Yet another grid system has been published to help designers create consistent layouts. The Square Grid offers templates for Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, a PDF to print for sketching, and an HTML and CSS framework for coding with the grid. However, they do not offer a template for designers who use Fireworks, so I created…
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I was recently asked about techniques for creating images for button states and how to keep the button shape and text properly aligned (i.e., maintain consistent registration points) across the states to avoid any pixel shifts when the images change. There are a few different techniques for creating button images, and the method you use…
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Recently a Fireworks user asked, “I know how to attach text to a path, but how do I make it look like the text is on the rings of Saturn and orbiting a planet?” With just a few tweaks to text attached to a path and a little bit of skewing, we can create this…
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One of the best features of Adobe Fireworks is the ability to extend its functionality with custom commands and command panels. However, most third-party command panels do not have their own icons for the workspace, and when you install them they are assigned the default command panel icons. Unfortunately, these icons do not represent the…
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