Create a Trendy Typographic Poster Design This post was originally published in 2008 The tips and techniques explained may be outdated. Using simple shapes can produce some great looking contemporary designs that fit well as impactful posters, a good example being the recent Trendy Geometric Lines tutorial. This time we'll look at stripping back the tools to creating an interesting and eye-catching poster with a single typographic word. Find a random image to base the design on, the subject of the photo isn't at all important, just choose a picture with varied contrast and preferably tailored towards your chosen colour scheme. In this case I've picked out a landscape scene with a mix of blues and greens. Open up the image in Adobe Photoshop and resize accordingly.
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82 Clever and Creative Fred & Friends Products I'm sure you've come across Fred & Friend products before at your local indie store and might not have even known it. Last weekend I was cruising around town and stopped at an indie store only to find one whole corner of the place dedicated to Fred & Friend products. It was heavenly. I stood there for probably more than a half hour laughing and checking out all their cool stuff. A lot of creativity goes into the making of these products, and I think part of that cleverness is shown in the name of the product and the slogan.
Colorful Glowing Text Effect in Photoshop After seeing some recent Type work by Vicenç Fontanet (or, Drasik), in his recent project for “Miniblack“, I just had to give the effect a shot myself in Photoshop. It’s a wondeful little style that could easily be integrated into any dark graphic design where some upbeat text is needed. Step 1 – Choosing a Background For the best results with this effect, you’ll want to use a dark background. The background should have a hint of color, and should avoid from being too dark (such as pure black). Being inspired from Drasik’s work, I’ll use a dark violet (#120612). Epic Meal Time - Home 35 Beautiful Music Album Covers Advertisement Album cover art is often considered to be one of the “extincted” fields in modern graphics design. In times when digital copies are cheaper and quicker to get, album covers have somehow lost their importance as less and less customers actually buy CDs and LPs in the stores. That’s a pity because album covers can be extremely expressive and convey the message of the album in a number of creative ways.
Torino 2006 Olympics Logo — Designorati Want to know what’s behind the Torino’s Olympics logo? Designorati’s “Made in Italy” Editor will tell you Torino is a magnificent city, theater of a lot of Italian history. First capital of Italy in 1861 when the country was still a kingdom, it now hosts the 2006 Winter Olympics games. Olympic Look > my experiences in... > Torino 2006 · Welcome to The Olympic Design.com The concept from which the Torino 2006 Look of the Games arose, is the “Piazza”: a uniquely Italian solution, strongly rooted in history while clearly pointing to the future. Being the Core Graphic of the visual identity of the games, it connects all its basic elements: the Torino 2006 Emblem, the Pictograms and the Mascot. The piazza is the perfect Olympic and Italian metaphor for expressing the Ideals of the Games – friendship, fair play and respect – while offering a modern interpretation of the Italian spirit. The piazza is full of contrasts. Different structures, cultures, lifestyles, rituals, languages, opinions and beliefs mingle, each retaining their unique character while drawing energy from others.
Smart Logos with Hidden Symbolism Logos can convey many ideas in one simple design and as designers we need to be fully aware of any hidden symbolism. You should be in full control of your design and use symbolism to convey messages to your advantage as this will further the impact of your logo. For this post, we’ve compiled some great logos that carry hidden symbolism that you can use for inspiration in your own designs. Try to figure what the hidden messages are before reading the explanations. Have the designers manage to convey the right messages for these logos?