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How do I crop SVG files I created used MarvinSketch? Now I realise there are a few answers to this question like this one Getting rid of Whitespace in Inkscape but I've done that and it didn't work as there was still some space left in the image. Plus, for some reason there's a white background behind every letter in t...
As you can see in my image there are two circles kept on the hexagon. I want to know how do I delete the intersecting part of circle and hexagon which i marked in yellow ovals..??
My file is in RGB, but I need to print it with CMYK. I have tried several printers but they just use my RGB files and print directly, and the result is so bad and dull. My previous printer managed to do it after I gave them the Pantone colours for the logo, and the result has the same vibrancy as what you see on scree...
I cannot seem to get this right.. I want to create 2 gears that work together. I can create gears, but I cannot seem to figure out the math needed to make them uniform, or where they work together. There is a mathematical way to do this. I do not know the formula.. What I'm trying to accomplish. What I tried: Create...
How can I assign a hotkey to “No Break” function on Character panel? Or maybe write a script and create a custom panel? But how I access to this function is PS JS model? Character is exist in Menu tab but it does not in the Keyboard Shortcuts. So I can show/hide or assign color to this menu item and I can't assign a s...
I would like to know how to edit vector icons (that I downloaded from set) in photoshop. I know this is probably a stupid question but i have been following a tutorial which involved downloading a vector icon set, then copying and pasting one of these icons (a mobile phone) into PS doc, which I have done. The next step...
Can anyone tell me /point me in the direction of a good photoshop tutorial for taking app screen shots and putting them in as a layer in a photoshop psd file i.e website screenshot into a macbook pro psd (https://dribbble.com/shots/980800-Devices?list=searches&offset=0) I have googled this for ages but nothing really c...
I am attempting to use Image Trace to vectorise an illustration drawn with technical pens. The drawing has variable line thicknesses, which I want to preserve as accurately as possible, but also small dots that are used to emphasise the three dimensional nature of the subject (a skeleton destined for inclusion in a sci...
This may be more of a preference thing but, since I am not a very experienced UX designer I wanted to get some input to see if there was any science I can learn about the subject. I'd like to know if there are any generally popular references on the subject of colors when creating usercontrols, widgets, etc. For exampl...
e.g A company that has a long success history and they want to depict that in their logo then would a serif be a must? Why or why not? Additionally on what criteria do you decide to use serif or its opposite?
If I Save for Web in Illustrator, there is a very slight color change, which is to be expected. However, when I create a "Save for Web" action and apply it instead of directly using Save for Web, the color is much more vibrant. I used the exact same settings as when I recorded the action- the only difference is that I'...
I want to use Unicode emoji icons (U+1F300..U+1F5FF) in a free, open-source instant messaging app. I considered using FontAwesome icons, but their icon set is too small (not enough faces for :), :O, :P, etc.). Then I wanted to use Segoe UI Emoji, but that's copyrighted and expensive, as it's owned by Microsoft. Are the...
I am testing an application where there is a button with a cross on an "add new contact" form. I was expecting the cross to close the form (cancel the new contact request), but instead it cleared all the fields in the form. In fact, it seems that the most common results in google image for "clear button image" include ...
Windows 7, AI CS5 I have several artboards with different versions of a logo on them that I'm trying to save as an .svg file. ctrl+shift+alt+s to save for web. Active artboard's logo shows up in the preview panes. I can switch from GIF to any other format and see the logo in the preview. Sometimes it changes appearance...
What is the best way to compress images to satisfy Performance Review on Web Page Speed test on webpagetest.org. Here's how I do it: 1) Save for Web in Photoshop from original PSD with quality set to 70 2) Run through JPEGmini (lossy) 3) Run through JPEGtran or JPEGcrush (loseless) To my surprise webpagetest.org tells ...
I am looking to pick up a few reads. I am mostly interested in the fundamentals of design such as space, hierarchy, balance, etc. but beyond the scope of the basics. I have been through the fine arts program at my university and done plenty of reading and studying online, and work full time designing and doing web deve...
I'm currently selling my logo design services on a community site, which works very well, and I'm also building a personal site to display my portfolio and find new customers. The community site works very smoothly: client orders, client gets instructions to provide certain information about their logo and then there's...
Ok ... I designed a book cover in Adobe InDesign. The book is an anthology, Hellfire Lounge #4 ... The subtile "Refelections of Evil" is typed in InDesign, turned into layers. Yellow fill, no outline. I copy it, paste in place, fill it with black, add a thick black outline, send it behind the all yellow outlined text. ...
I have over 1000 images to process and it would make life easier if I could obtain the dimensions of the each image in a spreadsheet or document. I was hoping for a program or something where I could drag and drop the images to the program and it automatically created a CSV (Comma Separated Values list) of dimensions....
I'm trying to create a design for a startup I'm involved with where there's a background image that's been tinted by a colour. Examples of what I'm looking to recreate include the background header for sendtoinc and this image on the acorns blog I'm struggling to get the correct settings to balance the brand colours a...
In Inkscape, what would be the best way to join the two nodes highlighted in red below? One is an end of the line, the other is the leftmost point on a circle (the horizontal line goes through the center of the circle). As to why, in case there are better suggestions - I wanted to make a glass, such as: and I wanted ...
Illustrator CS5 on Windows 7. I have an artboard where I keep trying to move anchors onto even-pixel points and they keep moving back to odd numbers. E.g. I have these two anchor points on a path: x: 999.33 px y: 0.5 px x: 1075.25 px y: 0.5 px I can drag the 1st anchor pretty much wherever I want. When I drag the 2nd a...
Is there such an option we can turn on so when we change the text align of an text object the position of this object will not move in Illustrator?
i am working with android project i choosen flat design for app...i got struggle on choosing the colours for pressed state..as per my design background is white..normal button is red...now the problem start for me..is there any guidelines is there for choosing colours..or if any body knows kindly share..thanks in advan...
Hi just looking for a recommendation for standard gutter width for a 2 column layout on an A4 page. The point size is 10pt the margins are 12.7mm (the default InDesign setting) I thought this would be easy to google but apparently not I guess its too specific a question
Does anyone have any idea about how to edit like this in Photoshop? I have used Google to search for this, but have found nothing.
I am following this tutorial on Custom Lettering In one of the steps, it says " Using the Brush Tool (B), with the “Basic” brush; use the Width Tool (Shift+W) to adjust the width of our new path" I tried doing this in Illustrator CS5 but it seems that the width tool is not able to expand my newly created path. Based on...
I met a client that currently works with a designer whom I don't know - the client showed me his new logo and asked my opinion about it. I answered that I don't like "grey on grey background". That's all I answered. Two days later I got an email from the client (He just sent it without prior conversation) with all the ...
I have a PSD file. I want to convert the PSD to SVG file using Photoshop CS6. Anyone able to tell me how to do this?
I am designing for iPad (canvas dimensions 768 x 1004) using the attached mock-up resource. However, I was wondering whether I need to factor the lower navigation bar into my design? I was planning on having a menu bar at the bottom and wondered whether this can sit over that navigation bar or whether I need to work ab...
Fed up with the university life, I thought I would try to be a freelancer. I am familiar with coding. How can I earn money online as a web designer? Is there any reliable way to earn money? I saw freelancing sites like Fiverr and oDesk are filled with people offering services for lower costs. Is it okay to offer servic...
Does it have to be so difficult? I open up GIMP. Wait, what does what? I open up Inkscape. The controls are so different. Ctrl+D does not work. Ar.AR.ar. Photoshop, Illustrator and more. Why does it take ages to learn? Is graphics design so hard? Help before I pass away (give me some advice please).
Is it possible to have access to the source file of each pattern you have inside Photoshop? A pattern is a squared piece of some artwork that is repeated according to the settings you choose. How could I get direct access to the 1 piece of that specific pattern so I can manipulate it or make it usable for web? My goal ...
I am trying to put a Horizonal line at Y: .9253 but cannot do it exactly by dragging it with the mouse. Is there a way I can punch in the exact Y value of the line's placement?
Hello all the smart designers out there, I have question regarding about importing photoshop file into Indesign layout. I have received this product photoshop file from a photographer. When I place it into Indesign, it show anchor points around the product. I have never seem stuff like this because the original photosh...
We are about to build a business application with transparent 3D spheres, possibly cubes, etc. to visualize some data. Before we start building this, we want to brain storm and decide the exact UI we want to build. Is there a 3D Modelling tool we should be using? If not "3D Modelling", what exactly should I be googling...
I have a 300dpi layered .psd file with the exact same measurements as the InDesign document (14.525 x 11 including bleed). When I place/import the .psd file into InDesign the file appears larger. The guides on the .psd file do not line up with the guides in the InDesign document which are in the exact same positions on...
I'm on this project where I want to keep a sans serif font for my titles (shown as title in the examples) but it works very poorly for the text. I already have a serif matched with it but I also want to be able to typeset my text in sans if needed. I'm not planning on ever using the sans used for the title in the text ...
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...
How can I create a wavy pattern in pixelmator? Something like this -
What is the name of this semi-serif font? (View edit history for image with finer detail (but awful colour combination)
When working on logo design projects, there are some things in Illustrator that doesn't work perfectly. For example, when I need to make rectangle and then put in rounded rectangle and then aling to centre, it doesn't do that perfect. Why? There are lots of more examples to tell you but I think you get the point what I...
I'm quite new to cinema 4D. I want to make a square with this texture on. I've tried to make a pyramid and to use the cloner tool, but.. just can't make it work. Anyone who can tell me how it's done? Or maybe can give me a nice tutorial? Tried making a cloned pyramid and placed them (roate and moove) so it looks like ...
Hi how can I do this: draw a stroke in illustrator with a shadow? Thanks
In IronMan 3, Eve-Online, or Star Trek, 3D models render in a bluish fashion. Examples: Is there a simple way to achieve this result with my own models? I typically use Blender, but if it is easier in another software package, I'm pretty agnostic...
I have been thinking for quite a while how would i make it myself. The difficulty lies in randomness. I Could go on manually but can't help and feel that there is some better way to do it. For example it was to be generated using some programming language then all i need to do is create mountains with varying hues and ...
I have an object in Illustrator with a chevron pattern that I created in Illustrator. When I export as a .png file or rasterize image file, it shows horizontal lines. Anyone have a clue why it does this? I am at a complete loss. It's not the seams of the pattern. Below is a .png file export of the image:
I'm trying to use a single character from the font Killigrew as a symbol in .svg or .jpg format on my website. However, the .ttf file is formatted incorrectly, so any image program I try to insert into as text the character is incorrectly cropped. Is there a way for me to either fix the whole Killigrew .ttf or open it...
How can I zoom-out when zoomed-in at a certain percentage, while drawing a shape. That means after I've clicked on the canvas, and start drawing, but have not released the mouse. Thanks.
I'm an AI newbie. I've been asked to make the word "TV" in line art with the T as a woman crossing arms. What's the best way to achieve this in Illustrator? I started creating it with the pencil/brush tool but it only gives one width, also I have to add stroke if I want the lines to be visible. I want to draw like thi...
I have a .gfa file that needs viewing outside my simulation program. After google-ing .gfa, I found that it belongs to the Graphics Interchange Format along with .gif. But I have not found a viewer that can actually play this file. This file is a like a regular .gif file, but, the image is moveable. e.g. : In the file ...
How can I create this type of effect in Illustrator?
I am working with Adobe Photoshop CS4. I wanted to create a round button of size 20px x 20px. To be comfortable I have created a round button with the size of 200px x 200px. The image is shown below: The image is perfect. Now I want to resize this picture to 20px x 20px, because that is the size that I really need. Bu...
I wanted to create a mask that looked exactly like another layer that I have. How do I do that?
How can I make one clipping mask for many type-layers? I have many type-layers and I want one background(clipping mask) for all of them. Have tried a couple of things. First, tried to make all my type-layers a sublayer for the clipping mask, that did not work. Second, tried to merge all of the type-layers to one, did n...
I am considering a summer job in a camp, but part of the job description is to make signs, announcing events/trips etc. This is well within my ability to do, but I'm not sure where to start. I am fairly good with computers, but currently lack the knowledge to do what I need to do. I could use Microsoft Word/WordArt, bu...
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...
Is there a standard classification scheme used by graphic designers for icons to help identify the characteristics of icon designs? I am not referring to things that describe the physical characteristics (e.g. 32px x 32px or file size), but style characteristics or the nature of the image (e.g. noun vs. action or abstr...
I am trying to find symbols for hardware elements which are not usually visible and do not have AFAIK a more recognizable symbol, such as caches, pipelines, etc. It's in the context of a hardware-oriented application, so it does not need to convey the information for any kind of people, but for those which already expe...
I am an entry level designer contemplating a move to the country. This move would give me lots more time to work on my portfolio and develop my skills, but also isolate me from the more white-collar communities. I would be reliant on marketing myself online, at least for the first two years. Or I could stick where I a...
I've got two layers—a green one and a brown one. A little part of the green one is underneath the brown one. These are the layers—I need to get just the visible green part. The image shows the layers' borders when the green layer is selected. Well, I need to crop (or duplicate as a new picture) the visible part of the...
Do you know any fonts that mimic the typography from the Renaissance era? Time: 16th century Place: Denmark/Scandinavia The thing I'm working at is a logo for a Jousting Simulator. This game took place both in the Medieval era and the Renaissance era. I don't know if it's that important to use Renaissance typography (e...
This may be a basic question... but in InDesign, how does one determine the pixel size of a text box? Specifically, we need to write text to specifications of 600 pixel width, and have no idea a) how to scale a text box to specific pixel width, b) how to determine what word count we can fit in, and c) how to do it i...
I've inherited a file called Logo_Spot.ai. I'm putting together some print ads for my employer using InDesign CS5 and I'm copy/pasting the logo from Illustrator into a new layer in InDesign. For whatever reason (and this is the reason I'm here!) one of the letters is partially transparent. I've checked the opacity and ...
I am trying to come up with an icon that would capture the concept of "in use". I have a list of files, some of which will be used by other objects in the system, and I need a visual cue to present to the user that a given file is "in use" - i.e. has an established relationship/dependency with another object. So far I...
I would like to apply a single palette to multiple images, is there a way to easily save and retrieve a special palette in the save for web feature. There is this option that you can switch colors when you click on them, but can you store them? Or should I do this entirely different?
I'm used to making sprites – but read that SVG is the way to go. I'm creating a mockup for client and would like to show the custom icons made in Photoshop and now need to bring them back into illustrator for SVG conversion. I imagine there's a better workflow and I'm searching for some tips and techniques.
Is there a way in InDesign CS6 to add space between the text and its border? Or do I have to just make a shape behind the text instead?
I have a presentation in which I've used a different large photograph as a background photo on each slide. Each photo overlaps the slide bounds in a different configuration in order to align it as desired when viewed in slideshow. How can I efficiently crop each of these photos to the slide using a script (or other tec...
I have multiple objects that will have the same color, border color, brush and texture (with texturizer). How can I either save this as some default style, or copy everything from one object to another? The eye dropper will only copy the colors and not the texture and brush...
So I'm getting a little confused with radii in Inkscape. For quite a while I thought that this: was the same as this: ... But it turns out that overlaying them on top of one another reveals that they are different: (where the red is the rectangle and the blue is the path) Further analysis reveals that (after convert...
This is a course assignment (project) but with real client. The image shows the current logo, colourful text and the chimp as the letter "O". I tried to make the (O) chimp face like other letters but it looked weird. so I made it as it is now. I'm asking you guys to help me make it more appealing, the client insisted...
I have a sequence of thick segments of different colors, which overlap at the end points. It looks like this: I would like it to look more like a single path, like so (note the change in the corners): Is there a simple way to do this with illustrator? I can manually convert each segment to a rectangle, and then move ...
I am trying to reproduce this hard transition of colors with the gradient tool. I had this gradient: And what I need was hard transition between of the colors like here - What is the trick to achieve this hard stop?
I need to create a perfect circle with the bezier tool and not with the circle tool. The purpose of this is to later animate my svg with css.
I've just updated to CS6 and find that my old friend "variations" is no longer there! It was very useful for quick, small colour corrections or to use for a suggestion before the image was sent to the retouching department/services. I would like to know why it was decided to remove it, and on whose authority!
[History] How does one challenge oneself in design? Any ideas for creating problems in order to solve them, as described here and in other random places around this site? [Edit] This user needs both technical as well as artistic experience. This question is being asked by a new designer (maybe) with no experience, try...
This is a technical question about InDesign/PDF XMP metadata. I'm trying to build a simple document indexer in PHP, making use of XMP information in the files indexed; i.e. PDF:s exported from InDesign. When exporting from InDesign to PDF, information entered in the File → File Info dialog box shows up nicely in the ex...
Somebody can please tell me how to enlarge pixel art using Pixen? I've drawn something but i don't know the procedure to enlarge the image so that it can be seen in a normal size.
I'm looking to create an SVG background image for a webpage using regular hexagons in a tessellation pattern similar to the image below. However, I need the hexagons to interconnect so I can use the: background-image: url("path-to-hex.svg"); CSS pattern. I'd like to do this in Inkscape. I'm not sure how to "cut" the p...
I've been doing some preliminary reading on trademark law, and I see that a trademark with the USPTO isn't necessary to defend the uniqueness of your new brand name or log in court. The USPTO gives a list of reasons why you'd want to register, but with my project in question, I don't see many of them as applicable to ...
My co-worker sent me a file created with Photoshop CC that she swears contain vector layers with shapes in them. I am running CS5, and the same layers are showing up as rasterized. Is this a versioning problem?
Which google font is most similar to Avenir Next Demi bold?
I have a bunch of art boards that are sized to 88x88 pixels. When I export my art boards, all the images are sized as 88x88, where transparent pixels are surround my actual art work. Is there a way to export the images and have it not include the surrounding box? For example, assume all my art boards are 88x88 pixels. ...
I'm trying to achieve a certain effect with Photoshop. Basically, I want the edges of my shape to bleed seamlesssly into the background. I'm trying to achieve a "radial" gradient from black to transparent based on the shape. Here's a quick and dirty example. I can't use the gradient/radial tool because it is based on a...
I wonder how to achieve this look (website) -- the uneven shapes, edges, strokes and shadows -- or is it even possible in Photoshop? I couldn't find any similar tutorials or PSDs to learn from probably because I don't know the right keywords search for what I'm looking.
I used the pen tool to make a basic graphic in foreground. Then created a background using the blend tool with three different colors. source1 Then with both objects I made a clipping masks and it looks like this. source 2 Instead of the clipping mask occurring on the line it is somehow being created in between the ...
If anyone could help identity this bold serif font, it would help tremendously.
I am attempting to find a font that meets this criteria: I need it to be geometrical (the circles in the lowercase "d" to be a perfect circle) I want the fonts to be single weight throughout. As in the where the shoulder of the lower case "d" meeting the stem, it does not narrow. Same with the lowercase "n". These ...
I have applied a baseline grid to some text, but there is a gap between the two lines of text. I want the text to sit on the baseline underneath the top baseline. It has a character style applied to it and the point size is 12pt.
I've seen many advertising logos, they are quite simple and don't show anything related to advertising. I saw some with call out signs but this is not the only thing,i think. I'm curious to know about what should be there in an advertising company logo. Thanks
I have an Intuos2 that has been a nice, solid, tablet for years now and, as far as I know, I'm happy with it. Now, I say "as far as I know" because I've not had the opportunity to try anything new. I'm looking to ramp up the amount of work I do which would require a tablet and am wondering if I am crippling myself by u...
I have added a paragraph style that has numbering in it. I was wondering how I make the numbers come after the text? I have tried aligning the number to the right but that doesn't work.
Is it possible to record an action that sets the current color overlay (layer style) to the foreground color? Meaning, adding a layer style of type color overlay with the foreground color (without touching other layer style options). If not possible, how to be faster in editing color overlays, since it's in my opinion ...
Well, how to make image-2 from image-1 (in Paint.NET)?
I'm having an issue that I can't seem to get around. I wouldn't call myself a graphic designer, as I only use photoshop and illustrator in relation to web design, so I know enough to be dangerous. I've had an issue numerous times in the past when I use save for web and save an image as a png-24, it comes out blurry, ...
How do I find out what the high level differences are between two partially different PSDs? I can diff them as binary/text files, but I would prefer something like added layer x moved item y two pixels changed color from a to b or some graphic diff showing what is different in the different layers. Or is there some wa...
I'm working on a kiosk project where the fabric will be printed by sublimation. I know the process is totally different from offset but is the outcome similar? Do I have to watch out for things like: Different color gamut Certain colors difficult to render properly (like oranges in CMYK) Kind of halftones being used ...
I am following a tutorial set out by one of my tutors for a design course and as he is modeling the hair of his 3D model, the hair seems to go under, as it should be expected to. Mine turns out like this: So I don't know the best way to explain it but basically a element is shown as being on top when it actually is b...
I want to achieve "HATTERAS VILLAGE" logo's like look in my "High Maintenance" logo. Especially the colors of fishes and those water splashes. How can i do this in Photoshop effectively? I've attached "HATTERAS VILLAGE" and "High Maintenance" logos here. Any suggestions or techniques? Thanks

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