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Weapons of Mass Creation interview: Mark Weaver

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Here’s the third installation of the Weapons of Mass Creation video interview series featuring designer & illustrator Mark Weaver. Not sure what this is all about? Read the kick-off article to get caught up! You’ll find both the video interview & the transcript (to [...]

Tutorial: Killer 3D Poster Design with 3DS Max & Photoshop

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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Tutorial: Killer 3D Poster Design with 3DS Max & Photoshop

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Introduction Hello again! I was recently asked to do a flyer for a promotions company by the name of inFamous Productions; a very popular promotion movement in Western NY mainly stationed in Buffalo. My main objective was to create something unique that would [...]

Aged Type Effect in Photoshop (w/Ps Action)

Monday, September 14, 2009

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Aged Type Effect in Photoshop (w/Ps Action)

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: While working on the poster for DIT Fest last week I managed to create an impressive text effect that I will likely reuse for awhile. It’s very subtle and does not look like a filter. I’m simply adding a slightly aged, worn, or [...]

Retro Modernist Poster Design with 3D Typography

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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Retro Modernist Poster Design with 3D Typography

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: What you will learn In this tutorial, you’re going to learn how to create a vintage, retro-modernist poster in Photoshop. You’ll also learn some vintage coloring techniques, retro photo effects, and some cool 3d typographic effects. You’ll also need Adobe Illustrator to create vector paths [...]

3D Typography in Photoshop

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Introduction In this tutorial we are going to go over various techniques you may have seen before, as well as a bulk of techniques that may be new to you. After you have completed this intense walk though, I assure you will be able to explore [...]

InDesign Quick Tip: Indent To Here

Friday, August 14, 2009

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Use the Adobe InDesign "Indent To Here" feature to indent bulleted lists and indent lines in a paragraph independently of a paragraph’s left indent value.

Text Tool Tips

Friday, August 7, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: So you’re a keyboard shortcut junkie, working on a design. You need to add text. You select the Text tool in Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign and add your text. But how does one jump to other tools—permanently or temporarily—while having the Text tool selected? Obviously [...]

From the Portfolio: Candy Lettering

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

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Here are some examples of vector lettering in a “candy” style. The first was a concept for Fergie and the 2nd is a concept for Paint the Stars Clothing. The Paint the Stars one is currently being sold on a hoodie in their web store. You can buy one here. The [...]

How to Design a Font: {Part 4} Finishing Touches

Friday, December 5, 2008

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How to Design a Font: {Part 4} Finishing Touches

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Well this is it – the final part in my series “How to Design a Font”! Be sure to catch up with the previous articles in the series: Part 1: Get inspired Part 2: Draw up a Storm! and Part [...]