How to design booklet cover [9] : Font

Fonts play important role in how to design booklet cover.

We've talked about font and typographer in earlier post.

Using different font resulted different feeling.

Arranging and size also made a huge different.

These thing will be talk later on.

Where can we find a nice free font?

http://www.fonts.com/

For font lovers :D

hundred of downloadable font.

http://www.identifont.com/free-fonts.html

http://new.myfonts.com/

Nice free font.

How to design booklet cover [8] : Brush and how to install

Aloha!

From recent, I explained to you on how to design booklet cover using brush.
From brush that we've got from last previous post.
We're going to install and make it ready to use :)

Installing brush

Step :

1. Open your Adobe Photoshop
2. Click on menu Windows > Brushes
3. or your can press F5 button on your keyboard
4. click on button at your right hand side in brush box
5. select Load Brushes
6. select your desired brush
7. use it!

Simple isn't it :D

That's it for how to design booklet cover by using brush(es).

Have a nice day.

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How to design booklet cover [8] : Brush

Didn't update for a while due to losing of my internet connection at my dorm TT!!
Living in a dorm with no internet means jumping into the sea without oxygen tank to me.
(credit from Vasee Lee)

Enough with complaining...
Let's continue our work :D!!

In this post, i will show you how to design a booklet cover by using photoshop brush.

Adobe photoshop allows you to create / modify / add a brush tool to the program.
Normally, brush tool using in drawing.
Later on, because of ease of used, brush tool was developed use in decoration artwork.

In previous entry, I introduced you how to design a booklet cover by using texture.
For most graphic designer, brush tool and texture usually work together.
A lot of style, feeling to choose.

Where to get it?
Go get one (or a lot) at a link that I was describe in material need and resources in how to design booklet cover

By using deviantart.com, you can go grab some brushes in resources and stock images section > Application resources > Adobe Photoshop Brush


All you need to do is download brushes you love.
Be aware of compatibility, some brushes were design to used only in CS ~ CS5.
It may not work if you used Photoshop7.
By the way, people now don't use Photoshop7 anymore :p


Ummm, That's it for how to design booklet cover using brush.
Next, I would introduced you more brush technique.
Keep following for an update!

How to design booklet cover [7]

new url!!
design-booklet-cover.blogspot.com
Hope Google catch it up soon...

For today, i'm gonna tell you how to make your plain booklet cover into a brilliant one.

We're going to use texture in our design. :D
From previous blog entry, we were discussed about resource images and where to get it.
In this post, i'm gonna use those image to make some effect to my booklet cover.

How to design booklet cover ~ using texture technique in booklet cover.

You can download some texture from deviantart.

Sample.

much different, huh?

In this sample, I used paper texture.

To fill the effect, we need layer function.

Step :

1) Create new layer for background color.

2) Create another layer for texture.

• In this step, the texture will lie on background.

3) Adjust texture layer properties from Normal > Overlay/Lighten/Multiply or any other properties

*different layer properties resulted in different effect*

4) [optional] adjust layer opacity

From these simple steps, your booklet cover will be a lot more interesting. :D

That's it for how to design booklet cover by using texture effect.

This is not the end of this long how to :)

Keep following for an update!

How to design booklet cover [6] : Material Need and Resource Image

How to design booklet cover [6] : Material Need and Resource Image

People judged book with its cover.
So, why don't we make a beautiful one!

In this post, i'm gonna show you one of important factor of your booklet cover.
Attract your audiences with nice picture :D

Again, with http://www.deviantart.com/
In the previous post, I already introduce you this website for finding an inspiration and samples.
For now, I would introduce you a resources and stock images section.
In this section, you would find a lot useful stuff for your design.
ex. an image for your cover, tutorial for retouching your photo and a lot more!

One thing to notice!
Be careful of license image.
Most of the artists who shared their photo/image/artwork on deviantart.com usually have their own term in distributed work.

Artist's term always posted in description of their work.
Sample :

Follow the terms.
One day, when you become the artist and share your work.
Believe me, you wouldn't let others cut/edit/claimed that it wasn't your ;)

Another website

http://www.psd-dude.com/

Oasis for photoshop lovers :D

Full with resource images, stock images, tutorial and a lot more!

I will share to you again when I got more resource websites...

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How to design booklet cover [5] : Content and Cover

How to design booklet cover [5] : Content and Cover

Since, my booklet was created due to the concert event.
My booklet cover must be related to the concert theme.

Main theme : Infinite Love :)
This concert was held during February, the valentine period.

So...
Today's post will be on content, theme color and how to design booklet cover.
[If you were to design a black and white booklet cover, you can skip this post :P]

I prefer http://www.colourlovers.com/ for useful tool in selecting theme color

Explore through the website
And you will see how useful it is!

With this website, you can search the color palette based on your theme by search function.
This website won't give you one color and let you match by yourself.
But a palette of color that was mixed and match, a lot easier and reduce time in working!

What you can search in this website :

•  Color name : Name that doesn't based on color theory but the feeling
• ex. if you search 'love', result will be a red or pink one. while searching for 'sea' will give you a nice turquoise :)
• Hexadecimal Color Code : If you have your desire color that you wanna use in your work but have no idea what color to match. You can input your hexadecimal code [obtained from PS] into this website and it will give you a hundred of matches sample.

• Trends and Popularity in using palettes of the website.
• Printing sample : A nice sample design based on color you choose.
• Pattern : A background for your printing based on color you choose.

Grab your color palette!
Then, used it in your design.

If you need to work with this palette you choose for several times.
You may save your color using color ans swatch function.

First of all, open swatch panel by...
Open PS > Tool panel in the title bar > Window > Tick right mark on Swatches

Then, the swatches box will appear in you right hand side panel looks like this >

If I were to used this palette >>

rarity of salvation

I could grab my favorite color from http://www.colourlovers.com/ by clicking on desired palette.
And the website will give me a hexadecimal code needed in PS.

To input by hexadecimal color code in PS :

Now, your foreground color will set to your input color.

With this, we can use create swatch function to save the color.

Click on the red shaded button.

Only one click, your color will be saved.

Repeat the first step, if you want to save multiple color.

That's it for color and content.

Hope it will be useful!

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How to design booklet cover [4]

How to design booklet cover [4] : Paper size

Choosing paper size play important role in how to design booklet cover.
By this, arranging texts and designing layout will be easier.

Paper standard is separate into 2 type :-

ISO 216 A series paper sizes

A series paper sizes are the most popular paper size. Worldwide standard for home printers and scanners is A4 size paper. With the decreasing of number, the size of paper will be doubled.

As you can see in the following chart:-

Size	millimeters	inches
A0	841mm x 1189mm	33.1" x 46.8"
A1	594mm x 841mm	23.4" x 33.1"
A2	420mm x 594mm	16.5" x 23.4"
A3	297mm x 420mm	11.7" x 16.5"
A4	210mm x 297mm	8.3" x 11.7"
A5	148mm x 210mm	5.8" x 8.3"
A6	105mm x 148mm	4.1" x 5.8"
A7	74mm x 105mm	2.9" x 4.1"
A8	52mm x 74mm	2.0" x 2.9"
A9	37mm x 52mm	1.5" x 2.0"
A10	26mm x 37mm	1.0" x 1.5"

ISO 216 B series paper sizes

B sizes are less popular. In printing and publishing business, B series are more popular than A series. We used B5 in books, included booklet covers :D . Letters, envelopes and passports are also using B series paper size.

Size	millimeters	inches
B0	1000mm x 1414mm	39.4" x 55.7"
B1	707mm x 1000mm	27.8" x 39.4"
B2	500mm x 707mm	19.7" x 27.8"
B3	353mm x 500mm	13.9" x 19.7"
B4	250mm x 353mm	9.8" x 13.9"
B5	176mm x 250mm	6.9" x 9.8"
B6	125mm x 176mm	4.9" x 6.9"
B7	88mm x 125mm	3.5" x 4.9"
B8	62mm x 88mm	2.4" x 3.5"
B9	44mm x 62mm	1.7" x 2.4"
B10	31mm x 44mm	1.2" x 1.7"

How to select paper size for your booklet cover in Adobe Photoshop

Select > Preset

You can choose between U.S paper and International Paper.

Basically, we used International paper. [easier to set and understand :)]

International paper > select your paper size!

In this blog, we're using B5.

By the way. if you wanna customize by yourself.

I prefer the easy way to calculate your paper size in the following link...

http://papersize.co.uk/iso-216-paper-sizes.php

From the calculated size, you can use it in PS by...

Select custom > and input your calculated Width and Height. :D

That's it for selecting a paper size.

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