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Have you ever been sent images by a client and thought "could these be any more dull"? Or have you ever created a web layout and the gradients came out poorly? This talk by designer Andy Higgs (The Higgs Design Co.), given at Multipack Presents in Birmingham in November covers a number of techniques for Improving Your Images. http://higgsdesign.com/
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b y A N D Y H I G G S
D E S I G N B A S I C S
D E S I G N B A S I C
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Always stay within the lines
D E S I G N B A S I C
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Don’t run with scissors
D E S I G N B A S I C
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Using ComputersAnd Knowing Photoshop
Lens Flare
Blue
Font Size
Floppy Disks
Gradient
Circles/Lines
Techniques
Problem:Banded Gradients
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Add Noise
Golden Rule of ResizesOnly ever apply a single resize or
transformation at once*
*especially when there are thin lines, borders and sharp edges
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D U L L P H OTO S
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D U L L P H OTO S
Contrast
Saturation
Sharpness
D U L L P H OTO S3
EffectThe
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Download a free
‘Peel Off White’ Plugin
http://www.bergdesign.com/plugins/
http://www.cybia.co.uk/theworks.html
Better Black & WhiteUse a Gradient Map Instead
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What Have We Learnt Today?
• Add Noise to solve banded gradients
• Break Image Transforms into stages
• Contrast, Saturation & Sharpness
• Add Gradients to increase visual impact
• Get a ‘Remove White’ plugin
• Multiple ways to achieve black & white
J O B V A C A N C Y
K I C K A S S W E B D E V E L O P E R
Are you a talented web developer?
Code PHP/MySQL (OOP and MVC style)?
Fulltime, £20-30K p/a, Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter?
Opportunities to work with ace clients?
Click http://higgs.co/jobs for the job details
Fin
Photo credits
Twitter: @aajhiggs / @higgsdesign
Work: http://higgsdesign.com
Personal: http://justbeyondthebridge.co.uk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mononukleoza/4500199835
http://www.flickr.com/photos/slightlywinded/66883761
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/1583389553
The BBC, Wikipedia, Sesame Workshop
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