Is the Brandon Grotesque type family merely added via Adobe Fonts or it both added and installed in the Creative Cloud desktop app? If the type family isn't installed try installing it.   If that trouble shooting step doesn't work try logging out of the Creative Cloud account, reboot the computer and then log into the Creative Cloud account again. This step will force the synchronization with Adobe Fonts to refresh.   Do you have Times New Roman added via Adobe Fonts? Times New Roman is already present in the Windows operating system. ... View more

Applying the Alt+Shift keyboard shortcut to a corner of a text box only enlarges the text box from its center, without enlarging the lettering. If I want to zoom the view closer to a text object I'll just use the Ctrl+Spacebar keyboard shortcut or maybe the mouse scroll wheel (with Alt pressed). ... View more

When did Illustrator have undo levels for object selections? I don't recall ever seeing anything like that.   What application was used to originally create the DWG files? AutoCAD or something else? It's probably going to be easier to do any complex editing to such artwork in its native environment.   It's definitely a pain in the neck having to work with CAD-based line work in a vector graphics application like Illustrator. If I need to create a colored version of a building elevation from CAD artwork I'll usually have to lock the line work of that elevation on one layer and then use it as a guide to create clean artwork over it on another layer.   It's pointless trying to edit the original CAD line work. The stuff usually imports into a vector graphics application with all the objects "exploded" into many thousands of separate lines. CAD applications typically build objects using only lines and arcs. Some may use "polylines" for complex curves. CAD apps are not geared for using more elegant Bezier-style curves like those in Illustrator. Certain things, such as brick wall patterns, will be drawn using open line segments rather than closed shapes. We usually need a closed shape in order to apply a color fill to it. ... View more

Does the text box react like that in both GPU Preview and CPU Preview? What is being pressed to zoom in the view? A mouse scroll wheel, the Ctrl+Spacebar keyboard shortcut or something else? I can't duplicate the problem in Illustrator. ... View more

In the worst case scenario the lettering for the cover could be exported with the text converted to raw vector outlines. It still should be possible to embed the Hello Bloomie font data into the PDF though. ... View more

Are your color settings between Acrobat and Illustrator synchronized? Are they using the same RGB or CMYK color profile? ... View more

It's easier than it might seem at first to draw Bezier paths over the top of a placed map.   One of the key things is learning the keyboard shortcuts related to the Pen Tool. Those shortcuts will allow you to modify the path while you're still drawing it. You can adjust the position of anchor points, change their type (smooth or corner) and adjust direction point handles while the path is still being drawn.   Another big thing is learning the keyboard shortcuts for zooming in/out and hand-panning the view of the artwork. Those shortcuts work hand in hand with the shortcuts for the Pen tool. Nearly all of those keyboard shortcuts can be toggled with the left hand on the left end of the keyboard while the right hand is still holding a mouse or pen. You'll be able to draw a path with the pen tool, adjust the path while it is being drawn and adjust your view of the artwork all on the fly. It's a very powerful setup. None of Illustrator's rivals (CorelDRAW, Affinity Designer, etc) can match it.   Illustrator's Shape Builder tool can also help. Rather than draw a single "perfect" path all at once, you could lay down a lot of shorter and separate path segments over the map and allow the lines to overshoot where a turn/corner may be. The Shape Builder tool can remove the overlaps and leave behind corners that are just right. The different path segments can then be joined together in a single path. ... View more

In Windows File Explorer you can right-click on the C: drive and select Properties in the fly-out menu. In the Properties dialog box click the Tools tab. In the Tools tab you'll see a button for Error Checking and another button for Optimize and Defragment Drive. It helps to run both, especially if neither option has been performed in a long time. ... View more

Does your computer have the latest version of the graphics tablet driver installed? ... View more

The problem is when an open Illustrator AI file is saved as a PDF any changes that were made to the document are only baked into that PDF file. The AI file is no longer open; it's now the PDF file that is open. The AI master file will only have the previous save state of changes saved. I have to remember to save any changes to the AI file before generating PDF files.   I agree it's a battle to remember to check PDF settings when saving files. The presets I use for large format printing files are different from files I'm going to email to clients. ... View more

Have you tried doing any hard disc cleanup operations, like optimize and/or defragment the hard drive? If the file was saved on the Desktop (and thus in the Desktop folder) it would be stored on the boot hard disc, whatever kind of disc that may be, either solid state or old fashioned magnetic platters. ... View more

Have you tried testing the static and variable versions of Montserrat that can be downloaded at the Google Fonts web site? I think the Font Squirrel web site still has an older, yet stable build of the type family. Periodically, I've seen strange issues with fonts from Google Fonts. Some styles would come up missing in the font menu. Or there would be worse issues seen in other applications, such as CorelDRAW making all styles of the typeface look like Arial. Sometimes the version build of the typeface offered at Adobe Fonts would work correctly while the build at Google Fonts would be flaky. Or the problem could go the opposite direction. And there could be issues between the static and variable font files. I think Google needs to do a more thorough job testing the fonts it offers in various applications to make sure they work properly. Sometimes they'll update the font files. There are times where I have gone back months later (or longer) to download a type family that was acting buggy and find the new download of font files to work correctly. Third party font management apps can also affect how fonts operate. I think the font manager built into CorelDRAW is a source of problems. In previous versions of Illustrator I would see a number of different type families have missing styles in the font menu if CorelDRAW was running in the background. When I closed both applications and re-launched Illustrator all the missing font styles would be restored in the menu. In the last couple or so builds of Illustrator that issue has apparently disappeared. I don't know if that is due to changes made by Adobe or updates Microsoft made to Windows. ... View more

In my humble opinion, people should not be making any additional edits to an Illustrator document if it has been saved in PDF format. I make changes to my original "master" .AI file and then save one or more versions of it in PDF format. The PDF files are either for clients to review or they're made to process in a RIP application for print output. If/when I delete the PDF files I'll still have my original .AI file.   Software alone can't automatically save people from making mistakes with files, especially in an environment where multiple people have access to the files. Policies or guard rails need to be in place for backing up files and protecting them. At my workplace other co-workers can access some of my art files but they have no permissions to accidentally save any changes. That's because not everyone really understands the files/folders system in the computer. Even if they do understand the file system there's always a chance their minds might drift into auto-pilot mode. They'll click "save" when they shouldn't do so.   I think Illustrator should just automatically save a backup of the previous saved version of a file when the Save command is pressed. The rival CorelDRAW app does so. However, the Autosavior plugin from Astute Graphics can do a lot more. It can save files to multiple locations, revert to previous versions of a file, show time to save reminders and more. You can get the plugin for free just by doing a trial run of Astute Graphics' suite of Illustrator plugins. ... View more

What kinds of artwork elements are you giving to your client? If the artwork is just a logo and set of brand identity guidelines you can convert any live text objects in the logo to outlines. The client would not need the fonts if the lettering is just raw vector shapes.   If the client does need font files for other elements in a document template, such as headlines and blocks of paragraph text they would need to get the fonts either by getting a Creative Cloud subscription or buying the font files from the type company that made the fonts.   Commercially sold font files aren't supposed to be copied and given to other people unless the license allows it. ... View more

It's normal for an "installed" font from Adobe Fonts to not be listed in the Font Book of Mac OSX or be visible in the Fonts folder of Windows. I don't know the technical specifics on how installed Adobe Fonts are able to be visble in other applications not made by Adobe. I just know you have to install the fonts using the Creative Cloud app after adding them at the Adobe Fonts web site. ... View more

I tried different methods of opening the TEST_SVG.svg file in Adobe Illustrator, using the File>Open command and the Place command to drop the artwork into a new document. In both cases the artwork does open with everything moved to one layer. I checked "Show Import Options" in the Place command dialog box, but no options dialog box appeared. The artwork simply opened ready to place onto the art board. The results are the same in both the current version of Illustrator and a previous version I have installed.   The TEST_SVG.svg file does indeed open in Affinity Designer 2.6.5 with the layer structure intact. I tried exporting the artwork out of Affinity Designer in PDF and EPS format. The PDF dialog box includes options to preserve layers and preserve hidden layers. In either case the resulting PDF opened in Illustrator with everything moved to one layer. EPS delivered similar results.   Does the QGIS application give any options to save SVG files in different versions (such as 1.0, 1.1, 1.1 Tiny, 1.2, etc)? I wonder if the file version has any effect on Illustrator preserving the layer structure when the file is opened. ... View more

The QGIS documentation says its SVG output is "very basic" and that it "will hopefully be sorted out in the future." Have you tried different export settings such as "export map layers as SVG groups"? ... View more

Using an Android phone isn't quite the same as using Linux on a desktop computer. Most of those Chrome OS computers being sold are low-cost units with anemic hardware not powerful enough to run Adobe applications effectively; those are computers most commonly sold to public schools.   Regarding Figma and Canva: those applications are not aimed at a professional user base. The biggest attraction about Canva is that it has a free version. Why should Adobe try going after customers who don't want to pay money for anything? That issue holds true for many Linux users too; open source ideology has been a pretty big thing with that platform.   The bigger problem I have with Canva is that it's lousy at exporting usable artwork. The users often don't know the difference between pixels and vectors either, which complicates the situation. I have to deal with a fair amount of customer provided artwork in my job. Logos and graphics thrown together in Canva is one source of problems. Logos and graphics cooked up by AI bots is another worsening problem. Both create a lot of garbage and wasted time for a graphics work flow.   Regarding Windows, yes Microsoft failed at creating a mobile phone operating system that could dominate the market. But Windows is still, by far, the most common operating system in personal computers. I don't expect Linux to make any inroads there. If anything, Microsoft and Apple will continue their tug of war in the desktop/notebook computing platform. ... View more

Ultimately we're just "renting" the software we use one way or another. It doesn't matter if you're buying perpetual license software or something that runs via a subscription like Creative Cloud. Any personal computer is going to have a limited life span. Versions of operating systems are supported for only so long. Microsoft recently ended support for Windows 10. Old applications wind up not being able to operate because they lose compatibility with newer operating systems and newer computer hardware.   The only way to keep an old application "alive" is by running it on old yet operational computer hardware. Or one can have the old application running on a new computer, but inside a virtual machine that runs an old version of Windows.   In order to get an old CS3 application to run again would require having downloaded an activation-free version that Adobe offered to registered users shortly before the CS3 activation servers were retired. Those links and downloads are no longer available.   Adobe CS3 was released in April of 2007, more than 18 years ago. ... View more

Isn't there still a beta version of Illustrator for Windows that runs on ARM processors? IIRC, the beta is available only in an English language version. ... View more

This forum is a good resource. There's a lot of other stuff, both good and bad, across the Internet. I'm not sure why PNG would be recommended as a default format to use in dye-sub printing. My guess is the people making the printers and print software are trying to simplify work flow details for the end users. Maybe the thinking is since PNG has certain limitations there are fewer things to mess up. Not everyone doing print work knows the various pros and cons of different file formats. Generally, the contents of the document should dictate the type of file used to output a print job. If the document is just a photograph or an entirely pixel-based image created in Photoshop then a PNG image might suffice. I'd still opt for a TIFF image rather than PNG because I know the image's resolution settings and color profile will be honored. If the document has a mix of pixel-based imagery and vector-based elements (logos, graphical items, etc) PDF will be a better choice since the vector-based elements will print at the maximum resolution the printer supports. I would compose layouts that have a mix of pixel-based imagery and vector-based elements using Adobe Illustrator. If it's a multi-page docment InDesign might be a better choice. Both applications would be exporting a PDF to send to the print application or RIP. The type of printer being used should dictate the color mode, be it CMYK or RGB. If the printer has extra ink colors, such as Light Cyan and Light Magenta, it can be better to compose documents in RGB color space. But gamut limits do still exist. No printer can output the entire RGB color range. Some caution must be used when working in that color space. Printers with extra ink colors can do a better job simulating spot colors, such as those from Pantone. ... View more

Many applications will import PNG images at a 72ppi setting. Something intended to be 300ppi could end up being over 4 times the intended physical size when placed.   Also, why use the PNG format? It's limited to RGB color space. PNG is great for web graphics and works pretty well for other purposes involving electronic screen display. For print output PNG is not so great. If your print setup supports the TIFF format that would be a better alternative. TIFF can support both RGB and CMYK (among other color modes) as well as include color profiles. TIFF also supports alpha transparency like PNG.   I try to opt for using PDF for print output whenever possible since it supports both pixel-based and vector-based content. Transparency effects are supported. The downside with PDF is not all printers do a good job outputting it. If they don't have an Adobe certified PDF print engine problems can occur. That makes TIFF a decent fall-back option. ... View more

This behavior happens in a completely new document? When you select the image how does it look in the Appearance panel? Is there anything extra going on there? Or is there something applied to the layer where the image resides? ... View more

Does your computer have any applications installed that do anything to manage or interfere with the clipboard? If very basic keyboard shortcut operations like Ctrl+C or Ctrl+F are blocked in Illustrator that would be very bad and completely intolerable. Make sure no other applications installed in your computer are changing how the clipboard behaves.  ... View more

The Royal Signage typeface from Heritage Type looks pretty similar. Not available thru Adobe Fonts though. https://www.heritagetype.com/products/royal-signage-typeface ... View more

Do you have "Use Windows Ink" enabled in the Wacom Tablet Driver? ... View more

I don't have a Maya license, so I don't how that app may interact with a Wacom stylus and graphics tablet. However, all of the graphics applications that I do use will not deliver any pressure sensitive results from a Wacom Pen unless Windows Ink is enabled in the tablet driver. This includes more than just Adobe applications.   The problems I've repeatedly described regarding pressing and dragging the pen tip affect every application on the computer if Windows Ink enabled. The simple act of dragging a web browser window to another location on the computer screen can be disrupted if Windows Ink is enabled. Dragging a text cursor to highlight a string of text can get blocked. ... View more

CorelDRAW won't save you from having to use layers to organize or isolate artwork elements. It's the same situation as Illustrator, just with different window dressing. Also, CorelDRAW (IMHO) doesn't output PDF as good as Illustrator, even with some PDF-specific features updated in their past couple of releases. One example: any gradient fills with varying levels of transparency will be rasterized in PDF files output from CorelDRAW. Free-form gradients and gradients on line strokes aren't supported in CorelDRAW.   Regarding hidden layers and transparent layers, those are pretty different things. Layers with visibility turned off in Illustrator shouldn't print. Certain rival applications require the user to cross out the printer on a specific layer to prevent a hidden layer from printing. As for visible yet transparent content on a layer, quite a few printers can have difficult properly printing such content. The same goes for content in clipping masks and clipping groups. The key thing is having a printer or RIP application that has an Adobe Certified PDF Print Engine. That's the best way to avoid things like yucky discolored box syndrome in printed output. ... View more

What is the graphics tablet model? It should say on the underside of the tablet. I have an aging Intuous Pro M tablet that's around 10 years old and it's still supported by the current Wacom tablet driver. ... View more