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IMHO the vast majority of people don't need RAID. I think it's overkill for backup on a single computer. My work desktop machine has two internal hard discs, one for the OS and one for art files and Photoshop scratch disc use. I also have a 1 terabyte external hard disc attached with automatic...

I create large (fake) presentation checks from scratch. You don't need all of the details typically included on a real check, just enough to make it look like a check while reserving more space for the "pay to" and dollar amount fields (printed amount and numbers in the box). You need that...

IMHO, the client pulled a fast one to get the work free or cheap. We tell our customers to look closely at sketches for any mistakes or things they don't like. That is the time to make changes. The same thing goes for the price quote. Everything is exact and listed right there on paper in...

BUMP. After upgrading my license to Adobe Master Collection CS 5.5 I had to try the font trick with InDesign. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. InDesign will do just like Illustrator and substitute any missing fonts with a default font like Myriad Pro. This goes for imported PDFs as well as...

This is true. Unfortunately there is enough customers out there who can't tell the difference between good and bad design. They only want to pay less and in doing so they keep a lot of hacks in business. I don't know how a "vinyl jockey" could legitimately slam someone who can draw and paint...

I think the situation was a little easier back then in certain respects. Problem plaqued customer supplied artwork can be a real time vampire unless you set some ground rules with customers on what you're willing and able to fix. Back in the "analog" era the talent for graphic design...

Intermediate vinyl is NOT meant for anything permanent. It is especially lousy to use on vehicle graphics. I laugh at vehicles and other signs where the graphics have cracked or curled off the surface within months of installation. That's what intermediate vinyl does (especially here with...

I wish CorelDRAW could paste AICB style vector paths on the clip board so they could be pasted into Photoshop, either as paths or shape layers. It's another reason why I have to run both CorelDRAW and Adobe Illustrator on my computer.

BUMP. I think CorelDRAW 11 was the only version made available for Windows and Mac OSX. Corel abandoned the effort of supporting OSX probably due to poor sales. I've rarely ever heard a Mac user say anything positive about CorelDRAW. Most arrived at their negative judgment without ever...

I am not convinced anything is killing Flash. All I hear is talk from people complaining about Flash and wishing something would replace it. I think the biggest source of complaints are disgruntled Apple customers who can't play Flash-based content on their iPhones and iPads. So they're wishing...

Oof! We get this kind of stuff all the time at my work place. A lot of people think because the photo is "DIGITAL" that somehow makes it "perfect" for any use. They think a forum avatar sized bitmap image of a photo or logo is just great since it is digital. When I start talking to them about...

I'll have to make up my mind about getting the Beta of Edge and playing around with it. There is a great deal of noise being made about "HTML 5" and the various things that are tied with it, such as CSS3, SVG & PNG images, etc. Unfortunately the effort seems spotty at best. None of the...

TIFF files shouldn't be nearly that huge, not unless you're going overkill on image resolution in relation to the display's size and viewing distance. I have a lot of layered Photoshop .PSD and .PSB files for billboard faces and vehicle wraps. Not many break the 1GB barrier. Flattened TIFFs...

You get what you pay for with notebooks. Generally speaking, the low priced entry level notebooks won't last very long. They're fairly sluggish when bought brand new. This especially goes for the models sold in Wal-Mart and other retail outlets that are loaded to the gills with crapware to...

This is one of the fundamental problems or differences between how CAD programs draw objects and the way vector-based graphics programs that support Bezier curves do it. AutoCAD prefers to draw objects like building elevations with lots of open line segments rather than closed paths. It also...

Illustrator and CorelDRAW both vary with what they can do in welding and cutting tasks. Illustrator is pretty good at removing overlapping lines, such as a line stroke that has been "expanded" into an editable path. Select the object and use the "add" button in the pathfinder palette to get...

Again, Flexi is sizing the letter according to the typeface's actual capital height, not the overall size of the letters. The true capital height is determined by the typeface's built-in distance between the baseline and ascent line. That is the TRUE capital height of the letter -the standard on...

In Illustrator, you're stuck converting the type to outlines and then resizing the type according to a squared off reference letter, like a capital H in Helvetica or Arial. However, I did some searching and found a couple links to scripts that will allow you to select type and then resize...

Signmeup, you still don't get it. Instead you, and others, are trying to turn this into some kind of flame fest. You ignored the point and visual examples The Vector Doctor showed along with continuing to ignore what I said. The only thing common from one font to the next is a 1000 unit tall...

Here's the thing you have to consider: Will the formal training help me make more money? In many cases the answer is no. There's too many self taught amateurs working in various fields of graphic design. Too many people doing the hiring don't do enough to examine portfolios. Or they just don't...