Author Archive for Minal
Minal is a freelance web and graphics designer. She specializes in designing Logos, Stationery, Graphics and Icons as well as website templates using graphical tools like Photoshop, Illustrator and Expression Web. Twitter @saffronstroke
Warping Text using Envelope Distort (Mesh) Command in Illustrator CS5
Envelope Distort command can be used to warp text using its features such as Warp, Mesh and Top Object. We learnt how to use the Warp feature of the Envelope Distort in Warping Text using Envelope Distort (Warp) Command in Illustrator CS5. In this tutorial, we will explore how to use the mesh feature of [...]
Warping Text using Envelope Distort (Warp) Command in Illustrator CS5
Warp Tool is the simplest way to warp text. But to apply the warp tool, the text needs top be converted into outlines which makes it un-editable. What if you may have to modify the text later? You will have to retype the text and reapply the warp command. But a smarter option for this [...]
Investment Company Logo
Saffron Stroke presents a free logo suitable for an Investment company/firm. The logo is a simple text logo and could be scaled to any size. It is a vector logo. You can download the ‘Illustrator file for logo’. You can also use this logo for other businesses like Software firms, Research, Real Estate, Counseling and/or [...]
Free Vector Logo Elements
We have collected 10 Free Vector Logo Elements from various design blogs and websites, that you can use to create professional vector logos. Please read the license document/conditions carefully before you use them. 1. Colorful 2. Blended Colors Logo Set The Blended Colors Logo Set is divided in two parts; Part 1 and Part 2 [...]
Entertainment Company Logo
Saffron Stroke presents a free logo for an entertainment company. An Entertainment Company may be a production house that makes television programmes, plays or movies, involved in organizing music events, fashion events, wedding planners, and other entertainment and recreational activities. This logo is a vector logo and hence scalable without harming its quality. You can [...]
Overview of InDesign CS5 Workspace
Workspace in Adobe Creative Suite means an arrangement of bars, panels and windows. The appearance of workspaces in different applications in the Creative Suite is similar to facilitate switching between them. Every application has its own default workspace layout, but you can customize that to suit your requirements and save them for your use. In [...]
SuperPreview Online Beta Service
The Microsoft SuperPreview online beta service extends the capability of SuperPreview to include more browsers and Operating Systems. You can activate the online service right inside SuperPreview. To know more about Expression Web 4 SuperPreview read Expression Web 4 SuperPreview – A closer look To sign up for SuperPreview online service: 1. Launch SuperPreview and [...]
Magic Eraser in Photoshop
The Magic eraser works just like the Magic Wand Tool except that Magic wand selects an area, Magic Eraser converts the area into transparent pixels. In this tutorial, we will discover the Magic Eraser in Photoshop. Magic Eraser works well with images having simple and solid color background. The areas to be erased are controlled [...]
Actions in Photoshop and Illustrator CS5
An action in Photoshop and Illustrator is a sequence of commands or actions you do in using the program, that are recorded and played on a single or batch of files. This way designers can save a lot of time and efforts in doing repetitive tasks. Photoshop and Illustrator come with a set of predefined [...]
Blend Options in Illustrator CS5
The Blend tool in Illustrator is a magical tool with which you can create interesting blend of shapes and colors. After seeing some amazing blend effects on many websites, I decided to play around with the tool. Though Blend tool has more than just these options, in this tutorial, my focus would be on Blend [...]
