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I'll soon be completing my M.A. in technical and professional communications and will hopefully find employment in that field. However, I have recently developed a passion for fonts and font design and I have some ideas for beautiful and useful fonts I'd like to see. So, as a hobby I would like to learn the basics and, eventually, advanced techniques of font design.
So where should I start? I have a firm grasp of document layout and design and the font-related subjects therein, and I know the difference between serif and sans-serif fonts but that's really all I know. So it's a totally new subject to me academically and I'm excited to learn.
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I'm having problems with my color picker in photoshop CS5
Image 1: I select the black [ish] bar. Color picker returns gray.
Image 2: I select the white [ish] background below the black bar, color picker returns lighter gray.
Now I thought the color picker was using grayscale, so to test, I did the same with blue.
Image 3: I select the blue, color picker returns wrong blue.
Image 4: I select the blue color one pixel higher than in image 3, color picker returns an even lighter blue. It's still the wrong blue, and the blue in image 3 and 4 is a solid color.
Note: there are no layer styles present!
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What techniques (or different fonts) could I use to fonts to make small text (about 10px) look nice in Photoshop?
Here is what I tried, but every time it looks blurry, or too bold:
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I have an icon in illustrator but when I export to Photoshop I get white around the shadow in the image. Please advise how to remove the white. I have the icon in layers.
original ai file
http://www23.zippyshare.com/v/43531370/file.html
Thanks
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Is that possible to somehow run AI2Canvas plugin in Illustrator CS6? I used it in CS5 version successfully and it did its job just great, but now when I start Illustrator, it shows an alert that it can't load the plugin and it doesn't appear in export options as a result.
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I am having an issue with Firefox rendering a few of the .png's that I have loaded into a Wordpress blog that I am preparing for a client. The images look fine in IE 8 & 9, and chrome, but it looks very off in Mozilla. I was informed by our other UX guy that Firefox complies with embedded color profiles that may warp the tint of your image. You can view the tint shift by going to :
http://blog.hendrickspower.com
If anybody has any idea of how to over ride the color profile, I'd definitely appreciate the heads up!
Thanks
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I've got to make a presentation but I don't know the ratio of the screen it will be viewed on. It will also have to be available in printable version (A4). What slide ratio is more appropriate given these constraints? Any suggestions?
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What's the most accurate technique for re-creating a gradient in Photoshop from a bitmap image like a screenshot?
So far I've been using the dropper tool to pick out colors and manually set color stops but it seems like there must be a more accurate way of setting the position and the number of color stops using an existing bitmap as the source.
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OT Bold vs Pro Bold
More generally, when two fonts differ only by the last bit of their name, what does it mean? Is it "the same font", but by different foundries?
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Basic situation:
I have an image with a complex alpha channel (ie. feathered, complex non-linear edges).
I have an image I want to overlay on top of the first image using a blend option like multiply or maybe screen.
...but I must preserve the EXACT alpha channel of first image.
Can I do this in photoshop?
If I paste the second image it creates a new layer, and the multiply, screen etc options overwrite the alpha values on the first image (layer 1).
Seems like there should be an easy way to do this?
I saw this question:
How do I change RGB value without changing the Alpha channel?
...but messing around with the lock-alpha options didn't seem to do anything.
NB. The reason I mention the complex edges in the image is that the feature tool doesn't select the alpha channel correctly; simply select-using-magic on layer 1, goto layer 2, delete doesn't even remotely work.
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Does anyone know a way of addding a square background to text in photoshop? I want something like the same effect that is on subtitles in movies.
See examples below. I can do it with adding a new layer with a black square and reduced opacity behind, but it seems so "hackish" and its difficult to get the same offset, correct position etc.
Is there a simpler way? Something like a "squared stroke" blending option?
Hmmm.. wasnt allowed to post images :\
Word calls it "Text Highlight"
Mancester city uses it on their newspage (probably not photoshop though).
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Using - Illustrator CS5
I have created an image which has a shadow behind it. This shadow is a shape with a gradient applied that is black to transparent.
I have saved this Adobe Illustrator file out as a PDF file and printed it.
However when I print it out the tranparent part of the shadow has ended up printing out light grey instead of clear?
Any idea why this is the case?
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I have created a layer and I need to move it exactly 1 pixel right and 1 pixel down. How do I do it? Please help.
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I found this image on the internet:
I want to use this style on some icons. Is there anyone familiar with this style and do you have an advice for me?
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I'm playing with a celtic knot work shape, which means that I want to split a path which crosses itself at that intersection. How do I tell it what segment I want to split?
It's one path but different segments of that path. For instance, there is the horizontal segment, and then a segment which is tilted at 120 degrees. It doesn't matter if I select the horizontal segment or the tilted segment, it always cuts the horizontal segment.
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Is there an accepted way to adjust font glyphs in order to simulate text figures?
Background
Text figures are "lowercase" digits. You normally use lowercase digits where you also use lowercase text (e.g. in the middle of a sentence).
Keyboards were never created with uppercase and lowercase digits; and Unicode doesn't specifically encode them, as "they are not considered separate characters from lining figures, only a different way of writing the same characters."
Which brings me to my question; what is the accepted way to create lowercase figures out of a font's standard "uppercase ones?
Wikipedia mentions that normally:
012 are x-height
68 have ascenders
34579 have descenders
My first attempt (in photoshop) would be to:
smush 012
nudge 34579 down
leave 68 where they are:
But the skwooshed figures (0, 1, 2) look distinctly unpleasant.
If the Unicode consortium suggests that "lowercase digits" can simply be constructed from te "uppercase" ones - what do they recommend i do?
Ideally in HTML
My end goal is to display lowercase text in a browser. i know some fonts (e.g. Georgia) already display all their digits as lowercase:
But i'm not asking how to switch to using Georgia; i'm asking how to construct lining figures out of non-lining ones.
And since this is for display on the web, i realize that i'd probably end up having to apply per-character formatting:
<!doctype html">
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
body {
font-family: "Segoe UI", "Calibri", sans-serif;
font-size: larger;
}
.xheight {
font-size: 1.5ex;
}
.descender {
position: relative;
bottom: -0.4ex;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>In the year <span class="xheight">21</span><span class="descender">5</span><span>6</span> the Romulan war...
</body>
</html>
Rendering as:
Which, again, doesn't look as pleasing as i think it should.
Hey look, a penny!
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I have a button image in a PSD file. The image is in single layer.
I want to change the color of the border to a bright green color.
How do I do that in Photoshop?
Thanks!
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What's the best way to create something similar to the panel that the controller sits in:
This is for the web and using photoshop.
I think the gist of it is an inner glow on a low opacity background, what I'm struggling with is that the glow/stroke almost looks like a gradient and I'm not sure how to achieve this. Would it be a mask of some kind?
Does anyone know of any good tutorials for this kind of effect? I think I understand the bulk of it, but I'm struggling to achieve a similar level of polish.
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I'm a software developer and am working on a personal project (website + iphone/ipad app). I need simple illustrations for these to fill in the blanks until the project gets "some" paying customers or I find investors. With more money I can hire some graphic design folks to do a great job. As for now, I'm aware of the big brand tools out there (Photoshop, Illustrator) but am looking for an illustration tool for beginners. I've used "Paper" app by FiftyThree Inc. and was able to create something fairly decent in just a few minutes. I'm looking for an application that will do this on my computer, that has more features than Paper, but without the learning curve of Photoshop or Illustrator.
Summary question: What are some great beginner illustration tools (OS agnostic)?
Thank you
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I created my logo in Adobe Illustrator and i'm happy espect that when i need it smaller, it looks pretty ugly and fuzzy. Like pixels are getting squeezed.
Here is a screenshot of the original on the right and the smaller one on the left:
I am sure i am doing something wring in Illustrator since i don't have much experi
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Anybody know where there are some Microsoft Office Icons that are at least 500 x 500 pixels wide and a good resolution to download? I might even be willing to pay for them, I just don't want to have to make them all, gag.
Any help would be appreciated.
If you don't know of anywhere to get them, any tips on making them?
Thanks a ton!
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I've just finished trialing TutsPlus and decided not to renew as the majority of their content is coding tutorials.
However I did watch a course on Adobe illustrator which was really good and want to find other sites that have videos done by talented designs that tell you their tips and workflows for using Adobe illustrator. (i.e. not the basic Lynda type videos)
Anyone know of a decent resource? Happy to pay for them if they are high quality and by classy designers.
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When I have a circle shape and now I substract from it a little square in the middle, what I get is a shape that looks like hollowed circle. But in fact in its paths I still have my whole shape of circle and a 'substraction path'of a shape of square. How to make it a real substracted path, so when I combine this shape with others, the substraction path doesn't affect them?
Here is more of an explanation:
1) at first I make asimple substraction on a square - notice what happens on a vector mask: it is a square and a substraction of a rectangle. It wouldnt bug me that much if not when...
2) then I add another shape...
3) and finally try to merge this two into one shape.
The substraction makes a nice Cshape with the first shape, but also messes up the other shape.
The effect I need is just a C shaped polygon that I can merge /wo ruining rest of composition, and still get the nice, resizable shape of the whole.
sorry for not inserting images, but my reputation won't let me.
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Publications often seem to like to make parts of images poke above text or design elements, either subtly or clearly.
For example, in this Radio Times cover, the top of a woman's head is positioned above the title of the publication.
What name is given to this, and is there a reason for it?
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Just for some background knowledge. I am absolutely terrible with graphics, but I attempt anyway. I am trying to create a dead simple graphic for my Android APplication while trying to follow the guidlines set by Google. (http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design_action_bar.html)
They state: Action Bar icons should be 32-bit PNGs with an alpha channel for transparency
I tried to set that type of project up in photoshop, but now it won't let me save as a PNG.
Just as an addition to this, they state that ActionBar icons should be 32x32dp. How can I make an icon using those guidelines?
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I have two images (For the sake of simplicity, Image1 and Image2). I want to use Image2 as a transparency for Image1.
How can I do that? Assume I've done little more with Gimp than play with some filters.
Thanks.
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I'm making an infographic and have found that the best way to make a vector of something is to start with a real something and basically make it monocolor (all black, or all blue). I am wondering if this is ok? The infographic is for work but we are a nonprofit.
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We are learning image processing in computer vision course. There is question given in slides that "If you had to choose, would you rather go without luminance or chrominance?"
So on which information we can compromise, luminance or chrominance and why?
If this is not the right place to ask this question, please redirect.
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Pretty straight forward question, say in Gimp I have an image with 2 layers in question, one is temporary, I want to use it as the mask for the other. How can I transfer a layer into the mask of another? I get as far as having a grey scale floating selection which I can't place on the mask. I know how to paint on a mask, or use a layer's grey scale as it's own mask, but not a layer's grey scale for a different layer's mask.
Hope that makes sense
Thanks
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Is there a simple way to copy all text in PSD file?
I work with PSD layouts with many separate text layers and they often contain only one word.
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I want to use the following image in an HD video:
I'd like to use this image at a width of 400 pixels. As far as I know, there are no higher resolution versions available so I'm looking to scale up the small image that I do have. Now I know this comes with some perceived quality loss, but at least then I'd be able to use it in my video. I want to give special attention to the text areas, which are presented on a near-solid color background. I care less about the image because it isn't essential to my video.
I have Photoshop Elements 10. Currently the image looks like this when scaled up to a 400-pixel width:
Are there any tools I can use to make the end result a little more legible and less blurry?
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I have to make a button with some shadows using HTML/CSS and I've been provided with a PSD file, which has a shape of the button and some effects applied to it. One of the effects is an inner shadow.
And it's blending mode is Multiply. There is no such possibility to use blending modes in CSS, so I think the only way to make 100% copy of the button is to convert the colors from Multiply blending mode to Normal. I found the formula of the Multiply blending mode.
It is : Result Color = (Top Color) * (Bottom Color) /255
So maybe its possible to get the top color respectively?
(Top Color) = (Result Color) / (bottom color) / 255
I tried this but its not working for some reason.
Any ideas?
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Is there a way to get the equivalent of a color in different blending modes?
I have an inner shadow effect applied to a shape with blending mode multiply. How to get the color of that shadow, if the blending mode was to be normal (only for this layer)?
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All From WikiPedia Made by this Guy
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Is there a command-line utility for Linux that can pixelate an image by a specified percentage eg "-pixelate 30%"
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I've been trying use linear-gradient CSS to avoid using an image for a gradient but unfortunately it renders poorly in Chrome with visible banding.
I've created a codepen example to illustrate the problem.
http://codepen.io/chrism/pen/1
It is strange because it renders perfectly in safari, another webkit based browser.
The CSS code comes from compass images, so don't think it is a problem with my CSS
I found in the Chrome issue tracker this ticket, which I think relates to this issue.
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=41756
I was wondering if anyone had any workarounds for this which do not involved using images?
Thanks!
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I recently started working with Adobe Edge, and need to create an additional stage for a more complex animation. How can this be done?
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Where are some good places to find free stock images?
I'm looking for good places to find illustrations (not photos). Any places online with free illustrations that you would recommend? I'm looking for "Caricatures", backgrounds, cartoonish.
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I see this type of background a lot:
It's usually a light gray with slightly darker gray specks, but this is a pretty dark grey with lighter gray specks. How is this sort of thing done in photoshop?
I've asked around before and was told to try rendering clouds and then applying the mosaic pixelation, but that didn't work out too well. I've tried various things but haven't been able to come up with anything similar.
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I'm taking my first steps into the waters of vector design, designing a simple logo (in 'Sketch' for mac - an illustrator alternative).
This went well until it came time to export the artwork for a web site. I took an eps to Fireworks, then created a PNG for the web site.
It wound up looking more 'jaggy' than I expected, and this is when I started to wonder whether I was doing things right.
What size/resolution do you import an eps logo into Fireworks (or Photoshop) at? The same size you want to end-graphic to be, or do you import as a larger size and shrink it down in Photoshop so it looks better?
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In Illustrator CS6, I can only get the gradient tool to add a horizontal gradient.
I can not drag either of the end points around into a vertical gradient.
What is going on here that I can't see?
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I have two layers. Layer one has the background image (some landscape) and layer two is colored. Layer two is above and I insert a text on top of layer two and merge it with layer two and then set text to transparent so I see the background layer.
The problem is the character edges are not sharp. Is there a way to get sharp edges for the text?
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I'm a relative novice with Illustrator and I am looking for the best way to make a line with multiple color segments. For example, here is my feeble attempt by just making three lines and trying to align them manually. I can not add an attachment as I do not have enough points yet, so here is a link to an example I created:
Notice that the segments are not connecting together smoothly. How can I make a line with multi-colored segments? Thanks for the help.
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I'm just getting started with Illustrator. I've created some artwork I like. I want to press it now for the web. If I click "Save for web", change the size to something small like 30x100 (px) it's all pixelated. If I save it huge and then scale down in a different program (like Preview on Mac), I get a smooth scale effect.
Can I achieve this direct in Illustrator (I'm using CS6 Creative Cloud).
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My girlfriend is a very keen drawer, and would like to somehow transfer her ideas from paper onto the computer - she's drawn many different versions which she wanted to scan in, but I figured it'd be better for her to use Photoshop and a tablet so it's in a format that's easier to work with rather than a flat image/scan
The problem is, everything she's trying isn't working. I'm not a computer novice by any means, but even the simplest things seem incredibly complex - it took me ages to figure out how to get a simple black brush (seemingly changing the colour to black didn't work, it looked muddy and washed out) but the effect is really terrible.
So in a roundabout way, I guess my main question is what brush is good for a fancy text logo? If I can at least pick a good brush for her to play around with it'd be a massive step in the right direction. Thank you :)
(she's getting quite frustrated with the tablet/photoshop as I type this "Ahhhhh, I don't even want a logo now, this is ridiculous!" etc etc, sorry again for being somewhat vague, just really want to help point her in the right direction!)
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What price should I charge for design services?
I was called for a job interview and I was hired. This will be my first job as a designer.
How much should I charge for designing 300 business card templates? They are going to be used on an website in which clients can use and just add their text. This guy said he wants to pay me $500 - $200 in cash and $300 on stocks just to start off. I guess I'm too young (20) to understand about stocks.
Can anybody explain what is normal practice?
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I'm laying out a composition in AI CS3, using a placed PSD file, and I'm getting not satisfactory results per the effects overlay quality. I hope you'll be able to help me out.
Image 1: This is the PSD file: 2 layers: (1) a blue background and (2) a piece of plastic with multiplied drop shadow.
Image 2: Now, I remove the background layer and save the PSD file that contains only the plastic frame with the Drop Shadow effect
Image 3: Then I place it into AI CS3 composition, which has its own background object (a rectangle filled with identical blue). The shadow result is mediocre, even though the entire chain seems to be CMYK all the way through.
What can I do to get the same results in AI?
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I want to generate circles like in this picture. It is an overlay and I need the overlay alone.
It looks like circles in circles each with a width and a margin of one pixel. How can I generate such a pattern in gimp or photoshop?
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Tips and sources for beginning designers
I'm creating my first game and want to improve upon the graphic design aspects of my game.
By graphic design I mean layout, font, spacing, etc..
Is there a good resource for learning graphic design for a programmer?
I've taken human-computer interaction classes, but that has more to do with task and making task as easy as possible for the user. Not necessarily about layout/spacing.
I mention layout/spacing twice because that's the biggest problem I'm having. I can clearly tell that things need to be spaced properly to be more visually pleasing.
Thanks to all that reply
I've looked on amazon for a book or 2. Would one of these be a good start?
http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Workshop-Challenges-Sharpen-Design/dp/1600617972/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342558997&sr=8-1&keywords=graphic+design
http://www.amazon.com/Layout-Workbook-Real-World-Building-Graphic/dp/1592533523/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1342558997&sr=8-4&keywords=graphic+design
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Is there an easy way to transform a standard box or rectangle to look like this?
I am referring to the sharp sloped orange box in the picture. As far as I know, one can only install round edges. With "easy way", I mean a method without subtracting shapes or carefully aligning the nodes. Maybe some filter?
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I am using Photoshop CS3 and I have been given a quite big PSD with a lot of elements in it.
I want to select one of these groups in the layer pane and copy it to a new document, and this document needs to be the exact size of the group.
I have tried duplicating the group into a new document, but this results in a document with the same size as the original one.
I tried following this link How do you create a new document from a layer group that's also the size of the group?
But I just can't control-c the layers I have selected?
My group is composed of text layer and one square layer with some effects in it (its a button).
Many thanks,
felipe
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So, you've finished a design job (eg. a logo design) and the client asks for your IP surrounding the logo, eg copyright, original artwork files, notes, sketches, all of that stuff that went into creating the finished piece. Do you charge for this transfer? If so, how do you calculate your fee (eg. XX% of the value of the project, or perhaps a flat fee of $XXX)
Do you also hand over just the work that went into creating that finished concept, or do you hand over all of your alternate concept designs and ideas as well?
Edit: IP = Intellectual Property as defined here: http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/understanding-intellectual-property/ip-for-designers/
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I want to make it so that I can change an image so that it only uses the colors I have listed, and if it doesn't have it, it changes to the closest available color. Is that possible and if so how?
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A lot of designers use Photoshop as a design and mockup tool. And in doing so, one of the last steps can be to get a lot of the colour information out so things like gradients and dynamic text can be rebuilt using HTML, CSS, Cocoa or some other language.
Sampling a colour, then opening the picker and tabbing or double clicking the HEX field, then pressing ⌘C (Mac) or Control-C (Windows) requires a few steps.
If you have a final design document and you'd like to copy lots of colours to the clipboard, what's the fastest way to do this?
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Using Flash CS4. The gradient is very "steppy", i.e. there are stripes.
How can this gradient be made continuous?
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Tips and sources for beginning designers
I am now completing my first website written in Python. I started learning front-end development languages such as JavaScript and CSS.
I also want to do learn how to execute the whole design layout by myself. I have very little experience in graphical design. I have made some designs 5 years ago.
Here's an example of my first one:
Where can I find resources for learning web design?
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I am developing an indie 2D game. Some of the enemies are caricatures of famous characters but there is no explicit reference to their name (the only reference is that if the caricature is of a politician then the level is for example set in a Parlament).
Is this legal? Has anyone of you had a similar issues with your own projects or clients?
I remember similar cases such as games like that seems to have been able to publish it without legal issues:
"International Super Star Soccer Deluxe" by Konamy that were
representing real football players but modifyied the names as they
didn't have the FIFA license
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Superstar_Soccer_Deluxe).
Street Fighter the character Balrog is similar to Mike Tyson (see
this link) but the developers changed the name in order to avoid
legal sues by Tyson.
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I'm working with Google Maps in making a campus map comprised of a number of tile overlays. Two of these overlays- accessibility (paths) and parking- are layered under other elements (with strokes) which help define it's shape within sidewalks and parking lots:
However, to create their individual tile overlays, I need to export only what is shown of these two layers as seen in the right side of the below image.
My approach up to now:
Make every element layered below the target layer hidden.
Take every element which exists above the target layer and make their fill and/or stroke black as needed. (Essentially making a mask which compensates for the strokes of the other layers. See below image, left.)
Export the file to Photoshop.
Using Magic Wand or Color Selector, remove the black, resulting in the target layer in the desire shape.
This does exactly what I want and fits perfectly in the space, but it is somewhat complex for other users and leaves some evidence behind of the approach- namely, darker pixels at the edges- in the final product (below, right)
*(Note: In the right image, "white" is equivalent to "transparent".)
Thus, my question is "is there a way to include the stroke in 'masking' elements"? For instance, is there a way to make a mask which also includes the stroke on an element rather than just along the drawn path?
Or, perhaps even more fun, is there a way to color/swatch a shape to be "transparent" rather than simply "none" so that it still hides what is below it, but prints/exports as being transparent?
Alternatively, is there any other more simple approach which does not include the following:
Combining the render and overlay layers. (Results in 6 overlays rather than 3.)
Drawing the overlay layers to perfectly match the sidewalk/lot. (Most higher elements use strokes which are not easily traced, and would be much more work.)
EDIT: Here is an .ai file with a simple arrangement of what I'm working with if anyone would like to play around or get some additional context.
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I have an illustrator document with many artboards. Almost all the artwork is white and needs to be exported as (transparent) pngs. In order to see the artwork I have to put a large grey rectangle behind everything, however if I forget hide this rectangle before I export I end up either accidentally exporting artwork with a grey background or having to cancel and return to my document, hide the rectangle and go through the export dialogue. I am constantly using/tweaking and exporting, so this is really starting to get annoying.
I have tried unchecking 'print' for the layer containing the grey rectangle but it still shows up when I export. I have also tried setting the paper colour of the document but this effects the colour of the artwork.
Is there something I'm missing?
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I have this problem, how i can solve?
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This is a difficult question to google, as the term "outline" does not mean the same in Inkscape as it does in, e.g., Powerpoint.
However, Powerpoint does not support Latex.
How can I outline a LaTeX word generated with the "Tex Text" extension so that it is clear when placed over an underlying figure?
Here is a picture of what I would I have tried (and a link to the inkscape svg file:
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What is the best .otf font file editor ? i have try font lab studio but i can' t save in .otf file...
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I'm in the process of creating some icons for an application, and find myself coming up with the same question over and over again. Are there any guidelines for how thick the lines should be in an icon. I need to use lines with strokes that vary in thickness, but I don't know if there is any standard for it. Let's say the outline of my icon is 16pt, should the lines inside be ideally half of that? Is it better to use odd or even numbers? Any other tips or suggestions?
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Consider the following graphic:
Note that the first image's background is transparent, and that the blue background in the second and third images is a subtle gradient - not solid color.
Basically, give the 2nd image and the 3rd one, how can I find the difference between the two to (roughly) generate the 1st image?
I'm open to any kind of answer, from "how to do it in %Program%" to "find the difference between both rgb values and multiply by..."
PS: I just realized I switched the first image with the second one in the graphic. Obviously, you start with the gradient and then put the overlay over it.
PS: GIMP has a feature called "Replace Colour with Alpha", basically, it does what I need, but it uses a specific color. In my case, the color would depend on the position.
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When I paste a thinner version of a letter on a bolder one, I get this cutout effect inside it, somewhat similar to this:
(please note that this is not my image, not my font and that I do not claim any rights for it)
However, some letters don't do this when I paste a thinner version on them, in fact, they look the same when previewed.
How to fix this?
Is there a better method of doing this?
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So I am trying to create a document with Data-Driven Graphics in Illustrator [Mac OSX 10.7 + Illustrator CS5].
Using the Variable Panels, I used the existing content to create a Data Set exported it and edited the xml file to create different Data Sets. It worked seamlessly when using only text-based variables however when trying to use linked files as variables (Images). Illustrator would not let me change Data Sets claiming "unknown" error. I've looked all over but can't seem to find an answer to this error. Anyone have a clue is the address to the linked file wrong?
Variable Definitions
<variables>
<variable varName="Variable1" trait="textcontent" category="&ns_flows;"></variable>
<variable varName="Description" trait="textcontent" category="&ns_flows;"></variable>
<variable varName="QrCode" trait="fileref" category="&ns_vars;"></variable>
<variable varName="CoverImage" trait="fileref" category="&ns_vars;"></variable>
</variables>
Data Sets
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<Variable1> <p>Other Reference</p></Variable1>
<Description><p>Description Text Blurb</p>
</Description>
<QrCode>file:////File/Path/to/image1.eps</QrCode>
<CoverImage>file:////File/Path/to/image1.eps</CoverImage>
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<Variable1> <p>METAL MIX SNAKE</p></Variable1>
<Description><p>Description Text Blurb</p>
</Description>
<QrCode>file:////File/Path/to/image2.eps</QrCode>
<CoverImage>file:////File/Path/to/image2.eps</CoverImage>
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In our marketing department we have a mix of Windows & Mac computers all running Adobe CS5.5.
The problem we're having is that the Windows users will create an InDesign document with links to files such as M:\image1.jpg. Of course when a Mac use opens this up, the links don't work because Macs have no such thing as drive letters. We're also having the problem the other way around.
Does anyone know of a solution to this problem other than making our entire department Windows or Mac?
Thanks!
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I am starting to develop a logo, but I want to know the best medium to work with. The size of the logo should never have to exceed 500 x 500 pixels, so I'm not sure if that should be taken into account. I would like to initally model something after this image here:
They use some depth and lighting effects to really make it pop. Should I work with multiple programs to complete this.
Just as a note, I am talking about the text that says "LinuXMint"
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I work in front end markup so I'm constantly templating site. Does anyone know of good resources to learn some good conventions or inspiration for element names? I like names that relate to print layouts so perhaps someone could point me to a resource for naming different sections of a document/layout.
I get a bit sick of using generic names such as block, wrapper, content, header etc over and over. Things like colophon, masthead, hero etc seem to hold more meaning.
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I have this small problem that anytime I wanna make a good quality design in A4 the bucket fill of patterns is hardly visible. How can I make patterns adjust to the size of the layer?
For example......600*480 pixels layer works perfectly with the pattern in gimp. However, the moment I make it a big A4 size layer....the particles of the pattern become so small that it is hardly visible.
ADDITIONAL INFO: this might happen because of the X and Y resolution settings. I have set it to 300. Now it is back to 72 and it seems to work better, but I think it will screw up the resolution totally.
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I always bump into this problem of distorting a logo when I shrink it in illustrator. I have expanded the object and converted all outlines.
I tried 'simplify' and 'clean up' the anchor points, and I was holding down shift key when I resize the object.
I've looked at a few online forums and no one seem to ask this question so I'm not sure if I'm just doing anything wrong.
Thanks.
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I wanted to know the place where I can find a vector. This small animal hand symbol is used in the image below. (after the name Ed Sheeran)
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I've developed a website, and recently was looking for a job. Practically all interviewers, after taking a quick glimpse at it, told me my site was designed awfully (but liked the concept). I should mention I'm a software engineer, but I'm really trying to get the design part right as well. I've been trying to redesign it, but have no idea what's there to change.
Here's how it looks now:
I'd really appreciate any tips specific for my site, or on how to improve a site's design in general (I've visited some sites that explain how to design sites, but that doesn't seem to help :) ).
Edit 1: As I said, people tend to have a bad impression of it just by having a look at it, even before I introduce the functionality. That makes me think there's something wrong with the colors I picked or the layout. And I was thinking a specific site design can be helpful for designers out there, just like a specific story is educative for literature students, and specific algorithms are helpful for software students.
Thanks.
A side note: Functionality: If it does matter, here's what the site aims to accomplish (very briefly): Users can add topics, and for each topic add questions together with their answers. The site create "tests" and "quizzes" for users to take and compare their results
Edit 2: Here's another printscreen:
Edit 3: Just to be clear, non of these screenshots are my landing page. They are topic-specific content pages.
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I can design but I am new to the "phone app" world. How do I make an awesome logo for this smartphone-app job? I am looking for a "To Do" list, please.
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I am aware that certain fonts, are designed for use at certain sizes,
at least in the physical print world.
They make uses of things like Ink Traps to prevent running.
With type for the digital world,
I believe I have read that some OpenType fonts contain different glyphs for use at different sizes. (I might have imagined this).
Also, do certain fonts have a certain size they look best at?
If this is true, how can I find out what Sizes they are designed for use at?
(I guess this would be in the OpenType meta data right?)
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Is there an easy and cheap way to print small quantities of qr codes on post-it notes?
Would need only a few post-its with same qr code, but overall quantity might be a 100 a day.
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Wondering if there is a way to change the way Illustrator outputs png and jpegs with the -01, -02, -03, etc. extensions. Is there a way to tell it not to do this? I use Illustrator for web design and would like to not have the extension on it.
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I'm working on web-apps and frequently have to slice designer-made PSD files as HTML.
However, I'm a GNU/Linux user, and in Gimp, PSD files look different than in Photoshop,
so I'm forced to use a computer that has Photoshop installed to check design consistency.
I would like to export layered PSD files in some compatible format which Gimp, Inkscape, or any other free software package can open. I've tried Layered TIFF, and basically every single file format that Photoshop can export, but to no avail - the best Gimp can import is still PSD files.
Perhaps there's some open format that can handle layers, or some combination of format/application that supports Photoshop layers. Then I'll tell all the designers to
send all design files in TIFF, or whatever the format, files.
In the answer I provided an update about Gimp's PSD support, but the compatible file format question remains - though the trend to use Photoshop isn't likely to vanish for the next couple of years, it's absolutely necessary to have a standard, interoperable file format to exchange editable images.
P.S. I found a similar question here, but the answer is barely suitable.
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I have a PSD file with a 96 px × 96 px resolution. Now I want to save this as four PNG files with different resolutions such as 36 px × 36 px, 48 px × 48 px, 72 px × 72 px and 96 px × 96px. Instead of adjusting the image size manually four times and saving as option, can I automate this somehow?
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I have a 24-bit PNG where the motif is a subtle pattern. The pattern itself is in light greys, i.e. the background color of the PNG is #eee and the pattern is in a range of slightly darker greys.
I would like to convert the foreground motif to a range of transparency levels. In other words, my plan is to have a web page with solid colors defined via CSS, and lay the image over these colors, to provide a repeating pattern for several colors using just one image.
I can find plenty of tutorials on just making the background transparent, but how do i convert the foreground motif to degrees of transparency?
I'm a complete newbie to graphics design software. Adobe Photoshop 5 is available, and I could also install freeware software for Windows (like Windows Gimp).
(I have google this, and there are several related questions on this site -- fx "Add transparency to an existing PNG". So far, what I have found generally addresses changing one solid background color to transparent, which isn't what I'm looking for.)
Update: Here is the original PNG which I'm trying to convert:
(NB: This image is licensed, use of or redistribution by others is not permitted):
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I have this problem with a PDF I am trying to copy the text from... I have this text in a pdf and I need to insert in into a HTML page, the problem is that when I copy the text some of the letters(the one with diacritics(like: Ț or Ș) are being left out, the words containing them are not correct anymore...
I found out that this is because the PDF is using ASNI font encoding while the browser uses UNICODE ... how can I change the ANSI encoding in the PDF to transform it to UNICODE ?
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Assume that I have an A color with value 0xff0f0f and two basic black and white colors. How can I create quickly a swatch consists of all medium colors between white and A (lighter) and between A and black (darker)?
Edit: I'm practising some pixel-art shading, and I'd like to create a palette (or swatch) that consists of limited colors that differ from saturation = 0 to saturation = 1. For example:
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I'm planing to take the Adobe Photoshop ACE certification. I would like to know if is there any specific material and what is the recommended approach to study for the exam?
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I hope you can help me. I work for a graphic design studio and we have recently upgraded to Adobe CS6. One of our designers who works heavily with Illustrator.
He has noticed, when intersecting two lines that, unlike Adobe CS4 (which we have also tested as a comparison) the two lines don't seem to 'snap'. They do not connect like Adobe CS4 did and always seem to jump about a pixel out.
This is a screenshot of the result when intersecting in CS6 -
Does anyone have any ideas why this is happening? I hope you can help!
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I've been doing some research into this symbol (part of ISO 7010), which I'd like to use:
but I can't find out whether I'm allowed to or not. Is the glyph in the public domain? What about similar commonly-used symbols?
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When working in Scribus' story editor, I still wonder how to enter text efficiently. As far as I can see, whenever I hit enter, a new paragraph gets created. Hereafter I have to manually select the paragraph's style in the left panel. When I have many lines, this seems to get complicated, especially when I want to assign a new style to several paragraphs. Afaik, I have to change each and every paragraph on its own.
How to get around that problem? And what is the meaning of the red star that you can see in my last line? Is it newline without new paragraph? That would totally make sense to me, yet I cannot find anything in the Scribus official wiki...
(Sorry, can't add pictures as I am a newbie...)
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Possible Duplicate:
what is the largest glyph width in Arial?
Doing some web design and I need to give a div a specific size. However, I do know how many characters are in the text box, so what's the widest character that could possibly go in there. If there's none, are all the characters in Helvetica Neue equal width?
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Assume that I have a png image of size 32x32(1024 pixels). It consists of x pixels with alpha > 60% and (1024-x) pixel with alpha < 25%. Could you please tell me how to remove all low-alpha( alpha < 25% ) pixel in image?
Is there anything like alpha range - color range in photoshop?
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I would like to save files in Photoshop but keep them as small as possible.
I use Save for Web (and Devices) and save as a JPEG. Here are the settings I used:
I really do not want to lower the quality settings because I use text and sometimes I see artifacts if the setting is too low.
This produces file sizes of several hundred kilobytes depending on size of image. While this isn't a huge issue these images are used for the web and smaller is better. What are techniques without reducing quality to reduce the file size?
Update:
To add some more information here:
Many of the images I use and create get sent via email. This severally limits what I can do with placing of text using HTML and CSS over the image.
Also I use a variety of fonts. Some I could use for the web using CSS's @font-face but you can run into large file sizes and in some cases you cannot upload the font to the web legally. I could use a service like Typekit but again many fonts I use are not available with Typekit.
Here is an example image:
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I'm trying to get a consistent look between my web and Adobe suite. At the moment, colors are vastly different, being washed out in photoshop and illustrator.
My understanding is I can simply go into View -> Proof Setup -> Monitor RGB, then enable Proof Colors. Unfortunately 'Monitor RGB' is greyed out so I can't select it. What would cause this? How do I fix this?
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I'm trying to draw a vector diamond with a tutorial, but when I connect two anchor points the corner becomes extremely sharp. Why is that happening?
Here's an example of what's happening
Thanks.
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How can I make my logo suitable for all purposes, from webpages to very large printed banners?
I currently use use Photoshop.
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I have a vector image of water. I would like to keep the top wave/bubbles as they are BUT extend the gradient blue on the bottom (to fit the longer length of a trade show banner). I'm sure there's a simple way to do this in Illustrator but I don't know how...
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Designer sent comps for a site using copperplate, I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good alternative that exists either on google fonts or as a font squirrel kit (preferably the former).
Thanks in advance
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Is there a technical term to designate stray pixels (like clearly visible dots near contours) in raster graphics ? I seem to remember the word "kayatutu" from early Macintosh days but perhaps it was just a buzzword.
Edit: Here's an example with some clipart (zoom in to see the grey dots).
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What is a correct term for images that are to act as containers for other content, e.g. for holding text or cropping images?
Common examples of these content-holding images are badges, thought bubbles, stickers, flags, ribbons, starbursts, etc. Here's a couple of examples of more interesting [whatever these are called]:
So we're talking about simple images, typically solid colour / silhouette that are used to contain text or crop/clip photos.
Imagine an organisation had created a library of [whatever these are called] to give commonality to their graphics. What would you call it?
They're not typical illustrations because their role is purely to support another item of content. They're a bit icongraphic in that they represent something in a simple way, but they're not typical icons. I'm sure there's an obvious term I can't think of that is better than "content-holding images"...
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In Fontographer 5, I have made more versions of the same typeface (regular, italic and bold), but they are separate files.
How can I make them be one unified file and that when writing in a program (Pages, Word, ...) the user can choose bold or italic then?
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For a web project, I've created a multilayered file that contains smart object glyphs. It is basically a PSD with a white background file and maybe 20 or so different smart objects placed on different layers. What I've done thus far in order to create the graphics is to highlight the eyeball and save the image for web.
Due to a last-minute background change, I need to now alter the white background and the corresponding glyph color. I was wondering if there is a way to automate this process so that each layer is saved as a.gif with the new background color. Any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated.
Edit:
I haven't found a simple answer yet–but was wondering if there is an easy way to color/change the color of the Smart object??
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I'm redesigning a e-commerce website that uses a global browse/search mechanism in the form of an alphabet megadropdown. There are a LOT of different brands and products, so the intent of the alphabet is clearly to make browsing/searching simpler. However, I'm wondering if there is a better way to implement something like this in a way that provides a better user experience.
Another approach to this is something like Newegg (http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/BrandList.aspx?Depa=0&name=All-Brands) does, which is a single button that redirects a user to basically a sitemap. However, my concern with the approach is that the amount of SEO keywords on the home page would probably take a hit, and requiring the user to head to another page might be a little too much.
Any suggestions for how to approach this? Either a nice/clean way to incorporate the alphabet, or some benefits to doing something like the newegg approach?
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I am in the process of learning photoshop and came across this tutorial which create a great text effect, however it is written for illustrator. Does anybody know if there are any similar guides for doing this with photoshop? Or is it even possible?
http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/text-effects/how-to-make-a-wooden-text-effect-with-adobe-illustrator/
Thanks
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