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Is NDA necessary for this?
I have a client that requires me to submit at least a homepage of my proposed website design. However, I just recently known that he already contacted some other freelancers who incidentally are my ...
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Why is there so much emphasis on the text of a logo and not the catchyness of the logo itself?
Ok, so I have been looking at a lot of logos recently, all done by graphic designers. And in the majority of them, the only thing they have is a name or some "basic" text. I thought the idea behind a ...
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How to place files to photoshop without scaling?
Is there a way to place files to photoshop without scaling( true pixel of image )? They automatically resize to fit screen when I drag into psd file! For example, when place a 48x48px to 480x480px ...
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color tint a complex drawing in illustrator?
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 ...
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Glossy buttons: what optical phenomena are they supposed to imitate?
What are these effects supposed to replicate ? Is it a reflection, a refraction, caustics ?
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How to subtract text from a shape in Illustrator?
So I've made a rectangle, and I want to cut some text out of it, so that the text will appear as the background pattern.
I expected to be able to achieve this by selecting the rectangle and the ...
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How to create saturated color palette in Photoshop and Illustrator?
Assume that I have an A color with value 0xff0f0f and two basic black and white colors. How can I create quickly a swatch consists of all medium colors between white and A(lighter) and between A and ...
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Achieving same effect on a play button as show in this image
as you can see in image the rectangle has this boxy look, I was trying to get same look on my play button, but it always turned out wrong, can anyone please edit the image and give that play button ...
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Google Play - 'Feature Graphic' Design
I recently got my application in the google play store, but I have an issue with how the 'Feature Graphic' is being displayed.
Here is the original (@ 72 DPI (Screen RES) - Saved for Web - PNG8):
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CorelDraw: How do I insert dynamic text for the document path?
This should be simple to do, but I'm having no luck figuring it out.
In Coreldraw, I want to out the document path on my titleblock, similar to what you'd see on the gutter of an engineering ...
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Losing Details when reducing to smaller image
I am designing icons and elements from an android game using Photoshop CS4. If I am designing a character (512x512) and reduce its size to fit the game screen, lots of details, shades and effects are ...
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Illustrator Vector Graphics Appearing Pixellated
This has been puzzling me for a few days now, and I asked a graphic designer I knew before trying here and haven't been able to solve it yet. It's quite weird so please bear with me for a bit.
I am ...
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Graphic Design Pricing [closed]
I have a client that wants me to create some designs to promote their book. I have done work for them before, but having a hard time trying to come up with a price for this project. The project ...
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Why are Yahoo's emoticon's more effective at conveying emotion than others?
What do you think are the objective features of Yahoo's well known emoticon set, that they use for mail, instant messaging etc., that make them so much better at communicating user's feelings and ...
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GREP to find all text between bullet and equals sign in bullet list
I have a bulleted list with several entries, it's a list of keyboard shortcuts, similar to the text below:
alt+shift+ctrl+2 = Lock Others
alt+shift+ctrl+3 = Hide Others
alt+ctrl+b = Blend
I want ...
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Do we have name for these kind of “flat graphics” images?
What is the name for these type of images ? I love these kind of graphics and it's so flat which totally match to my current product development
Do we have a name ? A name will make me easy to ...
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Adding watermark to document
How do I add a watermark to one A4 page of text?
You know, the standard image-as-a-watermark.
I tried doing it in MS Word, the text ended up forming a blanket over the image. Photoshop CS5 was not a ...
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How to make a series of rectangles follow a pen path
I am trying to get a series of shapes (rectangles) to follow a path (sine wave) that I made with the pen tool, but I have no clue how to do that or if it is possible.
I have tried warping a ...
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Coloured background in illustrator that isn't included in export
I have an illustrator document with many artboards. Almost all the artwork is white and needs to be exported as (transparent) pngs. In order to see the artwork I have to put a large grey rectangle ...
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Reduce the size of a Powerpoint while keeping image quality
Are there any additional options for reducing the size of a Powerpoint presentation without losing image quality?
I've got a deck that is approximately 25 slides, 15 of which have images. The deck ...
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what tools to use for beginner
Could some experienced graphic designer suggest what tools to use- what software, to do this- make a picture of some money bills, which are curved and floating around randomly, with some background ...
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How can I start creating my own pixel or vector art graphics for my game?
I am making a game with Adobe Flash. I have completed the mechanics for the game, and I am now trying to make the graphics for it. The game is a simple top down shooter.
I am not much of an artist ...
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3D Facial Expression Database
Can anyone suggest 3D Face Expression Database which has basic expressions like happy, sad, surprise, anger, disgust, ...
I am trying to simulate different expressions on a 2D face image.
As a ...
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Design critique for 36“ x 24” poster announcing coffee shop re-opening
I am new to the graphic design chat here. Please provide any feedback/critique on the
poster available via these links. One is on a colored background, the other is on a white background. Which is ...
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Inline Text in Photoshop [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I create a solid line of uniform thickness inside of a letterform in Illustrator?
I have been messing around in Photoshop trying to re-create this effect!
I ...
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How to create Vector Graphics In Photoshop CS6?
Can anybody help me out with creating Vector Images using Photoshop CS6?
I know people prefer using CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator to create Vector images/Layer.
But I want to know if there is a ...
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Program to create pictures for applications
I am not very good when it comes to creating images. So, I decided that I wanted to learn. The reason is, I am creating a chat program/game where I want to be able to create some pictures. I was ...
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Graphic Design book for an artist that would like to study graphic design
I would like to give (gift) a book to a friend which studied art for many years and is thinking about studying graphic design.
I know pretty much stuff about web design, having read books, articles ...
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Pricing for Website Design (Graphics Only)
I was wondering if someone could advise me on pricing for a website design.
I'm redesigning a blog/travel site for an individual. The site is about 8 pages plus some modules, etc. I'm also ...
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Android app to use it as tablet [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Any way to use an Android tablet as a cheap touch-screen (display + pointer-input-device) for Photoshop?
I am into very beginning stage of digital sketching, I have ...
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Free vector graphic images, for commercial use
Is there a free library of vector graphics for commercial use?
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Concept design suggestions and feedback wanted for pricing table [closed]
Im totally stuck on designing a pricing table for my web app, you have 2 sorts of prices "free", "pro" the problem is I have this horizontal retangle running in the page and this seems to not match ...
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Monitor calibration device vs New Monitor
I have a DELL home PC monitor which doesn't suit my graphic design and Image Editing needs. I need a work around.
I came through two things. One a screen calibrating device (how it works, I am not ...
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exporting graphics for ios app - support for both retinna and older devices?
Im making a ios app, it needs to target newer retina devices aswell as the older 3gs and ipad 1.
Usually id just export them at 72pi, but for retina is it 150dpi or 300dpi (or another)
Am i right in ...
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Do you really earn money via Society6.com or Redbubble.com? [closed]
I have many works on Society6, I have seen a few works sold in 5 months. A work of mine shared in Wanelo 1191 times recently in two days and it is getting increased day by day, but it is not sold even ...
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Please suggest : What is the best icon i can use for “ Other Events” .? [closed]
I'm creating a event page, so please suggest me an icon i can use ' other event '. may be a simple , trendy .
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What is that flash can do but css3 cant do [closed]
I am not asking to prove what is better, and since this is a forum for graphic Designers..i would like to have a list of limits and possibilities. For example, in flash if i wanted to make the whole ...
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Recommended drawing techniques for digital graphics
What are drawing techniques you use for digital graphics?
Whether it be drawing with a pencil, scanning; or using illustrator from scratch. What are some methods you incorporate? Tips and tricks are ...
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What shades of blue go well together (website design) [closed]
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 ...
