LETTERING + GRAPHIC
DESIGN LEARNING
Chances are you’ve come across illusion shadows before..shadows behind photos or elements that give the illusion the image is ‘floating’, bent on the sides, or somehow not lying completely flat. These shadows are super simple to create, and in this tutorial we’ll make 3 different kinds (shown above), as well as the polaroid style photo frames they lie behind. Let’s get started!
Happy Tuesday! This week’s freebie celebrates how awesome gritty textures make regular things 🙂 The download includes 2 unique vector and raster grit textures as a high res psd file sized 3000px by 2000px @300dpi and those same two textures as vector textures; an ai + eps file are included for versions of Illustrator, CS3 or newer. Perfect for adding a little extra texture to any print + web application!
This past week, I saw a tweet from an illustrator I admire confessing his frustrations of using InDesign because he uses it so infrequently. He mentioned text threading being one of the more perplexing issues he runs into – and it’s a really easy one to learn (in 5 minutes you’ll know how!), so anyone else who has been perplexed, this week’s tutorial was made just for you 🙂
Happy Tuesday! Who doesn’t love a good ribbon? They fit well on practically everything – stationery, web graphics, blog headers, gifts, logos, packaging, etc. And who doesn’t also love options? 😉 To fulfill all of your ribbon style wishes, this week’s freebie is a big one – a set of 20 hand drawn vector ribbons! Every ribbon comes as an ai + eps file for versions of Adobe Illustrator, CS3 or newer. Scale at will, put em on everything, and download them now!
Last week I gave away a pack of 3 recycled paper textures for free. In this quick tip tutorial, I’ll show you how I made them! We’ll start with the scan of the paper and we’ll use an easy trick to make any pattern seamless in photoshop. Let’s get started!
Happy Tuesday! This week’s freebie is a set of 5 vector insignias! Easily editable, all free fonts used, and tonal coloring for quick application, this free download includes all 5 insignias as an ai + eps file for versions of Adobe Illustrator, CS3 or newer.
Recycled paper textures have always been one of my favorite backgrounds to enhance a design. Today I’m sharing 3 of my newest paper textures and patterns as a freebie! The download includes all three textures as a photoshop 72dpi rgb pattern file, a photoshop 300dpi cmyk pattern file and all three patterns as tileable 300dpi cmyk jpgs and tileable 72dpi rgb jpgs.
In this week’s tutorial, we’ll create a retro style vector badge in Illustrator from scratch. We’ll set up our print ready document, define a color palette, create the shapes used and add typography. Let’s get started!
If you’re a text fiend like me, you know choosing proper fonts for any type of application can make or break it (no pressure). Luckily, there are a lot of super talented typeface makers out there that create solid solutions to pull you out of – what can sometimes feel like – a font options abyss. You just need to know what you’re looking for. This is the first in a new monthly post of my current favorite fonts, free or purchased, that I can’t get enough of or would highly recommend for a specific purpose. Below each font, I’ll list what I like and dislike, which type of application I would use it for, how I’d use it, and what kind of typeface I would pair it with. So, month no.1, here we go!
Happy Tuesday! This week’s freebie is a set of 20 unique hand drawn vector flourishes. Add a decorative/handmade touch to any layout! Download includes all 20 flourishes as an ai + eps file for versions of Adobe Illustrator, CS3 or newer. Preview and download link below 🙂
With graduation season fast approaching, I recently added a new item to creative market – a retro style graduation announcement. In this video tutorial, I show how I made the entire template from scratch, using only Adobe Illustrator. The final file is print ready @300dpi CMYK and is sized 5″x7″ with 1/8″ bleeds on all sides.
Saving down an Illustrator file is one of my most common habits as a designer. Whether I’m making templates or creating a logo for a client, I always save my Illustrator files down to at least CS3, so anyone who has older software will still be able to open and edit the files I provide. Much like InDesign, if you save a file in a recent version, like CS6, someone working in CS4 wouldn’t be able to open that file. In this quick tip tutorial, I show how easy it is to save an Illustrator file down to an older version of Illustrator.
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