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a Trendy Typographic Poster Design This post was originally published in 2008 The tips and techniques explained may be outdated.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.
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Graphic Design Theory: 50 Resources and Articles As designers, we often focus on the practical aspects of design above all else. We focus on what works, with little regard for why it works. And in our day-to-day work, that outlook serves us well. It lets us get our work done in an efficient, professional manner, and generally nets good results. But spending some time on the theory behind the graphic design principles we use every day can expand our design horizons. Blog We're giving away five passes (each good for two people) to the 55th annual CLIO Awards on Oct. 1, and we want you to tell us who should come! Nominate a deserving friend, family or colleague by tagging them in a comment on this Facebook post (one nominee per person, please). On Friday, 9/19, we'll randomly select 5 lucky winners to join us at the ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC. It's up to you to decide who gets to rub elbows with industry leaders on advertising's biggest night out. Now let the nominating begin! To learn more about the CLIOs and this year's winners, visit clioawards.com, or connect on Facebook and Twitter.
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). Frog Pronósticos: Pantallas flexibles pronto cambiará el mundo I’m talking to Frog’s Chief Creative Officer, Mark Rolston, about the iWatch. He’s riffing on the future of wearable technology and user interface, and there’s plenty of heady philosophy flying on the untapped potential of calendars, and the clash of unitary app models with HUDs. His opinions are mostly conditional, reasonably hedged and all-around sensible. He’s exploring possibilities rather than prognosticating the future.
N.Design Blog ← Back to the blog Free MiniCards From Moo.com Aug 07, 2012 1 Comment AdFreak Need a new reason to cry at weddings? Tosando, a Japanese company that offers musical instruments and lessons, is pleased to oblige with this intense, time-tripping tear-jerker. The short film tells the story of a widowed, middle-aged father and his daughter on her wedding day. At the reception, dad sits at the piano and attempts to play Pachelbel's Canon, which opens the floodgates for memories both happy and sad. The flashbacks are a tad disorienting at first, but you'll get the gist.
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. Water Map flat wooden sink by Julia Kononenko - Home Crux Posted by Garimaabout a year ago The trend of using flat sinks or flat wash basins is growing these days. Therefore, many designers are coming forward with extraordinary and contemporary designs of flat basins to complement the modern bathrooms.
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.