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Gryphon
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Dec-13-08, 08:09 PM (EDT) |
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"today's graphics twiddling"
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There's been mention of various highways around New Avalon and its environs in various stories, most prominently Highway 29 (the New Avalon ring road) and Highway 17 (the main route from New Avalon north to Prisoner's Base in the Clemens range). It's also been mentioned that Captain America's original shield (the one he had before the famous round one) reminds contemporary Avalonians of the signs that mark those routes' numbers. So, since I really should be working on any number of other things, I of course decided to spend a couple of hours this evening designing a template for Avalonian highway route number signs. (The gold trim is highly reflective, like the white bits of real-world US highway signs, so at night they look like gold outlines on black.) --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Admin Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. |
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BobSchroeck
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Dec-13-08, 09:03 PM (EDT) |
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1. "RE: today's graphics twiddling"
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>So, since I really should be working on any number of other things, I >of course decided to spend a couple of hours this evening designing a >template for Avalonian highway route number signs. Benchley's Law of Human Dynamics: A human being is capable of any amount of work as long as it's not the work he's supposed to be doing at that time. That said, nice design, and the mental image I have of the nighttime view is quite striking. -- Bob ------------------- Five years ago I was a four-stone apology. Today I am two separate gorillas. |
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Zemyla
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Feb-05-09, 05:09 PM (EDT) |
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2. "RE: today's graphics twiddling"
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>(The gold trim is highly reflective, like the white bits of real-world >US highway signs, so at night they look like gold outlines on black.) Is the white also retroreflective? Because if not, then it may be hard for those of us with less-than-perfect vision to be able to see the numbers. Gold is a good choice, though, because it's visually distinct from both the headlights and the taillights (though maybe not the turn blinkers, but the signs don't blink). Of course, with UF technology, it's highly likely that the cars (or their guidance systems) know exactly where the highways are and can help direct the people who need it, even without the signs. So aesthetics may play a larger role in the future. |
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McFortner
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Feb-06-09, 09:44 AM (EDT) |
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4. "RE: today's graphics twiddling"
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>There isn't any white. Well, he did say he had less than perfect vision... :) I wish I could do as well with GIMP. I'm just not much of a graphic artist I guess. I'd post something I've done before, but you would lose all ability to see for several days. Michael
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Michael C. Fortner RCW #2n+1 "I smoke in moderation. Only one cigar at a time." -- Mark Twain
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Wedge
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Feb-13-09, 00:18 AM (EDT) |
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6. "RE: today's graphics twiddling"
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LAST EDITED ON Feb-13-09 AT 00:18 AM (EST) >Good point as talent and tool are separate skillsets; still, if you >can envision it, gimp probobly can help you realise it. For a while >it bugged me that the CSI logo didnt match the 'official' style >mentioned in one of the 'featured document' posts...*cough,* *cough.* I remain rather proud of that logo, especially how well I managed to texture it onto Sara's windbreaker in these images. But I'm a giant Photoshop snob. The few times I've tried to work in Gimp have been...painful.
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