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A site focused on graphic design, including icon/logo design, colors and typography. Questions regarding the tools of the trade (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) are also allowed, as long as they're relevant. – Can Berk Güder Jun 2 '10 at 8:37

I think this should also deal with the fundamentals of design, like proximity, white space, type hierarchy, etc. – cstack Jun 13 '10 at 14:57

@Waleed and @Can: In my experience, there really isn't much overlap between 3D software and graphic design (e.g., Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator). More often than not, any 3D is pulled from stock agencies and used in a piece. Beyond that, discussions about fundamental design principles would be the only real overlap; the exact steps to create a scebne in a 3D application ought to go elsewhere. – Philip Regan Jun 22 '10 at 16:43

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added by Can Berk Güder Jun 2 '10 at 8:24

	This appears to be the best "is any question too basic?" example question for this site. – Roger Pate Jun 5 '10 at 16:11
	@Roger: It's actually tricky to define without appealing to the specifics of a layout system. Good qn, IMO. – Charles Stewart Jun 8 '10 at 10:32

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added by John Biddle Jun 10 '10 at 3:44

stackoverflow.com/questions/1041113/… – Gelatin Jun 21 '10 at 12:09

@Simon: It's one of those questions that has merit in more than one topic. I still think it belongs here. – cstack Jun 21 '10 at 13:34

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added by balpha♦ Jun 2 '10 at 9:16

And why they look different from one screen to another. – John Biddle Jun 17 '10 at 17:02

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added by cstack Jun 2 '10 at 23:59

great question. some graphic design, some general art principles. I'd like to see the variety of answers for this question. – Evan Plaice Jun 18 '10 at 1:22

Because the topic is so broad there are too many answers. Remember, the OP would need to be able to pick one as best. I think it would be much better if narrowed down a bit, by specifying what the important area is, why it's important, what's been done, etc. – John Biddle Jun 18 '10 at 18:54

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added by balpha♦ Jun 2 '10 at 9:13

Are you asking if it's legal? Allowed in what sense? – Roger Pate Jun 2 '10 at 12:27

@Roger Pate: changed to "legal" – balpha♦ Jun 2 '10 at 12:30

On-topic because, even though this isn't a legal site, users need to know the basic guidelines of what they should and shouldn't do. Also very related to "what can I do to get umlauts in a commercial font that lacks them?" (which scrubs the word 'legal' from the question text). – Roger Pate Jun 2 '10 at 12:55

Legal advice is always dangerous and mostly wrong. e.g. Which country will the font be used in? Which country does it come from? Which countrys law is applicable? And so on... – Andreas Jun 29 '10 at 15:58

I'm not a graphic designer by trade, and maybe it will show, but I have to ask -- I cannot possibly fathom why there would be LEGAL implications as to putting a dot above a letter in your font. Can someone please enlighten me, I'm curious to death about this. – Adrian Petrescu Jun 29 '10 at 21:14

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added by Good Person, edited by Tadeusz A. Kadłubowski Jul 5 '10 at 10:09

@Roger Pate: I understand "other things like these" to mean color spaces (LAB, CIE, etc.), which is very on topic. – balpha♦ Jun 2 '10 at 19:07

@balpha: Looks like I misunderstood. I interpreted it---even while knowing what a color space is and that there are more---as open-ended "are there other differences like the ones you'll list here that I need to know about in graphic design", or somesuch. – Roger Pate Jun 2 '10 at 19:16

Both are standards for defining colors. the former is a subtracting color space, in which color components are Cyan, Magneta, and Yellow. and is used for printing. the latter is an additional color space and the color components are Red, Green and Blu and is used to show colors in screens – maahtu Jun 5 '10 at 19:26

@sirconnorstack, the other one has six and a half hours on this one, so it wins. I'm marking this one "meh." Good catch. – Pops Jun 16 '10 at 13:45

"color spaces" belongs in the answer, not the question... If one knows the term "color spaces", they probably already know what RGB and CMYK stand for. – Kobi Jul 5 '10 at 11:27

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added by balpha♦ Jun 2 '10 at 9:19

	There is some overlap with "What is the difference between CMYK and RGB? Are there other things like these?" We should decide which one to keep. – cstack Jun 15 '10 at 14:42
	Let's keep this one, it was posted first. – Pops Jun 16 '10 at 13:46

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added by cstack Jun 6 '10 at 21:37

Too subjective. – Gelatin Jun 18 '10 at 11:36

Actually, I don't think it's subjective at all. Apple has very distinctive design elements that can be emulated. One of my old questions, "Why does the Apple website look so good," WAS subjective. – cstack Jun 18 '10 at 13:04

Not subjective. Apple has a clear Human Interface Guideline that graphics artists, among others, should really follow to get the "Apple" consistent look. Perfectly well-suited question if you ask me. – Adrian Petrescu Jun 22 '10 at 4:07

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added by Gordon Gustafson, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 11 '10 at 19:36

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added by cstack Jun 3 '10 at 0:00

using what? CSS? Photoshop? needs to be more specific. – Can Berk Güder Jun 9 '10 at 10:28

Sounds fine to me. There are a lot of commands that are shared by most "good" editors. – RCIX Jun 17 '10 at 5:26

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added by Gelatin, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 11 '10 at 19:36

	This is an objective question, but I fear it will incite debate over interpretation: "I can do X in A with 1 click but it takes 15 clicks to do nearly-X in B, so B doesn't do it." I am unsure how to vote. – Roger Pate Jun 5 '10 at 16:05
	This would probably be a community wiki since it has no single 'right' answer – Evan Plaice Jun 18 '10 at 1:18
	I think this is too subjective, inviting arguments and possibly flame wars. Can xxx do yyy? or How do I do xxx in yyy are better. – John Biddle Jun 18 '10 at 18:45
	I voted on-topic. It doesn't ask which can do it better or faster, just what it can do. – Ullallulloo Jun 27 '10 at 13:09

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added by Aron Rotteveel Jun 17 '10 at 6:34

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added by Chris Lercher Jun 17 '10 at 16:27

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added by Evan Plaice Jun 18 '10 at 1:25

	Used up my votes, but this is a good question in my book. – John Biddle Jun 18 '10 at 18:50
	@John thanks... – Evan Plaice Jun 18 '10 at 23:34

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added by Nathan Osman Jun 3 '10 at 3:04

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added by Evan Plaice, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 11 '10 at 19:36

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added by Steve S Jul 2 '10 at 22:20

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added by cstack, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 11 '10 at 19:48

	Needs to mention tool/medium. – Roger Pate Jun 4 '10 at 9:58
	@Roger: I added "in gimp/photoshop" – cstack Jun 5 '10 at 15:20
	similar to my "drop shadow" questions. – Can Berk Güder Jun 9 '10 at 10:29
	Dupe of How do I add a drop shadow to text in Photoshop CS5? (Usually preference is given to the older dupe, and that's the drop shadow question.) – Roger Pate Jun 9 '10 at 18:38

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added by Gordon Gustafson Jun 16 '10 at 21:46

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added by Evan Plaice, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 11 '10 at 19:48

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added by Gelatin Jun 18 '10 at 11:39

	stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/code-challenge Would be CW. – Gelatin Jun 18 '10 at 11:39
	+1 (not really, out of votes :( ) I like it! :) – RCIX Jun 18 '10 at 22:32

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added by Gordon Gustafson Jun 20 '10 at 22:29

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added by samoz Jun 22 '10 at 2:14

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added by dogbane Jun 28 '10 at 8:38

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added by Can Berk Güder Jun 2 '10 at 8:38

Belongs on DocType. – Can Berk Güder Jun 2 '10 at 8:38

I disagree. Someone has a design question and asked it on a design site. Not all design is done with Photoshop. – John Biddle Jun 10 '10 at 3:35

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added by balpha♦ Jun 2 '10 at 9:11

	This site shouldn't be about subjective design choices. – cstack Jun 2 '10 at 23:56
	@sirc: Many design choices are subjective, I think there's a problem preventing them, and I guarantee you some people will answer this question objectively. However, we can prevent open-ended questions, if that's what we want. – Roger Pate Jun 5 '10 at 16:09
	Who says it's bad? This question needs more detail. – Dave Swersky Jun 17 '10 at 1:53
	This is a fair question, but the answers could make it great. This is really a question of good design principles in the making. I'd vote it as a good question, but I ran out of votes! – Philip Regan Jun 22 '10 at 16:47