Fix choked outlined vector type

This tip is for Illustrator CS2 and less, which don’t have the stroke outside option…

To avoid type that chokes between its stroke lines, try adding a stroke that is double the size you actually need.
If you want a 2-point stroke, change the stroke to 4 points.
Then, make a copy of your text and choose EDIT – PASTE IN FRONT.
Make sure that the stroke is NONE, and you’ll see a much more presentable outlined type.

Tags: Illustrator, large, outline, stroke, text, tip, type

Reducing an image without loosing quality

If you have a large photo you need much smaller, here’s a helpful hint so you won’t loose so much definition and quality durong the process.

Open your image and just reduce it to half the size it is, as many times you need until you reach the desired size.
Lets say its 1600 by 1200 pixels large. Change the image size to 800 x 600 (IMAGE – IMAGE SIZE – don’t change the resolution. Only the size in pixels).
Reduce it in half again, to 400 x 300. You can do this another time to get a small thumbnail…

Nice tip for web graphics

Tags: definition, images, large, photo, quality, resolution, web