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Thursday, October 18, 2018

Latest Handcrafted Goods


Latest Handcrafted Goods

Floral Mockups Collection
Floral Mockups Collection
by Mockup Cloud in Graphics
SALE! Anthasic Font + Extras
SALE! Anthasic Font + Extras
by YdhraStudio in Fonts
Haste - 3 Handmade Font
Haste - 3 Handmade Font
by amtypes. in Fonts
Deia Stationery Mockup Scene Creator
Deia Stationery Mockup Scene Creator
by Moyo Studio in Graphics
NEW! Handmade Paper Textures
NEW! Handmade Paper Textures
by Greta Ivy in Graphics
Ding!
Ding!
by Rodrigo Typo in Fonts
Modena | Duo with 6 Free Logos
Modena | Duo with 6 Free Logos
by jenwagnerco in Fonts
Stained Glass Alphabet & Graphics
Stained Glass Alphabet & Graphics
by The Everlasting Story in Graphics
The Secret Garden • Floral Pack
The Secret Garden • Floral Pack
by LiÅ¡ka in Graphics
KH FILLMORE
KH FILLMORE
by kernandhyde in Fonts
The Florest Typeface
The Florest Typeface
by NEWFLIX in Fonts
Patterns Wild Symphony
Patterns Wild Symphony
by vikrist in Graphics
Fable Casual Procreate Brush
Fable Casual Procreate Brush
by idleletters in Add-Ons
The Beatcher Typeface (Extras)
The Beatcher Typeface (Extras)
by Anxiety Studio in Fonts
Massive Font Bundle - 197 fonts
Massive Font Bundle - 197 fonts
by VPcreativeshop in Fonts
Classics of the fall, Watercolor Set
Classics of the fall, Watercolor Set
by Jeanina Vlad in Graphics
80 Indigo Blue Watercolor Patterns
80 Indigo Blue Watercolor Patterns
by PinkCoffie in Graphics
Ranger Script
Ranger Script
by Letter Fresh in Fonts
Hawlers Font Family + Extras
Hawlers Font Family + Extras
by DittonSupplyCo in Fonts
FARMHOUSE LIFE. AUTUMN.  90+
FARMHOUSE LIFE. AUTUMN. 90+
by OntheMoon in Social Media
HARDWEAR Vector Distressing Kit
HARDWEAR Vector Distressing Kit
by True Grit Texture Supply in Add-Ons
Montpellier | Signature Font
Montpellier | Signature Font
by Calamar_Art in Fonts
The Beautyline + Extra
The Beautyline + Extra
by PutraCetol Studio in Fonts
The Painterly Collection
The Painterly Collection
by SunsetHillCreative in Graphics
Travel, Transportation And Vacation
Travel, Transportation And Vacation
by pathlord in Graphics
Dutchy - Vintage Type Family +Extras
Dutchy - Vintage Type Family +Extras
by Craft Supply Co. in Fonts
Hellwolf Typeface ( 30% Off )
Hellwolf Typeface ( 30% Off )
by wubstudio in Fonts
Small Urban Birds patterns | 40% OFF
Small Urban Birds patterns | 40% OFF
by Piñata in Graphics
Procreate Patterns: Brushes Set
Procreate Patterns: Brushes Set
by Milka in Add-Ons
Greenery Monograms | Floral Alphabet
Greenery Monograms | Floral Alphabet
by Bugymeme in Graphics
Arlon Family
Arlon Family
by Marc Lohner in Fonts
Foundry Bold Font
Foundry Bold Font
by AQR Studio in Fonts
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Thursday, May 10, 2018

Wamelo

Wamelo - Script
Wamelo a work that is purely a result of handwriting and writing by using a liquid ink pen, has a natural characteristic. this is perfect for invitations, signatures, blogs, social media, business cards, product brands.
Wamelo a work that is purely handwritten, has its own characteristics with the style of monoline It is perfect for invitations, signatures, blogs, social media, business cards, product brands
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

How to Design Animated Instagram Stories that Catch the Eye


How to Design Animated Instagram Stories that Catch the Eye
How to Design Animated Instagram Stories that Catch the Eye
Instagram used to be the place where photographers went to show off their work, but today it's evolved into much more than that. In recent months, the Snapchat-esque Stories feature has taken over the scene and created a whole other type of feed for followers. I'll admit it myself: I look over the Stories a lot more than I do my regular feed.
But this does create a problem. Not everyone has the skillset to create a compelling video. In fact, it may seem like the bar to entry is even higher, because some of these stories are professionally created. How do you get into the mix?
Easy: templates. And I'm going to walk you through the process.

It started with an idea

Instagram Story templates are out there. Don't believe me? Well, a quick search will prove me right, as there are over 150 different templates at Creative Market that make the Story process that much simpler. The idea behind most of them is fairly straightforward: take the photos that you have and animated them in a way that's compelling to the viewer. And most of them not only have sample videos, but also walkthroughs and instructions so you can do it on your own.
With that in mind, I picked up Animated Instagram Stories by Silver Stag, downloaded the ZIP file and opened it up. Inside were 30 PSD files, an instruction guide, sample videos, free stories and even hand drawn stuff. It was a virtual grab bag of goodies, so I dove right in.

Start with the downloads

As it turns out though, I wasn't completely done. After going through the instructions, I realized that I needed to download a few fonts to get rolling. They were all free, and I already had two of them, so it wasn't a big deal to install them on my Mac.
My idea was to do something fun with a photo of my dog, and 05.psd in the kit seemed to work out pretty well for that. So with that in mind, I opened it up and here's what I got:
Each layer in the file is clearly labeled, so it's a straightforward process if I want to modify anything. For example, the text on the left-hand side says "WHAT ARE YOU GRATEFUL FOR?" That's not necessarily my jam, but putting the name of my dog would certainly work. So I did that.
Every object in the file is either a Smart Object or text. And since I love me some Smart Objects, I know how they work. If you don't, the basic idea is that these objects can be changed or modified on their own, and then when they're updated, the overall graphic will change. The Smart Object for the main photo, in this case, was just a blue box. So I double-clicked on the Smart Object icon for that layer, opening up the Smart Object itself. I pasted and resized in the shot of my dog and ...
Just like that, I'm good. Here it is in the full photo:
Now it's a cute shot as-is, but I wanted to do something else with the colors. It seemed like the background was off a bit, so again I went into the Smart Object for the background. All I had to do was pull a color from her fur with the eyedropper, and everything was good to go.
I was fairly satisfied at this point, but I did want to play around with a few ideas. Those asterisks in the corner were neat, but how would they look in white? Let's find out. I first opened up the Smart Object for one of the marks in Photoshop, and inside that was another Smart Object — this time, a vector-based one. Double-clicking on that allowed me to open it up in Adobe Illustrator.
After changing the color to white, I saved the Illustrator file, then saved the Photoshop Smart Object. The results:
Well, I liked it, so I went ahead and did the same thing to the remaining asterisk.
I did the same thing with the remaining Smart Objects, and to get the slash underneath "Love" the same color, I modified the "SQUARE MASK 1" block inside of Photoshop. Here's what I got:
And with that, my design was done. For now.

Making the magic happen

At this point, I had two options. If I wanted to post it up as-is, I could. All I had to do was export it as a JPG or PNG file and I was done. But I did want it to animate — that's the whole point, after all. The instructions doc told me the basics: Go to File > Export > Render Video, then save it as 1080x1080px in the highest quality. Cool, let's do that.
Now I had an mp4 file to work with, and I could even preview it on my Mac. To get it to my phone, I could either upload it to Photos, or send it via AirDrop. Once I did that, it was right on my phone and ready to go. All I had to do was post it via Instagram as a regular post, and I was done.
Or was I? I did want this as a story, after all. And since I picked a square-shaped design, I wasn't sure how that would work. Fortunately, Instagram is way smarter than me. I started the Story process, and just zoomed out on the animation. It filled in the background for me automatically, and just like that, I was good.
I saved it as one of the highlights on my profile as "Creative Market." If you want to check it out, I'm @Whippsindustries on Instagram, and it'll be on my bio page.

Final Thoughts

Well, I gotta say, that whole process was a ton easier than I initially expected. It took me less than 30 minutes to knock the whole thing out, and that was including the time it took for me to do screenshots for this post. Knowing that there are lots of other options out there for cool Story templates is also good info to have, and they're all pretty affordable, too.
If you've been putting off doing Instagram Stories for yourself or your business because it seems too difficult, don't. Now you have lots of choices to work with, and nothing is better than that.