There are many websites that feature customized Photoshop Actions that can alter your photos-- from sepia to vintage effects.
100 Free Photoshop Actions
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Showing posts with label Trick. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Photoshop Actions
There are many websites that feature customized Photoshop Actions that can alter your photos-- from sepia to vintage effects.
100 Free Photoshop Actions
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Impress Your Friends (Calculator)
Here's a simple javascript code to impress your friends...
CALCULATOR
In your browser, write or copy/paste the following:
javascript: alert(type math problem here)
Now enter any math equation in the paranthesis:
javascript: alert(8000+10-2*2/2);
...and up pops the answer.
CLICK HERE to see this trick and more like it. Pretty cool.
CALCULATOR
In your browser, write or copy/paste the following:
javascript: alert(type math problem here)
Now enter any math equation in the paranthesis:
javascript: alert(8000+10-2*2/2);
...and up pops the answer.
CLICK HERE to see this trick and more like it. Pretty cool.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Illustrator Letter Height Script
Design Tip/Trick of the Day:
Illustrator Letter Height Script
Sometimes it can be difficult to set your letter height in inches (withour making preference changes) instead of points in Illustrator, so this script will automatically do that for you. That means with the words "The Sketchpad" the "T" would be set to whatever letter height you enter. Give it a try!
DOWNLOAD Illustrator Letter Height Script and Instructions
Illustrator Letter Height Script
DOWNLOAD Illustrator Letter Height Script and Instructions
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Design Tip/Trick of the Day (Finding Logos)
Design Tip/Trick of the Day
In the design field, the best place to get a vector/high-res logo is directly from the company or design agency. This will guarantee the logo is streamlined, uses the appropriate fonts/colors and a style guide will detail how to use the mark correctly.
However, design students may not have this luxury, and may need a company's logo for a school project. There are several things to try before attempting to recreate a logo freehand. As always, there are several ways to go about this. These aren't the only or best methods. You may have your own preferences.
1. See if you can get the logo from the company, an instructor or from the brand's official website. For example, Xavier University's logo is on their brand website... http://www.xavier.edu/university-communications/brand.cfm
2. Look on Wikipedia. Say I want the UPS logo. I search Wikipedia UPS on google. To the right on UPS' Wikipedia page, you'll see the UPS logo. Click on it. You see underneath the logo that it is called "UPS_logo.svg" (SVG file). Being a SVG file means you're probably in luck. Click on the logo or right click and select "Save Target As..." Save to your desktop or into a designated folder. Now, you can open the SVG file in Illustrator or right click and select "Open With...Adobe Illustrator" or another vector program. Volia! Vector UPS logo.
3. If a company has a corporate website with a search command, Search for "PDF," or "Annual Report." Say I want the AT&T logo. Go to http://www.att.com/. In the Search box type "annual report." I clicked on the first link titled "AT&T Annual Reports | Investor Relations | AT&T." On the next page, I see "Complete 2010 AT&T Annual Report (3.4 MB)," so I right click, select "Save Target As..." and save the pdf on my desktop. Now all I need to do is open the correct page from the PDF in Illustrator and I have the vector AT&T sphere.
4. There are many sites that have user-submitted logos for free, one of the most popular being http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/ Sometimes you'll have to check for inconsistencies in the logo. Since these are user submitted they can be incorrect logos.
5. Contact me. I have collected, recreated, accumulated, etc. over 5,000 logos.
6. Recreate it.
Please be respectable to the logos!
In the design field, the best place to get a vector/high-res logo is directly from the company or design agency. This will guarantee the logo is streamlined, uses the appropriate fonts/colors and a style guide will detail how to use the mark correctly.
However, design students may not have this luxury, and may need a company's logo for a school project. There are several things to try before attempting to recreate a logo freehand. As always, there are several ways to go about this. These aren't the only or best methods. You may have your own preferences.
1. See if you can get the logo from the company, an instructor or from the brand's official website. For example, Xavier University's logo is on their brand website... http://www.xavier.edu/university-communications/brand.cfm
2. Look on Wikipedia. Say I want the UPS logo. I search Wikipedia UPS on google. To the right on UPS' Wikipedia page, you'll see the UPS logo. Click on it. You see underneath the logo that it is called "UPS_logo.svg" (SVG file). Being a SVG file means you're probably in luck. Click on the logo or right click and select "Save Target As..." Save to your desktop or into a designated folder. Now, you can open the SVG file in Illustrator or right click and select "Open With...Adobe Illustrator" or another vector program. Volia! Vector UPS logo.
3. If a company has a corporate website with a search command, Search for "PDF," or "Annual Report." Say I want the AT&T logo. Go to http://www.att.com/. In the Search box type "annual report." I clicked on the first link titled "AT&T Annual Reports | Investor Relations | AT&T." On the next page, I see "Complete 2010 AT&T Annual Report (3.4 MB)," so I right click, select "Save Target As..." and save the pdf on my desktop. Now all I need to do is open the correct page from the PDF in Illustrator and I have the vector AT&T sphere.
4. There are many sites that have user-submitted logos for free, one of the most popular being http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/ Sometimes you'll have to check for inconsistencies in the logo. Since these are user submitted they can be incorrect logos.
5. Contact me. I have collected, recreated, accumulated, etc. over 5,000 logos.
6. Recreate it.
Please be respectable to the logos!
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