In this tutorial, we’re going to create an old-fashioned billboard sign. We want to advertise Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii, only because it’s a nice area, and we have found some nice stock art to use for it.

First, we start with an old billboard sign, which can be found at read more

We're going to develop a very simple logo design using Illustrator and creating a proof for sending in Photoshop. First, we develop a name and a concept. For this tutorial, we're going to select the name "Team Force." After sitting down and sketching, which is always a must for logo design, we have decided on a concept. In this case, we want to use polygons. Using the polygon shape tool in Illustrator, we create one polygon that is even on all sides. To do this, make sure you draw the shape while pressing the shift key. We want to colorize this design using radial gradients. I picked a dark to light red. ...
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Many tutorials are dedicated to building these grunge posters and text effects. In this lesson, we'll go over some ideas for a potential rock concert poster. First, we must select an image that will help us set the background for our poster. In this case, we're using a Photos.com picture located here.< ...
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Need a vignette and need it fast? Well, first make a new adjustment layer (solid layers work too if you dont need blur or tone effects) in your composition and name it "vignette". Creating a new layer will place it on top of the layer stack. If you add your footage after the vignette layer just make sure the vignette is above the footage. On your toolbar select the "Elipse Tool". Make sure the vignette layer is selected then double-cl ...
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If you have a complex project with tons of layers and multiple or advanced effects, you will notice extreme slowdown when scrubbing through your timeline. An easy way to help speed things up is to lower the resolution on the display window. All you need to do is click the dropdown menu and select "half", "third", or "quarter" located under the preview. It may not be as pretty but this lowers the resolution giving After Effects less i ...
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Okay, you have a web logo project that you just completed. You show your client and they are happy with it, of course, but they need it in HD and you built it at a much lower resolution for the web.

Your logo has multiple layers and when you select them in order to resize and move they all react to your modifications separately throwing off the entire composition. read more