07/13/19

What is a good way to remember when to italicize and when not to italicize a title?
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07/13/19

In Portuguese, what is the difference between "nenhum" and "nem um" (Diferença entre "nenhum" e "nem um")?
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07/11/19

Can I make a character make a philosophic observation or say their opinion, even if it's unnecessary for the plot/story?
I have a character in my story who has the habit of making philosophic observations about life and the functioning of things, or his opinion/vision about something. Although most of his... more
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07/11/19

How can I write extensively on a shallow topic/ object? A topic which doesn't have a lot of content or substance.
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07/11/19

How do I change a single layer to grayscale in Photoshop CS4?
I know you can have the whole image turn grayscale: *Image* → *Mode* → *Grayscale*What if I only want to make specific layers grayscale? There's gotta be an easier way than pulling out the layers... more
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07/11/19

How to write two seemingly different characters that are actually the same person?
I'm currently working on a book with two protagonists and switching the perspective between them. They have quite different plotlines, but actually they're the same person. English is not my first... more
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07/11/19

How can I force a guide to snap pixels whilst being dragged?
When I drag my mouse through a ruler to create a new guide, I want this guide to move pixel by pixel so that when I leave it, it will have snapped to a side of a pixel instead of staying in the... more
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07/11/19

How can I export an image from Illustrator image at multiple sizes?
I am new to Adobe Illustrator and I have a logo image which I need to use in 5 or 6 different sizes. The logo image was created in Adobe Illustrator, but when I try to save the image to PNG or JPEG... more
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07/11/19

How do I change the colour of a shape in Photoshop after I've drawn it?
For some reason it seems impossible to change the colour of a rectangle I've drawn in Photoshop after I've drawn it. I can change the colour of a new one that I want to draw but once it's drawn... more
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07/06/19

How can I save a 'tif' and later access it in LR ?
I am an iMac person using LR Classic and have accumulated over 4,000 photos over the past 3+ years, and have ‘developed’ a substantial number of them. I know about exporting as a'tif' to preserve... more
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06/28/19

How to deal with vague comments about a design from my clients and boss?
I am the only qualified designer in the company I work for, and I struggle with someone higher up the food chain, who has no experience in graphic design, who doesn't know current trends or... more
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05/14/19

Scaling a text box in Illustrator CS6 (without scaling text)?
Ok, I have a fresh Illustrator document. Pasted some copied text into the "artboard" (the clipboard is severely broken, but that's for another day). The textbox that gets pasted is one huge line... more
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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... more
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05/04/19

Sentence structure of a stanza in "Ozymandias"—how the grammar works?
>Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed. I do get that it says that the one... more
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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... more
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05/03/19

Does "The Soul selects her own Society" by Emily Dickinson have a simile?
Here is the poem "The Soul selects her own Society" by Emily Dickinson. > The Soul selects her own Society — Then — shuts the Door — To her divine Majority — Present no more — > >... more
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05/03/19

What's the name for this kind of writing?
I recently 'fell in love' with reading after receiving a book. Now that I've finished reading it, I'm looking for books with that kind of writing. I've Googled for similar books from the same... more
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05/03/19

Adobe Lightroom starts automaticaly?
Every time I insert a SD card into my computer, Adobe Lightroom starts and tries to import images from the card. How do I stop this?I use Windows 7.
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04/30/19

What does the "good night" symbolize in Dylan Thomas's "Do not go gentle into that good night"?
*Do not go gentle into that good night* by Dylan Thomas, he begins with "Do not go gentle into that good night". He also uses this as one of two alternating refrains. In this poem, what does the... more
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04/29/19

Camera for product shots under #300 compatible with Adobe Photoshop?
Which camera would you recommend for product photos under $300 but compatible with Adobe Photoshop?
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04/27/19

How do I recover hard disk space used by Lightroom?
I had Lightroom installed and it was taking up around 25 GB of space on my C drive as backup of some sort. So I simply went and removed all the catalog files-which was only 2 MB- from the default... more
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04/27/19

What exactly does Tone Curve do in Lightroom?
In simple terms, what does Tone Curve in LR actually do?. I can see the results of changing Tone Curve by playing around with it, but I don't really understand scientifically what it actually does.... more
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04/26/19

Style Guide: Bold, Italic, or Quotes When I Want to Emphasize Something?
Let’s say I have many lists of this kind on a page: 1. Click on the Foo button. 2. Tick the Bar box. 3. Click on the Save button. How should I emphasize *Foo*, *Bar*, and *Save*? 1. Bold? ... more
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04/26/19

Better way to say "responsible for official public written communication"?
I'd like to mention in my resume that I was responsible for official public written communication in my project, to show skills in communication, language and responsibility. What would be a good... more
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04/26/19

A Good Resource (Book, ...) For Literary Techniques/Devices?
What's a good book (Or resource) on Literary Techniques/Devices in English Literature?
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