texts: Choosing a good highlight color for dark background

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I'm working on a dark design which is composed on a list with alternated row colors ( #252425 and #121314 ) and I use different colors for the text on it ( #85bb23, #6F6A6F, #FFFFFF, #C50005, #2AAADB ).

Every time I choose a color to highlight a line (on click), I realize that its combination with one of the colors above looks ugly (or the text become unreadable because of low contrast)

Is there a technique (or a tool) to choose this color efficiently?


texts: Convert svg linear-gradient to CSS linear-gradient (Adobe XD)

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I was given an Adobe .xd file for a website, which needs to be created in WordPress. Part of the design are linear-gradients (as borders of images for example). My problem is, that I can't seem to find an option for "extracting" the corresponding css from these elements.

An example:

Now, I want the CSS that describes this bottom border, which is a linear-gradient with an angle. I can get the hexcodes for the colors, but not the angle, nor do I know if there are stops and where.

The options I see are:

Extract the CSS from Adobe XD somehow. Is this possible?
Convert the linearGradient tag from the exported SVG file to css. How can this be done?

The linear gradient tag from the SVG of the exported bottom border is the following:

<linearGradient id="linear-gradient" x1="1.089" y1="-3.5" x2="-0.775" y2="2.611" gradientUnits="objectBoundingBox">
  <stop offset="0" stop-color="#ac2284"/>
  <stop offset="1" stop-color="#003bff"/>
</linearGradient>


texts: How do you change anything that isn't transparent to black in gimp?

texts: I have an Image, and I want to change anything that isn't transparent into black.


texts: Is recreating other artist's assets a copyright infringement?

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I have been asked to create some assets for a graphic design app, based on some reference similar assets from the internet.

Note that I have been asked to reproduce all graphics in Photoshop and Illustrator rather than "copy/paste" the originals. As a result the result is not pixel-level accurate, but still resembles the original a lot.

Is this a copyright infringement? (assuming that the original assets)


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I am trying to re-create this nice shape below:

I'm not sure if I'm going about this the right way, but what I have currently is this:

I basically have two triangles for the mountains and one rectangle. The probelm is, the angle of the triangles is too sharp, and secondly, I don't know how I can join them.

Any help would be appreciated.


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I have photo of a person and a texture. I'd like paint this body with this texture. How can I do it in photoshop?

An example : http://www.ibackgroundz.com/pics/d/o/download-body-painting-24-wallpaper-a-e-ibackgroundz.com.jpg
Basically I want to know how to apply a texture over body.


texts: Illustrator: How do I prevent Pathfinder from creating paths with no fill and no stroke?

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In Illustrator, when I apply Pathfinder tools (like Trim, Merge) it generates invisible paths (paths with no fill and no stroke). I believe this only occurs with compound paths.

These "ghost" paths often adversely affect later operations. I know how to find and delete them, but it is an annoyance to have to do so every time I apply a Pathfinder effect.

Is there a way to prevent this?

I suspect it may be something in my configuration because I cannot find evidence of other people having the same problem (or I was just calling it the wrong thing while looking for an answer).


texts: Is cheap two-colour printing possible at all?

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Every now and then I am called on to design a booklet of some sort (reader, dissertation, etc), and I am always tempted to use color for subtle highlights until I am reminded of the difference between printing black and white and full colour.

What I would like to do is to print booklets (around 200 of them, of 100 to 300 pages) in two colors: black and let's say a deep red. When I try to find prices with standard printers, it seems that this can't be done at a significantly lower price than full colour, mostly because printers are set up for CMYK printing, and changing to black-plus-one requires cleaning the machine between jobs, and perhaps also because there isn't much demand for it.

But it still seems to me that it should be possible to do this in a cost-effective way, for a price that isn't much greater than printing just black. Perhaps if I'm less picky about the extra color I want, there might be some international business that can do this cheaply.

Am I dreaming, and can this kind of design only be accomplished at larger volumes, or is this doable for someone like me?


texts: Which systems are replacing the use of PMS for color control and how would one go about implementing them in branding standards?

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As per this question, it has been brought up in comments that methods to specify colors for brand guidelines are moving from PMS to other techniques (ColorCert, spectral data...).

How do these approaches differ from PMS and how would one implement them in a brand style guide?


texts: Photoshop Color Range selection in Single Layer

texts: Is it possible to use the color range selection tool for a single layer? Right now it samples colors from all the layers to make the selection, so to select a color range in a specific layer, I have to make all the other layers invisible and then use the color range tool, which is really annoying. Any shortcuts?


texts: Filter Flames are disabled in photoshop CC 2017

texts: Just starting out with photoshop CC 2017 and I am trying to add flame in my image but Filter<Render<Flame this option is not active, after a lots of efforts and time I am not able to activate them and couldn't find what's the problem behind of it. Can anybody guide me how can I activate them?


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Ok, Ive found many T shaped cube map generators online, however I have a Unity game wherein I need a linear cube map for a skybox, like this in the bottom left:

Ive done this using a skybox I already had, and I have my custom images exported, however I have 2 seams that are imperfect, no matter what I do.

How can I generate a LINEAR cube map from 6 images perfectly?


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I'm desperate for some advice and I'm not even sure this is the right place to ask, but here goes anyway :(:

In a nutshell:

Client wanted rebrand + style guide for labels to bring consistency to range.
Spoke about having templates so that their in-house designer can use template to change range name/title.
I created labels + guide, letting them know as templates are native an extra fee will be charged on top of design/dev fee.
Client now saying they would just like the style guide.

I know what they're probably going to do is use in-house designer to recreate design using the jpg mock and guide. I don't know whether the best thing to do is just send them the guide and invoice for design/dev + guide book. Trying to tread carefully as client is long-standing and one of the biggest paying.


texts: How can I simulate a reflective table surface in a photograph of an object?

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I'm trying to give a photograph I took a nice reflection on Photoshop. I've done this with previous pictures by simply making a copy, flipping it, and fading it out. However, I took this picture in two point perspective (not realizing that it would be difficult to reflect) and the reflection method I'm trying is coming out awful.
What's a good way to make this reflection work?

UPDATE
This is my attempt at a reflection. It was made by copying parts of the sculpture I thought would appear in the reflection and arranging it until I thought it made sense, though I know it's not perfect.
What do you think? Please critique.


texts: Why do I get a numeral green in Illustrator when I write it as text?


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I have a vector artwork (fantasy map).  It has several shapes and colors but nothing drastic like gradients, masks, etc.  I need to export it to a large PNG file (45k x 45k pixels) but still maintain a minimally small file size (around 5mb or less).

I'm using the color hex codes to be imported into a terrain generator so the overall color count is minimal (~30).  No matter what I do when I export, the PNG file is enormous (several gigs).  I have been trying to export as PNG, use various lossy optimizers, re-saving as a lower resolution (since this is not for print I don't need a high res), etc. but nothing seems to work.

Can I limit the colors in my vector program (Illustrator) so when the PNG is exported it is a lower file size? Any other options/ideas to get this file smaller?


texts: I need to save a PDF from InDesign, but can't seem to have the option when I go to "Save as", any ideas? I've done it with Photoshop/Illustrator, but have never used InDesign before.


texts: Controlling mouse scroll zoom in Inkscape

texts: When I use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in Inkscape, it is all too easy to rocket from useless big to useless small.  Is there a way to control the sensitivity of the mouse scroll wheel zoom?


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This seems like a basic feature, but I'm missing it somehow.  I have the the outline of a state with a discrete colorful border.

I'd like to select the border AND the inner contents so I can produce something like this (sloppily done here with the Lasso)

I've tried selecting the entire border using the fuzzy select (magic wand) or select by color but this only gives me the border itself.

In the Selection menu, I can invert the selection, but that grabs everything.

How can I select all the contents inside a selected region?


texts:
I am working on model my local theatre, and I am having some trouble with trying to heal or combine separate

on the provided image:
I can't seem to heal faces this without deleting the whole arch, or combine the 2 parts of the arch to be as 1.

if I try extending the wall which I want to do, I end up with weird results.

Suggestions please?

Thank you!


texts: Under what licence is the Apple Garamond font?

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Apple Garamond was the font used by Apple in its adverts and logotype before switching to San Francisco, New York…
There are a lot of copies online to be downloaded, but am I allowed to do so?
If yes, can I use this font commercially?
(I really like it)


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Does illustrator have the equivalent of an "Add" blend mode? This would mean that

(R=0, G=128, B=255) + (R=255, G=128, B=0) = white


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The question is probably due to my poor understanding of Inkscape and/or SVG.
Is there a reason why standalone nodes do not exist? What I mean is an abstract non-renderable point which can still be worked with.
Examples of use being for instance:

Reproducing a bitmap diagram. You place the nodes at critical points and complete the drawing.
Using such points to facilitate geometric constructions by having real objects representing mathematical points. That is you place certain points on the figure which can be moved but are not drawn. Then you create the figure based on those points.

I realise that there are plenty of workarounds such as using dots and hiding them, or using zero lenght paths etc... But they seem to me to be exactly that: workarounds.

Perhaps it is something non-existing in the SVG specification though I don't really understand why a node cannot exist without a path. Or perhaps it very well exists, though if that's the case, I cannot find it.
I would appreciate any form of pointer, be it search terms, a webpage or a direct explanation.

PS: my main interest would be to vectorize an existing bitmap diagram without feeiling that I'm emploing hacks and workarounds.


texts: Setting guide coordinates in Illustrator

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I want to specific the position of a guide manually, without dragging or using the mouse.

In Inkscape you can create a guide, then double or right-click to specify the X, Y coordinates of the guide. Here is what the dialog looks like.  I want some way to do something similar without dragging or using the mouse:


texts: How to correctly adjust color saturation in picture when preparing it for magazine print?

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I made a magazine and all pictures currently are in RGB color mode. Now I need to prepare them for print and after converting them to CMYK in Photoshop CC, their color saturation (black parts) are above 300% and needs to be fixed.

I used Levels option for some pictures and adjusted the black color and this works fine, but I wonder if this is the right way how to do it? Maybe other way would be better?

Is there a way how to remain the black color in picture more sharp than it is after adjusting it in Levels?

I understand that pictures in print would look not so sharp as on screen, but when I see some of the magazines or books where they look very colorful, I start to think, where is the idea?


texts: Photoshop: Why does the Hand Tool icon flicker when choosing 'Add a layer style' from the Layers palette?

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Does anyone else see this? Is there a reason why this happens or is it a bug? (Photoshop CS5.1 on OS X 10.7.2, not sure if this happens in previous Photoshop or OS X versions.)

Steps to reproduce:

1. Click on 'Add a layer style' button in the Layers palette and pick anything.

2. When releasing the mouse button, watch the 'Hand Tool' icon.

In seemingly random fashion, it does any of these two things:

A (happens most of the time): It flickers for about ¼ sec (gets selected, then de-selected, just before the Layer Style dialog opens).

-or-

B. For as long as the Layer Style dialog is open, the Hand Tool stays 'selected'. But when exiting the dialog you get back whatever tool you were using before.


texts: What skills, techniques or methods can I use to help teach my child typography?

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I'm teaching my child, who is 5, how to write and I wondered if it would be a bad idea to teach the foundations of typography and if any skills or techniques exist for children that can help show them how to progress in typography and writing skills?

So far I have come up with:

The anatomy but I'm having to make it into a game because I don't want to bore her:

The different types of font styles.


texts: Basically printing 3d letters for indoors (or outdoor) like on the picture? Is there a special printing technique involved in the making of these letters?


texts: MagicaVoxel Render workspace showing only flat white & grey gradient?

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Is this behavior expected?  Why is it doing this?  And how do I fix it?

This is all I see whenever I click the Render workspace:

Apparently it's only the "water" material (teal blue) at the bottom of my 126 x 126 x 126 that isn't showing up in my render workspace.  I've included several screenshots below to illustrate the problem.

How it looks in the Model workspace:

Notice how the water doesn't "show up" in the Render Workspace beneath the brown object:


texts: How to work efficiently with Scribus' Story Editor?

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When working in Scribus' story editor, I still wonder how to enter text efficiently. As far as I can see, whenever I hit enter, a new paragraph gets created. Hereafter I have to manually select the paragraph's style in the left panel. When I have many lines, this seems to get complicated, especially when I want to assign a new style to several paragraphs. Afaik, I have to change each and every paragraph on its own.

How to get around that problem? And what is the meaning of the red star that you can see in my last line? Is it newline without new paragraph? That would totally make sense to me, yet I cannot find anything in the Scribus official wiki...

(Sorry, can't add pictures as I am a newbie...)


texts: Sketch: export artboard *including* layout grid

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I'm working with a 12 column layout grid in sketch, which is great. However, when I export it, the grid is nowhere to be found!

I need the grid to be visible in my png file, so that I can include it in a style guide and stakeholders can see how it fits within a 12 column grid.


texts: Can i clear overrides on master pages in Indesign without loosing the content?

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I have a long Indesign CC document with pages based on masterpages with different layouts using empty frames. I am overriding the masterpages when I am putting images into the frames. And along the way I have moved the frames around so the dont match the masterpages in terms of position of the frames. Now i want to clear the overrides in terms of positioning of the frames so the match the master pages I have altered. But I don´t want to loose the images and have to put them back into the frames.(this is what happens now when I clear overrides) Because it is a lot of images and i want to save myself some work.

Is there by any chance any way to do this?


texts: So I'm using the knife tool in AI CC to make some shading on an illustration I'm working on, but it gets too "choppy". I work with a mouse, so I just drag the cursor where I want to cut the shape. As I mentioned, the cut gets too choppy, it's not a smooth cut. Is there a setting so that Illustrator just smoothens the cut if my hand shakes a lot, like the brush settings? Or do you think it would be easier with a tablet, so I could just draw the cut?


texts: Convert .psd into .png without loosing shading and lightening

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So I do not own Photoshop, but got a .psd file from my client to work with.
I managed to use a online converter and get this .png out of it.

What I additionally need though is the conversion of only Layer 1 (which is the Leona text) upsized a little bit and/or only Layer 4. I tried to do that with Paint.net and the .psd extension and other image programs like gimp, but I am only able to get out this:

I do not know how the shading and lightening is rendered, anybody has an idea how I could solve this and succesfully convert layer1 and/or layer2 without loosing the text effects?

Here is the .psd file:
https://mega.co.nz/#!rh0nVLDK!NMSC-dlTJN46njxR6cwe-k2mXJJ1lGOUpqSniXc_q3M

Thanks for any help in advance


texts: Expand & expand appearance in illustrator

texts: Can anyone please explain me the difference between expand & expand appearance in illustrator ?


texts: Insert frames into the middle of the timeline

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I have a 3ds Max file with a set of animations done already (about 2500 frames). I would like to add a pause at frame 1000 for 1 second (30 extra frames). Is there a way to insert frames into the middle of the timeline? If I use the "Time Configuration" dialog to add more frames to the animation they go at the end, and I don't want to have to then go redo most of the animations to be 30 frames later.

Or alternately, is there a way to shift all keys after 1000 by a set number of frames (+30, in this case)?


texts: Should I use a company's letterhead on all of their files?

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I'm doing some design work for a company. I did a letterhead for them a while ago, and now I'm designing some forms that they will be providing to clientele to fill out. These are forms that will be printed and handed out in person to prospective clients to be filled out and returned on the spot.

Should these forms that I am designing be on the letterhead? Or is the letterhead pretty much for just letters. Is there some kind of "standard practice" for what a letterhead should be used for?

I ask because the letterhead takes up a bit of the page space, and I'll have to be economical with the form if I intend to put it on the letterhead.


texts: Cannot apply Clipping mask to a group / minus front from a groupd

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I have 3 pieces of a basic map markers each pointing into different cardinal direction.

What I would like to achieve is to have three "arrows" pointing into each cardinal direction N,E and W. (South is separate part)

I've aligned these markers and grouped them. Now I have a mask circle mask above them.
However, if I apply "Minus front" from Path finder dialog only one "arrow" is left.


texts: How to insert a rectangle inside a text frame in InDesign

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I have some text inside a textframe, and I'd like to be able to insert a rectangle amongst the flow of the text where the rectangle has a different background colour, different font etc.

How do I organise this? Should I have a text frame for the text above the rectangle, the rectangle, then another text frame below? I can simply drop the rectangle inside the textframe, but it doesn't affect the flow and feels dirty.

What's the correct InDesign approach to this?


texts: Company offered to pay for design training. What should I suggest?

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I'm a computer engineer on a small development team that specializes in designing mobile apps. We're all coders, and we're starting to realize that we need at least one or two qualified designers on our team to help draft and create our user interfaces, icons, etc.

In order to avoid hiring additional employees, my company offered to pay for formal graphic design training/classes. I was selected as the main candidate because I have a more artistic background than my coworkers, however I have limited graphic design experience. I've used Photoshop for several years on little hobby projects, but I have almost no experience with Illustrator and Fireworks (or any other vector graphics editors).

Assuming I have the potential to be a good UI designer (let me know if this is a flawed assumption), what is the best way for the company to spend its money? Should it invest in a formal training program? Should I enroll in courses? Should the company just buy me a book and let me teach myself?

Also, the company stated that it is willing to send me to "the best of the best", so I'm assuming cost isn't an issue as long as its cheaper than hiring new employees. So what is the best of the best?

In a nutshell: I'm a programmer. My company wants me to be a graphic designer, too. Assuming I meet the creative requirements, what's the most effective way to achieve this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


texts: Photoshop - Knock out hair from busy background

texts: I've tried going through a variety of tutorials, and have seen a variety of techniques for knocking out people from backgrounds in Photoshop...but none seem to show how to properly clip hair if the person is on a busy background - they're usually all on solid fills. Can someone offer a step-by-step process for properly knocking out an image of a person (with blonde hair, preferably) on a busy background?  Thank you!


texts: Logo client changed brand in the middle of a project

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A client approached me with his brand and asked me to make a logo for him, and I charged a certain amount as upfront payment. Next, the client put the logo on hold, and contacted me once again after two months, with a different brand altogether, and asked me to start over. He wanted me to continue the project under a different brand just like nothing had happened.

Should I charge the upfront amount again and begin work as a new project because it is a different brand altogether (similar name, but the client requires a completely different kind of logo)?

I find it unfair to start all over again as my work with his previous brand has been laid to waste.


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I find it impossible to print only one page of a document.

I select a page in the page menu, right click, but there is no option for print page.  How do I fix that?


texts: Noteworthy: Web Font and Its (Possible) Alternatives

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I am trying to use Noteworthy font (available on Mac OS X 10.7.2) for my web application. Unfortunately, I couldn't find it on MyFonts nor typekit; I mentioned these two sites just because so far they have a pretty good font selection and easy to integrate. Do you  know where / how I can use this font for the web?

In case it's not possible, I am hoping that someone might have a suggestion for an alternative font that might look / feel like Noteworthy. WhatTheFont returned with a few suggestions (e.g. Nobel Cond Light, Wasabi Thin, Xeilo Condense), which unfortunately don't quite work well.

Edit:
To be clear, I need more help to find another font that has a similar look / feel to Noteworthy.


texts: When I try to use slices, it won't me select custom sizes in both Hoz and Vert aspects. In the UI that asks for # of Slices or pixels, I can never set custom Horz / Vert pixels. If I pick 500 Horz and 500 Vert, it changes the vert without asking me, I can't ever get it to be square at the size I want. Is there a work around for  this?


texts: Envelope Distort a Group Objects in Illustator

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I have a collection of objects inside a layer. Looks something like this:

Now I need to make Envelope Distortions to the entire layer, so that it looks realistic on all object.
But the problem is on layer selection I can't select anything in the Envelope Distort submenu (apart from the envelope distort options).

Is there any way to make this work without having to flatten the whole layer (or flatten in a way that colors would still be editable by dtp people)

I'm fairly new to this software so please have patience with me :P

EDIT: The layer does not contain a raster image. There are only a vector path and a text layer


texts: What is the printing process of gold letter stationaries?

texts: I've been interested in designing stationaries, such as cards, envelopes, etc. I've seen many gold lettered stationaries, and am wondering how to print gold (luminescence) lettering.


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I am trying to remove part of an image, but each time I add a mask, that mask is always semi transparent. Opacity and Fill settings for the brush I am using are set to 100% and blending modes are set to normal.

I have never come across this before and I think I have tried everything. I don't know if this is a Photoshop problem or if there is a setting I should change. Any idea what is it?


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I have 3,337 PNG images which all have a transparent background.

First of all, I don't know how to remove transparency...

Second of all, I want to do this with all 3,337 images at the same time.

I might as well kill two birds with one stone:
How do I remove transparency from PNG images in GIMP in bulk (multiple items at the same time)?


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I want to convert a vectorized image into a picture puzzle as entertainment for children (see example of a cat picture puzzle).

Essentially, the procedure would be:
- for all areas larger than a threshold, break them into a partition of areas smaller than the threshold, and with the same color
- remove the fill color and add a symbol corresponding to it
- add a caption with the association of symbol to color (probably by hand)

Then, when children color the image, the original picture would appear.

Is that possible in Illustrator, Photoshop, or the like?

Update: Here is the original photo:

From this photo, I drew the following picture puzzle by hand:

I also converted the photo into a vector drawing with 12 colors:

After cleaning up the colors in the vector drawing, can I automatically created a picture puzzle like the one drawn by hand?


texts: Best way to make a lighter version of an texture without losing quality?

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Levels, curves, brighten/contrast, exposure, something else?

I tried levels and brightness/contrast, but they don't appear to be working well and make it too contrasting and different from the original. Curves and exposure seem to provide better results, but I am still not sure if that is the best way to do it.

Here is the texture provided, I would like to make a light pale version of it without losing too much detail.

Best result I managed to get using only Curves

Brightness & contrast and Levels created too high contrast so it doesn't look similar to the original. Exposure destroyed too many bright colors in histogram. That's what I tried so far, the latest one is 3 Curve layers which seems to produce somewhat believable results, but is there a better way?


texts: Photoshop CS6. Disable pixel grid appearance when selecting pixels

texts: Is it possible, to disable appearance of pixel grid, when selecting pixels (e.g. use of region selection, magic wand, lasso and other selection tools)? I'm work with pixel art, and I always turn this grid to off, and when want to move region of pixels, that grid appears, which not very comfortable (especially when need to select color surrounded with almost same looking colors. That grid is too contrast, and makes problem with recognizing color that I need).


texts: I created a .gif animation in Photoshop, but the motion seems very "jumpy" instead of smooth. It's just some text that rises. What can I do to make it a smooth move?


texts: I want to print a game map, splitted into several A4 pages. What are the dimensions (in pxs) I should aim toward?

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The image in question is here: https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/967599421465067988/8CE9657B63A06C6C7CCB15C4BF0C6EEFEFB0F131/

That's the map of Hollow Knight. I want to print it on several sheets of A4 paper on a home printer. How do I go about cutting it right? How much space should I leave for edges? How many pixels should be to keep inscriptions readable?

Would be great if you could help me with Photoshop specifically.


texts: How to use combining unicode characters in Illustrator or InDesign?

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I am unable to get Adobe Illustrator or InDesign to correctly display certain combining unicode characters.  Specifically, I am having issues with the combining underline, Unicode 0332.  It is not visible when it is typed in Illustrator or InDesign.

Does anyone know a workaround for using combining unicode characters in Adobe programs?

In this example, the combining underline is actually there, even if it is not visible.  If I copy and paste the text into a different program, it will be correctly displayed.  So, the issue is not that I am unable to type the Unicode character in Illustrator, it is just that it is not being displayed.

Some other combining diacritics do work properly.  For example, the combining acute accent (Unicode 0301) displays correctly.  Oddly, the combining circumflex (Unicode 0302) displays over some letters (like a g), but not over others (like an x).

I have tested this on CS6 and CC, for Illustrator and InDesign.  The issue is present in both programs. However, if a Word document is exported as a PDF, it does display properly in Adobe Acrobat.

I am also using the small capital G (Unicode 0262), and this character is displaying properly.  However, the combining underline is not visible under it either.  So, G̲ ɢ̲ is displayed as G ɢ.

I have 18 fonts that have both the combining underline and a small capital G, and Adobe behaves the same for all of them. If anyone wants to duplicate this, some fonts that include both Unicode characters are Calibri, Cambria, Lucida Grande, Tahoma, and Times New Roman.

An oddity is that if the combining underline is of a different font than the preceding character that it is combining with, it will be displayed properly.  So, if the original character and the combining underline are of different fonts, the combining underline is displayed.  If they are of the same font, the combining underline is missing.

A similar oddity is that if the font does not have the glyph that combining underline is being combined with, then the combining underline will display correctly.  For example, Helvetica has a combining underline, but no small capital G.  If I type ɢ̲ in Helvetica, the combining underline will then be correctly displayed underneath the .notdef glyph (the rectangle with an X in it).


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I'm currently working on a web document on an iMac. The current width on which I am designing this document is 1366px.

I now need to convert this design to a tablet, for both retina and non retina.  Can someone please explain...

What dimensions of the photoshop document should I use for retina based iPad and non retina based tablets?
When working on retina (tablet) do I have to double the width and height of everything in the document (that is text, pictures, logos boxes etc)? Do I resize just by stretching it or actually change the font sizes etc?.
Is there a comprehensive guide on what layout considerations need to be taken when designing for responsive apps (tablets and mobiles)

Many thanks!


texts: Export Adobe Illustrator artboards to PDF in pairs

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I have a document with many artboards, and I need to repeatedly export artboards in pairs as 2-page PDFs. Each one is a front/back page of a brochure.

For example, artboards1-2.pdf, artboards3-4.pdf, artboards5-6.pdf, etc.

Is this possible in Adobe Illustrator CC?


texts: What is the generic name for complex tooltips that don't disappear on hover out?

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I am a web developer building this component (the white rounded square)

I don't exactly know how to name it, is it a tooltip? I don't think so, since Wikipedia defines it as a small indicator that appears on hover, but this component is more complex (user can interact with it, go several "pages" deep inside it, etc) and doesn't disappear on hover.
It's not a modal either since it doesn't block interaction with what's underneath.
It's kind of a mix between a card and a reverse dropdown but naming it a drop-up card sounds off.
There is no matching name that I found here, here, or here
How would you name this category of UI component?


texts: How can I create a 3D Gaussian Distribution graph in Illustrator?

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Is there a way to do this in illustrator? I suppose so, but after many tries and Google searches couldn't find a way

Tha axes don't matter, just the Gaussian distribution (the "bell" so to speak)


texts: How to make an eye glare effect in Photoshop

texts: How would I go about recreating this effect in Photoshop? The picture itself reminds me of actual pictures I have seen from photobooths, and the glare of his eyes seems realistic: it's brightest when he looks directly into the camera and is slightly dimmed when he looks away from it. How could I achieve this effect in Photoshop? Thanks in advance.


texts: How to identify fonts in iOS apps, from iOS?

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Often I want to find out what font I'm seeing in an iOS app. And I want to do it without going to a computer. Is there a way to do this?

I know there's the great WhatTheFont website, but that requires taking a screenshot and carefully snipping out the text and uploading the snipped image of the text alone. I don't know any apps that can help with that workflow.

I know there's also the WhatTheFont Safari extension on iOS8, but that's only good for identifying fonts in web pages and I'm wondering about apps.


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To be useful as stencils, stencil letters usually have cuts in letter forms to hold the interior spaces in place.

Is there are name for these cuts?


texts: How Do I make a simple webpage out of image, need some pointers

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I have an image and its source in photoshop and Adobe illustrator format.

I know some programing, PHP, HTML. But I have never created a simple webpage using an image or adobe products.

I'm also overwhelmed by the amount to blogs, websites and video available there. I want you guys to give me pointers where I can find the latest resources to learn this.

I want to be able to insert an email form into the image make little changes.

Give me some pointer to get me going.


texts: Should I charge extra for project files?

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I've recently been offered a job designing a flyer for an event that a local organization is hosting. I was asked if I could also include the project files so they could easily alter the design for the next year of this event (it's a yearly competition).

This is no problem with me and I will be sending them the project files for the design. What I do wonder however is if it is good practice to charge a bit extra for doing this? And if so, how much (in relation to the original cost) extra should I charge?

Thanks for your input!


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I have this logo with two ellipses and multiple line segments.

The ellipses have 5pt strokes on them, no fill and the line segments are 3 pt, no fill. I placed the .ai file into another file and tried to resize it down to fit a business card, only to come upon this:

Now the shapes look like they have twice the stroke that they had before. Thanks in advance for any help!


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I often find myself trying to determine which colour is the "complementary" one of (or would nicely fit with) two colours imposed by the client brand. At times, only one colour is imposed, and I want to find two colours that would fit it.

Is there a quick and easy way to figure it out?


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I have a small (32x32) grey rectangle that I converted into bitmap:

I want to convert the black areas into vector polygons.

Is this possible somehow?


texts: Cannot select all text in PDF exported from InDesign CS5.5

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I discovered some text cannot be selected in the exported PDF of a catalog. The text descriptions of products needs to be copy-able so that vendors can reuse the original descriptions easily.

Once a style was established, I used Alt click to copy and drag to the next section. Sections typically have small paragraph, image spread, in-depth paragraph, and a table with the usual short description, sku, and pricing. All of the table data can be selected.

At first, I thought there was a layering issue as some paragraphs overlap product images. Some of the select-able paragraphs already do overlap with images. First, I made the effort to reshape the bounding boxes to not overlap with any other elements. Next, I made a layer just for the paragraphs and that made no difference to whether text can be selected.

I also tried several options in the export dialog.


texts: Can't select an image even when it's not locked and it is in front

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This happens in Adobe Illustrator CC.
When I tried to select an object, it tends to select the thing behind it. The object is not locked and is in the front of the same layer.
I have took a video showing this issue. https://youtu.be/cdiBTXwe-CM
Please help.


texts: Illustrator Global Swatches and Creative Cloud Libraries

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I've been playing around with using Creative Cloud Libraries to share assets between a group of files that I am prepping for print, but I'm struggling to get my head around sharing colours.

Without using a library, I can make a swatch global which means that if I use that swatch on any elements, the link is dynamic and I can tweak the swatch and be sure the colours will update throughout the document. I'm assuming that by using libraries I can effectively do the same thing across documents, so by updating the swatch in the library I can be sure it will update across all the files that use the same library.

However, this doesn't seem to be the case. Even within a single document, it appears that once I add the swatch (even if it is a global swatch) to the library, there is no longer any link between the swatch in the swatches panel and the swatch in the library. If I edit the original (global swatch), items that used it will change colour, but the swatch in the library doesn't update. Equally, if I change the colour of the swatch in the library, the swatch in the swatches panel doesn't update, and done of the objects on the stage update. Even if I directly use a swatch in the library panel to colour an item on the stage, it doesn't behave as a global swatch - if I deselect the item and change the swatch, the item doesn't update.

So what am I missing?


texts: I have multiple images in seperate artboards in illustrator, all lines have stroke either 1pt (or no stroke, 0pt), but are different colors and styles. Is it possible to make the 1pt lines of weight 0.75pt throughout the whole document without changing other parameters?


texts: How do I create Warped arc text in Adobe Illustrator with better symmetry?

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When I create warped arc text using the AI warp tool, it never seems to have great symmetry.  Take a look at this example:

To me, this graphic does not look symmetrical.  The graphic looks pushed to the right.  It seems Adobe Illustrator aligns the graphic with the top of the W, and the top of the N on the Y-axis.

Is it possible to align the curve based on the bottom of the W and the bottom of the N on the X-axis?  Is there a quick setting/fix for this?

If not, how do I make this graphic seem more in align?

Any help is much appreciated.

Thank You.

Wyatt


texts: Font viewer for Windows (a Character Map alternative) with CSS

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I have a strong need in a Windows utility like Character Map with a feature of showing CSS classnames for the characters.

That's because I use icon libraries e.g. Ionicons or Font Awesome in my designs and need to search for the css class for every single icon I used when transferring specs to the developer. It's not handy to look for it every time in browser so I guess it should be a dedicated utility I'm not familiar with. If somebody could suggest what utility to use, it would be extremely helpful!

Here is a screenshot if I was not clear enough


texts: What 1990s graphic design trends are still considered modern?

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Are there any parts about 1990s graphic design that are still considered modern or retro? I'm talking about certain colors, fonts, patterns, etc.

Hotline Miami for example has a graphic style, that I would say is very 1980s, but also modern. Are there any modern works, that you would consider inspired by 1990s?


texts: Font Identification for script typeface from embroidery

texts: So I've used all of the "font identifying" apps on the web I could find, and none of them gave me a close matching result. I've even edited the photo so that the character color is darker than the background and erased a tiny bit of the font so the matcherator could identify the individual characters easier, but no luck.


texts: Is the use of a QR code worth the space it requires?

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I recently had a discussion with a client. He asked me if I felt a QR code on a marketing piece would be beneficial.

I asked him, "What would the code contain? What information would the code convey?" His general response was "contact information". To which I replied, "When was the last time you scanned a QR code?" His answer... "Actually, I've never scanned one."

So I got to wondering . . .

In what circumstances or in what usage is a QR code in design worthwhile? Are there any?

And if so, what types of data are useful in that setting?

Or, in other words, what are the best practices for usage of  QR codes?

To me, I could see them used as coupons or some other redeemable item, but beyond that I find them ugly, useless, and largely just trendy.

When I ask everyone I know if they scan them, I have yet to find anyone who ever has. Granted, that may just be my circle of people though.


texts: Desktop, Tablet and Mobile Phone Best Pixel Size for Artboards in Photoshop

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I activated the Photoshop Artboards and I'm starting to use three, one for desktop, one for tablets and the other one for mobile. The problem is that until now I've always used 1366x700 for desktop with a 12 grid layout (That's because of my screen size), and now, when I select the Iphone artboard it is too big and 16px font doesn't look ok on it, nor do the images.

I'm wondering what is the best size for each artboard in order to cover a wide range of devices.


texts: How should a designer handle the request to repurpose a design?

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Scenario:

You design a piece for Company A. The piece performs very well for Company A. So much so that they use the piece for several years.
Eventually Company A shuts down.
A few years later, you are contacted by Company B who shows you samples of the piece you designed for Company A and wants something similar.
Through price negotiations you learn that Company B has discovered you did the design for Company A and most likely have the files associated with the piece.
Company B wants you to use the files created for Company A and merely cut/paste their info into the same piece.
You know full well that Company B will pay someone to replicate the design if you refuse the work.

Do you smile and oblige?

Do you refuse?

Are you at all concerned about copyrights?

Is there an obligation to Company A to maintain their pieces and not share them with every company who merely asks?

Does the fact that Company A has shut down alter your decisions?

Of note: I'm not referring to "template" design. A full product is developed for Company A and they pay for that product accordingly. Nothing was ever referenced as or maintained to be a "template". "Template" indicates a client is aware that the design is used many times over for various (other) businesses. Customarily, "template" use reduces the initial costs to the client.


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Those that have seen the moodstream tool at gettyimages.com might have expected that there are better image classification and management tools than what is currently available in Adobe Creative Suite or other commercial or open source graphics programs. Even the Google search by image tool that allows you to upload an image and find similar images is quite impressive, although it is not possible for the users to modify some of the criteria that Google is obviously using to process and match to return the results.

Is there an accepted classification scheme for photos, other than based on their physical qualities (e.g. dimensions, colour/BW, orientation)? I am thinking in terms of metadata such as the colour style, mood, etc?


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I've been trying to draw a beehive graphic in illustrator. My approach has been to draw an ellipse in yellow and change it's perspective. Then on top of that adding a copy of that ellipse, resize it slightly, make it black and place it over the first yellow ellipse so it forms a banana like shape. I do this slowly getting smaller all the way up to the top, alternating yellow and black where I finish with a full ellipse. This approach has been working and the result I get is good but I've found it hard to make the beehive a uniform shape all the way up....simply adjusting the size of the ellipses by hand means that I end up with uneven gaps of black between the banana like sections and slightly uneven banana sections.

Any ideas on how I can draw this with more accuracy? I'm very new to graphic design.

I've attached an image that was taken with a mobile phone of the screen. I drew the image at home and took a picture for a friend. I'm now away from my computer so don't have access to the original image - hopefully this will give you an idea of the problem though.

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/1984/hiuve.jpg


texts: Is it possible to add a note to an Illustrator project similar to Photoshop?

texts: Does anyone know if it is possible to add a note to an Illustrator project, the way you can with the note tool in Photoshop? Currently, I've created a new layer, and set it to not print, but not super efficient.


texts: I can make path with the pen tool. But it will take time. Is there any plugin or way to have a center segment or path for each letter. I want to use that segment as path in After effect. Any help


texts: How to vectorize a bitmap for a specific color range?

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I'd like to vectorize only specific colors of a bitmap. I have a bitmap with different colors and blue lines or shapes, and a Map with rivers and lakes.
I'd like to extract these rivers and lakes as vectorized objects.

Is this possible?

What I tried so far:
Shift+Alt+B -> Color quantizizing. But I do not get the expected results. It would be good to specify a color range that should be vectorized.


texts: Why is it that when I try to copy over a photo into InDesign, its just a filled white box?

texts: I've been trying to place an image in InDesign and it becomes a white box.  Also when I just drag the photo over (as is) it still does the same.  Does this have something to do with the file?


texts: Can I reduce the file size of an SVG to be closer to its JPEG equivalent?

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I have an image that I’m using on a website. I would like to use an SVG so that it can be any size and still look crisp.

This dropbox contains the SVG file as well as the original Illustrator file.
This is a JPEG export:

The SVG has a much larger file size than the JPG. Is it possible to optimise the SVG so that it has a similar file size? I might be able to lose some of the quality if that would help. I’ve tried this SVG optimiser, but it didn’t make much difference.

If I save the illustrator file as a JPG, trace the result and save it as an SVG, then I get a much smaller file size but some loss of quality. This makes me think that maybe the layers in the original are causing the large size? Is the image that I’m working with just too complex to be suitable for SVG?


texts: How can I make the logo light up against a blurred background?

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I'm trying to create a website for a friend and I'm having trouble

I tried adding a transparent white or black background on the logo and it just doesn't look good.

The text is okay, it's just the logo with strong plain colors.

How should I remedy this?

With the skyline suggestion, it now looks much more readable. I also removed the blur because my initial reasoning for the blur is it would give more focus to the logo and text.

As for the request for the whole photo and logo (please do note that these are both licensed so you cannot use it for commercial purposes), I attached them below :


texts: How to make own set of brushes when new file open?

texts: Every time when I open new .ai file I remove all default brushes cuz they no need me. How to make that each time when I open Illustrator I'll have my own set of brushes?


texts: Glyphs (Font Editor): Meaning of yellow hue around alignment zone guidelines

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As a first type design exercise and in order to properly learn how to use the software, I am redrawing the typeface Akzidenz Grotesk by Berthold in Glyphs. I am basing my exercise on the Akzidenz Grotesk Next version, a rendering of the font done by Bernd Möllenstädt and Dieter Hofrichter in 2006.

In order to study the original typeface, I opened the .otf-file of my Akzidenz Grotesk Next copy in Glyphs. Looking at the individual letters, I noticed the yellow-colored areas around the guidelines for the metrics (top, cap height, x-height, baseline and descender). In the new Glyphs-file which I created for my redrawing these are currently not being displayed. I am somehow unable to find out what these mean and what they are for. Could someone explain them to me?

What I see when opening the .otf-file of the original Akzidenz Grotesk Next:

The Edit View of my current redrawing of the typeface (no yellow colored areas around the guidelines):


texts: Is there a way to have InDesign respect the artboard set in Illustrator?

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When placing a *.ai in InDesign, InDesign auto-crops the frame if part of the Illustrator artboard is empty. Even if I outline the Illustrator artboard with a no-stroke, no-fill rectangle, InDesign will lop off the part where it sees no ink.

Is there a way to have InDesign respect the Illustrator artboard size?


texts: Photoshop: How to merge two anchor points

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I have two shapes and I want to merge the anchor points as seen in the image.
Is there any way?


texts: InDesign Data Merge: multiple records per page

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I'm new to Adobe InDesign user and I'd like to create multiple coupons printed on a A4 page, each of them having a different coupon code.

I understand that I need to use Data Merge, but unfortunately, when asking to have Multiple Records Per Page, only the text box that contains the variable coupon code gets duplicated on the page (all other pictures remain only in the original coupon).

See screenshot without multiple records per page:

And screenshot with multiple records per page (only the textbox with green text content gets duplicated):

Any hint on what I'm doing wrong here would be greatly appreciated !
Many thanks,
Tom


texts: Strange behaviour when using blending modes with some options

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Approximately the same question was raised in some forums in particular and on this. But I extended the question to the point that it was necessary to give him a concrete answer.

Look at the picture, each layer has the same blending mode.
Each layer is created in different ways. The first 2 layers are not ordinary (you can not draw on them). But you can notice that when they are superimposed on the underlying picture, the effect is the same.

We go further 3rd layer the most ordinary and if someone did any special effects with flashes, he would not use the 2 previous methods. However, you can see that the effect of applying a normal layer to the underlying image is different, although the blending mode in these three cases is the same. Go ahead. Let's take a look at the last 2 layers.

The 4th layer is the same as the previous layer, but the transparency shape layers checkbox is off, but due to its shutdown, the usual layer was superimposed on the underlying image as the 2 first layers. And the last layer, too, is normal. In it, the tick transparency shape layers is enabled. But the picture is drawn with the help of the layer property - gradient fill with blending mode as well as all previous layers.

I told you how each layer was created, and now I want to ask a question. Of all the layers, the 3rd layer correctly affects the bottom layer (in terms of the color dodge mode algorithm). The other layers do not affect the color dodge algorithm.

I suspect that the formula for the color dodge algorithm changes and it involves another variable called opacity. But unfortunately, I could not find not the formula not explaining why the blending effect becomes different.

If the question is not too clear, here is its brief excerpt: Why the 3rd layer does not work like the rest with the same blending mode

P.S I left my PSD file here for deep understanding my question if my words not enough for it.

Update another picture for illustrate problem

PSD here


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I’m making a flyer in Adobe InDesign. I’ve studied InDesign on my own, but I still need to learn about typography.

I want to learn how to recognize fonts differences, e.g., in the following:

Are number 1, 2 and 4 the same font?
Are 5 and 6 the same?
And what about 3? Is it the same as 5 and 6 or an other one?

I don't need to know the name of the fonts. But it would help me a lot to know if there are two or three different types of fonts.


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I am getting a shadow-shaped whites around my shadows in the image when exporting it to PNG-24 using 'Save for Web' option. I tried using other file formats aside from PNG-24 like PNG-8 and GIF but the white shadows still exist. Please see this image:

I am using Adobe Illustrator CS6. Thanks!


texts: What's with the vertical alignment of old written numbers?

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I'm trying to find out why old numbers, both handwritten, printed from a printing press, and typewritten, sometimes drop down and swing upwards. They show a bit of vertical offset. 1, 2, and 0 seem to be equal in height, while 3, 4, 5, 7, and 9 have their long part swing downwards. 6 and 8 swing upwards.

It's not so in all cases, too. On the continental note attached, you  can see handwritten "61530" in the top right that doesn't follow this, but the printed date, "September 26th, 1778", and "50 DOLLARS" does. The Declaration of Independence has these oddly positioned numbers, too. The modern Georgia font uses numbers like this as well.

Do History.org shows an example from The American Young Man's Best Companion Containing Spelling, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetick by Fisher, George (1786). Here is a link to the pages it uses as a guide for how to read old printed typeface. Notice the page numbers. Unfortunately, this page doesn't go over why numbers are written vertically offset. I can't find much documentation or discussion about this at all, in fact, so I'm hoping somebody has some insight.


texts: Can I use images / poster from a movie in a flyer to promote a Movie Night?

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A client has permission to show movies in a big screen for the public (nonprofit). I was asked to design a flyer to promote the showing. They want me to show the movie poster and make flyers with the information.

Since it is a non-profit event, am I allowed to use the movie poster in my flyer? If not, am I at least able to type the title of the movie?


texts: Could someone explain the difference between "Paper" and white in Indesign? I'm printing posters and continually use "paper" for my text and other shapes as the color white. Is this correct?


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My question is simple so feel free to give me any kind of suggestion.
I want to study as a Designer and I'm expecially oriented in Web Design.
I don't have any graphical studies in my carrier and now I'm a Computer Engineer student.
I really want to know were to begin my studies in this fascinating world so I will really appreciate your suggestions on "where to start".

Thanks all for your time.

Best regards,

Luca


texts: InDesign: Reset "Character Color" to default

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Is it possible to reset character color to default? I had 70% tint of [Black]

and now want it would be like this:

How can it be done without creating a new style? I can change tint to 100%, but is it what InDesign uses by default? By default it shows no tint and question mark in the color square.


texts: Why does my paint brush on adobe illustrator keep doing this?

texts: My paint brush keeps changing the fill/border, It has never done this before. It makes it hard to be accurate. The eraser makes bubbled marks instead of regular smooth eraser marks. Again, Never happened before.


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If I have a series of graphics that will be printed on vinyl as a set (1 main image about 5" x 8", 3 graphics about 1" by 2" and 2 graphics about 2" x 3").

Do I send these all to a printer on the same page and add a bleed to the single 8x11" page?

I had thought a bleed meant an extra amount on the border of each image so that when each image is kiss cut, the image will be the exact size I wanted after being cut. But, it appears bleed references a graphic larger than a particular page.

I'm confused as I've never done this before and am supposed to add a 1/4 bleed to all vector images but don't know where to add the bleed.

When I have added a bleed, I get marks on the page. How can I tell that a 1/4" has actually been added?

FYI I am using the latest version of Inkscape.


texts: How can I improve my lighting/shadow illustration skills

texts: I was curious to know if there are any resources, books, blogs that focus on perfecting object shadowing and lighting with Photoshop and/or Illustrator?  I have and know how to do basic shadowing and lighting but it is an area I know I need to improve and I would like to know some resources I can review or hopefully learn from.  Studies are welcome, too.


texts: Are there methods for cutting down on file size with animated gifs without decreasing quality?

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I'm in the process of replacing a lot of flash content with anything other than flash. Most of it's simple animated diagrams such as the one below:

Rather than write javascript each time an image like this appears and risk one of several content writers, who aren't developers and could easily be confused, overwhelmed, or mistakenly change code, I figured many of the flash animations could simply be replaced by an animated gif. However, I've underestimated how large what look like simple images can get when animated. For example, the one below is 228kb, which isn't the end of the world, but much heavier than I'd like to go.

Are there certain methods during the image design process that I can use to cut down on the file size?

I would've assumed it'd be something like png's, where they can become very heavy with detail, but if you stick to simple shapes and solid colors, they can be extremely light.


texts: Why does my cursor select the object in back when I select the top level object in Illustrator

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I have two layers in this document, hands on top and orange background behind it.
If I click on the top hand to try to move the layer, I "click through" it and it drags the orange background.
If I click on the lower hand, I can move the layer with the hands.
Here's a screenshot, showing the Layers panel. I cannot share the file itself for copyright reasons.
Why is this behavior happening?


texts: Is there a free service/website/method of testing an HTML email in a specific client?

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I have designed an HTML email template for a client and it works fine everywhere except, according to the client, Outlook 2013.

I don't have access to Outlook 2013 but it would be very helpful if I did. I know there are some services (like MailChimp) that provide the ability to preview your email in multiple email clients for a price but are there any free options?


texts: Unable to delete an object in InDesign, bug?

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How can I delete an object that I can select and move around, but can't delete via keyboard delete button nor cut via the right click cut option?
This is on MacOs.
It feels like a bug...


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I'm trying to put together a comic I wrote, and I cannot figure out what font size I should be using. I set up my page template according to this guide, a "7″x10″ full color book aimed at print".

Now, following the tips located here, they recommend"9.5(size)/10(leading) for full size art, or 6.35/6.75 for printed size".

My question is am I working on full size or printed size in gimp? My stuff is kind of text-heavy and I'm finding if I use 10 point fonts it tends to take up a lot of space that would otherwise go to the art. But the 6.75 looks kind of tiny on my screen. Also, I'm a long ways from printing, right now I'm just trying to create the content.


texts: I was wondering about SVG files. I know it's a collection of vectors defined by path tags in XML, thus why does it have a width and height in pixels in the svg tag and what if we removed those dimensions?


texts: How can I smoothly merge two cylinders that intersect at an angle using 3D Maya?

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I am a beginner using 3D Maya, and I am trying to merge two cylinders at an angle smoothly, as shown in the image below:

I don't know what the proper terminology for this action is, so I have been unsuccessful in looking for a solution online.

Thank you!


texts: Presenting proposals and rejected material in portfolio

texts: Can I use in my portfolio work that I made for competitions and rejected items (logos, brochures, etc.), which include the brands of the companies organizing these competitions?


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I am currently printing 30 shirts for a sports company. All of which have a different sponsorship that must conform to the 14.5cm x 4cm area.

The issue I have is that if I use the same font size for all sponsors, the smaller names such as (OSI) will only be 1cm in height which is not ideal. What would be the best scaling method to make sure the design is consistent.


texts: Extracting multiple photos out of single JPEG

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I had a lot of old printed photos. To quickly scan them, I scanned them four at a time like this:

(Above yellow color is actually a white color. I purposely put yellow color to distinguish from website's white background.)
Those photos does indeed have rounded corners. Also they might not be perfectly aligned. How can I batch process these JPEG files to extract four photos out of each of those JPEGs?
PS: I am new to this site and also I dont have much experience in graphics editing / designing.


texts: Different bitmap/raster shape gradient like this example?

texts: does anyone know how to achieve this, a gradient that is created from the different raster/bit map shapes? i am trying to recreate this in illustrator


texts: How do I avoid "filling in" a stroke in illustrator?

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So I was trying to create a leaf using the pen tool. Each of the 8 stems were drawn as separate strokes using the pen tool. My fill is set to none but still a black fill shows up. a) How do I avoid this? Also, why is this happening?
Also, another issue I had was when I tried drawing the paths (stems of the leaf), they would join and automatically fill in with a black fill. So I had to draw them separately and move around the ends of the stem to join using the direct selection tool.
b) Is there a better way to join separate strokes(created by the pen tool) without them joining automatically?

Tried searching for something related to this but all I found was how to fill strokes whereas I'm trying to avoid filling a stroke here.


texts: Font that is monospaced + slash through zeros + "web safe"

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When ever character matters (code development, etc.), there is a need for a font that meets the following:

Monospaced
Easily distinguishes between the uppercase letter O and the number 0. (Two circles with slightly different widths leaves plenty of room for error.)
Easily distinguishes between the number 1, lowercase L and uppercase L
Included on most devices ("Web safe"?)

Different characters that appear identical are known as "homoglyphs".
Example image of "Segoe UI" font failing the first three requirements (most importantly #2 and #3):

Example image of "Consolas" font passing first three requirements:

For fun, here are the same characters as text, presented with the "code sample" formatting. How they are displayed is dependent on your device:
O 0    1 l L

Finding a font that passes requirement 1 through 3 isn't hard to find - Consolas is a good choice. But as I'm aware, Consolas isn't included by default on most if not all Mac OS. So what are some next-best choices?


texts: Exporing InDesign as PDF with Copiable Text

texts: I can't figure this one out. I want to export an InDesign file (1 page) as an interactive PDF. I also want the receive to be able to highlight and copy text, however. How can I accomplish this?


texts: How can I determine the grain (or fiber) direction of a paper and what are its impact on the final design of a piece?

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How can one test paper to identify the direction of the grain?

I've seen books with covers warped because they were printed in the wrong direction and also hear that folds tend to tear more. How should I plan the grain direction with regards to a work and what needs to be accomplished for binding, folds, sturdiness, etc.?

I'm asking broadly, both with regards to prototyping and production. I am mainly interested in issues that can impact the final design of the piece related to both aesthetics and function/use of the piece.


texts: Type Tool selection popup menu does not bring out

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Just installed the Adobe Illustrator CS5 (never used it before, only Photoshop) and wondering why any of tool menus does not bring out by right mouse click as it is in Photoshop. I've tried all ways I know like keyboard shortcut T, CTRL+T for the tool but popup menu does not brings out.

I imagine that this could be cowboy problem, sorry for that I'm rally confused and googling intrawebs I was not able to found anything helpful.

This is what I'm trying to find out for Type Tool:


texts: Illustrator: how to round the corner of an angled shape

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What I'd like to do is make the top sides straight horizontals, with the 10deg curved verticals and rounded corners on the top left and bottom right. When I tried doing this by drawing a straight line off the end of the quarter circle, it produced a bump where it connects.
In other words, how can I make a curve that perfectly matches an angled line, the same way the quarter circle in the first image perfectly matches a straight vertical line?
If it requires the use of the pen tool, how can I make sure it is mathematically correct?


texts: How do I edit my photo before printing a large banner?

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I have made a banner in Illustrator and I've uploaded a jpeg photo as part of it. I'm worried that once it is printed at a much larger scale, I will lose all of the quality of the image. How do I edit the photo so it retains its quality?

Right now the entire banner is 1200 x 575 pts with 300 ppi. I have sharpened the image in Photoshop, but I'm wondering what else I need to do.


texts: Save Preset Selections of Visible Layers, to be accessed later via control panel

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So this is basically me searching for a specialized feature I just hope Illustrator has, or finding a helpful alternative.

The project I'm working on requires multiple combinations of many different symbols, to later be printed. I'm trying to find a way to save combinations for later so that they can be easily accessed without effectively duplicating everything (hopefully-)unnecessarily by saving a different Ai file for each.

Can anybody think of anything??? Thank you all so much.


texts: How to make a nice vector field with inkscape

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I would like to create a "vector field" that emerges from nothing. That is I would like the size of the vectors to be large in some small region, and getting smaller to nothing near the boundary of that region.

I have managed to imitate the effect vaguely by just drawing lots of arrows like so

but this takes ages and the end result is not nice anyway. I was thinking there may be a way to make this effect by creating a grid of arrows and then distorting it in an Escher-esque, hyperbolic manner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Limit_III#/media/File:Hyperbolic_domains_642.png
but I haven't found a way to do this anywhere.

Would be very grateful for any help!

Many Thanks,
Adam.


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I know where to find the settings for printing marks (Extensions > Render > Layout > Printing Marks) but I keep getting an error and I'm uncertain if it's a problem with Inkscape or user error.  I'm fairly new to Inkscape, so it very easily could be me not knowing how to use it!

I have a 5x7 graphic that I want printing marks on.  I have it all grouped together, but do I select it and then go for print marks?

Does it matter that I have another graphic on the same file, just over a bit?  (I make several originals in one svg file and just export them differently). I see lots of info online about how to get printing marks, but it's just not working for me and I have a feeling there is something I'm missing!

The error I get is:

  "Inkscape has received additional data from the script executed.  The script did not return an error, but this may indicate the results will not be as expected."
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:/Program Files/Inkscape/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 64, in
      import traceback
  ImportError: Bad magic number in C:\Program Files\Inkscape\python\Lib/traceback.pyc

Thanks for any help!


texts: How to convert .mp4 to vector animation in Illustrator?

texts: I found this nice tutorial that explains how to convert a movie file to a .gif in Photoshop. Is there an analogous process in Illustrator?


texts: How can I determine which drawing tablet is right for me?

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I do some caricature, cartoons and illustrations, as hobby. I believe that I am okay'ish with pen and paper, but recently decided to go digital.

Given my budget, and a quick assessment of needs and reviews of various graphic tablets, I am thinking of ordering the Wacom Bamboo One CTE 660 Pen Tablet which as per specs is a wide-format 8.5"x5.5" entry-level tablet.

During my research I've found that I could potentially use it with Inkscape, since I am not in a position to make an investment in professional software. Although I am not aware of the real potential of Inkscape for my purpose. I think I can mostly make-do with vector-graphics, and occasionally embed bit-maps (s.a. for scene background).

My question is -

Since the table is of a particular size, which is roughly half or sometimes even a quarter of the paper size I use normally, would the experience be very different ?
Given that I'd be using vector graphics, can I assume that "free-hand drawn" images will scale-up nicely?
What are the other "free" (as in beer) alternatives for my purpose/use-case? Ideally, I'd prefer something that is not very resource hungry, as my PC isn't very powerful (yeah, living with a lot of constraints!).

Edit:

Finally I went ahead and got myself a Wacom Bamboo One 'Medium' (6x9) tablet. It is the entry-level product, but based on my first day experience, I think it is quite nice. I wasn't expecting anything pro-grade, but it seems to be pretty adequate. Build quality seems reassuring (i.e. not cheap, flaky plastic), is quite sleek, and pretty responsive. It worked out of the box. Without drivers, on Win 7, it worked as a mouse right-away. Worked in MS-Paint as expected (as a pen). On installing drivers and software, I got pressure-sensitivity and something called Bamboo-dock. It seems like a Widget-container, i.e. you can download applications online... pretty much the same crop that you see on Firefox, Opera, Chrome -- but seemingly hand-picked, and pretty relevant to usage with a pen. I like SumoPaint, which I've used before, and is not bad for decent drawings / illustrations.

Getting used to Pen, as a navigation / desktop-pointer tool, takes some getting used to. I think touch-phones and touch-pads have already mentally tuned us to direct pointing, but those devices have the display and touch-sensor aligned. When you are using the display and touch disjointed, it feels a bit odd, but not bad.

Thanks all for your comments.


texts: Can I colorize transparent areas, and make colored areas transparent, in Gimp 2?

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I created a shape on a transparent background, but I actually want the shape to be transparent and the background to be a solid color.

Can this be done?

I don't want to just Select By Color, because that doesn't select the partially-transparent areas, giving the shape rough edges.


texts: inDesign Table of Contents auto grabbing character style

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I'm just learning the Table of Contents feature in inDesign, and have learned a lot from tutorials but can't figure this one out.

When I create a TOC or update the current TOC, it always defaults to having a character style applied, even though there are none being used through the TOC menu, including the page numbers (thought this was my problem, but no).

I have to update the TOC and then go to the Character Style menu and select none in order for the paragraph formatting for each item to work properly.

Any ideas why it's doing this every time a TOC is applied?

Thanks!


texts: Why does transforming shapes in Photoshop lose quality

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I've noticed that in Photoshop, when using the transform tool the shape actually loses quality.

Zoomed-in result using the transform tool:

Zoomed-in result using the shape menu toolbar:

What's the reason for this behavior? And is it possible to get the transform tool to have the same result as the Shape menu toolbar?


texts: Services, resources or templates for creating an Android UI design

texts: Are there any online/standalone editors or template collections for designing Android application?


texts: Select anchor behind other anchor on SAME object?

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I have an object like this—

and there a two anchors, one on top of the other like this–

I'm drawing it like this because I will be animating the path of the SVG I export from this drawing and I need it to draw in the correct way. I cannot join the anchors, make them separate objects, or any other method.

How do I select the anchor that is behind the front anchor when they are part of the same object?

Note: cmd + click does not work in this case ( when they are a part of the same object ).


texts: Which fractal generators can render in the Adobe RGB color space?

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I want to try generating fractals, viewing them on a BenQ SW270C monitor (which can view Adobe RGB color space) and then photo-print on art paper. I've previously used Apophysis and Fractorium -- they use sRGB.
Fractal Architect uses the Adobe RGB color space, but it is iOS only.
http://fractalarchitect.net/FA3D_Manual/English.lproj/pgs/specialRenderModes.html
I don't want to stretch the gamut in Photoshop; I need to know what I'm manipulating in the fractal generator.
Can anyone point me to a fractal generator that can do this?


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I am using Sketch to design icons for a new version of VidaLingua dictionaries.

I start with vector icons which scale perfectly to 25 pixel height (left). But when I save them to png, they are pixelated (right).

How do I make the pixel perfect like the original?


texts: Inkscape - How to get information from measures I am making?

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I am doing some analysis of some images, so I need measure the distance and the size of the lines and write that down in a Google Sheet.
Like in the image below, I use the measure tool to get the distances but I have to type every number by hand.
Is there a way to copy all this information at once?


texts: How would I create this "X" delete button in Photoshop?

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I'm trying to create this little "X" in Photoshop but I can't figure out how to exactly recreate this.

I tried creating 2 rectangles and rotating them +45 degrees and -45 degrees, but then the intersection is not a closed path.

How would I do this in Photoshop (or Illustrator)?


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I have a white background, on top of that a black vector shape (A), and a white vector shape on top (B). I have B on difference blend mode. My goal is that both shapes appear black, but that the area where B overlays A prints white. In case someone doubts, I'm using CMYK.

My problem is the following: the area I want to be printed white is light gray. If I set A to registration black it shows how I want it to be, but I have to print it, and part of A is shown. I don't know how to archive what I have in mind.

I know I could probably divide it into three basic shapes instead of using blend modes, but I would prefer doing it this way, so I can easily resize or move the shapes.


texts: Inkscape does not see fonts... But I need them

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Yes, like the title explains, Inkscape ignore some fonts.
Here's an example:

I need those fonts because they come from a very large project and I don't know how to replace them.
Replacing those fonts would be a problem due to space issues and the integrity of the documents where the modified images will be inserted.

Ok if the fonts are not implemented but, can't I import them into Inkscape?
Thanks for attenctions


texts: Can FontLab edit and output a webfont without losing data?

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A font vendor who shall remain nameless sold me a webfont under the premise that all modern browsers would support switching the old style figures to lining figures without any trouble. Well, by "all modern browsers" then meant Firefox only. Now that I've paid for it, they can't get it to work either.

The font is great and I have no intention to refund it, I just want to swap the OSF glyphs with the lining in the font table. I haven't upgraded FontLab in a few years and I'm wondering how the latest and greatest does with exporting web fonts. I'd like to open the file I downloaded and just move the glyphs around on the table. Anyone have experience with this? Will I lose any hinting or metrics data in the process?


texts: How do I whiten near-white areas without going near darker ones?

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I scan a lot of books, and it's my practice to keep the raw TIFF files forever. I do lossless compression, but the compression is terrible because the vast white areas of the document (margins, between paragraphs etc.) are in fact near-white.  The whitespace is actually random numbers in the range 242-255, which compress poorly.

Manually, in Photoshop, I select rectangles of white areas that will never need revisiting, and blank them (backspace). This is tedious but makes the document take 1/2 to 1/5 the space.

I'd rather automate this. I can see the code in my head: it sets to white any pixel where all pixels within 5px of it are near-white. That leaves an untouched margin around the stuff I care about preserving raw.

But how do I code or automate this? Here, I have access to Photoshop CS2 and a Unixlike platform (MacOS 10.5 on PPC, Terminal windows open at all times) and know several coding languages and can learn whichever one is called for.  Later I'll have access to CS5 and OS X 10.11.


texts: Looking for a software to design blueprint style technical drawings

texts: I am looking for a software to draw a diagram like the one in this picture.


texts: Making backgrounds of animated GIF files transparent

texts: I have been creating animated GIF files using GIMP from several frames in PNG format that I created using Jmol and now I would like to know how to make the background of the resulting GIF files transparent. Any pieces of software or websites you suggest should be available for free, please.


texts: layered icon in PSD into vectorized image

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I made an icon via combining multiple layers of shapes by using magic wand, rectangle tool and circle tool, all this in PSD.

Now, how can i convert that into a vector SVG that can be used on a website or mobile app?

I've looked at some similar questions such as  this  and this but because I'm a developer that is new to working with graphics and photoshop, I'm not entire sure what I should do.


texts: I have drawn my shape with the pen tool and then closed the path with connecting first point to last point. There is a mistake and I need to edit the stroke path. When I move the pen cursor on a anchor point, a minus will be appear near the pen icon and then clicking on that point just deletes that point and does not open stroke path. I need to open where I had mistake and edit that area.


texts: Illustrator: How do I make a "arrow" with "flat edges"

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How do I make a "arrow" with "flat edges" in illustrator?

Made this in Photoshop to describe what I want.

I tried to do this with the "line segment tool" by making two lines and then join paths. But that didn't work, of course.

I know it isn't the description of the year but hopefully it's enough.


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How can I preserve font characteristics when exporting from InDesign? When I export from InDesign using settings such as these:

my text comes out very clunky on the generated pdf. The colors are different, the weight is different, etc. This is a comparison of the generated vs what I see in InDesign:

How can I preserve the fonts in the export?


texts: What shortcut key combination zooms in Photoshop on a Japanese Keyboard?

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I'm on Windows with a Japanese keyboard. The normal zoom in for photoshop is Ctrl++ but on a Japanese keyboard the + requires pressing Shift so pressing it in Photoshop does not work. With or without shift it doesn't work.

What key combination works for "Zoom In" on Japanese keyboard on Windows?

note: here is the configuration screen

I can change the configuration to a custom key of course and get it to work but it should be working without configuration. It should be noted that Ctrl + = does not work either where as Ctrl + - for zoom out does work.

Note: I know I can alt scroll wheel to zoom. I also know I can click the zoom tool. I know I can open the navigator and use the slider at the bottom. My question is specifically about the keyboard shortcut.


texts: GIMP - GAP Extract Videorange Only Gets First Frame

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What I am trying to do:
I am trying to use Gimp (2.8) to convert an mp4 video to a gif.

What I've done & The Problem:

I downloaded and installed GAP (I pasted the resources I used below).
Opened GIMP
Went to Video > Split Video Into Frames > Extract
Videoframe
Selected the video
Set "To Frame" to 180 (I've tried using different ranges here).
Selected "Create only one multilayer image"
Clicked "Okay"

Once I'm back in the main gimp screen, only one frame shows up in Layers.

Possible Issue & My question:

Let's say I select "To Frame" and put in 180 (refer to screenshot below).
Then I click "Video Range".
In the Video Range screen, 180 is now the "End Frame" (which makes sense).
However, if I click on the slider above the video preview in the "Video Range" screen, the "To Frame" and the "End frame" values reset to 1.

So, I'm guessing that behavior may be an indicator of whatever the main problem is. Is there a default setting that I need to change somewhere to allow Gimp to covert the video into more than one frame? If not, has anyone else encountered this problem and found a fix?

Thanks for any help.

Resources:
GAP Download:

https://photocomix-resources.deviantart.com/art/GAP-2-6-for-Gimp-2-6-Windows-135464357

Video to GIF Tutorials:

http://andrewbonnington.blogspot.com/2012/07/installing-gap-for-gimp-28-on-windows.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sZYGwfcJ3A


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I have been using sans-serif font for the following logo which I am designing for a family baking business:

I now want to switch to a handwritten font, and need some ideas of how to implement it.

Can somebody please recommend a handwritten font that would be best suited to this image? The sans-serif fonts seem better fitted for the task, but I would prefer a handwritten font. Can someone please provide recommendations of fonts to use and maybe image placement?


texts: Optimizing a screenshot for adding in a document and printing

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This question is not directly related to graphic design, but I think you guys can help.

I am writing a thesis and I need to add several screenshots of the tools I have used and screenshots of web sites too. When I hit print screen my Fedora OS saves it on the my desktop folder. When I view them in the default image browser, they look fine. But when I add them in my document they are hardly legible.

I am going to print my thesis on A4 size paper at 600 DPI, color laser printer. How can I preprocess the images in Photoshop or GIMP so that they look correct? Should I make an A4 size 600 DPI image in Photoshop and gimp and then add screenshots to them and then optimize them?


texts: Illustrator messes up curves while drawing with tablet

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I don't know if its my Computer [Windows 7 64bit] or if its the tablet [Wacom Bamboo Pen]. But when I try to draw smooth curves in AI, it stops then continues to draw messes up the curves.

Inside of the red circles, they are suppose to be smooth drawn curves, but there not. [This happens about 80% of the time] Does anybody know a way to stop this from happening?


texts: How to create a transparent stroke or outline around a vector shape?

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I'm attempting to create a transparent stroke around the inner heart shape, which knocks out the "lungs" layer below to reveal the red bottom layer.

I seemed unable to create this as an actual stroke (which, in any case, would only reveal the "lung" shapes below it, not the red bottom layer), and my next attempt was to duplicate the heart, enlarge it and use it as a mask, but that also didn't help, as it's not an even outline of the heart.

Any ideas of the best way to do this? Thanks in advance.


texts: Need help with logo design and its transparency

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I have given money to a company to design a logo. The designer will be using Corel Draw, and he was saying that he will give me the cdr file.

Now I am confused about how many files he should give me. I have a few questions.

First of all , suppose this is the logo:

I want to use this logo on black, white or colored backgrounds. How should I choose which color the designer should give me? The logo already looks good on a white background because the inner white color mixes with the white of the background. Now suppose I have to use this logo on a black background. What should I do?
Should the logo be enclosed within any shape, like a circle or a square? I mean, should there be any boundary or border or not? Would this make them easy to insert somewhere?

Basically, I'm confused about whether the logo should be transparent, or if the inner white color should be part of logo.


texts: Should I adapt my artwork to standard paper sizes?

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I am about to print some artworks that I have designed on an 18in x 24in document. That is the size of the original artwork, which shouldn't be much of a problem to print since it's the standard size for posters.

Parallelly, I want to print a reduced-size version of the artwork, maintaining the original aspect ratio 0.75 in a paper whose dimensions are close to an A5. I have found non-standard Crown (15in x 20in) fits my needs best.

Since my experience with printers is rather limited, I do not know what the procedure is when printing at unconventional sizes. Would it be hard and costly for me to print at this size? Should I adapt the artwork to a more conventional paper size or should I stick to the aspect ratio of my artwork?


texts: How can I send only what is shown in the artboard of illustrator to be printed in cutting master 3 and not all the hidden details?

texts: I downloaded a free SVG file online of a tuxedo and I am trying to print the outlets of it but illustrator is sending every little detail... I want to get rid of these? I have attached a sample picture of the "details" in the hankerchief  every little element is sent to the printer


texts: How to stop pathfinder in illustrator cc from automatically editing / rounding shapes

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So I've been using Illustrator for 6 years, and thought I knew everything about the pathfinder feature. Today I tried to use the merge pathfinder tool on some outlined text, and have gotten a 'neatly' merged object, and not the final object I wanted. Take a look at the pictures, and tell me how to stop it from happening.

I already checked off Align to Pixel Grid and Scale Strokes and Effects.

P.S. I want all the text to merge like the 'y' did.

Best,
Tea


texts: What kind is this background called and where to find more?

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I found this background which is being used in Wordpress Stackexchange:

Link: http://cdn.sstatic.net/wordpress/img/bg-watermark.png

I don't know what kind is this background called in English: texture, footage... or what? (I'm not so good at English). I want to find more images like this to use in my project but I have no idea what keyword to use.

Any help would be appreciated!


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I am making a logo for my site and for that i tried working on photoshop with a very small screen (136 x 54 px) with 300px/inch
However its getting really blurry at this point .  This is the sample .

Any suggestion how to improve the quality ?

P.S-  I am a newbie in designing so pardon me for any error/mistake.


texts: InDesign create fully rounded corners (border-radius: 50%)

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Hi, I'm trying to achieve something like a CSS "border-radius: 50%" in InDesign. The left shape shows what I`m looking for, the right shape is all I was able to do.

I'm using the "Corner Options" in InDesign CC, set them to 100mm (way more than possible) and the shape to "rounded". But the corners will max out at 25% of the shortest side of my object (right shape). I'm looking for full 50% rounded corners...

How can I achieve a fully rounded corner in InDesign? Best case scenario: I can configure this in an Object Style.

Any suggestions? Thanks!


texts: Can I print a specific page of a tiled document on Adobe InDesign CC?

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I have a rather large (5 by 1 meters) banner and I'd like to see an specific section of it in real size. I know I can tile the document on the print dialog on InDesign to be able to print it in real size in (many) A4 sheets. Can I specify one page of the automatic tile to be printed? How?
Thanks!


texts: What does "Create PDF Compatible File" mean in Illustrator?

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What does the "Create PDF Compatible file" option when saving an Illustrator file do?

What happens if I uncheck it when saving my work?


texts: Do logotype and lettering designers use programs like FontLab, Glyphs App and Robofont?

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From what I’ve seen, type-design-specific apps have tools far more superior for drawing letters than Illustrator.

I’m wondering:

Beside type designers, do logotype designers and lettering artists use these tools in their work as well?
Do these programs have an option to export the vectors to Illustrator or do you have to save your artwork as a font to use it?


texts: How can I make the logo perspective propotional?

texts: Im having problems designing a simple logo. The reason is because I want to get the perspective right and I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Can someone help?


texts: Design pattern for assigning items to two buckets/lists, where items can be in both, one or none

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I'm sorry I could not name this question any better -- if anybody knows of a better term to refer to this by, please let me know. I'd be happy to edit my question.

At any rate, I have a design problem i'm trying to solve for and need some help in terms of resources, sites i could use for inspiration, etc.

I have 10 items in a list. These 10 items must be assigned to two buckets. I need to make sure that the 2 buckets can be toggled at any time. However, I need to make it explicit to the user that I'm assigning items to the individual buckets. These items can be assigned to either bucket or both.
Is there any good design pattern or anything someone could share that best shows how to solve for this problem?


texts: adobe illustrator script that saves low quality pdf?

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How would one alter the preset script (Illustrator CC) or is there a script that can batch save a bunch of pdf's in low quality from some ai files? If anyone has such a script please add a link or include it in your response.

I tried the preset script and it did exactly what I wanted it to, saved a bunch of open ai files to pdf, but the result was too large.


texts: online vector file RGB to CMYK: light and blending issues

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Most of the time due to design requirement, we have to download some free loyalty vector file online.

But due to print requirement we have to convert the color mode from RGB to CMYK. This was much of the issue.

But the problem occurs when the the vector consist of highlight: when the mode changes to CMYK, the part with overlay doesn't blend in the black anymore.

Is there any solution to the problem?


texts: How to remove background from an image with Gimp?


texts: InDesign reports a missing font when exporting, but this font is not being used anywhere

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When i export this particular document to PDF i get the first message below. I already know Myriad is not being used and when i click Find font you can see Myriad is not listed. But i do get the error, and strangely, if i export again immediately after, with no other changes, the error doesn`t show up the second time.

Presumably some object still has a Myriad character trailing somewhere, but how can i clean this up? (using ID CS6)


texts: Does flat design typically have gradients?

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I have a poster I'm working on and would you say that this poster resembles flat design a little bit? I would think that it kind of does because of the lego guy's hair and the background) but that's not necessarily what I was trying to achieve in this poster. I was actually just trying to make the lego guy look more 3D which is why I added gradients to his pants and added shadows and highlights to his hair. The only problem I'm having is trying to figure out how to make the blocks look 3D rather than just having a solid color.

The main thing I'm asking is: is it ok for posters to contain some elements of flat design and a mix of gradients or should I not "blend" styles like that? Like is it ok what I have so far or should the poster stick with just gradients if I'm going for that type of look?

I also attempted to add flat design in the blocks, but not sure if I necessarily like it (See picture below). I also don't know how to determine if the cast shadow on an element should be straight up and down or diagonal? As you can tell the cast shadow is going "down" on the circles on the background and I have the cast shadow going "diagonally" on the blocks.


texts: Open-source fonts visually similar to FF Fago or Neo Sans Intel

texts: Are there open-source fonts visually similar to FF Fago or Neo Sans Intel (used on intel.com website and also Intel manuals (small example))?


texts: How do I find a common complementary color?

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I have 3 colors, I need to find a 4th that is complementary of these three:

#d9bba3
#72737b
#b0aca8

I have so far found #d7d6db but it is only my guess, not based on any tool, is there a way to find a common complementary color? Do they have one in common?


texts: Photoshop Action Does Not Place Watermark File on Another File

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CS4
I am trying to create a PS action that uses a separate source file for a watermark overlay in a large number of photos as below:

open photo file 1
open watermark
file close watermark file
select all
shift drag to photo file 1 flatten photo file 1 save photo file 1
close photo file 1

The action runs, but does not place the watermark. Created a test action simply move/overlay the watermark file onto an open photo file. Same result. Does not move the watermark.
How can I fix this?


texts: How to pick and differentiate a flat color?

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When I am using Color Picker in Photoshop or Illustrator I am unable to get a Flat color. What are the things or basic points that I should keep in mind so that I am able to judge a color whether it is flat or not. Although flat color can be picked form websites such as

http://flatuicolors.com/
http://www.flatuicolorpicker.com/all
e.t.c.

Picking a flat color is not my problem. I want to learn the skill needed to judge and differentiate a flat color from other. Do all flat  colors values follow a pattern ?(like specific hue and saturation).


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What I really like about Illustrator is the ability to mathematically resize objects. In Photoshop you can input the desired dimensions of an object which is good enough more often than not. I was just trying to input these pixel dimensions, W = 195.06px; H = 212.77, without maintaining the aspect ratio. After confirming the transformation I went to double check the entries and Photoshop rounded them to W = 195.00px; H = 213.00px.

The object I am working with is a shape that is used to a accent a design element. I got the dimensions from another instance of the same object and was trying to make them exactly the same but when I try to edit them it rounds up.

The resulting difference between dimensions is impossible to notice but why is Photoshop rounding the dimensions? I can't figure this out for the life of me and can provide screenshots if requested. Thanks!


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I would like to convert a font which uses the Open Font License to WOFF for use on a web site. My understanding is that this conversion probably contravenes the license. However, I have also read

  Please note that most WOFF conversion tools and online services do not meet the two requirements listed above

— https://theleagueof.github.io/licenses/ofl-faq.html (section 2.2)

This suggests that some tools do meet the requirements.

Can anybody suggest any software tools which meet this requirement? Preferably Open Source, and available on Linux or Macintosh.


texts: Could someone help me identify this Japanese brush-like font from the Boku no Hero Academia anime?

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I've tried to identify it on several webs like WhatFontIs, WhatTheFont, FontSquirrel and in a Japanese font identifier like en.likefont.com but they cannot recognize the font. That's why I need help with this.

This is what it says: 動地震伝

This is what it says: 深淵闇躯