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Illustrator layout correct?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:06:07 GMT

I am working on a web site in Dreamweaver and wonder if I am proceeding correctly. I have a layout consisting of a large backgound logo tinted down and placed in the background behind a border and a picture. The layout is 720px w x 432px h. I'd like it to center in the browser. I plan to build a drop down menu and run a slide show. Pretty simple. My question is this. Can I Export the Illustrator layout using Save-for-Web? And, is the layout consisdered too large? I've seen some fairly large .jpg backgrounds and thought I could do something similar without having to deal with slices and/or make-shift CSS border and text placement. Am I heading in the right direction?

How to create Streaming Stars?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:54:19 GMT

I really like what Macy's is doing with streaming stars on their store signs and bags. They look like they were created using a scatter brush and the artist is doing a really nice job with the flow and swashes. I tried it by creating a scatter brush, but I cannot duplicate the same effects. Are there a settings that someone knows of that can be used? I tried just about everything and can't seem to duplicate the effect. This is a case of me seeing it in print and just, as an exercise in brushes, wanting to be able to pull off the illusion of many different stars at random sizes following a path where it appears to follow a magic wand, starting out small, getting larger with more volume and then trailing off toward the end. They've done it with loops, too. Very nice, I must compliment the person who does that artwork.

Vector Artwork

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:10:26 GMT

I'm using InDesign CS2 on a Mac running Tiger 10.4.11. I created some artwork in Ai and Placed it as a Master Page element. I've got my document display set for High Quality. However, the vector artwork looks very, very primitive. So choppy it is hardly recognizable. Is this normal?

Been to the market lately?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:24:32 GMT

I don't know about you or where you live, but there a few product redesigns that are just awful, plain bad, and in my opinion a big step backwards: Tropicana and Pepsi. Both had strong market share identities, bold graphics and strong typography. Does anyone know the thinking behind these? I mean, the text is weak and the color is muted in both cases. And that Pepsi icon! What the bleep?

A way to get smooth GIF?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:37:09 GMT

I've got a customer's logo that consists of 4 colors: Black, Purple, Lt. Yellow, and White ( text ). I "Saved for Web" using 16 colors with dither turned ON. The logo looks fine on my studio monitors using 1600x1200 resolution, but the customer is viewing at around 800x600 and says it looks choppy. I checked it and he's right. The White text is blurred on some of the round edges and the Black rule around the oval logo has some major stair-stepping. The original vector art was saved with anti-aliasing ON. Is there a way I can give this a smoother look? Will PNG format help? The logo itself is around 300x500px. The customer's existing logo has been sized down approximately ( from 1200x2000px ) 25% on his web page and the White text appears smoother than my 100% sized logo.

How do I upgrade from Design Collection?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:52:55 GMT

I've been using Mac OSX10.3.9 via Quicksilver 1.4 PowerPC with 2g's RAM/120g HD. My system ( knock on wood ) is running well with Font Agent Pro 3.x and an HP Designjet 10ps. This setup is a good three years old. No problems proofing, web authoring, page layouts, blah, blah, blah. I've been hesitant in upgrading to CS apps and ignored CS1, CS2, CS3. But, because I am a design studio, I receive CS3 files. I'd like to keep the operating system ( because of its ability to access OS9 apps ) for as long as I can. I'm on a very limited budget and have an existing Educator version of the Design Collection ( Illus. 10, PS7, ID2 ). Question: where can I buy an unopened box of the CS2 Design Premium? I'm not ready for CS3, I'm going to wait until I get new Apple hardware for that transition. Thanks for your help.