Questions tagged [mac]
Questions about designing with or for the Apple Mac; a series of models of desktop and laptop computers developed by Apple, Inc. Ask anything about design that's specifically relevant to an Apple Mac computer.
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Lower-cost alternative to Photoshop
Maybe once a month I need Photoshop. Since it is rare, the cost seems like a disproportionate amount of money to spend by my startup.
I think the tasks I need to achieve when I'm converting a ...
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Are Macs preferable to PCs for handling graphics software?
Excuse me for being totally uninformed, but it usually seems like creative types of people i.e. graphics designers prefer Macs over PCs for accomplishing their tasks. I was wondering, why is this? Is ...
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Font management tools for Mac
It's been a few years since I've visited this topic, one which has been one of Apples biggest issues since OS9.
Font management. I have been using Font Explorer however I've never been very impressed ...
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Why are Apple Macs used so much in the graphic design industry?
Why is it that graphic designers more often use an Apple Mac? I am studying graphic design and I am hoping to do some freelance work in my spare time. I have a unit in my studies to discover why Macs ...
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Only exporting one artboard in Photoshop
I started using artboards in Photoshop, they are great for making banner sets. However, I've just had to change something in only 1 of my banners.
If I use 'File > Export as...' it only gives me the ...
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CS5 export layers as files with NO number sequence
I am using cs5 layers to modify and then exporting layers as files. While saving CS5 automatically adds some number sequence at the end thereby modifying my original filename.
It automatically ...
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How to determine the "native" size of a bitmapped font?
I have a couple of bitmapped fonts in the form of *.dfont files. I would like to find out the "native" size(s) for these fonts. By "native" I mean the sizes (in points) of the bitmaps themselves, ...
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What are some of the benefits of having a Mac vs a Windows PC in a design environment?
I work in a b2b business and everyone here is on Windows PCs. A co-worker is pushing to move the design department from Windows to Mac. I worked on a Mac about 15 years ago when I worked for an ...
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How does one reset Illustrator CS6 on Mac?
My Illustrator is acting a bit buggy; more precisely, no selection is actually visible. Selected text isn't highlighted, looking for an anchor is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and finding a ...
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Lightweight psd viewer with layer support
I'm looking for a lightweight psd viewer that allows me to turn on/off layers.
I currently work at a web-design firm and at some points in the project lifetime we need to compare the resulting ...
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How do I make everything appear on one screen in Mavericks [closed]
When I open illustrator and move it to my secondary monitor in Mavericks and try and open anything... for example a new document, it will appear in my laptop screen as opposed to my second monitor. Is ...
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Quality loss when PDF opened in Preview
I just saved an .ai file as a .pdf and opened it afterwards to check size and quality. This is when I noticed the saved file was lower in both color and resolution, than the original .ai file.
After ...
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Why does OSX print a bolder image than Windows in Illustrator?
For those interested the solution would be to use Acrobat for printing.
I've noticed that OSX prints a bolder image than windows does for text that has been converted to outlines. See the circled ...
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