OS X (10.5) Printing difficulties: Trying to print Word documents with a specific preset from the Finder. Impossible? [more inside]
posted by bigmusic on Oct 1, 2009 - 3 answers

I'm looking for a way to snazz up my documents (and in particular my thesis) so it looks a lot less like the canned default Word/Pages themes. Any suggestions on some nice looking (free to cheap) fonts and document layouts I can use anywhere from short report and research proposals to my full-blown thesis? [more inside]
posted by doctor.dan on Sep 13, 2009 - 10 answers

iPhone website design ideas for a hierarchical site? [more inside]
posted by AmbroseChapel on Jul 17, 2009 - 6 answers

Are there any good blogs or books specifically about the design of rowhouses or other long, narrow spaces? [more inside]
posted by electroboy on Jul 16, 2009 - 7 answers

How can I make my Word documents look less....boring? Seeking tips & tricks from people with an eye for design. [more inside]
posted by Miko on Jul 8, 2009 - 26 answers

What software can I use to make a photo collage using non-rectangular photos? [more inside]
posted by soelo on Jun 9, 2009 - 3 answers

What are some examples of "classic" webiste design? [more inside]
posted by SouthCNorthNY on Jun 1, 2009 - 14 answers

Using a Mako template and CSS, I need to generate a m x n grid display from a variable length list of elements. [more inside]
posted by zippy on May 22, 2009 - 7 answers

What is your favorite method to get <div style="width:400px;height:300px;"> to be in the center of a page (both horizontally and vertically)? Preferably CSS rather than tables.
posted by jgunsch on May 17, 2009 - 9 answers

***** -- My local paper's masthead incorporates a number of stars at the top of the page. I could have sworn I've seen this on other papers but apparently not on our not on our other regional rag. Is this just a bit of layout eye candy or do they have some significance?
posted by Ogre Lawless on May 12, 2009 - 5 answers

Overflow: hidden is causing anchor links to flip out on me. Help! [more inside]
posted by grrarrgh00 on May 4, 2009 - 1 answer

Does anyone know anything about the back corridors in malls behind the stores? [more inside]
posted by Sully on Mar 15, 2009 - 31 answers

Is this a good way to solve the equal height columns problem in CSS? [more inside]
posted by dolca on Mar 15, 2009 - 32 answers

Is there a way to get overflowing text to appear in a separate div? [more inside]
posted by carnival of animals on Mar 10, 2009 - 7 answers

CSSFilter: I am building a wordpress site that uses a basic two column layout with floating div elements inside a fixed-width div . Any clues why Safari and Chrome appear to be ignoring the fixed-width container div allowing the interior elements to float away to the edges of the browser? Explorer and Firefox aren't doing this. [more inside]
posted by geos on Feb 10, 2009 - 16 answers

Accidental Graphic Designer: I have to make a photo-collage calendar for work. By tomorrow. I have hundreds of pictures, decent Photoshop skills, and the ambition to make something beautiful. But, Oh God, no clue. Hope me? [more inside]
posted by Methylviolet on Jan 28, 2009 - 12 answers

Help me find 2d drafting/layout software! Also, I'm new to this! [more inside]
posted by TomMelee on Jan 27, 2009 - 9 answers

Where do you go for page layout (for print materials) inspiration? Websites, books, anything? Extra difficulty - education material for children P-12 written by professionals.
posted by b33j on Jan 15, 2009 - 3 answers

[Interior decorator filter] Help us arrange/decorate an 11-x-16 living area cum office cum tv room for minimal dollars and maximum effect. [ghetto blueprint and list of requirements included] [more inside]
posted by mr. remy on Dec 19, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm trying to layout a membership directory in Indesign CS2. How do I get sets of data (name, address, email, et.), merged one after another, without setting up individual text boxes and manually placing them? I'm looking for a text flow option of some sort. [more inside]
posted by kristymcj on Dec 9, 2008 - 1 answer

[Keyboard Filter] Trying to decide what Keyboard layout to use (Dvorak, Qwerty, Colmak, etc.). Help me decide please! [more inside]
posted by Javed_Ahamed on Nov 6, 2008 - 14 answers

Looking for examples of design that begins with a strong grid but breaks or subverts some of its own rules while remaining legible and user-friendly. [more inside]
posted by nímwunnan on Sep 26, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm looking for free OS X or Windows software that will allow me to draw a room and furniture to scale and move things around to find the best layout. Extra points for simplicity and ease of use.
posted by JPDD on Aug 30, 2008 - 10 answers

I am seeking some very specific CSS advice. [more inside]
posted by Foam Pants on Jul 11, 2008 - 15 answers

Book design help! I would like to find a good website or blog that can help me learn more about designing the interior of a nonfiction book. [more inside]
posted by crapmatic on Jun 21, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm looking for an objectively assessed survey of websites which use css-based positioning versus tables as layout. [more inside]
posted by jeremias on Jun 12, 2008 - 8 answers

Other than Quark's own CopyDesk, what "story editors" exist out there that dovetail nicely with XPress 7? [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on May 28, 2008 - 2 answers

My small ad agency is looking to speed workflow and reduce errors stemming from borked formatting going from word docs, etc. to InDesign. What's the skinny on InCopy? Tell me about your first-hand experience with it; is it easy to learn, easy to use, etc? We are all very happy with InDesign, but we're not going to give it to every writer, and it's tedious to have the writer sit next to the AD and go "no, put the semicolon there and the period there." I want to get a feel for the value that InCopy might bring. Also, what are the hidden drawbacks that I may not have thought of? Thanks.
posted by Mister_A on May 2, 2008 - 6 answers

How can I convert varying sized boxes to a uniform size in InDesign? [more inside]
posted by slowfasthazel on Apr 23, 2008 - 2 answers

Fast user switching on a Mac with a custom keyboard layout [more inside]
posted by dance on Mar 24, 2008 - 9 answers

How can I put together an amazing portfolio for potential employers, as an advertising student? (I have the content, but need to decide what to put in the portfolio...and more importantly decide what to house my portfolio in!) [more inside]
posted by whiskey point on Mar 11, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm used to the keyboard shortcuts on OS X, but I have to use a Windows PC at work. What are some ways that I can remap the keys on XP to get as close to Apple's as possible? [more inside]
posted by Frankieist on Feb 28, 2008 - 7 answers

Do you know websites with a homepage that immediately makes clear it is updated often, yet manages to show there as well that it has a lot of treasures in its archives? [more inside]
posted by ijsbrand on Feb 11, 2008 - 13 answers

Also following up on this old question of mine, this time regarding how to make something look like a magazine in Adobe Photoshop. [more inside]
posted by Corduroy on Jan 17, 2008 - 13 answers

Can you recommend some beautiful / well designed non-fiction books? Topic is (mostly) irrelevant. [more inside]
posted by wackybrit on Dec 31, 2007 - 32 answers

Help a design-impaired mind finish his dream project. [more inside]
posted by howiamdifferent on Nov 19, 2007 - 9 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

I'm looking for a program that will help me tech edit sewing patterns. Specifically, I want to be able to check that the pattern calls for the correct amount of fabric. This involves putting flat shapes together and seeing how big they are when they're combined. (It's all very SAT, with a touch of Tetris.) [more inside]
posted by The corpse in the library on Sep 24, 2007 - 3 answers

Help, CSS bugs! What IE6 bugs are these? [more inside]
posted by gramcracker on Sep 19, 2007 - 6 answers

In legacy code land, noone can hear you scream. I'm a web developer and I need a standalone, drop in wysiwyg html editor, preferably something all in JS (like Dojo's Rich Text Editor, but for actual layout with tables etc.) [more inside]
posted by judge.mentok.the.mindtaker on Sep 4, 2007 - 11 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

I have come into a large collection of N-Scale trains, rolling stock and track and would like some pointers to good websites for small layout practices etc. moen-sigh. [more inside]
posted by lampshade on Aug 18, 2007 - 9 answers

Can someone point me toward a fake newspaper layout I can easily modify? I would prefer to pay for it, no, I mean NOT pay for it, sorry! [more inside]
posted by stupidsexyFlanders on Aug 6, 2007 - 7 answers

A member of my community has recently died from cancer. I offered to design an invitation for his wake and could use some guidance. [more inside]
posted by a_green_man on Jul 17, 2007 - 5 answers

I need to write a document with a lot of algebraic formulas. What word processor / page layout program would make this quickest and easiest? [more inside]
posted by rolypolyman on Jun 18, 2007 - 25 answers

I have been writing books in PageMaker 7. With some projects I like to put "factoid" type material (quotes, facts, minor tables, etc) in the margins. Unfortunately I've never found a way of binding these with the main body of text so that factoid text blocks will be forced to appear on the same page. So I've been doing it manually, and it's a big PITA. How should I be handling this? Will Quark or newer versions of PageMaker help?
posted by rolypolyman on May 20, 2007 - 7 answers

Given that I'm somewhat proficient in website coding (php, CSS, xhtml and so on) how can I constructively educate myself on actual design? What resources exist that will make me a better designer? [more inside]
posted by geodave on Apr 19, 2007 - 17 answers

I'm in college. I'd like to be trained to do editing and layout for a living. How do I proceed? Do you know anything about Simon Fraser's Editing program? [more inside]
posted by ITheCosmos on Mar 10, 2007 - 10 answers

I use tables in Indesign for lots of layout control purposes - they are fantastic for building very complex grids and forms. I often use them to build graphs as well, even simple bar graphs, but am having a big problem now. [more inside]
posted by luriete on Feb 6, 2007 - 9 answers

I need an easy-to-read MySpace layout that does not display my age. [more inside]
posted by cscwallace on Jan 9, 2007 - 17 answers