Category

Typography

• 11.29.07
  Blacklight Blackletter
  Calligraphic, Grid, Illustrator, Typography (0)

  THE EXPERIMENT: A pixelated parody of an ancient script font called German Blackletter was created by tracing an example alphabet, using black squares on a grid. For #2, this was given rounded corners, then multiplied with green stroke colors to create the "glow". #3: Playing around with the "dashed line" feature of the Stroke options, using a 1-pixel dash at various spacings and stroke weights. VR LINK OF THE DAY: Adi Da's "Da Plastique" -- The controversial guru is also a phenomenal digital artist -- Who knew?! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blacklight Blackletter", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/29/blacklight-blackletter/" });
  
  
• 11.27.07
  Pixellated Edge Debris
  Grayscale, Illustrator, Pixel, Typography (2)

  THE EXPERIMENT: A series of Scatter Brushes were created, 8 in total. These are each either a black or white square at varying opacities and brush spacing. The words "RUM DYAD AGAIN" were created and outlined. Each word was repeated horizontally a number of times, with each repetition given a different scatter brush. VR LINK OF THE DAY: Turbo Milk -- beautiful 3D icons and toons! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Pixellated Edge Debris", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/27/pixellated-edge-debris/" });
  
  
• 11.22.07
  Autumnal Animation Weave
  Animation, Illustrator, Op-art, Typography (1)

  (Note: Animation can be stopped in Firefox by pushing "esc".) THE EXPERIMENT:  A series of seven swatches with curved lines were created in Illustrator. These were "additive", meaning each swatch added a colored line to the previous swatch. A basic image of a background box and outlined text was created, then repeated on seven layers, each using one of the swatches as a fill color for both text and background (the text's pattern was offset a few pixels in order to appear over the background). The file was exported as a .psd file, then opened in ImageReady. A seven-cell animation was created in ImageReady, each ...
  
  
• 11.21.07
  “Text Bomb” Bitmap Expansion
  Color, Grid, Illustrator, Typography (1)

  THE EXPERIMENT: Using the grid in Illustrator, I created a simple, faux-raster "star" image using pixels of varying transparencies in the same color. I made four in total: green, blue, red, and yellow. These were then converted into Scatter Brushes, set to default. I then applied the brushes to multiple copies of the outlined words "TEXT BOMB", varied the stroke weights, and removed letters to taste. The result: instant 80s arcade carnival carnage! VR LINK OF THE DAY: Graphic Design Blog -- generic name, interesting resource SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "“Text Bomb” Bitmap Expansion", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/21/text-bomb-bitmap-expansion/" });
  
  
• 11.20.07
  Text Pattern Camouflage
  Color, Illustrator, Pattern, Typography (2)

  THE EXPERIMENT: The text reads, "The Dance of the Pirates Was Brutal and Short", but there was nothing short about creating this beastie. I typed the words in Futura Medium, outlined them, and repeated them in layers. Certain repetitions were colored with certain custom pattern swatches, and offset just a bit. The black patterns were created by grabbing sections of a photo of a statue I had broken up using Live Trace. The colored patterns are simple geometry. This, I must say, was a lot of fun to build. VR LINK OF THE DAY: Typographica SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Text Pattern Camouflage", url: "http://www.vectorobot.com/2007/11/20/text-pattern-camouflage/" });
  
  

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