How do I Live Trace the images in a PDF in Illustrator CS3? [more inside]
posted by cobra_high_tigers on Oct 18, 2009 - 10 answers

In Adobe Illustrator, is there a way to make the pen tool default to corner points rather than curve points? It's a PITA if you're drawing something jagged (like a map border) and you have to click on every point that you set to make it a corner point.
posted by Mayor Curley on Oct 6, 2009 - 9 answers

I'm looking for a job doing presentation graphics (in law firms, possibly financial firms); this is about 30% of my current job at a law firm. I'm one of very few "experts" at my firm which isn't very technologically advanced in this area, so I'm afraid that my skills won't cut it in the outside world. I need advice on how to upgrade my skills. [more inside]
posted by kenzi23 on Sep 30, 2009 - 2 answers

I am obsessed with artist&writer Lynda Barry, and don't believe she has any peer or equal in the world of comics. Prove me wrong; who else would I love? [more inside]
posted by Juliet Banana on Sep 24, 2009 - 30 answers

Best online school to learn Illustrator 101? Considering a site called eclasses, but I was wondering if anyone had other recommendations on a good online school for Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
posted by msoffab on Aug 11, 2009 - 5 answers

I can competently use Illustrator CS3 and do so daily for my job but want to increase my knowledge base and skills. [more inside]
posted by karmaville on Jul 30, 2009 - 4 answers

I need more Illustrator/Photoshop color help! We got Adobe Creative Suite 4 for our office. There are some color settings that I'd like to set as defaults but can't figure out how to do so. [more inside]
posted by ChloeMills on Jun 4, 2009 - 5 answers

Is there a way to change the options for the PENCIL TOOL in ILLUSTRATOR so that it just draws a new line once you pick it up and put it down again - (no matter how close you are to the previously drawn line)? [more inside]
posted by ChloeMills on May 20, 2009 - 4 answers

Adobe Filter: Please help me with my graphic design woes. [more inside]
posted by the NATURAL on May 20, 2009 - 9 answers

I'm looking for an American illustrator from the 1940s/50s who painted detailed, photorealistic, optimistic visions of the future, often with scientific explanations of how and why things would pan out this way. [more inside]
posted by gentle on May 18, 2009 - 12 answers

How do I make an image pure black and white (transparent) in Photoshop or Illustrator so that it is suitable for printing on a shot glass? [more inside]
posted by inoculatedcities on May 15, 2009 - 15 answers

How do I curve a text box in Adobe Illustrator CS2 [more inside]
posted by Man_in_staysis on May 11, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm a writer who needs to learn how to draw illustrations for my manuals. And I need to learn fast. [more inside]
posted by scrump on Apr 28, 2009 - 23 answers

Adobe CS vs. CS2 vs. CS 4 compatibility...what are my options? [more inside]
posted by JoanArkham on Apr 1, 2009 - 20 answers

Illustrator CS3: How can I 'bend' an image around a sphere like this? I tried the steps here, but I cannot make the sphere invisible, so my shape is shown on a colored sphere. I don't want to see the sphere, just the perspective on the shape. Thanks.
posted by namith on Feb 20, 2009 - 1 answer

We want to upgrade from Adobe Creative suite 1 to at least CS 3 at our office. We use mostly Illustrator and Photoshop. But the upgrade seems to be more important for Illustrator than photoshop. -It needs to be relatively cheap to get approved so I am wondering the following: a) Would it make sense to just upgrade illustrator or would that cause compatibility issues with the older version of photoshop? b) We need to upgrade on 4 machines? How many upgrades would we need to buy. c) What are the benefits of CS 4 vs CS 3? d) Sicne CS4 is out does that mean CS 3 is cheaper?
posted by ChloeMills on Feb 16, 2009 - 11 answers

The boss said "tell me what you need and we'll get it" so I need advice on a monitor for daily CS3 Photoshop and Illustrator work primarily for print with some web work. [more inside]
posted by karmaville on Jan 15, 2009 - 10 answers

How do I make my colors print the same in Illustrator and Photoshop? [more inside]
posted by ChloeMills on Jan 14, 2009 - 7 answers

3-D folks, Mathematicians, and Artists: Trying to create my own Trompe-l'œil / forced perspective illusionary image to hang on my wall (e.g. the awesome parking garage signage everyone's already seen... more examples here, and here). I'm having trouble faking it with 2-D programs, and the math is puzzling me. [more inside]
posted by jjjjjjjijjjjjjj on Jan 9, 2009 - 34 answers

What's the simplest way to create a series of paint-by-number patterns from digital photos? I have access to Photoshop and Illustrator. My Photoshop skills are a bit rusty (it's been a few years) and my Illustrator/vector understanding is pretty lame. [more inside]
posted by macrowave on Dec 4, 2008 - 7 answers

How can I link to downloadable Adobe Illustrator and EPS documents on our intranet? [more inside]
posted by Joleta on Nov 25, 2008 - 6 answers

Help me find a certain article about a young, self-taught illustrator (possibly living/working in London). Vague and inconclusive details inside. [more inside]
posted by [user was fined for this post] on Nov 15, 2008 - 1 answer

Will Adobe's CS4 run on a Powerbook G4? [more inside]
posted by i_love_squirrels on Nov 6, 2008 - 3 answers

How do I ensure that I get paid my share of royalties as an Illustrator for a book? [more inside]
posted by idyllhands on Oct 17, 2008 - 3 answers

Advice on how to be a successful graphic designer. [more inside]
posted by sixcolors on Aug 9, 2008 - 15 answers

Can you help me locate editable vector street map of southeastern suburbs of Columbus, Ohio? [more inside]
posted by UnclePlayground on Aug 6, 2008 - 3 answers

What is the best workpath to use when making large poster with Photoshop + Illustrator? [more inside]
posted by figTree on Jul 12, 2008 - 11 answers

I am looking for the best sights for vector border graphics as I am designing my wedding invitations. Anyone recommend some decent sights? When I googled I did not get many sights with much. Thanks for your time and consideration!
posted by snap_dragon on Jul 3, 2008 - 5 answers

Desperately seeking illustrator to work in the 70s movie poster/Atari Cartridge artwork style for a magazine layout. Where are the new Bob Peaks? [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Jun 25, 2008 - 2 answers

I am looking for the name of the artist who created the “over capacity whale” and “technically wrong robot” illustrations for Twitter. Any information or pointers would be amazingly helpful.
posted by grant on Jun 19, 2008 - 11 answers

What's the best way to get black levels to match between different elements in an Adobe Illustrator document? [more inside]
posted by pmbuko on May 2, 2008 - 12 answers

How do I format an entire data series for a chart in Illustrator CS3? [more inside]
posted by special-k on Apr 23, 2008 - 4 answers

I work on a Mac running Adobe CS3 apps. I have an Adobe Illustrator file from a client that will be going to print. The background of the piece is a linked eps (DCS2) file. I am seeing no preview of this file in Illustrator (it said that I wouldn't see a preview of a DCS in the help menu). I can open the link in Photoshop and it looks fine (CMYK + Spot separations in the channels palette). How will the printer handle this file? Is there another way to adjust the file so that it shows up without losing color information? Thanks-
posted by pleuroma on Feb 18, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm organizing a fitted cap design contest, and I'm trying to find the best and easiest way to make a template for designers to use to submit cap designs, which is harder than t-shirt designs because cap designs must be 3D. Is it possible on Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, or something else? Please help! [more inside]
posted by ialas on Feb 5, 2008 - 3 answers

I know you've seen this style of illustration (example, another example). But what's it called? There are a bunch more illustrations in the same style on each site, but I can't for the life of me figure out what the style is called. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by zpousman on Jan 8, 2008 - 16 answers

Illustrator CS3 Filter: Process recommendations for a novice Adobe Illustrator user on building/using a "tile-set" (like you'd see in a 2d video-game) in AICS3... [more inside]
posted by joe_from_accounting on Dec 19, 2007 - 6 answers

Design filter. Help me layout a circular dial. Both InDesign and Illustrator are making this very tricky. Is there a plugin or other program that can help? HELP! [more inside]
posted by spakto on Nov 19, 2007 - 4 answers

Illustrator CS3. Is there a way to "apply" the effects (from the Effects dropdown menu) I've done to vector illustrations in the same manner as I can Expand a complex shape I've created with Pathfinder (deleting the extra shape)? [more inside]
posted by Wink Ricketts on Nov 1, 2007 - 3 answers

Is there a method that exists for defining corner radius on a drawn box in Illustrator which scales proportionality based on a logarithmic scale that is directly related to the size of the box. [more inside]
posted by tmgstudio on Oct 29, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm creating a very simple web page and inserting images into the cells of a table. However, I can still see faint lines around the borders of the images. What am I doing wrong? [more inside]
posted by gfrobe on Oct 15, 2007 - 11 answers

When saving an Illustrator file as a PDF, do raster images need to be embedded for the PDF to print properly? [more inside]
posted by MegoSteve on Oct 11, 2007 - 6 answers

Is there an easy way to manage extensive amounts of .eps & .ai files (Adobe Illustrator) into a .pdf catalog format? I often buy vector pack cds that come with vast amounts of eps/ai files but there is almost always a single .pdf file that has a catalog of all the files in one for easy browsing. Is there a tool that does this automatically?
posted by cheero on Sep 19, 2007 - 2 answers

I'm looking to create a variation of the London Underground Map/Diagram. Are there any resources ie, tutorials or .ai templates that I can use to give me a head start?
posted by Sevenupcan on Sep 3, 2007 - 5 answers

How can I extract the font and color information from an *Illustrator* file's paragraph styles and character styles? An ordered plain-text list would be great, coded CSS based on style names even greater. [more inside]
posted by pinto on Aug 29, 2007 - 1 answer

Why are my Adobe Illustrator files coming up blank? [more inside]
posted by kidsleepy on Aug 29, 2007 - 9 answers

What's the best way to get a glowing molten lava effect in Illustrator CS3? [more inside]
posted by EatTheWeak on Aug 24, 2007 - 10 answers

Say I have a template document in Adobe Illustrator or InDesign, and a spreadsheet with information. I need to put one row of that data into the template, print and/or save it, then put in the next row into the template, etc. Can this be automated? [more inside]
posted by mwang1028 on Aug 20, 2007 - 2 answers

Resources/information on layering with SVG [more inside]
posted by dance on Jul 13, 2007 - 8 answers

Bezier Curves: Is there a way I can access the information about a path in Photoshop or illustrator (x,y positions of anchors and control points). [more inside]
posted by miniape on Jul 4, 2007 - 5 answers

I have an interview with a recruiter next week. I will have to take either a photoshop or illustrator test. What is normally on these tests? How hard are they? What format are they normally in (e.g., multiple choice or are you given a project to complete)? What are some more obscure things I should make sure I know before I walk in there? Anonymous because people at work don't know I'm job hunting
posted by anonymous on Jun 14, 2007 - 10 answers