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How to draw an image and write on it, in a logo [closed]
My designer is out of reach, he has designed a logo but now there is a need to write PRO on the lower right corner of it(as written in various other logos), I am an amateur in designing, can anybody ...
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How do I print my book using Indesign cs6 and have the pages come out in the right order?
I am trying to print my 4" x 6" book from Indesign cs6 to my home printer. The book has about 100 pages. It's a perfect bound book with a few front pages and a table of content. I want to print the ...
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Help identifying the font for BonLook's logo
It would be helpful if anyone can identify this font, or something similar.
I've tried the What The Font search engine, however it gave me not so good results.
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Screen calibration | Screen looks like it dipped in toxic waste!
I have always used my Samsung Sync master 2493HM with a DVI connecter on my MBP, but now i switch to a mini displayport to HDMI and the colors are way off, it looks like there dipped in toxic waste!
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Illustrator - Delete points but keep curves
I am used to editing vector graphics in FontLab, which allows you to simplify vectors like this:
The behavior I'm used to
If I delete a point from a curve, the program will roughly maintain the ...
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When sub-contracting is it important to be transparent with the client?
Bit of a spin off of this question...
Do you tell the client if you are sub-contracting their work? Morally is it an obligation, or do you pass it off as your own?
When choosing collaborators, do ...
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What font is similar to Zapfino One but a bit more legible?
I am looking for a font for my wedding invitation. I like Zapfino One but I think it is not readable enough for an invitation. Especially the letter "f" is very large. Is there any professional ...
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How to change Blend tool's behavior in Adobe Illustrator?
Is it possible to change the way the Blend tool works here?
What if I need the Blend tool draw the crossing not under the cross but above? Right where I drew the red lines on the screenshot.
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Embedding pdf in illustrator
So, I'm using adobe illustrator for creating vectorial figures, mainly for graphs.
In illustrator, creating graphs is not so well implemented, so I'm using another tool to make them (e.g. R, xmgrace, ...
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How to split an SVG file with dozens of g elements into dozens of SVG files?
I have an SVG file that has, say, 10 g elements that do not start at (0,0). For example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 16.0.1, SVG Export Plug-In . ...
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Blending Edges in photoshop to a different color of an extracted object with different background color
What are some awesome ways to blend anti aliased edges of an object that has been extracted, lets say from dark background, or any light/dark unique color. And needs to be placed on different most ...
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Protocol for using other's designs for a demo
I ask this question based on an incident I saw on Dribbble. I am not going to say names or point fingers but a particular person had used someone else's designs as part of a demo and the owner was ...
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Plugin or brush for transforming a photo to a fractal in gimp?
Folks,
I've been looking all over for a plugin or brush that will help me take a photo and reduce it to that 'electric look' (or fractal?) that i'm seeing in various places. I'd vastly prefer one for ...
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How to make this gradient drop shadow?
I have messed around with a few options, but have not come up with a good solution to recreate this gradient drop shadow effect.
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1answer
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Dark images print with low contrast
I am a web developer and want to make a physical portfolio. I have tried various settings in photoshop and for my printer (HP officejet pro 8600) and my lighter theme web sites come out fine but my ...
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How to remove gray background on gray picture?
I have a scan of an old anatomic atlas; it's grayscale and not really bright. I suppose it's a copy of an engraving. My question is: is it possible to remove this background relatively easy? Or magnet ...
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What are common non-traditional Graphic Design requests, and how to handle them?
Naturally you would expect that a graphic designer is proficient in logo, print and web graphics, but what else do clients commonly request? (Web, email, motion graphics, 3D animation etc...)
I've ...
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iOS header font
Ok, so I am trying to do my first theme, a Tumblr page theme for bookshelf pages. My vision was basing it on iOS iBooks. There are some minor details which I don't know. I really want to know what ...
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What type face is used for Wexford Plantation's logo?
I would like to identify the font in this image to add more text.
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1answer
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How to repeat text formatting settings in Illustrator
I have a bunch of text point objects and I'd like to select a subset of them and change their font size (for example). They might be in different groups so I can't select them all at once, so I select ...
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How to create a stained glass effect in Photoshop
There are few ok tuts online, but I haven't found a way to give an image the marblelized clear shiny opacity like real stain glass. Any tips?
Stain glass filter applied
Lower opacity
Play with ...
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Photoshop CS6: Pen/Custom Shape Fill & Stroke Color Options are Locked?
I'm new to Photoshop, and am teaching myself. In playing with the pen and custom shape tool I've noticed that the Fill and Stroke settings for "Shape" appear to be locked. I cannot click to change ...
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What are recommended resolutions, sizes and ratios for designing Windows 8 apps mockups?
I'm about to start working on some mobile Windows 8 apps, and I'm a bit confused about the recommended resolutions, sizes and ratios for supporting different devices. For iPhone, for example, I ...
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Slicing a flat bitmap in Fireworks, exporting each slice with full canvas size and transparent background
I have a large image that I want to cut up in to 25px * 25px squares. I haven't used web slices before created a square slice, copy/pasted it in all the places I needed it, then selected them all and ...
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Tablet App for Sketching Technical Concepts
I'm a software developer looking for some sketching app for a tablet.
In my daily business I need to sketch a lot of technical concepts. Instead of composing them out of a palette of predefined shapes ...
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how can I arrange four objects into two rows and two columns?
Is there an easy way to take four objects that are in the same location? The objects are pasted on top of each other, and arrange them into two rows and two columns without scrambling them manually, ...
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Is there a template to display a tri-fold or page-turn for a portfolio?
I'm building my portfolio, and rather than handing out hundreds of various designs, I want to put several items on one page. But I also want to illustrate what they are, such as a tri-fold or ...
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Problem creating mask
I'm working in Flash Pro CS6 and am trying to create a mask that does a circular reveal.
I have a circle on the mask layer that is 1px x 1px in the first keyframe, but when I try to enlarge it to ...
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What are the good and free alternative to Helvetica when use as web font? [duplicate]
Sans-serif typeface is usually in web, so what are the free/open/cross-platform choices that can replace Helvetica?
By replacing Helvetica I mean are there any font which is better than Helvetica for ...
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How to get in Isolation Mode from Layers panel in Illustrator?
The most known way to get into Isolation Mode in Adobe Illustrator is a double-clicking on the image.
Nonetheless, is there a way I can get into this mode from the Layers panel?
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Indesign constantly checks cross-references documents
When I create cross-references to other documents, Indesign gets very slow accessing to disk all the time (I can see the Windows icon) unless I open all related documents.
Is there a way to ...
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What ornament font has a dark lotus flower profile?
What ornament font has a dark lotus flower profile view three petal flower with 2 lobe leaf on each side?
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How to remove a smaller rectangular part from another bigger rectangle shape layer
How can I remove a smaller rectangular part from another bigger rectangle shape layer in Adobe Photoshop?
My selected layout is 110px x 110px on which I have drawn a rectangle of 106px x 104px. Now ...
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Where can i find Bootstrap 3 examples templates? [closed]
Twitter Bootstrap 3 is comming. Where can i find Bootstrap 3 examples templates?
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Adobe InDesign: how can I get the CMYK code from a color that I have saved in RGB in the swatches?
I'm making a work for school and I have to put together color palettes for some pictures. I also want to indicate the RGB and the CMYK code but when I get a color from a picture with the Eyedropper ...
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What does creating logo preliminaries mean? [closed]
I'm new to graphic design and I've been asked to create thumbnails of logo preliminaries. I'm not sure what I have to do.
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Quality of .gif output from Photoshop
I'm trying to output a .gif from Photoshop (CS6) and have run into some difficulty with the quality it is producing. Ideally, each image should resemble the .jpg stills which are crisp and clear, but ...
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illustrator cs5 - change background color of just one artboard
I'm not sure if illustrator supports just changing the background color of one artboard but what I am looking to do is have one black background artboard and leave the other five or six artboards in ...
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Upload Instagram profile pic - crispness? [closed]
How do I upload an Instagram profile photo from my phone that won't look blurry due to compression? Many brands seem to have done it, like: http://instagram.com/xbox
When I upload mine it is somewhat ...
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Resize paragraph size (pixels) - Photoshop CS6
I have a text paragraph. Is there a way of resizing it without having to pull the box or stretch it?
(ex. Let's say it's 50px high, how can I define the size of it using pixels to 100px?)
EDIT: How ...
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How to separate layer styles on to their own layers?
I know how to do this for all of the layer styles of a particular layer - I simply hover over any of them, right-click and click "Create Layers" from the contextual menu.
Does anybody know how/if ...
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How do I copy a specific shape on to a different layer's layer mask?
I have heart shape, below, that is on a separate layer to the two lungs. How do I take this shape and use it as a layer mask on the two lungs?
I have created the layer mask on the lungs layer, but ...
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Estimate number of characters to truncate
In website I am implementing I found that the maximum number of characters that I can display in a certain sidebar div is 17 M (uppercase M) plus the elipses. So that is the maximum I setup the code ...
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What analog tools should every designer have today?
Prior to the proliferation of software, namely Adobe and Aldus, a designer needed an entire toolbox full of things to get a job done.
From t-squares and triangles, to ruling pens, masking tape, photo ...
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What are common fonts for TV sports score banners?
I'm working on a project that needs a font very similar to the types used in television broadcasts of sports games to display the score and other info. I would love to know if there are any industry ...
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Which is a better design pricing model?
I'm curious which pricing model other feel best fits freelance design, in what situations, and why.
I am not seeking dollar values.
There are a few basic pricing models a freelancer can use:
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How to apply layer style to one object and apply it to multiple layers
I think what I may be looking for exists in Fireworks maybe, but I haven't messed with it.
Basically, is there a way to make a style sheet for an object?
Say I have an object and I apply x layer ...
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Adjust hue / saturation such that colour X becomes colour Y
I need to convert some stock icon imagery to a pre-existing colour scheme. The method for conversion is to simply adjust the image hue to the right level.
However all I have to go on is existing ...
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Reduce image size in photoshop without compromising text readability
I found a similar thread that gave some great pointers, but still doesn't solve my issue.
My boss asked me to create a corporate presentation, and I had the unfortunate idea of doing it all in ...
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Logo for an application called calendar resources/ resource calendar [closed]
Logo for an application called calendar resources/ resource calendar. I created some logos which were not received very well. Can you guys give me some inspiration. I don't want logo inspiration ...
