engagment ring. The backdrop is the beach:

I tried to trace an image using a combo of the laso and magic wand tools to select my target. Then I used that to pull out the target as another layer.
I then pasted in a background gradient.

Ended up with a really lame photoshoped looking picture. Notice the white lines where I didn't get the arms close enough and the choppy spots where I got too close.

So what's my main problem here?

Is their a way to bet a better cutout?
Is their a blending tool that will make the background look more natural?
both

I tried a dozen or so tutorials I found in google searches but they just don't blend these types of images together in any of them. Thanks in advance.


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I want to include a publication quality vector graphic in MS word. EMF seems to be the only vector format which word handles without massive issues. Therefore I am exporting a figure from Illustrator as EMF. When loading the exported EMF figure again in Illustrator (same observation in word) I notice a significant loss in precision, look at the screenshots of the following zoomed in sections below:

original .AI:

exported to .EMF and then re-loaded:

Is there any way how I can handle this resolution/precision? I tried
- effect -> document raster effect setting -> increase the default 300dpi a lot without any improvement.

Word cannot handle EPS files in any decent way (very low res pixelation) so this is not an option, the only other vector format that would be supported is WMF but that one also gets pixeled badly.

I am using Illustrator CS6 (16.0.0 in Windows 7 64 bit)

Any help will be appreciated!


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I am designing our company's annual calendar and to speed up the process I purchased this template.

My question is, the creator of the template set the pages up as 11x17" (so the image is at the top, and months are on the bottom) but don't they need to be broken up into 2 pages since it gets stapled in the middle?

I contacted the creator of the template but haven't heard back yet.


texts: How to remove/replace color on human skin and hair in Adobe Photoshop?

texts: In Adobe Photoshop is it possible to completely remove color from a subjects skin and hair while maintaining the shadows and highlights, similar to the outcome of the image below - which I imagine was makeup rather than Photoshop? Oh, and, if so...how?


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Let's say I have 3 images A, B and d with B = A + d. Here, d is a semi-transparent image.
If I have B and d, is there a way to get A?

Example (images from Google Images):

A:

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I've tried to follow the instructions here but it didn't work.


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i started learning how to create isometric illustrations.
The first step is the isometric grid to work better.
Is there a standard/right/true way? I found different tutorials and was a bit confused because i thought there's mathematically just one true way.
Source 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ14PgMkFRQ

Top

Scale:  Horizontal: 82%   Vertical: 70,5%
Shear: 30°
Rotate: -30°

Left

Scale:  Horizontal: 82%   Vertical: 70,5%
Shear: -30°
Rotate: -30°

Right

Scale:  Horizontal: 82%   Vertical: 70,5%
Shear: 30°
Rotate: 30°

Source 2:
https://medium.muz.li/creating-isometric-illustrations-made-simple-with-the-geometric-technique-1a58bb2bb41e

Top

Rotate: 45°
Scale: Horizontal: 100%  Vertical: 57,7350%

Left

Rotate: 45°
Scale: Horizontal: 100%  Vertical: 57,7350%
Rotate: 60°

Right

Rotate: 45°
Scale: Horizontal: 100%  Vertical: 57,7350%
Rotate: -60°


texts: How can we create this illustration in Adobe Illustrator?

texts: This is just for learning purposes. Please see the image below. I want to know how to create this reel illustration in Adobe Illustrator. Your answer would be highly appreciated.


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What are the main performance issues in svg? Out of filters, gradients , blurs, text rendering , clipping, transformations , etc, what takes the most resources to render?

In particular, is it faster to replace transformations by modifying coordinate values directly (i.e. "bake" transformations)?


texts: How to remove floating text options whenever I create a text box?

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Every time I use Text tool to create a textbox in gimp 2.8, the textbox has an attached translucent options menu that is seriously annoying.

How do I get rid of it?

I'm used to editing text in gimp 2.6 (which works much better in many ways), but I want to avoid downgrading.


texts: Making a circle to intersect with other path(s) in Illustrator

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I want to do this

But when I zoomed in I got this

This is problematic because I need to cutout some of intersecting are using shape builder tool. Some intersection is not cut while other leaks.

I am going to intersect tons of circles because I am making a golden ration(ed) logo, instead of tracing it down.
If I don't fix this kinds of thing ASAP I get this

Now I had to redo everything after I am waiting for answer.

BTW I KNOW THIS

Disable Allign to Pixel Grid from Transform Menu

And CTRL + DRAG TO ALLIGN THE CIRCLE

Apparently, this do not work too. If I zoom in deeper it is still misaligned.

WHAT I WANT IS MAKING A CIRCLE WITH THE CENTER (A) and INTERSECT POINT (B) [CTRL+CLICK at A DRAG to B and have it intersect B automatically] without adjusting it afterwards because I will then have to move the center (A) slightly to the left which I something I do not want.


texts: MacOS Icons: Combining three different designs into one ICNS file

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I created three different versions of one Mac icon in Sketch ranging from least detailed (small version) for 16x16 to most detailed (large version) at 512x512. The plugin I use in Sketch exports an artboard into an icns file that include all the necessary resolutions for implementation. This is helpful because implementation of Mac icons only allow for one file. However, I want to be able to use the small version of the design for 16x16/@2x, 32x32/@2x; the medium version for 128x128/@2x; and the large version for 512x512/@2x. But I'm finding it hard/have no resources for combining all of those versions into one icns file.

I find it pretty disheartening since the HIG recommends designing less detailed versions of the same design for smaller resolutions from what I understand.

Does anyone have any advice, resources or workaround? Thanks!


texts: Red replacement as color convention in primarly-red websites

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I am working for a company, which web site uses red as its primary color, because this is the main corporate color (so, this could not be replaced).

The usual convention, of using red to highlight error messages, is being used, but messages are not actually being highlighted, because they seem to be other simple and conventional elements of the site.

I'm not a designer (I'm a backend developer), so I would like to have guidance from you UX/UI experts out there.

Any ideas?


texts: I've created a font typeface, I'm going to release it free for personal and commercial use. Do I need to attach a license to it?

texts: I've created my first font typeface as a side project. I want to release it for free, for both personal and commercial use. It will just be advertised on my website and on twitter for people to download. Do I need to include a license with it? How do I obtain one? I keep reading about OFL license, Creative Commons but I'm a bit confused.


texts: Illustrator Save for Web preview image small and pixelated?

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Recently when I Save for Web my preview image appears scaled 50% and pixelated.
However the saved image appears fine.

Is there a setting I inadvertently changed?


texts: How to generate procedural/algorithmic vectors?

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I'm trying to find tools to achieve this kind of patterns and looks that seem procedural or algorithmic.

So far, the only way i think i could achieve this kind the results is tweaking with the blend tool of illustrator, or warping patterns.

Do you know any plugin or tool that outputs vectorial results?

Thank you in advance.


texts: Readable/clearer type on 3D rotated images

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I'm using a lot of 3D rotated images, especially in mockups. I've always noticed that text become slightly less clear when they're rotated. I've always accepted this, since I thought there was no way to render text in such way that the type remains perfectly clear.

However, a friend of mine attended me that this problem can be undone! Too bad he couldn't remember how to.

Because so, I'd like to ask you guys: How you get clearer type when images/type layers are 3D rotated, especially in mockups?

Thanks!

Example:


texts: How to change the starting point on a path when using a brush to stroke?

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I'm using a brush to stroke a path in different frames and layers to get a sparkle animation. The special brush settings are 1000% spacing and 50% size jitter.

The problem is that the brush always starts at the same place/point, so there is a brush object that remains intact in the animation (pointed with the red arrows at the image below).

Is there a way to solve this? Changing some brush parameters or something else? This image is an example with a simple path, in the real illustration the path is an irregular shape, so flipping the path is not an option. The animation is a small part of an action, the solution must be just using Photoshop (no external applications or scripts).


texts: Icomoon - Strokes get ignored when generating fonts. You can convert them to fills to prevent this

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I saved an Adobe illustrator file as an SVG file so I can upload it to Icomoon and generate a new font.

However, when I upload the SVG file to Icomoon, I get the following warning:

  Strokes get ignored when generating fonts.
  You can convert them to fills to prevent this.

How can I convert strokes to fills in Adobe Illustrator?


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The background layer is locked by default. When I unlock it, PS creates a new layer layer0 and deletes the background layer.

Is this a bad thing to do. Does the background layer have any special significance or properties that it shouldn't be deleted/replaced? Should I instead copy of the contents of the background to another layer and leave the background layer alone?

I noticed that when I open an image, PS automatically puts the image on the background layer. How do you handle opened images before working on them.


texts: Why are my prints low quality when screenshotting a PDF?

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I work as instructor at a local community college. When giving out test to students, I used to copy problems from pdf files and paste them into Word files. The tool I am using is the popular screen-capturing tool called SnipIt. But unfortunately the result is inevitably blurry when the problems were printed out on paper.

Is there any better screen-capturing tool than the one I am using it right now? I do not need fancy features, all I need is better print-out result.


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I'm looking for the font found in Star Trek that most likely was routed onto plastic plaque boards during the 60s-70s in offices in general. It looked like the pic provided.

The closest my brother found was DIN Condensed (Rounded) but unfortunately the project Im working on has no budget at all so spending $50-300 for the font is out of the question. Does anyone have an alternative?


texts: What is the best way for an (almost) complete beginner to learn Digital Painting?

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If this question has been asked already, I apologise.

I've had trouble finding a good recommendation of things to learn in order to become a good digital artist. The Internet is full of suggestions, of course, but I'd like to hear some advice from experienced artists, if possible. Is it better to first learn traditional painting and drawing, before getting into digital media? Or is it better to first complete some courses or read some books on Photoshop or Illustrator?
It's a bit confusing for someone wanting to learn on his own. If someone could shed some light on this matter, it'd be great.

Thank you in advance.


texts: On which crowdsourced design site have you the best experience?

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I'm looking to have a couple logos and website designs done. I've had some great local designers, but each one has moved or gone else where so I keep having to look for new designers. My thought and realization in the last couple days is to go to a crowdsourced design site like crowdspring.com or mycroburst.com.

Both of these sites look good, but I'm wondering what else is out there? Are there better ones and how have your experiences been them?


texts: How can I apply a continuous gradient across the front and back covers in InDesign?

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I get how to create a gradient across multiple objects, but this doesn't seem to work across pages.

I've also tried creating a master spread and applying the gradient across two background objects. However, when I apply the master to the covers the gradient readjusts to just the one background frame.

Would appreciate any tips or assistance!


texts: Which fonts profit from double line spacing?

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When writing academic papers, whether the paper is to be read on screen or in print, a font size of 10 to 12 pt at double line spacing is a common request.
When printed, white copy paper (A4 or US letter) is normally used.

I can only refer to a German source at the moment (“Erste Hilfe in Typografie” by Willberg and Forssmann) which compares 8 different fonts in different styles on four different papers:
In this comparison it becomes evident that some fonts handle certain paper colorings and spacings better than others.

I ask this question because I recently received a paper (pdf) for proofreading.
This paper is set in Garamond with double spacing, and while Garamond is a beautiful font, the whiteness of the screen with the increased line spacing seems a bit strong for it.

With that in mind, which fonts will work particularly well given the above parameters?

edit: Here is an example document.
The LaTeX code which produces it is as follows:

\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{ebgaramond}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{a4wide}
\doublespacing
\begin{document}
\raggedright
\lipsum
\end{document}

Please note that I’m only trying to reproduce the document, the font is different (it appears thinner on the paper, more grey), and the original was created in Word on MacOS.


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I am trying to print out a simple picture (below) that is composed of sections of the following RGB colors:

255,0,0

255,0,255

0,255,0

0,255,255

0,0,0

I am using this image for color sensing (with a sensor that measures intensity of red, green, and blue light) and need these values to be accurate.

The problem is, when I convert this image to CMYK for printing using an online tool, the equivalent RGB values are not accurate.   I was wondering if there's any way to convert an image like this to CMYK for printing while maintaining the RGB values.


texts: Cinema 4D setting up a 3 point lighting system for whole scene

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I am working on a small car animation project. On my scene, I have three cars which will be crossing a crossroad. It is a simple project but I would like to have my lighting set up correctly. From what I know and from what I heard a 3 point lighting system is very common. I know how to set it up for one object on the scene but things get a bit hard when it goes for more objects.

Does anyone have any idea or can link me some useful tutorials for my issue? I know that a lot of people use Sky lighting and just teak with the render settings, but I would really like to use that 3 point system.


texts: How can I export a Photoshop DVD Menu (Widescreen) into Acrobat without distortion?

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I created a DVD Menu Design and need to export each page as a .pdf. When I do so the design is distorted horizontally. Specifically, it isn't as wide as the canvas is in Photoshop.

The results are the same if I export to .jpg. If I export to .png it is correct, however converting the pages to .pdf reproduces the issue.

D1/DV NTSC Widescreen(1.21) with Pixel Aspect Ratio Correction -> On.

In what ways can I fix the issue? I would prefer not to have to redesign if possible.


texts: GIMP: how to edit a sngle-layer transparency using a white background?

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I'm trying to edit an image that is just one layer which is transparent. It's hard to see the content because of the default gray-black checkered background.

How can this be configured to white?

I'm looking for a proper solution; of course I know the obvious workaround of creating a dummy white layer underneath.


texts: What is the minimum pixel size for a drop shadow in Illustrator CC

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I am creating an app icon that has a drop shadow.

When I resize the icon to some smaller pixel sizes to use in an app (around 20 x 20 pixels) the object transforms fine except for the shadow.  I have checked the 'Scale Strokes & Effects' box in the transform window.

It seems the minimum size for the offsets of the drop shadow is one pixel regardless of what I type in the drop shadow box for yoffset and xoffset.

Is there anyway to get the shadow effect on a very small object?  I know it will hardly be noticeable for such a small object but I prefer not to delete the shadow every time I resize the object.


texts: I want to make font, I have digitized the characters, how to proceed next?

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Basically I want to learn how to use the kerning, spacing, ligatures
to make it more legible. If any one knows any tutorials or guide available online please let me know.

thank you.


texts: Is there a way to setup palettes/themes that apply across all folders in photoshop?

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I am trying to create a solution where I can create a series of 'designs' or 'patterns' which may use 3 colours from a palette. What I want to achieve is to be able to change those colours (my palette) and have them apply across all of the different designs in my document.

Below is a very crude and gross diagram of what I'm trying to achieve. Can this be done in Photoshop or Illustrator?


texts: Is there a way to export Photoshop Layer to Illustrator in PS Action?

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I'm trying to create a Photoshop Action that:

does some things in PS,
copies/pastes layer into Illustrator,
does 1 Illustrator effect,
returns results back to PS

I'm not sure how to copy/paste to Illustrator? Is this possible in any way?
Thanks!


texts: How can I make a heading more legible on a real estate background?

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This is a billboard design I'm working on (to be used on highways). I think the heading on this is a little less legible (I just feel so. Is it really?).

So is there any way to make it more legible? I tried putting a black overlay above building layer and reduce it's opacity to make the white text more legible, but increasing the opacity makes the building less visible. (There's still an overlay with 20% opacity)

So what can be some the other possibilities to make it more clear and readable?

One more query related to readability is:
The number on the footer is Indian mobile number. I've used dots to separate it. On Wikipedia, they've mentioned we can use a hyphen:

  Mobiles: Written as AAAAA-BBBBB for ease of remembering

Given that all, can I use periods (or hyphens) at TWO places instead of ONE, to separate the number into 3 easily readable parts? OR would it make it confusing and incorrect format? (Personally I feel it more attractive and beautiful, but I don't know if I'm breaking any mobile number rules by doing it).


texts: Can fonts include auto-correct functionality?

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I encountered a case when a specific font (Nimbus Sans) seems to visually auto-correct string "Nr." (three characters) into "№" (numero sign). "Nr" by itself still looks like "Nr".
I didn't know it is something a font can do, but it seems like it does. Can someone give me a reference to some info on this, please?
I tried both a web browser (Firefox on Linux) and a text editor (LibreOffice Writer), and it happens in both cases.
The characters do not actually get replaced. If I change the font to, say, Arial, or copy paste it into some plain text field, it turns back to "Nr.". But, as long as the font is set to "Nimbus Sans", it looks like a numero sign was typed.


texts: Inkscape and logo with transparent text?

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I need to make a t-shirt with a one color design that is EASY as a .png.  But the shirt company wants it as a vectored .eps file.  I tried sending them an import of the .png but that wasn't good enough.

All I need is a red square with transparent text and a logo: a one color stencil that includes text and the logo.  But I am finding it near impossible to create with Inkscape.  I can't seem to get the transparent text to cut out (erase?) from the red background square.  If it's transparent, then all I see is a red square.  If I make the text and logo black or white, it looks fine, but I need a ONE color design with the color of the t-shirt showing through the transparent parts.

Can anyone help me with a simple tutorial for this?  I'm quite versed in GIMP but haven't done a ton with Inkscape.  I just need to make text and the logo and have it erase from the red background, rather than being a layer on top.

Hope this makes sense.  Thank you for any help!!!  :-)


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Hi i just swapped from a pc to a mac and feel a bit lost cause I cant find many of the shortcuts i was getting used to.

-I can't scale an object uniform just by clicking on its bounding box and shift+dragging in/out.

-I can't duplicate an object by alt+clicking and dragging

How should I do that?should I edit the shortcuts preferences?


texts: Easy way to have multiple color versions of the same logo without duplicating?

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I have a logo made of text and paths. Everything is blue. I also want an all white version, an all black version, and a version that has one word blue and one grey. The only way I know how to accomplish this is to copy and paste the entire group of objects into another artboard, or copy the file, and then just change the colors. I would have 5 or so versions of the same logo, just different colors.

But then if I tweak one object, I have to recreate that tweak in the other 4.

Is there any way to keep one version of the logo but link it to different color schemes?

Using Illustrator 2017


texts: How are postcards and greeting cards printed?

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I do apologize, but I'm not familiar with the name for this type of paper or result, but when you purchase postcards or greeting cards that have been professionally made, they have a finish on one side (typically where the photograph is, or the outside of the greeting card). This is opposed to the "paper texture" on the side you write on. This same type of finish is found pretty much anywhere you find packaging that been professionally produced (cereal boxes, soft-cover books, etc).

First, What is the name for this type of finish?

And second, how is it created? Is a special type of printer or paper required, or is the finish added after the item has been printed? Would it be feasible for these types of things to be printed by a small business, or are high-cost industrial printers required?


texts: Item separators when stringing phone numbers together for B-cards

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I have an CSV file with info for about 82 different Business cards. The CSV file has 5 possible different phone numbers for each card with separate columns for each phone number. (Ex. Office, Mobile, Home Fax, BP Fax, KB Office, KB Fax)

The problem is some cards will have only 1 phone number, but they can have up to 4 numbers per card. Keep in mind the phone number are all listed on the same line.

The business card style has this " | ", as the separator for the phone numbers. How do I get the " | " to NOT show up in the front of the first phone number if the first phone number is NOT within the first column in the CSV file? (If first phone number column in CSV is blank?)

Here is what my text box looks like in InDesign: (all on one line)

«empty»Office: «OfficePhone» | Mobile: «CellPhone» | Home Fax: «fax» | BP Fax:  «BPFaxNumber» | KB Office: «KBPhoneNo» | KB Fax: «KBFaxNo»


texts: Are spot colors limited and why CMYK mix is not treated same as spot color mix?

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I read this article today. I understood a few things, but few remained unanswered.

The article mentioned 18 basic colors. The things little confused me after that line. I assumed Pantone have only 18 spot colors currently.

So 18 basic colors are spot colors.

Okay, that's about spot colors.

Now, in process colors, I understand so far that colors produced while printing by using C, M, Y and K inks are called process colors.

Also, the article mentioned that mixing of colors produce spot colors (if I understand correctly). So, when CMYK is also a mixing of colors and results in new colors, I wonder why the colors aren't called spot colors.

Given all that, it may seem a lot of doubts, but the ultimate aim is to know the true meaning of spot colors and why CMYK mix is not same as spot color mix.


texts: How can I design in sketch for multiple sizes without exporting blurry versions?

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I'm creating a visual version in Sketch of the to-be-designed website for a client. I'm working on a mobile version first. But he has an iPhone 5S with a 1136x640 resolution, while I have an 6+ with 2208x1242 resolution.

For best viewing purposes, I'm creating the visuals for his iPhone 5S resolution, but I want to view them on my iPhone too. However, exporting at @1x (regular 5S) and @1.94x (6+) makes great visuals for the 5S, but at some parts very blurry lines on my 6+ version.

Is there a way to design with sketch for multiple screen sizes with a single artboard without having separate versions become blurry?

Of course, only for screen sizes with equal ratios (i.e. 16/9)


texts: What is the best way to convert a series of boxes (right angles) from raster to vector?

texts: Live trace distorts the straight lines that are crucial to my design.Its a complicated design to difficult to redraw. Please help me


texts: How can I improve these product thumbnails?

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I have these product thumbnails / images on our website that I want to look better. I especially want to improve the situation with the white space at the top.

Ideally all products would have pictures that are "whitened" (e.g. the 2nd image below, the table) but we don't have the resources to do that for all pictures.

Another complication is that some pictures are taller than wide. I've tried automatic cropping, even based on image informational properties but that doesn't work very well.

What can I do to improve the design of the boxes?

Ideally I'm looking for a simple "design hack". We have 300+ of products. We could try to outsource manual cropping work but enabling that in itself would take us a lot of time.


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I'm loading a .psd that's missing Helvetica and I'm trying to determine if any one of these fonts matches the original one used (I just installed a Helvetica font family pack).

My choices in Photoshop now are:

Helvetica Inserat LT Std
Helvetica LT STD
Helvetica Neue LT Com
Helvetica Rounded LT Std
Helvetica World

I'm just looking for standard Helvetica. Are any of these them?


texts: How do I tidily join up lines in illustrator?

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I'm going to start by saying I'm not the most experienced designer and I'm sorry if this question seems really silly but I am trying to tidy up a logo and I can't seem to get things to do what I want them to.

As you can see my lines are looking very untidy and I have been playing around with the different tools but haven't managed to get anywhere.

As we zoom in it is clear what a mess this is. I've tried playing around with the anchor points but it just ends up looking worse. I have tried looking on YouTube but had no luck with anything helpful to my situation.

Could someone please assist me so I can (a) learn by it and (b) move on to the next stage?

UPDATE #1

Thank you very much for your nicely structured and detailed answers, I really do appreciate it. However I am still not getting the results I'm looking for. It has worked for you but when I join the two anchor points I get the following:

What I did was hold down shift while having the direct selection tool selected (white arrow) and then went to object, paths, join and then this happens to the lines i try and join.

I gather I am doing something wrong, but can't figure out what. I also tried aligning the x/y points so they are a perfect reflection of each other but it does the same.

UPDATE #2

I have since managed to join some of my lines and have tidied it all up a little but for some reason other lines don't want to join and i get this message.

Is this something to do with my layers? I don't understand it if I'm honest. What exactly is a text path?


texts: How to select the underneath object hidden under another one in Krita?

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I have a “sandwich” of objects in a vector layer in Krita, one over the other. I am not able to select the desired object with the “Select Shapes Tool”

neither by clicking on it,
nor by dragging a rectangle over it

neither from left to right (the blue rectangle),
nor from right to left (the green rectangle).

The selection always contains more than 1 object.
Is there a way to select the desired object from such a sandwich?
(I didn't find any word about it in the Krita's manual.)


texts: Is there a way to replicate the curve of one side of the path to the other? I want to make it symmetrical or do I use smart guides somehow to snap it to the same curve as the other side?


texts: How to create a circular rainbow in Inkscape?

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I am wondering, how do I create this radial, rainbow gradient in Inkscape?

This is my attempt:

I create a circle, with 3 equal portions. I expect to handle these 3 portions separately through setting the gradient, and finally remove the borders if any.
I think the problem is how I change the gradient. The original image is able to make the gradient so smoothly and radially, but somehow mine one just doesn't make it.


texts: How can I edit a symbol in context in Sketch?

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In Sketch, I have two symbols that lock together like puzzle pieces.  If I want to modify one, it takes me to an isolated view where I can no longer tell if my modifications are going over the bounds of the other sister symbol.

How can I modify a symbol in the context it's meant to be used?


texts: Photoshop Masking vs. Illustration Masking. Why are layers in the opposite order?

texts: To mask an image, why in Photoshop (or Sketch) is the mask under the image, while in Illustrator (or After Effects) the mask is above the image?


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I've created a vector using Adobe Illustrator CS5. The actual size is supposedly 30x30 px. For some reason, whenever I save it as an SVG file. It produces a file that is not 30x30 px. My vector is in it (on the upper left) but it has a lot of whitespace that I just couldn't figure how to remove.

I've already tried cleaning my vector, checking if there are stray elements possibly contributing to the bigger space.
Also tried every possible settings written out there but still couldn't get the 30x30 that I want.

Here's a screenshot of the saved file :

Here's the actual SVG file :
http://katerinapetrova.com/11.svg


texts: Simple shadow layer style in Illustrator

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Using Adobe Illustrator CS3 I usually create a simplest drop shadow by duplicating duplicating the object, moving to background, changing the background color and shifting by few pixels.

This works fine in simplest cases, but the drawback is that I have two copies of this object
which I have to maintain.

How to create such effect and have the objects always up to date?
(e.g. Create text, add a blue copy shifted by few pixels, then when I change the text, I want to have both of the copies at one time).


texts: Copy text in an image and make a new with similiar layout/pattern/structure

texts: I have a text in a image file, that says "Forward". How can I with the same layout/pattern/structure create an additional text "Rewind". So I have two similar texts? Thanks!


texts: InDesign, Data Merge and Variable Text Wrap

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I am working on card game with many, many cards. These cards have variable icons on them (example: some cards have the moon icon and some don't) I am using data merge to place the images where needed and all the game text. These icons sometimes are in the text area and sometimes not. When they are in the text area I would like them to have a text wrap so the text does not overlap the icon. When there is not an icon present I would like the text to flow across the text area. I have added some images to show the cards with the icons and text overlap and how they should look when no icon is present.

Hope this makes sense and is possible, as it will save me tons of time laying up these and future cards.


texts: Creating a transparent polygon window effect in Illustrator

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I created a jewel shaped object out of polygon shapes which is slightly transparent.

I'm trying to achieve some sort of glass effect that will distort images which are positioned behind the jewel.

Does anyone know how to achieve this in Illustrator?

I already tried the default glass and distortion effects but that didn't feed my needs..

Example:


texts: How to outline and stroke this image in Illustrator

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I have this starting image:

I would like to achieve this effect, in terms of outline and stroke:

I want to cut it out an a Cricut machine. But when I go to image trace and outline I cannot get the stroke, no matter what size or color I choose, only fill works.


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Is it possible to get the paramaters used at any point of the history? Say I used the color balance tool, is it possible to view from the history the settings I used when applying it? (Photoshop must store this information if it can revert and reapply it right?)

I am using Photoshop CS4, thanks.


texts: how to make a graduated line on photoshop? (CS6)

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What's the easiest way to build a graduated line (eg. the one on a ruller)?

(I found this thread talking about it, but I did not manage to "format the stroke")


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I have a round (circled) area and on it a few lines that end on the end of the circle. As you can see the line doesn't end in the shape of the circle. I made a square around the circle and erased the circle out then used Object, Shaping, Front minus back (with line and the shape marked), but it gives the result on the picture below (straight cut).

What I'm trying to achieve is:

Is it even possible to make this kind of cut, and if it is, how?


texts: Best way to create a gif out of a tiled image

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I have a very large image ( >500 Mo !) containing a series of smaller images of the same size, in mosaic, as follows:

[ 1  2  3 ]
[ 4  5  6 ]
[ 7  8  9 ]

But in my case, there are hundreds of them.

I would like to make a gif of all the images, in the right order (1 to 9 here). I thought I could use GIMP to do this, but the only task of extracting the images looks complicated, so it may not be the way to go.

How should I do ?

thanks


texts: How do I trace this bitmap with JPEG artifacts?

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I'm attempting to trace the following bitmap:

Image by ACStewart from the web comic "Behind the GIFs"

As humans, we can clearly see this was originally a vector, and should trace well. The problem is, the JPEG artifacting is causing Inkscape's "Trace Bitmap" code to think the clear black line against the white background as having a gray strip and even a bit of blue running around it.

Are there any settings to tweak or any way to trick Inkscape into seeing the lossy JPEG as the vector image it really is?


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I am a web developer and want to make a physical portfolio. I have tried various settings in photoshop and for my printer (HP officejet pro 8600) and my lighter theme web sites come out fine but my darker themed websites are too dark and have little contrast between dark colors.

I added a filter and lightened the image and it improves the contrast a little but is not enough and all the lighter colors too light.

I don't expect the colors to be the same as any particular monitor but I would like colors that are obviously different on monitors to not look so much alike on the print.

How can I get a more acceptable print?

I am printing with best quality on glossy photo paper.
I have printed with photoshop managing colors and with printer managing colors.
I also tried each with hard proofing enabled for CMYK.


texts: How to use complex objects as clipping masks in Illustrator?

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I am trying to make a clipping mask using a gold foil background and a mandala. When I try to make the clipping mask it says "The top object is very complex, and may fail the document to print or preview if used as a mask. Do you want to make it a mask anyway?". I click yes, and both objects dissappear. Could you help me on how to create clipping masks with complex objects?

Thank you!


texts: Documentation on the differences of drop shadow modes in Illustrator

texts: Forgive the noob question but I have been searching (unsuccessfully) for documentation of what the different modes in the drop shadow wizard actually do?  There are more than a dozen options for drop shadow "mode"... can someone please point me to documentation in order to understand the differences between them?


texts: What software can I use to animate my character in Unity3D?

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I am new in Game Development and I want to know what Softwares can help me to create Good animations for my 3rd Person Character.

Thanks in advance! :D


texts: Shortcut for not saving document in Illustrator

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I am using Photoshop in Mac and I know there is a shortcut key for not saving a document, which is Cmd + Shift + '[back] Delete' (the one same as Windows' Backspace), but I cannot find the same shortcut for Illustrator.

Is there possible to set it?


texts: Make selection based on brightness values?

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I am going to create some hand painted HDRI's to use in my 3D scene to light my models.

I am going to use Photoshop in 32bit to paint and save out as EXR.

Before I begin, I am looking for the best workflow to do this.

The photographic HDRI's I have all range from brightness value of 0.00-15.00.

So I am looking to paint within these values.

THE QUESTION:
Is it possible to make selections based on a range of pixel brightness values?

Is the best workflow for this, to start bottom layers dark and each layer progressivly get brighter as I get closer to light source?

Sorry if this is confusing, I looked around and I dont see many people doing this.


texts: Illustrator Script Help create LAYER TO GROUP function

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Im kind of new on this and im trying to find a solution to "Group" all layers in INDIVIDUAL/SEPARATE GROUPS.

Have not been successful within the 1st stage of my script to work by grouping each layer individually in separate because in 2nd stage i need to tell the script not to group top level layers or third sub-level layers.

The intention is for "Scene 1" and "Scene 2" as top level should be ignored as well as 3rd level sub-objects. Only the "to group" as 2nd level should be grouped.

Edit: i've designed a new scheme that reflects what i do have and what i need to end up with (Group ALL 2nd level layers with OR without children & ignore 1st + 3rd level ones - do NOT group children of layers).

I thought it would be simple to implement but im having hard time to figure out how to "work individual selections/actions" and exclude 1st and 3rd level from it.

Made few more attempts since i started this post and this is what i currently have. Was trying to transform each layer into it's own group. Not working.

    everythingSelected = activeDocument.selection;
    if (everythingSelected.length>0){
        var doc = app.activeDocument; //current document
        var s    = doc.selection; //current slection
        var sl   = s.length; //number of selected objects
        var m    = app.activeDocument.groupItems; //group items
        for(var i = 0 ; i < sl; i++) s[i].transform(m); //transform each to group
        app.redraw();
    }else{
        alert("Nothing selected!")
    }


texts: How to convert solid color to transparency?

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I have a simple black and white image. I want to remove the white background and make it transparent. There are some intricate parts so the magic wand tool won't work for me in this case. Is there a way I can select a color and remove it (making it transparent)? Here's a sample of the image:

I'm currently using Pixelmator, but have access to Photoshop. Also, I would think all of these programs would have a similar tool for doing this, but I'm not familiar with it.


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"Based on"

Typefaces are often described as "based on" other typefaces. E.g.:

Arial is "based on" Monotype Grotesque;
Century Gothic is "based on" Twentieth Century.

I understand "based on" to mean that the designer(s) of the later typeface were aware of the preceding one and were trying to emulate some of its visual characteristics so that, to a human, the later one would be reminiscent of the earlier one, in one or more ways.

Therefore: given two typefaces and no other information, it is in principle impossible to mechanically determine whether one was "based on" the other.

"Metrically compatible"

Sometimes, a typeface is described as "metrically compatible" with another typeface. E.g.:

Cousine is "metrically compatible" with Courier New;
Liberation Sans is "metrically compatible" with Arial.

I understand "metrically compatible" to mean that substituting a typeface with a metrically compatible one will not alter the text flow of the document, i.e. line breaks and pagination, etc, will remain the same.

Therefore: given two typefaces and no other information, it is in principle possible to mechanically determine whether they are metrically compatible.

Question

Is my understanding, as presented above, correct? If not, what have I misunderstood?

Please can you quote any authorities you know of that corroborate your answer?


texts: Only circle shape from Inkscape Pixelate (Screenshot attached)

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Circle drawn in Inkscape is pixelate.
It does happen only with circle.
With square and text it doesn't.
I tried keep Antialiasing on and off but it doesn't worked.
I'm using Inkscape 0.92.4 (5da689c313, 2019-01-14)
On Debian 10.6

I've zoomed it and taken screenshot to show, cause it looks same when zoomed in or out.


texts: Illutrator save for web created dull images

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Hej!

This has never been a problem before and I have tried to look for an answer all over the web with no success.

I have created lots of illustrations (vectors) in illustrator before which I have used to create content for the web. Usually I save the images by choosing the option "Save for Web", which usually gives the images another glow (if I save them normally, they get this dull look)

I've done this many times before, but now all of the sudden, the pictures doesn't change from dull to this glowy look!???

Can anybody please help, I've been trying to solve this problem for so long now :(


texts: How to remove a part of translucent PNG?

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Hard to describe what I need help with... probably better telling the situation that I am in.

This is an image I want to edit. It is PNG, and some part is transparent, some translucent and some opaque.

I am looking for a method/function that allows me to remove the blue glowing chicken and safely get the blue ring behind it.

It doesn't matter if it does not edit perfectly, as long as it looks better, faster and more accurate than hand-editing.(this is a frame of a GIF, so I don't want to do edit all of them by hand...)

I have another image that might be useful:

Please help.. :(


texts: Long document with two independetly running columns

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I am working on a translation a try to put the original and the translated text side by side in the document. I would like the columns to be independent and run over multiple pages, so that if I enter enough text to overflow one column, a new page is created that continues both columns. As a visualization, take a look at the paracol environment of LateX or:

This is my first text            This is text 2 which
on page one it is                is also very long and
quite long                       should also break

[page break]---------------------------------------------

and continues on page            over to the next page
two and so on ...                and go on here.
And on ...                       And on ...

Since I have about 400 pages of text, I would like to automate this.

I tried to solve this with a master template and automatic text flow. However, if one column overflows and a new page is created, only one of the text fields is linked. This would mean that I need to link all 400 pages by hand. I would like to find a way around this, but all tutorials I found either relied on manual text flow (a lot of clicking and linking) or did just not work.

I have also created a spread master template with two columns per page and have linked the columns on the spread (left column on page 1 to left column on page 2, etc.) but copying the text again did not make the link carry over to the next spread.

Does anyone know how this behavior can be achieved?


texts: Does Corel Paint Shop Pro have anything GIMP does not?

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I was looking at the Humble Bundle of Corel software. I've always been unhappy with GIMP and I was looking at alternatives to improve workflow, and get better versions of stuff like GIMP's magic wand (I don't get how people can use this even after I learned all of the hotkeys and documented options). I've been trying out the trial of PSP, and the workflow is more intuitive for sure. They both seem to do the same stuff though. The magic wand is working almost as badly as GIMP's. Am I missing anything?

The main things I am looking for are real-time previews, the amount of button clicks to do an operation, and the ability to easily mask with 1 click of a magic wand. GIMP is a weird mixed bag that is either great or suffers a lot in these departments.

If I didn't know GIMP already, I'd be a lot more tempted to go PSP, but I do, so I need reasons to justify the change/buy still. Anyone got any?


texts: Change background for all artboards in Sketch

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I have Sketch file with 30 pages and 10 artboards on every page (App Store screenshots for 30 languages)
Is there any way to select all 30*10 = 300 artboards and change background color? I'm tired of clicking and doing this for every page.
Found only "Replace Colour" script to replace text color, not artboard background.


texts: OpenOffice table data merge into Indesign table (single page)

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I need to import data into a table in InDesign (CS6).
But i keep getting the same value in every single cell, what am i doing wrong?

1). I start by making a .csv file in OpenOffice with some test data

2). I created a table in Indesign CS6 and selected the .csv file generated by OpenOffice and started filling the table with the titles

3). When i click preview or press create merged document it keeps placing only the first row of the .csv sheet.

I would love to get some tips on this.

Thanks in advance,

Rick


texts: InDesign: undeletable # character appearing after having suppressed a table of contents

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I'm currently working on a draft of a book to which I bring orthographic corrections before publication.
Here is the problem I come across.
The draft sent by the author contains a table of contents that I want to remove ( in order to rewrite it afterwards).
However, when I try to suppress this table of contents ( using selection, then " cut") the character " # " appears in place of the suppressed text; and this character cannot be deleted ( at least I cannot delete it).
Could you please tell me how comes this "#" appears , and how I could get rid of this problem.
Thanks in advance.


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I have created a template in Indesign and it is for a wedding card. My client have 52 colors and he want to show his 52 colors in this template. So document have 52 links. This is for only 1 card type. Client have many cards and I have to relink all 52 images card by card. Linked file name is like this.

Invitation-Layout-005-Aqua-Text, Invitation-Layout-005-Avacado-Text etc…. only different is the color for 52 images. Then next card Invitation-Layout-006-Aqua-Text and Invitation-Layout-006-Avacado-Text etc…. Card number is changing.

So I want to know is there is any easy way to relink these 52 images card by card without manual relink image by image. Please help me.


texts: How to move contour of selection instead of content of selection (GIMP)?

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I was able to do so, but those buttons gone (probably compatability with new hardware issue) , but anyway I need some workaround - shortcut or using a menu bar.
How I was doing it in the past:
I selected some area, then Move Tool and then there buttons appeared (under all tools icons): button for moving selected pixels, button for moving shape of selection itself (contour)...


texts: Is there no way to use Google Translate to translate InDesign files? I would like to translate my text boxes from English to a few other languages, and save each language as a different file.


texts: creating multiple shapes closer -illustrator

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If I creating a new shape closer to the another shape,the cursor was changed to transform icon for the older shape. so that each and every time I press "v" and click on empty surface and again choose the shape tool to draw a shape.
How can I solve this??


texts: Which anti-aliasing settings should I use in Photoshop when designing for small print sizes

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I'm designing a business card which contains quite a lot of information.

Some of the type is small. Is there a preffered text anti-aliasing setting when doing something like this? Currently my type is set to crisp.

If it makes any difference the typeface is Gotham Medium at 24px (300dpi)

Thanks


texts: Considerations for a producing a multi-color logo

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I'm working on a logo where the client ask that I incorporate additional colors. I currently have a two color logo, orange and green, and they want the orange to transform into the red. This makes conceptual sense, because the logo is supposed to signify change, and red is one of the colors of the parent brand.
What considerations do I need to take when creating a multi-color logo? I already explained that it may cost more since it will be more than 2-colors, but then we usually have most things printed on a digital indigo press, so I'm assuming that won't cost any more correct?
Do I need to choose Pantone colors?
What about a gradient, red to orange? What considerations do I need to take for gradients in a logo?
Any advice from people who have experience with multi-color or gradient logos would be helpful. I feel like I may be overlooking possible issues.


texts: How to convert a 2D object into a 1D stroke in inkscape?

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I have a couple of edges in urdu I want to convert into strokes to make it more like handwriting. How can I convert a series of shapes into a stroke?

I tried taking a screenshot and using trace bitmap to do a centerline trace, but it wasn't as precise as I would like:

The urdu script says "ingraizi" or "english".


texts: Photoshop - Make the fx appear on a clipping mask

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I found myself many times in this situation and I finally decided to ask in a forum.
Here's the deal. Let's say I have a red square shape and I make a new layer above it in which I apply a cloud filter and then a noise filter. The problem is that my new noise layer is taking the whole page and I want to apply it only on the red square shape. That's when I right click on the noise layer and select create clipping mask. Finally my noise is applied to my red square only. Now, let's say I want to apply some fx to my red square. Double click on it and in the layer style I apply a color overlay. There it is! How come my noise layer doesn't show up anymore? Looks like the layer style is making the noise layer obsolete.

So here is my question, how can I get the noise layer to always show up even if I apply a layer style to my red square?

Thank you all for your help.


texts: Is there a way to remove the PDF file from an Illustrator ".ai" file?

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As I understand it, when creating a new illustrator file the default is to store a a PDF document inside it so that other applications such as InDesign can show a visual representation of the file when linking.  (Create PDF Compatible File)

The problem is that having this default option ON makes "ai" files that are enormous. In my case so big Illustrator runs out of memory when attempting to open them.  I crete 400DPI ANSI E (34"x44") posters full of effects and images and with the PDF compatibility on the files can be 200MB. I created one poster whose file size is 1.7 GB and it only has a bunch of vector graphics of insignificant size and about 12 placed (linked) photos. Nothing out of the ordinary.  I can confirm that if I re-save one of my other 200MB files without the PDF compatibility option on the size drops down to 15MB or less.   Unfortunately, I do have a few files which Illustrator fails to open. (Runs out of memory - 12gb ram, solid state HD, 6 core i7-980X Extreme Edition)

The question is; Can I remove the PDF file from the Illustrator file in attempts to open the ai file itself?


texts: Can I print an online image to frame it for personal use?

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I found some beautiful hi-res images online and want to print them just to frame and hang in my home.

The images came from personal websites of photographers or news sites like AP.

Is this legal?


texts: Photoshop CC (for retina display) fonts blurry when exported to jpg or pdf

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I have a retina display mac, and I'm using Photoshop CC, which is really crisp when I'm working on a PSD file.
But once I export the file to a PDF or a JPG, the image stays crisp but the fonts (not all of them) go blurry.
Could someone please explain the way around this?
Is it the font which needs reinstalling? (I don't think so as some of the text using the same font is blurred and other crisp)
or is there a special setting I need to use?

Thank you for your help, I can't work without this solution!

Janna


texts: How can I add a melting effect towards a specific part of my picture in GIMP?

texts: I want to make something horror-like, but the only thing that comes to mind is "Melting of skin". So I experimented with GIMP but couldn't find anything. What specifically I want it to look like, is this:


texts: Software to ease the creation of diagrams?

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Is there any software, preferably free, preferably supporting drag & drop, preferably supporting save & load to ease the creation diagrams like these?

(source: tikilive.org)


texts: How to make a flow chart like these ones?

texts: As part of improving my visual communication skills for my job I'm trying to start learning some ways to visualize information flows using tools other than Powerpoint. Does anyone have some tips for where I can learn how to make flowcharts like this one or this one. Thanks!


texts: Can I have separate color for some Photoshop guides

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While designing a web site layout in Photoshop, on a 960 grid, sometimes we want to put some extra guides to use along with our main guides.

Is there a way to give a separate color to some individual Guides?


texts: What are the differences between gloss, matte and silk paper?

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I've decided to print my flyers with a thickness of 250 gsm for a luxurious feel, but can't decide what type of paper to go with. I'm leaning towards gloss paper, both to increase the luxuriousness and make the colours on my flyer pop more, but information on the different types is conflicting and confusing.

This site seems to be saying they're all separate types, while this one says silk and matte are the same thing.

Are silk and matte the same thing, or is silk a balance between the dullness of matte and the shine of gloss?
Is it true, as per the first link, that the shine of glossy papers can make text on a flyer harder to read?


texts: What is the name for making words equal in length?

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I'm trying to find the term (if any exists) for this:

What is it called when the size of individual or groups of words are increased proportionally in size so that they are all the same width?


texts: What is the most up to date design template I should use?

texts: I am a web-developer and am starting a new project. First step is designing the site. In the past, I have used 960 grid system but I was wondering if this is still the standard pretty much? Is there something better now that suits the responsive craze?


texts: PNG files opening in indexed mode when dragged into Photoshop

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When I drag a PNG file into Photoshop it comes in the indexed mode, and not in RGB mode.
Why does this happen and how can I solve it?


texts: I have two lines intersecting forming a cross. I outline the strokes but they continue to be individual lines in stead of one path. I want these lines to be one undivided line but cant get there?


texts: I've tried using http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ but to no avail. Does anyone know what font the text "Wholesome & Earth-Friendly" is? This is from the Farmer's Market Volusion Template (http://farmersmarket-demo.volusion.com/).


texts: What's the original size of a drawing (frame) in comics page

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Let's say I have a comics book page, e.g. Tintin - my book edition is A4 size. And most drawings (frames?) on a page are about 5cm x 5cm or something around it.

I expect that author did not torture himself and he was not drawing those frames so small but they were scaled down to fit A4 sheet after putting in grid.

So what is the original size of such comics drawings? I assume every author goes its own way but I'm asking about typical/average, e.g. is it like every frame is A4 or smaller or bigger.


texts: Is it ethical to include template-based works in your portfolio?

texts: Is it ethical and right to include template-based works (i.e. sites built from a WordPress theme) in your portfolio, or is it considered the property of the original author?


texts: Creating an indesign fillable form with computation (addition)

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I am trying to set up a bespoke menu order form using Indesign CC interactive forms. I have my master template set up however I cannot quite get how to do the following for the viewer to be able to calculate an amount across a row and have an automatic table in the final costs box.

E.g

Breakfast at £13.80

Then boxes across covering hours in the day where the reader can allocate different quantities of said breakfast until the amount is automatically tallied at the end.

For example

Breakfast at £13.80   x2  x3  x4  x2 to a total of £151.80.

I understand I would be looking at a custom script in Acrobat Pro as probably the best way to do this but cannot understand how.

Any help would be so gratefully recieved.

Kindest

Lee


texts: ArchiCAD / Illustrator — working with CMYK color?

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I have a bunch of work in ArchiCAD that contains colored backgrounds and black linework. Exporting this to a color PDF results in RGB separations.

Is there a way for ArchiCAD to export designs to PDF in CMYK, rather than RGB?
Supposing it's not possible, is there a way to "repair" a RGB-exported PDF so that I can get K:100 black for the linework? (Ideally, something semi-automated, so I don't have to redo all the work with every update to the design)
Have you had success with importing DWG / DXF files in Illustrator? I have never been able to import one, but maybe I'm doing something wrong.

(This is going to an offset print job and the design will be vulnerable to plate misregistration with the lines being present on all four CMYK plates)


texts: Column Guides Are Unlocked But I Still Can't Move Columns In A Text Frame

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I'm using Adobe InDesign CC. I have a three column text frame and I need the middle frame to be just a bit larger than the left and right columns. I have unlocked Column Guides by unchecking View > Grids & Guides > Unlock Column Guides, but with both the Selection Tool and Direct Selection Tool I don't get the cursor changing nor does clicking and dragging on the guide do anything but move the entire text frame.

I have read tutorials with pictures and I see that it's possible, however I must be missing something. Help!

EDIT: This is a blue text frame I'm talking about, not the purple column guides that would be established in the document settings.


texts: Is it a reputational risk to clients to use Eric Gill's typography in the era of #metoo?

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For good or ill, we live in an era where there is a general atmosphere against historical figures of reprehensible character, including in art.
Eric Gill was a brilliant typographer and sculpture, but was also, as evidenced by his own diaries, a horrifying sexual abuser, particularly of his family and pets (!).
In the era of #metoo and widespread revulsion, should designers avoid using Gill's typography, lest reputationally-conservative clients inadvertently find themselves in a historical tangle?
I am not asking the subjective question of the ethics and morality of using Gill's typograhy, or the philosophy of art and artist.  I am just a simple designer who wants to protect his clients interests, and asking the objective question about the risk of using Gill's typography in 2020.  Does Gill pose a risk to cautious clients' reputations, or is typography sufficiently safe from the general atmosphere of interrogating past figures?


texts: I'd like to copy selection shape in gimp and then paste it somewhere else (I've got first half of the image and I'd like do make it's mirror reflection). Do you know how can I do it?


texts: Polygon tool won't draw larger than a certain size

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When I create a polygon it will only allow me to drag out a very small one but no larger. Single clicking to create the polygon will let me create it at any size I specify. I can also change the size after the small polygon is produced by free transforming or specifying the size in the options bar. I do not have round corners or star selected although doing so changes nothing as does changing the number of sides. The other modes of the shape tool do not have this problem.

How do I regain the ability to click and drag to create and size a polygon?


texts: If I want to print metallic colors (gold copper silver with a laminated effect) which shade should I use on screen? Will it be better in RGB or Pantone?


texts:
I'm trying to accurately work out the font category for the "DAVID JONES" logo.

Would it be considered a Serif or Slab-serif font and why? Thanks:)


texts: SVG looks different in browser then in WordPress

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I exported my logo to wordpress.
This is my logo on my site
http://kopjezoektfamilie.nl/test/
But when I open my logo in my browser (chrome)
it looks like this:

I want my logo to look like the last one. I don't know why the blue background isn't transferred as well.. (I already tried outlining everything and not outlining everything and only outlining the text.
I also used every svg support plugin I could find but nothing works :(
Please help


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I am trying to design a web template for my client. I designed a simple template too. but i got the following response from my client.

  We need to do a lot of modification
  though the color scheme is okay.  The
  theme should be "Technology trade"
  and which should represent IT,
  Research Lab Equipments and Sanitation
  and Sewerage Equipments. I suggest for
  a fusion art of all these three
  categories in one  shot if possible.

Here i don't understand what does technology trade actually refers too..

can i get some reference or idea of technology trade


texts: How do big design companies share art files

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Many projects with many files all uploaded by humans on one server will get messy, by definition. Even if they have a structure, when 1000 of people work on projects there will be made mistakes.

How do big design companies share files?

Do they have a tool to automate this, if so which one?


texts: Can I make a Procreate time-lapse with linear time (i.e. time is "to scale")?

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I'd like to draw an illustration in Procreate for iPad, and then export a time-lapse using the time-lapse feature. However, the time mapping is important: I'm drawing elements based on a video, and I would like to make the time-lapse and the video sync up.
If I understand correctly, Procreate's timelapse is not "to scale", when it comes to time: e.g. if for 20 seconds I hold my pen without doing anything, this gap will be skipped straight away, and it would last just as much as the 1-second gap between two strokes.
Is there a way to make a Procreate time-lapse true to the real time?
PS. I'm aware I could do screen recording, but Procreate's time lapse has the advantage of always showing the entire canvas 9regardless of my working zoom), and hiding all the user interface.


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Which filter should I use to achieve this effect?

I have applied the dry brush effect on my watercolor-like image. But cannot get the smooth edges like the one above.


texts:
I made some designs for T-Shirts and I want to print them.

I want to know what's the best printing resolution for the best quality

And what's the ideal type of printers should I use if I want to market them.


texts: I am an employee but design is not in my contract, I have left the company and they still use my designs. Do I have any rights to the work?

texts: I was an IT engineer but did design for them as they found out it was a hobby of mine, I have done many corporate designs for them and they still use them to this day, do I have any rights to the images as it was not in my contract to do this, I Just did it as it was expected of me once they learned I could. I was a trainee IT engineer but was being hired out to do websites and company logos.


texts: Is there a specific graphic style or movement that inspired vintage (and some modern) euro-rave artwork?

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I'm working on a short film with trippy/vintage/lo-fi editing styles similar to those used in Travis Scott music videos, and it will use stylized intertitles as an artistic element.  However, instead of the heavy-metal/supernatural typographic/art direction of these videos (https://i.redd.it/86cv2i9wd31z.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Travis_Scott_Watch.png), I want to have an art style similar to that of vintage euro-rave graphics and the aesthetic of a newer record label called ///AUTO.  This art style is stylistically similar to that of Travis Scott's but done without the grungy/edgy aesthetic of his style;  some elements I've noticed are gothic and kitsch fonts (sometimes condensed or with small kernings) with bold (almost brutalist) use of colour, as well as seemingly random and heavily edited photos used as backgrounds or complements to the text.  It seems to have influences from Swiss Style, but I feel like there's a more specific, better category to put this style in.  Does anyone know if a better category exists??

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texts: How do I export from Indesign to Grayscale in halftone pattern?

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I'm laying out a book.
Images are in color.
I want the book to be in black and white, with images using halftone patterns.
Are there any export options to obtain this output?


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I've been asked to design a poster that will be printed in two inks: black and pantone 631c. It's a simple design, a photograph and text. Should the photo be in grayscale mode + duotone in monocrome (black only) or should it be in duotone black + pantone 631c? or is it up to me and i can just choose whatever?
thanks


texts: InDesign, how do I make chapters vary in colour scheme?

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I'm new to InDesign and am working on a catalogue for my company.  I'd like each catalogue chapter to have a different colour scheme - e.g. chapter 1 uses blues, chapter 2 uses reds, etc.

I've designed master pages, so is there a way to use those masters for my pages while changing the colour swatches used?  That is to say, I'd like to be able to change a page's colour scheme while having it still use the masters.

The best approach I've found so far is to override the master elements whose colour I want to change and then change it manually.  This works, but it is tedious.  Also, when I change text in my masters, it does not change on pages where that text frame was overridden.

Is there a better way to do this?  Thanks!


texts: Do I need to stay in Title & Action Safe areas for Youtube

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I'm creating a short promo video for a mobile app using After Effects. It's going to be used only on YouTube. I'm trying to show the actual layout of the app, but the menus are all along the left and top edges.

Do I need to worry about making all the content in the Title and Action Safe areas, if it's only going to be on YouTube?