128 Answered Questions for the topic Graphic Design
05/11/19
How do I make screenshots look good when printed in CMYK?
When printing screenshots alongside black text, black areas of the screenshot look a <del>washed out</del> *"muddy dark grey"* and *"washed out"*. What causes this and can I improve the...
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05/10/19
What are standard ratios for typography on the web?
In laying out a web design, I often try to make sure that my typography is proportional and consistent. However, I haven't been able to find any definitive articles or resources on what ratios and...
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05/09/19
Why should lines be avoided in tables?
I read some books about typography and design. They all recommended to avoid lines in tables, and instead to make use of spacing. I found that reasonable and adhered henceforth to those...
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05/07/19
Client buys logo but wants to buy other concepts too?
I have a client that hired me to design a logo for them. By our contract I supplied them 3 concepts from which they chose one.After all was said and done the client asked to buy the other 2...
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05/05/19
Making the background of an image transparent in Gimp?
I have some jpg images and I need for each of them to have a transparent background.I have **GIMP** as a graphic tool. I need to put them in a web page and I need to see just the main element and...
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05/05/19
How would I know how good of a designer I am?
To me my designs looks good, at least for some months.But to others not so much.I want to go freelancing but I don't want to be a bad designer. So how do I find out if my logo/website/business...
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05/04/19
What are the differences between Helvetica and Arial?
I've heard there are a number of slight differences between these two similar fonts, is one better than the other for different contexts?
05/04/19
How do I treat requests for work for causes that go against my personal principles?
Recently, I received a request for a quote from a party that promotes and teaches an ideology that diametrically opposes my own beliefs. The job involved designing promotion material for classes...
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04/27/19
Where are some good places to find royalty free stock images?
I'm always on the hunt for free stock images to use while I design, what are some good resources for images that are under a a royalty free or creative commons licence?
04/27/19
How or why do your eyes move away from a focal point to other elements?
In studying composition, we're told to pull the viewer's eyes into the frame using a strong focal point, and then lead his/her eyes into moving around inside the frame and hold his interest inside...
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04/26/19
Photoshop CS5, how to create a layer mask from a layer?
I have a layer in Photoshop that I'd like to use as a layer mask, is this at all possible?It's a black & white layer with some gradients that I would like to apply to another layer that's a...
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04/26/19
Must one have a knowledge of fine art to be a Graphic Designer? Should all Graphic Designers know how to draw?
Is it true that **nice design comes with a nice drawing?**Do designers have to know how to draw to be a good designer or not?
04/20/19
Should I ask for client’s budget before the initial first meeting?
First of all, is it a good idea to ask a potential client for a ballpark budget they are thinking to work with? I just don’t want to meet with somebody who has a very low budget, and who could be...
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04/19/19
What is so good about Helvetica?
For as long as I have known, a majority of designers have been beyond enamoured with Helvetica. While I can see that it's a nice typeface, I really don't understand the hype.Some research into the...
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04/19/19
Why don't upper case numbers exist?
Capital letters add a lot to text in various ways, for names, brands, emphasis (although capitalisation for emphasis is frowned upon)Why then, are there no upper case numbers?
04/19/19
How to answer the ever-present 'make the logo bigger'?
Just like most of us, I regularly face the client desire to 'make the logo bigger'. Especially in web designs, clients want to inflate their logos to ridiculous sizes. How do I effectively counter...
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04/18/19
How to change the color of the artboard in Adobe Illustrator?
It is practically impossible to edit a white illustration on the default white artboard background. Hiding the artboard makes the whole work area receive the artboard's white color.**Is there a way...
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04/18/19
Safety of using images found through Google image search?
I am working on a Facebook education page for my church. I often find Google search images that don't have an obvious copyright symbol at the bottom of the article or blog. How do I know if these...
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04/17/19
What is wrong with Comic Sans?
There's [a great TEDxExeter talk](http://youtu.be/Ia55clAtdMs) by a colleague of mine, Simon Peyton-Jones, about the recent advances in the English lower school 'computer science' curriculum. Like...
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04/15/19
How to copy layers from one Photoshop document to another?
Is there a way to copy layers from one Photoshop document to another? I was working on a project earlier on that required this but I didn't know how this could have been done. (Procedure not as...
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