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Photoshop

  • 27-02-2004 6:30pm
    #1
    James R
    Closed Accounts Posts: 450 ✭✭


    Hey I'm designing a poster using Adobe Photoshop at the min and was wondering if anyone could give me any tips on good techniques for putting txt. Its for a gig coming up soon and I have basically the background sorted but just the txt function looks crap so maybe a few of you have the answer to my problems.

    Apologies if this is the wrong forum!


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  • #2
    DadaKopf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭DadaKopf


    Wonder if this is James Rider. Probably not.

    Photoshop is crap for typesetting. It's for artwork, not typography.

    If you're using a background picture, or pictures, do those up in Photoshop then use word to stick the text in. If you can't, use layers to the max. one layer per line and alter the text settings (character spacing, tracking etc) whatever way you want. Make sure the document you're making is the same size as the document you're going to be printing and make sure the document's resolution is the same as the printer's to avoid pixellation (360dpi at least, and not a whole lot more).

    Alternatively, get yourself a copy of QuarkXpress.


  • #3
    James R
    Closed Accounts Posts: 450 ✭✭James R


    Nope not James Rider whoever that is :)

    I have Quark what could I do with it. Basically I did a cool effect kinda thing in Photoshop but want to put in the details now like title, venue, price, dates.

    Any help or tips would be appreciated greatly, Thanks!


  • #4
    DadaKopf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭DadaKopf


    Then get Adobe Illustrator.

    You don't use Photoshop for text like that, really.

    Plus, if it's a poster you're doing, it'll probably end up hard to read.


  • #5
    James R
    Closed Accounts Posts: 450 ✭✭James R


    Yeah thats the prob I have at the min. The text apart from not looking 100% great doesn't really stand out. I have to have this designed for Monday so I wont' be able to get Adobe Illustrator by then unfortunately :/ Any quick measures?


  • #6
    DadaKopf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭DadaKopf


    Problem I find is most people aren't good at design.

    Perhaps (1) use colour or (2) scale back the amount of colours used.

    Could you attach a picture of the poster so we could get a look at it? Then it'll be easier know what to suggest.


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  • #7
    havok*
    Closed Accounts Posts: 972 ✭✭✭havok*


    If You want it to stand out try using complamentry colours for bg and text. Eg (Blue/Orange, Purple/Yellow, Greed/Red)

    Giving the text a dropshadow will further help to distinguish it from the bg.
    Make sure the text layer is anti-aliased

    Wot version of PS are u using?


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