Written on 5 September, 2009 by David Churchill
Design Ideas, Templates
Do you have several empty advert spaces? Use Twitter? Why don’t you fill one advert space with an advert for your Twitter page?
Now there are loads of different Twitter logos, and I’m sure I could have come up with a slightly better design, but for now, this quick button will fill one of my advert [...]
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Written on 26 February, 2008 by David Churchill
Design Ideas
Creating your own 125×125 advert artwork from scratch is great, but sometimes you just need an image quick — and preferably it needs to be free — but where can you find quality royalty free images and photos fast?
Although there are now hundreds of such websites, I tend to gravitate towards two, Stock Xchng [...]
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Written on 22 February, 2008 by David Churchill
Design Ideas, Templates
Stuck for ideas? Feed up with the same old pictures and colours?
Why don’t you try something simple like a silhouette, or a black and white photo? Give it a tweak, maybe boost the Brightness and Contrast and then you will have something a little bit different.
How many colours do you need? Sticking to a single [...]
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Written on 15 February, 2008 by David Churchill
Design Ideas, Tutorial
Here is a quick step by step tutorial showing you how to make a very simple 125×125 style Advert or Entrecard using Photoshop.
It is not complicated, in fact it is only four simple steps, so you don’t need to be a Photoshop guru – you only need to know a few basics.
1) Nice and simple, [...]
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Written on 12 February, 2008 by David Churchill
Design Ideas, Templates
If you rely on photographs as a background for your 125×125 Adverts, then it may be worth considering an alternative image every now and then, perhaps something that would match the seasons of the year.
Changing the image is a quick and easy way to keep your advert looking fresh and avoid it becoming overlooked. There [...]
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