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What software is being used to produce the gradient? Is the gradient made only with Black ink settings or are the levels of gray made using CMYK formulas? You might get less banding with the latter. It could also be a matter of settings in the fill dialog box, such as a lower default level of...

Many different type foundries, such as Linotype, Berthold, ITC, Monotype, etc have released fonts in Postscript Type 1 format in the past. Adobe has created a decent number of their own typefaces, some of which have been called "Adobe originals" releases. The decision is up to each individual...

There are plenty of things I really dislike about the "Fine Art" business. And there is a lot more in the way of bad art than good. Still, property destruction is property destruction. Only two people have any right at all to deface or destroy a piece of art: the original artist or the person...

Serpentine Sans Bold Oblique.

I've liked a lot of different Super Bowl commercials, but this one is still pretty much my favorite:

I'd like to see the Rams win, partly because Matthew Stafford suffered for so many years at Detroit and probably doesn't have many years left in his career. This could be the only shot he gets at a Super Bowl ring. The last time I checked the Rams were favored at -4. I have a sneaking feeling...

I don't mind the Washington Football Team name change from the "Redskins" to "Commanders" at all. But the recent unveiling of that new logo was about as anti-climactic as it could be. We waited all this time for that plain Jane crap? That "W" icon might work great as a tiny favicon on a web...

The key thing is money. Deere & Company likely wouldn't care at all if some kid drew "fan art" of their logo on a notebook. The important factor is the kid is not making any money directly off of the effort. The fair use doctrine permits use of trademarked and copyrighted material in certain...

I like Frutiger quite a bit, its "95" Ultra Black weight was an early favorite of mine. It's great for big channel letters. I prefer Frutiger Next for any italics since they're true italics, not just something that has been slanted. For instance the lowercase "a" in italic versions of Frutiger...

With Helvetica it gets used in branding more often in some industries than others. Defense technology companies and aerospace is one example. Retail is another. Target mixes Helvetica Neue with Neue Haas Grotesk in its advertising. The differences between the two are pretty subtle. I use various...

In some respects it can be difficult to avoid using Helvetica since it is so clean and neutral looking. These days I try to vary it up with some other "current" commercially purchased faces (Proxima Vara, Avenir Next Pro, Futura Now, Heading Now, etc). Helvetica still has a certain...

Care to name any names? Unless I deliberately want to troll for a flaming argument I'm not going to personally accuse a bunch of people in this forum of sucking at what they do for a living. However, I do acknowledge the fact that a great deal of no-talent f***-ups are working in the graphic...

In the old metal type design some typefaces did have "expert" character sets that covered ligatures like "fi," "fl," "fll" and some other two letter combinations to improve letter spacing. Kerning pairs have been included in digital font files going back over 30 years, but things like expert...

I'm not sympathizing with predatory lenders. Please notice I used the word "predatory" to describe those outfits. They're doing plenty of things I don't think should be legal. But still, the borrowers really need to know what they're getting themselves into. For instance, I'd rather put a gun to...

To hide the transparency grid go the View menu and select Hide Transparency Grid. To show or hide the crosshair settings go into the Artboard palette, select the flyout menu for Artboard Options. The better approach: in the New Document dialog box, go to the Print tab, select one of the...

I don't understand distorted fonts? I've been in the sign business for nearly 30 years and have several years of graphic design experience prior to that. I'm no ****king rookie. And I do understand the malpractice of people squeezing and stretching type. I refuse to let up on my hatred of it...

Anymore, working on passenger vehicles or commercial trucks is turning into as much an IT job as it is a grease-monkey job. My brother has probably spent more time in continuing education style training classes for new Freightliner models over the years than some people have put into their...

Hell, I question the value of even going to college anymore. My brother is a diesel truck mechanic, has just a high school education, but makes a lot more per hour than many college educated people. Other skilled trades can pay pretty well. The inflation rate on college tuition is far above...

Sounds like gentrification to me. Where are all the people who staff the service businesses in that 5th Safest City living? Probably not there. Young adults being stuck is a common problem. It's pretty absurd if someone graduates from college but has to move back in with parents because he's...

Let market forces take care things? That isn't happening with these zoning setups and other similar methods (like what Houston uses). Most American cities allow only certain kinds of housing to be built across vast parts of a city. There isn't any variety, certainly not with anything new being...