In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create some abstract shapes and combine them to create a funky music inspired design. This illustration, could serve as a good starting point for a flyer or other design. Let’s get started!
How to Create Your Own Abstract, Music Design
Jun 25th in Designing, Illustration by Simona Pfreundner
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How to Create a Flag Graphic with Type in InDesign
Jun 18th in Designing, Text Effects by Keith GilbertIn this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use InDesign’s ability to create type on a curve, and flow that type from one curve to another. Along the way, you’ll learn a slick technique for step and repeat and how to apply gradients to text. This technique will work in InDesign CS or later. This technique would also will work in Illustrator, with minor modifications.
How to Use Multi-Layered Illustrator Artwork in InDesign
Jun 14th in Designing, Tools & Tips by Keith GilbertDid you know that you can create multi-layered artwork in Adobe Illustrator, and then turn layers on and off in InDesign? Learn how in this quick tutorial.
Quick Tip - Mastering Running Titles in InDesign
Jun 3rd in Designing, Tools & Tips by Thomas SilkjærIn the footer, outer margin or header in books and brochures you often find a title repeated on each page - depending on who you ask these are called running titles or running headers/footers. If you know how to master the master pages in InDesign, you won’t have any troubles with adding a title that is automatically added to all pages, but learning InDesign’s text variable options and the different text markers are essential to make a running title, and changing the content depending on the page it is shown on.
How to Create a Fun, Illustrated Skateboard Design
Jun 2nd in Designing, Illustration by Andres AlfonsoToday we are going to be making a skateboard design. I will show you how I turned a funky looking character into the skateboard you see. The great thing about skateboard designs is that there are no limitations whatsoever. You can make a skateboard design about anything you want and let’s learn how!
Communicating with Typography
May 23rd in Designing by Iris ChamberlainType is always communicative, even if it wasn’t designed with that goal in mind, but there are some great ways to really make it shout. In this tutorial, we’ll explore some basic as well as some more clever ways to use type to communicate a feeling, message or idea.
Create and Print a Brochure with Photoshop, Indesign and UPrinting.com - Part 2
May 22nd in Designing by Collis Ta'eedThe great thing about the Adobe product range is how easy it is to combine your work from one program to another. In this tutorial we’ll take the Photoshop work from Part 1 over on Psdtuts+, and place it into InDesign, create a stylesheet and then export a PDF. This workflow can be really useful particularly for larger documents where InDesign’s page layout features really kick in.
Blend and Mask Yourself a Great Poster
May 22nd in Designing by Veerle PietersIn this tutorial, we’ll be creating a poster with a strong geometric central design, which utilizes flowing blends, masks shapes, and subtle gradients, to create a sophisticated final work. Learn each detailed step in creating this poster. Let’s get started!
Create a Business Card in Illustrator and Print it with UPrinting
May 21st in Designing by Collis Ta'eedBusiness cards are one of the staples of any working graphic designer. In this tutorial we’ll take the Rockable Press brand we worked through in Part 1 of this set of tutorials and apply it to create and print business cards with UPrinting.
Creating a Rockstar Brand, Logo & Styleguide in Illustrator
May 20th in Designing by Collis Ta'eedDesigning a strong, coherent graphic brand identity is one of the most rewarding tasks in graphic design. It is a unique opportunity to create something that will go on to be used in many different places, applications and designs. In this multi-part tutorial series I’ll take you through the processes and design I used to create the Rockable Press brand and its many different applications both offline and on. We’ll begin by looking at the creation of the Rockable logo, look and feel and brand.
