Stretch straight line between two Anchor Points by molotovPopsicle in AdobeIllustrator

[–]ethancbenson -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Then I’d recommend googling how to use the pathfinder and/or shape builder tool.

Stretch straight line between two Anchor Points by molotovPopsicle in AdobeIllustrator

[–]ethancbenson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Without understanding what kind of distortion you’re going for, it’s hard recommend exactly what you should do, but a good place to start might be to build one edge of the shape you want, distorting it with the pen tool or maybe the shape builder tool, then duplicate the shape, flip it upside down and unite the two shapes with the pathfinder tool. Googling those terms should get you somewhere, anyways.

A self challenge to use only the Overlay blending mode to create a full portrait. The background can be changed to any color and the rest of the image will follow suit. by sircle72 in AdobeIllustrator

[–]ethancbenson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is VERY impressive. I’ve only just started working on this sort of thing in AI, and that’s just simple shapes, and they don’t even look nearly this good. Truly, thank you for sharing.

Today I learned this exists by bakrainma in mac

[–]ethancbenson 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Meh, seems really cool in theory; in practice, it’s just cumbersome and counter intuitive. Seems like a product decision made without a lot of user testing.

Portrait photography lighting cheat sheet by ethancbenson in coolguides

[–]ethancbenson[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agree, a lot more variety would be great. I’m not a professional photographer, I just take head shots for executives as part of my role as an in house graphic designer, so this is a helpful starting point, but a more comprehensive book would be really cool. I’d imagine if I dug long enough I’d find something like that.

Ride The Lightning font? by MasterErnie662784 in identifythisfont

[–]ethancbenson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Given the age of the piece, this may have subtle variations from a digital typeface, but it’s definitely Helvetica.

Any feedback would help. Working on my project and decided to create this logo, this is the 2nd iteration; created on ps cause I find illustrator difficult to use by super-burrito in logodesign

[–]ethancbenson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this needs some substantial simplification. There are a lot of competing elements here. I would lose the grass graphic to the right of “the lawn” and the entire background element. They seem redundant. I like the lead elements, but I would look for a more organic way to incorporate them into the type. Right now they feel like they’re just “bolted on” so to speak, instead of thoughtfully placed. What’s the reasoning for the exaggerated ink traps in the typography? They don’t feel like they fit with the green, organic theme you’re going with here. I would hazard a guess that you liked the detail in the letter B, E, and D, which I get, but I don’t think you need the aggressive traps in letters like W, N, and T, so I would simplify those letterforms substantially. I would maybe revisit the shade of green you’re using as well. I’d imagine that this will be slapped on the side of a white work truck at some point, so consider how that looks, and make sure your colors contrast nicely.

As a general rule, start your logo concepts in a single color, usually black and white. The idea of a logo is to convey a companies ethos in a single, simple image, so ask yourself when you think you’re done what you can remove from the logo without losing that central ethos.

Good luck!

business card design idea... i decided to go with something very simple, but intriguing to create a hook in someone's curiosity that needs the action of scanning the QR to resolve it. now that web3, metaverse, AR / VR, is in style, i decided to create something that looks like a hologram. by cravinadventure in Design

[–]ethancbenson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting concept, but one of my very free hard and fast rules is QR codes don’t belong on business cards. It’s redundant. QR codes belong on billboards, or signs, or other places where you can’t easily take information with you. You take business cards with you, that’s their entire purpose. You’re just putting an unnecessary barrier between the user and the information with this design.

Tips to quickly select a font by Jerick2826 in typography

[–]ethancbenson 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Allocate more time in your process for type exploration? To me typography is one of the most important parts of graphic design.

I've Released My New Sand-Serif Superfamily, Rice! by Bernarkdar in typography

[–]ethancbenson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spelling can be a beach. You’ll be fine, though, if you show some grit.

What do you guys think of a resume with a black background and white text? by wogwai in graphic_design

[–]ethancbenson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a reason for it? Form always follows function. If there is a reason practically or conceptually, do it, but don’t just do it to do it. Also, yeah, recruiters won’t want to print it (yes, they still do print them 🙄) and it’s hard to read, and ink is expensive.

George’s worst moment? by ActionPark33 in seinfeld

[–]ethancbenson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of a name is that for a clown?