Graphic designers use creative typography to communicate more than
just the basic meaning of the words. Explore creative ways to use type
including student work, posters, and fanciful type treatments. Do
typographic exercises that allow you to expand your own creative use
of type and fonts. We, of course, will be using Photoshop to do this.
In class example: Glass Text
Easier:
Gel Text
Light Burst: Working with Channel Layers
Harder
Striped Text:
Student's choice:
Choose your own
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7/03/2007
2/26/2007
Free Web Helpers Collection.
I collected a various assortment of web tools that may prove helpful. Some items are free downloads--others are tools that can prove helpful for creating webpages.
Overall useful website:
Web Design From Scratch
http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/
"The site is for everyone involved or interested in creating web sites - whether novice or expert. It will help you understand what makes web sites succeed or fail, and what can be done to increase the chance of success."
Font Help:
Typetester
http://typetester.maratz.com/
"The Typetester is an online application for comparison of the fonts for the screen. Its’ primary role is to make web designer’s life easier. As the new fonts are bundled into operating systems, the list of the common fonts will be updated."
Color Helpers:
Color Schemer Gallery
http://www.colorschemer.com
"The Color Schemer Gallery is an online community where Color Schemer users can share and manage color schemes." No need to download the software, one can cruise the website for color ideas.
Free Brushes & Graphics Collections:
Free Vector Downloads
"As a designer its always handy to have a collection of pre-made vector objects available to use in your designs, whether its illustrator files or photoshop shapes."
Free Photoshop Brushes
"Every good designer needs an arsenal of brushes to use within photoshop, whether its a grunge effect or some tehno swirls that are required there is sure to be a brush that fits your needs."
28 Free Illustrator Brushes for making Swooshes and Swirls
Overall useful website:
Web Design From Scratch
http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/
"The site is for everyone involved or interested in creating web sites - whether novice or expert. It will help you understand what makes web sites succeed or fail, and what can be done to increase the chance of success."
Font Help:
Typetester
http://typetester.maratz.com/
"The Typetester is an online application for comparison of the fonts for the screen. Its’ primary role is to make web designer’s life easier. As the new fonts are bundled into operating systems, the list of the common fonts will be updated."
Color Helpers:
Color Schemer Gallery
http://www.colorschemer.com
"The Color Schemer Gallery is an online community where Color Schemer users can share and manage color schemes." No need to download the software, one can cruise the website for color ideas.
Free Brushes & Graphics Collections:
Free Vector Downloads
"As a designer its always handy to have a collection of pre-made vector objects available to use in your designs, whether its illustrator files or photoshop shapes."
Free Photoshop Brushes
"Every good designer needs an arsenal of brushes to use within photoshop, whether its a grunge effect or some tehno swirls that are required there is sure to be a brush that fits your needs."
28 Free Illustrator Brushes for making Swooshes and Swirls
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