Jasper Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I wouldn't do the HOME-text in that way. Pick a different font: Myriad would be fine, but If you're using Windows, use System (as a font) or if you're using Windows Vista, use 'Serie' as the font. They'll look better. And if you're willing to become a designer, don't ever, ever, user Arial anymore. Nor Times New Roman. Nor Impact. Nor... Oh so many. If ou want a good, standard, readable and pretty font, pick Helvetica Neue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin von Snikbah Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I wouldn't do the HOME-text in that way. Pick a different font: Myriad would be fine, but If you're using Windows, use System (as a font) or if you're using Windows Vista, use 'Serie' as the font. They'll look better. And if you're willing to become a designer, don't ever, ever, user Arial anymore. Nor Times New Roman. Nor Impact. Nor... Oh so many. If ou want a good, standard, readable and pretty font, pick Helvetica Neue. Thanks for the tip. I will be looking into those fonts. Dont want to pay any money for a font though. And Arial is one of my favourite fonts. So I think I will be using it a bit more. Im not thinking about becoming designer Im just playing about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thanks for the tip. I will be looking into those fonts. Dont want to pay any money for a font though. And Arial is one of my favourite fonts. So I think I will be using it a bit more. Im not thinking about becoming designer Im just playing about. If you've got Apple, you've got Helvetica and Helvetica Neue on board - if you have windows, you'll have to pay. But PM me and I might be able to score you one, somewhere. And I'll include some nice fonts with it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin von Snikbah Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thanks, thats nice of you. If you got the time, I wont say no. Im on windoss btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seamus_aran Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Trebuchet MS all the way baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 For me it's all about Myriad, Futura, Verdana, Tahoma, Calibri and if I want some serifs in there, Georgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Helvetica does the job incredibly well. Expressway Free is great (http://www.larabiefonts.com), Micro is great for nice texts and the normal Times is a good choice too. The rest is all based on context in wich I'm using them. Just never, ever, use the standard Windows-fonts - like Comic Sans or Arial - they're so outdated. I've got a question: is there anyone who can get it's hands on Serie (the new Vista font)? PM me, please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 How do you make a "Shiney" the bright bit at the top of the button. Im stuck. *Whimper* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 thats what the threads all about, read the first page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 No....like I followed the steps and then the next thing that...Whoever said is "Then make a shiney" how do you do that? I tried gradients/opacity mixes to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin von Snikbah Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 You must alter the opacity of the gradient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 1 make a shape and get rid of the surrounding line 2 make the colours gradient with the darker on the bottom 3 copy the shape and reduce it in size so it takes up about a third of the first shpe 4 make it gradiant so the bottom is white and the top is a really light shade of grey 5 place it so it is touching the top of the first shape 6 play with the transparency until it looks "shiny" note: if the original shape is a rectangle or rounded rectangle make sure the second shape streatches all the way across. tip: make it in blue first and then play with the colour after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 Cool, thanks. Might have a play later. Think I want to play some more RCT2 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Here's the simple, plastic ways of things: 1 - Make a shape with a gradient going from dark on the bottom to light on the top 2 - Make the same shape, only about three-quarters of the original size and put it higher on the last shape so that the distance between the two tops of the shapes is smaller than the distance of both bottoms. 3 - Make the Fill Opacity (see your layers palet) empty (0%) for the top shape and make a gradient from white on the top to transparant white on the bottom. Wala, you got a simple, nifty looking, 'plastic'/shiny' styled button without the hard work. For those guys that love making some extras, get a border around it with a gradient black-white-black ('three' colors!) and put it on 45°. You got a true shine of the buttons. Simplest way, I think, and it looks nice, too. And make the text on the button go from a very light color (light-white-blue) to white, and give it a detailed drop shadow (no more than 2 pixels depth!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klimop Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Helvetica does the job incredibly well. Expressway Free is great, Micro is great for nice texts and the normal Times is a good choice too. The rest is all based on context in wich I'm using them. Just never, ever, use the standard Windows-fonts - like Comic Sans or Arial - they're so outdated. I've got a question: is there anyone who can get it's hands on Serie (the new Vista font)? PM me, please... helveticafilm.com like helvetica isn't overused I study Graphic Design myself and i'm pulling it off to do all of my work this year in courier (and courier new) so far none of the teachers have made comments about it, it would be funny if i could keep it up Just like in basicly everything, the quality of the materials isn't everything, it's what you do with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Helvetica may be overused, but it's still an unbeatable font. The old helvetica, though, is broing, but Helvetica Neue (try the lighter iteration) truly honor the great font of yore. I study Graphic Design in Belgium and have been doing it for the last eight years, so I - without trying to brag - have a good scent for fonts. My teacher, who is in graphic design for more than twenty years, uses Helvetica Neue standard - because it's just pretty. Just pretty. Although everyone should check out Ray Laraby's fonts - he's a great font designer and as well Pakenham as Expressway are great experiences, and nice fonts. I'm not buying them, but the free iterations are perfect for titles and so on, it's just nice. Don't insult Helvetica, or I see no more reason to hold back any accusations on your front. But yes, it's what you do with it. That's what I've been trying to tell people who want to learn 'how to design' - you just got to feel it, you gotta have the feel. Sadly enough, there are many crap designers who are proud of their shit, even though it's butt-ugly. Just like Photoshop: it's easy to learn the program, but using the tools to accomplish something is something you need to learn to do. I know many people who know how to work photoshop, but are unable to give any results that are nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haver Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I wish Khoi Vin was still making those shirts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klimop Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Helvetica may be overused, but it's still an unbeatable font. The old helvetica, though, is broing, but Helvetica Neue (try the lighter iteration) truly honor the great font of yore. I study Graphic Design in Belgium and have been doing it for the last eight years, so I - without trying to brag - have a good scent for fonts. My teacher, who is in graphic design for more than twenty years, uses Helvetica Neue standard - because it's just pretty. Just pretty. Although everyone should check out Ray Laraby's fonts - he's a great font designer and as well Pakenham as Expressway are great experiences, and nice fonts. I'm not buying them, but the free iterations are perfect for titles and so on, it's just nice. Don't insult Helvetica, or I see no more reason to hold back any accusations on your front. But yes, it's what you do with it. That's what I've been trying to tell people who want to learn 'how to design' - you just got to feel it, you gotta have the feel. Sadly enough, there are many crap designers who are proud of their shit, even though it's butt-ugly. Just like Photoshop: it's easy to learn the program, but using the tools to accomplish something is something you need to learn to do. I know many people who know how to work photoshop, but are unable to give any results that are nice... 8 years? What school do you go to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 8 years? What school do you go to? I said I was doing graphic design for eight years, not that I'm studying it for eight years :wink:. Right now I'm still in high-school studying something I don't really know a translation for ('Graphic Shaping') on the Art School in Genk and I'll be studying graphic design next year, for four years. But I've had eight years of experience (I started when I was ten, so maybe the first four years don't really count, but it was the time that I learned to go with photoshop and how to design websites - but it's just four years of real graphic design, and four years of artschool.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 I just cant seem to do this. Does anyone want to do this for me? With the Home, Help and Search buttons, being the same image for both sets. I would greatly greatly appreciate if anyone has the time to do this. And if anyone else wants to show their creative flare, you can make a stylish WHATEVER YOU WANT top banner for The only request for that is same Font, and the Rule 3 logo (The square thing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I just cant seem to do this. Does anyone want to do this for me? With the Home, Help and Search buttons, being the same image for both sets. I would greatly greatly appreciate if anyone has the time to do this. And if anyone else wants to show their creative flare, you can make a stylish WHATEVER YOU WANT top banner for The only request for that is same Font, and the Rule 3 logo (The square thing) You're just using Bevel and Emboss, not? Here's a tip: don't. Just follow these simple steps: 1. Make a nice shape with a gradient from the darker color (say, bordeaux) on the bottom to the pure color (say red) on the top, don't ever mix your colors with white, they suck. 2. Make a smaller copy of the shape and put a gradient from white (on the top) to transparant (on the bottom) and make sure your fill is empty, so you can see the gradient below. 3. Put your text on. Simple as that. (4. You could add a border to your big shape, like me, with a reflected black-to-white gradient on 45 degrees giving you that shiny addition) Or, Alternativly, you could create a gradient like this: giving you this result: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 You're just using Bevel and Emboss, not? Here's a tip: don't. Just follow these simple steps: Yeah, these arent my attempt at the shiny things...I did these months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 *Cough Look over here* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 *Cough Look over here* Eeehhh? You're not making too much sense here... If you can pull it off, why don't you? Why do you still ask if you made the buttons months ago? I'm really out of ideas here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 I was asking if someone experienced/better at PS than me would do it (If they didnt mind) if not, I will do it myself...although it will look sub-par. Ie, if no-one minds doing it for me, please do so, If not no worries. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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