3

Is there a plug-in for Adobe Illustrator or a stand alone software for the Mac that allows you to create anti-counterfeiting/forgery designs?

I am looking for a plug-in or software that would automate designing Guilloche patterns and maybe other security enhancements. I am not trying to print these designs myself but I am also not trying to design for high security like money. I guess, my best example would be to design tickets for an event.

Improve this question
8
  • 3
    What do you mean by "anti-counterfeiting/forgery"?
    – Welz
    Commented Jun 7, 2018 at 15:04
  • I can't really see a way to make digital products forgery proof, so I assume you are talking about printed material like money bills or stamps. There might be some software for this (which I don't know), but if you are going to print it using conventional methods, anyone could make a copy. Money bills are forgery proof because of all sorts of physical "trickery" like holograms, tiny details, special colors, special paper, uv inks etc. Could you tell us more about the product you are making?
    – Wolff
    Commented Jun 7, 2018 at 15:22
  • Most of the anti forgery patterns you see on cheques, certificates, bank notes etc. are just that, patterns. You can look up some security patterns on the web, and purchase different pattern options from various sites. Any plug-in you find is just going to use these already created patterns, not generate new, original ones.
    – GoofyMonkey
    Commented Jun 7, 2018 at 15:50
  • @GoofyMonkey well not necessarily, it could generate them so they are new.
    – joojaa
    Commented Jun 7, 2018 at 16:15
  • 1
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't a program that automates this make it easier to counterfeit? A forger would just need to know which program/tool that was used and put in considerably less effort to match the pattern. Just a thought...
    – zeethreepio
    Commented Jun 7, 2018 at 20:15

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
1

You could try Inkscape, it's free and works on Mac/Windows/Linux. It's a vector image editor, similar to Adobe Illustrator (which is not free).

You can generate security patterns (commonly called guilloché patterns) with the Spirograph extension and the Interpolation extension. Both extensions are pre-installed in the software.

Examples made in Inkscape:

enter image description here

Improve this answer
0

I don't know for sure, but it seems to me that beside the spirograph plugin for Inkscape, and the janky but viable commercial product coded in Russia called Excentro, the basics of most Guilloche patterns could be achieved in Illustrator using Blends...

enter image description here

I think this generates more than enough detail to perform the required task.

enter image description here

Improve this answer

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our privacy policy.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.