@JohnB @johnp @WELZ Lauren Ipsum made a truly brilliant idea a while ago in 2015 about [Creating a “Graphic Design Software Support” Stack.](https://graphicdesign.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2592/creating-a-graphic-design-software-support-stack/)
I feel that it may have failed because of the name. At first glance it appears to be about software. Really it should be titled "Beginner Graphic Design" or something to that effect because it could encompass a lot more than just software.. At the time our SE was still newer that may have had something to do with it too but I believe that pro…
Sorry I don't know why my links all become broken.
I remember the proposal and I supported it. It's just very difficult to gain traction for an A51 proposal, an idea as broad as a general purpose 3D modeling site has failed about 3 times now
Blender made it through because it had momentum from devs and the forums
I had called mine "Software Support" because at the time, everything was "My Adobe Be Broke" (™ Scott). If everything now is Tutorial On Demand, then a slightly different title is called for.
I like Beginners or Beginning Graphic Design
Or Graphic Design Support (removing "Software")
If the goal is to have somewhere to shunt the TOD and noob questions, give it a name that noobs will gravitate to
I have no problem with noob questions as a philosophy IF we had a bunch of canonical "marked as dupe because here's the answer" posts to refer to
Unfortunately SE doesn't really work like that as a model, but it would be useful
Hey @LaurenIpsum good to run into you here, long time no see :)
@WELZ I second that
Thanks @LateralTerminal @WELZ @JonhB @BillyKerr @zeethreepio and @PieBie for your great input on this ongoing discussion. I'm very happy that so many non-mods have taken up the gauntlet to offer constructive ideas to solve this issue.
'non-mod' in air quotes for our veteran @JohnB of course :P
Graphic Design Tutorials For amateur graphic designers and non-designers trying to do various projects that need a tutorial to assist them.
how's that? ^^
"Your site should focus on pilots, not passengers; lawyers, not lawbreakers; professional photographers, not Uncle Marv with his digital point-n-shoot." (Equivalent of guy who saw cool picture and has photoshop)
@LaurenIpsum Made a good point with "If the goal is to have somewhere to shunt the TOD and noob questions, give it a name that noobs will gravitate to"
Everything is subjective technically if you try hard enough
The name has to be obvious or they will flock here
The problem is that Stack Exchange is a Q&A site. There is a right and best answer, as voted on by the community. You could have multiple tutorials, I suppose, but it's a little counter-intuitive.
I like the idea of "Beginner GD," however you want to conjugate that, because it encompasses not just "How do I do X?" but "What font is this?" and "Why does my RGB illustration print all muddy?"
@LaurenIpsum I'm not sure I agree about it being counter-intuitive. I've seen multiple ways to solve a single problem on tutorial questions here before. It's a great opportunity to learn different ways to solve a problem.
But I do agree the naming this is extremely challenging
@LaurenIpsum I've found them to be useful. I think it's good to know there's a lot of ways to handle a certain task. It allows designers to think in more abstract ways to solve problems. You might be doing things a certain way and then find that X or Y method could improve your workflow because someone else gets the same results but does it a more efficient or easier way.
I really don't mind noob questions — we were all noobs once, except maybe Scott and Alan Gilbertson, who leapt fully-formed from the brows of Photoshop and InDesign respectively — but if that's what GDSE is, well, it's just not as fun for me any more. I think there should be a place for noob questions, absolutely, but why can't there be a place for experts with higher-level questions also?
I do get really pissed that they insist on REDESIGNING THE GODDAMN INTERFACE EVERY FUCKING TIME THEY UPGRADE THE FRIGGIN SOFTWARE IT'S COMPLETELY FUCKING UNNECESSARY
AAAAAnyway
back to GD101
do you agree that it should be more than noob tutorials?
I'm not going to make the proposal until I make a meta here discussing the Area51. I've got something basic drafted for my meta post. If we can get the support of everyone else we can get a lot of followers right away. That might help us not get the proposal closed right away @LaurenIpsum
If we can't decide on a good name here then we could ask in the meta post if anyone has a good idea for the name. But we've got it narrowed down now. lol @LaurenIpsum
@WELZ It's not easy to draw a line. Somebody very well versed in Photoshop might have what seems like a very difficult Illustrator question. But to a well versed Illustrator user it seems like a noob question. Vise versa
@WELZ basically all noob questions go here. I'm sure somebody has already compiled a list of noob questions on here that are offtopic :P maybe vincent had one on his meta post
How do we get rid of tutorial on demand questions?
Answer: We push them all to Beginner Graphic Design SE (working title)
We teach them how to fish instead of giving them a fish.
(This way they don't keep coming back to us)
No more close votes. Mods with their magic mod powers can just push ...
It screws into the blade area. Then you take it off the base with the blades still inside the cup and you flip it upside down. Next you unscrew the blades and you have your cup of blended stuff.
@LaurenIpsum they are pretty neat, you just screw it on (some of them use standard ball jar sizes etc) blend, turn over, and unscrew (kinda like a regular jar/mug)
@LaurenIpsum Yup! I wouldn't put hot liquids in plastic though. (even though it's probably rated for hot liquids) I get worried about stuff expanding and contracting and getting weak.
How do we reduce tutorial-on-demand and basic/beginner questions?
Answer: We push them to Graphic Design 101 SE (working title)
We teach them how to fish instead of giving them a fish.
(This way they don't keep coming back to us)
No more close votes. Mods with their magic mod powers can just...
How do we reduce tutorial-on-demand and basic/beginner questions?
Answer: We push them to Graphic Design 101 SE (working title)
We teach them how to fish instead of giving them a fish.
(This way they don't keep coming back to us)
No more close votes. Mods with their magic mod powers can just...
@LaurenIpsum Whenever you get back. Our UK visitors don't like the term 101
Not so sure about the working title. It's very American. The number 101 has a rather unfortunate connotation here in the UK - regarding George Orwell's Room 101, from his novel "1984". It's the place where all your worst nightmares live, the place to which you are sent when Big Brother thinks you've been naughty, the torture chamber of the Ministry of Love, for the correction of "thoughtcriminals", the place where Winston Smith goes to be gnawed by rats.
@LateralTerminal AUGH! really? I didn't know 101 was still burned into the zeitgeist like that. damn. what's an entry-level class called in British schools?
@WELZ I like that a lot! I just don't want them gone from this site :P and it doesn't remove the newb questions from here just the newb tutorial ones. ;)
1. open the computer 2. open a browser (I like chrome, but firefox works. don't use internet explorer or you'll be here for a while) 3. type in www.whatfontis.com and hit enter 4. attach an image of your font and good luck 5. go learn and stop being lazy
@WELZ It's not that I don't like the idea. I just know that it will definitely get denied instantly if we call it "Graphic Design Tutorials" That's why I changed my mind on the title.
ehh. I'm not too enthusiastic about the new proposal since I think it goes against everything that SE stands for, however I will 100% support it and follow/commit/add sample questions if it does work out.
Haunt_House recently posted a very interesting question. It is set up similair to a code golf question, except for 3D models, as you might've guessed. He posted the desired outcome (a simple arrow), had some guidelines and looked for a solution that requires the least amount of clicks to achieve ...
I can't find the Area51 proposal page anymore because it was deleted by Robert Cartaino that fast
They tried to propose a "Challenge" section to blender kind of like code puzzle golf or that other programming puzzle thing. It didn't get past Robert Cartaino
So if we are trying to make it work the title is going to be really important to get a good first impression from Robert Cartaino
How do we reduce tutorial-on-demand and basic/beginner questions?
Answer: We push them to Beginner Graphic Design SE (working title)
We teach them how to fish instead of giving them a fish.
(This way they don't keep coming back to us)
No more close votes. Mods with their magic mod powers can...
ehh. I'm not too enthusiastic about the new proposal since I think it goes against everything that SE stands for, however I will 100% support it and follow/commit/add sample questions if it does work out.
I'm trying to find a method to make a wood texture more homogeneous in Photoshop. What's the best approach to achieve this? (I only found tutorials that deal with photos, not textures).
I want the dark grey areas to be more closer in color tone and brightness like the lighter brown areas. This s...
@JohnB "Product Package Graphic Designer, Tinkerer" uhhh, former mod is something to brag!
Just curious, is product packaging your expertise?
@Skyler They may have made made the video by screen capturing their tool in action
@Skyler I once watched a tutorial to make the type come in letter by letter in Aftereffects, it was quite complicated, but it worked. gimme a min I'll see if I can find it
How do we get rid of tutorial on demand questions?
Answer: We push them all to Beginner Graphic Design SE (working title)
We teach them how to fish instead of giving them a fish.
(This way they don't keep coming back to us)
No more close votes. Mods with their magic mod powers can just push ...
