What is the best workpath to use when making large poster with Photoshop + Illustrator? [more inside]
posted 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 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 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 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 on May 2, 2008 - 12 answers

How do I format an entire data series for a chart in Illustrator CS3? [more inside]
posted 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 on Aug 29, 2007 - 1 answers

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

What's the best way to get a glowing molten lava effect in Illustrator CS3? [more inside]
posted 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 on Aug 20, 2007 - 2 answers

Resources/information on layering with SVG [more inside]
posted 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 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 on Jun 14, 2007 - 10 answers

How would I go about getting sound waves in to Illustrator? [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2007 - 11 answers

Is there any way to generate a series of swatches around a specific spot color in either Illustrator, InDesign, or CorelDraw? [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2007 - 14 answers

Using Adobe Illustrator 10, how do I bend an object along a path? [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2007 - 4 answers

livetrace / illustrator cs2: how would I go about tracing only the outline of a complex image (in this case, a cutout of a building) so as to create cut lines for a printer? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2007 - 8 answers

Can you help me find a particular Photoshop tutorial that I saw a while back? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2007 - 5 answers

I've got an Adobe Photoshop PSD file of my company logo. We've got a vendor making swag for us that needs the file as an Illustrator EPS file converted to outlines. Converting to EPS is fine, but I'm stumped on finding a way to get the outlines. Help, fellow nerds, Help!
posted on Apr 10, 2007 - 11 answers

Should we use save our Illustrator files as .ai, or .eps? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2007 - 21 answers

I can't paste graphics from any other application to Adobe Illustrator CS2, on a Mac. Whenever I try, i get the inane message, 'Quicktime and a TIFF (uncompressed) decompressor are need to see this picture'. Needless to say, I have QuickTime installed. [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2007 - 14 answers

I want to teach myself 3d modeling and am looking for the easiest package to learn that is closest to Adobe Illustrator. [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2006 - 8 answers

Is there a way to rotate my view of a page in Adobe Illustrator? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2006 - 4 answers

Tools for creating a 2007 calendar in Adobe Illustrator? [more inside]
posted on Nov 12, 2006 - 5 answers

I made some brushes in Photoshop that I would also like to use in Illustrator. Is there any way to transfer them over? Both versions are CS2. Thanks!
posted on Nov 6, 2006 - 3 answers

Does anybody know of anyplace I can get a cheap legal copy of Adobe Illustrator CS2 and Photoshop CS2? I would be fine purchasing a used copy if it was completely legal. I do not have the money right now to buy the software at the normal retail price but would like to learn them. Also, if I were to buy a used product from eBay, what should I make sure it includes to make it a legal copy? Cheers!
posted on Nov 5, 2006 - 15 answers

Is there a way, possibly via scripting, to export the top-level Layers of an Adobe Illustrator CS2 document as a multi-PAGE PDF? [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2006 - 3 answers

Is there an easy way to crop a rectangular portion of an Illustrator (CS, CS2) document? [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2006 - 8 answers

I'm coloring a comic and I want it to look like 1970s or 80s Marvel comics, or Archie digests. [more inside]
posted on Oct 17, 2006 - 14 answers

How can I get Illustrator CS2's font preview to work on my Windows machines? [more inside]
posted on Oct 13, 2006 - 2 answers

Talk to me like I'm 12: Is there a good way to convert a .jpg to a vector image? [more inside]
posted on Sep 28, 2006 - 19 answers

What is this mysterious double-bordered grey box that appears in Illustrator CS? [more inside]
posted on Sep 28, 2006 - 2 answers

Is there a simple way of converting a GPS Trackmaker file (or .gpx) to an Illustrator or Flash file? [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2006 - 3 answers

Looking for forum or community for people who, for want of a better term, do illustrations (of mainly cartoony type things a la Pictoplasma, www.zeloot.nl, Los Logos, etc) in Adobe Illustrator or similar. [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2006 - 3 answers

When I make a PDF from any application in OS X (10.3.x), they come out pixelated. Much like the steering well in the pirate's pants, it's driving me nuts. [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2006 - 11 answers

Adobe Illustrator question: How can I get Illustrator to smooth out the pen line segments I'm drawing? [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2006 - 5 answers

Repeating pattern / seamless tile design in Photoshop and Illustrator -- do I need plugins? [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2006 - 11 answers

Is there anyway to batch convert Adobe Illustrator CS2 files into hi-res RGB Jpg files? [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2006 - 21 answers

I'm trying to figure out a way to convert a vector map image, in Adobe Illustrator, to a .shp shapefile usable in GIS software like ArcSoft. I know very little about ArcSoft and shapefiles. Is there a plugin? Is there some intermediary format I could export from one and import to the other? Is this simply impossible? My research thus far has been fruitless, so any help would be much appreciated.
posted on May 26, 2006 - 6 answers