Simona De Leo illustrator

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What happens when you press [W] in InDesign? 🆆 It hides whatever is off the edge of the artboard, right? Well, did you know you can make Illustrator do the same thing? 1. In Illustrator go to ‘Edit - Keyboard Shortcuts’ 2. Change the drop down from ‘Tools’ to ‘Menu Commands’ 3. Twirl open ‘View’ to see ‘Trim View’ 4. Set this as the keyboard shortcut ‘W’ Now whenever you press [W] in Illustrator, it’ll hide whatever is off the edge of the artboard, just like Indesign! #graphicdesign #illustratortips #illustrator 

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Graphic file names explained. As a designer there’s nothing more vexing than having poor quality images or completely the wrong file type to work with, logos that are to be used huge on a bespoke exhibition graphic but were supplied as a screen grab from a website for example. Most of the time, and if possible, original .eps vector files are best for logos and graphics and high resolution (300dpi) .jpegs to a large physical size for photographic pixel based images are perfect. Here is a breakdown of a few of the main graphic file types and what they’re used for. In summary; VECTOR FILE - Path based, scales cleanly RASTER FILE - Pixel based, scales poorly, resolution dependent 👉 .eps - Print ready vector file 👉 .jpeg - Compressed raster file, for photos 👉 .png - Raster file with transparency 👉 .pdf - Mixed format file, easy to share 👉 .psd - Layered master raster image file 👉 .gif - Animated raster file 👉 .svg - Scalable vector file for web use 👉. webp - Compressed file for web 👉 .ai - Master vector file 👉 .tiff - High resolution raster file for print I hope this helps. ⭐️ Blending strategy with design, I help businesses align and shine. I’m brilliant at helping people-centred, purpose-driven, businesses discover and visually express who they are to attract who they want, to help them be who they deserve to be. If you feel your business is ready to look, and be, the very best version of itself, to bring confidence and success long into the future, let’s have a brew and a chat. #graphicfilenames #graphicfile #graphicfileformats #fileextensions #foleextentionnames #makingadesignerslifeeasier

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