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I don't really see what's so different about CorelDRAW 2021 versus the past few versions when it comes to UI items like the Transformations palette. It's pretty easy to add other fly-out palettes to an existing one. There's a little "+" icon at the bottom of the palette tab label. Click that to...

Postscript Type 1 fonts can still be used in the Windows platform. However, they do not work in all applications on that platform. They still work in CorelDRAW, although CorelDRAW has its own font handling bugs. Adobe is ending support for Postscript Type 1 fonts in their applications, starting...

My comments about fake designers apply to the entire graphic design industry. Regarding the sign industry niche, yes, there were bad sign painters and craftsmen back in the analog days. There's the old cliché of the screw-up, drunk sign painter. However, back then no one tried getting such jobs...

When a client forces us to use artwork provided by them that is badly compromised we will force them to sign a waiver prior to production. The waiver is written proof they were warned up front about technical issues with their artwork. Fake designers have been a problem going back 30+ years to...

Yeah, it's usually a bad idea to allow clients to pick typefaces. Most people have little if any actual creative talent. Fewer have the design sense to choose typefaces effectively. It takes a certain talent to choose typefaces that are appropriate to the specific project and choosing visually...

I would check print heads just to be sure. If it's an issue with raster-based images it could have something to do with color profiles embedded in the image or a lack of any color profile.

Some versions of Futura are subjectively better than others. I think the best one currently available is Futura Now by Monotype. It was released late in 2020. It has 105 fixed OpenType fonts and two OTF Variable Fonts (upright and italic). The Variable Fonts have 3 axis sliders for Optical Size...

Make an ellipse big enough to contain the text that also matches up with the text arc. Fill the ellipse with a radial fill. Then powerclip it to the arched text. Problem solved.

I've lost track of how many times customers have simply just sent us the very first JPEG image they find on their computer, web site or Facebook page. To them a digital file is no different from any other digital file. It is interesting how fast many of them will send us a vector-based version...

I can't even remember the last time CorelDRAW had more than 3 updates in a version product cycle. And that includes small "hot fix" updates. The past few versions have typically had just one "hot fix" update and one significant point release update. I don't know the inner workings of the Corel...

Following what could be the only point-release update for CorelDRAW 2021 late last week, Adobe has rolled out the version 25.3.1 update for Adobe Illustrator early this morning. At this pace, the current version of Illustrator will probably go through point-4 and point-5 updates before the next...

I'm slightly surprised no one else has posted anything about this bit of news. The ".1" update of CorelDRAW 2021 was released a couple or so days ago. It does appear to fix a few known bugs, as documented on this page: https://www.coreldraw.com/en/support/updates/cdgs2021/update-win.html Still...

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I was thinking the typeface used in the attached image was from an old Brainreactor font. I'm drawing a blank on it though. TIA for any help.

Beer is one of the few kinds of empty calories I consume these days. I love a good India Pale Ale. If I didn't drink IPAs at all I'd probably weigh 10 pounds less.

AFAIK there has never been a digital version of ITC Souvenir that included swash characters. This is a actually a fairly common problem with typefaces from the 1970's and earlier. ITC Serif Gothic is another whose digital versions have never covered the full character set of the old analog...

Many Americans are "flying blind" when it comes to managing their health. By the way, being "thin" is no guarantee; skinny people can drop dead of heart attacks too. One of the keys to good health and longevity is knowing your own personal risk factors. Around 15 years ago I discovered my...

CorelDRAW X5 was released 11 years ago and is getting into some arguably primitive territory. A decent number of features have accumulated over the eight version releases that followed. Version X6 was the first 64-bit version of CorelDRAW. X6 added proper, advanced support of OpenType fonts...

I tend to cringe at news of one company acquiring another. In the case of Lectra acquiring Gerber at least Lectra is actually involved in a similar industry as Gerber. This merger is probably a lot better than the typical one we see currently: a private equity "company" buying up another...

We're busy. For now. This situation feels a little like 1999 or 2006, just before some serious down-turns. But this time it feels more strange. The bursting of the housing industry bubble in 2006 that hurt a big part of the global economy didn't affect us all that badly. Housing prices in...