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Have you tried the Flatten Transparency dialog box? I often use that to get artwork from PDFs when I don't have the fonts embedded in the document. It converts everything to outlines and then you can grab it.

I just wish Windows 7 (and Vista previously) supported Postscript Type 1 Multiple Master fonts. They worked with WinXP via Adobe Type Manager Lite. Now if I'm in a pinch and need to use one of them I'll open one in Fontographer, choose what instance I want and then generate a "single master"...

Anyone remember when Corel and other companies offered "competitive upgrades" of their products? I haven't seen any of them do this in a long time. The first version I bought of Fractal Design Painter (version 3.0) was via a "competitive side-grade" since I was already a licensed Adobe...

Sorry if offend anyone but Comic Sans is a truly ugly hand lettered genre typeface. And its default nature of availability on Windows based PCs makes its tyranny so much worse. Given no other choice I'd rather fire up Adobe Illustrator and use my Wacom tablet to hand letter my own hand drawn...

You can align points to or on top of each other and then apply the join command. It's a bit similar to how CorelDRAW does it, but with an extra twist. Using the Direct Selection (white arrow) tool click one anchor point and then shift+click another anchor point. The last point clicked will...

Hey, I voted "yes" but clarified the choice was very complicated. There is no niche within the sign industry that is without sin.

I can forgive someone being "self taught" if they're actually talented and producing good looking, effective work. Unfortunately this requires the self taught guy to really learn about graphic design on his own. Many do not. Most simply fly by the seat of their pants and the end result really...

I'm not going to sweat the loss of a banner. Permanent electric signs, freestanding or attached to a building, is another matter. I don't think just anyone should be designing something that's going to be part of the outdoor visual landscape for possibly 10 or 20 years or longer. I hate ugly...

I won't get too specific since I like to keep some level of anonymity so my opinions won't risk reflecting badly on my work place. I'm senior designer at a sign company that has been in business over 50 years, has 20 employees and over 20,000 square feet of shop space. Personally, I have been...

I voted "yes," but in the end the yes/no decision boils down to a case by case basis on who is applying to join Signs 101. It's a very complicated situation. We have our own ideas of what makes a sign maker a real, qualified sign maker and some of that comes from our own backgrounds and...

Ah, I see. Yeah, I'll have to experiment with that! Edit: woah, I just mapped my Intuos 4 radial menu like your settings. Using the pen in mouse mode is a trip. Wicked fast across the screen. Nice to be able to toggle it though. The LED lit shortcut buttons on the Intuos 4 are nice.

I have a standard MS optical mouse handy, but only so many available USB ports on this notebook (a Dell XPS 15 L502). I have the Intuos 4 attached via the USB 2/eSATA port "PowerShare". Two USB 3.0 ports are on the left corner of the laptop. I do alright using the notebook's track pad and keys...

I've been using a Wacom Intuos 4 medium sized graphics tablet with my new notebook computer for the past few weeks. Overall, I've been pretty happy with it, but some glitches and what not have popped up from time to time -thankfully not in graphics applications but rather in other things like...

A number of different "live" effects in Adobe Illustrator will disable Contour Cut functions in VersaWorks. Transparency effects definitely cause problems. Clipping masks are another big pain. Easiest thing to do: Open Photoshop. Copy the Illustrator artwork to the clipboard. Create a new...

We'll use a variety of different vinyls depending on the life span needed. Plus we laminate just about everything. We use 3M IJ180cv3 on any vehicle graphics or vehicle wrap jobs. It costs more money, but it is far easier to work with (and holds up better) than most other digital print vinyls.

I wrote the following to the rememberingsteve@apple.com address at Apple's web site: The loss of Steve Jobs to the computing industry cannot be understated. His influence shaped the lineup of Apple's products and pushed the rest of the computing industry to compete. Whether you bought an...

The phone number is set in Eurostile Extended. Microgramma is an identical typeface.

I figured that would be the case. And you're probably dealing with a lot of customers from some considerable distances. In my position, many but not all of my clients are local. When I see an abomination of graphic design taking place I'll carefully ask them about it if the opportunity is...

Yes, some typefaces (like modern ones) will work with stock kerning pairs intact if the typeface is from a quality foundry, but even then kerning pairs can do only so much good. I rarely use Times unless I have a good amount of time to space it just right. Same for Bodoni. I have multiple...

Talk about a major "bump" for this thread. It's likely that gagagoo's problem was solved months ago. But while we're talking about reformatting, etc. I'm more on the side of reformatting and reinstalling when the system has become unstable, registry gummed up, etc. On top of that, there aren't...