Icons

I think it's time I made some icons using the Adobe programs.  At first I couldn't decide which ones to start with.  Then I looked at my Android and thought I could try different weather icons.  It gave me a chance to think of various designs since the weather is ever changing.

I thought about three different versions for each.  One large one, one gadget for the computer, and one small icon for the phone.  I'm pleased with how they turned out.  I used various gradients for the background, the clouds, and the sun.  Then I created symbols out of the sun and clouds.

Developed in: Adobe Illustrator CS3

This way or That way?

Here is another vector piece I developed a short while back. I originally made it a red vs blue theme, but then the colours (mixing with white) reminded me of some flags... So I changed up the red and made it green. I'm still pleased with the outcome. I've always liked vector arrows along with nice, round shapes.

Developed in: Adobe Illustrator CS3
Edited in: Photoshop CS3

Vectors

Boy, do I love blue gradients.  They feel so cool and icy sometimes.  I just felt the need to do something with blue in Adobe Illustrator, so I went right at it!

As you can see, there is a lot of blue in this vector.  The circles overlapping reminded me of pulses or beats, so I chose to include some notes, which spread out.  I also had fun turning the star shapes into flowers.

Developed in: Adobe Illustrator

The good old days

Thinking back to my time at Sure Print & Design I felt like making a nice but simple poster template for long distance rates.  I love the orange and yellow gradient.  I felt I didn't use it often enough so I used it for a poster template.  Adding in the faded white in the background just gives it a nice extra effect.  Maybe some day the text boxes will be filled with information!

Basically a logo, title, or banner would go at the top, the information would go around the centre, and finally, copyright, disclaimer, contact info, etc... would be placed at the bottom of the poster!

Developed in: Adobe Illustrator CS3

My new website is up!

After working on it for quite some time, I have my new design up!  Check out sylpherius-graphics 2.0!  I happily added textures into the background.  It's much different from my first design, but it's aesthetically pleasing!  I have the lightbox working perfectly now!  Since I used the old version last time, I had a strange glitch.  I fixed up nearly all the issues I had in my last design.  Everything is much better now!

Come check it out!
www.sylpherius-graphics.ca

Valentines card!

No, it's not that time of the year yet, but I wanted to play with textures and fonts!
I added some pattern overlays on top of the hearts and then made them stand out even more with the bevel and emboss effect.  I thought about how I would want the card if it could be printed out.  The hearts and striped ribbon going across the bottom would be embossed (bumpy) and velvety.  It seems suitable.  I also used a bit of texture in the background because I want the paper to be a tad grainy.  The overall look is simple but nice and I'm very happy with it! Funny because I originally wanted to do a Christmas card.

The font is French Script MT arched.

Developed in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Amazing

I think this is the first time I realized how fun and amazing colour dodge is.  Without that effect, I wouldn't have completed this little tag.  I wanted to learn how to make things more flashy in Photoshop.  Well, I know of some techniques but it never hurts to learn more.  This could also help with my skills in typography one day.  The background is actually a shrunken version of some tissue paper I scanned a while ago.  

I used a masking effect on the letters and erased using a brush tool at 40% opacity, which would leave some solid parts of the letters behind.  I then added some colour in the background (on another layer).  The letters sit on top of it which gives it that nice colourful effect.  I added some brush work using some "colour" effects in the end.  Hopefully I can continue to make some of these awesome little pieces in the future!

The font used is: Gill Sans Ultra Bold

Developed in: Adobe Photoshop CS3