• The Facepunch Graphic Design Thread
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thanks rusty man
no problem ashman55 man
digging those color palletes. aaah yes. The second one from the first row is the most readable/good looking of all [editline]22nd August 2012[/editline] though if it's like the corporate backbone of different restaurants, it should look more like a corporation logo (I mean, more serious looking). The logo you have would fit fine to a restaurant though, or something cool or youthful... Don't know if I'm getting my point across here.
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[QUOTE=AshMan55;37353395]looks nice, i like the font. what kinda game is it?[/QUOTE] font is archive, game is some kinda japanese cyberpunk thing [editline]22nd August 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=AshMan55;37353395][img]https://dl.dropbox.com/s/y5wujzrma0nyix0/logo-02%20%282%29.png?dl=1[/img][/QUOTE] these all own, i especially think the colors for this cool [img]http://i.imgur.com/KDtDO.png[/img] this is my favorite layout imo, i would've say you screwed up the perspective shades until i noticed you did that to prevent it from looking like "TCG" [img]http://i.imgur.com/qD9qb.png[/img]
ashman i am digging most of those. i recommend keeping the circle layout. i especially like the ispometric type with the organic of the circle. it's a great combination.
Personally I like the layout that the colored ones use better. It's fun and interesting without being too difficult to distinguish the letters. The letters are very obvious and clear whereas you kind of lose the "L" in the other ones.
I'd so go with the more simple approach and use the colored ones. The different planes and angles on the other ones are super cool, but not nearly as clear to read.
I'm getting into Graphic Design, I picked a subject in my art class for my folio as Graphics and I want to practice a bit before I actually get into it, what programms and tools or whatever do you guys recommend? I have a graphics tablet already and stuff.
I'd recommend Illustrator and Photoshop as standards in the field, Rusty would recommend Flash as well (instead of Illustrator).
Indesign for text-heavy works and anything print related (a must for magazine/brochure/pamphletes) Photoshop for image editing, photography and photo manipulation and anything you want to heavily edit Illustrator/Flash for illustrations, logos and anything you want to be fully scalable without losing quality. Things that requires little to no detail / complex editing. After Effects for motion graphics. Dreamweaver for web-coding. Depending on how far you'll go.
[QUOTE=dgg;37393572]Dreamweaver for web-coding.[/QUOTE] No. Dreamweaver is a terrible trap of bad practices for beginners.
[QUOTE=KmartSqrl;37394587]No. Dreamweaver is a terrible trap of bad practices for beginners.[/QUOTE] I still don't get this. Notepad/Wordpad is usually highly prefered by coders. Then you have this program that gives you help and people go like "NO, NO NO NONOOOOOOO". It lines your shit up nicely and gives you help if you want it. What's the big deal?
I think people assume that when you use dreamweaver then you'll be drawing boxes and writing text in the design view, which does tend to give you very sloppy code. If you just use the code view and write it yourself then I don't see the problem.
[QUOTE=dgg;37394947]I still don't get this. Notepad/Wordpad is usually highly prefered by coders. Then you have this program that gives you help and people go like "NO, NO NO NONOOOOOOO". It lines your shit up nicely and gives you help if you want it. What's the big deal?[/QUOTE] I agree with you but Notepad++ has some advantages. It's lighter, faster and you can get awesome plugins for it. yet again, the autocomplete from DW is still better.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/39oC2.png[/img] eh, i need to add a symbol to it.
[QUOTE=dgg;37394947]I still don't get this. Notepad/Wordpad is usually highly prefered by coders. Then you have this program that gives you help and people go like "NO, NO NO NONOOOOOOO". It lines your shit up nicely and gives you help if you want it. What's the big deal?[/QUOTE] Having the WYSIWYG piece to it and all the "press a button to add badly written javascript hover effects" stuff is not good for people who are learning because it has the potential to teach tons and tons of bad habits. No one who knows what they are doing uses notepad or wordpad though, that's stupid because there's no productivity enhancement in those at all. I use [url]http://www.sublimetext.com/[/url] and highly recommend it.
Started classes for my Social Media course today. Jesus, some of the stuff they try to teach you is so amazingly common-knowledge, it makes me want to pull my hair out. It's sad that I'll be competing in the job market with some of these people who don't even know how to properly manage project files. Related note, any advice/tips/remarks for me?
[QUOTE=KmartSqrl;37434283]Having the WYSIWYG piece to it and all the "press a button to add badly written javascript hover effects" stuff is not good for people who are learning because it has the potential to teach tons and tons of bad habits. No one who knows what they are doing uses notepad or wordpad though, that's stupid because there's no productivity enhancement in those at all. I use [url]http://www.sublimetext.com/[/url] and highly recommend it.[/QUOTE] I don't see how you magically stumble upon stuff like one-click javascript effects with Dreamweaver, I didn't even know it could do that. I think it's fabulous to use to just simply code by hand and get a list with the codes I need to find. But I guess sublimetext does that just as well so I can definitely see the appeal to it reading the features list.
[QUOTE=dgg;37437797]I don't see how you magically stumble upon stuff like one-click javascript effects with Dreamweaver, I didn't even know it could do that. I think it's fabulous to use to just simply code by hand and get a list with the codes I need to find. But I guess sublimetext does that just as well so I can definitely see the appeal to it reading the features list.[/QUOTE] There's a whole menu bar dedicated to the shit haha. I haven't used DW in a while so I can't point it out but I am pretty sure it was still there in CS5. DW is fine as a code editor, there are just better options out there. It's like using a slightly outdated version of IE when you could be using Chrome or Firefox. It works, but it's not the most elegant or refined solution, and there's a lot of spots where beginners can stumble. [editline]28th August 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=MrWhite;37435337]Started classes for my Social Media course today. Jesus, some of the stuff they try to teach you is so amazingly common-knowledge, it makes me want to pull my hair out. It's sad that I'll be competing in the job market with some of these people who don't even know how to properly manage project files. Related note, any advice/tips/remarks for me?[/QUOTE] I'll summarize your course for you. - Engage your community. - Post good content. - Network like crazy. - Don't post often enough that you annoy people. - Post content that is relevant to your customer/communities interests. Tada!
Where can I buy cool posters for my wall?
I've seen some cool ones at society6
Working on a logo for a site I'm making, this is the third iteration so far and definately the best but I seem to be doing a lot of aimless fiddling on this logo. [IMG]http://i.minus.com/ibbAsPDjoKo1ts.png[/IMG] I darkened the text a little bit because someone said it was lacking contrat and I think it works better. The general feel is to have something that represents alcoholic beverages and having a good time.
It's much too difficult to read right now mainly because of that background Also the ribbon that says est. 2012 looks like it's the wrong color.
agreed with ^ also generally if you've started up within the past 5 or so years it's not really worth putting Est. 20__
it's boring. I mean, it has that classy touch with the fint and the leather texture, but I think you could play a bit more with it.
So I'm simply trying to take this image [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/6CIEz.jpg[/IMG] and make it into a nice vector. What would be the easiest way to do it? I tried Illustrator, but I'm crap with it still so this is how it turned out; [t]http://i.imgur.com/BKeHN.png[/t]
[QUOTE=Meller Yeller;37473656]It's much too difficult to read right now mainly because of that background Also the ribbon that says est. 2012 looks like it's the wrong color.[/QUOTE] So by that do you think I should turn down the contrast on the background, rethink the background completely or do you have something else in mind? [editline]31st August 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Ohfoohy;37478967]So I'm simply trying to take this image [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/6CIEz.jpg[/IMG] and make it into a nice vector. What would be the easiest way to do it? I tried Illustrator, but I'm crap with it still so this is how it turned out; [t]http://i.imgur.com/BKeHN.png[/t][/QUOTE] I think that other than the fact that the face looks a bit long and that the nose isn't quite right, it's quite good. Recreations of things don't have to be 100% accurate as people won't generally be comparing it with the original side by side. All it needs is those few tweaks, and possibly making some of the lines a bit smoother (some of them have random bumps).
[QUOTE=Ohfoohy;37478967]and make it into a nice vector. What would be the easiest way to do it? I tried Illustrator, but I'm crap with it still so this is how it turned out; [t]http://i.imgur.com/BKeHN.png[/t][/QUOTE] like rockwood said, you've made a good start here, but i think your best bet is to practice with the pen tool, that's about the only way you'll get better results [editline]31st August 2012[/editline] and if you plan to be using illustrator in the future it's a necessity
Working with the pen tool is something that takes time. Don't try to rush it, and make it as exact as possible.
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