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I have 1 RGB layer; the background. Its background is white. There is a solid line on this image. I wish to fade its left end out to white. How can I do this please?
PhotoShop and (IIRC) FireWorks both allow for batch processing of images following a recorded script. Are there other desktop image editing applications I could look at that also have that same capability? Open source or pay. MacOS or Windows (Or Ubuntu, for that matter). I am primarily looking for an easy way to batch resize collections of images. Ideally, I could auto-crop as well (crop canvas to maximum image size).
I have an image (a logo) that was on a black background. I have used Photoshop's (CS5) Background Eraser Tool to remove the background. This is great except that there are black (well grey/black) dots around the image on the curves. How can I remove them?
I want wondering if anyone knew of any commercial-free fonts where the "S" doesn't curve down, but instead the ends go horizontally? I'm having a hard time searching for something with that kind of wording. I'm looking for an impact like font (in terms of thickness). So below is an image, of an "S" where it curves down, but as mentioned I'd want it to come out horizontally.
I'm interested in making a joke t-shirt for a friend that changes the text on the "Best Western" logo. Does anyone know what font that is (pictured below), or what font most closely simulates it? Thanks!
I want to reduce the size of an image from 200150 to 2015. But when I do that in Photoshop, the image looks blurred. Is there any way we can reduce the size without this happening? Do i have do anything with the resolution...
What is the best way to find an independent designer for a particular field? For example, one that has a portfolio and designs book-covers/print/packaging, ...? It is a requirement for me to draw inspiration from in my project. (I'm a student) It's slightly difficult nowadays. (For example, a designer for book-covers would be Peter Mendelsund.)
I just created an icon in fireworks with a size 17*15 (which is small) and when i try to label the icon the minimum size of the text is 8 pixels which is very big . I want to have a label with text size 3. and I do not want the label to be blurred. It should be at least readable . Can anyone help me regarding this ?
How can I make this text (slightly) more Chinese looking? (examples will be appreciated if possible). (I think the purpose of doing this is obvious). ** EDIT: This is option two:
I am going to use an image for my header which should to transparent..i thought of using PNG but a bit worried about its transparency issues .. So is there any solution? Its a two image header where a transparent image is placed over a normal image .. We have a site layout used for 4 different clients.. So i use different style sheets .. So in the style sheet i should add the logo of the client (which should be a transparent image) But right now in my computer i do not have any transparent issues.. but i read this article http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bobosola/pngtest.htm and a bit worried about it's performance ..
I'm using Photoshop for designing websites and whenever I compare a photoshop design with the live browser preview the fonts appear to be rendered differently. Basically any anti-aliasing method I choose in photoshop, the text always gives the impression of bold text. So I'm always forced to turn off antialiasing (for normal 12px/14px text). Is there a method I can achieve the same kind of font rendering in Photoshop like the one that Windows uses with cleartype? If not, are there any fonts out there that look better than Arial when anti-aliasing is off ?
I am just interested to know how was the Flash logo shown bellow designed? How can something similar can be created using GIMP? sorry I can't afford Photoshop. [edit] In addition to GIMP, is it possible to do this in CSS?
I want to convert a fuzzy pixel art image into a crisp actually-pixel-art pixel art image. An example of this is taking a still from say a youtube clip of a pixel-art animation, and recreating the image, given there are no known raw images available of the original artwork. Disregarding any copyright issues (this is for personal use only), what's the easiest way to convert this fuzzy pixel art back into something that could resemble the source image? I've attempted a manual conversion, but I'm having issues with trying to workout what scale I'm working in, and the original colour of each pixel. e.g., given this: how can I programatically convert it back to this:
I am having a hard to figure out what are the right proportions between a rectangular and a circular shapes and how to horizontally align them. These two shapes are two icons but they always look wrong to me. I wonder if there is a clear rule to avoid perception influence and align and size them right.
When specifying colors for use in a software user interface, what's the best way to ensure that those colors will look acceptable on all common display technologies: CRT, LCD, and in particular projectors? This topic comes up frequently during design reviews, where a work-in-progress piece of software is presented to an internal audience, and the initial reaction is "the color of that widget looks weird." The presenter then responds with "it looks fine on my laptop!" Note that I'm not just concerned with the one or two projectors in our meeting rooms at the office, but projectors in general, as the colors also need to look acceptable when demoed in a sales presentation. The software is a Java applet embedded in a website, if that matters. I believe our UI designers use Adobe Illustrator for most of their work. Update: I'm not looking for 100% accurate color reproduction of the sort that motivates a full color managed workflow. I just want it to look "close enough" for lay people.
Have a look at this website: http://owltastic.com/extras.html - in particular, look at the topmost part of the page. You can see a small background the bottom of which forms half circles. The same effect can be seen below the own in the "work with me" box. I would like to create a similar background using photoshop. Can anyone recommend a tutorials or technique that can help me create something similar? I'm very new to Photoshop.
I am working on a website and i want to add a menu bar which would look something like this Since my website has different look and also i want to change the size. I was wondering if anyone could let me know how to get this look in photoshop? Thanks
I bought a template and I want to change the background. Now it is looks like this: I have this background: How can I make from this a gradient background like on original image?
When I save a 4000x1000px large image into a fraction of it's size (100px in width), there are rectangles equal of size and color that does not look identical any more. The logo is simply text with dots (vector rectangles) in between each character. L . O . G . O The dots are the same size and color, but when viewing the output result, the last dot has more contrast and looks crisper. How would I go forth exporting large logos into small web-bitmaps, keeping the pixel-grid some what aligned to the bitmap elements?
What is considered the best way to convert a multipage PDF into single page JPG's with photoshop CS3? I'm looking for a (semi) automated process since it's a 150 page pdf so a little cumbersome to do manually.
I don't know if its my Computer [Windows 7 64bit] or if its the tablet [Wacom Bamboo Pen]. But when I try to draw smooth curves in AI, it stops then continues to draw messes up the curves. Inside of the red circles, they are suppose to be smooth drawn curves, but there not. [This happens about 80% of the time] Does anybody know a way to stop this from happening?
I was impressed with the art in Mitsubishi ASX Challenge game. It was a mix of real photos and creative art. I decided the game art for a game I'm making should look at least a little bit like this. How was this made? How the terrain textures were created - the road, grass, fences, etc. - were they created with Photoshop? If yes, then a quick listing of steps would be very helpful.
I am trying to design a web template for my client. I designed a simple template too. but i got the following response from my client. We need to do a lot of modification though the color scheme is okay. The theme should be "Technology trade" and which should represent IT, Research Lab Equipments and Sanitation and Sewerage Equipments. I suggest for a fusion art of all these three categories in one shot if possible. Here i don't understand what does technology trade actually refers too.. can i get some reference or idea of technology trade
I have an image in my program which I want to superimpose against a background. However, the image will move around and I need the background image to remain in place while the front image moves. Furthermore, the front image has a dropshadow which I have created in photoshop. In order to allow the front image to move around, have a dropshadow, and have the background image remain in place, I have set the background for the front image to be transparent. I am "saving for web" now to PNG-24. However, Photoshop continually turns the transparent pixels either to be white or black - with no real alpha transparency. What should I do? Here is the image itself: And here is the image, superimposed over the background, in my program itself: (The key to notice is that in the top-right of the image, the drop shadow turns to white, overlaying and obscuring the background texture.) What's the best way to solve this issue? I want it to look like this when all is said and done:
I'm looking for a quick way to make a video clip from a series of images, combined with sound. I have about 30 images, and just need them to be played one at a time, with a 1-2 second delay between each one, and I'll have a sound file to attach. Any suggestions on what software I can use? I have Windows 7 and XP, or I'm willing to install any flavor of Linux if there's some specialty that would work well. I'll install whatever software I need, as long as it's free. The clip just needs to be playable on the web - so a Flash movie might work, but I'd prefer a real video format if possible, so it can be posted to YouTube. Thanks for the help.
I have a transparent layer in Photoshop CS5 (so internally, it's most probably stored as unpremultiplied RGB component plus an alpha component per pixel). Now I want to transform this to an opaque layer (just unpremultiplied RGB) + a alpha mask. the result should look the same as the original. I can't just underlie the transparent layer with black, take the selection from it as a mask and merge the layers, because this would result in the alpha being premultiplied in the RGB values. I hope you understand the problem and can give me a solution to it. As an alternative explanation: I want the REVERSE process of this: create a new layer and paste in any image create a mask with a white-to-black gradient apply the layer mask Explanation images: State A: State B: IMPORTANT: the layer is just for this example fully constant red - but you could think of any arbitrary image instead of the constant red. so - to go from state A to State B, one simply has to apply the layer mask. I want to know how to go from State B to State A.
I'm designing a web calendar application. The starting view shows a small-ish calendar with a number of events listed on each day. The calendar cell for today, for example, contains the words "March 10" and "3 Events". When the user clicks on the day, I want some kind of dynamic menu or box to appear with details about those 3 events. I want this "detail view" to be on the same page, overlayed on top of the existing web page elements. The problem is I'm having a total mental block while trying to decide what that "detail view" menu or box should look like. I'm wondering, does anyone know of any calendars or similar web apps that use this functionality that I could look at to get inspired? I'd appreciate any help. My searches haven't turned up anything.
I have a render... ...of a computer game character that uses particle effects, making it difficult to render. What's the best way to make the background transparent? I've already tried a soft edged eraser.
Pretty simple question - hopefully I can ask it in a clear manner. When I want to create a logo or other illustration that is based on paths, is it better to create open paths and assign an appropriate heavy stroke to get the desired width or is it better to draw a complete closed path and then use live paint to fill it in. Take the attached image. The top shape was done by creating a simple open path and setting the stroke to 30 pixels to get the desired thickness. The bottom shape was done by drawing the outline with a closed path and then filling the path with the live paint tool. I'm just getting started with graphic design and I have a feeling that the second way is better but can anyone give me any pros and/or cons to each method. I have a cool idea for a logo and would like to know the best way to make it. Thanks in advance for your help. Craig
Does anybody know what the guides should be set at get a basic viewport for the typical 13" widscreen laptop? Anybody know of a template of sorts that can assist in this matter? Thanks in advance.
Is it all right to use powerpoint images on your website? For example, If I draw an arrow using the shapes tool, can I then cut the image from the powerpoint and save it, Then use it on my website?
Is there any reason for using GIF instead of PNG when the image requires only 1 bit transparency (either on or off) and of course no animation is required? thanks
My friend is an illustrator and has lot of sketches that she wants to digitize to put online. She is also working on a children's book. How should she scan the images and what are some beginner steps that she can take to clean them up once digitized? I'm guessing the clean-up will be necessary just from the scanning process.
I'm new to graphic design and I have this branding project I am working on. I need to know how my kerning is for the dimension given in the picture below; I'm finding it rather difficult in Illustrator because I can't work as precisely as I can with Photoshop. Thanks for the criticism.
What does this symbol in Photoshop CS3 mean? It doesn't look like a standard layer symbol, but yet it has gradient styles on it without any layer effects applied. Thanks.
In which occasions you would like to use italics in web design? Because the use of bold fonts is quite obvious not sure about italics.
I want to show a dozen of my digital art pieces in a physical portfolio. These works are in large image files - 8000x10000 pixels, for example. They can be printed on 11x17 paper and come out looking fine, showing plenty of fine-scale detail. But for a portfolio I'll carry around to show galleries, potential clients and who knows where, would it be inconvenient to use that size, or is it more important that it shows all the fine details in the art? I imagine big colorful images will impress viewers more, but then bulkiness would have the opposite effect.
I wonder whether it's possible to print completely to the edge of physical paper (not print with bleed that will be trimmed/cropped), because with laser printers it can't be done. Toner would burn onto drum which is something that should be avoided at all times. Is printing to the physical edge possible with digital press and why (not)?
lets say I have a rectangle divided in two complementary colors, yellow and purple. How can I calculate the percentage of surface that both colors require so that none seem to take over ? (I'm looking for a tool that would do this for me)
I thought "press quality" would have the most information embedded, so I would have expected those files to be bigger. Thanks.
I read a lot about grids and how they make the websites look good (needless to say I agree) though I have not been able to work with them. Have not been able to "feel" the advantage whilst using the grid system (I'm always talking about the photoshop stage). So I was wondering if there were some resources on how to take advantage of the grid system. Preferably, I'm looking for tutorials (better still video tutorials) where the author says "this is how I use this everyday" NOT "this is what you can do". Basically, I know how to use the grid system. but I am looking for good practices, Something (for example) I would get by looking over the shoulder of an expert. Hope you can help, thanks
I created an RGBA image as png file using Blender. When opening image with GIMP, not everything is visible. Here's the original png file created with Blender: Here how does it looks in GIMP: Here's how it should look like (use command: ffmpeg -i original.png out.mp4 [using original image] to see for yourself): The third image is a movie, using ffmpeg to convert original image to movie. How to view all data in png file using GIMP? Is there any other graphics software that will read .png file correctly?
Being a webdesigner I learned that Green= 00FF00 Blue= 0000FF Red= FF0000 Yellow=FFFF00 Correct ? And color theory says that Red is the complementary color of Green. Yet when I use http://kuler.adobe.com/ I get FF007F which is still far from Red. However when I use http://www.colorschemer.com/ I get true Red. For Yellow kuler gives me 7D00FF while colorshemer gives me 8800CC which are different enough for the naked eye to notice. For Blue kuler gives me FFD100 while colorshemer gives me FFBD00 A third tool colorschemedesigner.com give slightly different values (once adjusted to max saturation & brightness). So as you can imagine, I'm confused as to what are the values of the complementary colors that aren't easy to guess with hex such as Orange and Violet and which color wheel is the most faithful.
I am currently developping an official iPhone app for a football club. Well, the development is nearly finished and I now have to worry about details, like the splashscreen. One solution would be to have a splashscreen showing the empty interface of the home page (waiting for data loading). Convenient but not very sexy isn't it ? One other solution would be to create a full screen picture with the official background color of the club, with a big logo, etc... And this "etc..." is precisely my problem. What else to add on this screen while keeping a balance between sobriety and vacuum ? Thanks for any advice ;)
I went through an article on color connotations and it did not explain why colors are grouped as primary and secondary so I don't know if it is important to know the reason why we have: warm color red -> orange -> yellow (red and yellow being primary colors) cold colors green -> blue -> purple (blue being primary color) My questions: a) Is there an important reason why these are the primary colors? b) Is their a rule on how these groups (primary and secondary) colors should be used. for example would you ever say "for this element you need a primary color) c) Would you use cold and warm colors together in a website d) how important is to know how (for example) information like blue + yellow = green Also (might seem slightly of topic) I started experimenting with the color while and I don't get where would you chose the mono, complement, triad and so on. Can anyone direct me to a blog post which explains the reason why there are so many options to chose from; or the "good way" to use the color while Thanks a lot
On my site I have some categories. One of which is "Website Maintenance". I want to create a graphic (about 300x by 250y) that represents the Website Maintenance category. But I'm at a low right now, and can't think of anything. Can someone please help? Offer some suggestions? Any help is appreciated.
In Elements (I'm using version 9 for Mac), is there a single operation that will let me open a bunch of files as one image, with each file as a layer in that image? If I were using GIMP, for example, I'd choose "open as layers", and that would add multiple files as layers on the top of my current image.
I'm using Fireworks for graphical drawing, and I have this bitmap image that contains some greys that I wish to change it to red, however if I use the Hue/Saturation on it, it does not change colour. What is the best method to change grey to red?
What methods are there to accomplish this effect?
I'm curious about the background of http://dribbble.com/ . I've seen something similar on a couple of other sites too. What's it called? How can I create something like with a different color? Thanks for any pointers. I'm a non-designer trying to learn some design.
I have a PNG file on my Windows machine of a proposed logo that someone sketched out in PowerPoint. I am tasked with making a master version in Illustrator, and then saving various copies for web use, Word, etc. The logo is a uniform red color, with white lettering. Simple enough. Here's my question: When I open the PNG on my Windows machine (where I have PowerPoint) and also on my Mac (where I have Illustrator), the red shade looks darker on Windows. At first I thought it might be that my crappy Dell monitors weren't calibrated as well as my new MacBook Pro, but when I check the color with the eyedropper tool I get RGB values of (181, 10, 0) on Windows, and (188, 0, 10) on the Mac. Same PNG file, totally different colors. What could be causing this difference? I'm not well-versed in color management profiles, is that what's tripping this up? And how do I ensure that the final logo looks the same across different devices? EDIT: Here is a cropped portion of the PNG in question: On Windows with Paint.NET, the uniform color shows up as (181, 10, 0) On Mac OS X with Pixelmator, the uniform color shows up as (188, 0, 10) On Mac OS X with Illustrator CS3, the uniform color shows up as (188, 0, 10) On Mac OS X with Photoshop CS3, the uniform color shows up as (181, 10, 0) What does it show up as on your computer? EDIT 2 I created the PNG by taking a screenshot of the logo, with the indention of tracing it in Illustrator, so this is not a problem with PowerPoint exporting badly. The problem is with the colors in the resulting PNG file.
I'm using Illustrator CS5, and I'm trying to have two groups (with multiple paths in each) overlap properly. On the top side, group A should overlap group B, but on the bottom side, group B should overlap group A. The only solution I can come up with is to Knife-cut it in two, but then I get ugly cutting lines I can see in the result, even if I don't move the parts away from each other. Any ideas?! This will hopefully make it clear. I want the arm to be over the t-shirt at the bottom, but under the shirt at the top.
If using a typeface with a low x-height at a large point size, wouldn't it have the same result as using a medium or large x-height at a smaller point size? So does that mean x-height is only useful when setting very small (like 6pt) point sizes?
I have a raster image, basically a scanned drawing of the outlines (and some detail) of various objects, and I wish to convert these lines to vectors, using either Illustrator or Inkscape. My present solution is to have the raster image as a background layer, and in a new layer above it I use the pen to follow the lines as close as possible. Later I tweak these lines to fit the raster image better. That has worked fine for simple drawings. However for some of my extremely complex drawings, this is very tedious to do. Is there any tool or filter of some sort that is capable of recognizing the lines in line drawings and creating vector paths from them?
I am trying to create a SpriteSheet using Photoshop's Scripts>Export layers to files. Thinking about using each layer as a frame. This is what i am doing... I have a layer with a rectangle in it. I want to duplicate the layer multiple times and in each duplicate, I want to increase the size of the rectangle by 2px. I create an action with the following steps Copy the layer with a rectangle Transform the rectangle in the new layer Increment the height by 2 px When I save the action, it stores the height in % rather than pixels which I would need. If I repeat this action a multiple times, I do not get a smooth transition. Is it possible to increase the height in pixels? Is there a better way to implement this? Thanks, Amrish
How would you make a cartoon promotional video like google or Wufoo? It could be done in a photoshop-like program but there are many transitions and effects required to make a video interesting. It would be laborious to make all of the images in photoshop but in Adobe Flash you would not make such nice graphics. Which programs would you use for creating the cartoon part of a video before video cutting? (Extra points for open source software)
Can anyone help me identify the font used for the heading of the following poster?
I have been using a letterpress effect on the buttons and titles of my website to great effect, but now I'm trying to incorporate a glow effect for mouse overs and such. I have been trying to implement this myself in gimp but have been failing miserably (I'm a full-time programmer with an eye for design but not much actual skill :S) What I want to achieve is an effect like a fluro LED light was turned on inside the pressed letters, I have been using this Tutorial to create the letterpress images. These images are similar to what I want to achieve (but inverted as in the letters are holes in the wall and the lights are glowing out of them!) This is what I have achieved so far but not quite good enough for my liking! (It should probably have the glow inverted with the brightest area being on the inside edge of the words and the darkest area in the middle and its not quite bright enough!) This is the button without the mouse hover glow Any help with step-by-steps, tutorials or videos to achieve this effect (either for gimp or photoshop) would be great!
When I've finished editing, I need to make sure I've met the formatting requirements of my client. I have a checklist that i'd love to be able to automate. Within photoshop would be great; even better would be something I could run on a batch of files (e.g. a directory's contents) prior to sending them out. Example conditions would be: check for existence of clipping path. (Already created a PS action to create this, but I forget sometimes) verify 8 bit & CMYK verify single layer (if I forgot to flatten) 3rd party app, scripting - whatever is a good solution out there, I'm game.
I've got a font, which doesn't have polish diacritic chars which I need. I'm trying to construct them, by merging two glyphs - a letter and ogonek or acute accent, which are provided by my font. I can insert any of them separately, and I can make any glyph to be inserted instead of any letter, but I haven't found any way of merging two glyphs together into a new one (for example aogonek from a and ogonek). Could you help me?
I'm trying to identify the attached image font so we can use for artwork and web embedding. Any other similar or better fonts for headlines will be great as well that could be used for embedding or offline graphic design? Thank You all for the help.
I'm implementing an up/down voting system, and I want to find a standard but sleek button with an arrow inside it that you can customize by color, arrow size etc.
Is there a way to automate some highly repetitive tasks in Photoshop? Example 1 I have a folder of images. For each of them, and I want to import each as its own layer I'd like them to be resized such that each is x% larger than the previous (or some other formula) I'd like them positioned within the canvase such that they form a sequence Example 2 I have a single layer with an image; and I'd like to make y duplicates of that layer, where Each duplicated layer is z% smaller than the previous layer Each duplicated layer is w% rotated from the previous layer To be able to achieve these, something more complex than a macro would be required. A scripting language, perhaps, or some form of advance macro? Is it possible to achieve his in Photoshop? If not, is it possible in any other image manipulation program (e.g. GIMP)?
Every time I type character ' InDesign converts it to ›; why? How do I fix it?
I’m attempting to add color to some greyscale icons (i.e. all three channels are identical). I want to map the colors such that the brightest grey becomes one specific color, the darkest grey becomes another specific color, and all the greys in between are translated into colors along the gradient between those two specific colors. I’ve never used GIMP in this manner before and, while it looks like I should be able to use the Colors → Curves tool for this, I can’t figure out the specifics even after reading the docs and googling around a bit.
I am trying to create a 3d glossy looking button in Gimp. How to I create this 3d appearance.
I have a design. Some parts of it are white, I want to extrude everything except the white. The white, will be holes. This cannot be done manually, it must be done by color white. What tool is the easiest way to get this done?
I enjoy messing around with 3DS Max, and I've always had my way without too many tutorials, as I do pretty much everything in modelling by intuition, and use tutorials for things like effects, materials, and etc. There's one thing that, despite having attempted more than one, I haven't gotten any close to an even cartunistic version of: A car. Maybe it's because I don't know how structurally detailed a 3D car model has to be, or I just don't have a clue about how sectioned the outer surfaces can be, but I always end up with this unmanageable model when I try creating a 3D car from imagination. So I guess I will have to learn by doing what I do best to learn: get a couple of good complete ones, and break them down, studying them. It would be interesting if I could have 3D models of the cars I have access to (physically), as I'd be able to check it by myself, and compare how the creator has translated each part to a 3d object. Can you provide me with a link or something to which I can have access to a large number of 3D car models for studying purposes ? Thank you!
Are there any graphical tools to create and edit animated SVG images? Inkscape is great, but it does everything except animation. I created an image in Inkscape, then manually edited the XML to add animation properties; and this gave me what I wanted, but for slightly more complicated designs it can be very tedious.
Sort of like a spirograph? Like that old Mistify screensaver for windows. I feel like it shows up a lot as an abstract shape in the background of things. Trying to think of the best way to make one myself or the best search terms to dig up some photshop brushes (I tried wireframe and spirograph with a few good results). I want a sort of pattern that is similar that could run along a straight edge and fade away (by being less dense) away from it.
I need some photoshop brushes, and I swear I've seen the name of this style before - http://www.guildwars2.com/en/ I absolutely love that grungey/painted style, but no matter what I'm searching in my usual spots for photoshop brushes similar to this, I just can't find what to call it. I know they use the "flourish" technique for a lot of the visual effects. Could anyone point me in the right direction?
I am a huge Photoshop guy, been one for like 10 years now. But I see more and more resources around Illustrator, I realize Illustrator is great for vector based graphics. But is it better for 'creation' in general? What I mean by creation is creating images from scratch for use on your site or application. Is it a more ideal tool for that scenario? It seems Photoshop is good at this specific task, but it might be more targeted towards Photo manipulation rather than creation, although I have no such evidence to back this up. My question is more driven by the ever increasing of tutorials and resources around Illustrator rather than Photoshop. Especially when it comes to Iconography, and Web 2.0 type stuff... I welcome anyones input! If you prefer another software product like Fireworks, please specify why...
I know robotic might be the wrong word to describe it, but I've been looking into how to do this effect for like 5 years now, and haven't bumped into anything yet. If anybody could post a tutorial with even something similar, I could carry on from that.
I am developing the backend for a website. I always had the trouble of making an attractive design for my websites and have never hired any graphic designer yet. I have no logo nor web template. What are the steps to hire a graphic designer? What information should I read about before hiring one in order to make most out of our time? Where should I find him? What questions should I ask him? How much do they charge and what qualifications should I look out for? Should I disclose my business ideas to the designer or could that be risky?
I am neither a graphic designer nor do I consider myself one. I have little grasp of colour theory, and basic knowledge of design principles. I do possess a sense of what looks good, though, and I am good at recreating designs. I chose a beautiful website and set about creating my own design using it as a template. I asked the site owner for permission to use his backgrounds, and he agreed upon the condition that I show him the finished product. Having finished I am not comfortable doing so. The designs do look similar. I am using the same font, the same backgrounds, and the same heading style. The layout is different, amongst other things, but there are many similarities. Is it ethical to copy the work of other designers? Where is the tipping point from being inspired by (ethical) to copying (unethical) something?
As I'm placing items for a design, I find myself guessing a lot about positioning, usually I will take an item and everything else that might be similar I'll use align-left, or distribute-center. However, if I have text, all aligned left, and I want an item to be X pixels away from the end of that item, is there a way i can specify that without tapping the right arrow five times? There might be a better way to do this, something more magical that Illustrator was born to do, so any suggestions are helpful.
I'm trying to create a landing page, and the main image which I have in mind contains a blended combination of mixed abstract colors. Something like those images: However, it seems I'm not using the correct terms as I can't find really good examples. Could anybody please give a clue as to how this effect is called, in UI jargon perhaps? Thanks.
Possible Duplicate: Tips and sources for programmers who must or want to learn graphic design. I would like to learn the basics of graphic design. I am a programmer, but I often end up giving my opinion on design aesthetics to others in my (small) company. I'd like to be able to give more concise and helpful feedback, and enhance the appearance of my own projects. I'm looking for books that can teach me the basics of graphic design and give me some room to grow. Please keep answers specifically to books.
I received some CorelDRAW files, and need to open them, preferably in Illustrator. But anything from the Adobe suit will do. I do not have CorelDRAW and I have a Mac, is there a way to convert them? There are a few websites that convert files, but I have close to 200 hundred files and the website doesn't handle that quantity.
How to create the shadow effect like the URL/image below? Specifically, the rounded/curved shadow at the bottom:
I'm designing a 3'x2' flex poster for my startup. I'm a long time GIMP user but this is the first time I'm designing poster for printing (Vector graphics). Coming to the design. It's pretty simple. Just my Logo, Company Name, Phone No on a white background. It pretty much looks like Microsoft Word 2010 splash screen without the Golden yellow colored background design. But its just this background that makes it looks beautiful. I'm looking for similar (exactly same would be ideal :) vector graphic art to add it to my poster. Just this one addition would change the look & feel of it. Can any one tell me where can I get designs like these?
I am a web developer that was given a PSD file (a web page design) that I need to convert to XHTML/CSS. In the psd file, the logo is a group of multiple layers, each layer representing an element of that logo. I can only export layers to separate files. My problem is: How I can export multiple layers to a single image file, so I can get a single logo.gif? Is it possible?
I have designed a web header 1000x98 at 72 ppi using Macromedia Fireworks for our website and we are planning to print a billboard using that header? The printer has told us that he needs the image at 600dpi? What are my options? Will I be able to do it? Thank You
I have a large image I traced and cut into smaller images to scan (because I have a small scanner). I need to manually merge the images back together but am only finding automated features that won't work for me because there is no overlap. Anyone have suggestions?
Is there any method for wrapping a design into a book cover form (3D-like)? I mean wrapping a single rectangular design to cover & spine & back. I'm using Adobe Illustrator CS5.
I'm new to graphic design and have started to use Adobe Illustrator. I was wondering if someone can tell me how to make the sticker pop up art like the Gowalla logo. Below is the logo that I'm referring to: Any help is appreciated. So for I've been using the pen tool to make the white sticker area. Then I try to add an outer glow, but it doesn't look quite right. The most important thing I need help with is the shadow outlining to look crisp. Thanks for any help.
Is there a way to undo combining paths in Adobe Fireworks? Or is it permanent?
I have seen quite a few great illustrations placed as headers or footers, for example, see this or this. I was wondering which tools are used to make such illustrations. Can I create this kind of images in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator? Are they made by using the pen tool?. I'm asking this because I have read some comments complaining about the difficulty to create a nice drawing in Photoshop. I've also seen discussions related to vector drawings as opposed (I guess) to bitmaps drawings. What is the difference between each other in relation to web design? Thanks in advance.
I'm looking at job requirements for Jr. web Developer positions. Some jobs need "Great typography and layout skills." What does typography mean? What skills are they exactly looking for?
First time poster, long time viewer...As the title suggested, I'm looking for some inspirational websites/designs that have a funky retro look, but with mix of artistry and fashion to them. It's quite a range, but I wanted to see if anyone out there has any links. Thanks!
Example: Or this one: Notice the "torn" effect on the borders.
I wonder if there's a way in gimp to make the different layers of a design into separate image files without having to save the image each time. I hope this is clear. I use layers also as variations on the theme and for my latest projects i d like to put all those variations individually in a new context.
I have an older book (it isn't copyrighted), and as a certain tribute and preservation, I'd like to transcribe this book to a digital form. I was wondering what application to use to do this. I don't want to write it to a certain exact (paper) size, but rather something "variable", meaning that it can be either opened on a mobile device, or printed on any paper size. I don't need any OCR apps. I will take time and care to transcribe it myself perfectly, I just don't know what application to use. Microsoft Word seems like an obvious answer, but it also seems like a lame one. So, what would you recommend to achieve a professional, long-lasting result?
I have a design layout in Photoshop, I have several different "snapshots" in my history each with s slight color variation. I know if I save the file and reopen it, I will only have whatever is current in the history and my snapshots will be lost. Is there a way to keep my snapshots so I can close Photoshop and then reopen the file and still have all my variations?
For the Wacom Intuos graphics tablet, are there significant functional differences between the current model (4) and the previous model? Does the newer one have additional features or design improvements?
I have been using Inkscape for some months now to edit and maintain a transit map of San Francisco. For the most part I am very comfortable editing paths, removing and adding nodes, snapping to grids and objects and the like . . . But what I have yet to figure out, is how to bring multiple lines together, in parallel, either stuck together along their edges or separated at a constant distance, like railroad tracks. One technique would seem to be to create a wider path objects beneath a narrower path object, then snap their nodes together, to create a path with an outline, but I would really like to combine two or more lines in parallel, as you often see on transit maps. If anyone can shed some light on my desire, I owe them a cookie!
I don't have any experience with graphic design and similar arts. But my thesis is about photographic rules, and many of the rules there are derived from graphic design. I have a book about Photographic Composition and it mentions many terms that I am not sure I can distinguish between them, especially that some of them might have more than one of them. So could you please tell me that meaning(s) of the following terms? Graphic Graphic Design Graphics (with s) Graphic Controls Thanks EDIT: Some people asked me to put some context. Here is a context from Photographic Composition by Grill & Scanlon: Graphic Controls Despite photography's three-dimensional appearance, a photograph really consists of nothing more than a two-dimensional surface on which deposits of different tones and colors have been laid. In this regard, a photograph has much in common with a painting, a lithograph, a printed page, or any of the other two-dimensional media collectively referred to as the graphic arts. Question: What does graphic controls mean here? On a practical level, graphics--the interrelationships of the points, lines, shapes, and frame of a photograph--penetrate to the heart of photography. Question: How is this definition of graphics related to computer graphics, which seems to be completely different, because the latter is actually the rendering of elements on screen, and it has nothing to do with interrelationships?! And what is the difference between graphic and graphics?! It is obviously not a singular-plural thing! You see, I understand these words if they are put in a statement, but I want to know their exact accurate definition to deal with them correctly.
Does anybody know the keyboard shortcut or the easiest way to copy a gradient of an object into another object.
Being a developer wanting to be a designer, I'm really interested in learning how to create top notch UI for websites, mobile apps, etc. However, I know nothing about Photoshop or anything related to design, my main skills being HTML and CSS. Where should I start? How do I learn how to create beautiful websites and interfaces?
I've inherited a large set of button icons at work, which I'd like to use in another project, but with a different button background. The trouble is that the original files have been lost in history, so all I have is the flat PNGs. What I've managed to do is extract a blank button background. Looking at this from a developer point of view, what I'd like to do is "diff" two images (or two layers on a same image), and turn the pixels which are identical in both images transparent. For example, out of these two pictures I would like a transparent image/layer with just the spade on it: I realize that the result wouldn't be perfect, especially around blurred edges on the icon, but it would get me a long way. I have about 50 of these, in three button states = 150 images, so bonus for any method which would allow me to play with tolerance. I'm mainly using Paint.NET, but any free piece software would do. I don't have access to photoshop. EDIT I suddenly remembered that I'm actually a software developer and not a graphic designer, so I wrote a program to do this in batch. The C# source code can be found at: http://pastebin.com/mKmtdHT4 Problem solved for me, but I'll leave this open for some time in case somebody has a more generally applicable solution to pass on to other people who have the same problem.

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