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Adobe is porting some of its CC mobile apps to Android. Shape CC, Brush CC, and Color CC are available in the Google Play store. I'm not surprised iOS has so many more of these apps than Android. It's more difficult to develop for the Android platform because there are so many different devices...

The file has either somehow been corrupted or the .AI file has been saved in a manner Adobe Illustrator doesn't like. For example, if the .AI file was exported from CorelDRAW X7 perhaps some kind of preset or feature worked into the artwork might have caused to glitch. I would try opening the...

It looks very likely Adobe will roll out the "2015" version of Creative Cloud next week. Adobe has a big keynote address about Creative Cloud scheduled in Berlin on Tuesday, June 16. The first CC version was released 6/17/13 and the 2014 version was released 6/18/14. I haven't seen a whole lot...

I'll also echo warnings about Brands of the World. First of all, a LOT of the major brand artwork they carry is not official artwork from the given large company. Very often the artwork is re-created by logo fans. Not only might the artwork be a bit inaccurate or even out of date, but any...

Some typefaces are better than others when it comes to their built-in default kerning. But lettering set in even the best quality typefaces may need some adjustments of some sort, even if it's just a slight tweak here and there. I might not worry about it if it is an inexpensive sign. But if...

I often encounter the duplicate paths thing importing Illustrator-based artwork in CorelDRAW or Flexi. Usually I can eliminate at least some of the duplicates by removing or flattening/expanding any "live" outline strokes to the artwork in Illustrator and also releasing any compound paths into...

There's only so much any auto-tracing application can do. Shape CC has an interesting twist on it. But essentially it has to take an arguably low resolution image from a consumer grade smart phone/tablet camera and try to do something useful with it. Most of the auto-tracing filters I've used...

Did you install the CorelDRAW X7 shell extension when installing the program? The shell extension is required to view the CorelDRAW artwork thumbnails rather than just see green balloon icons. I'm not sure if there is any way to manually add the shell extension to an existing CorelDRAW X7...

There is a variety of blur effects taking place. It looks like multiple passes on multiple layers using the Radial Blur filter, with zoom selected. Alien Skin's Eye Candy filter set has a Backlight filter that can deliver a similar looking effect, but not with all the fine ray lines. The fine...

As old as the sign is, if we had to start replacing a bunch of parts (such as letter faces) we would probably suggest the old sign be replaced. The records are actually a little iffy. They just say Helvetica Medium, but it doesn't mention the type vendor (Linotype, Adobe, Gerber, etc.). I just...

Back in the early 1990s our shop had a Gerber Signmaker IV B. For those not familiar with the Signmaker IV B, the original unit had these pretty expensive font cartridges. If I recall correctly Helvetica Medium was the default font. You had to load different cartridges to change typefaces. The...

What is the build number of the CorelDRAW X7 installation? Is the latest one (17.4.0.887)? Generally I make my page size larger than the artwork bleed if the layout is full bleed and will be cut to size. I've been having all sorts of headaches trading artwork back and forth with my X7...

One thing that comes to mind I like about X7 as opposed to X6 or earlier versions: You can finally create gradients with varying levels of transparency at every stop and "accelerate" the transitions between stops, just like Adobe Illustrator has been able to do for at least the last couple or so...

That makes me glad I don't have automatic updates enabled with my fairly new CorelDRAW X7 installation. I've run some of the updates, but am on build 17.3.0.772. The program seems to be working okay, although X7 still won't align nodes in a controlled manner just like the bug I've dealt with in...

I've made a couple of them in the past, just to show examples of the type families we use most often and some differences in font categories (serif, sans serif, etc.). Such things are best kept simple. If a customer doesn't like some of the basic choices we'll whip out a CorelDRAW book showing...

I'm running the standard default workspace present upon installing X7. As with past versions of CorelDRAW I have to add some additional commands to the tool bars, like one-shot zoom, toggle enhanced & wireframe views, etc. That's good to know. I wonder if Corel's engineers even know about...

I see some of the same questions asked there, with hardly any real answers. When saving artwork in CorelDRAW X7 down to an earlier version (even when the artwork opened was created in an earlier version of CorelDRAW) you'll see a dialog box giving you choices to preserve appearance or keep the...

No responses so far? Another hugely annoying thing: various commands in the X7 user interface have been re-arranged and some very standard items have been deleted from tool bars and menus. What are the folks at Corel thinking? Are they trying to sort of copy the tool and command layout from...

For the past couple or so years I've been using CorelDRAW X5 and X6 between home and work. I recently installed a trial version of CorelDRAW X7 on my notebook at home, just after doing a factory reset to clear out some garbage that occurred from a recent series of "not ready for prime time"...

I use a slightly different method than one described at the Letterhead fonts page to create prismatic effects in letters. It's a little more complicated, but works well on curved letters. In CorelDRAW, I use the blend function to create the center line on the letter. First I break open the...