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What is a tiny, cheap graphics tablet? [closed]
I'm wondering if there is a graphics tablet out there that is very small (in the 3" range), very cheap (under 20$), and simulates a mouse through a standard usb interface. I'd like to use it to input ...
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AI CS6 doesn't let me save
After loading a large group of vector (*.ai) files, I tried individually going through to change each one's color (they're basic, monochrome vectors).
After pasting the hex value into the object's ...
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How can I write requirements for a graphic designer?
A friend of mine is in need of some graphic design work. I'm trying to explain to him that his make-me-something-like-X-but-different-approach is not a very good way to communicate his needs. We tried ...
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How do I identify text layers as individual PMS colors?
I am getting a product label printed and the printer is asking that the text in the PSD file to be identified as PMS colors. I renamed the title of the layers to the specific color (e.g. Pantone 116) ...
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Creating a drop shadow on one side of a shape
I am trying to recreate this effect (see photo) from the HipMunk Android app and I am having some issues as the shadow is coming out other sides on the shape. I just want the shadow out of the right ...
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Almost Avant Garde Bold - but not quite (Boards of Canada: Tomorrow's Harvest cover)
I'm listening to the new song by Boards of Canada, and looking at the fine artwork.
–Avant Garde, that's a nice one, I think to myself.
But when I try it out on the poster I'm working on I notice a ...
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Is it worth it to get a larger laptop? [closed]
So I work exclusively on a laptop and am getting ready to buy a new one. I am pretty sure I'm going to go with a toshiba satellite with all the relevant upgrades(HD, RAM, processor, etc...).
I work ...
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Font that is used in the Nicholls Colonels logo
I have checked in many like sites but could not get a proper answer. The given image is the logo of Nicholls Colonels, which is a baseball team.
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How to read style information from PSD Programmatically
We have a base design for a web site which includes different control and thier placement which is mostly constant. Every time we get a new requirement, what we have to do is copy the old design and ...
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stock images copied by a designer [closed]
here are 4 silhouette images.2 of basketball,1of baseball and another one of ice hockey.one of the designer had copied this image from the stock image and traced them in adobe illustration . I am ...
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Is there a way how to replicate the subpixel rendering look of Windows/Outlook/browsers in Photoshop?
I would like to replicate the antialiasing made by my browser in photoshop. Look at this picture: It is 500% image of standard 13px Arial #464646 font. First line is screenshot from browser(chrome), ...
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How to create a concrete surface texture to use as background
I am trying to achieve this noisy background behind the cards. How can I recreate this effect?
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How do I create a horizontal list with bullet separator in InDesign?
I am trying to create a horizontal layout list of items for a promotional poster. It is much like a music festival line-up poster. After each list item I need a custom bullet or separator. After the ...
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Are graphic designers for web supposed to know javascript?
If you were to hire a graphic designer to pretty up your web pages, would you hire him/her if the person has no experience in JavaScript but has a very good understanding of HTML and CSS? How ...
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Photoshop: Change Text Box Position Coordinates Via Script
Here's what I'd like to do.
textLayer.textItem.position[0] = 200;
I would expect this to change the x-coordinate of the text box to 200px from the canvas origin. The value does not get assigned. ...
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illustrator cs5- paste in place not changing layers
I'm trying to re-organize a project that has gotten a lot of objects stuck in the wrong layers.
For some reason when I select a group of objects and try to move them to another artboard my paste in ...
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How can I create realistic business card mockups?
I'm trying to produce the effect in the below image:
I'd preferably like to do this with Photoshop or Illustrator. How can this be accomplished?
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What are good font management programs to use with Dropbox?
I wonder if anybody knows a decent solution to manage Fonts over dropbox.
I use FontExplorer Pro. And tried to do something with Symlinks. It's a complete mess.
Does anybody know if other apps like ...
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Changing “color” of transparency layer in GIF
I have some GIF files that are not observing transparency when I load them in .NET, via System.Drawing.Image.FromFile().
However, I have a some others that do.
When I have a look at the color ...
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Looking for a software to design blueprint style technical drawings
I am looking for a software to draw a diagram like the one in this picture.
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How to scale a layer with gradient?
For a web game logo I keep around a Gimp file 1024x1024-logo.xcf which has 3 layers:
Text (the game name)
Picture of 2 playing cards
Blue background as a linear gradient
Now I have received a new ...
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Can I open a psd file with Sumopaint?
Sumopaint is an online photoshop like web-based utility, I am trying to open a psd file with the free online version but it does not open.
Can we open a psd file with Sumopaint, if yes how?
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How to create a font for free using web tools?
I realize this is an unfortunately vague question. I happen to be working with a designer with really awesome lettering skills, and we were hoping to create a couple fonts in .otf files. We are at a ...
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How to add a color gradient to a picture
I felt in love with the way this graphic designer, called Mariusz, has edited this picture.
It would be fun to produce something like this for myself.
Anyone has some ideas on how to create such a ...
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How to cut the non-overlapping part of 2 shapes in Illustrator CS6
I have 2 shapes (see below) a circle and a shape of the US. I want to remove the part of the US that falls outside the circle. How is this possible?
Thanks
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Simple Spot Color Separations for Screen Printing
Ok, I'm an Illustrator noob, but I've worked in screen printing.
I made a design which is composed of an expanded Live Trace, a couple of rectangles with fills and strokes, and some text within said ...
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How can I rename a footage .ai file for AE without breaking the references? [migrated]
I've got a composition in After Effects CS 6 on Windows that contains several .ai files. One of them has over 30 layers, which I imported and animated in AE. Unfortunately, I gave the .ai file the not ...
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Why do icons of the elementary icon theme have an “extra” path?
Lubuntu, a flavor of Ubuntu, ships with a few icon themes including elementary.
Since many of the icons are .svg files, it's somewhat easy to make minor tweaks to suit one's visual preferences.
While ...
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Need some font suggestions, please
I have two separate but related needs.
First, the website. It is almost mostly forms (data entry) and tables. For many of the tables, I need a narrow or condensed font. I'm currently using OpenSans ...
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What font does Great Lakes Motorcoach use for their logo?
I'm looking to find this unique font in this logo:
I can't seem to find it anywhere since most of the letters are unique. I've tried uploading it to the first 5 links on Google for "find font by ...
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line shape visibility in photoshop cs6
In photoshop cs6, line shapes are not visible with all other layers even though I have selected "show all other layers". How can I get them to show up?
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Script for InDesign that checks for halftone spot colors?
Thanks to the help of various people here, I've just about nailed this script for InDesign that I'm working on. There's only one other bit that, while not 100% necessary, I would love to be able to ...
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How to make the rest of the mask transparent in Premier Pro CS6? [closed]
I'm trying to highlight a part of my video. Since I'm totally new to video editing on Premier Pro - I'm not sure if this is the best way of doing that, but I'm using masks.
I have a title sitting in ...
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How to create a picture like a diagram on Wikipedia?
I am a newbie in making pictures and animations. I have found a nice .svg picture on wikipedia and now I am assuming what tools the author used.
I know that I can make this picture with Microsofts' ...
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What are some tips for getting hired without a formal education?
I don't really want to go into too much detail, but my life took an unexpected turn and I haven't been able to transfer into a 4 year college. I only have an AA degree but I've taken loads of random ...
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Create Illustrator document without defined document/canvas size?
Does anyone know if it's possible to create a new document in illustrator that is boundless? And once you have entered all the content you define the size before exporting?
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What's the font used in the game Return to Ravenhearst?
I am trying to find the font used in Return to Ravenhearst game. A screenshot of the text of which I am looking is:
I have tried WhatTheFont and similar services, but they are very sensitive.
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which website have a Change the Background of a Photo to White or Designer? [closed]
which website have a Change the Background of a Photo to White or designer ?
Look like these pictures...
1) http://i.stack.imgur.com/goA0b.jpg
2) http://i.stack.imgur.com/lyDeP.jpg
Send me the ...
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Styling clean flat-design buttons so they show affordance, and look 'well designed'
I started a tiny CSS framework recently. (http://minfwk.com if anyone's interested) I quickly banged out an initial design for some buttons. After asking for feedback on UX StackExchange (and ...
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Identify 19th century font with italic uppercase N with ball serifs
I'm trying to identify a typeface from an 1800s book. It has a strange shape to the uppercase N (and also to the A) with a ball serif where I wouldn't have expected one. Does anyone know a font ...
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How to choose a color palette for a website
We're completely color illiterate on our team. Our internal site has a lot of black and white, but I've heard that too much contrast is bad. And people don't respond well to the look of our site.
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HTML/CSS gradient background on a table [migrated]
I made this simple navigation bar with a gradient background.
as you can see, it has a gradient background. It is nothing fancy, just used a photoshop gradient masked by the table. I made the ...
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How do I change all instances of a color to another in photoshop?
I am have created an image that has elements in it from another image that I didn't have a psd for. The elements in question are black(#000000). How exactly can I change all of these elements to a ...
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How to preserve layer settings when copying between files
I have two illustrator projects that represent a warehouse floor layout. Both projects have the same layers (same names, same color).
One project is the entire floor layout on one artboard and the ...
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Can I use my own photographs of a company's product for commercial purposes?
I am designing a music-based mobile app that will need lots of instrument graphics and sounds bytes, etc.
Would I be in legal trouble if I photographed my Fender guitars and
used these photographs ...
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How to create 3d people? [closed]
I've seen quite a few of these humanoid creatures around the internet:
How do I go about making one of these? Can I make a basic model from cylindrical sections for each joint and then rotate them ...
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How should I layout a page made of only a small amount of text?
I'm making a website that only has text, and a small amount.
What would be a good layout for it? Should I put the text in the top left? Center screen? Somewhere else?
The site is a download ...
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Adobe Illustrator CS6 - Curved Guides? - How to reverse 'Make Guides'
So, I decided to try freehanding a design, and I used the pencil tool. Then I was working with it. But somewhere along the line, my curve turned into a beizer guide, which I don't want and will ...
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What are good alternatives to adobe software (InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator)?
Is there any professional software (for Mac) that I can use to replace some of the adobe software like InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator?
I don’t mean one that replaces all, but the equivalent of ...
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What are key elements that define a design as vintage?
Curious to know what key elements out there that some use or see that defines a design as vintage. I know some would consider vintage by the typography or pattern used in the design but what are ...
