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I'm building a newsletter in InDesign and have some company photos of people's faces. What file type should I use to place them in my InDesign file? JPEG TIFF EPS PSD
I'm created an InDesign file using CS5. Where do I find the option to have my hyperlinks open in a new browser window? When I create the PDF from InDesign and post the PDF on my web site the links work, but open in the same browser window.
We run a restaurant and we package our product in 3x2x8 2mil poly bags. For 4 years we've printed labels and stuck them on the bags, but I'd like to see if there's a way to print the information straight onto the bags. Are there companies that do this? We order the bags from Uline, so if they wanted to get the bags st...
In GIMP, after adding a layer mask, and editing, is there a way (or even a plugin) to let you view the layer mask right on the canvas? I know that you can see a miniature copy of the layer mask in the Layer Dialog on the side (right next to the miniature copy of the layer), but I want to know if you can just view it? ...
What font is used in this logo? I'd love to have this or a similar one.
(The next level from Creating an .ico file with multiple sizes - web application) How can I combine multiple pngs of different sizes into a single ico? I want the 256x256 and 128x128 versions to look the same, but 32x32 and 64x64 to be from a different file. How can I do this on a mac?
The edges in the above image are very pixelized and I need to smoothen them out. Can anyone guide me in the right direction?
when I was at design college 2013 we were told (for educational purposes) that we could use images from the net (only photographs) to incorporate into designs for posters, collages, magazine covers, etc, and that we obviously could not make any money from these designs, but that we could use them in our portfolio. Is t...
What is the default size of printable PDF of photography magazine in In Design? I like to make photography magazine for online as well as print. I want to know is there any standard size photography magazine in In Design.
I need to design a vinyl for Seat Ibiza Coupe (2009). I have already found this site: the-blueprints.com but I think it is too expensive for a vector. Is there any site that has free or unexpensive vectors or blueprints of cars? I am actually looking for something like this:
I want to add that white lines on the project, but don't want that line to be visible on the printed element. How can I do that? Working in CMYK in Adobe CS6.
How do you do this in Photoshop? I am using Photoshop cc and Illustrator and I am in the process of learning. Can anyone teach me how to do that text effect shown in the picture? thanks!
My website is going to include a lot of graphics, drawn by myself. The display of the illustrations will be similar to that of theoatmeal.com (some illustration reuse will be present, but not as much as in most comics and the drawings will not be in boxes but simply appropriately placed on the page). I'm having a hard ...
I wanted to create a set of layer comps but ran into a problem when trying to toggle the visibility of layers within a smart object. Let's say I have a document with smart object. I want 1/5 layers visible for each of my 5 layer comps (each layer having its own comp). Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a way I can...
While in the stages of a bid, quote, or proposal I was curious how should a designer communicate "price is negotiable" in a professional manner instead of stating the simple fact. I know it's sometimes good to be blunt but I feel it is unprofessional and a possible sign of "oh he will take low pay" or "he needs work"....
How can I erase the text that is not generated in Pixelmator? In the following image, what I like to do is erase the black status bar text (carrier, Wi-Fi symbol, time, and battery icon) on the top of the screen. However, I cannot use the eraser tool because it's basically impossible to use the exactly same color as th...
Is it feasible to divide any layer in Pixelmator and then merge them again? I would like to convert this image (640 x 1136) to 640 x 960, but have to convert it without touching on the navigation and tab bar on the top and bottom of the screen. So I came up with an idea of first dividing the screen, and on one of the d...
Is there a way to print / export a indesign file as a pdf or other but first annotate any images with the file source ie. user/documents/images.. etc so that whens its printed / exported it will say what the source is for each image by the side / ontop of the image.
I am creating a logo and I am using Pantone 638U in Illustrator. I know Pantone has to be premixed but I just wanted to test print on my printer in CMYK. So I converted it to cmyk which is C83 M0 Y10 K0. My document is in CMYK mode and I am using View > proof colors. Here is a photo of what result I am getting. Th...
I am rather newbish at modeling and noob at texturing. For a few weeks I have been trying to make some buildings inspired from Oblivion (the scify movie) and perhaps Elysium. What happens is, I start modeling, and at one point or another it gets crappy. At the end I am unhappy with the result, mostly because I would ne...
I'm working on an mobile phone game, and don't have the luxury of being able to use vector graphics. I'd like the game to be playable on a wide range of devices from 2560x1600 tablets to 320x240 phones. Ideally I want a single set of graphical assets for all resolutions. Vector data is not supported on a wide range of ...
I would like to do some simple pattern or polygon fills in Gimp, e.g. to represent different regions in a map without resorting to colors or grayscale tones. Some nice examples of what I seek are represented in this figure: http://mapserver.org/_images/pattern-symbol-complex.png (namely, diagonal lines, dots, simple sh...
If I take a screenshot and paste it into InDesign it completely destroys the quality. Yet when I print screen and paste it into Word, the image is resized to the page and the quality is kept. What is wrong?
I'm having some difficulty find an icon or solution to differentiate operation in the same table, but with different origin. In my table I have operation imported from a central system and others created manually by the user. The ones imported are partial editable, the manually created are fully editable. I need to add...
I am building a flashcard web application and I want to give to the users the possibility to ask some help (mnemonics) to remember of something. I'd like have a little icon that would represent in the best way possible "I need help to remember this". The icon size will be very small, like the star in the screenshot : ...
I need to know what i'm doing wrong. i'm making a catalog that needs 4 images per page. as so. i know i can't do that with facing pages so i separated the two pages and created individual file for each page. i'm running in to a problem when trying to generate mulitple records per page, from the tutorials and other ...
I'm curious as to what type of colors would be good to use based on these categories High school College Military Corporate Business Charities Thanks!
I'm trying to create this halftone effect in Inkscape but I'm not able to produce it. All I'm able to do is create a small circle and clone it to produce simple halftone. But how do I do this?
I'm building a music application which can create a mix of songs to play for you. What icon can I use to represent this feature?
I just downloaded a set of Glypish icons, however I'm not sure how to scale them up using Pixelmator (my only graphics editor). They give a .psd file with each image as a separate layer...
In Illustrator, I am trying to make my text bolder by adding a stroke to it. The stroke is the same color as the text, but when saving as SVG, the stroke is considered separate from it, adding unnecessary code. Is it possible somehow to make a letter with a stroke only one object? Thank you very much.
This hair should be easy to extract, because of strong contrast, but from some reason it's not for me. Here is the original Here is my result using quick selection tool And here my best using Refine Edge feature Any help ? I'm using Photoshop cs5 extended.
I've found multiple tutorials on how to take a shape and turn it into a silhouette, but full black sometimes lacks expression. I was wondering what was the best way of preserving highlights with Photoshop to create an image like the one below.
I created a small flyer and placed four flyers on one DIN A4 page. But it seems to be impossible to distribute the four text frames correctly. In order to be able to cut the flyers the width between the text frames must be twice of the width between the outer border and the frames. When I distribute the text frames wi...
Just today I learned that there is such a thing as the Pantone Color of the Year. Wikipedia says that the color of each year is used by ... consumer-oriented companies ... to help guide their designs and planning for future products. I was wondering if the Color of the Year is also used in graphic design. Did anybody e...
I downloaded this very awesome set of iOS7 GUI components to use for building mockups for apps, found here: http://www.teehanlax.com/tools/iphone/. I'm working in Illustrator but the file is a PSD. I'm running both Ps and Ai simultaneously, and when I drag a component from the PSD into my Ai file, the transparency be...
I know that a similar questions were asked, but I did not see any answer that solves the issue - Can we reset the rulers to show us ticks values every 10 point and not those that can be divided by 6? I failed to adjust rulers to grid no matter what I performed (double click in the left upper corner or zeroing via drag...
I am trying to make a simple "Q" logo in gimp. Instead of just typing the character "Q" in big font I am trying to make it using "Ellipse tool". However, I don't know how to make the borders of the ellipse circle bold or hollow. Can someone show me how to do this? This is what I'm trying to accomplish (a circle with o...
When i submit my designs (logo, business card, etc) in any contest, it doesn't give sharp look instead of others. My design looks like a little blur while submitting to the contest. I made designs in Adobe Illustrator CS-5. How could i get sharpness in my design so the contest holder could inspire with my creativity?...
I have Photoshop CS5 extended. Since yesterday, pressing D the foreground color is white and the background black. Pressing the switch icon or X the colors switch. I need the default foreground color to be black and the background color white, as was the case before yesterday. I tried to solve this by searching for rel...
Currently I am using a clip art image of two dice as a 'random' button: However, it doesn't fit the Android look and feel at all. How would I best represent 'randomness' in a button?
There are many free fonts, but they often don't include letters with diacritics such as Ă, Â, Ș, etc. Placing those marks by hand in a large text that keeps changing can be a pain. Is there a way to add such extra glyphs to font in Illustrator - basically some copies of existing characters, with accents or other diacri...
Is there a way to do this without it changing the shape of the graphics? I just used the method suggested on this post and it worked however it distorted some of the images. I have 5 images which are military emblems in the shape of circles and 5 stars. It distorted all the circle graphics. Also, the graphics are alrea...
How can I set a script that applies an alpha channel for each layer in the PSD file? An action makes it for one layer only. I`d like to have an ability to automate it for a bunch of layers.
Our application helps creating invoices and allows to insert an item into an invoice that represents a service performed by a craftsman. A typical service could be paperhanging or installing insulation. One idea was to use some kind of tool as icon like , however, I believe this is inappropriate because we have similar...
I've created a tennis racket in Illustrator CS6 and i want to make the text only visible on the lines of the net. I tried to use a copy of the net as clipping mask for the text, but the result was'nt so good, because the black of the underlying lines was still lightly visible. Even when the mask and the net was perfect...
I've been working on an application that works as a remote control for a media player, over the web. The remote itself is an application that runs in your web browser, on your phone or on your tablet that allows you to control the playlist, playback and library management of a media player. My logo idea for it was to m...
When trying to apply a 3D filter to some text in Illustrator CS6 the panels of the shape breakup and overlap. A warning message stating "Bevel self-intersection may have occurred" is displayed in 3D extrude and bevel box. I am not doing anything complicated, simply rotating the text slightly. What causes this and what ...
I created a template for an 8-page monthly print publication and created the publication for print each month for 7 happy years. The client hired a new PR person who suddenly let me go and demanded my source files. I'm wondering if I can make it a tax-deductible donation to them since they are a non-profit and what amo...
I am in the process of making a web page and I have a "thanks to" section which shows the logotypes of different organizations. The customer wants these logos to be monochromatic; as in white background and dark gray logos (not shaded). However, one of these organizations is an embassy and they use the national flag as...
Is there a way to create object, character, and paragraph styles (etc.) in Fireworks, the same way that one creates styles in InDesign? There must be a way as this is a commonly needed function, but I cannot seem to find it in the Window dropdown. Thanks for your ideas.
Problem I have a image with five separate icons i wish to separate and reposition. How would i achieve this? Would i use layers? and if so how do i put each icon into a layer. (REPHRASED QUESTION) i'm not really sure layers is the approach i need. But i wish to separate this png into 6 blocks each containing the diffe...
I'd like to take the fantasy world map I created to the next level as a way of buffing my illustrator skills and portfolio. Currently, it's a flat political map like this map of Canada for example. I'd like to add terrain contours to make it more interesting, like what was used in this map here to show the relative ...
I saw a similar question asked, but mine is more precise in what I am looking for. Is there any (free) software or free web based software I can use for the following purpose: I want to be able to create images. I tried using pixlr and it's not as advanced as the software (or web based software) that I am looking for....
I'm working on some business cards in Photoshop and I come understand it's not the best medium for print since it's not vector based like Illustrator. I want to avoid the edges of my font from coming out "fuzzy" so of course I'm considering moving the design over to Illustrator but, it's definitely not my strong suite...
I'd like to be able to, in this example, darken a portion of a text based on a path I draw, without seeing the path. I've tried variations of opacity and clipping masks without a good success. Attached some screenshots of a simple example. First I have two objects.. One way to get close to desired effect is to set opa...
I am teaching graphic design/multimedia at the college level as well as freelancing on the side. We've been discussing among colleagues and wondering what is expected on average for graphic designers and web designers (considering they will all be taking the same classes but some might be more web-inclined). It's not e...
When I move cursor on an anchor point, Illustrator shows me the coordinates of the anchor. But how can I find the [x, y] coordinates of the handles (in red circles)?
I need to make a diagram for completion-review-revision-approval process of technical drawings. The diagram needs to show both the process milestones (completion-review-revision-approval) and also their schedule distributed on weeks. However I cannot imagine graphically how can I show both the milestones and the sched...
Is there a way to rotate the canvas in illustrator 90 degrees? It's pdf format. I've tried the Artboard tool (Ctrl/Command + O) I found an answer regarding this: Illustrator opens PDFs rotated 90 degrees. Why, and how do I deal with it? Is this still the case? Do i have to use adobe acrobat / reader to rotate it? Is it...
I'm trying to find this font or something similar as its really perfect for what I'm needing.. I'm looking for a cursive font, clear and italic many thanks! James
I was wondering if someone could tell me what font this is? This was a coupon Starbucks sent out a few weeks ago for the Caramel Flan Latte. I'm looking for the "Let's Get Together" lettering. Thanks!
I have a floorplan diagram which consists of over 100 different paths and compound paths. I need to combine all of these elements into a single shape layer. I have tried selecting all of them and using both the "Unite" and "Merge" options in the Pathfinder window. This didn't work. I have also tried "Make Compound S...
When i try to add stroke (800px) for a elipse tool to a blue gradient background, I am getting grey out, Image which i have attached will explain things more clearly. I just need that stroke to be a background of blue box, and need to remove grey out
I'm trying to create a set of 6 text colours that are to be used on both white and dark purple (42185D) backgrounds (on a web page), and still meet accessibility standards (AA). Are there any tools or guidance that could help? Not a professional graphic designer so any help appreciated.
Photoshop has a 'custom vector shape' tool, allowing me to draw all kinds of stock shapes like stars, hearts and whatnot without having to do so myself with the pen tool. Is there a similar possibility in InDesign? I'll want to use the resulting shape as a frame. I'm looking for an easy solution that my InDesign 101 c...
I have a blog which contains information about design/ research methods. I want to improve the UX and make the information more useful and importantly actionable. What steps can I take to achieve this? This is the site: designmethodsandprocesses.co.uk I have tried: editing the content, applying some styling to the hom...
I'm looking for an optimal typeface for report tables that will contain many columns (the reason for condensed). The reason for monospace is that these reports will contain a lot of numbers and we would like them to be aligned across all the rows. The reason i need it to be open-source is that we will show these report...
I am looking for some tutorial for this kind of graphic design - I don't know what to call this, but the logo is looking like it is printed on paper does anyone know how this is done ?
Is there a way to create an export action in Illustrator where each time the action is run, it asks for a location to export to? I work on multiple projects where the exported JPEGs need to go into their different respective project folders, having a step in the export action where I could specify the exact location wo...
I have a transparent layer, like this one (please notice transparency at the center of the image): How would you fill the layer with a color like it was done here: It is important to fill these semi-transparent areas. Brushes and buckets are not an option.
I'm trying to make something similar to this in illustrator using the 3D feature. What I'm strugling with is getting the border to be raised relative to the base of the tray. I start off with a stroked rectangle like this: and end up with something like this after I do Effect -> 3D -> Extrude and bevel: But as you c...
I cannot find any option to change the default white background of the layers panel thumbnails in Illustrator CS6, thus all white objects are invisible and I cannot quickly work on them. I've found related questions via Google, but from 2009 and without solution, so probably, someone at present time knows how to deal...
How can I create this sort of parallelogram in Illustrator ?
MIGRATED FROM ASK UBUNTU I have several JPG designs of a website I'm developing. I did a pure HTML website and then did a full webpage screenshot for the design part. Now the client is asking for the PSD files, is there any way I can convert the JPG designs to PSD in GIMP or any other software? I am using Ubuntu 12.04 ...
Is there any way to create a text variable that has a date in the future calculated from today's date? What I need is: Todays date + 1 month. I know you can have text variables with the output or modification date but I haven't been able to find a way of doing "math" on a variable.
Is there a way to determine how large a specific Photoshop layer or group is in terms of bytes?
I'm trying to do some basic stuff. I have a psd file with plenty of layers. Just one of the is the background and all the rest are objects above the background (each one separated in one different layer). I want to export this to files. So I used the 'Export layers to files' option, which worked just fine and trimmed t...
I have to make artwork for a banner that is 123'' X 194''. I am not sure what size to make the page I am creating the artwork on in Photoshop. It obviously doesn't let me make it that big. Do I need to make it into CM or MM? Thanks in advance
How can I obtain this vector effect in Illustrator? Is there a name for this kind of effect? Please, help!
I have a group of merged shapes. How can I make a double stroke in Photoshop? I'm using Photoshop CC
Illustrator CS6's "direct selection" tool allows you to draw a rectangle which selects select objects that overlap or are contained in the selection rectangle. But what if I want to only select objects which are fully contained in the rectangle, without including other objects that are not fully contained in that rect...
Is it possible to create with custom shape tool, but from the opposite direction While dragging? photoshop CS5 Thank you Yod
My client sent the print PDF I provided him with to a print studio. They replied that the black CMYK profile is set to 100/100/100/100 and they need it in 64/55/53/100. How do I fix that? I'm designing in Photoshop and exporting with Bleeds in Illustrator.
What I'm trying to achieve is something like one of these segments There's any way to do it without rasterizing the shape?
I am trying to use Illustrator (CS3) to recreate the Tron neon-glow visual style in graphics I plan to use on a website. This page is an excellent example of what I'm trying to do: http://www.disney.co.uk/tron/html/legacy/synopsis.html I'm having major problems. I have lines/paths that I'm trying to recreate the glow ...
Below is Illustrator's "Recolor Artwork" window. I've chosen to recolour (yes, I'm British) using one of my swatch groups. Notice that the first source colour is replaced with the first swatch group colour which is near black and which I don't particularly want. I want to manually choose another swatch but can't see...
When using the pathfinder to exclude overlapping shapes from another shape, the base shape will inherit the visual fx applied to the overlapping shapes. How can I prevent the "bottom" (base) shape from having the same vfx? Steps to reproduce: Draw a large random shape with corners using the pen tool Draw a small rect...
Photoshop changes the place during typing. When I try to type ”17. March 2014”, it write "March 2014 .17" I can't explain well, so I made a video. http://monosaal.com/wtf.mov Does somebody know how I get Photoshop back to normal? I uninstalled and installed it back, but it still doesn't work. SOLVED THE ISSUE I talked...
I'm designing a website in Illustrator, and want to make multiple pages in one file using multiple artboards. So some elements need to be copied from page to page. I want to keep those elements in the same respective layer.
So I've edited a photo in Photoshop and I try to save it as a JPEG, only it doesn’t give me all the options for formats; no PNG or anything. Why is this? Anyone have any suggestions or know any possible fix for this?
I'm trying to make text on a colored map more legible. Ideally I would add an outline around the text with the same general color as that part of the map, for a subtle blend. What's the best way to do this? Really hard cases are text boxes that span two different colors, and I'm prepared for manual work on those, bu...
In Photoshop we have "Save Extra JPEG" in Script Event Manager which saves a jpg automatically with the psd file. Do we have something similar in Illustrator?
This is the first time I will create the design for an app that will work on mobile - both for iPad and Android. Do I have to create 3 different PSDs for all 3 viewport sizes? or can I create 1 PSD design for mobile and then change either the resolution or width/height via the image size panel in Photoshop to scale my ...
I'm a programmer doing a client project, and I'm trying to write an app that will do this effect to user-uploaded images. I think it's some combination of Find edges, Blur and some other filters, but I'm not sure. Anyone have any ideas? Original: Result:
I am just beginning to learn about fonts and typography so pardon if my question seems naive. I really like the look of Futura Bold for titles in a powerpoint presentation I'm making but the unequal spaces between letters is bothering me. Is there a sans serif font with equal spacing to replace Futura(preferably in the...
Colors below seem to share some kind of "tone" together. For example, colors like this or this seem too bright to fit into this group. What exactly makes this "tone"? I want some technical information, so that if I want to add purple to this group or create a different group of colors, I can find the exact HTML color c...
I have a full colour PSD image file which I want to convert to a format that can be easily shared on the web. The current size is of the PSD is around 7MB. I want to reduce the file size to something around 70kb without losing quality. What is the best format and best method to do this? I tried to achieve this file siz...
I'm working on a website for a friend of mine. It's a very minimalistic webdesign and right now I'm using a dark grey-ish background. However if found pictures like this: http://www.puurkleur.com/afbeeldingen/gallery/Spatula_Stuhhi_01.jpg http://www.puurkleur.com/afbeeldingen/gallery/la_casa_dei_sogni_01.jpg I want to...
I'm looking to hire one (or more) designers to create materials that we can use for several software development projects. What's a good way for me to think about this work, and some good strategies I can use when interviewing the potential designers? We're specifically looking to hire designers which sit in a good pl...