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Eric, did you duplicate the horizontally distorted "Camera Control Systems" lettering as is (by stretching Helvetica)? I would be tempted to throw in one of the native extended weights of Helvetica Neue. Probably wouldn't actually do it unless the customer allowed the type change. I simply...

I'll keep that in mind once we upgrade to CorelDRAW X5. We just haven't got around to it yet. Version X3 has the older, less reliable color engine. I like doing all sorts of design work within Corel X3 for various reasons. I just don't like going straight from Corel to VersaWorks (or sending...

Wow, all of this over the shift key and its use to constrain proportions when scaling objects? It's not even a complaint of mine and even if it was a complaint it would be FAR from the biggest complaints I have with Adobe Illustrator. Here's three things I dislike in Illustrator (I have...

I don't think what we've been discussing has been off-topic. We're talking about drawing vector paths fast and efficiently. Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW go about it in significantly different ways. Illustrator is more geared to helping the user manually draw paths and get them right while...

Depending on what program is importing the PDF, a "page" or white bounding box might come along for the ride. I've run into this when having to use PDF to send artwork from Illustrator or InDesign into Roland VersaWorks. Normally I just save .EPS files from Illustrator. But if the artwork has...

I forgot about "unlocking" the pad lock icon in the fountain fill dialog box, which then allows entering in a higher number than 256. Not that I rely on it. For years, I've been taking Corel-generated artwork in Illustrator and Photoshop and finalizing color there. Gradients in Photoshop and...

The OP said he is using CorelDRAW. That doesn't work under OSX. Add another $100-$200 for a copy of Windows to load on the Mac Mini. Windows is required for running CorelDRAW. Flexi has apparently gone Windows-only as well with the latest version (10).

I've been using CorelDRAW for over 20 years. In being very familiar with it, I'm very familiar with both its strengths and weaknesses. I've also been using Adobe Illustrator for close to 20 years and have quite a bit of experience with Freehand (particularly during Adobe's stupid "we're only...

As mentioned previously, CorelDRAW does not have the Ctrl-Alt-Spacebar model for toggling zoom in, zoom out and hand panning functions. This is standard in Photoshop, Illstrator and InDesign. It was even standard in Macromedia branded applications like Freehand and Fireworks. It's just a better...

Interesting video. I probably would have used more guides (and slanted objects as guides) provided the job allowed enough time for being anal retentive. What did Adobe change? I was pretty used to using CS3 and am now getting more accustomed to CS5. Illustrator's pen tool short cuts...

So if you don't like the brat you brought into this world you can exchange him for another one (that's hopefully better behaved)? :Big Laugh

I'm wondering if the sale ends this afternoon (at 5:00pm) or goes until midnight.

Re: the previously posted menu design and its use of Papyrus. I would like it more if it had used the Letraset Fontek version instead of the MS Office version. The problems with the MS Office version: the capitals are over-sized and the built-in letter spacing is just horrible. Unless you...

I don't know of any books that will tell you specifically what typefaces to use instead of Arial, but I can offer a few suggestions right here: Helvetica (or Helvetica Neue) Akzidenz Grotesk Univers ITC Franklin Gothic News Gothic Folio Trade Gothic Those type families can do the...

Here's my 2¢. As overly simplistic as it sounds, you just need to be able to visibly judge whether the design looks right or not. It's not just the type either. The tracking, line spacing, placement on the page or display area and its combination with other elements all make or break the look...

IMHO, the customer is sticking the proverbial cart in front of the horse if the business card is the "platform" where he is first choosing to get a logo designed. It's so BACKWARD that some people will get business cards created (often at very low cost) and then use that as the model for...

We're having a tough time trying to find good, qualified people. Some of it is the lack of skills. Some of it is candidates who have a hobby of getting high/drunk. We have a company-wide random drug testing policy at my work place. The policy helps reduce liability and workers comp...

The Cintiq 24" is a pretty expensive. And pretty heavy. 65 pounds. It weighs more than the guitar tube amp head on my Carvin full stack.

Blender isn't easy to use. But it is getting better. 2D vector graphics import has been improved.

If I have to manually create a "clipping path" or cut path around a photographic object I'll often create the path in Photoshop. I prefer the keyboard short cuts with Photoshop's pen tool. Illustrator's short cuts are slightly similar, but different enough to cause problems. With...