Agreed, and no worries. I do admire your passion, though. Have a great weekend! ... View more

Once again, you're making assumptions. I've been designing for 18 years. I already have my own branding sheet that I designed, but there's nothing wrong with looking for new or better ways to do your job. That's why many "professional" graphic designers outsource some aspects of their work, such as illustration, photography, website development, etc. Could I do all of those things? Sure, I could, and I have. But does it make good business sense to be a jack-of-all-trades? Probably not.  I used to spend hours saving a logo in different file formats to deliver to my clients. Now, there's a tool that does that within a few minutes. Other tools like Corebook allow "professional" designers to create style guides to share with clients via the cloud. Does that mean those designers are newbies, hacks, or lazy? Or are they simply looking for a better, faster, and more productive way to do their jobs?  James, I appreciate your help, but I almost wish I hadn't posted this thread. I'm already up to my ears in work and the last thing I needed was a good berating for a simple template recommendation.  ... View more

Thanks, Barb. I appreciate your advice.  ... View more

Wow! That's incredibly rude. I thought we were here to support one another—not throw stones. James, you're assuming a lot in your response. If you don't want to help, don't. The fact is that I don't do enough logo work to justify creating a template that I could probably spend $20 on, so I would rather purchase one and tweak it accordingly.  ... View more

That worked perfectly. I'm surprised in all of my years that I've never used that feature. Thanks! ... View more

I'll try turning off "Make Acrobat layers from main layers" and see what happens. It's odd that this problem ONLY occurs on PCs. ... View more

Do your customers need the invisible layers? If not, do not include them. No my client does not need the invisible layers, but I like to have them in the master file so I can keep all of the plans together. My client only gets a printable PDF, never the AI file.    Did you disable "Make Acrobat layers from main layers"? I'm not sure I selected "Make Acrobat layers from main layers." What is that supposed to do?   Are they main layers or are they sublayers?  Main layers. ... View more

Can these fonts be converted legally? If the Adobe Type 1 fonts belong to Adobe, why didn't the company just convert them to a format that's compatible with its apps? ... View more

If it was a headline or logo font, it might be a problem, but this is just used for body copy, so it's not a big deal. I doubt they would have even noticed, had I not said anything. ... View more

Good point. Must be my OCD kicking in. I like complete font families. I only need 4 weights, so just under $150. Still, Helvetica Neue is fine. ... View more

At $1,095 for the entire family, I'll pass. Unfortunately, none of my customers are that committed. 🙂 ... View more

Thanks for the suggestion. I ended up going with Helvetica Neue, which is an OpenType font, and very similar to Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk. And yes, Adobe dropping support for classic fonts sucks!  ... View more

That's fantastic news! I can't wait for the final version. ... View more

Hi Joel, Thanks for your response. I was originally thinking about English-to-Spanish translation software, but as you've stated above, they have a lot of problems—especially when it comes to grammar and punctuation. I would prefer to use a human translator, but I want someone fluent in Spanish. The brochure I'm working on is for a Catholic cemetery, so there are a lot of terms that are specific to that industry, such as consecrated, cremation, entombment, interred, Mass, memorialization, rite of committal, etc.  I checked fiverr.com, and there are a lot of choices, but it's hard to tell who is legitimate and who is using translation software. Any recommendations you have would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks, Kelly ... View more

Exactly. That's why I tend to avoid inkjet printers. ... View more

Hi Peter, I hope you are well. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any wide-format color laser printers that were affordable. I'll likely go with something from HP (my preferred brand) that can scan up to 11" x 17" documents and will print at least an 8 1/2" x 14" size. Anything larger than that in laser tends to get really expensive. Unfortunately, a lot of the printers I'm interested in aren't readily available due to ongoing supply chain issues.  That said, I do like this option, but I've always had issues with inkjet printers, which is why I'm hesitant: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R5M2HDH/ ... View more

Here are the Type 1 fonts I use the most: Akzidenz Grotesk BE Franklin Gothic* Function Garamond* Helvetica Neue Rockwell* Univers I checked online and some of these font families (the ones with an asterisk) are available through an Adobe CC subscription. Others are not, and in some cases are as much as $500 for an OpenType equivalent. Which online font distributor has the best prices or are there any lower priced alternatives to the fonts I indicated above? ... View more

Thanks, Jain. I appreciate your advice and I totally agree with you regarding font converters. I also like your idea about hiding Adobe Type 1 fonts, whose easy access has led me to where I am now. 🙂 Fortunatelty, there are only about a dozen legacy Type 1 fonts that I routinely use, so that should make finding substitutions a little easier.  ... View more

Thanks, Mike. Replacing my old Type 1 fonts was probably something I should have done years ago. I just opened Suitcase and I see what you're referring to. That should make identifying fonts a lot easier. I just hope I can find suitable substitutions for all of my Type 1 fonts.  ... View more

Thanks, Bob. I figured that was the case. That's what make this transition a little more difficult—for me. As you know, a seemingly insignificant variation in the font structure can sometimes have a big impact in the desktop publishing file.  ... View more

I think I already know the answer to this, but if a Type 1 Font is called Hevetica Neue, can I assume that an OpenType font with the same name has the same or similar structure? In otherwords, are font names exclusive? ... View more