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sorry to confuse. The C6 size is the A4 sheet... 12,933 Views / 11 Replies  
sorry to confuse. The C6 size is the A4 sheet folded twice, at right angles. BTW, I find the C5 too big for your average letter and if I receive one it's usually a sign of unwanted junk mail /...
Posted by PiperH, on Jun 2, 2006 at 02:34 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
in the 2 euro countries I know about, UK and... 12,933 Views / 11 Replies  
in the 2 euro countries I know about, UK and Spain, the commonest envelope for A4 paper is the DL size. The paper folds nicer in it - two parallel folds instead of the right-angle fold.
Business...
Posted by PiperH, on Jun 2, 2006 at 01:47 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
I dunno about this 'common people' stuff and... 1,432 Views / 18 Replies  
I dunno about this 'common people' stuff and there isn't any 'proper method' any more. We're technology led I think and we're adapting the old rules as we go along, influenced by tradition and by the...
Posted by PiperH, on Jan 9, 2006 at 03:23 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Haven't read the Wikipedia entry so maybe this is... 1,432 Views / 18 Replies  
Haven't read the Wikipedia entry so maybe this is a repetition. The f ligatures really come from the days of metal type when the ascender of the f protruded from the body of the letter and so...
Posted by PiperH, on Jan 9, 2006 at 02:56 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
why all the snidey sideswipes at FreeHand? I... 1,674 Views / 37 Replies  
why all the snidey sideswipes at FreeHand? I think its time to take sides. FreeHand is usable and wonderful and Illustrator is obscurantist and hateful. There now, I've said it.
And another thing:...
Posted by PiperH, on Apr 25, 2005 at 06:09 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
art director, just out of curiosity, do you work... 1,674 Views / 37 Replies  
art director, just out of curiosity, do you work for the PR dept of Adobe?
Posted by PiperH, on Apr 20, 2005 at 03:51 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
No, its true, nor does my rationale explain why... 1,674 Views / 37 Replies  
No, its true, nor does my rationale explain why Photoshop got to be so good without any serious competition. But I still think that broadly the merger will be bad for users
Posted by PiperH, on Apr 20, 2005 at 03:09 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
This merger has to be bad news for everyone... 1,674 Views / 37 Replies  
This merger has to be bad news for everyone except the directors of Macromedia. Without getting bogged down in one of those fun but pointless "xx is great and xx is a load of rubbish" debates, its...
Posted by PiperH, on Apr 20, 2005 at 02:42 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Thanks himself. You specifically mention all... 1,280 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks himself. You specifically mention all Adobe apps and Quark - do you know if works with FreeHand?
Posted by PiperH, on Mar 17, 2005 at 07:30 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
I find that Suitcase works OK in the end (sort... 1,280 Views / 7 Replies  
I find that Suitcase works OK in the end (sort of) but that the organisation and interface is clunky, though I wonder if the problem is Apple's fault though rather than Extensis?

Last time I...
Posted by PiperH, on Mar 16, 2005 at 06:52 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Dunno if this will be helpful as I know nothing... 1,280 Views / 7 Replies  
Dunno if this will be helpful as I know nothing specifically about where Suitcase data base is kept, but after 1 or 2 horrible disk disasters over the years, I keep a daily complete copy of...
Posted by PiperH, on Mar 13, 2005 at 06:13 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
with due respect to all the above, I'd say any... 1,277 Views / 49 Replies  
with due respect to all the above, I'd say any properly trained graphic designer will ask for a decent selection of fonts, anything upwards of 30 families, but the tricky question is compatibility.
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Posted by PiperH, on Feb 23, 2005 at 01:43 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
"... faithful to the original metal fonts from... 2,718 Views / 10 Replies  
"... faithful to the original metal fonts from Stephenson Blake (I think) "

... not that anyone will be interested in this correction, but I just can't let such disinformation lie there. Sorry,...
Posted by PiperH, on Feb 22, 2005 at 06:45 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Real life colour printing advice 620 Views / 1 Replies  
We're a small design studio with a network of 5 macs. We currently use a G3 with system 9.2 to run a postscript RIP (Epson StylusRIP) which prints to an Epson 1520 for colour visuals. We're now...
Posted by PiperH, on Feb 21, 2005 at 09:41 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
There's a "Franklin Gothic" set of Adobe... 2,718 Views / 10 Replies  
There's a "Franklin Gothic" set of Adobe postscript fonts, containing three variants, which is really only suitable for display and is faithful to the original metal fonts from Stephenson Blake (I...
Posted by PiperH, on Feb 21, 2005 at 09:29 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
 
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