retrograde Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Hi all, here is a recent client project and my first logo/illustration piece done in Designer. It's for the CD cover of the Derwent Brass, a brass band in the UK. The title of the disc is "Diversity" The idea here was to try to suggest or display some of the many instruments in a stylistic way that are included in the band as a grouping that forms the backdrop for the CD's title banner. My usual process was adhered to here, approved sketch followed by vector buildup of elements on separated layers. See below for screenshots. I made use of the "erase" blend mode to hide certain areas which worked perfectly. Each letter was "skewed" individually, to conform to the contours of the banner. Colour palette was kept to a minimum of blues and golds and a heavy black outline style was used to delineate and visually connect each element. As usual, it was a delight to create in Designer. I am looking forward to the up-coming distort and warp tools mentioned in the "road map" to be able to do more of this kind of work with type in Designer. :) kissablefbi, paolo.limoncelli, A_B_C and 9 others 12 Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 sweeeet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Cheers Heinrich! Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakerlund Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Great work! I bet you'll be happy when "Text on a path" and the "Mesh warp/distort tool" is available :) peter, penwiper and David 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniemcbride Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 You just can't beat skill! In lieu of a a warp tool you made it happen but i sure that warp tool would have save you some time! Hell, man fabulous work as usual! Quote LEARN AFFINITY DESIGNER TODAY. Follow me on twitter:@mixmediasalad or WATCH my FREE Youtube Channel Content Also check out my Affinity Designer Essential course on Lynda.com or Affinity Designer UX tools course and get a 30-day FREE!! trial to Lynda.com entire LIbrary by clicking this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thanks guys, yeah it was a little daunting not having it but I was surprised how smoothly it went. Fortunately it wasn't too difficult of a shape to conform to. The font didn't originally have all of those little horizontal lines either so I had to put them in manually as well... all's well that ends well. ;) Blend tool please?! Having said all that I can't wait to see how the team is going to implement the warping and distort options. Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Top of the class. I think that calls for a gold star :D Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejits Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Awesome stuff. I'm amazed at the quality of the text without the use of a 'text on a path' tool. It looks friggin' amazing. Well done. George Quote eejits: curious creatures with curious ideas - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Early access to comics and more! www.patreon.com/eejits Get eejits COMiCS and occasional NEWS direct to your inbox https://eejits.substack.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 28, 2014 Staff Share Posted December 28, 2014 Top notch work retrograde. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thanks Peter, George and MEB. I'm looking forward to doing some more logo work in Designer! Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Nice work and well done you for warping all that text by hand, bet that took a while. Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted December 29, 2014 Staff Share Posted December 29, 2014 Utterly BRILLIANT yet again - what wonderful work you've been producing, Kevin - I'm very, very impressed! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thanks Matt, your team has made an excellent product that's clever and creative and really is a joy to work in... Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denironaut Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Perfect! Quote http://earnshaw.photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Cheers denironaut! Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRScott Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Really nice work. Quote Gregg OS X Version 10.14.6 iMac 27" 3.2 GHz i5- 32 GB Huion Kamvas Pro 20 iPad Pro 12.9" IOS 13 AD = OS IOS, AP = OS IOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 Thanks GRScott! Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Van Cleve Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 I'm still in awe that you could do tis in AD. So awesome Quote Journey forth my friend, by body if needs be... MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, OS X 10.14 beta || USB Keyboard, Wireless Trackpad, Wacom Intous 3 Tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Thanks Chris. That's the beauty of designer, you can do something tight like this, with type, balanced shapes and subtle gradients or something all grungy and textured and fine art-y or a combination of both. It's very refreshing, and this is just the beginning... Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Ash Posted January 12, 2015 Staff Share Posted January 12, 2015 Thought you might want to see how the CDs turned out. Did Kevin mention I was the client? ;) MattP 1 Quote Managing Director Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) / Apple M1 Max / 64GB / macOS 12.0.1 iPad Pro 11-inch 3rd Gen / iPadOS 16.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniemcbride Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Beautiful! It always awesome to see the final product in the physical world. :) peter 1 Quote LEARN AFFINITY DESIGNER TODAY. Follow me on twitter:@mixmediasalad or WATCH my FREE Youtube Channel Content Also check out my Affinity Designer Essential course on Lynda.com or Affinity Designer UX tools course and get a 30-day FREE!! trial to Lynda.com entire LIbrary by clicking this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Thanks Ash, nope I hadn't mention who the client was. ;) Looks different on the black too! Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Well done Kevin. The faith Ash had in you and AD says it all! T-shirts next and posters... Pinned it! Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 a t-shirt would be cool... ;) Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Get to it! Free samples are never a bad idea! Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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