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Following this explanation to scale a pattern down in Illustrator 2020 doesn't seem to work.

To reproduce: Create a New Document, draw a Shape, apply a Fill color, select a Graphic style, right-click the Object, Select Transform, then Scale, uncheck everything except Transform Pattern, chose a value.

Nothing seems to happen. Alternatively it's impossible to click "Transform Pattern" without "Transform Object" becoming ticked automatically (I don't want to scale the object, just the Pattern).

I've been using Illustrator for 20 years now, so it's either a new bug or I'm missing something obvious.


texts: I have to design a flyer for half of an 81/2 x 11 page. It mostly has images but some text. And I'm designing it in GIMP. Is there an industry standard dpi for simple prints? It's not magazine quality, but I'm looking for a decent dpi.


texts: Is it legal to use a commercial font on a T-Shirt to re-sell?

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I am designing a t-shirt based off of the keep calm and carry on poster. I want to use Avenir Next because it comes with my machine and is similar to the original font used in the poster.

If I outline the text and give it to him as a PDF can he legally print it on t-shirts and sell them commercially?


texts: Terrain from contour where higher zone "overlaps" lower one, on Sketchup

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In Sketchup, there is a way to create a terrain from contours. However, there are some cases where a part of the map at a higher altitude, covers a lower part of the terrain itself. Imagine the case of overhanging cliffs or caves.

Is there way to create a terrain, or a mesh from a contour that present this sort of features?


texts: How do I stop Photoshop from automatically setting defaults?

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I start using Photoshop, and I find that it'll automatically start keeping settings I didn't tell it to. For example, only once I told it I wanted a shape with just an outline, but no fill, and now every single time I want to create a shape, it automatically defaults to a shape with only an outline. I never set it to automatically do this. Another thing, when I set the text to go vertical, it'll automatically set the default for text to go vertical.

How do I stop this behavior, and if there's no way to stop it, how do I set the tool presets back to default?


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Here is my attempt. Extremely preliminary, I understand this would require several iterations.

But any sort of constructive criticism would be helpful.

Question 1 : Are there way too many elements? I tried to show the two different rooms and two different places

Question 2 : I am new to this and hence have more or less zero idea on grids? Is it visually appealing?

Question 3 : Does it look suitable to be released on social media.


texts: Indesign style combining underlined text and spaces

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How can I make a style combining underlined text and non underlined spaces with Indesign cs5?

Thank you for helping.


texts: I want to find a good font combination based on existing design

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I am designing a mobile site for an existing website that was made in early 2000's.

The existing logo uses a bold version of Bodini with smaller text which uses a thin sans serif typeface. The existing site uses Georgia for body text.

The tone/mood of the website is elegant and deals with quality food products. The main colour palette is black, grey, and white.

I am new to design and excited about the challenge of typography, though I am finding it hard to get a good typeface scheme.

I want an elegant (fairly neutral) sans-serif typeface that works well with a bold Bodini style heading, and also plays well with Georgia style body text?

I am also looking for alternatives to Georgia for body text.

Reading articles there are lots of great tips and best practises but I am still struggling to make sense of all of the typefaces out there and make a good match.

Has anyone got any suggestions on what typefaces might be a good match? or what process they use for choosing typefaces and typeface combinations?

EDIT: I should also add that I am using web-fonts, and preferably free ones!


texts: Batch processing with Camera Raw settings and Oniric Glow setings

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I am using Photoshop 21. I have a lot of images, I want to edit them all with my Camera Raw settings and Oniric Glow settings. I know, that I can create action and then process files, but there are problems.

When I record Camera Raw to action, then I dont nderstand how to edit settings after saving action. I know that for editing this I should  transform image to smart object, but in action I can not edit settings.
When I record Oniric Glow settings, this does not record to action, this is just in my project, and other files do not have it.


texts: Is it OK to use watermarked photos in my project which will be in my portfolio?

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I'm designing some websites for extending my portfolio only.
And I want to put some stock image in the design, so it looks real. e.g. putting professional look image in a consultancy company website.
Yet, I dont want to buy the stock photo just for my portfolio use.

Is it OK if I keep the watermarked photo in my project?


texts: I used Trace Bitmap for this image in Inkscape. How do I take the portion of the image inside this box and make it into its own layer?

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I need the portion of the image in the rectangle to be its own layer, where I can edit it or move it.
I am a newb with Inkscape and would appreciate some guidance.

I've read that Path> break apart should be my solution, but I'm not getting anywhere after I select the edit path nodes tool and select the inner & outer lines of the area I am trying to separate from the rest of the image. I am not sure if I am shift-key selecting the right nodes because after I choose Path> Combine, nothing happens. There's a TON of nodes!


texts: How to not make my website have a “1990's” look

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I recently launched a comics website, www.hittingtreeswithsticks.com, which I created from scratch. I created my own design because I wanted to keep it unique, and used no templates.

Unfortunately, people who've looked at it says it appears "outdated" and "from the 90s", but haven't really been able to pinpoint how so. I was wondering if people could help me "modernize" my site without presenting me with downloadable templates. I'd still like to keep this my design, but I guess I need some artistic/design pointers.

DESIGN EDIT:

Okay, I've spent some time redesigning the template given your feedback, and found some great ideas on http://designshack.net/articles/layouts/10-rock-solid-website-layout-examples/.

I have two main templates I'm going to go for: (keep in mind this is just for layout... so none of the fonts, colors, images, or dimensions are set yet)...

Either:

A) Two column template

Search is on top and will expand down a bit with search results
In effort to get people to my artwork sub site, I'll include latest artwork on top right

Or

B) 3 Column template

Search is on the right and will expand downward as such with results
Gives more room for advertisements and other links

And this is the proposed, although minor, redesign for the View All and View Image templates:

View All: displays all images with archive-able dates

View Image: displays single full size comic

Any thoughts would be great!


texts: Illustrator filling color outside boundary

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I have this figure on illustrator:

But when I try to fill color, the color overflows outside the boundary:

A question mark appears in the fill tool as well.

How will I fix this?


texts: Illustrator - How to export artboard in .ai format with only what's inside artboard

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I have a huge map made in Illustrator. I made 30 artboards in this map and would like to make an .ai file from each artboard in order to work with smaller files. But each time I save using .ai and chose "use artboard", every artboard is saved with every element of the original file and weights the same size.

How can I save artboard to .ai format with it's content only ?

Here's a screen cap to illustrate : black stroke box is the artboard I want to export in illustrator format without the elements outside it. I don't mean "hide' this elements but really remove them


texts: Small JPEG image (just 21.8 KB) without lack of quality — why is that?

texts: This image size is just 21.8 KB without  lack of quality. Why is that? How is it done?


texts: AI Script to control the anchor of the rectangle from the left

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Can I control a rectangle's anchor on the left with a script up or down (like in the picture).
var Rctngl=0;
var var_Integer;
mm = 2.834645731787465
var_Integer =Rctngl;
var_Integer = prompt ("Rectangle ?", var_Integer);
{  Rctngl = Math.floor (var_Integer)*mm }
app.activeDocument.defaultStroke = true;
app.activeDocument.defaultStrokeWidth = 4;
app.activeDocument.defaultFilled = false;
var box = app.activeDocument.layers[0].groupItems.add()
box.pathItems.rectangle (0, 0,  Rctngl*2, Rctngl*2);


texts: Importing Multiple Vectors of the Same File and Keeping File Size Down

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So, I'm trying to create a repeat pattern of a Balloon illustration I've done in Adobe Illustrator. I've got the singular file (balloon.ai), which weighs in at around 700MB.

Now I'm trying to create the repeat of this pattern on a separate Artboard which will repeat these balloons, 30 balloons per repeat square to be precise.

What would be the best way to import these separate balloons into the repeat square once (as they're the same file) without affecting the weight of the file and performance of Illustrator?

So, in essence, is there a way to import that balloon.ai file and only have it use up 700MB on the page rather than 30x700MB by the time I've placed 30 balloons?

I can't rasterize the files as the printer needs the raw file.

Any help with this is appreciated. Thanks in advance.


texts: How to Modify a Font to Fixed Width in Fontlab

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I use a text user interface application on a server that I access via a Terminal. I have been using the Futurist Fixed-width for some time on a Linux PC in Gnome-Terminal, and would like to use that same font on a Windows PC with Putty.

When downloaded on a Windows PC, this font does not display as an option. I believe this is due to it not being correctly marked as a fixed-width font.

I have downloaded FontLab VI and attempted to mark this as a fixed-width font (Font Info > Monospaced), but it does not seem to be committing. When I open the exported font again in FontLab, I see that it again not marked as fixed-width.

I'd love to use this font in PuTTY, and am not committed to using any particular program to accomplish it.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.


texts: Change text of old baptism register as part of a collage

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Take the image below showing a page from an old baptism register, how can I change the image with a custom text or change some names (using GIMP on macOS preferably) while fitting/matching the overall appearance/handwritting of the text?

This is part of a project to create a collage for a background image.

How hard would you say is it to do this work for a novice in this matter?


texts: Illustrator CC 2018 Tracing not doing what I need to convert this BMP to Vector?

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I have Illustrator CC 2018 and I have a series of bitmap images saved as *.bpm (I can save as other formats if they would work better) which I need to convert to Vectors but no matter what Trace preset and no matter what settings I tweak within the presets Illustrator keeps changing the image and smooths it out.

I need the image to be converted to SVG exactly as it is so I would be grateful for any suggestions?


texts: Is there a live view pattern tile designer?

texts: I seem to know how to make a tile-able/repeat pattern in Photoshop easily enough, but I'm wondering if there are any great tools available specifically for pattern tile design. It would be a great feature to be able to see how the pattern tiles as I edit it.


texts: Want to reply to answers and comments on my previous question but don't know how

texts: I asked this question two days ago, “Preparing a 19th Century Printed Engraving for Halftone Printing Today. I ‘Descreened’ in Photoshop. Thoughts?”, and would like to follow up with how I used the suggestions. But I don’t see a “Reply” button. What ought I to do?


texts: What is the equivalent to shift drag for scaling in gimp?

texts: If I want to resize a layer in photoshop I cmd+T, hold down Shift and drag a corner so it doesn't skew it in the process of resizing. How do I accomplish the same thing on GIMP?


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I want to showcase my rugs for customers on my website and looking for a tool to create a scene like this:

I can't do photography in real room or studio and I was told that there might be an app to make these kinds of decorations.


texts: Modifying plain PDF to introduce interactive elements

texts: I have a 70 page PDF that I would like to modify to make elements interactive. For instance I would like to intruduce a contents page that links to other pages and links within the rest of the document. As InDesign doesn't seem to allow the opening of PDF's whats the best option?


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Using Inkscape's latest official release, I created a text element, and would like to underline its text (or part of it).

How to do that?
I don't see any option to underline.


texts: Removing grain from handwritten signature

texts: I've got a scanned signature that I'm trying to clean up. I was able to use levels to remove some of the grain surrounding the handwriting, but I cannot figure out how to remove the grain from the actual signature. I'm just looking to have all the minute speckles to be joined together as one black seamless line. I feel like this would be pretty easy to do: I have the signature in a separate layer, but going through the filters didn't get me the result I'm going for. Here's part of the image I'm working with to give you an idea:


texts: All but one stroke will scale in illustrator

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I know the topic of scaling strokes in Illustrator has been answered to death and yes, I know how to do it. However, I have an outline image I did and when I resize this grouping of objects with the scale stroke and effects option checked, all but one of the lines scale properly. The singular line/object retains it's stroke and it's driving me insane. I also can't adjust the stroke of that specific line after I've resized.

Thanks for the help!


texts: How to move freely a multiple cropped shapes from an image

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I'm trying to crop multiple circles from an image. I grouped the circles and applied :
Object -> compound path -> make; whereas the image I made it a clipping mask, and then used the pathfinder tools to do Exclude.
Thankfully, I obtained multiple circles which has inside the part of the image I want.

However, I want to be able to move each circle with the image inside freely from the other circles but the move seems restricted with all the circles has to move together as I need to move all the circles together. How can I make each circles (shape) into an independent image/shape , please?

It seems an easy thing but it made very frustrated as I've been trying for days.

Many Thanks,
Batool


texts: Is there possibility to join these two shapes with the help of adobe illustrator?

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There is an issue while making the curved arrow. I tried to use curve tool to make the arrow but it looks weird when I need to add the arrow head on it. Also the size of arrow is different then the curve being generated by me.

Please find the reference image attached with this message.

Goal is to create similar diagram showed in this image:


texts: Hi does anyone know how I can fill a shape with dots in illustrator? I know I can do this with a pattern but I want the full circle to show on the edges?


texts: What tools can I use to create Fractal Art?

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There are many fractal generation softwares such as the free Xaos and Fractal Architect 2. I normally use Mathematica to generate fractals and process them later with editing tool but this time have to work with an art project where things must be perfect.

We are creating a large indoor print over the facade that will be up for a month. Our idea is to create a flower facade with fractals, orbifolds and other mathematical patterns -- we have so far worked with Mathematica but tools such as Fractal Architect 2 may speed up designing and crafting. For the print, we need apparently CMYK colors so have to be sure the software support it or other printing colors. And we need to make sure there is a way to export Mathematica things. So far, we don't know yet which softwares even support CMYK or similar.

Is there any superior fractal generation tool designed for graphic artists?

What kind of features should I look at in such tools?


texts: How is it possible to make gradient triangles in Illustrator?

texts: first time question, I'm trying to create a custom piece of fabric consisting of triangles of different colors like the image.  The problem I am having is the design I want to make consists of 1.5" triangles for a 42" square. I could "manually" fill each shape if they were larger but, being so small it would take forever!  I wanted to use a "gradient" similar to the image.  Is there a way to do this using a gradient I have already selected an then pixelating it somehow? Thanks it has been stumping me! Detailed instructions if possible!


texts: How do you make a letter in a circle transparent to the background? (Inkscape)

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Say you have a circle, and a letter (X), on top of that circle. The circle is black, the background is white, and you want the X to be transparent. HOWEVER, you want the X (or the area where the X occupies) to be transparent to the white background, not the black.

What is this called, and how is it accomplished?


texts: Making cut-paper art digitally, does resolution of shapes need to match?

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First, I'm curious if there's an official name for this. It's cut-paper art and it is collage, but those terms are much broader than what goes on here. However I know that this style of work, cutting pieces of paper to represent shapes and objects, is a thing and I wonder if it has a specific name. But that's a minor point.

My question is - I am making this in Photoshop by starting with various paper textures (scans of actual papers) and cutting them down to my shape. However, the paper texture scans are various resolutions and the shapes are various sizes so when they all come together in the same image all of the parts have wildly different resolutions. The question is - does this matter? Should I try to keep the resolutions similar?

For example, let's say the paper that I use for the shirt is 1600x1600. I make the shirt out of almost the entire area and I don't transform the size. Then, for the hands, I also use a 1600x1600 file and cut one hand from that. I need to transform the hand to be much much smaller. I'm curious to know if this is a problem - if it causes a problem that I don't foresee.

My intention is to use these designs as elements on a printed flyer or poster, but they will probably be used digitally as well.


texts: Deleting part of a pre-made shape in Pixelmator

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Is it possible to delete part of one of Pixelmator's premade shapes? I tried cropping part of the shape, but that just creates a new window where the cropped portion is shown on the canvas and the rest of the shape is offscreen.

Before

Intermediary

After

What I want


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I want to change the color of this black line. It should have the color #7C6741

But when I do that, it looks like this


texts: How to create a 3D effect in Inkscape as required by the Android Design Guidelines?

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In the Iconography section if the Android Design Guide they describe the following style that should be used for Launcher Icons:

  Use a distinct silhouette. Three-dimensional, front view, with a slight perspective as if viewed from above, so that users perceive some depth.

I'd like to know how to create this effect with Inkscape. At the moment I just have a two-dimensional shape and don't know how to continue.


texts: Whose persona should I consider while designing my portfolio?

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Recently I came to know about Personas and how to implement them. I read few design processes and came to know how to execute it.

Through my learning I found two kind of personas i.e.
 1. Persona of Users who use the website.
 2. Persona of representative or character of the organisation (eg: 'mailchimp' uses chimp in order to reflect their persona)

I'm about to design my portfolio and I'm trying to include persona in it. Should I include my own persona or the persona of target users/clients or both??


texts: Should my website's typography use the same font as my logo?

texts: I am working with a logo that is using ChunkFive Roman. What's the standard web design practices regarding this? Is it good design to use the same font as my logo for primary headers?


texts: Issue updating master pages in InDesign book

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I have the following setup in InDesign CC 13:

A book.indb with a front matter, several chapters of text, and an end matter, each as a separate .indd document.
The front matter is set as style source and contains the styles I need, along with the master pages.
The front and end matter use no master pages, but all the chapters inherit the ones contained in the front matter.
The text of the whole manuscript has been segmented into chapters, and so each chapter has its own separate block of text because I couldn't find a way to simply put it all in one place and have it behave properly. I do still have access to the whole manuscript in one piece.

Now, I've already had to readjust the margins of the text once, and so I did that in the master pages, saved it, and synchronised the book. But I found that all the chapters' text frames had basically ignored the changes, and I noticed they weren't set as "primary text flow", so I painstakingly went about fixing this manually for each chapter (even though the master pages were correctly applied to the chapter pages. I thought this had been my mistake or negligence.

But then I had to update the margins again, and, confident that I had already set all primary text flows and everything, I updated the master pages and synchronised the book, only to find that once again the frames had basically overridden themselves. This is what they look like:

You can see that the master page elements underneath correctly line up with the page's margins, but the preexisting text frame remained at its previous size and didn't update with the page. The "primary text flow" mark

 has also disappeared without my intervention, while it was there before the synchronisation.

So my question is: what am I doing wrong? How can I correctly update the layout of the book without having to adjust it manually in every single chapter?


texts: Can I give an XML-defined block of text a background color in InDesign?

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I think I'm approaching this from the wrong direction, so am happy to adapt my workflow, but this is what I'm currently doing: I'm importing XML, which looks like this, into InDesign:

<Story>

Heading

An awesome paragraph.

An even more awesome paragraph.

  <coloredblock>

Heading for a colored block

Paragraph of a colored block.

Another paragraph.

  </coloredblock>
</Story>

I want <coloredblock> to stay within the text flow (I'm importing all this XML into the document's text frame), but to have a background color, and ideally have some inner padding - essentially, to look like the code block above in comparison with this body text.

Is this achievable? Do I need to make it as a separate text frame? If so, is there a way to make the <coloredblock> XML import as a separate text frame?


texts: Why is PDF much larger than PNG for a vector design?

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Following Safe size for printing image from browser, I saved my Illustrator file with vector drawings as a PDF. It weighs three times more than the PNG export of the same file at 300 ppi, 4.2 MB versus 1.5 MB. The Illustrator file, saved without the PDF compatible file, is 2.7 MB. Here is the design, saved at 72 ppi:

On another design without a drop shadow, the PDF is 538 KB and the PNG is 228 KB.
Why is the PDF file much larger for purely vector art?
Update: Here are the main settings when saving as PDF (general and compression, and I can add the others if relevant):


texts: Any tips to design for a 1024 resolution? (especially with fonts and font sizes)

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In terms of tips, are there any good resources or things to keep in mind with things like font and typography?  Any "ideal" or happy medium sizes to keep in mind?

I'm working on a project where the UI is heavily data-populated.  I'm attempting to take a large amount of data and translate it into a UI comp (to hand off to developers).  Ideally, the page wouldn't have to scroll--which means every space and fonts as well as font sizes is extremely important.

I was wondering if anybody out there had any particularly good advise to give me?  I'm a bit of a n00b :)


texts: How flatten transparency without rasterization?

texts: I have a simple illustration in CorelDraw with overlapping simi-transparent curves with uniform fillings, and I need to export it to EPS while maintaining everything in vector form. It is perfectly possible in principle since the illustration contains no gradients, only uniform fillings. By default CorelDraw rasterizes overlapping regions when exporting as EPS. After some trial and error I was able to achieve this by exporting it to EPS from Adobe Acrobat or Illustrator with non-standard settings. But I would prefer to stay with CorelDraw. Is it possible in CorelDraw?


texts: Why are precise measurements frequently included in brand identities?

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In pretty much every brand identity I've seen, there are graphs, geometric shapes and lines and grids, measurements (with whatever arbitrary base units) and whatnot, drawn all over logomarks and the logotypes. The most overused standard for measurement is probably the mythical [sic] golden ratio.

The ways the measurements vary, typically involving an arbitrary unit (usually that unit is a the length of a letter in the logotype) to determine the distance between the mark and the type, or the clear space of the whole logo; using neat angles such as 90deg or 45deg to determine the slantedness of elements; using a uniform grid, etc. By "precise measurements" here I mean "measurements strictly conforming to any base units once those units have already been determined (e.g. the x-height of the logotype, the width or height of a grid cell, etc.)", not necessarily "measurements that are specific down to mm or inches".

It's probably for absolute consistency and to help people spot counterfeiters, but it's not that easy to discern the precise measurements to know if a logo is legit. Like, how many times do you check if the distance between the mark and the type is exactly the height of the letter z in the type, for example?

Not to mention precise measurements aren't as easy to check as say colors, layout/alignment, or forbidden distortions or overlaying of elements (e.g. skewing the logo, or putting it on a busy background).

So why do designers feel the need to use precise measurements (lengths, distances, angles, grids, etc.) in their brand identities? Only for hard-to-recognize-at-first-glance uniqueness? To make the identities harder to fake? To make their designs seem more sophisticated and filled with design intent? Do there even exist designers who just eyeball 'em all rather than bothering with precise measurements?


texts: Should stock photos be showcased on photographers website?

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I have this client who is a photographer and he wants a website designed for him. The idea that hit me is he wants to show case some of the photos from stock photo sites to his website.

As a moral view this does not look right. I want to know, even if we buy stock photos, will the stock photo site allow us to do that? We do use stock photos in our artwork/design.


texts: Blend Tool Smooth Color Not Working Properly

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I'm  having a few issues with the blend tool.  One of the biggest problems I'm seeing that when I select "Smooth Color" sometimes I get a "stepped" result.

While I understand I could switch spacings and get similar results, I'm curious as to why this is happening.  Mainly because I like to make edits after I apply the blend, so going back and switching steps or changing spacing seems a bit tedious.


texts: Illustrator error on switching variables data sets

texts:
My company sends PDF reports to clients from data we export from another program.  I made a very simple batch export process in Adobe Illustrator by simply assigning variables to our PDF, exporting those variables to an XML file, and then using a python script to rewrite and copy the XML structure/variables from the CSV export data.

On loading the variables from an XML, this loads just fine.  The problem comes when switching data sets, which we must do hundreds of times, even when macro/action batching "save a copy."

This message displays on each switch: "The current values have not been captured, and will be discarded upon switching data sets.  Proceed?"  Pressing "Yes" (or spacebar) "works" just fine; the data set doesn't just magically disappear like it seems to imply.  However, when switching to check data accuracy visually, or just batching actions, it becomes very tedious.

I can't seem to find an option or preference to suppress these kinds of messages, which would be my first guess for a solution.  Is there maybe an option or flag or parameter somewhere in the XML structure to tell it I don't care?  Is there a workaround like a batch action or a "capture all"?  Or any other possibility?


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I have a few hundred images I need to batch process. Basically I need to apply a set of images to a single PSD using the Apply Image function, save as a new jpg with file numbering if possible, then do it all over again with the next image and same PSD.

I'm using the Apply Image function in Photoshop to apply one image to another. So I'm blending a set of jpegs one at a time to a semi-transparent PSD file.

The problem I am having when I want to run the batch, is that it's taking the same image to merge every time, and I'm also having issues saving as the original image file name.


texts: How do I make a photo look like a checkbox?

texts:
I am working on a web application where I am using a picture as a substitute for both the text (label) and the checkbox. For example, this is what normally displays, and is universally recognized as a checkbox:

Instead of that, I would like to use a picture of a house window and naturally communicate that the user can "check" the box. I created this as a rough attempt to achieve that:

               No hover              /              On hover

               Checked

I think there is a lot more that can and should be done to improve the layout of these checkboxes. The idea is to make it easier for users to choose options as, in general, I understand people do not like to read text. There will be 12 of these checkboxes in a grid layout, so it should be fairly clear when one is selected and the others are not. However, at first glance, the no-hover does not seem to communicate that it is a checkbox.

I somehow would like to be able to visually show the user that:

it's clickable
clicking it will select a checkbox
clicking it will select "Windows"

Two things I had thought about was dropping an inset shadow on there, or setting a light-gray checkmark on top of the image. I would also like this to work for touch devices, and avoid hover being needed for understanding how it works if at all possible. By the way, that orange can certainly go. It was mostly just an arbitrary color.

Any ideas?


texts: Why is my vector logo pixelated around the edges

texts:
I have created my first logo in Illustrator, I have just copied it to inDesign and the edges appear very pixelated. Can any anyone explain why that might be? I have created it in CMYK format.

Kind regard

Rob


texts:
I’m creating posters in Illustrator in separate files (poster1, poster2, ...) but when it comes to making a change in one (say the layout of it as they all follow the same template) then I have to open all of them and make the change.

Is there a better way? Is that what artboards are for?


texts: Does anyone know what happened to moorstation.org? the 90s type foundry

texts:
Does anyone know what the status is of moorstation.org's type collection? There were probably hundreds of typefaces designed in the 90s on that site. It's been down for at least a month (HTTP Error 503).

I'm hoping this is only temporary.


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Wanted to practice making an icon set. I created a 24x24 px grid as a starting point. Let’s say, based off this grid, I have a rectangle icon that is 16x24 px and a square icon that is 20x20 px, but they’re both inside the 24x24 container.

I want to put 4 icons next to each other on a webpage. If I base the spacing between each icon off of the edges of the 24x24 container, wouldn’t the spacing look off since it differs between icons?

What’s the best practice to deal with this? Should I even be spacing icons off of the container size? Should my icons be different dimensions?


texts: Pantone: Coated vs. Uncoated? Which one to pick for rgb?

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I am pretty new to the Pantone Matching System and I understand the difference between C (coated) and U (uncoated).

Now my question: What should I use when I only need it on the screen? (no print, just for websites)

In all the brand guidelines, the companies (of course) only pick the color name (without appended C or U).

But what would be the workflow for web-only (rgb) stuff?

I have my Pantone Color Bridge and I need the hex/rgb value. Which one should I pick for screen-only stuff?

Thanks for your answers!

EDIT:
For clearer understanding: I want to create my own guideline for a web project which only uses its colors on screens (rgb). And for that: Should I use coated or uncoated? Or: Does coated or uncoated colors better match the characteristics of a screen?


texts: How can I give a layer a shadow that will provide depth?

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I am trying to create a design like the following image:

I tried to replicate this by creating another layer and changing the blending options (adding a drop shadow) for it. This is the image I ended up with (missed that separation kind of design), I was not satisfied with the results.

Here are the settings I used for my attempt:

Click image for full resolution

How can I produce the 3D effect done in the first image?


texts: I've never been great at laying out text and other elements within a rectangle. I know a few tricks (like the rule of thirds) but I'm still unsure. Does the layout below look okay?  The rectangle has to be that shape; it's the back of a product (named "brush rest").


texts: What aspects of this diagram should I change to make it suitable as a modern cover image of a textbook?

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I want to use the following diagram on the cover image of a textbook:

What aspects should I change to make it more suitable for this purpose?
How can I make it look more modern? Should I add some colors?


texts: Inkscape: fill non-delimited area with colour

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I'm very new to Inkscape and I'm trying to edit the SVG schematic of a brain which I've attached below. The outlines consist of separate brushstrokes. I would like to fill some of the gyri with red, so I would like to fill an area with red that is partially delimited by the outlines, but not everywhere. I've also attached a low quality example of what I want to achieve.
I think I probably have to convert some brushstrokes to paths and then connect nodes at the end of the paths to create the borders that aren't defined by brushstrokes? But I haven't managed to figure out how.
original image: https://svgur.com/s/T9S
coloured in: https://imgur.com/a/uan9ees


texts: Apply layer level opacity settings to individual objects in layer

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I have an issue when editing my final work for print in Adobe Illustrator CC regarding Opacity Settings. If I have many groups of objects where the opacity is set on the group level or layer level (so that the opacity setting applies to all objects inside) when I go to do my pathfinder merge function the objects loose their opacity settings.

The reason for this is obvious: they are no longer held within the original layer structure and therefore the opacity settings on objects in the layer structure have been lost and the default is applied.

What I am wondering is the following: is there a way to apply the opacity settings placed on a layer to all objects within it individually? Instead of selecting them all then changing the object opacity manually I would like to just select the layer and apply the appearance effects to all objects within.

I thought expand appearance applied at the layer level may achieve this; but a layer nor a group can have it's opacity effect expanded to the objects within it.

I would settle for a JavaScript function if this is not something supported by Ai; In fact one may be better. I need to know how Ai stores its objects; someone familiar with Ai JS library would be appreciated. In essence what I would want is the following:
- gather all groups and layers into an object
- loop through all these objects checking for an opacity effect setting. - If opacity is present on layer/group initiate a loop for it's children and apply that opacity setting to all objects within the later/group.
- Then resume the original loop seeking layers/groups with an opacity setting and applying it to all contained objects.
- lastly do a gather of all the layers and objects and set them to default 100% opacity since the effect has been transferred. Then I could hotkey the script and ta-da done.

I am creating laser cut print plates and cannot output without resorting to slicing everything with the pathfinder first.


texts: Illustrator consistently prints more saturated colors than Photoshop

texts: If I apply the same print profiles (Epson) to print artwork from Illustrator or Photoshop, Illustrator always prints it more saturated. Both programs use same exact working space.  Any ideas why that is?


texts: How can I simplify this design to make it a two-color object

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I purchased a vector file from a stock vector website, thinking it would be easy to edit.
However, when I opened it, the layers were a mess.

I would like it to be just two objects - a white vector object and a blue vector object, without any clipping masks or hidden layers.
My goal is to use either the left or the right side or both sides of the image as a transparent vector image over a background, spaced out to have elements in the middle.
Is there a simple way to do this in Illustrator?


texts: Perplexing Indesign font rendering issues

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I have always used "Lato Heavy" as a font in PDFs we produce. Since yesterday, this font no longer renders as it used to (in Indesign preview or PDF). The only thing that has changed in the time which this issue has arisen is Creative Cloud updating itself. Some screenshots to illustrate my point:

Last week

PDF

this week

PDF

I have changed nothing in the indesign file between the two PDFs. The same PDF preset was used for both. Both screenshots were taken at the same level of zoom (66.7%). Interestingly, the issue is not present at 100%. I can understand that some fonts don't render correctly at all levels, but as Lato Heavy always has in the past, I can't think what is causing this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as this one is causing me to tear my hair out!


texts: How to scale the alpha layer without scaling the image ? gimp

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I am trying to write text which larger than the image itself, as you can see in the bellow picture:

but gimp doesn't show the complete text, because the alpha layer is smaller than the text size. How to scale the united states flag alpha layer without scaling the image itself ?
thanks


texts: Is there brush falloff control in Photoshop?

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I want to know if i can adjust my brush falloff in Photoshop. The soft round brush in particular.

You may be familiar with this concept if you are ZBrush user. This picture illustrate what i'm looking for:

Original image link

Is there any other painting software that have this option?


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My TOC is designed exactly as I told it to, but it is not showing page numbers at all. And after discovering that I had to place the cursor in the table and choose layout to update it, I did that. But the entire page disappears. I read another reply here that said that the TOC has to be in it's own 'story'. Does this mean that the TOC has to be in separate document (of the book)? It is in the middle of my 'front matter' document at the moment - title page,copyright page, and dedication come first.
Also, if i try to update the TOC styles with changes to styles, it disappears!
I'd love it if someone can help me get this working!


texts: How can I make Photoshop always open a new document with the same settings?

texts: I always want to open a new document with the same size, resolution, colourmode etc. Photoshop annoyingly defaults to the clipboard etc. Is there any way to make the New dialog always open with my defaults?


texts: Illustrator: how to mimic a vignette dot pattern filling irregular shape?

texts: I'm working on a map graphic, and I'd like to create an effect for sandy shoals, such as you see on this image. By default, I could just have the outline as a heavier dot, and the fill as a tile using smaller dots. But I'd love to be able to mimic the vignette effect that appears on this hand drawn map. Suggestions? Thanks


texts: Is there alternate open source font for Chevin Light and Chevin Bold?

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I am working on XSLT and I have to find an open source Font which might be similar to Chevin Light as well as for Chevin Bold. I am searching manually for two days but I am not getting any closer to the answer and the deadline is approaching near. Does anyone knows any answer to this question or any website which might help me?

The Image below is the font for Chevin light:

The image below is the font for Chevin bold:

If anyone knows the open source alternatives of these fonts then put an answer for the same.


texts: Does anyone know what this font is called?

texts: I've tried uploading the above image to a few font finder websites but am not  able to find the exact font. I found this on a Youtube video.


texts: Finding the right graphic designer for a project with no budget

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I am the tech lead on a new consumer product for the Asian market (mainland china, HK, et al). We are looking for a graphic designer to take responsibility for both the product design and overall look of the brand. Before we commit to anyone, we'd like to take a look at some rough ideas they might have for the product.

This is not an immediately paid position; once funding is secured, in addition to a share of the profits the graphic designer would assume a leadership position within the project and take responsibility for final results of all manufacturing processes not related to functionality (packaging materials etc). The right person is

Experienced in designing both products for the consumer market and merchandising/product displays
Available to work on projects that are not immediately remunerative

Since this is not an immediately paid position, I assume freelancer or odesk is not a good fit. I could post to craigslist but I've had... unpleasant experiences there.


texts: How to make icon from iconjar keep pixel perfect once dragged into Sketch?

texts: When I dragged a pixel perfect icon (svg) from Iconjar to Sketch, the icon always off grid and exported with blurry result. Anyone know how to fix this?


texts: Illustrator or Photoshop for Vectorising/Tracing in Print Images?

texts: If I want to vectorise or trace in images that I have sketched, should I use Illustrator and use the pen tool to vectorise it, or use Photoshop and use the brushes to draw it (To imitate pen drawing)?


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In this question, a user asks how he can create a vector image that scales down smoothly.

Pixel hinting is the solution:

  Anti aliasing treats every edge like a nail, smashing and smoothing
  without restraint. Unless you give hints!

  How it's done...

    First, open the document containing the vector shape you’d want to
    pixel hint. This technique works great if you’re working in vector,
    though if you’re working with raster shapes, pixel hinting is
    manageable — but only for the advanced. So let’s stick with vector
    shapes for now.

    Second, zoom in as much as you can until you see a pixel grid. If you
    think you’ve zoomed in far enough, but you still can’t see the pixel
    grid, I suggest you change some settings and preferences to turn it
    on. If it’s on and you can see it, go and select your vector
    path/shape.

    Third, select points on your vector path, and move the pixels with
    your arrow keys in minute increments. Some apps require you to hold a
    button down, some don’t. Just as a long as you know the paths aren’t
    just shifting a pixel up — because you’d want them to shift at most, a
    half-pixel up.

    Fourth, do the same for the rest of your vector’s points until
    everything looks less blurry when zoomed out. When you’ve finished,
    you can now apply sharp, “pixel-perfect” styles, gradients, shadows,
    etc., as you normally would with a vector shape.

    Lastly, if you’re thinking of going that extra mile with this
    technique, try nudging vector points on icons that look “too” crisp.
    Sometimes, a curve might look much better slightly blurred than it
    looks when crispy.

  - Source Article by The Industry, courtesy of tareq-a.

  Pixel hinting with vector shapes tells the rendering system the
  intention of the edge, so anti aliasing knows whether or not to swing
  it's smoothing hammer!

But I don't understand how it works. Since SVG data is stored in XML, it doesn't seem like a pixel "map" of any kind would be saved with that data. In other words, it seems like the shapes would be stored alone and certainly not mapped to certain pixels.

After all, the reason for vector imaging scaling so well is because it uses shapes and gradients rather than pixels, right?

Could someone please explain how pixel hinting works?


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I am designing a logo for a skin care boutique. I want a font that is

sleek
elegant
modern

I would like something similar to the Olay font, or the Rimmel font.

I'd prefer free, but I am not fussy.

Edit: I have searched buzzwords, but I am not finding anything. I know this is subjective.


texts: What is the history of the bounding box concept?

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A bounding box, if I understood correctly is a box that frames the box in which we work. It allows to align the box on the left, on the right, in the center.

Its use can be found in LaTeX package like pgf/tikz, graphicx, tcolorbox and certainly in other LaTeX packages as well as in the Adobe Post Script reference manual.

We do not find this notion, except error of my part in LaTeX2e written by L. Lamport.

From the historical point of view who (or what computer language) introduced this notion?

Is the concept of bounding box equivalent in all LaTeX packages? in all languages?


texts:
I want to scale two layers up by the same amount, using Edit > Transform > Scale.
Can I link the layers so that scaling one of the layers also affects the other by exactly the same amount?


texts: Blur / Drop Shadow Effect Vector Adobe Illustrator

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I am start to learning adobe illustrator, I want to ask about making drop shadow / gaussian blur of an object in vector ( non bitmap / raster ) type.
I found a file and want to use it for study material, but I confuse how / from where this shadow was made.
I check the layers are only one object. But if I ungroup it the shadow was dissapeared.

Thanks for the answers and sorry for bad english :)


texts: How do I create a custom gradient pattern in Photoshop CS5?

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Is it possible to start a gradient (in a layer mask) from, for example, a bent shape. So that the "fade" itself will not be straight but rather a bit curved.

I hope the question is understandable, English is not my native language, especially not Photoshop English.


texts: Are there any sites out there that have reviews of well designed sites?

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I'm just getting started learning design, so I'd love to find a good website that has critiques of "modern" sites. In every book I've seen, screenshots are all taken from very basic sites. I'm imagining this is to keep you focused on the basics of the design rather than the Photoshop mastery of the designer.

Are there any sites out there that have reviews of well designed sites from the past year or so? Sites like Carsonified or Hipmunk would be examples of what I think are "well designed".


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New to Illustrator. First time using the align tool. I'm trying to align an accent to a letter within a word.

I'm trying to vertical align it to the letter, but I'm doing something wrong. I've tried selecting the object and the letter then hitting vertical align but it just moves the entire word and not the object. What am I not doing correctly?


texts: What are the fonts used in Bob Ross's Intro for the Joy of Painting

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I saw from another post here that had the font for his name but didn't have the answers for his signature and the "Joy of Painting" part of the title.

I've used the links from the meta post but still couldn't really narrow the font down. Since this logo was from back in the mid-1900's, maybe it was never vectorized but I'm still hoping that there is a vectorized form of the font somewhere.

I'm looking for the font for "Bob Ross" and the font for "Joy of Painting". If anyone has any idea what these fonts are, that would be much appreciated!


texts: How can I organize info in my résumé in a better manner?

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I'm an engineering undergrad and in a typical biodata format, my biodata easily runs into two pages.

I have been trying to make a one-page biodata but looks too congested to me (and a lot of other people).

How can I better organize the stuff?
I appreciate your answers. Thank you ^^


texts: I can see the Noto fonts in Adobe Illustrator but I’m not able find from Library or font book how to remove them. Please help me to clean up this font family.


texts: Some lowercase letters are very small in Photoshop

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I think I've screwed something up in Photoshop. While using Myriad Pro, some lowercase letters appear very small. See screenshot:

I feel like there's a simple fix to this, but my Google searches have proven unsuccessful. I have found that if I highlight a letter, a glyphs pop-up appears, showing 3 different options for that letter. I'm able to revert it back to the correct form, but I want to set the default back to the way it was. How do I go about doing this?


texts: Export a single layer as a new document in InDesign

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If I have 5 layers, can I export one of those layers as a new file, with a new name, in a new location?

I currently am using "save as" to rename and relocate each layer into 5 new documents.


texts: Illustrator align to object without moving one of them

texts: This is super frustrating feature that I can't overcome. I often want to align one object to another, without moving the one I'm aligning to. I've tried selection, key object but it keeps moving both elements.


texts: How to see custom ligatures in a font file?

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I'm looking at a popular programming font Fira Code that has a ton of custom ligatures, for combinations like >>= or !== that are not part of Unicode standard.

If I install the font and use it as a monospace font e.g. on an HTML page, browsers show the ligatures as advertised.

I suppose the glyphs for these ligatures are stored in a private use area. The font's site suggests that the ligatures are stored at u+E100 and after.

I fail to find a way to see these glyphs, though! Character map utilities on both Windows and Linux don't show the ligatures anywhere. Direct entry of a character with a given code (e.g. E100) just shows me a rectangle with the code, as it should for a missing character.

What tools would show me the glyphs of the ligatures, and their position in the font? Are they even stored at any code points?
Is there a way to address a private ligature directly in a text, by a code point?


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I have a photo that is 15360x5079 pixels. I want to load it into Marzipano, to make a panorama, but it requires that the file be in 1:2 aspect ratio. So the final height needs to be 7680 pixels.

The thing I'm trying to figure out is how to stretch only part of the image to fill the height. The reason I need to do this is that the 7680 pixels represent 180 degrees of vertical angle and if I stretch the entire image, the horizon line in the photo get's shifted up.

So basically, how can I stretch the top ~1000 pixels of the image to get to the desired height?


texts: How is this image created, is it an action or a plug-in?

texts: Please, help to figure out the technique!)


texts: Is there a way to hyperlink and image or text in Figma to be clickable when exported as a PDF? Thanks in advance.


texts: Pantone colours or CMYK for a 1 colour t-shirt print?

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I designed and sent a 1 colour t-shirt to the client for the final review and I used black colour on white shirt and white colour on black shirts as i don't know what colour is going to choose yet.                                             The client didn't give me any specification on what type of colour process wants and what kind of shirt is printing i.e.American Apparel etc.. I don't know as well if he'll use Plastisol, Light Plastisol or Discharge type. Some of these point will be clarified in the next few days, but i need to ask some questions regarding Colours and printing as my client might don't have a clue of all these specifications.

Should i use a Pantone Spot Colour or CMYK 4 Process Colour?
What's the difference in terms of Printing quality on T-Shirts if Spot Colour instead of CMYK?
Should i make the colour separation in both cases, when if using Pantone Colour or CMYK and only 1 colour (white or black) for the t-shirt?

In case the design is printed in Black Colour on White shirts do you suggest to use a Rich Black?
Can i use the Rich Black as Spot colour only or as a Process Colour as well?

Thanks in advance for your support.


texts: Converting PDF from RGB to CMYK with freeware or OSS

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I print marketing regularly at my job, and everything is sent to us as PDFs. The problem is, the color profile is always set to RGB, and the resulting prints look terrible and don't match the colors of prints sent to us. If I convert the PDF to CMYK, it prints perfectly. The problem is, I can't use Photoshop at work (they won't pay for a license for somene in my position).

Can anyone recommend a free or open-source application that will allow me to convert RGB to CMYK in a PDF?


texts: How to create an fade effect like this in Illustrator?

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I would like to know how to create an effect like this in Illustrator. I already tried grunge textures but I can't get the same kind of fade.

Thanks


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When designing a horizontal menu for a website in photoshop (like the img attahced) whats the best way to space them ?

In html/css i would just use float:right; margin-left:20px; but in photoshop the only way i can think of doing it is spacing out the text using the spacebar or making each peice of text its own text box and then spacing the using guides.

Neither method is great as if you want to go back and make a change you have to change the spacing between each word/button.

Please also bare in mind that some buttons have two words in them ie."ask question" so you cant really use a method that leaves a huge gaps between all words.


texts: Can anyone recommend me the some color scheme for my website

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i want to use this color as base color for my site

I have navigation bar on left which is vertical around  220px wide and 47px height per tab
i also have horizontal navigation tabs as well

Now i am confused what should be the background color of tabs and what should be the hover color and active tab color

Can anyone have some ideas

The site design is simple

HEADER
HORIZONTAL NAV BAR
LEFTNAV BAR(left) ---BODY CONTENT(right)
Footer


texts: Blurry mirage around cut out after uploading on a website

texts: Hi, when I uploaded this image on a social media site it had this blurry mirage-like pixels around the shrimps. I am not sure what is causing this, because when I viewed the image in my pc it looks crisp and not like this. What seems to be the problem? Is it the way I saved it from photoshop? Or the website just decompresses images so It doesn't look like how I want it?


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I am new to Adobe Indesign, and I am currently using the 2019 version.
So, I want to create a text on a curve line like this.

The Methodology I used
I tried to create this line by using 2 anchor points and then using the Convert Point Direction Tool on of the anchors of line. It showed the curve as I was holding the tool, but as soon as I left the tool the line didn't change.

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong, and how can I create better curves in Indesign.


texts: When I place a saved image (eps, pdf or ai) from Illustrator CC on an InDesign document or open it in Photoshop, the brush strokes lose the paintbrush effect. See examples. It always looks like a brush stroke in Illustrator but when placed it always looks smooth. Can I retain the effect of paintbrush bristles?


texts: 3d Lines effect in Illustrator/photoshop?

texts: does anyone have an idea how these pieces were created? The designers seem to use illustrator in their other work, certainly no 3d software?


texts: Inkscape: Flow into frame makes text disapear

texts: When I do a "Text" -> "Flow into frame" the text sometimes disappears, or is partially deleted.


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I'm looking for a serif font similar (ideally, identical) to this one from p. 206 of the PDF Reference, 6th edition, 2006:

It looks like a Times contour, but I'm not sure.


texts: How to make Illustrator not to lie about colors?

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Here is the fragment of red area, which is said by Illustrator as being #840608 (upper green marker). But actually, as reported by screen inspecting application, the color is #9C0D01 (lower gree marker).

Later, when I starting to export image for web, the color is becoming #B70F00

Finally it becomes #9B0203 in we browser:

How professional program can be so inaccurate with colors? If this is a result of some feature (the usability of one is of high doubt) the how is it possible to disable it totally?

So, I need color code conserve full way from drawing to web.

UPDATE

I am measuring screen colors with Instant Eyedropper utility. It works exact with web browsers:

jsfiddle link: http://jsfiddle.net/dimskraft/VT8T4/

UPDATE 2

Illustrator file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By8pZ9a2478YNzVBejVsM21fWFU/edit?usp=sharing


texts: What's the VA property in the Photoshop text box?

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I get the text property for a text box in the Photoshop provided below.

Does anyone know whats the VA property in the info box?


texts: While copying text, why more than just the highlighted text is copied?

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This is a very minor thing but very annoying.

I am using Adobe Illustrator CC (Windows 7 station) to create cosmetic labels. They have, of course, a lot of copy. The copy is set on area type boxes. They are not linked. They are all isolated boxes.

Sometimes I need to copy and paste some portion of the text from one box to another. I do this the most basic way: I highlight a section of the text (a word), copy it (Ctr-C) and paste it in a different box (Ctr-V).

Most of the time (with very few exceptions that I have not been able to replicate) I find that not only the word I highlighted gets copied, but the text from ALL the area types. The text I highlighted gets copied as well and added, at the end of the FULL text. The same thing happens if I copy the text and paste it on a word editors (Notepad).

For example, I have this label:

Suppose I highlight the word "NEED" on the second area type box and copy it (Ctr-C). Then I open a Notepad (or draw another text area, or use any other word editing application) and paste the copied text (Ctr-V). This is what I get.

  Abc Defghlk sdsdsdsd dsfsdf sdfsdf fderereLOREM IPSUMSOME TEXT I NEED
  SOMEWHERE ELSE MORE LOREM IPSUMNEED

Notice the word NEED at the end, repeated.

So I have learnt to live with this: copy, paste, delete the text I don't need and keep the last portion. But it is very annoying. Anyone knows what is the reason for this behaviour?


texts: Is this normal, or is my XP-Pen tablet broken?

texts: So whenever I do fast strokes to try to do smooth lines my tablet does this wierd jagged lines. I was using Gimp to test out my XP-Pen Deco v2 and it gives me these lines. Are these things normal? I had my pen dropped from 2-3 feet and my tablet between a wireless keyboard if that would break it, but I'm sure that XP-Pen pen tablets are not fragile at all. Can someone help me? I'm new to digital drawing BTW


texts: How to slice a huge image into smaller ones with 'Save for Web'

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I have a huge image (1024*256000) which I want to slice horizontally into 100 images of 1024*256.

I'm using Adobe Photoshop CS6. I created the horizontal slices with the Slice tool and the  Divide option.

Save for web allows me to save the images, but only at a 32.03% scale. If I try to change the Percent field to 100%, it gives me the following error:

A value between 0.01 and 32.03 is required. Closest value inserted.

Is there any way around this?


texts: Wrap an element around a sphere in illustrator?

texts: Is there a way to warp an element around a sphere in Illustrator?


texts: Looking for suggestions for making type more readable with a drop shadow

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I want to show a menu with indented items on top of a black background. I tried a lot of colors but can't find the right ones.

I'm using css property text-shadow:

text-shadow: 1px 1px #191919 , -1px -1px #444;

Here is a screenshot for a better understanding:

I'm not satisfied and I'm pretty sure that there is better... Any suggestion please?


texts: How to set the export dimensions in Illustrator?

texts: I have used illustrator for quite a while now and every time I export my vectors as png's, they export into the most ridiculous resolutions you would ever see. For example, I just exported a png about 20 minutes ago, it has 13 artboards (4x3 with one at the bottom) and the final resolution it exported in was just over 60,000 x 60,000!! I can't even preview the file...soo, how can I change the dimensions that illustrator exports the file to?


texts: Shading an SVG shape using control points

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I'm using Inkscape to produce an SVG image which is supposed to reproduce a photo. I have some arbitrarily drawn shape, and I need to shade it. Here's an example photo:

Here's how I would like to define the shading of the clay in the image above: define the color at a small set of control points, and have the color at every other point in the shape defined by interpolating between those control points. Or more sophisticatedly: define a set of control lines of constant color, so that the other pixels' colors interpolate between these lines. (I don't know what the interpolation algorithm should be; I imagine something like 2D Gouraud shading.)

However, I can't find how to do this. SVG only seems to provide linear and radial gradients. Other people seem to very carefully draw their naturalistic images in SVG using many shapes with combinations of these two shaders. For example:

This method is time-consuming, and only seems to work well for smooth, shiny things with a lot of specular highlights.

Is it possible to do something like my suggested shading method in SVG? I can imagine something which compiles a shading definition like the one I suggested, and produces an SVG approximation.

Alternatively, do technologies outside of SVG provide something like what I suggested?


texts: Arabic text fields from old projects still give divided words in After Effects

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Now after After Effects supporting Arabic natively, text fields from old projects still give divided words.

Is there any way to transform them to support Arabic? or any work around, like creating new text and copy all effects from old text to the new one?

Any new Solution in After effects 2018 ??


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I'm working on logo design in adobe illustrator. It's typography with border and I have problem. When I export it do png or jpg in small size it looks blurry and overall bad. I'm working on pixel preview in illustrator with all options like Align to pixel grid etc. The simple parts are fixed but i have no idea how to fix all the curves in letters like S, A, E, O ect. Example bellow. Fixed areas after export looks sharply and clean.
Is there any way to create logo from regular font that will look good in small png files?


texts: How to edit text in PSD without Photoshop?

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I have received some psd files but need to modify the texts.
But I do not have Photoshop. I have Gimp but could not managed to edit the text part.

Is there a way to edit text of a PSD file without Photoshop?


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I have many thousands of JPEG files that have unique file names ( I.e. Scanned doc 1, scanned doc 2 etc. - I am sure you get the idea) I have created an cross reference between the file and the negative.  I want to move the file name into metadata in bulk to secure this information even if I then change the file name to something else.
I use PS CS3 but can't see how to do this.
Anybody know how?
Thanks in advance.


texts: What is the font used in the Hot Pockets box (specific area below)

texts: Does anyone know the font used here? Trying to make a meme...


texts: How can I create tiny pattern-tiles that repeats well in Photoshop?

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Whenever I have tried making tiny tiles for tiling, like 10px x 10px in size, the only thing I have ever been able to make well is diagonal lines.

I suppose it has something to do with painting principles like how we perceive tiny light and shadow (up/down,inside/outside).

How can I create tiles that repeat well in Photoshop?


texts: “Flattening” overlapping paths in Inkscape

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I have 2 black separated areas:

Actually the 2 black areas have a different shape and are separated by white line of constant stroke width (shown in red here):

When I put this fiuigure over a different background (not white, with text), the white line becomes visible:

PS a workaround was to retrace exported bitmap, with this result:

I would like to convert these 3 paths to 2 black-filled areas of which boundaries are the same as visible boundaries on the first picture. In raster graphics, this would be called "flattening", I don't know the right word for vectors.

Thanks!


texts: Should target user segment (based on income) affect your designs?

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I am at an impass with a client and I also don't have the answer so I would really appreciate your thoughts and if possible, proof like research papers etc.

My client targets user segments B and C. He tells me my design targets segment A. So B and C won't like/use it. He wants something more colorful, exploding, popping out. (A is high income and C is working class). I beileve that good design is universal and it is not possible to have a better design and worse sales/marketing.

What do you think?


texts: Help identifing font of isolated character in historic documet and find modern match

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This image below shows a few lines from the July 1948 Bell System Technical Journal.

The 'p' character in the second line, used to typeset the "p0 = p1 = 1/2" equation is the character in question. The entire document should be available as a PDF here (14Mb). That particular equation is on page 29 of the PDF, but it is used in equations throughout.

I've tried WhatTheFont on both the isolated character and a bit of running text, and didn't get anything sensible. (I can't post the links to the images I submitted because my reputation is too low). The biggest problem is that the character is used only in equations and not in the running text. Sometimes there are special math characters for equations but usually it's just the italic version of the font. I'm hoping the way the top of the character extends so far past the stem will make it easier to identify.

Ideally I could find a (nearly) matching italic font from this LaTex catalogue, but just getting a name would be a great help too.


texts: Is it possible to create half page masters in InDesign?

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I am creating an attendee guide for a meeting. Each page has a company description on the top half and a second company at the bottom half. The companies need to be listed alphabetically, however companies will add and drop as the guide is being created. Is there a way to create a master for the top half, and a master for the bottom half, so that I can move companies around by the half page without having to reorganize the entire guide?

see attached example


texts: Translation of Hex Colours to RGB Colours?

texts: Apparently Illustrator and Photoshop uses different colour settings - Illustrator uses RGB and Photoshop uses some hex/HTML-like colour system with a combination of letters and numbers. Is there any way of 'translating' a RGB colour swatch to Photoshop easily?


texts: How to export vector with blend mode screen into png that does not have black shadow on it from Adobe XD?

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I am working on a vector in adobe XD that have blending layer with screen mode on it, but when my developer request to export those vector into png, there's a solid color or shadow (i dont know what to call it) appear on top of that. Is there any way to export those vector into png that doesnt have those black layer ?

any reply is much appreciate
Thank you


texts: Why did my InDesign preview mode background turn black?

texts: I know that you can change the preview mode background color in Preferences>Guides and Pasteboards. When I was working on a document, without going into preferences, my preview mode (shortcut: W) randomly turned black. I am assuming I pressed some keyboard shortcut accidentally or it was a glitch? I went into the Preferences to change the color back to gray, and the background was now set as Black, even though I did not change it in Preferences originally. Anyone know what's up?


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I've been looking on how to recreate the "New York" filter that's for Instagram stories.

An example of the effect that I'm after is here.

I want to create a filter that looks like this one, or something similar that looks kinda "polaroid-like".

Would be really grateful if anyone could provide instructions for getting such an effect in Lightroom or Photoshop. I'm not an expert so if you could help I'd be truly thankful


texts: I feel like whatever I transfer to Adobe Illustrator is loosing the concept's original features?

texts: I can draw pretty cute thing that in my imagination would look good in vector format. But I'm just plain frustrated whenever I need to work with Adobe Illustrator and transfer my thoughts on digital 'paper'. Lines break when I click 'unite' in pathfinder, proportions are out from original, I need to deal with kinda different color feeling and often 'debug' rather than 'compose' type of workflow. How can I change it ? How can I become better ?


texts: How can I place a guide a certain distance away from an object in Illustrator?

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When designing in Photoshop I frequently place a guide a certain distance away from an object so that I can keep consistent spacing (e.g. all headings could have 40px of padding below them). In Photoshop, I can use the Ruler tool to measure 40px from an existing object/guide, than drag a new guide out, let it snap to the end of the ruler, and release it.

In Illustrator, though, the Measure tool disappears as soon as I start to drag out a guide.

Is there a way to place a guide (ideally) or an object itself (if guides aren't possible) a certain distance away from an existing object or guide?


texts: Principles of Typography for different languages

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Sometimes German students ask me how to do the typesetting of documents in English, French or Spanish.  I'm not able to help them because I never learned to speak or write French or Spanish.

Different languages have different typographic rules to typeset documents.

For English documents one can read Robert Bringhurst's "The Elements of Typographic Style" or
for German documents, for example, "Detailtypografie" by Friedrich Forssman and Ralf de Jong.

Do you know a document (book, article or URL) comparing the styles for some languages (English, German, French, ...)?

Some examples:

abbreviations are written in German with a "Spatium" (a small space, in LaTeX: \,, for example: z.\,B. = e.g.), in English without any space,
abbreviations should not used in German at the beginning of a sentence (write the complete word(s), for example "Zum Beispiel"),
a dash in English is --- (in LaTeX) without spaces before and after the character, in German ~-- (with spaces, ~ is a space without the possibility of line breaking),
the quotation marks are different (English: “Foo” vs. German: „Bar“ vs. « Baz »; LaTeX package csquote),
vertical, horizontal and double rules in tables (LaTeX package booktabs),
in German the ampersand & is only allowed in company names (Paul & Söhne), in English I don't know,
in German punctuation marks like !?., are written without a leading blank,
there are different style formatting footnotes in German (e.g. normal number, hanging, footnote text left justified or right left justified). Other languages?


texts: How to prepare file for printing on fabric?

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Please help me to prepare a vector pattern to be printed on fabric. The customer says that the requirements for the file are the following:

color mode is RGB
all layers have been flattened
all channels deleted

Color mode can't be RGB, right? I've expanded all the outlines of the objects - is it considered to be a flattened layer? Is it possible to delete channels in Illustrator? I thought it's only applicable for Photoshop.


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The picture above is from this paper. https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1291291/FULLTEXT01.pdf
I think this picture is better than what I have painted before, because it feels more specific. How can I draw such a box?
The schematics in some papers are very good. They should use a vector diagram. Can I copy this diagram from their paper? Then I make changes on it.
I want the cuboid on the picture and such bars.

Thanks


texts: Opening Adobe illustrator CS5 file in CorelDRAW X5

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I was totally new to graphic design and the best I could do was resize images in MS Paint or use Word 2010. Than I discovered Adobe Illustartor as I needed to make a logo and Letter Head. After breaking my head against my monitor (does not hurt any more) and learning it for 2 weeks, I became sufficiently good enough (if I can be excused to say that) and designed the logo and letterhead. Now it has to go to print.

The problem is that all the commercial printers and the people who use them, HERE use CorelDRAW and not only that but also older versions from 9 to 15. They refuse to take Adobe Illustrator files or even CorelDRAW files above version 12 such as v15 or X5. They refuse to work with PDF files also. No Word 2010 files either. Simply and Only CorelDRAW files of version 9 to 12.

The Adobe Illustrator CS5 does not have options of saving the files in ".cdr" format. And when I import or open the ".ai" file in CorelDRAW X5, many things happen. Color changes of text as well as objects. Some objects do not get displayed. Alignment and positioning gets changed, and many others.

I have taken some steps after reading on the net to make it easier for CorelDRAW X5 to import the ".ai" files. And also tried many things. These include, but are not limited to..

Uncheck/disable the "compression" when saving the file in AI-CS5.
Uncheck/disable the "Embed ICC Prile" when saving in AI-CS5.
Convert all text to outlines.
Saving in "SVG", "PDF" all different versions.
Saving in older AI-CS5 Legacy versions.
Exporting the file from AI-CS5 in different file formats.
Importing the file from CD-X5.
Working in RGB Color Mode.

... And many more.

Please note that I can not be expected to fresh learn CD-X5 and abandon AI-CS5 and design from the begining, if that is a "sole" answer. Also my design is simple enough. Attached are 2 pics. One of the logo and the other of the letterhead. Just 3 rounded rectangles filled with 2 color gradients and vectors of animals with styles applied to those animals and with text at the bottom. (can't post images, need 10+ rep for that)

The Logo
http://oi44.tinypic.com/ieqs0m.jpg

The LetterHead
http://oi41.tinypic.com/1zzj03s.jpg

Please further note (yes! I know, you have heard that many times) that although I was successful in designing (the asthetic beauty of the design is another matter), I am still new to designing. So Color Theroy or Font theroy have not made past me. And I wonder what's the point of having a standard of "SVG" If these so called "Vector Editing Applications" can not handle the files uniformly?

I guess my question is how to either

Export/Save/Save As/Place the file from AI-CS5 to CD-X5
Import/Open/Open As/Place the file in CS-X5 from AI-CS5

Without changes being made to it. My objective to to hand over a print ready file to the printing guys.

Thanks in Advance.


texts: How can i set the print interval in Illustrator?

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How can I set the print interval for different artboards?

An example:

I have 25 artboards, I need to print 2 copies of the first, 3 copies of the last and 5 copies for each other. How do I set it?


texts: How do I achieve this gradient effect on type in Illustrator?

texts: I'm trying to achieve the gradient effect shown in the below examples on each letter of the type I'm using in a logo design. I don't really know what this style is called, so I can't effectively look for tutorials regarding how to do this. Can someone point me in the right direction?


texts: gimp: use modifiable layer as mask of another layer

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I have text cutting out pieces (letters) from background layer using alpha to selection on the text and using that selection as mask for the background layer (like in this question how can i make alphabet like this from any image in GIMP?).

Is it possible to use the text layer as mask for another layer directly so that any changes are immediately reflected in the result?

Any other way to have the (modifiable) text as mask, perhaps some special mode of layer blending?

I am using Gimp 2.10.


texts: I found a website that almost does what I want gif-in-gif.com , but you can't adjust very much on the website. I created a gif on it, but I want the zoom to happen on the eye of the baby, I want the gif to be bigger, and I want the zooming to be slower


texts: How to change the color of a surrounding environment as if it were night?

texts: I want to change the color of the surrounding environment like we are at night


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I've been looking for a day and a half on TypeKit and MyFonts and still can't find the one true font love.

The font I'm looking for is in the header of the image, as I think this font is the same for the entire text.

Here is what I know about the font:

The upper-case 'G' has no bar.
Font is a sans serif.
It's not Proxima Nova, Gotham, or Helvetica Neue.

I tried to use online tools to find fonts such as:

WhatTheFont
Linotype Font identifier

But I didn't find what I was looking for. I found one similar but not what I was looking for, which was Acherus Grotesque.

If you guys know this font or might know how I can find it, would mean a lot to me.


texts: What should I do if I find a logo very similar to my design?

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I designed this "LUCENTICITY" logo 2 days ago. I swear it was my idea. I chose the design after many sketches.

Today I was browsing the old featured logos on LogoPond and was shocked to come across this similar "NOS" logo. (It was added July 14th, 2006.)

What should I do now? Change my design? My client has already finalized the attached "LUCENTICITY" logo!

Will people think I'm stealing?


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Why do people upload their work to Adobe and other stock sites if they can't be used for intended purposes?

For example, I was talking to a friend of mine who wants a logo designed. I suggest he take inspiration from some of the images on Adobe Stock, after which he questioned why he couldn't just download the licensed image after paying for it.

We went to the terms and conditions and found that, as suspected, these images cannot be used for logos.

However, I find that confusing -- if you can't register/trademark an image for your business that is literally labeled and tagged as a logo on a stock site after you've paid for it, why call it a "logo" or upload it at all?


texts: Resizing images: how to select BOTH the image and its container?

texts: I find it incredibly laborious, in order to resize images, to first reduce the size of the image, and then reduce the size of its container. Is there not a way to select both image and container and change their sizes at the same time?


texts: How to apply scale with image in coreldraw

texts: I have created a visiting card size design. And now i want to increase its size to 10feet. But the problem is some it has text and object i have given hairline to it. The hairline thickness to every  object its different with different color. When i created the visiting card size design i forgot to check the option scale with image. Now i want to enable the option scale with image to all the hairlines. Doing manually  will take much time. Any way  to add a check mark to scale with image to all the hairlines. I created a macro but it select all the object and text etc and give a hairlines to non hairline object. Any other way  or option to make unable to scale with image object so that i can scale my  design


texts: Is it possible (for pros & semi pros) to use Photoshop effectively without shortcuts?  (PS newbies, as far as i know, don't use very many Shortcuts)


texts: Can icon designers be expected to produce a single-color version?

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I read something once about designing logos which explained a logo must work as a single color, so any important color separations must be accompanied by a transparent gap / path. Does this apply to icon design also?

In the spirit of bringing clarity to an interface I'm working on, I like the effect that a single color icon has visually, making the recognition of an icon among 10-20 on a screen easier on the eyes, increasing UX:


texts: How to achieve vector look on flowers from a photo?

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I'm trying to figure out how to take a photo (of a rose for example) and manipulate it so that the following effect is achieved.

It looks like vector graphics to me with only a very limited color palette, but I still cannot figure out how to do it.

What I've tried in Photoshop: using Posterize and Indexed Color palette on the image of a rose. I've also tried Photoshop effects like Dry Brush and Cutout. Still after importing it to Illustrator, no matter what I try it doesn't even come close to the clean and smooth image like the one I've posted.

Any ideas how to do this? Don't mind that it's a pattern, I'm only trying to learn how to achieve the look on a single flower.


texts: How do I create a bold version of my custom font?

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I am not a graphic designer but a teacher. :) I created a font using my handwriting for some of my materials to use in my classroom so it was consistent.  Because I do not have a bold option for my font (I have no clue how to create it), I have to use faux-bold in some programs that allow it.

I'm running into programs that will not allow it and I need for my materials to consistent so I'm looking for a way to create a bold option for my own custom font.  Is this possible?  Can someone help me or show me how?


texts: I created a book cover and while I have been waiting for approval the file along with the backup has crashed and I am rebuilding the cover. I can not find the fonts used. Can someone please help me find the actual


texts: Extract image x/y coordinates and width and height info from PDF via IL or PS

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We have a professionally designed floor plan in PDF form for an event we are running currently.  It is similar to a CAD drawing.  We have booths (rectangular squares) drawn on it.

I have a colleague who is in the process of building a phone app and possibly a web app both of which we would like to contain an interactive floor plan which will ultimately be an image with a big image map drawn over it in HTML.  To achieve this he needs the x/y coordinates of each booth or x1/y1 and x2/y2.

I am a web dev by trade so please bear with me!  Is there a way to extract this data programmatically  using Illustrator/Photoshop?  I know you can write scripts to run in both but I would have no idea where to start.

He could do this manually but the floor plans change frequently hence we would need a quick/automatic way of doing this.


texts: Why is the image processor script not working in Photoshop?

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As an extension to my last question, I just discovered the image processor script in CS6 to batch resize images. Seems simple enough - I apply to a folder with these settings:

And yet the output for the few screenshots I have saved in that folder is all over the place!!

Not only are all these images (and they're definitely the right ones - taken from the new output folder that was created) different sizes from that specified in the script dialog, but the third, colourful one, scales as I increase the size of the preview window, whereas the others don't.

This seemed like such a simple thing to do, but apparently I can't manage it... :/

Can anyone please say what I'm doing wrong?


texts: Illustrator Smart Guide function not working in a specific document

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I have smart guides enabled in this Illustrator document: http://oieho.dothome.co.kr/123.ai

But they aren't working. Why aren't smart guides working?


texts: Industry secrets of effective brochure / advert design

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I don't have a formal education in design, so have never been taught any industry secrets or methodologies of general design.

I am however a seasoned web & graphic designer, and usually end up doing a full re-brand or brand refresh for companies when I take on their website, as they often go hand in hand (If their website is out of date, their brand usually is too), along with creating new stationery and printed brochures, ads etc.

So my question is: Although I THINK I know the industry reasonably well, is there anything special that I would have been taught had I done a design degree (or similar), such as "golden rules" or industry secrets relating to printed ad/brochure design?

ETA:
I am NOT looking for advice on the technical side, eg  preparing files for press, software/hardware etc - what I am looking for is more on the design side, rules such as the rule of thirds in photography.


texts: How to manage working for friends or family

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I'd like to see peoples opinions and methods for managing jobs for family or friends.

Just to clarify, I mean singular freelance jobs. Actual employment would be something different altogether in my opinion.

In general i don't like doing it at all, but I end up doing it a lot. I have a few rules that I (intend to and should.. but don't always) follow:

Treat all jobs as I would any other job. This includes, but not limited to, briefs, pricing (with exception of rule 2.), deadlines, contracts.
If I agree to do the job for free (very rare) or at a discounted price, then the job essentially goes to the bottom of the pile, and stays there. i.e any newer jobs take precedence.
Barter. If I get requests for free or discounted work I will say "this would normally cost X and take Y amount of time, I will do it in Y amount of time for X worth of your service" and work a deal from there. For example, I have done jobs for my friends take away restaurant in exchange for free food for a number of months, which in retail value was worth more than I would have normally charged.
Keep business and friendship separate. For instance, don't discuss the job on a night out. Plan a meeting like you would any other client. Discussing it over a drink isn't totally out of the question, but if you are doing that, get all the business out of the way first then socialise.

Even with (mostly) sticking to these rules, these jobs always end up causing me problems. All the standard bad-client scenarios (non-payment, project expectations changing, vague or non-existent briefs leading to me 'getting it wrong') seem to be multiplied threefold. The worst case scenario in dealing with difficult clients is normally losing a client.. If you're dealing with a difficult client who is also your friend, there is a lot more on the line.

I don't mind doing the odd job for cheap, but this sets a precedent and people will expect the same again, and again. Obviously that isn't feasible and leads to people undervaluing the work, especially if people have never worked with a professional designer. If I do work for cheap, or come to some kind of arrangement, they think this is the norm and think I'm trying to 'rip them off' if I then in the future tell them they will have to pay full price.

I'd love to know other people's methods of dealing with this, and any tips to stop these jobs giving me such a headache! (and maybe just some assurance I'm not alone in dealing with these problems).


texts: How to apply multiple styles to one object in Adobe Indesign?

texts: For example I have defined two styles named "position: absolute" and "width: auto". Now I want to apply them separately to two objects, and both on third object. How to do this?


texts: Is Pantone Matching System used for ceramics and if so which version?

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I'm about to send a manufacturer a 3d model to be created on a ceramic-like surface and when I was going to pick colors, I found out that the Pantone world of naming colors but those are mostly for print paper (coated/uncoated).

I found some special colors for metallic surfaces but I'm yet to find a good reference for ceramic.

Is Pantone a good answer to the question? Which suffix should I look for? Is there any palette specific for ceramic?


texts: Line fades at end of line instead of beggining

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I'm trying to draw strait lines with the brush tool while holding the SHIFT key and tapping two points on the screen. The problem I'm having is the fade is at the beginning of the line instead of at the end.

Is there a way to reverse this application of brush pressure?

I'm using Wacom Intuos Draw, Photoshop CC, Windows 10


texts: Where should a render camera be placed in order to replicate an actual photo?

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I am looking to replicate an actual photo with an Autodesk Maya render. However, every time I attempt a render it seems to be looking a bit down and to the left in relation to the actual photo, e.g.:

At the moment I am placing the render camera in Maya centered at the end of the lens of the actual camera simply because I haven't found any resource that tells me otherwise. My guess is that either the render camera needs to be somewhere between the end of the lens and the sensor plane or that my method of determining the rotation of the physical camera is slightly off.


texts: How to generate vector pattern of random dots with specific density?

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I want to make a field of dots.

Primary

Dots should be randomly placed
I want to specify the density of dots (e.g. 10 dots per inch, 40 dots per inch, or 20%, 60%)

Secondary

Dots should not touch
I can replace dot with other shapes.

Essentially I am looking for an equivalent of the scatter brush for fill.

Best approach so far

Make a grid of dots in Illustrator, using ⌘ + D to accelerate the grid-building.
Select all and use Transform Each: set the horizontal and vertical movement to half the gap between dots (so that the dots can never overlap, and tick Random on.

This generates a somewhat random field of dots (or any other object) but isn't entirely successful:

The result is still very grid-like. The dots (pips?) aren't perfectly aligned, but they are still in loose rows and columns. (If I loosen my requirement that dots don't touch, I can set a movement radius larger than the gaps and these columns disappear.)
Also, while the math is pretty simple to determine the density of dots, ideally I would only have to enter my desired density and the computer would do that math. This would allow for more experimentation.

I have also tried the Symbol Sprayer but this is even less precise.

I am hoping to do this in Illustrator; SVG or any other free vector approach would also work.


texts: Use of illustrations of tv shows etc. in my tshirts

texts: I have started a t-shirt company. Can i use illustrations of tv shows and movies freely on my t-shirts?


texts: What could be good position for the view showing the duration in the layout?

texts: So I have song name, album name , album art at left side of the layout, and three views consisting duration of the song, overflow menu button and a playlist button on the right side of the layout. I want to have some suggestions about what could be the more better place for showing the duration while considering the fact that buttons should cover some area so that they can be more easy to use. In this layout the playlist button is very small in size, not easy to use.


texts: Chocolate Fluid animation In After Effects

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Basically i'm designing one candy themed game and i chose cheese plus chocolate theme as you can see in below image

and upon dragging chocolate [fluid properties] it should flow downside like chocolate as below

but the issue is i can't find idea either on net or tutorial to achieve such effect; what i tried is making rectangle in after effect and then change in path frame to final path but it looks so unrealistic.any one have idea??
after effect not necessary for animation but just keep in mind that final output should work with unity :)


texts: I don't understand where are these fills coming from. I only have strokes selected on this shape yet I get these little fills. This is very annoying. Anyone know what are these or how to prevent the illustrator from behaving this way?


texts: What setting allows a master page to be the top level element in Fireworks?

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I am creating an iPhone template, and need to make the master page be on top (for the menubar, carrier, etc...)

This will allow me to simply send everything else to the back and not worry about overflow. However, I can only seem to make master pages be the background element.


texts: What's the recommended font size for standees?

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I'm not sure if this question has been asked before, but it's my first time on this site, and it's also my first time making a standee. To be specific, we've decided on a 2ft x 6ft standee, but I'm not so sure about what size font to use.
If it helps, I'm using Futura PT for the body text.
I've read somewhere that 108pt prints a letter approximately 1.5" tall, so I went with that for the body, but it took a lot of space and looks rather massive.
Though I'm mainly asking for the recommended size of body text, additional tips regarding large print designs would be really great.


texts: Outer glow looks cut off in PDF export than in original design files

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I'm working on this design using InDesign and, with Overprint Preview on, the outer glow on my text looks exactly the way I want it.
However, when I export to PDF from within InDesign, the glow seems to calculate differently (or maybe overlay differently?) once outside of the lion's head vector image.
Each asset is on its own layer in InDesign (the text with the effect is on top, the lion in the middle, and the background on the bottom).
How it looks in InDesign:

How it looks in PDF format:

It may be a bit difficult to see, but the glow is much darker over the lion and is mainly blending and masking the textured background without the same intensity of darkness it has in InDesign.
For reference, I've tried exporting with default High Quality Print settings (using no PDF standard, leaving compression at defaults, no conversion on output) and I've also tried exporting with modified High Quality Print settings (using PDF/X-4:2010 standard, convert to destination - preserve numbers on output).
Is there a setting I'm missing that will solve this?
If it helps, here is a closer zoomed crop of where the glow noticeably changes its opacity/darkness. You can see very faintly that the glow seems to be there, as in it's obscuring some of the textured background, but the intensity is suddenly missing.

I'm sure this is some wonderful quirk of print design, but I tried searching and wasn't finding the right phrases to bring up a similar question/answer.


texts: Can one make a scalable vector background in Photoshop

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I'd like to make a linear background gradient that I can scale using the same tools I would for a vector shape (ie. transform).  Is this possible?  How?

Note, if I create a layer style gradient it spans the entire canvas which I do not want, further in order to edit it I need to adjust the stop points in the gradient editor which is imprecise as it's based on percentages. I want a vector gradient that only spans half the canvas and which I can resize or snap to a guideline without pixelating/banding the way a raster gradient would when streched.


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Hey does anyone know how you are supposed to credit (if you are supposed to) the typefaces you have used in a printed work (case in point - design exhibition catalogue for my BA)

I've been using elephant italics and a few free fonts :)


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As the logo is about to complete, I need to remove the both sides (left and right) from the rectangle. But, at the same time, the white background should retain in the logo. The left side or right side is possible to remove with direct selection tool, but as I apply the same tool for either side, it takes away the background as well. How to deal with this issue in adobe illustrator?

The attached image might help to understand the problem.