Svija helps you build amazing websites using Adobe Illustrator.
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So You’re a New User?
Recently, we radically changed the default website you get with Svija.
Previously, we provided a full website, but we’ve just introduced a new minimalist design.
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Upscayl for Upscaling
We’ve always used Photoshop to upscale images, but Pixelmator Pro produces much better results.
Upscayl is a new Mac app that’s even better (and free).
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Maximize a Mac Window
Option double-click the corner of a Mac window to maximize it without going into full-screen mode.
Double-clicking any window edge will extend it fill the screen; option will…
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Svija is Tiny
I started out to write an elaborate post about all the cool stuff you can do with Svija.
As part of the process, turned this coffee infographic into a web page…
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Hacker News
We were on Hacker News in December:
“It could work for 90% of sites… theoretically you could even have a graphic designer build a site without much code knowledge…”
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A Folder Called Links
Have you seen the the message Could not find the linked file…?
To make sure that Illustrator can always find placed images, put them in a folder called links in the same parent folder.
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A Nicer Background Color
By default, Illustrator draws a harsh white background behind each artboard.
For a much nicer experience, enable the Transparency Grid and set the two colors to be the same.
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Unlock More Preferences
Many of Illustrator’s most useful preferences are set on a per-document basis.
By using New from Template… rather than New… you can make these preferences persistent.
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Use Swatches Instead of the Color Panel
Replace the Color Panel to increase your creativity.
These swatches provide a complete spectrum and change colors without getting brighter or darker.
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Reduce Clutter by Combining Panels
Often, your workspace becomes cluttered with unused panels.
By grouping all the panels together, opening a panel closes the previous panel.
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A Gaussian Blur with Vectors
Illustrator Blends result in an a fade that is too abrupt.
You can redistributes the opacity values of a Blend to make it look much smoother.
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It’s not the Traffic Lights
In response to speculation that Safari 15, chrome colors were not permitted to match the window close buttons, I did a test.
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Safari 15 Header Color
Safari 15, shipped with macOS Monterey, enables changing the color of the browser chrome.
This program rapidly cycles through all the colors.