design folkies...
prof_rockwell
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OK, I'm trying to step up my flyer game a bit, and wondering where are good sources for clip art to use in flyers. One thing I'm looking for specifically is some 1970's star action - kinda like old school hip hop flyers. Kinda like these:
any suggestions would be loverly...tanks.
any suggestions would be loverly...tanks.
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I suggest you use illustrator, or find some appropriate Dingbats to use...
Most clip-art is shit. Your 45 yr old uncle would use it in his Word Document for his 'Mid life crisis party'.
I'm sure there must be hundreds available on the Net somewhere... Most look crap.
This is a high quality site that my old design studio often used: http://www.clipart.com/en/?nvc_cj=1&AID=10281960&PID=263489
But the decent ones aren't free.
And you'd want Vector based ones for Illustrator..Obviously..
Most Design studios have thick-arse books with CDs attached. Hence why you'd still have to buy teh good ones..
I've got the UK version...Different Titles.
you can check http://www.hydro74.com/tyranny/about.html for some free vector downloads and fonts. But if it's stars you want then I say go with the tools in illustrator and type cases such as dingbat and such.
I figured Illustrator was the way to go, but I only have Photoshop right now. There's only so much you can do with google image search, a shit ton of fonts, and limited drawring ability. I should also read the manual or take some classes or something. Or start investing in those design books.
IP - yeah that is from the Vanishing Point DVD - mine has the US version on one side, and the UK version on the other, so I guess that's the US menu I took a capture of.
The Letter 'H' is the classic 5 point star for Monotype & Zapf Dingbats.
Quick & easy lesson.
If you don't want them to be sharp. Nice & bubbly sorta...
- Then just type the letter (large).
- Rasterise it (so it turns in to a graphic).
- Then add Stroke & get the thickness you want.
Yeah its a fresh film. Great ending. And it has a dj in it... Dope..
I'm pissed that i missed the limited release of Two Lane Blacktop on DVD. It now goes for around $100US.
You need to get the new illustrator and figure out the trace tool.
Pop/poster style in 5 minutes.
there's something about worn out creases on flyers or deteriorated buildings that i love..while it is fake to apply them to modern compositions to simulate age, it is truly a good look if done in accordance with nature..and makes u aapreciate things that have actually physically deteriorated like the link provided. thanks for that!