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It's a font from the future, but I don't know what it will be called! Can anyone help?
Tried WhatTheFont, was unsuccessful...posted up a case there, so if I get an answer there I'll post it here.
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I am trying to create the two toned watercolor texture effect like the image found below.
I have tried unsuccessfully to create it using Photoshop and Illustrator. Results I come up with don't effectively blend the colors like the example.
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I am a very junior graphic designer / art director. I try to go through as many Lynda.com courses to equip myself with knowledge but some things I'm not sure of so please go easy on me here, I'm not a veteran.
I've not handled large artwork sizes and am most intimidated by the chance that my artwork will pixelate or discolour badly.
I've tried to avoid this by creating mostly vector-based artwork in Adobe Illustrator. I've pulled the work across to Photoshop occasionally to add Gaussian blur effects etc. I've built my layouts in Indesign. I drag the Illustrator and Photoshop files onto the Indesign layout which creates EPS files. These seem to drop the quality of the vector art way down and causes pixellation.
Any 'way of working' advice would be appreciated.
Sorry that I can't technically express myself better.
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In my app, I have a collection of objects that I'm allowing the user to filter. To represent each filter, currently starred objects, watched objects and the user's object, I use the icons pictured below:
However, I'm having trouble coming up with a way to represent the concept of all objects being visible. Does anyone know of a good icon to represent this?
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I was watching a tutorial on the 3D Extrude & Bevel Options and I did not understand how Perspective work. I know it's viewing something at an angle, but I don't see from where it references it from.
I placed the object in front and left position, and at these basic positions, the perspective option only becomes more mysterious to me.
What exactly is going on?
Thank you.
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I want to make a typeface that I would also let others to download if they happen to like it.
But if I use it on the net, and if I also let other people using it, can I have copyright problems? It’s not like I will copy a font, but it’s also not impossible that it would resemble something. Since it would be a simple typeface with the goal of being easy to read.
I also don’t want to check all the fonts myself to make sure that they doesn’t resemble what I made.
Is there a program that checks it for me, or should I even worry about this problem?
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How can I create a smoothing effect like this?:
It's clearer in his hairs and face.
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How to get this blur texture effect in photoshop?
I'm starting from a plain old screenshot, and I'd like it rotated in 3d, with more distant parts more blurry. Is there a simple way to achieve this effect? I'm mostly using GIMP but tricks with any other tools would also be appreciated!
The result of what I'm trying to achieve:
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I'm not a designer, but a developer. Still, part of my job is requiring mockups.
I've always just used pencil and paper but thought I'd use software finally. There seem to be a bunch of free options, but my company seems to be at least potentially open to paying for something. The only one I'd heard of before doing this (because a previous project manager used it) was Balsamiq.
My question is, is it worth the extra cost to get something more well-known even if there are free alternatives just to say I have experience with this, or for my company to say that we use tool X (which is better-known), or should I just pick a free tool?
I don't have huge amounts of time to try out a dozen tools. I've found a few articles that list a bunch of these, but they are pretty minimal in terms of description, so if there is are some good DETAILED comparisons of different tools that would be great for bringing a recommendation to my company, and if anyone has any strong opinions on why I should go with one tool over another, that would also be very helpful! Again, take into account that I'm not a designer, and as such, the less fiddling with design elements for me the better...
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A fairly sizable client whom I've done a few jobs for over the past several years has recently contacted me for a new job. We have never had a contract for any of the work I've done for them (I'm a freelance designer). In his most recent email, he said:
"By the way, I am requiring that all files in their native form belong
to [my company] and are to be delivered to me upon completion of the
project. The files must not be password protected and are to be in
their 'collected-for-output' form before payment will be made. I
consider what we pay for to be the intellectual property of [my
company]."
Aside from the fact that this is a little insulting (considering I've held nothing hostage, have been perfectly civil, and complied with every request I've ever received from any client I've had, including providing original working files), I understand that this is not standard practice... Most designers, it seems, do not hand over copyrights or intellectual rights to a design. But I don't feel that it's worth losing a fairly good client over something that may make him feel I'm somehow taking advantage of him. (The designs I do for them are mostly advertisements, flyers, small brochures, etc.)
What would you do? What do you recommend?
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How do you create a seamless texture in Photoshop? I found this tutorial here which is pretty helpful but it seems to not look as nice as the original sampled image when you're finished. Any suggestions or better tutorials?
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What are the main components of web design that can be sketched on paper? I refer to the visuals of a design that could be developed by sketches and drawings. Like a sketch of a Web-page view in browsers, smartphones and tablets.
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I have a big project to do right now. And my final delay is... now. It's a ~35-second animation I have to do in Adobe Flash Professional CS6. Anyone having ever animated on this software knows that problems always arise, and I'm really scared that I won't be on time, following a lot of time loss.
So on top of cutting every single non-essential bit from my scenario, I'm looking for every single trick I can use to speed up and be on time.
So here. I have three characters who need to walk. They were all designed in Adobe Illustrator, and are all made roughly the same way, from the same model, with articulations and such. And they'll all walk in a very similar way. My teacher said it's impossible, but I don't consider my teacher very competent in Flash, since even though I suck at it, the last few times he told me something was impossible, I found how to do it after a bit of fiddling.
So I wanted to ask you guys. Is there a way to set up a walking animation with one character, then have the others move according to it, in the same way? A bit like setting up a "skeleton", and then pasting different characters on it to make them walk.
Because the only way to make a walking pattern that he taught us was to do image-per-image animation (and if you ask me, whenever you have to do image-per-image animation, there's probably something you're doing wrong, because the software is supposed to animate, not just display successive images), by taking the character, putting it over a video and making it mimic it. But that requires me to do the job twice for 3/4 angle walks, and twice for walks toward the camera. A lot of time there.
Since the characters are basically the same, almost like skins I could put on a stickman, I really hope there's a way to only do the walking pattern once per angle.
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Is there an icon set containing icons for different platforms/stores (e.g. App Store, Play, Windows 8 Store, etc.)?
I am interested in grayscale icons similar to Glyphish and Glyphicons.
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I was recently enjoying some tasty King's Hawaiian Bread. I noticed their font for their logo and would like find a font with a similar look. I ran their logo through What The Font and it returned Kuenstler 480 Black as a possible match. This is close it is lacking the "swooshes" that you see in the N and H. (I do not know the technical term.)
Does anyone know what font is used in their logo or a close match?
For those not familiar with their logo here is a copy:
Here's those characters in Kuenstler 480 Black (preview generated by Fontzone) for comparison. It's similar, but not a clean match:
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I'm struggling to find a way in Illustrator to do something which is very simple in Photoshop.
Here's an example:
I draw a plane. Now I want to draw stripes on it and a cockpit.
In Ps, I clip these two layers to the plane, and continue to edit the shape of the plane afterwards. The stripes and cockpit stay overlapping whatever the plane shape becomes.
In Ai, I've tried all the Pathfinder options, and although I can achieve the opposite effects to what I want, I can't simply 'clip' the details to the plane.
Here is a picture of what I mean:
What's the easiest way to do this in Ai? Do I need to find a different drawing flow to the way I do it in Ps?
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I am using Illustrator for doing some calligraphy, and I am not really experienced with this program.
I am using a mouse pen with pressure to draw/write calligraphy. My question is: Can I change the pressure amount after I drew lines using brush tool?
Let’s say I drew a line, it is good but still not satisfactory. I just want to do a little change in pressure amount in some segments –not all the line- on line. Does Illustrator give me this option?
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I am putting together a telephone directory, and I was trying to figure out a good way of getting section markers to work for me.
My setup has 3 towns: Burford, Paris and St George. Under each of those there are alphabetic listings, to which I would like to have a marker for each letter to denote the change of the letter in the listing. Ideally I would like the that has an object style. So it would have markers for A-Z under Burford, then A-Z under Paris.
When I change the numbering & section options, it just changes the page number. It seems from my reading that this should be possible, but I haven't found any examples of how to do this.
[Edit] I have added a photo of what I'm trying to achieve. As you can see I've got a page number, a variable to pull the town name along the page edge. I've added those manually, but the idea behind this question is to figure an automated way of creating markers like that.
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I developed this QR code for my business, and I went with a gray/pink color pallete rather than black and white for aesthetics.
Based on my experimenting with my monitor (iMac) and QR reading app (Red Laser) I can read the code successfully - but it is hard to know if it will work with a variety of displays and readers based on this one test. Is there some numerical guidance of contrast or color choices that are generally gaurenteed to work for any combination of display/print and reader?
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Just had to take 4 tests for a potential job offering. 1 on Illustrator, 1 on Photoshop, 1 on InDesign and 1 on Adobe Acrobat 7 Standard
I've never once used Adobe Acrobat 7 Standard but expected the questions to be about touchup, making an interactive pdf maybe, or file optimization stuff.
Nope. 44 questions almost entirely about:
Chapters/Bookmarks/Destinations/etc.
Security and Encryption Options
Different types of reviews
So now I'm just trying to figure out if this is standard stuff for a graphic designer in any large corporation?
Here is an exact question from the skills assessment. It had 4 multiple choice answers but I didn't write them down:
The Human Resources Department is asking for all managers to submit salary listings by position, taking note that some departments have similar positions. What is the best security method for saving the PDF documents for the managers?
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I am a Photoshop novice, but an experienced C++ programmer.
In the process of attempting to resize a rectangle (created with the Rectangle tool) using the Direct Select tool, I ran into some non-trivial behavior that I do not understand and that I am having a difficult time reproducing.
I have taken the following steps:
(1) Choose Direct Select tool
(2) Click once inside image, but outside the rectangle (to deselect any current Direct Select selections made to the rectangle)
(3) Click and drag the Direct Selection rectangle to completely surround the top two corners (and neither bottom corner) of the rectangle
(4) Zoom in to 3000% magnification by clicking the Zoom In button on the Navigator
(5) Scroll the visible area to the middle of the top edge of the rectangle by dragging the red rectangle in the Navigator pane
(6) Press the Shift key and then click/hold the mouse with the cursor directly over the top row of pixels of the rectangle
(7) Still holding the mouse button, drag the mouse upwards to resize the rectangle by moving the top edge up.
This seems "simple enough". The problem is that it does not always work. It sometimes works - just not always.
The strange behavior I sometimes observe is the following:
(1) Sometimes there is a 1-px grey line on some, or all, edges of the rectangle. Sometimes these lines disappear completely. As noted, sometimes these lines appear on some edges, but not all edges. I cannot figure out what steps to take make them appear, and what steps to take to make them disappear. As far as I currently understand, it's random. (Obviously it is not random, but I cannot currently understand it.)
(2) Sometimes, when holding the Shift key, the rectangle, as it resizes, is constrained to vertical resizing. Other times when holding the Shift key, the rectangle is not constrained to vertical resizing, but instead the rectangle changes to a parallelogram or (perhaps, I'm not sure) another non-rectangular shape.
(3) When the ruler is displayed, and shows a pixel-based grid, I find that there is a horizontal grid line within the top row of the rectangle that is NOT aligned with the pixel marking on the ruler. As the rectangle is resized, the non-aligned grid line always remains inside the top row (all other grid lines appear exactly at the pixel indicators on the ruler).
(4) Most importantly - SOMETIMES when I shift-click and drag the mouse to raise the top edge of the rectangle (having already selected the top two corners of the rectangle with the Direct Selection tool before zooming in), the rectangle does NOT resize. Instead, a "selection rectangle" of some sort follows the mouse. Nonetheless, the Direct Selection of the corners of the rectangle still seems to be present - I do not de-select the Direct Selection settings, it's just that an additional "selection rectangle" of some sort seems to appear when I attempt to resize the rectangle - rather than the rectangle actually resizing.
Can someone please explain this non-trivial behavior of the Direct Select tool while I attempt to resize a rectangle in Photoshop?
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I'm looking for jobs all over the interwebs and I keep seeing postings by companies saying that applicants need to be well versed in most Adobe creative solutions softwares and then QuarkXpress.
But, when I look at actual studio ads (small studios looking for a new designer) they only mention strong Adobe skills.
Is QuarkXpress still relevant? Or is it a legacy software that only gets mentioned because at one time in the past it was one of the best softwares to use?
I know this might be a very subjective question, but I'm looking for those who ave been in the design world a lot longer than I have to give me insight (I've only just begun my design career).
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I try to do it mostly with words but sometimes have to do it with other things too. How do you equally space out things automatically, I Know how to evenly distribute from the center of every layer/object but not how to have even actual space between those to objects.
This is really not a problem when all the things are of the same width (or height) but as you know words are hardly ever that. So what i do is is make a rectangle of size that i want space to be empty and once done typing i manually drag out that box to the end of the first word, then adjust the 2nd one decrease/increase the space to match the edges of the rectangle and so on for the texts after 2nd..like 3rd,4th...Usually it's Home, About, Products, Contact, etc...
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What is a good place to find people and make a team to finish projects and perhaps make a profit?
I feel there is this huge disconnection between programmers and designers, and normally there is someone else who acts as a bridge between them. However, both designers and coders have ideas of their own that maybe they can't see completed cause they lack the complete skill set for that task, or the money to hire someone.
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I've created icons many times now with tons of great information I've learned here at GraphicDesign StackkExchange. Now, I'm finally putting together my first real application that will go public on the iOS and Google Play marketplaces. I've just got a couple of things I want to make sure of when I'm creating these icons. First, I have to create them in Illustrator (so I can use them later on if I need to resize them flawlessly). Second, I need to send them to PhotoShop so I can resize them into their respective sizes.
So, when I first go into Illustrator I'm presented with this settup screen. What would be the optimal settings?
I would think RGB instead of CMYK, but I really don't know. Also, when I'm creating stuff, I want to make sure everything is even, so align to pixel grid would be smart. I do NOT understand why you wouldn't want to use the pixel grid. Just putting it out there.
Then, I have my icon. Do I go to File -> Export, to get it to photoshop... or can I just select it and copy it and paste it.
When I paste it, I get a couple of options:
Again... which would be optimal to pick? I need to make sure it aligns to the pixel grid as well (I think).
I know this is a lot of questions, and it's not just one definitive question. IT IS however to get a definitive answer on a process.
UPDATE FOR BOUNTY:
There have been some updates to illustrator now, and I'm still wondering if my "Advanced Settings" below are "correct" for making icons for Android and iOS.
Also, I would like to cut photoshop out of my process, and simply save for web from Illustrator. I'm trying to save for web now, and there are a lot of options.
I have a single color icon. Can anyone tell me what is the best way to save my image? I want full quality. I don't know how to choose original. I don't want any compression.
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I would like to fill a rectangular marquee area with a gradient that stretches from the left to the right of the rectangular marquee area, starting at one color and ending at a second color. This is easy to do in Photoshop and I know how to do this.
However, I would like the entire gradient to fade to transparent at the TOP and BOTTOM (i.e., in the perpendicular direction). If I desired this effect in the horizontal direction, it would be easy to do in Photoshop because I would just set the "smoothness" parameters of the gradient as desired, along with the color parameters.
However, because I want the fade to transparency to occur in the VERTICAL direction, while the color gradient occurs in the HORIZONTAL direction, I do not know how to do this.
How can a create a color gradient in one direction, while setting a fade to transparency in the perpendicular direction, in Photoshop CS5?
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This issue of a typeface's heritage is of particular interest when attempting to pair faces. The nuances of related faces tend to harmonize well, whether that relation is grounded in history or the type designer. Since Helvetica is one of the most widely used faces of all time, there is value in understanding it better. It also has many visually similar kin who might tangentially benefit from this answer.
So, where did Helvetica come from? Most of us know that the design team consisted of Max Miedinger (executing) and Eduard Hoffmann (directing) at the Haas Type Foundry in Switzerland. But what was their inspiration/model? What era were they trying to envoke, if any.
Most importantly, was there a predecessor to their inspiration that might provide a better understanding of this family? Can historical reference inform a richer use of this ubiquitous typeface?
For the purposes of this question, let's consider Helvetica and Helvetica Neue as the same family. I know there are notable differences but I don't think they are of importance to this topic.
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How to create my own arrow effects in illustrator CS 2
Is there an easy way of creating thin perpendicular lines capping the end of a line segment in Adobe Illustrator CS4? The sort of effect I'm looking for is this:
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(but without the dotted effect!). This is useful for example for adding dimensions on technical type drawings.
I would have expected I could do this easily either with add arrowheads or with line cap type options, but I can't find a way in Adobe Illustrator CS4. Obviously I'd prefer not to draw three separate line segments every time. I am struggling to investigate this as I'm not even sure what the proper term is for this type of line decoration.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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for later usage in a converter I'd like to exactly control the transparency of colors.
Let's say I have a simple layer (B), filled with #FF0000 and 50% layertransperency.
Now I duplicate that layer (C) (again with 50%).
In addition to that I have a layer for the background (A) which is filled with #FFFFFF.
I would have expected that the resulting pixel is a perfect #FF0000, but it is a #ff3f3f (still red, but much lighter).
I also tried to play with layer-styles and hoped that Linear Dodge (add) would help me out, but it doesn't.
Is there any simple trick, so that I am able to exactly control the transparency of every pixel (layer)?
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I just want to know about this sample website: http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/main/
As you can see, there is something CURLY on every corner of the divs.
I know about "fleur de lis" as a design element, but how do you call this kind of design? Is it "crown like corners"? I'm searching about it, but I fail.
Also, is there any website that has these kind of pictures in PSD/AI formats?
Hope you guys can help me.
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I am trying to bucket fill a layer, but I get this crazy cursor I cant get rid of. I think its because I have something selected. I tired Select All, Select None, but the cursor does not change.
I cant get a hold of that image, screen dump does not get that cursor. Its a small circle with a line across the diameter 45 degrees.
Edit : That cursor is called "circle-slash" icon. It comes when I select a part of the image and try to fill a different part of the image. I either need to select things correctly or I need to edit my selection for painting.
Edit Again :
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Does anybody know a decent and modern icon-set similar to Glyphicons that is colourful?
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I'm trying to explore grid-based layout design in Illustrator to help me create mockups for prototypes. I was wondering if anybody here could help me set up a grid based layout easily in Illustrator CS6? I was hoping to find step-by-step directions but I can't seem to find anything when I look online!
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Does anyone know of a way to fix this? Googling reveals only solutions for older versions.
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How do I get an image to extrude and bevel using illustrator CS6.
The shape that's having the issues has effect>texture>texturizer and then I uploaded a psd file.
When I then select effects>3d>extrude bevel I get a giant grey box around the image.
I've also tried using the textures that are already in Ai but the same gray box appears.
Ugh it won't let me screenshot because I'm a newb but picture the flat, now textured shape, lying on the 3D grey box that adheres to the specifications chosen in the bevel/extrude window.
If this is not possible I guess I'm asking what's the best way to add a texture to an image I want to make 3D?
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I'd like to first say that I have attempted to look through Google to find the answer to this though surprisingly, I get more about 'what' it is than 'how' to create a look & feel.
I was a writer up until I began to explore and complete courses in Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. I have worked in advertising for five years as a copywriter.
I now offered my visual services to my boss. He said, 'Feel free to create a look & feel for any existing project so we can assess the level of your expertise.'
I have not been exposed to this process. What would I go over? Selection of font for a brand? Colour palette? And what formats should I present the formation of these in? A4 print? Billboard examples?
I'd like to be able to apply myself and the skills that I have. I have executed art direction and design work for clients before but have never done a look & feel.
I would like to be able to approach him with a sense of conviction and show him confidently the elaborate and careful construction of an impressive look & feel.
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I am writing user documentation using DITA which allows me to easily generate deliverables in PDF, CHM and web formats. The images need to be saved with a DPI of 110 so that they are displayed correctly within the PDF documentation.
If I change the DPI of the image to 110 (without resampling) and save as a PNG or JPEG then this works fine with all outputs.
On average the image files are coming out with file sizes of between 50KB and 90KB. If I use the "Save for Web & Devices" feature of Photoshop the file sizes are reduced significantly to between 15KB and 40KB. So ideally I need to be saving files using this feature.
But... the DPI of the output file is changed to something else (I am guessing 72 DPI) which is causing the images to be scaled incorrectly by Apache FOP (for generating the PDF output). How can I change the value of the DPI metadata in the saved image files without loosing the ability to compress the files?
It might be possible to resolve this problem by altering some configuration or attriute of Apache FOP. I have posed the following question over at StackOverflow to find out: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14342766/force-apache-fop-to-override-image-resolution
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I have created an image with multiple layers, paint groups, layer groups etc.
The image saves okay as .ai or even export to .png. However when i use the save for web feature my topmost layer group is missing from the image.
The only difference in this layer that I can see from any others, is that instead of the usual 'eye' icon in the layer visibility select, there is a solid rectangle with a border in this place.
Would someone please explain what this icon indicates, how it manipulated and whether it has any bearing on my Save to Web issue.
Many thanks
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I'm creating an app, and I want it to be more colorful and vivid. Though, I'm not an artist or have any drawing talent. Is there someplace online where I can create custom images for my android buttons that can save to a .png file?
I'm looking for images that make my buttons look more real than the plain, generic buttons.
I'm looking for something like this: http://www.webarti.com/best-CSS3-button-maker/ but to able to obtain a png of the final button.
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Possible Duplicate:
Photoshop - adjustment layer to change colors of multiple layers?
Is it possible to have global color swatches or color styles in Photoshop?
I have a PSD filled with buttons and other controls. I want to theme those controls based on one color. Is there a way for me to associate one color with all the buttons and other controls in the PSD file such that I can change one color and the theme of all the buttons changes?
Thanks
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I am searching for more information and resources about a technique I really like: unfortunately, I don't know its name.
It is based on a layout in which everything is drawn with dots of several size, the size giving the intensity of shade.
It's really close to the technique used for black and white printing of pictures on old newspapers. Maybe it's even the same technique name.
The results could be things like this one:
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I want to make multiple text Layers in CS5 be able to change the word example "pete" in all the layer at once to "john" is this possible?
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I'm trying to follow this tutorial but they skipped a few steps...
The two side dots below are each individual arches made using the pen tool, they are not connected to the mushroom cap.
All I want to do is fill each area(dots, eyes, etc) with color, I've tried dozens of combinations of unite/merge/outline stroke/join and every other tool I thought I understood the functionality of but nothing has worked. I do not want to use live paint(though I tried that and couldn't get it to work either).
Note eventually I will have to remove the stroke, so I don't think offset path will work.
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A while ago, I built a count down timer app based on a designer's free giveaway. It turns out users like it and it is even mentioned on beautifulpixels.
This time I'm building a calculator named Minimalist Calculator, on my own, without any help from a designer. Apple link: Minimalist Calculator, I'll share the screen shots here:
Comments from my friends so far are kind of negative. Something like it looks bare-bone rather than minimalist.
As an app developer, I am looking forward to advice on how I can improve the look and feel of my app, which mainly uses font, color, layout (but specifically little/no images)
Fonts are selectable by user, i.e.:
Any reference work I can learn from? A designer for hire who is reputable in minimalism design you could recommend? Thanks!
UPDATE: About options ...
@OghmaOsiris, I did include an option to disable grid lines:
UPATE 2: Colors
Last night, I added the option to change the colors of:
keypad button face
button text, and
button border
Graphite:
Orange:
It's now on AppStore. Download link: Minimalist Calculator
Please feel free to send me comments.
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I'm attempting to follow the below Photoshop tutorial, but steps 29 and 30 have me stumped.
The larger of the two white rectangles in the below image was created on its own layer. Once I have that layer selected, it's actually impossible to carry out step 29, as the "Add to shape area" button is greyed out on the tool bar. I can only do this by first making the black rectangle on a new layer, then subtracting the inner white square from that...
Relatedly, I have no idea how to do step 30. This is for a pencil icon to place within the square just created, but it does not specify what layer this should be made on.
Is it possible I should have Paths selected rather than Shape Layers at the top? I've tried this, but it didn't seem to do the trick. Once I created a work path, I didn't know what to do with it in order for it to add or subtract from the below layer, nor how to add more paths and be able to manipulate each individually (in the case of the pencil icon...)
Any help here would be greatly appreciated!!
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Every time I go back to edit some layer effects for a new layer, there are weird presets, e.g. Screen or Overlay blend modes for some of the layer settings, and then the lighter gradient tone is always light yellow, not white.
I'm pretty sure this isn't to do with inheriting the layer effects from a previous layer (could be wrong), but regardless, how do I get these to restore to their defaults each time I'm editing layer effects?
Also, I'm quite sure yellow was never the default on the gradient bar, rather than white. How do I change this back?
Thanks very much in advance.
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Does anybody know/have ideas how to make velvet effect background in Adobe Illustrator 5.x?
An example I'm talking about:
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It takes me too much time (IMO) to design tables in Photoshop. I need to move rows, columns and stuff easily. I'd like to be able to get through this faster.
I've tried InDesign and Illustrator and vector exports but it ends up all merged into Photoshop.. It's for web. Front-End developers are going to integrate those in HTML and CSS.
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I would like to convert an Illustrator document to a PDF and make it available to graphic designers doing publicity. It would be convenient if the designers could turn off the different layers but I don't want to leave the art items editable.
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Apologies for cross posting from the Webmaster stack exchange but I have a question I'd like to resolve as urgently as possible.
I'm starting to design a site and am at the stage where I have most of the basic layout of the page done. But there seems to be something lacking in that it looks distinctly amateurish rather than professional. The site is meant to be simple. Can anyone suggest ways in which I could give it a more professional sheen (I'm a programmer rather than a designer)? I'm not quite sure what it's missing but it's meant to be a template for a luxury community somewhere. Perhaps a textured background image rather than a gradient? Images that 'break' out of their div borders? I'd greatly appreciate any input as I'm not sure what sets apart those professional looking sites from others.
Almost forgot the site is here
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I know I can copy a gradient (minus direction) from one object to another, but how do I preserve the direction of the gradient? (I'm using Illustrator CS6)
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I am reluctant to post the actual logo for risk of repercussions, but I have taken away any identifiable features, leaving the "problem" parts. Here is the logo on a white background:
It looks awful when dropped on to a white background, and makes designing any kind of media hard work due to the angle as it just doesn't "sit" right on the document. I feel the focus point is the "box" rather than the actual logo within.
I am not a designer by trade.
Are there any tips for working with something like this? I appreciate it's a vague question but it's quite frustrating not knowing how to make it look good with other media!
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While working on my latest website, I started actually wondering if what I learned in grade school was true. I've been taught that programs like Word default to use a white background with black text because it's easier on the eyes than the old phosphorous displays which were always light-on-dark. However, I find more and more that it hurts much less for me to read light text on a dark background; my lenses feel like they're straining less, and irises can relax more due to the lower overall light level.
So is it true that dark-on-light is easier to read? Have we just been told this to make us believe that these programs are advanced or something like that? Was the change to dark-on-light made more to simulate ink-on-paper moreso than for visual comfort?
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I have closed a path, and it now appears in my Paths pane. However, I have no idea how to go back and bring up the anchor points again in order to edit it. Having clicked on the path itself, it simply remains closed, with no anchor points...
Any help much appreciated.
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I'm not ui ux engineer. I just want to hear your opinion/help on where would you (designers) put this grey box or app links, what is your opinion about colors?
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I am developing a calculator app which looks like this:
I'd like to bundle a few themes for the user. So I pick a few colors for the keypad I like. However, I have a hard time to determine which color to use for the borders. Besides, I found pure white or pure black text may not always look the best...
For example, I have no idea of how to determine the border color for the following blue theme:
Is there any guideline or tool I can use? Now I am taking a trial-and-error approach (moving mouse pointer on the Photoshop color palette aimlessly)...
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So I am making a program which uses a "futureistic" graphical interface. My problem is that though i have seen examples of it in the past, i cannot think of what to call it when searching through google for refrences.
An example would be a semi-transparent circle with semi-transparent "C"'s rotating around it but intersecting with it. The circle would be the top layer with the rest below it. The image would always be in motion.
I would like to know what it is called. Sorry if I confused anyone, im slightly confused as to how to explain this. Ask me questions so that I can explain anything.
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I have a web design company. For artistic graphics I hire a Graphic Designer to do it for me.
Obviously it hurts my business if it is known that I outsource so the designer uses an email address from my company and not her own Graphic Design company.
Is it normal to expect only my signature logo at the bottom of the graphics and there should be no reference to her own company at all? The same goes for her Graphic Design company, can I expect her not to link to work she does for my company on her portfolio?
Thanks
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I'm working on a chart that has to be on a base-10 log scale (meaning, the divisions are at 1, 10, 100, 1000 instead of 10, 20, 30, 40), and I'm trying to make it more intuitive and obvious to people who don't understand log scales and/or might not notice the non-standard scale. One of the ideas I'm trying is, to have subtle ticks / lines spaced out at regular intervals so an inattentive viewer will notice that the scale 'barrels' away and the ticks get much closer together further up the chart.
To do this, I need to space those ticks out in a logarithmic / expontial way, so they look something like this (numbers are for illustration purposes only, it's just the line spacing I'm interested in):
I know a little Javascript, so I generated that above image with some code (here's a live editable demo on jsfiddle.net ) using the Raphael framework that draws SVG, which is a format Illustrator can use. So, the worst case scenario is, someone could adapt that code each time, dig into the generated HTML using Firebug or Inspect Element or View Source, find the generated SVG element, copy it into a text editor, save as a .svg file, then open that svg file in Illustrator, then work with it.
But that's hardly convenient or a smooth part of a design workflow. If there's some clever way to do this in Illustrator itself (maybe some smart use of Effect > Distort and transform > Transform with many copies, <100% vertical scale and >0 vertical move?), that would be much better.
Note I'm not particularly interested in any other part of generating a log scale chart in Illustrator. Illustrator's geriatric, creaking Graph tool just doesn't do stuff like that, so I'm more-or-less resigned to copying in something from Excel or similar then adding labels. It's the progressive spacing of the lines I'm interested in.
I've asked a slightly similar question before about graded 'barrelled' spacing of lines, and found an answer that worked for my needs then, but that was about 'barrelling' lines in an approximate visually-controlled way: here I'm asking how to do it in a strictly controlled, accurate way that would match up with something generated on a log scale.
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I'm sometimes giving small adverts that I created in ID CS5 to a local newspaper. They are building their stuff in Corel. They usually want me to either give them an image (as in jpg) or a pdf file. They don't know what to do with the InDesign file. I've got the feeling that they are actually recreating my stuff in their program, which I don't like at all.
Is there a common file format that both programs can read (or that mine can write, at least)? I don't want them to redo my work, which wastes their time and is error-prone.
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I have created an image and added some effects to it but now when I try to save it as PNG there's a white frame addon to it. I've tested a few things and realised that this behavior happens when I convert the image to a smart object.
How can I save the image as PNG and keep the image "as is" without the extra white frame?
Update: I've added a side by side picture. Left side is the psd, right side is the same PSD that was saved as PNG and imported back to the picture.
PNG:
Thanks
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I am trying to recreate the line swirl in our compliment slip in Adobe Illustrator? I have been struggling for hours with transforming straight lines, creating waves, rotating, etc. but still can't get there?
If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated!
Anne
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I want to write 'SBS' in Pixel Art Style
SBS is a Software House, so that's why I want to make something that is related to computers or technology etc.
like this
or like this
I want to see how I can achieve these easily. Preferably a method that doesn't involve copying and pasting blocks around.
Also if you have any ideas for the SBS logo please share.
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So I have to generate flyers for 10 different laptops (and more in the future). I decided to set up variables. I've created an XML Map for MS-Excel which allows me to save the 'XML Data' type file. I have to make small amendments to the XML File, e.g. rename 'v_sampleDataSets' to 'v:sampleDataSets' for the file to be valid in Illustrator. Once that's done, I use the Variables menu from Illustrator to load the variables.
It was working fine... I loaded, changed and reloaded the variables file (generated from MS-Excel) several times without any problems. Then I started to update the Illustrator layout. I had to move some images, re-size some text boxes and reduce some font sizes. At some point during these changes, the variables got an error:
The filter cannot complete because of an unknown error.
At that point, only 1 image file link wasn't being dynamically changed, however all of the text was still changing according to the variables.
I've taken these steps to try to resolve the issue:
Deleted the images, deleted image variable, replaced the image, relinked to a new variable, reset variable name to same as XML structure had previously. Reloaded the variables file. (Same error)
Unlinked ALL variables. Deleted all variables. Started over. (Same error)
Delete Illustrator CS6 Settings folder (preferences folder). Tried to load again... (Same error)
Nothing I tried worked; in fact now the problem is worse because the text is not updating.
What should I do now? I don't think reinstalling Illustrator would do any good since I've already cleared the settings file and had the same problem.
If there is no solution, is there an alternative solution to dynamically created these files? I have to get them done by tomorrow morning :/
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We're about to publish a free, open source plugin that translates the WordPress admin UI into the users language. This plugin will be freely available in the official wp.org plugin repository. Now we need a header (actually two: one for retina capable devices and one for normal displays) - in the size of 1544x500px/772x250px - that explains what the plugin does.
I agree that my first 10-minute draft is a bit racist (by accident). Actually 110% of all people told me that it's funny, but racist. So we have agreed that two things are no good idea:
Flags (too generic - every plugin uses this), as those don't communicate the specific use case
People with stereotype characteristics
This was my first draft (will not be taken).
This a screenshot from the plugin in action.
Note: The label is named WeCodeMore and has a Google Plus Account and a GitHub account where we post our updates to followers (in case you want to see the details).
EDIT #1
As I've read in the comments, the question seems to not be completely clear. I'm aware of the fact that this question is half design, half user experience.
(Original Question) I'm searching for better ideas that communicate the idea of "User specific Interface (language)".
The above question can be extended with: "No user should have his first bad experience when looking at the banner".
EDIT #2
I understand that some people suggest flags or alphabets. Currently we went with alphabet, but the question is still open.
Short explanation: "Flags" represent countries, which languages don't do. The same goes for "Alphabets" (or character sets). I, for example, am an Austrian citizen. My mother tongue is "German", but a variation of it (like "Letzeburgisch" in Luxembourg or "Swiss German" in Switzerland). If someone would tell me that a German flag represents my language, I'd be alienated, as Germany is not my country. Then there're minorities in every country, like Burgenland-Croatian, Romani, Hungarian, etc. And with character sets it's the same. Nearly every western language shares the same set.
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Is there a way to draw as sharp as possible (pixel-perfect) diagonal lines Photoshop?
I want to create an "X" close button but I can't get it to look good in smaller pixel dimensions such as (16x16).
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In Illustrator, I have a file that I have placed however I've modified the dimensions of the file and using the 'links' panel I've set the size to the file dimensions.
However the bounding box of the object, is still the old outdated dimensions.
How can I reset the bounding box to the actual size of the object?
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I have a diagram with many colour-coded lines and a key to which colour means what: red line = electricity cable; blue line = gas pipe etc.
This is inaccessible for colour-blind people.
I would like to stroke the lines with different patterns of shapes. There are lots of options for this in Illustrator, see this page, but they are limited to dashes with either square or rounded ends. I have a lot of lines and there isn't going to be enough variation.
I'd like to be able to stroke with say, triangles, diamonds, pentagons etc. Excel can do this with lines on graphs. Is there a way to do this in Illustrator? (CS5)
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When I create rounded rectangles in Photoshop, I can mask images over those rounded rectangles to give them rounded corners.
When I'm making websites however, I'm not sure how to give images rounded corners.
I don't know how to use vector masks on website, do you think it's the right solution?
Please, if anyone can provide me with a tutorial or anything I will be very thankful.
Online example:
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I applied a simple photoshop filter to a drawing I made a while ago. Now I need to apply the same filter to a different drawing, but I can't remember which filter it was. I've tried every filter, and neither comes even close to what I did.
If you know which filter is this, please let me know.
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I don't have any real experience with 3D software (except for 1995's Raydream Designer). I realize there are plenty of fine options out there, but I am looking for something tremendously simple:
For starters, I want only to take a vector image (any vector format is ok) of some text and simply "render" the text viewed at an angle with perspective, then save as a vector image so that I can easily import it into any graphic design software.
I don't need effects, particles, motion, etc. I just want to render things at an angle. Is there a software that fits the bill?
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I have an icon with the dimensions 24px × 23px. The canvas is 24px × 24px: There is 1 transparent pixel at the top of the icon.
After I use the rectangular marquee tool to copy and paste the icon to another psd document I get the icon as 24px × 23px. But i need it to be 24px × 24px.
How do I copy the dimensions with the transparent pixel to a new document?
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I have created a Photoshop action which:
Duplicates the current image.
Merges all visible layers.
Removes hidden layers.
Rearranges parts of image.
Adds the layer to a group.
Displays user interface to "Duplicate Layer Group" back to the original image. (Using action "Insert Menu Item...")
Closes the image without saving.
This is working but I would like to automatically duplicate the layer group back to the original image without having to select it from a drop-down box.
See Video: http://youtu.be/VFRj33zHIlY
Is there a way to do this? perhaps by adding a script or something?
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I am working on a page someone else created as a master page, and want to add a text box to the page. I created the box and placed my text in it, but the text is not visible. If I drag the text box off the page and then drag it back on, the text is visible for less than a second then disappears again. Any thoughts?
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I came across this fascinating youtube video. It zooms and pans around various landscape scenes, with flying text coming in and out of focus. Does anyone know what software they used for this?
I'm naive in this area, so any suggestions or ideas will be deeply appreciated.
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What is the difference between the two layer thumbnail types pictured:
Vs.
How do I bring about the second, if the first is currently appearing whenever I create a new Shape Layer, for example?
Thank you in advance.
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I am trying to make a cursor with transparency using Photoshop CS5. When I make a .cur file from an image, I can see extra white space with the icon
Something like this:
I don't want the outer white space. I just want the guitar to be the cursor, but here the cursor is the full image.
Out of curiosity, I just dragged an default computers .cur file, and in PS it looks like this:
What grid is this? How can I enable this? Is this grid important to make .cur files?
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I have no idea what they call this so I'm not having much success with searching. But lets start with an example at this site:
Any idea how to make the choppy sea like wave they're using? I had limited success in Maya but I could work on it more, however I was wondering if there was a quicker alternative? After effects maybe. I had a play with trapcode but didn't have the results I was after.
Maybe there isn't a quicker way to do it in which I'll use maya though ^^
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I'm looking for a tool\extension that lets me draw a grid in Adobe Flash.
I do not mean a solution via ActionScript, and drawing a few thousand cells manually with lines or rectangles, even with grid snapping, isn't an answer either. What I want is a tool that creates a grid, mesh, table - whatever - when you select it in the toolbox and drag the mouse.
Adobe Illustrator has this functionality built-in and it's called Rectangular Grid Tool:
http://www.adobepress.com/articles/article.asp?p=599358&seqNum=6
Does anyone know a way to achieve the same in Flash?
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I want to make a website, but I have too many important elements for that. I tried to simplify the structure, but it became boring to look at and tiresome to navigate.
Is there a rule or tip for finding the balance?
Is there a maximum of meaningful elements on a page, in general?
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I've been tasked with making a powerpoint theme for the company I work for and one of the requirements is that it uses a font that comes standard with most computers. What are some of the built-in sans serif fonts that graphic designers respect and use more frequently?
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I have been recording custom actions to perform various automations, though I am starting to require greater control which would be better implemented using some form of scripting (if this can indeed be done). I have seen "ExtendScript" has been mentioned in several places, though I cannot find that option in Photoshop.
It is important that I can easily share such scripts with other Photoshop users so that they can also benefit from them. For example, I would like to allow people to download the action scripts from my blog with relative ease.
I am creating my actions using Photoshop CS4 which allows users with newer versions to utilise them. The same would need to be so for my custom scripts.
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I have all my Illustrator and Photoshop toolbars scattered throughout my desktop, and I simply want all of my menus, toolbars, and files to be within one window.
This is often super annoying because the toolbars don't pop up when my files are open depending on what desktop I am on.
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I am using ScriptUI for the first time and would like to create a custom palette with several text boxes and buttons that can be conveniently docked into the Photoshop UI.
Can this be accomplished using a script?
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Is there a way to force an existing .pdf file to launch full-screen and auto-advance (prefereably with transitions) without owning Adobe Acrobat?
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If I have selected another layer and a path is incomplete, so it just looks like a path, how do I "re-activate" it so I can continue to add anchor points?
Also, can a path only be manipulated (e.g. Rotated) once it has first been converted to a selection?
Lastly, if I have made multiple paths on the same layer, how does one select/edit just one of them?
Thanks very much in advance for any help.
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CS5:
I created a standalone path by mistake, instead of creating a new shape layer.
What's the correct method of turning this into a new shape layer?
I tried converting to a selection, but I then seemed unable to fill the selection as I normally would, and I'm not sure how/if this would create a new layer from the path.
Thank you.
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In this fiddle there's a markup and style I'm doing for a website:
http://jsfiddle.net/UvJmP/
I am trying to represent data in this way:
D2's table data is contained in D1
D3's table data is contained in D2
If we were to think of D1 as an entity, it would be said that each D1 has a D2, and each D2 has a D3. In a hierarchy, these would be "sub-tables."
Is there a better way to represent a hierarchy of subtables than the stair arrangement I have right now?
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ERROR: type should be string, got "\nhttps://grandst.com/\nI'm really attracted to that kind of vintage look. Does anyone know any similar type fonts that I can play around with? Is there a good practice to go about understanding what fonts I see in general? A firefox plugin? A free program?\nThanks in advance for any help you can offer.\n" |
I would like to know how scaling down images affects the quality. When scaling images up, they get pixelated and it's clear to see that the quality decreases, but when scaling down I sometimes notice the quality getting worse and sometimes I don't.
Background
To be more precise we are developing a digital magazine and will have to use thumbnails of the cover throughout our application. I am wondering whether the designer (who we haven't hired yet) should export the cover to all the different thumbnails sizes we are going to need or whether it is ok to export it at it's native resolution (1024 x 768) and then just use a program which will automatically resize it to all the thumbnail sizes we will need.
I have noticed in other magazines on the iPad the thumbnail covers often have "jaggy" fonts and would like to avoid exactly that.
So my question is:
What kind of images are save to down size without noticeable quality loss and what kind of images should I export to the desired size?
Questions regarding retina support
Another question I am having is regarding making the magazine "retina ready".
I understand that it's best to design as much as possible using the vector tools in indesign or create icons and logos as vector graphics in illustrator, this way nothing else needs to be done for it to look good on both retina and non retina displays.
For raster images it is best to create two PDFs one with all the images at retina resolution (142PPI) and one at non retina resolution (72PPI). I know I can setup InDesign to automatically downscale images to those resolution on export.
For photos, which are only available at high resolution this seems to make the most sense and the only way.
My question is in what cases would a designer create images as raster graphics instead of vector graphics? I assume this would be for very complex graphics. But could someone give me a couple of examples or images which would not be suitable to be created as vectors?
In the case of images that have to be created as raster images, do I have to create two versions from scratch or can I just create a retina version and then scale that one down to non retina?
From my background with iOS development I know most designers create two versions of each asset from scratch. Especially for the icons. Could someone please explain the reason for this and when it is necessary and when not?
Please let me know if I am understanding this correctly or whether I got something completely wrong.
Greetings, Kim
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I have a circular image that I want to print over a cone. That is, over a circle with a wedge cut out, and then assembled into a cone.
However, if I just print my image and then cut the wedge, not only that part will be removed, but also the proportions will be messed up, and straight lines become curved.
I would like to do some processing to my image so when printed and assembled, the image will look as designed, when looked straight from the front (the tip of the cone pointing at the observer). Optimally, the processing should wrap the image in the wedge so I can have some freedom when assembling the cone.
Are there any tools that do this for me? or any processing I can do to achieve this effect?
I actually want to do this over a shallow cone (the wedge cut goes around some 5 degrees), but knowing a general solution for sharper cones would be optimal.
(I have no idea how to tag this, so please feel free to retag this question)
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I've got a fixed layout page and the client has asked for it to have "shades of blue". What colour would you recommend for the background, page wrapper background, text, dropdown menu and the buttons on the side?
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I've been googling this subject and also searched in this forum, all I found were posts about removing semi transparent pixels, ie. not what I have a problem with.
Basically, I've added a layer to my image that has the same size as the image. Then I add something to the layer, way smaller than the entire image. Now I want a quick way to "auto crop" the layer so that the layer only spans over the pixels that actually contain something.
In GIMP I choose Layer -> Auto crop layer. But there doesn't seem to exist such an action in Photoshop. Does anyone know where I can find this tool?
EDIT : Ok this is pretty much the scenario.
I have an image that consists of a lot of layers. On a certain part of that image I want to create a magnifying effect. So
temporarily I flattened the image
copied a circled area
undid the flattening
pasted the copied circle on to a new layer
now I want to use: Filter -> Distort -> Spherize to give it a magnified effect. However, the spherize effect affects the entire size of the layer and not only where the content of the layer is. This makes the circle that I pasted not the centre of the sphere but rather the lower right corner of the sphere, resulting in a totally different effect than wanted.
I hope this clears the issue up.
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I got a word document translated into Polish which I am supposed to put into an idesign file. The indesign file already exists in English and the font used is Corporate SBQ. When I copy paste the polish version from word, all the polish consontants with the diacritics give me a pink square- I suppose that means that indesign doesn't recognise them. I tried the glyphs window, but some of the characters are not there. I cannot copy paste from another document, I still get a pink square. Is there a specific font which works for Polish? Is there any other way to do this? I tried the spell check, but most of the words which have this pink block do not appear as misspelled.
What am I doing wrong?
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I have a font that I want to be marginally thinner. I've typed out the word and then added a white outline around it.
What I want to do is delete the outline, whilst maintaining the thinner font. How can I do this?
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I need to create an image screen with a low file size. I'm using Photoshop with a 72 dpi, and 300dpi for designing.
My problem is that the entire size of the image increased when I went to save my design. Is it possible to decrease it with these details (72dpi / 300dpi)?
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It's an age-old complaint: up to and including CS6, InDesign supports footnotes, but not endnotes. Documents, books, reports etc aren't going to stop needing endnotes because Adobe don't support them. Even on Adobe's official blog, this is described as a "sad story".
There are a lot of hacks and workarounds out there (plus lots of noise and frustration). I've included a few choice links (an Adobe blog describing a manual method, and two Peter Kahrel scripts that can automate it under certain circumstances) at the end of this question.
My question is: is there anything approaching a smooth, pain-free way to get endnotes in Indesign CS6 (or earlier) that supports as many of the following as possible:
( I'm not expecting there to be any workaround that does all of these, though if possible, that would be great. I'd drop a 200 rep bounty for anyone who can give a neat workflow that can do all of these. For the specific problem that prompted me to ask, I'm particularly interested in 1, 6 and 8: I can't find any way in the suggestions I can find to get all three of these in one method. But a workflow that's robust for most of these that I can then fight with to force in the awkward cases would be fine )
Updates reference numbers in the document and in the endnote section automatically or by a straightforward process when you add a new endnote in the middle of a document
Interactive cross-links in electronic PDFs and, if possible, e-books (so that clicking/prodding the appropriate number in the text takes you straight to the appropriate endnote, and clicking/prodding on the reference number in the endnote takes you back to the position in the main text)
Works smoothly with character and paragraph styles, so you have complete control over the styles of the following elements, and can update their styles as one:
The number in the text (character style).
The reference number in the endnote (character style).
The paragraph style of the endnote itself.
Works with and without text from Microsoft Word (also welcome are separate workflows for placed Word docs that have Word endnotes, and documents created in InDesign or pasted in as plain text with endnotes then added)
Isn't unreliable, flakey or prone to crashes when used with InDesign books (documents made of multiple linked documents)
Supports, or, can cope with the existence of (i.e. doesn't break if you're maintaining these awkward cases manually alongside the conventional stuff) the following:
Re-used endnotes (one endnote, multiple references in the text - e.g. in a scientific article, a paper used to support several claims)
Ranges (e.g. there might be an endnote 3 which is only referenced in the text with a range like "2-4", where endnotes 2, 3 and 4 are supporting evidence for one paragraph)
Doesn't need too much painstaking manual work. Imagine as a use case a book with 250 endnotes across 6 chapters with different contributing authors, ideally in different .indd files, and endnotes at the end of the book. Edits are coming in right up to the print date along the lines of, "I found a supporting reference for paragraph 16, chapter 2. Please add a new endnote that says the following...".
Plays nicely with footnotes. E.g. imagine that, in our book, a chapter of endnotes (numbered) at the end are used for references in a references section, and on-page footnotes (alphabetical) are used for clarifications and asides.
InDesign answers would be best, but answers along the lines of "Ditch Adobe InDesign and use [genuine alternative, and not MS Word!]" are welcome. Adobe have had enough time to do something properly about this!
Ideally also, not "Simply spend weeks or months learning to code using the document layout programming language LaTeX!", though I might listen to a very compelling argument to that effect...
GREP voodoo and script snippets are absolutely welcome.
A quick guide to some existing InDesign endnote resources:
Adobe's semi-official guide to InDesign Endnotes (a blog post). It describes a method using numbered cross-references. Flexible, but involves quite a lot of manual work and doesn't update numbers in the text as new notes are added.
A script by Peter Kahrel that converts endnotes from documents placed from Word. Note that the script freaks out in cases like those in 6 above (I've not tested it thoroughly because I need those awkward cases, so I just get the error message "The number of endnote references does not match the number of endnotes"). Answers explaining how to work this script into a rounded workflow are welcome.
Another script by Peter Kahrel that converts InDesign footnotes to endnotes (basically moving them to the end and aggregating their numbering). It does so to all footnotes automatically, so doesn't work in documents that also have footnotes. I've also not tested it thoroughly (in my case, I need separate footnotes), and I can't see any way it could update numbers in the text automatically. Again, answers that involve this script as part of a workflow are welcome.
Edit: Finally, here's an article that introduces all three of the above links, plus the commercial plugin mentioned in my comment below with some elaboration. Closest thing to an answer I've found in my research.
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I have a board ful of logos for a creds presentation which has a load of vector logos which are complex shapes. I want to turn then completely monochromatic to a particular shade of dark sepia/grey whilst preserving the tonal detail in the gradients
Is there an easy way to do this? can someone give me a pointer please? There are a lot of them and doing them one by one will be very tedious :-)
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I'm trying to make something similar to this in Inkscape:
I tried making a path then using object to path. But that didn't work.
So then I tried using the pen tool from clipboard... Still didn't work right.
Is there a better or faster way then making separate objects?
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My brother is an illustrator. He owns an A4 scanner, and it seems A2 scanners are too expensive for him.
And he makes most of his creation in A2 format now.
Is there a simple program to scan a grand format with a little scanner and then assemble the whole image?
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