I’m using InDesign to design a packaging that has different large sides, flaps, bleed, etc. and artwork all over these. Which is the smartest way to build this kind of document with InDesign? Is it right to make a document as large as the whole packaging and create manually the single parts with a special … Read more
I recently reinstalled Illustrator CC 2014 (have been working with it since it’s initial release) and suddenly, my rectangle shapes have no handles – I can’t select and resize with my selection tool. If I draw a circle, I have handles; an octagon, I have handles…it seems to only happen with the rectangles and rounded … Read more
I have created a document template in indesign. I want to use it as background in Word. I’ve been trying to set it as a background image in Word but it keeps tiling the image or over stretching it. Both the InDesign file and Word Document are set up as a4. Anyone got any ideas … Read more
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Graphic Design Stack Exchange. Closed 6 years ago. Improve this question I am having difficulties making the first part of a booklet to have Roman numerals and the second part to have … Read more
I have a problem when copying an image from Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 to Pages. The color of the image changes when pasted into Pages (5.5.3, OSX Yosemite 10.10.5). Pages actually changes the picture’s RGB/CMYK/HSB values. I’ve tried switching between CMYK/RGB color modes in Illustrator, but the problem occurred with both settings. I haven’t found … Read more
I’m currently discovering Sketch 3, and I stumbled on a problem for which I can’t seem to find a solution! Coming from Photoshop, to add guide lines to my document, I went to click and drag from the rulers on the left side and top of the document. But in Sketch that actually just drags … Read more
This is a question on principles, best practice, advice and opinion. Working with a large team of mix-matched professions, i have discovered many color profiles, some resulting in visually very different look and feel than the intended colors/brightness/contrast. My question, is there a standard for such values as color profile, gamma, contrast, brightness? Is there … Read more
I’m trying to copy text from a Vietnamese language PDF into inDesign and many characters are incorrectly copied. For example, this is the correct text: PHỞ ÐẶC BIỆT This is what it’s pasted as: PHª ñ¥C BIOET What’s the most effective and reliable method for copying and placing this text into InDesign? I realize that … Read more
I’ve come across many similar questions relating to similar projects on Stack Exchange Meta. Despite this, I still can’t quite translate to my own project and problem. I believe this is fundamentally a math question. I struggle desperately with math and logical thinking, so can’t work out what calculations are needed or whether this is … Read more
Just like the title says, does anyone know of a way to PERMANENTLY change the default document background color in Inkscape? I know you can do it on a by-document basis in the “Document Properties” dialog, but I’m looking for a way to make it so that it defaults to a particular color whenever I … Read more
