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trello down?!
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Hello!
Can someone please help me?
@JohnB What a surprise! I am actually trying one of your answers.
 
5:44 PM
@rick oh dear, (disclaimer) I'm not responsible if anything goes wrong
What do you need help with?
 
5:57 PM
'Allo 'allo 'allo
 
hey hey hey
 
howowow ararare youyouyouu :)
 
hello hello hows everyone!
 
googood thanthanks lol
anand youou?
 
@JohnB you got a publix near you?? try this if you like jerk. boarshead.com/products/detail/13016-boar-s-head-jerk-turkey
 
6:00 PM
nope, Publix are all in the south
although boars head is national, I'll look for it
 
really good kick. real jerk, too.
@Dominic hows your project coming along?
 
Pretty good :) planning my first dynamic website/CDN
(Content Delivery Network) CDN can stand for sooo many things
Hows you portfolio designs coming?
decided on one yet?
 
no Im gonna finish what Ive been working on now so not to flood the brain.
reading a few books that will help. I think I will just add them to my LinkedIn and Behance when I am done.
 
That software I mentioned in the last question I posted is great for quickly recording some ideas in a spider diagram which you can then leave and come back to later
 
still reading also on how to pair fonts because its an area I would like to improve
 
6:08 PM
You mean use two different fonts together?
 
not just two but even three
 
I really need to brush up on typography at some point..
 
its a class well on its own. I think its possibly the last conflict in my design
 
I tend not to use web fonts at the moment because I feel they add too much time to the page load
every millisecond counts on a commercial website
 
how do you see that it's longer?
 
6:18 PM
You can use various browser's developer tools to audit the page load
and in chrome at least you can look at all the assets that had to be downloaded and how long they took
probably can in others to
 
I know that but Ive not scene, I mean seen, someone say that pulling fonts from Google takes longer than including them. =P
 
They don't need to though, it's 100% true that downloading a font will take longer than rendering a font that already exists on the machine such as Arial, you just have to decide whether the time it takes is acceptable
and you'll never let that go will you lol
 
I try to fonts outside of what is stock on a PC because its a nicer look and different to the eye
thought it was our little joke.. lol.
 
I agree with that, but if you look at analytics and reports about page load time and how it affects your sites health and how many visitors you get you'll have scene (:P) that it really matters
 
ya Ive looked at it all types of things. Ive even reviewed on taking every element and compressing/minifying everything. Ive taken all images to .png and compressed them
 
6:26 PM
There's so much to do when it comes to optimising
 
Ive wondered if hosting images would be better for loading and SEO, too
such as more than one server serving data would it benefit the time
 
Amazon posted a report as far back as 2006 saying they saw a 1% increase in revenue for every 100ms of improvement in page loading time
It's the same reason I haven't touched wordpress yet
 
my current portfolio load time stinks.. I know i need a new one, too.
 
I've scene some awful page loading times, going above a minute in extreme cases :P
 
lol. I dont think I will go parallex ever because it doesnt not load well on the iPad.
 
6:30 PM
Yh same, it's a shame because it's so awesome
I'm about to venture in to PHP..
Though I'm keeping it as simple as possible
 
oh me too!! Ive got some really nice books
Im not. Im gonna dive in hard core. BUT I thought if Im gonna do that I need to have all elements of my designs done so I can focus solely on the code.
 
I like the language for talking to MySQL databases
It's almost humanly readable
 
I like it for scripting
 
"INSERT INTO login_attempts (user_id, time) VALUES ('$user_id', '$now')"
I can understand that without looking at any external resources for help
 
7:12 PM
haven't rebooted my computer for like a month
 
what O_O
pc? hope you dont have any updates, lol
 
8:06 PM
laptop actually, it was getting really slow :/
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A: Tools for Brainstorming/Mind-Mapping Ideas

DominicBy using the term 'Concept Mapping Software' I found an awesome list on Wikipedia. A few in particular that stand out to me on first viewing are: Coggle - Appears to be a web app that allows collaboration on mindmaps across the internet MindMup - Another web app that appears to be very easy to...

found some awesome tools
 
8:18 PM
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A: How to apply layer style to one object and apply it to multiple layers

DominicAnother option is to: Create the layer Add the styles you want Right click the layer and select Copy Layer Styles Hold CTRL/CMD and select the other layers you want to add the styles to Right click one and Paste Layer Styles.

@Dominic did you mean to make this CW?
 
No I did it by accident while editing on mobile a little while ago.
 
ah, I'll undo that for you :P
 
:D I didn't want to be a pain and ask..
 
pfff that's what I'm here for :)
 
Also I read somewhere that it can't be undone
 
8:20 PM
yeah, only a mod can I think
 
Nice!
Do you think my question about mind mapping software fits the GD scope?
 
looked fine to me. It wouldn't fly on other sites; any sort of software recommendation question is not a good fit for SE. But there hasn't been any revolt to outlaw them, so I think they're fine.
 
Sweet, I found an awesome list just now
this one rocks: coggle.it
 
hello!
 
hi great one!
 
8:30 PM
xD
how's it going?
 
good and you?
 
good, good
I took a day off yesterday, was totally worth it
 
laaaaaaazyyyyyyyyy
 
no wonder we didnt see you =P
 
G'day Yisela :)
So far coggle is one of the best web apps I've seen
 
8:38 PM
@JohnB -.-
 
:)
 
9:00 PM
don't we have a generic clipping path question somewhere
 
9:20 PM
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Q: Illustrator clipping masks containing images and text

jadeMy clipping mask was working in when it was just text. I have added an image to the text and the clipping mask no longer works even if I group the text and the image. Any ideas? I was working in Illustrator but could do in Photoshop too - whatever works!

 
@Matt_2.0 ahhhh too slow, I found this one graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/18488/…
thanks though :)
 
np
 
10:01 PM
So... I just got off the phone with Wacom. Did you know that in order to replace the surface of an Intuos 5 it's now a warranty repair??? You can't just buy a surface sheet? How the heck is that good customer service? 10 days (plus shipping) to repair and be without the tablet?
and that's IF you are still within warranty
 
ouch
 
yeah.. I mean no cost.. but 10 days + shipping
 
can you not use a cheapo from somewhere like Best Buy to make due?
 
dumbest thing ever. They could have easily added a replacable surface on top the touch surface
I think I still have an Intuos 4 in a closet. I'll have to dig.
 
you forget we live in a day of age things are not supposed to last
 
10:04 PM
If I do I'll jsut swap them for the 10 days
Well the tablet is fine. But the surface is now smooth as glass and the skin on my wrist sticks to it.. tearing up my skin. I've been using a smudge glove the past few weeks jsut to not stick tot eh tablet
I LIKE the smooth surface
I hate the torn skin on my wrist
 
OMG that's terrible
 
very painful
which wacom do you have?
 
The smudge glove works fine. And I often forget I'm even wearing it. But it does make typing a bit odd at times
The Intuos 5 large Matt
 
ever thought about going to the cintiq?
 
Thought about it.. but no extra monitor port. Would need another video card. And 15+ years with the tablet, I'm actually pretty accustomed to it
 
10:08 PM
ya I forget you already have three monitors.
 
If they had a USB FW or TB cintiqu.. I'd be shopping
 
I have a buddy that does illustration and he swears by it now.
 
with the new MacPros and the TB ports. I may go to a Cintiqu then
 
he also had a laptop he could draw on if that type of device rings a bell.
 
but all cintiqus are smaller than my traditional main monitor. Just hate to spend $1k+ and not like it
 
10:10 PM
I have the bamboo but its hard to use with all my monitors.
 
I started on a graphire and quickly moved to an intuos, haven't looked back
never tried the bamboo.. they came out long after I had already purchased
 
I had one that was crap when I used Corel all the time.. never worked
 
I'm just floored that it's a warranty repair now.
Used to be jsut $30
I don't even use the touch features :) I got the I5 so it could be wired or wireless
 
anyone know of a way to mass color change layers?
 
what app?
 
10:19 PM
Photoshop, sorry
could you do it in Illustrator?
 
it's easier in AI.
Photoshop... color overlay applied to a group
 
another reason to move to Illustrator =/
 
Or Selective Color in Photoshop
Depends on the layer contents
 
I need to get used to grouping in Illustrator. A little different than grouping in Photoshop
 
I really wish there was a "Isolate Selection" feature in Ai
 
10:21 PM
thought alt click did that?
 
does it?
 
been awhile but I thought it did
 
I thought you could only isolate groups
 
ask the master @Scott
 
Command-Option-shift-2... lock Others
Command-option-shift-3 ... hide others
Hidden shortcuts
Work the opposite of Lock and Hide
To act on everything NOT selected
 
10:23 PM
@JohnB what dyu mean by selection?
 
nice
 
@Dominic Select some objects, put them in isolation mode
 
And youc an double-click to isolate an idividual object
 
Ahh I know it works on paths
 
@Scott now to figure out what these are in Windows
 
10:24 PM
Ctrl-Alt-Shift 2/3
But yeah.. an "Isolate selection" command would be nice
IT doesn't exist
 
per a question I saw earlier are you not allowed to create custom shortcuts in Illustrator like you can in Photoshop?
 
ok so apparently it's not numpad 2
 
yes you can Matt. But, like Photoshop, not EVERYTHING is avaialble for a custom shortcut
 
because now my screen is upside down
 
key at the top of the keyboard John
 
10:25 PM
well that didn't work either. hmmm
 
num pad doesn't work on a Mac either :)
hmmm
 
oh, yes it did
ignore me
 
long day man?
 
no, I'm just slow :)
well that is a fancy trick
 
You can customize those if you want though.. Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts > Menu Commands > Other Object
 
10:27 PM
@JohnB lol
any good sites that you can test out your shortcuts?
 
not sure that that means
 
a repetition test that will help you remember all the shortcuts to make your workflow progress and be more effective
 
hmm.. not that I've seen
 
sounds like a fun project one day ;)
 
I'm figuring to burn up in the next week anyway :)
Have multiple wildfires within 50 miles of here. Town looks like it's in the middle of a barbecue pit
 
10:32 PM
huh?
 
This town is covered in smoke from nearby wildfires
 
colorado?
 
Pacific northwest
 
shouldnt you be heading out of town then
 
no word on that yet.. but it's a possibility
 
10:34 PM
I wouldnt be waiting on a word, lol. Id be packing my essentials and rolling.
 
Well the fires are about 30 miles outside of town (3 of them) and they are all under 3 square miles right now.
I'm in a valley, so all the smoke is settling here
 
Matt is now triangulating your position
 
oh. Its been raining season here. Every other day it rains. Kinda cool and glad the humidity is fairly low this year.
@JohnB you see what I did there ;) "check" in a valley..
 
we haven't seen rain in a while. I'm not in the rainy part of the northwest. It rains in winter here, but rarely in summer
It wouldn't be hard to triangulate :)
looks like falling skies outside.. all orange and smoky
 
I miss the snow winters here. We only get ice now
 
10:39 PM
yeah I miss snow. In 10 years I've seen may an inch
but people drive like it's 10 feet deep
 
I live in a peninsula so the weather forecasters are always wrong.
 
you mean they are right sometimes?
I've never seen one who is right
well.. except sounther california where nothing changes
 
ha and Ive seen FL be really good.
 
I bet!
 
forget every year they have 24 hr weather stations
 
10:42 PM
hey.. at 3:30 am.. there's nothing you should be doing but checking weather
 
or watching college info-mercials and think about making a bad decision
 
hey.... I do work for many of those infomercial folks :)
 
O_o
 
But not video... so I turn them off :)
yeah I've done many a sales piece for the guys you see on tv at 4am
 
um... ya.. we gonna have to ask you to stop ;)
 
10:45 PM
hey.. it's better than creating the porn websites
or government work
 
lol
no comment
 
I did government work in the 80s... paid my dues
 
adult sites do pay well..
 
do they?
 
yes indeed
 
10:47 PM
I'd do the work as long as I never felt the need to share it or build a portfolio around it. Basically I don't morally object to it... but I wouldn't want it on my professional record
 
ya I dont advertise that.
if someone asks I dont lie about it but I also stay neutral. It has its plus side and down sides.
 
I did do a sales piece for ED pills once... no one has ever seen it (other than the client and their customers) :)
 
putting it very loosely, no pun intended, but that industry is very very different and takes a very unique person to mentally handle it.
 
I can imagine
Lots of turnover and constant changes I'd bet
 
how about the new NFL season fast approaching =)
 
10:51 PM
heh
 
football!!!
 
not a sports fan really.
sorry
 
me neither but I wanted to change the subject ;)
 
So.. I'm kicking caffiene
oh the headaches!
 
Ive been 5 weeks red bull free
 
10:52 PM
yeah I normally do a lot of Mtn Dew... I'm quitting
 
my wallet thanks me.. I know your pain but I kicked my first intial two weeks while on vacation
I didnt realize how much I spent on red bull a month...
 
Well it's not the money for me.. at least not on the Dew.. it's the dental bills.
Mtn dew just chews teeth up :)
 
I was spending abour 250-300 a month
 
ouch!
 
Ive never had any dential issues or a cavity before.
ya I was addicted
 
10:54 PM
Yeah Mtn Dew is equivalent to crystal meth where teeth are concerned
all the rot with none of the energy :)
 
I didnt realize the regulars were so bad for you. I learned last year the calorie intake for a regular was 300 calories each so I was taking in 1200 calories alone in red bull
 
oh man
 
Is mary jane legal in you guys states?
 
yes and no
 
Medically yes here Dominic
recreationally, no
 
10:55 PM
Washington and Colorado it is on a state level not a federal level
 
it's decriminalised in 17 now right?
 
and there's still force majure (or whatever that is) where state laws are trumped by federal laws
 
ya its bogus
 
Sp basically.. it doesn't REALLY matter that much until it's changed on the federal level
 
they'd make more money if the would just make it legal with taxes
 
10:57 PM
Uruguay's going for the full legalisation
 
yup
so is this "sin" tuesday now? First the adult industry now drugs? Hmmm...
 
and I think Cuba are doing studies to test it as an exit drug
 
you all are a BAD influence
 
I know right?
 
I'm 2 mins away from Tuesday
 
10:58 PM
speaking of BAD, breaking bad is on its last season
 
sin monday here
 
Love Walter White
 
when's it back?
 
in like two weeks
 
August 7 I think
 
10:58 PM
the stopped mid season 5 and its supposed to come back
that show is deep and really good
much props to him. I think he won an award for it
 
deep and dark..
 
I read an interview with Vince Giligan.. he said everyone would be crying by the time the last episode was done
 
no spoilers!!
haven't seen it yet
 
no one has Yisella
 
still hard to believe where he came from that kid show to here
 
10:59 PM
Or do you mean the whole series
 
I remember when he was just the dad on Malcolm in the middle
 
@Scott oh damn
 
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