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Does anyone know if there's a way to have Illustrator CC (2014) constrain control points to the pixel grid? I understand that "Align to pixel grid" makes it so that a shape will try to match the pixel grid, but the actual control points don't line up to said grid... The image I've attached illustrates my problem.
I've always been fascinated with low poly art styles. Throughout many years I tried to teach myself pixel art, but when low poly art was introduced to me during a time when I was looking for inspiration on a new project it was just fascinating. Here is an example of what I'd like to attempt: [Example 1] - A low poly 3D...
I've been using drop shadows on a logo I'm working with and when I apply the effect it takes a good 30-40 seconds for it to finish, and then same amount of time for each edit. I'm using an older macbook here, so it's not super fast but it's no netbook either. Why are drop shadows so intensive to render, and is there so...
I am designing a logo for a home built app which displays free WiFi coverage in my city. But, because I'm better at programming than designing, I'd like to hear some suggestions. I already have a basic setup. It looks a little messy to me but I don't really know what to change. I would like to keep the cell tower, whi...
As the title says, I would like to know what's best to approach when inserting/using an icon when designing website/app UI. Should I insert it as a “smart object”, font-based icon, or vector mask? I've looked at tons of websites in terms of UI design and how sharp/pixel perfect their designs are, mainly regarding the u...
I am using the layer comps in photoshop to create different pages of an app display setup. When I change the position of the text for layout "d" it then makes layouts a,b,c all the previous comps change. It also happened to an image I re-sized and re-positioned, Would anyone be able to explain why this may happen? To...
I know that if you press CAPSLOCK it changes the cursor into a crosshair, but that way I can't see the size of my circle. Is there a way to have both things activated?
I often see color combinations on webpages, images, posters, products etc. that harmonize really well. Am I allowed to use those colors in my own design? This is solely about the colors. I will not use images, logos or shapes from that source, and my content is not related to the original color source. I am also far f...
When creating pdfs with InDesign CS6 my target pdfs show sometimes strange patterns in the pdf. These patterns are sometimes black horizontal lines straight over the whole page, sometimes a square around a graphic I included, or some others. I experienced these patterns only on A4-pages which are completely filled up w...
When I use the Type tool in Illustrator, text automatically flows from the top-left: Is it possible to have the text flow from the bottom-right instead, like this (Illustrator CC 2014)? The Paragraph toolbox doesn't have any setting to do this, and the Type tool doesn't present anything that intuitively does this. G...
Does any body know what is the current status of embedding fonts into an svg file that is readable by inkscape. I find the lack of embedded fonts severely impedes portability of svg files, particular if sending the file to a person who doesn't have admin access on their machine and cannot install fonts. I tried to foll...
I have a one page InDesign document with a top navigation element similar to a website that I want to fix and have content pass underneath when a user scrolls through the PDF, is this possible? Thanks Mark
I'd like to make a mural wall of rectangles 100 across and 20 down with space between them and fill with only one image so where the gutters are them image is missing. Is this possible?
Every time I work in Photoshop I use multiple tabs, but It gets annoying if I have more than 3 tabs open in the same window because the tabs display the name of the file, the zoom % and the first line of text, making the tabs too long, so if I open a 4th one, it would be automatically hidden, making it harder to drag l...
I'm having a terrible time trying to get a photoshop image to export to an indesign file. The colors need to be in pantone as it will be printed, but whether I export to pdf or import the raw psd file into the indesign document, the colors always come up as cmyk. I used this tutorial on getting the colors as the preci...
Is it possible to toggle the locked/unlocked state of the current layer via keyboard shortcut? I'd love to be able to toggle show/hide for layers as well.
How would I go about printing my own branding on black PET plastic lids, like in the picture? How is that achieved and what type of printing is that?
Is there a way to create a quick checkerboard pattern that can used to draw behind a shape? I can use the Rectangle Grid to make a normal grid to do this but when I create a checkerboard shape the draw behind option is grayed out. Polar Grid has an option to alternate ring color but I don't see one in Rectangle Grid. T...
I have to design an iOS app in iPhone 5S, 6 and 6 Plus in Adobe Illustrator. Can anyone help me with the ever confusing PPIs and retina/retina HD displays and dimensions of these? For example, I first design for iPhone 5S which is retina display with 1136x640-pixel resolution. I use 72 ppi in Illustrator. Now since it'...
Is it possible to make the last segment a different width? Something like this? I was thinking endcaps, but I want it to stretch to the second last to the last anchor point. I want something like what I've circled in this picture, but only at the end of my stroke, but I don't think the arrowheads could fulfill this req...
Now that Photoshop CC has an option of extracting assets, should we abandon using slices to export assets to be used by UI developers?
I'm willing to understand how to use golden ratio for layout purposes in Indesign. I've found a couple of 'explanations' over internet but they are too enigmatic and I can't really see the possible usage of it in Indesign projects. I know that other people are doing it so it's possible. Can someone explain it to me ?
I am working on a print magazine in InDesign with a smaller than normal layout: 169mm x 239mm - which body font size would be recommended for this layout size? I have tried using 8pt for the body size but at this time it appears to be too big.
I know the build-up is part of the effect, but is there any way to get the wet edges effect without a build-up? It's okay if the center color is not transparent, just as long as the outer edge color is darker. The darker outer-edge effect is all that I want. EDIT/UPDATE: Both of the bottom 2 effects are 1px 100% opac...
I wanna change the content of many text boxes. Currently I use Type tool, edit one, click move tool, Type tool and edit the next. I know there is an easier way, but I forgot it. Like holding cmd in Type tool or similarly. Anyone able to help? Thank you
I made a 3D character with animation but now I need to make a 2D sprite sheet of this 3D character. Which program can I use for this and how is it created?
I am hoping to get an answer to a scenario. I have downloaded few images using Google, then clicked on the "properties" option, here, i see some of it showing details when was taken etc, and copyright by (© name of person or © getty images) however lots of images are comes up with no details at all. Does it mean if you...
I have an after effects project and a script that exports the after effects animations for use in Unity3D. The animation is complex and uses over 100 layers. Those layers are imported from a psd file created with photoshop. The layers in after effects and the psd correspond 1 to 1. The layers from the psd are exported ...
How do I vertically center text in a circle or box in Illustrator? If I choose the "Vertically Align Center" in the align palette to align the text in the center of my circle object, it's not in the exact center. This is because there is the box around the text tool that it centers it to The only way I have found to a...
I have this nifty glowing ring in an EPS file. I am trying to figure out how to use Illustrator to have the same blue ring with a white background. I'm having difficulty understanding where the black background comes from. I know that the layout of the file is a number of overlapping circles, then a single mesh that ...
Me and my colleague have just completed designing a very complex web interface. However, we need to move on to design the tablet interface. Is there a way for us to scale down the designs to fit the tablet or do we need to start redesigning the whole interface again based on the tablet size? Please help!
Okay, I am just trying out the offset path effect for a custom font. I followed this tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU2wDdLNTdE I tried doing the same, typed a word and expanded it,then put a stroke to it and finally offset path.I got the desired effect- the expanded version of my base letter,without expan...
I have been working on Photoshop for quite some time now, but there is one thing that has got me confused till now. Is it better to be working on a 16 bit color mode or an 8 bit one? I know that the 16 bit should be better for images etc, as there are more colors to display, but on a file with lots of smart objects , w...
I have a vector logo (eps-file) that needs to be exported to an A4-flyer created in Photoshop for printing (as a PDF). What is the best way to export the logo to Photoshop at the appropriate size while keeping it nice and crisp? I tried to export it as a PNG, but if you zoom into the document the logo is not very shar...
how to get access to all Arabic / Hebrew language features in the last updated Adobe products 2014.1 specially Illustrator.
I'm very new to AI and am still learning about curves. I would like to know if it is possible to apply transforms to the curve between two anchor points. Specifically, I would like to increase the stroke size between two anchor points but would also like to know if other operations are possible also. When I scale curre...
As you can see the lens has fuzzy/distorted edges towards the top. Any way i can smooth this out in Illustrator 3D? Its only there after i add the 3D effect.
My I need to export Print+Web versions of logos in several formats currently arranged in artboards but whenever I - save as... EPS - [tick "Use Artboards"] ... the resulting files when placed in Indesign have empty space around the logo, making it impossible in Indesign to enter exact dimensions, or positioning... an...
It's used on the earthquake warnings. Here's an image: text: 緊急地震速報 (気象庁) I have searched all over Google and everything - it can't be found, which is why I am asking here. thanks in advance :)
Whenever I save my Inkscape drawing as .png (save as -> cairopng), even if there is nothing behind my drawing, it saves it with a background, like this: How can I save with a transparent background?
In this awesome shot on Dribbble by Yoga Perdana, he has rounded angles on the fire tips. I can't seem to figure out how to do it. I know he uses Illustrator, but I don't have access to it. If anyone has any ideas, that would be wonderful. The only thing I can think of is using scissors to cut the shapes up and then r...
How could I mix rounded and square caps in one single path in Illustrator? For example, I need to make a rounded cap on the starting point and a square one on its end? See the screen capture underneath.
I'm a computer science graduate having a passion for web design. Almost two years ago, I started learning web design. I designed few websites as well. Every day I try to improve my designing skills a lot. I just want to become a highly skilled, professional web designer! I'm good at programming and I can design good a...
I am using a color wheel to create a palette. If I use a color wheel pattern/system like triadic, analagous, complimentary etc this will generate a series of basic colors/hues. My question is: Once the base color palette has been selected - how do I then select specific shades off of the base colors? My intuition is to...
I have only once used Inkscape so far and need to make a graphic for my thesis work for an illustration of a geometrical principle. Imagine our solar system as a circular plane. The plane is the average of all the planets that circle around it. Now each individual planet is inclined towards this average(!) plane. I wo...
The Colour Wheel in the Edit Colors Dialogue Box (see image) is patches of colours instead of a smooth spectrum. I'm looking to change the settings so that I get the smooth spectrum. How can I do this? What am I missing here? Why is the colour wheel showing colour patches instead of a spectrum (i.e. is this based on ...
I'm running into an odd problem in After Effects (I'm currently running 4.0 but I've seen it in other versions as well); I'm getting interpolation based on previous values in hand-keyframed sequences. For instance: If I set two keyframes and use them to move an object from point a to point b, After Effects interpolate...
A customer is considering using the word "Sauron" (The mythical all-seeing eye from Lord of the Rings) as PART of a company name, it fits extremely well with the purpose of the business. I have been asked to start designing a logo and website, the use would include both text and a logo incorporating an eye. I have seen...
I am using MS Visio 2013, trying to draw a circular arc which spans between two 45 degrees lines. Think about an isosceles right triangle, where the head (90 deg) vertex is trimmed to a circular shape of a given radius. The ultimate goal is to create a pincushion shape made of 4 such arcs. Here's my current shot (resiz...
I am trying to follow this tutorial on how to create Digital Version of a signature. In the Video he clicks on Trace Options, and then clicks Ignore white, before doing a a Live Trace to vectorize the signature. When I try to emulate his process in the newest form of Illustrator, the resulting image, before vectorizati...
hoping you can help me today. I think my question is very simple. I have almost no experience with Adobe, but I am trying to finish up a Christmas present... I am making a digital file for a shirt printing company to embroider, but can't get the white stroke I made around black text in InDesign to show up against the w...
CS5. Trying to cut out text from a shape behind it. I select the text, then Object > Expand..., then select it along with the rectangle shape behind it and do Pathfinder > Minus front. The cut-out shape comes looking wrong. In Pathfinder Options, I have the precision set to 0.001 pt (although it doesn't seem to chang...
I want to set Annotations for my drawing but in isometric view it gives me the distance following the orange line when I need the length of the yellow one. Does anyone know what settings I should change to obtain desired result.
I'm trying to design stained glass. Photoshop has the "Stained Glass" filter, but I need a bit more flexibility than it allows. I've used it to create the came structure: Now I want to take my original image: And color the regions according to it, such that there is only one color per region. Here's the expected resu...
I'm editing an existing AI file - a hexagon shape that shows with some scratches over it. However, I've removed every single object on the current layer except the hexagon shape. I can't figure out where the scratch effect is coming from. There are no styles applied to the layer or object, there are no masks. Layer: ...
how can I insert a placeholder image in Illustrator, the way it can be replaced by an external real image file.
I am new to Illustrator and currently fiddling with some of the more advanced options. I would like to know if it is possible to create custom gradients using patterns in the swatches window that blend into each other. Perhaps by specifying them in the gradient slider. The custom gradient options ive seen on this site ...
How can I add Patterns and colors in the same folder in color swatch panel in Illustrator? What I need to do is recoloring to switch between color scheme that contain pattern in it
I've been creating a diagram on folic acid metabolic pathways in mammals and I have two lines I've grouped together, that I'd like to give end markers to but for some reason only one of these two lines has an end marker. I've tried adding a start marker (as I was wondering if Inkscape was counting the other line as the...
I'm working on an app who's UI is mainly driven by images. The only non-image UI element is the navigation bar at the top and I'm struggling to find a good color palette for this. As you can see in the image below I've currently settled on a light salmon color for the navbar background, with a contrasting dark blue for...
I grouped a bunch of little things together and arced it, and it looked fine. I later tried to modify a single one of my objects and it didn't work without modifying everything, so I ungrouped them. After I ungrouped everything, the arc disappeared. How do I make this not happen? I can rasterize it and it'll become one...
Does anyone know what software is best to create high quality GIF images? I do not know if this kind of GIF can be created in Photoshop? If Photoshop cannot be used what type of software is recommended to complete an high quality GIF?
I want to create a sphere with green grass texture , I searched and I wanted to use this method to create grass texture , but as we know , In Illustrator CC 2014 , instead of Live trace ,there is Image Trace . It seems Image Trace has more options I don't know how to set Image Trace to create details exactly the sam...
I am a technical guy (software developer) and for some inexplicable reason kind of love looking at text or typesetting design (is that even the right phrase?) . I love what graphic designers create, but I hate what I create. I would like to learn how to choose fonts, layout text and develop interesting color pallets....
I'm a bit confused on the best way to set up a magazine grid, 8.5"x11" page spreads. I found a great template with 12 columns from http://www.thegridsystem.org/ and the gutters are all 1p0. However, this article from Typophile, http://typophile.com/node/47265 suggests using 5mm gutters between columns of text, which is...
In IllustratorCC is it possible to take apart a Smart Object? I had a client send me a logo from another artist to update (former artist is no longer available to answer). I need to take apart the Smart Object to see exactly how the comprising elements were made so as to update.
In a documentary on the American TV series The Incredible Hulk (1978-1982, dir. K. Johnson, with Messrs. Bixby, Ferrigno etc.), the producer/director explains that he tried to petition Stan Lee to allow him to do a red Hulk because of the association with anger. More to the point, he reveals that Mr Lee explained the r...
I need to select all elements in the document so that I can perform actions on all of them (don't ask me which actions, please). CTRL+A selects only elements on the spread but I need all pages.
I'm having intermittent problems with GIMP, where the 'move layer' command suddenly stops working. The mouse pointer changes to the one below: When I make an explicit selection, e.g. CTRL+A on a layer, then MOVE works again. But normally I can move whole layers without any selection (e.g. Select/None or CTRL+SHIFT+A)....
I took my work home from a photoshop class, not realizing I didn't save my pictures as .jpeg instead i saved them as .psd and I don't have photoshop to change them, is there a way to change a .psd format to .jpeg format without using photoshop? Or is there a way to add a .psd to a powerpoint without photoshop as well?
I've searched a lot about how to create grass for a sphere. I analyzed some pictures from different games. I can copy what I've found but it's important to know the methods because here I have a sphere to cover with grass rather than flat ground. Here is a scene from the Farm Frenzy game. I would like to create grass ...
Somebody designed a logo for me and gave it to me in PNG and Jpg format. I upgraded to get the logo design in "editable" formats. He sent me it in A1 and EPS formats. How do I edit a logo in A1 Format, or EPS format without having to subscribe to adobe illustrator?
I'm doing line art in Inkscape. For the sake of saneness, I need the fill of a path to occlude paths beneath it, so I just fill everything with white. However, while exporting to a bitmap, I don't want the fills to actually be white - I just want to export the lines, with no fills. Here's a example: With fills: no fi...
I'm looking for an image format (I guess) that can be used for web images as well as for printing (on paper) directly from any platform/browser so that the images have the exact same sizes on paper every time. This will be used for a math problems service and I want to allow people to print them and use rulers to accur...
I made this brush from a tutorial I watched online. I want this rope loop to look how its shown on top, but when they overlap in the loop I don't want them to look how they do once expanded (image below), I want them to be smooth as how it looks before the expand. I do understand that the first image has a white Fill,...
Since we build a baseline grid to rule our copy on the web, on articles I read, it's not clear if we should use this base line for giving spaces to other elements of the web as well, such as images for example. Say, for example the baseline is 6px height, so margins of pictures would be multiple of 6px. And same with a...
I am developing UI for iPhone App, and in the navigation bar I used this grey color. My requriment is to use font colors which catch the eye. I tried blue but on iPhone the theme is transparent, so the text doesn't get highlighted enough. What colors can I use in combination with a medium contrast grey? My background c...
I'm editing a template with a baseline grid. I added an icon with Font Awesome and can't align it vertically with my text because it snaps to the baseline. How can I tell InDesign not to align this particular element to the baseline grid? Turning off Snap to Document Grid and Snap to Guides didn't work.
I'm working on a design which is to be printed and displayed on a 8ft by 2.32ft. What dimension can I use when using photoshop because I can't find any fonts that can extend that large. Thanks.
I usually encounter annulus-like shapes such as the one shown below: I want to create a gradient mesh out of this array of discrete patches. However, Adobe Illustrator can only create rectangular gradient mesh. I had to fudge the mesh to this annulus. I'm wondering is there a good way to create a gradient mesh that co...
I have a very simple road texture (200 x 200) like this: I need to create a curved version of this texture that is double the size (400 x 400). Here is a picture to give you a basic idea of what I'm trying to do: The problem is, I have no idea how to curve the lines and the road markings in such a way that they woul...
How do I go about creating this effect in Photoshop cs6? Don't forget to mark this question as useful :)
What settings/methods are best for creating an animated gif with sharp image quality? Here's what I'm working with: http://demo.jessewhite.me/envelope/index.html This graphic is for a high-end client so I want it to be as sharp as possible. I've tried creating the animated gif several ways and this is by far the best r...
My client needs a translucent business and this is the first time I am going to do create a design that's going to be printed on translucent plastic material. I am a bit worried about how the design will work with it. Are the transparency going to work just by leaving transparent background in the required areas and s...
Recently, I started taking interest in logo designs and started replicating some famous logos. Soon, I came across this article about twitter's new logo, released somewhere in june '12 . On this post, I learned the fact that circles and the mathematical constant golden ratio are being used in logo designs of twitter a...
I'd like to create a method to check if my client used my specific joboptions to create a PDF. Is there a way to add some sort of meta data or version data or signature to jobtions so that you get some sort of footprint when somebody uses these joboptions? UPDATE: The joboptions are created from the PDF-preset window i...
I am looking to create some graphics that look like modernism vintage style. Examples here: Any thoughts here?
Looking for a plugin that would automatically distribute irregular shapes on a surface so that bounding box has minimum area. The same asked here, but for Inkscape. Google doesn't help me much. Maybe I am using wrong terms and key words.
For as long as I have known, a majority of designers have been beyond enamoured with Helvetica. While I can see that it's a nice typeface, I really don't understand the hype. Some research into the matter yields some arguments: Helvetica is neutral, well-glyphed (as in: it has lots of glyphs and has been issued in eg. ...
I've been given the task recently to convert a portrait image of my boss with the size 489w x 835h to a good profile image to be used for his LinkedIn profile (200px x 200px). I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to make a picture standout after the image size is modified? The image that was originally provide...
I want to achieve the same style in Illustrator like the ones in here https://www.dropbox.com/pro
Acrobat 11 is much different than Acrobat 9 but I was wondering where is the panel for PDF compression settings. In Acrobat 9 you could go to Advanced -> PDF Optimizer:
Is there an application (or website) that allows you to select multiple fonts from a list and displays Lorem ipsum side-by-side for test purposes?
Ok, I have an Image in 8 bits per channel mode on Photoshop. When I try to save it doesn't let me select the A8 R8 G8 B8 option. Why I can't do it? There's a special mode that I have to choose to make this option available? Here's a screenshot. Only the XRGB (leading zero) it's availabe and I need the leading Alpha op...
I want to make a laser cut map of the world. I downloaded a vector file from the link below. I want to cut out the continents and islands but only etch the countries and states. My dilemma is that there is no continent layer. I thought maybe I could create a mask of the countries of the continents but it's not working...
I am sure you can imagine what I have in mind (if you can't, few links are at the bottom of the post) Trailers usually have some sort of message at the end (release date, name of the game/movie, etc). Some have this running stormy clouds, very dark and subtle, sometimes with occasional flash. I am wondering how to simu...
I'm using Illustrator CC and my paths appear pixelated. I have no idea what may have caused the pixelation since it just started happening out of the blue. The image I've attached shows the saved jpg version of the image vs. the image displayed in Illustrator. Please help!
I have a long list of organizations in one column in my csv. I would like to populate separate text boxes within one Illustrator file with this data. These text boxes are not in a table, but in a radial shape. Variables only seem to pluck one entry per iteration of the file. Is there a way to write a script that iterat...
I'm a newbie in Branding of products in the market using Graphics Design and as per my question, I would like to know what items are supposed to be branded for a photographer as a client? Branding is more than a logo. A brand is a touch point. Every way the photographer reaches their clients and potential clients it's ...
I want to parent an element (pre-compose) to one of the points on a path. Imagine a line that has two paths. I want to parent an object (say, a leaf) to the top point of the path. So if my path is to have a bounce effect (the point of the path will move to create the effect...), so will my leaf. Ultimately, it should (...

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