With the release of the iPhone 4S we saw the introduction of Siri. For many of us it marks the serious initiative to implement a long talked about idea of voice controlled computing. I wanted to mark the introduction of voice controlled computing by recreating the Siri icon in fireworks.
I came across the new iCloud application from apple (which is in beta at the time of writing this tut) the logo replicates the brushed metal that permeates most, if not all apple products. I thought it would be a good excuse to show some techniques for creating brushed metal effects.
While creating the google plus icon recently I started to explore creating other icons.
Having got a google plus account recently I thought I would have a go at creating some social icons, the source for the icons is open to download and re-use.
This is a relatively easy effect to achieve and relies on only two filters to get a really good look and feel.
Even though Fireworks is a great web workhorse its still possible to create some nice photo manipulation effects similar to photoshop. In this article i’ll go through a simple way to approximate the “tilt shift” effect we see all over flickr and alike.
Every now and again you will need to adjust the shape of a font you are using in a project, Ive needed to do this quite a few times when creating logo concepts that have a play on text shape rather than use a icon/shape logo. It’s an easy technique to learn and will give you loads more scope when coming up with those creative concepts.
If you haven’t visited yet the http://www.fireonthebay.org/ user group have a meeting every third tuesday of the month. Its a great way to interact with other fireworks users and get to pose some questions to the people in the know . Last months meeting was 10 coolest features of fireworks cs3 and was a great view from any perspective, if you missed it click hear to see the recording.
This month
Making Fireworks kuler:
Fireworks Zone is holding a contest sponsored by GenoPal, the color selection software. Color plays an important role in design and to help you choose the right color, GenoPal is the color selection software you need.
The task: design a Fireworks tutorial will win a prize:
1st place: 1 copy of Genopal Pro v1.0 + 1 copy of DistriFusion Pro
2nd place: 1 copy of Genopal Pro v1.0 + Playing with Fire
3rd place: 1 copy of Genopal Pro v1.0
Contest will end February 28th, 2008
This is a tip good for poster art. Add a radial gradient in bold text to spice things up. If you’re tired of using borders and bevels, try this.