Unicode has lots of characters that are graphically striking on their own regardless of their intended meaning. When I see a symbol that I don’t know the meaning of (and there are lots of them like this symbol ⏃ for Dentistry), I see a simple, abstract icon devoid of meaning, but still interesting to look at. I thought it would be fun to use some of these symbols to create a set of Unicode-inspired resources. So, I made some backgrounds, seamless Photoshop patterns, and brushes, too. Members can download the entire set at the bottom of this post. And, if you’re not a member, there’s something for you, too!
Check out some examples and tips after the jump:
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Today’s fashion is an elegant quartet of classic covetables from Need Supply: a to-die-for contsructed white top, simple denim jeans, a rockland backpack, and the crowning touch, a full-bodied classic no-logo baseball cap. While this week’s garments are simple, clean, and pricey (that white top is going on my wish list), our font is Roundabout, a rowdy, chaotic, and boisterous gambler and risk taker. All of that Need Supply elegance and class just begs for a little contrast, and that’s what you get from Roundabout: polka dots, stripes, canvas, and diagonals, and all for free! Simplicity and complexity, now that’s a spicy mix.
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Last week, I wrote about my Pop Phone Handset and took photos of it on my table-for-two Ikea dining table. Before the shoot, I wiped the vinyl tablecloth with a microfiber cloth to brush away Taco’s hair (which in only one week has taken over the house in the form of balls of pug-hair tumbleweed). Only after I imported the photos into Photoshop did I notice the lint and specks of dust that my lousy microfiber cloth had missed. No worries, though — Spot Healing Brush to the rescue!
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Yesterday I mentioned Eva Black’s new column, Design Terms. The first term she featured was justify. Here’s a short review of how to align text in both Photoshop and CSS. With Photoshop, it’s only a matter of selecting text and then clicking the appropriate alignment icon: left, right, center, or justify. By the way, if you’re editing your blog with a GUI editor like those found in WordPress and Blogger, you’ll see the same icons like the ones in Photoshop…
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Justify, white space, hierarchy are design terms explained in Eva Black’s new column, Design Terms. As a design enthusiast, I really appreciate her concise, digestible definitions of basic design concepts — kinda like a design-oriented word-a-day — or rather, word-a-week, that I look forward to seeing more of. Besides, Eva’s illustrations for the terms are quite elegant and go a long way to giving the concept a visual representation. Nice work.
By the way, Eva just redesigned her site, and it was coded by Areus Wade. Stunning.
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