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Ticketing/Project Management/Collaborative Software for Graphic Design
I manage our company's in-house graphic design. We have a lot of requests that are very simple (ie, ad-resizing, simple web banners, logo-adjustments, etc) and a number of requests that are complex ...
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What's a good way to get into Concept Art?
I'm a game programmer, and so yeah, you could call me creative, but I've only created code-generated visuals.
I want to get into Concept Art. Where are good places to start?
I am looking for both ...
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Software to measure arc length/perimeter
I don't work in graphic design, but currently I have a problem which could be suited for this site.
I am looking for a software which allows to measure a 3D - curvature length. Just googling I found ...
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How to find open source alternatives to commercial fonts?
What is the best way to find an open source alternative to a commercial font? I was thinking as some service as alternativeto.net or a whatthefont.com that would spit out fonts that are similar to the ...
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Drawing tools for scientific papers
Hello I would you to propose me a program which can be used to make figures on scientific papers. An example of a figure that I want to create is of a body (2d) with forces on it, or figures with ...
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Typesetting tools other than LaTeX
I come from a Computer Science background and i'm used to write my reports/documents in LaTeX.
They look great and things like Hyphenation and kerning (using microspace package) are automatically ...
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What tools can I use to create Fractal Art?
There are many fractal generation softwares such as the free Xaos and Fractal Architect 2. I normally use Mathematica to generate fractals and process them later with editing tool but this time have ...
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Is there any way to blank out lots of images automatically?
What I have is a folder full of about 100 images of various sizes and shapes spread across various sub-folders. I need to blank out all these images ( or ideally replace them with some subtle pattern ...
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Simplest way to create a product box image
Would like to present our products as pictures of 3D product boxes like this:
I think Adobe Illustrator with the persepctive tool could to it, but I wondered if there is maybe something even ...
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software similar to unbounce's WYSIWYG Editor
Im not too good with html and graphics and usually just need to make fairly simple static pages. I was wondering if anyone knew of software that is similar to unbounce.com's WYSIWYG editor in terms of ...
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What is an appropriate software for furniture design?
I want to master a software for furniture design but I don't know what's an appropriate and powerful solution.
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Apps for free-hand graphic design
I have always drawn with pencils and paper. I like drawing things that are just plain creepy. But I want them on my computer, but I don't want to just scan them on, so I've decided to draw them on the ...
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What 3d converter can handle .iges, .step, .sat, .dwg, .gdl? [closed]
I'm looking for a 3d Converter which can handle the following file types:
Import
iges
step
sat
Export
dwg
gdl
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What software was used for this video with zooming text transitions over landscapes?
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 ...
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Version Control for Designers / Alternative to Version Cue
I've just been searching around the net for version control that has some support for graphic/Photoshop files. We're currently using BitBucket which is free and unlimited when it comes to file size ...
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How to make a cartoon promotional video
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 ...
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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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Recommendations on how to synchronize Photoshop actions, swatches, etc. across computers
Is there any convenient way to synchronize Photoshop settings like keyboard shortcuts, actions, swatches, custom layer sytles, etc.. across several computers, preferably in an automated way?
So far, ...
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Draw rectangle (shape) inside rectangle (other shape) with clipping?
Which software allows to draw one shapes inside another ones with clipping? I need this to be done automatically, I know I can draw this in Illustrator with Pathfinder. Is there automatic ability ...
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Markup-based graphic design
What are some graphic design environments that are fundamentally markup-code-based?
In other words, an environment where you do graphic design not with a WYSIWYG-style drag-and-drop interface, but ...
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Software for simple 2D technical drawings?
This may be a very newbie question, but I need to draw many profiles/diagrams that would be something like this:
I images I need to make would usually be simpler than that, but I need to have a 45° ...
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Digital asset management software recommendations?
I'm looking for recommendations for software to help manage my large collection of purchased icons and other image assets. I'm sure there must be software of the sort I'm looking for, but I haven't ...
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Wireframing tool to design a website idea
I have nothing to do with design, because I don't know how to mix two colors. Some time ago, I've read about some tools which are used in the creation of interfaces for application and web pages.
In ...
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How to visualize data? Which software should I use?
I'm interested to know what sort of software - beyond basic standard graphics out of Excel - people use to generate data visualisations.
Do you craft things by hand and then build them in something ...
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Good and Cheap alternatives to Photoshop for CMYK
I have been using GIMP for many years and do not want to go through the expense and learning curve issues of Creative Suite/Photoshop but occasionally I may need a CMYK file. Other than the ...
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Is there a tool to extract colors at regular intervals along a curve or line?
I have an image on which I would like to sample colors.
It could look like this (it's the Novamind logo) :
I'm looking for a tool that could define a path ( Bézier, circle, regular polygons, for ...
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Tools for Drawing Isometric Software Architectures
What tools are available for (easily) managing drawings similar to the software architectures published by Amazon, such as this one. I'm looking for something like OmniGraffle or Visio, but suitable ...
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Free vector design app besides inkscape?
Does anyone know a good vector drawing application?
I tried Inkscape, but it is not a real vector design app. Technically it's an SVG editor, and as such doesn't support anything that SVG doesn't ...
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Alternative to Keynote to design great slides?
What software are designers using to create great presentation slides?
E.g.
Adding (configurable) drop shadows on text
Creating custom slide backgrounds, e.g radial gradients
Adding noise or ...
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Exporting color information and font sizes from Illustrator to PDF
I am looking for some tool that would allow me to export the all the artboards from Illustrator to PDF (can also be any common image file) that would automatically create:
labels with colors used ...
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Any program to create/edit Adobe Illustrator xml easily?
I've been using Illustrator's Data-Driven Graphics, for one of my projects. But dread using command-line programing to populate all the fields. Is there a GUI app to manage, edit and save Adobe ...
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Recommend a good font management software for Windows 7
I am looking for a good Font Mangement Software for Windows 7.
Can you guys please recommend a good professional one, something that has options like:
install/uninstall a font at the touch of a ...
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What are the biggest software pains for graphic designers?
What are your biggest software grips as a graphic designer? Some examples might be software that:
is unnecessarily complicated
doesn't allow you to accomplish what you really want to do
doesn't have ...
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Which version of Adobe Flash is the stablest?
The artist in our company has a lot of problems (crashes, corrupted files...) with Adobe Flash CS5 (last patches installed). It's really a pain in the neck...
With Flash CS4 the situation was not ...
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Software recommendations for PDF layout review
What I'm looking for is a tool (online/offline) to create reviews for layouts (in my case: mobile applications layouts) - i.e. make comments/annotations for graphic designer that would be assigned to ...
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Graphics program easy to learn for kids
I am looking for 'kids friendly' graphic program that has quite nice UI, not scary for kids.
They are playing Counter Strike all time. I think that repaint CS models texture can learn them something ...
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Is it possible to select visual style by keywords?
Is there site which suggests visual schemes (at least background and text color and font) by keywords - for example "accurate, business, clean" or "funny, movie"?
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Drawing symmetrical images
Does anyone know of any programs or plugins for photoshop (or gimp, even) to make drawing symmetrical images easier? I am especially looking for the ability to make multiple views, as in a ...
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How can I create an animation of an image being drawn/painted, automatically?
Im looking for some software that will allow me to create an animation of a given image being drawn in real time. for example, I have a jpeg, its a picture of my pet dog, i want some software that ...
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Dashboard mockup tool
I'm looking for a tool to make dashboards or reporting mockups.
The idea here is to present several presentation possibilities to executives who know which metrics and KPIs they want to see, but have ...
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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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Can text edits in QuarkXPress automatically replicate in a linked text source file?
Is there a way to import a text file into Quark in such a way so that if there are any spelling errors that are fixed in Quark they will also be updated in the original imported text file?
Kind of ...
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What options are there for printing CMYK separations (with transparency) from Publisher 2003 or 2010?
I'm trying to print a color document with transparent images from Publisher 2003 or 2010 (I have both).
However, the transparent edges are coming out white.
My understanding is the "PDF Level #" = ...
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Which graphic design application should I learn after Photoshop and Illustrator?
I have used Photoshop and Illustrator a little bit and am about to spend time learning more about Graphic Design.
I would like advice on what one (Windows 7 compatible) application to purchase when ...
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A good tool to visually design graphical user interfaces for iOS devices?
I'm developing an iOS apps and I need to find an easy design tool, something that would allow me to drag widgets into my GUI, and visually build it.
I'm currently using Adobe Illustrator with this ...
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What should I request as far as training for the next fiscal year? [closed]
I'm a graphic designer for city government. I know all the pertinent Adobe programs (Ps, Ai, Id, Fw, Dw). We have a budget for training and conferences. I'm considering a subscription to lynda.com and ...
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How can I pixelate an image via the command line on Linux
Is there a command-line utility for Linux that can pixelate an image by a specified percentage eg "-pixelate 30%"
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What is a good free font management tool for linux?
I've been trying to find a font management tool that is free, but all solutions are comercial.
Is there a good font management tool that is free?
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Tools for making infographics
What are the best tools for producing infographics - attractive displays that combine graphs, diagrams and text to convey a lot of information succinctly. I'm interested in both web-viewable content ...
