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Should we challenge the powers at be on Typography
I say this because I do believe there is a justified difference in typography and design. I feel that many on Area 51 and others do not understand the differences and still feel that it is design ...
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Descriptive site names vs conversational site names
While we're making a decision about getting some action on changing our name/scope, I'd like to clarify what the latest thinking is on the two types of site name you get on this network, and where we ...
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Applying syntax highlighting to code snippets
I submitted another answer to the question regarding copying layers from one document to another in Photoshop. My solution proposes using a script to automate the process which I embedded in the ...
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Let's get critical: Mar 2013 Site Evaluation
We all love Graphic Design - Stack Exchange, but there is a whole world of people out there who need answers to their questions and don't even know that this site exists. When they arrive from Google, ...
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On-topic? Does Unicode have a symbol for synchronization (2 arrows following each other in a circle)?
I want to know whether Unicode has a symbol for synchronization, which
is usually two arrows following each other in a circle. These
symbols ↷⎋⇄⟲☯♻ are the closest I could find. Not found on http:/...
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Welcome messages to encourage new users
In this question about font identification, asked recently by Brendan, Aarthi mentioned this post in the Mi Yodeya site.
It basically invites the site's usuals to welcome new users by following a ...
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Is it possible to delete images from SO server once they've been added to an answer?
I added an image to an answer which I should not have. I am replacing the image in the answer. However, the old image is still on the SO servers. Can it be removed by me?
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Why did my answer turn into a "community wiki"?
I wrote an answer here - https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/15603/3327 edited it to fix some typos, and was surprised to see it had turned into a "Community wiki" seemingly on it's own (the ...
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Can I ask questions relating to workspace settings in Illustrator?
I am trying to achieve a specific layout for my illustrator (CS6 on OSX) workspace, but can't figure out how to do so. Is this appropriate SE site for this, or should I be asking on apple....
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Scope Expansion Project (UPDATE Jan. 21 - Hiatus)
UPDATE (1/21/13): The Scope Expansion Project has come to its end, but after having made a noticeable, positive impact on the site. There has been a noticeable increase in questions about topics like ...
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Are How-To questions still off topic?
I asked a question recently, and it was pointed out to me that it was off topic. SImple enough, I deleted the question and got my butt over to the FAQs to re-read what is on/off topic.
But then I ...
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What's SE's position on linking to scraper-ish sites?
I recently approved an edit on this question that removed a dead link from a deleted Stack Overflow article. A search for the question yielded this though...an external page that scraped the content ...
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Removing Closing vote after question has been edited
Is there a way to remove a closing vote if a question has been edited? If not, would it be useful to have that possibility?
I just edited this question, that I had previously voted to close, and I ...
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How do I answer a question from a comment that doesn't relate to the original question?
This innocent little answer regarding fonts to pair with Helvetica generated more interest than I would've guessed. There were a few comments asking me to elaborate and a few that disputed the ...
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When to leave a duplicated question open
Not sure if this is an answerable question, to be honest. It would be quite difficult to draw a line here, but I was wondering how flexible should we be about duplicated questions.
Answers can vary ...
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Are screen printing questions on topic?
In regards to the recent question: How do I deturmine exposure time for a silk screen?
Is this considered on topic? There was no screen-printing tag, so I created one. I searched for any screen-...
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Area 51 "Typography" proposal has reached commitment stage - is this a problem?
Originally I thought that the Typography proposal was already covered by the scope of this site, but it seems clear the many following and committing to it don't think so.
From the discussion thread ...
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Print vs printing vs print design tags
Simple question / task. I was going to add some kind of print process related tag to this interesting question: How to prepare a layout for packaging and hot stamping?
I saw we've got these three ...
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Is it acceptable to ask the community is they feel that a certain design looks really bad?
I was browsing a book earlier this morning and I stumbled upon a piece of code (for a gradient) that is supposed to take one step closer to looking like something that might be found in the real world....
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Would reviewing design work be a fundamental question?
I recently created a new proposal on Area 51 for an Stack Exchange site called Design Review, which is meant to be an equivelent of SE's Code Review site. I put a lot of thought into the range of ...
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Why don't you downvote?
A number of answers lately have been flagged as "very low quality" or "not an answer". When clearing the flags, most (if not all) of the answers were at a "0" score with no upvotes and no downvotes.
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Are questions regarding how to handle colleagues, bosses, clients etc valid?
The Workplace Stack Exchange site would be a suitable site to post such a question, but I feel whom better to ask such a question than other graphic designers.
I'm sure most of us have had to deal ...
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'quark-xpress' tag should be 'quark-quarkxpress'
Given that Quark is the company, QuarkXPress is the actual name of the product (http://quark.com/en/Products/QuarkXPress/) and other software uses a strict 'vendor-product' format.
It's a bit long-...
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Is there an official twitter account for the Graphic Design Stack Exchange site?
Some of the other Stack Exchange sites have their own twitter accounts either run by SE inc. or by prominent users on the sites. does anything like this exist for the graphic design site, or will we ...
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"# more to go" notification text (when typing comments) is not descriptive enough
I went to leave a comment on a post just now and had the message "5 more to go". It took me a little while to understand what it was referring to but realised it meant characters after a few minutes. ...
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Should/can we list SuperUser as a migration target when voting to close off-topic questions?
Dori's response to a recent Area51 proposal indicates that we should do less closing of Photoshop questions and more migrating to SuperUser. This sounds like a reasonable response to these questions, ...
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Upgrade design of graphicdesign.SE to look more like meta.photo.SE
I really like the look and feel of http://meta.photo.stackexchange.com
It is so much more aesthetically appealing than that of https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/
(which is basically just using ...
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Is this site really about graphic design?
Reviewing the last question posted, the people around ask more about tools and application than actual questions on graphic design. Questions about readying a final art, layout, typography composition ...
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What tags are associated with the non-tools/software side of graphic design?
As this question pointed out, there's apparently been a slight slant in the content on GD.SE towards more tools and applications questions. For instance, there are almost twice as many questions ...
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What to do when the original question changes so drastically that all answers seem absurd?
This question:
How do I get this uneven airbrush effect similar to old art deco posters?
Had the reference image changed by the user.
I feel the new image is so drastically different than the ...
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Close one or both?
It seems obvious that A better way to purchase images should be closed as "asking for a list of recommendations."
But what about Font management tools for Mac?
Seems like the same idea, even if the ...
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How should we handle questions that don't show enough research?
Recently a question was asked that appeared to be a basic help me find stock-photography question. It attracted a LMGTFY link, which another user didn't appreciate.
So....... what do we think of (...
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When to edit, when to close?
Saw this question today, it's close to being closed. But I had to work with a champagne glass in Photoshop once and could definitely offer some tips I picked up from that experience as an answer (gave ...
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Plan for Graphic Design - Design and Promotion
Jin and I had a discussion about Graphic Design and what we can do to help promote the site. We definitely took into account all of the feedback I've been reading and gathering from you all over the ...
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Graphic Design self-evaluation: let's get critical! [closed]
You love your site and we love your site, but there is a whole world of people out there who might not even know it exists. When they do find it, their first impression will either scare them away or ...
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Let's chat about Graphic Design.SE (Updated Sept. 6)
In order to help Graphic Design.SE grow, I would like to get to know all of you, hear your thoughts about the site and how you think we can improve it. Meta discussions have proven more than ...
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How to handle critiques?
Critiques and, to a lesser extent, brainstorming, are an integral part of design community and discussion. I understand that they don't fit in well with what SE is trying to do, but having an outlet ...
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Should Graphic Design try to partner with outside sites to diversify our user-base?
In the discussion over at "Does Graphic Design have a low voting problem?", it's been mentioned that this site does not seem to have enough mid-level to professional level designers, and that the ...
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More about membership
In the Does Graphic Design have a low voting problem? the wording of "Intermediate Professional Designers" helped me realize this. Who are "Intermediate Professional Designers"?
Then I began ...
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Workflow and management questions: On-topic?
Just saw this question: https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/9142/how-to-manage-game-graphics-project and was wondering: Are workflow / management questions (when they relate exclusively ...
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Can we lower our unanswered questions number?
Right now, Graphic Design has 107 questions that fall in the "Unanswered" category, meaning they have no upvoted answers. About 75 of those have answers, they just aren't upvoted. Of course, they may ...
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Can feature questions improve the site's visibility?
I was recently looking at the unanswered questions, and decided to give one of them a bounty (I didn't really think about why I chose that one, frankly the silliest of them all... It just looked easy ...
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Is 3D on-topic? [duplicate]
Are 3D questions on-topic or off-topic? Into what extent?
See also: Do we need to define graphic design in order to define graphicdesign.stackexchange.com?
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Make all adobe -labels to start with word "adobe"
This question here is bad in labeling. CS6 should be redirected to adobe-cs6 and illustrator should be redirected to adobe-illustrator. We need a stop to this bias, use consistent labels. It will be ...
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How do I filter multiple tags with the same word in them?
I have times when I care less about Adobe-related tags such as adobe-photoshop, adobe-illustrator, adobe-fireworks, adobe-indesign, adobe-acrobat, or adobe-flash. It would be useful if I could turn ...
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Swapping the link colours for visited and not visited questions
So I keep getting confused about what I've visited and what I haven't. I'm not sure if anybody else has experienced the same.
Now, for me, I would click the top one, because the colour on the bottom ...
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Are "Best representation for" questions on topic?
Latest local example: How to portray 'lifestyle' in an app logo
The only similar question I could find in GD Meta is Is "what's the best / most effective / your favourite logo" ...
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Graphic Design Self-Evaluation -- Let's Get Critical! [closed]
You love your site and we love your site, but there is a whole world of people out there who might not even know it exists. When they do find it, their first impression will either scare them away or ...
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what should be the use of Ctr+k on this site
I am a user that migrated from stack overflow and i am very used to using ctr+k to make all my programming code there
However i wonder what is the proper usage of ctr+k on this site??
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Specific questions for the InDesign engineering team
THE PREAMBLE:
I'm going to be at PePcon 2012 in San Francisco next week (14-16 May). InDesign product management and several engineering leads will be there, and one of the things that they are ...
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