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I was also under the impression Stacy was working from a WinXP machine. Mac-based Type 1 fonts will not install on any WindowsPC. The only way around that is by exporting PDF. PageMaker's built in PDF creation is okay, but the AdobePPD print to file step and conversion to PDF in Acrobat...

It would seem if the Meta fonts are able to load in your installation of Windows XP then they should be able to load on the service bureau's end as well...provided they're using the same version of PageMaker and the same version of Windows XP. I seem to remember one of the service packs (I...

Papyrus is a pretty font -but is best used only in logically correct places. It isn't suitable for just any business or just any occaision. And it makes me want to smack the crud out of someone or something whenever I see it set in all capitals. That sort of sin is worth a beating! Hehe. Comic...

What specific fonts are being used? I ask because certain Type 1 fonts can behave in a very flaky manner or just simply not work under Windows XP. I've never had any problem with Type 1 fonts sold by Adobe, Font Bureau, House Industries or a number of other reputable type foundries. However, I...

I still say using Photoshop for many print related tasks is flat out wrong, regardless of any disagreement. Vector applications like Illustrator and InDesign are far more suited to the tasks of designing business cards, brochures and other print related tasks. Unless all the objects require...

Here's a tip to deal with that "softness": Don't design business cards in Photoshop. For that matter, don't design logos and other graphics in Photoshop either when they will be far better served in vector-based applications like Illustrator or CorelDRAW. Logos, type and other graphics with well...

Sounds like a bitmap versus vector thing to me. If you're creating artwork from scratch you really need to do it in vector format using CorelDRAW or Illustrator. Anyone who designs logos using Photoshop is shooting himself in the foot. It's always easier to create a logo in vector format and...

The typeface is Verdana Bold. It has been stretched a bit and sheared artificially (along with being outlined and drop-shadowed). The distortion is not as offensive as some acts of font murder I see perpetrated on a sickeningly frequent basis. But still, one has to wonder why they didn't just...

Actually, the sample image is a bit more complex that just throwing some stupid plug-in at it. I don't think the image is entirely successful in making a realistic looking allen screw head. But it is pretty clear it took more than a couple steps to create. The outer part of the screw head...

I could be wrong, but I think CorelDRAW 11 was the last version that worked with Win95, 98 and ME. I have an old WinME machine in my home computer room. I mainly keep that one alive so I can use Fontographer 4.1.5 (FOG often won't run at all or just crash constantly in Win2000 and XP systems...

It looks a lot like Font Bureau's Agency (Black-Wide weight) with a chisel effect created in it. Pretty easy to do with that kind of font.

Eva Antiqua is about the closest thing I can find.

CorelDRAW would be the best application to buy first if you're just starting out. You get 1000 fonts in the box. The application will allow you to design most things at full size. Adobe Creative Suite 2 would be the next thing to get. If you intend to create a lot of graphics for digital...

DO NOT upgrade to WinXP Pro x64 Edition. It breaks a lot of graphics related things. On top of that, there's next to nothing in terms of graphics applications that are compiled for 64-bit operation. Basically you'll take a bunch of risks and get no benefit. For instance, this 64-bit version can...

Illustrator 8 format does not support many of the "live" effects and transaparancy effects featured in Illustrator versions 10 or later. One possible work-around might be saving the file as a PDF. That may help on reducing the huge file size associated with trying to save any raster based...

In all fairness, accuracy within any vector drawing application is very relative. All of these applications use more or less the same level of "drawing units." However they don't apply them in the same way. Some can scale their drawing spaces up to large sizes, but with the tradeoff of small...

Yep. Flexi has a LOT more point editing tools. There's a number of plug-ins for Illustrator that can add some of the same capabilities. However, many of those tools cost more than a version upgrade for Illustrator. For instance, CADtools for Illustrator runs $249. I'm not really into...

You have to Ctrl+Click on the layer's thumbnail image in PSD CS2. I think the Ctrl+Click behavior was changed because of the new align/distribute options one can use for multiple objects on separate layers.

Anchor point editing still remains as a major stumbling block in Illustrator. This is one area where CorelDRAW is far away superior (and has been for many years/versions). There is no way to convert anchor points between smooth and cusp values, or any way to convert curved path segments to...

I don't get duplicate objects when using Add, Subtract, Intersect and Exclude even when welding compounded paths together. Also, I usually hold down the Alt key when selecting the operation to make it immediately permanent. The merge command as well as others on the lower tier of pathfinder...