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this is a newbie question. I'm not a designer but I would learn something. Look this image: Well, I would recreate this image (without the pattern background, it doesn't matter). The point is that I want resize the image without quality loss. So if possibile, I would the same quality at, for example, 150x40 and the sa...
We have the following logo for a project at my school: (PDF: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13934366/M2/Grafiska/Logotyp/M2.pdf) Now, as you can see, it has a descending triangle to make it look like a speech bubble. However, we still want it to be centered based on the center of the rectangle. So I figured I'd just add an i...
I have a logo that was done with RGB colors, now I have to work with this logo to do something for printing purpuses, the problem is that in the RGB version of the logo I have a shade of green I cannot reproduce with CMYK... How do I do it? I googled up a bit and found some CMYK values that would create a simmilar gre...
I have two shapes (left) and I have added rounded corners to the rectangle on the top one using the "Rounded Corners" menu item. When I select the two shapes and choose "create mask" I want Illustrator to make a mask of the actual shape with the rounded corners and not of the rectangle that existed before I added the r...
I'm trying more and more to get by sans PhotoShop for my personal/freelance work. I do primarily web work these days and don't do enough side gigs to justify keeping up with the Creative Suite beast. Alas, that does bring to the table some limitations. On OSX I've been enjoying Pixelmator but it has woefully inadequat...
How do I apply anti-aliasing to the edges of a layer? I have a layer that has rough edges. I want to apply anti-aliasing to it so it blends well against the background. What is the best way to do that in CS5?
I'm new to graphic design, so forgive me. Does anyone know how to create a the matte/texture feature that appears on the twitter start page when a user is logged out? Its like a light blue which has been altered. https://twitter.com/?lang=en&logged_out=1# I'm not interested in the map images, just how to select a color...
I create quite big illustrations with a lot of small complex symbols/icons in it, for example different kinds of servers etc. Some icons/symbols are used multiple times in one illustration. Would it improve the performance of illustrator if I convert those icons to illustrator-symbols and use those ones? From my point ...
Possible Duplicate: What DPI should a large format artwork for print be done at? I want to design a large banner for computer shop and banner will be viewed from a far distance. I will be using photoshop CS4.Sizes to be designed are 11 ft by 5 ft (132inch by 60 inch). My pc have Intel Core2duo processor with 2GB R...
Can anyone identify this font in the image? It's also here : http://livedemo00.template-help.com/wordpress_34886/
I'm pretty good at photoshop (got at least 7 years experience with it any how), but i'm looking into broadening my horizons, and with my job I could use a few more tricks up my sleeve. So I was wondering, does anyone know of a decent BEGINNERS tutorials area for Illustrator, i've never even attempted to make something ...
It's killing me because I can't find a good way to search for this, but I've heard the term used when people discuss a lot of iOS applications that use knobs, sliders, and other graphical elements designed to imitate physical interface components. There are a lot of great examples of this in the music/sound design sof...
I have a group of 2 objects a circle and a line. Looks like letter Q. I want to center this group, so that the circle will centered in a page and the line will maintain its relative position to the circle. Currently when I center the group Inkscape uses the group center not the circle center. Thank you. Sample picture:...
A question for the Japanese-speaking part of the Graphic Design society - is there a book on web design (mostly - non-technical aspects like usability) in Japanese that you could recommend? There is a number of posts on this topic, but none of them is language-specific. I myself have read through "Do not make me think"...
I have a light gray graphic atop a darker gray background. I flattened this file with CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+E. Then I chose the crop tool and specified a smaller crop width. After the crop + automatic resize, the graphic developed a dark fringe. How do I crop/resize without introducing this fringe?
Conventional wisdom says to avoid overused fonts, because they start to lose their flair, and then your work ceases to stand out from the crowd, or adopts unwanted connotations. But what if an overused font works perfectly for your design? (Which is usually the case, seeing as their versatility is what makes them popul...
When drawing pixel art in Photoshop, I like to have the zoom level really high. Is there a way to also have a regular-level zoom (or perhaps an outer zoom) in another part of the window, so that I can see how the regular zoom will look as I work?
I have a website someone designed for me in AI but i am not sure how to crop out pieces and select layers and save them to design my website. I am only used to the way of photoshop finding the layer and cropping it and saving it. How do i crop out images and select them on AI and save them? Also how do i save transpare...
Trying to determine which font is used in this logo: Anyone have a good eye?
I've designed a web page on a Mac computer. When testing it on windows in appears with something like 20% less saturation. The page is public, for the web, so the final user may have any kind of monitor or operating system. What is the most common pattern to "have it as similar as possible to what I want it to be"? Tha...
I'm not a graphic designer, but I'd like to make my site look nice. I've read the primers on picking fonts that match and contrast well. Once I've chosen the font I want for the body of the site, how can I pick a good contrast font for headers etc? I'm using Sorts Mill Goudy for the body, so how can I find a font with ...
I have an Adobe Illustrator file that I am opening with Inkscape. Everything works great except some of the text is all screwed up because I don't have all of the appropriate fonts available on my computer. So, my question is... is there any way to find out which fonts in particular I am missing for this specific file?...
On some blog posts I've seen images where they have a jagged/torn edge to them on one side which gives it a nice effect. I tried to post a crude Paint.Net imitation of what I am looking for: The image itself is actually in the black area and the edges are cut off with a bit of a drop shadow. What I'm looking for is...
I need to create a rectangle that has a 1px stroke. It needs to have one color on the top left and another on the bottom right with a diagonal line running from the bottom left to the top right. I also need to add some text to the right of it and would like it to be vertically-centered with the rectangle. Will someone ...
I was wondering if there were any good resources for fonts using non-Latin characters, specifically Japanese or Chinese type (Kanji or any other character-based font). I know plenty of resources for Latin based fonts, but not any for other types. There must be a resource out there. I know a google search will help, but...
I have a critical problem when i connect my laptop to a projector. Colors that I have used in my website are getting washed out when it's displayed on the projector screen.
In Adobe Photoshop CS5.5 / CS6, is there a keyboard shortcut to make a new frame using the animation window and timeline? I make a lot of gif animations and would like to reduce mouse movement for productivity.
I gave a comp to my client that I did in Photoshop. I used an inner shadow but now have realized the in Illustrator CS5 I have no such "easy" filter. I have spent 2 days seaching the web, trying tutorials, etc. to no avail. Every tutorial seems to use text but I am not using text. Anyone that can answer I would forever...
What are ways to deal with a large number of top-level navigation items? I am working on a site that requires 50 items at the top-level navigation. The items are all at the same level: they cannot be broken up into sub-menus. I'm looking for solutions along the lines of these: Scrolling navigation menu like on htt...
I am working with this "complicated" ilustrated cat character in Illustrator. The problem is that I worked and modified what I needed to modify and now I have to resize this cat and I stumbled into a weird issue. Its all vectors, no raster effects. No strokes on it, only Filled Shapes. When I resize it some paths seem ...
Suppose a PDF file containing a color sketch has been created using LaTeX. The code is given below for completeness only. \documentclass{minimal} \usepackage{pstricks} \begin{document} \begin{pspicture}(6,6) \psline[linecolor=red](2,2)(3,3)(4,2)(2,2) \pscurve[linecolor=green,linewidth=2pt,% showpoints=true]...
The above image shows the lines without pressure and with pressure. I'm newbie, and looks like my photoshop CS3 don't have the "without pressure" option. Follows a printscreen of the brushes options: Any idea how to enable the "with pressure" line? Does it exist in Photoshop CS3?
I have lots of creative images that I want to use, except when I put text over them it makes the text really hard to read. Other than a drop shadow, is there another way to make it more clear?
I am a newbie to Photoshop and I have a PSD file that contains a transparent button. Now I want to duplicate that button and move it to somewhere else. When I moved it I realized that the button is transparent, and the place where I move it, has another color, so the effect is that original button changes its color in ...
I'm trying to generate some content in InDesign CS5 by importing XML data, but I can't figure out how to do it. Here's what I have: XML <stuff> <person> <name>John</name><age>42</age> </person> <person> <name>Oscar</name><age>39</age> </person> </stuff> And here's what I want the resul...
I'm looking for a website where I can get technical advices from people in the profession.
I'm wondering what you would call the style/technique of the picture above? It looks similar to linocut, and is halftone but neither of those terms are specific enough. I'd love some advice on how to apply such an effect to a photo in Illustrator or Photoshop as well (can't google it yet because I'm not sure what it's...
I am wondering how to have 2 different directional drop shadows in the one file with Photoshop. e.g. 2 different type layers — one has a drop shadow at 90 degrees, the other at -45 degrees. Currently it seems Photoshop only lets me have 1 universal direction for the whole file, which I find really pointless. I know ho...
I am looking for a good Font Mangement Software for Windows 7. Can you guys please recommend a good professional one, something that has options like: install/uninstall a font at the touch of a click lets you preview the typeface when you select it install all the fonts in one folder and uninstall them after you're do...
Possible Duplicate: How to convert a high number of PNG images to JPG forcing the background color? How to convert more than 1000 of PNG images to JPG formate with black background in photoshop at a time
Having a limited budget, which 2-3 out of the 24 Avenir Next typefaces are most useful for web design?
I'm trying to place small circles equaly distant along a semicircunference. Inkscape provides basic options to distribute horizontally and vertically, but can I do along a path, or in this case (if it's more easy) along a semicircunference?
I've always been a photoshop user, i know the ins and outs and know my way around all the tools i need for my webdesign work. But now i'm faced with a dilemma, for my new job i haven't got the budget for a full photoshop license so i'm wondering, is pixelmator a good alternative? I use Photoshop mainly to slice a desi...
First: I have Photoshop CS3 running on Mac OS 10.7.2. (This also occurred in 10.6.8.) In Photoshop preferences, I have every preview-saving option enables in File Handling, yet Quick Looking a file it saves always gives me a "This layered Photoshop file was not saved with a composite image." Why isn't this working, and...
I would like to buy a second-hand version of Photoshop as I am not ready for the $700 investment yet. Is it possible? If it is, what is the process and were would be a safe place to buy a used version of Photoshop? I am looking for CS3 or CS4.
Is it possible to create an textured translucent PNG? I'm attempting to separate the texture from the color - allowing me to define the color, ultimately, via my CSS.
i am drawing in photoshow cs4 in windows7. i am using some image references from google but i have to switch windows to look at them and then back to photoshop. is there a way to put some image references above all windows? or maybe there are some other ways to draw with references. of course the best way would be a se...
In my app I need an icon to compliment a link for an app for a sport/club venue. [ICON] Member Booking [ICON] Visitor Booking Is there any icon that springs to mind for a "visitor" - the context is such that any icon representing a visitor, a guest, or "not a member" would be suitable. I don't want to give the impres...
I've found that you can change the aspect ratio of a radial gradient in Illustrator to create an elliptical gradient, how do you achieve the same effect in Photoshop please?
Obviously, black & white are the highest contrast. I also want 2 sets of colors, so that regions on the map can be colored with good contrast. For instance, one region might be red, another blue, and another green. Simultaneously, each of those regions may contain sub-regions that are cyan, yellow, and magenta. I c...
How to make a monochrome display-like style in Photoshop? For example, like the following image: I am curious how to make part that is monochromatic and looks like a display.
When I import a PNG file with transparency to Inkscape, for example an icon with size 48×48, I always get a distortion, even done if I export the bitmap, it is the same. Someone else with the same problem?
I'd like to think this tool could be useful when converting small b/w images, but more often than not I am dissatisfied with how noisy the vector work is -- too many anchors scattered around creates more work than if I were to hand trace the image. Is there any way to mitigate this?
I've never really found a solution to an issue that's been plaguing me since I first experienced it in Photoshop CS, and now, five versions later, it's still bugging me! What is it? Well, seemingly randomly, Photoshop decides that when I use the solid fill bucket, or the pencil tool to "paint" something within a marque...
How do you effectively cut out triangles in Photoshop for a web design easily? Is the only way to use the polygonal lasso tool, which always gets me triangles of unequal sizes. I'm trying to achieve something like this:
While it's well known in design that lowercase is easier to read.
I've just run across Lovely Things, and I can't for the life of me figure out what the font is in their headings and navigation links. What is it? I only ask, of course, because it's embedded solely in images. I tried WhatTheFont, but couldn't get any of the images to take.
In the below image, the bottle neck 's color is green. How do I change the color of this to make it white using Photoshop?
I want to add images to a template, print it out, and make an origami dodecahedron shape. Where can I download a dodecahedron Photoshop template?
I am having hard time removing background from this image. I tried using Magic Eraser and also Background eraser tool. Both of these do not work perfectly. The reason could be the fact that lower portion of this bottle is of glass and it "blends" with the surrounding. Is there an easier way to remove background in su...
I've tried finding a tutorial without any luck. Even if someone could describe the effect so I could better search for tutorials myself. I am trying to achieve the following effect as seen in the aqua background of this image by using GIMP:
I am looking to sit down diligently every day and sketch something in my Moleskine whether it be for work or fun to get a grasp on my own creation versus checking design blogs only. What I would like to know is a way to organize going back through many sketchbooks while keeping a constant tagging system. For example I ...
I created some vector graphics for my company's website in fireworks because I like the pixel perfect control I get but now everybody likes the artwork so much that they want to use it all over the place, even for some large posters. I want to create an illustrator version but when I paste the vectors from fireworks to...
After exploring typography more I've learnt the different between a typeface and a font :) I'd like to know how I can call the fonts 'Arial Black' or 'Arial Narrow' within CSS? The font-family setting doesn't do it. Is this what the font-weight setting is for?
I have made a bubble in Inkscape. The bubble comprises of a circle and an eclipse inside the circle. The bubble has gradient effects and is red in color. Now, I want to change the color of the whole object to green. Is there an easy way to do that?
I have all the essentials, their vision statement, their mission statement, core values, target market, values... on and on. I am just having the hardest time trying to come up with graphical elements and designs based on their information. I think Im confused because they are. They have a logo already, but no 'brand'....
How can you 'brand' 5 different websites that live under one parent company that are all very similar with the exception of the demographic? Stack Exchange is a very good example because they sites are all a similar function but with different demographics. How can I create graphical elements that all relate to each ot...
I have seen on various places that people consider Droid font family with contempt. In latest Android it has been replaced with another family called Roboto. I'm interested in why is that, from typography standpoint? What is wrong with it? To me, as a layman, it looks nice (I even use it as a main font on my OS).
I resized an icon from 128x128 to 40x40 pixels. The snap-to-pixel option is turned on, but the icon is still "blurry". Original (128x128): Resized (40x40): How can I resize my image and retain sharpness?
I am hacking together a temporary logo for my software startup company. I have a good single-word communicative name and geometrically shaped logo. To me, the two look best when text is positioned above logo but it seems this is a little unconventional. Here is a mockup of my idea. Loremip +-+ +-+ \| +-+ \| +-----+ Ca...
What is the correct technical term for the swirls above and below the names in the image below?
I've been trying to create a menu with Photoshop CS5 and I've come to realise there's probably an easier way to go about it. I've made a few menus in the past but any tiny modification seems to take a rather long time to recreate across the rest of the menu items. As an example, let's say I have a horizontal website m...
My app allows the user to choose a color from a color picker or from an image, and has a wooden background (the one seen in these mockups) throughout. I have these 6 icon mockups, and i'd like your opinion on which one to use? https://i.stack.imgur.com/eN5UB.jpg
I'm interested in learning graphic design. I'm able to draw using pen and paper, but have never really done it on a computer. I've looked for books on Photoshop, but all I could find were books that handle photo effects and manipulation. I'll be drawing icons and 2d game characters. Is there any Photoshop book which wo...
I want to fill "ink" (color) into this empty ink bottle using Photoshop? Please let me know the steps. Thanks!
I need an image manipulation software with certain features, the cost doesn't matter to me. I am looking for the following features: A program which enables me to: Make logos and other vector works and allows a little bit of raster aka bitmap editing too. I need images to be able to be optimized for print and on-screen...
I am a front end web developer. I tend to mostly deal with code but do, from time to time, have the opportunity to create graphics. I notice the designers I work with are able to talk in great detail about the images/designs they create. They can give meaning to why a button looks a certain way or the feeling behind th...
I have a layout of a webpage and I would like to know how to save for web all the user selected slices. However, in some particular slices I would like to only slice from one or two layers, but keep the background transparent. Is this even possible? If not I would have to hide all my under layers in order to save those...
I'm really having a hard time trying to find SOMETHING on how to create a fairly decent water caustics effect for an animation. The only thing I've found is a program that generates textures for me (Caustic Generator), however with the free version of this tool the textures max out at 512px. I'm trying to get something...
How would I replicate this speckled/pixelated background effect? You might need to zoom in to see the effect fully.
I'm coming from a programmers background and just trying to understand how sizes should relate. I read in the book "designing for the web" that these are the classic type sizes and text set in these size should look better if typeset correctly. 6pt: nonpareil 7pt: minion 8pt: brevier or small text 9pt: bourgeois or gal...
I'm new to design and have started working with moodboards. It seems like a really essential part of a design workflow. How best do you use them? What is a good process for compiling one? What is in a typical design moodboard? Extra point for an examples I can look at.
I am trying to design an app for Android devices, but they come in all sizes and stuff... with different resolutions and its a bit confusing. What is the best way to do it? Work at the biggest resolution and then the programmer scales everything down for other devices? ... The problem is that devices come with differe...
Possible Duplicate: Need an Image Manipulation Program I am looking for a good alternative of adobe fireworks for windows. I want Raster+Vector editing tools. Which server the logo design, screenshot modifications and optimizing images for print and web. Thanks for giving me your precious time.
I have downloaded the Icon Sweets 2 icon pack and I cannot seem to fulfill the seemingly very easy task of exporting individual PNGs for each icon (contained in a separate layer). Using the built-in script takes about 5 minutes/ image which would result in about 33 hours required to export the whole image. I also tried...
So, about a year ago, I taught myself Illustrator. I am still bumbling along and experimenting with what it can do. I recently bought a new book that has templates for packaging design and I am going to try to tackle my first project: a simple box that I will use for a gift. I started to think through the process of ...
In Adobe Photoshop is it possible to completely remove color from a subjects skin and hair while maintaining the shadows and highlights, similar to the outcome of the image below - which I imagine was makeup rather than Photoshop? Oh, and, if so...how?
I'm working with illustrations and I realized that it's easier to draw lines in Illustrator and combine them in Photoshop with other effects and textures. The problem is that I cannot find a way to make lines in Illustrator look like a real pen or pencil. Similar to how Graphic design is written on this website. Would ...
I have been wondering , while designing a logo for an organisation/company what all should be taken into consideration and what all tools should be used. For e.g can you tell me the reason behind the design of the following logos: I am not sure what all companies these logos belong to, its just a part of a bigger as...
Does anyone know to make a control look sunken into the back ground? Is it some sort of photoshop effect? I.e., in first button in this interface,
Actually there are two questions here. Creating personal customized new set of old brushes, where I want to put different brushes from different sets (like 2 from assorted, 2 from basic etc.) in one set. Creating personal customized set of new brushes, how can I create my own brushes?
I use photoshop on a mac once a week at my college class and find that the group layers function does not work like on my PC. When I group up some layers I can move them all at once just fine, but when I try to move them on their own, it snaps back to moving them as a group. Thanks in advance.
I am creating a web advertising rate card. Basically a brochure. It will be a PDF file. Should I do brochure designs or collateral designs using Illustrator and then import the non vector images from Photoshop? Or can I use Photoshop entirely? Most importantly, does text quality come out better when creating a PDF thro...
I see this line effect in a lot of mobile apps. It looks pretty nice. How can I recreate this effect in Photoshop?
I can't figure out how to render only the edges of my object ( mesh ) with thicker lines, someone know how to do that?
I need to present a chart (not really specified more than that right now) that will consist of two almost equal parts (ie ~50% each). However, a pie-chart would almost always look about the same, given that the diffrance remain small. I need to find a way that illustrate and emphasize the larger of the two parts. A pie...
Possible Duplicate: Need an Image Manipulation Program i need a Image Manipulation Software. I am looking for following features. Cost doesn't matter to me. Which enables me to- Make logo and other vectors works. Little bit of raster aka bitmap editing too. Need images to be optimized for print and on screen medi...
I've been searching for some good resources for learning Photoshop from scratch. I'm someone without a formal design background, but I'm looking to become competent using Photoshop (not trying to be a pro by any means). I found a lot of tutorials for specific techniques, etc in Photoshop (like from psdtuts and other si...
I need a brush that is exactly 10x10 pixels. Here is what I have tried so far: creating a brush with a radius of 5. This, of course, results in a brush that is more than 10 pixels wide creating a brush that is 3.5 pixels wide, since looks like radius measures the diagonal of the square (a^2 + a^2 = 25, a ≈ 3.53). This...
I have a low quality background image that is about 85kb. If I open the file in Photoshop and then save it at 100% quality, the file size increases to 640kb. This doesn't make sense, the image is already compressed, the quality cannot be better than the source, so the 100% quality while saving should produce the file s...

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