simple issue or maybe really complex. another day of alignment issues that I can’t wrap my head around. Here’s the stages (accompanied by images): I have finalized one half of my logo design I create a grid I duplicate the object and flip it 180degrees horizontally, then I duplicate the grid I align the central … Read more
I created a grid in Inkscape like this and then added text to it. I manually centered this one but I am wondering if there is a way to have it snap to the center through some of the alignment features? Basically I enabled gridlines, drew a square spanning 4 grids, and added the dashed … Read more
I want to align a textfield to the top left of a box, as per how the Grid Systems cover looks: The round letters in the headlines should overhang slightly. I am able to get quite close by using: Preferences > General > Use Preview Bounds and: Effect > [Illustrator Effects] Path > Outline Object … Read more
How to make rulers and grid show the same coordinates and units? Currently it shows absolute delirium for me: Answer You either have (as you noted yourself) different units set for the grid and ruler, or the grid is set to repeat on a weird interval. You can change the units of the ruler by … Read more
I’m looking for a way to make automated image grids to be filled with logos. Like this one: I work on a firm which every month makes an event and invites hundreds of companies to participate. There are also participants that receive an image (like the one on the top) with all the logos. Is … Read more
When saving an Inkscape graphics as a PDF, I also want to save the grid. How can I do this? If I just export to PDF, the grid is not saved. Answer One can not export the help grid, one must add a grid like explained here : Drawing grid in Inkscape in millimeter AttributionSource … Read more
I am learning Illustrator right now, and I follow this Adobe guide to learn how to create pixel-aligned objects. The problem is that I seem to do everything as described in the guide, but regardless option ‘Allign new objects to pixel grid’ set to true at document creation, I still have to manually check checkbox … Read more
I’ve always used a baseline grid until now for magazines up to 90 pages, but this magazine will be around 190 pages – it is more like a book – so do I need to make it with text aligned to baseline grid? Which option is more professional and what method is used for creating … Read more
So i’m working in Illustrator and I when I move something it tries to align it to something from another artboard as opposed to anything in actually in my current art board. Is there a setting to where I can lock things to their respective art boards? Its frustrating to go locking layers when there … Read more
I am trying to convert a simple shape into a symbol. When I do that, the selection box (I don’t know the technical term for it) changes. So here we have the shape. Align to pixel grid is off, snap to grid is on. As you can see, the pink selection is aligned to the … Read more
