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kat0x
01-18-2015, 09:33 AM
Any software recommendations for flyers or album covers?:)

niarta
01-18-2015, 09:37 AM
Doesn't matter what you have... you could make it with MS Paint if you really wanted to.

Just make a file that's 750x750 and design to your pleasing.

Check out this post (http://www.djforums.com/forums/showthread.php?42582-DJ-Forums-Sounds-of-the-World-Dj-Mix-Podcast&p=397746&viewfull=1#post397746) for inspiration.

Also, wrong sub-forum.

DJ Nada
01-18-2015, 12:24 PM
While it's not what you're looking for, Smore (https://www.smore.com/?ref=logo) makes cool online flyers for email, Twitter and Facebook

disparate
01-18-2015, 01:08 PM
Adobe stuff like Photoshop, InDesign etc is the standard... alongside a few years worth of practice and/or formal education ;)

niarta
01-18-2015, 01:42 PM
Adobe stuff like Photoshop, InDesign etc is the standard... alongside a few years worth of practice and/or formal education ;)

It doesn't take formal education or years to make stuff. Why pay for a graphic arts degree when you can learn everything on youtube?

Andrew B
01-18-2015, 02:18 PM
Mac or PC? I wouldn't recommend Creative Cloud simply because it's $50 a month. Photoshop or Illustrator alone is cheaper, though.


It doesn't take formal education or years to make stuff. Why pay for a graphic arts degree when you can learn everything on youtube?

IMO feedback is important when you're learning. No need for a degree, though, obviously.

kir mokum
01-19-2015, 01:29 PM
unless you have a serious knack and a lot of time to teach yourself, pay someone real money to do a design for your. it will be way better than anything you will be able to do if you don't know AI or PS.

Alert
01-20-2015, 04:37 PM
unless you have a serious knack and a lot of time to teach yourself, pay someone real money to do a design for your. it will be way better than anything you will be able to do if you don't know AI or PS.

http://pauladavispeace.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/truth-next-exit.jpg

Chaz PsyKoticz
02-06-2015, 01:01 PM
I went to college for Graphic Design and do graphics on all of my promo work, I'd suggest learning it on your own in your free time. There are a couple of different alternatives you can use besides Photoshop...my personal favorite is The Gimp, its a free download and you can get really in the paint with it.
But not everyone may have a knack for it...so for like mixtapes....can become costly if someone isn't doing the graphics for you for free.
Flyers for events, studio albums, public releases...if you're not a designer or good with it yea you should hire someone.
In my opinion from what I've seen. Some (not all) people who work for free tend be shotty and you might be better off doing it yourself...you might get the same or better results.

Here's the cover art I've done for my demos (They're much larger in actual size, I just shrank them down for this),
http://imageprocessor.websimages.com/width/275/crop/0,0,275x275/www.chazisgod.com/ALBUMS/UPENDOUN%20%282010%29%20-%20Cover%20Art.png http://imageprocessor.websimages.com/width/275/crop/0,0,275x275/www.chazisgod.com/ALBUMS/Straight-upnoize.bmp http://imageprocessor.websimages.com/width/275/crop/0,0,275x275/www.chazisgod.com/ALBUMS/DigitalNightmare.png http://imageprocessor.websimages.com/width/275/crop/0,0,275x275/www.chazisgod.com/ALBUMS/16min.png http://imageprocessor.websimages.com/width/275/crop/0,0,275x275/www.chazisgod.com/ALBUMS/Thinking%20of%20Nonsense.png http://imageprocessor.websimages.com/width/275/crop/0,0,275x275/www.chazisgod.com/ALBUMS/Reflecting%20on%20a%20PsyKotic%20Fantasy.png http://imageprocessor.websimages.com/width/275/crop/0,0,275x275/imageprocessor.websimages.com/width/275/crop/0,0,275x275/www.chazisgod.com/COVER%20ART/007%20-%20Caught%20Between%20A%20Rock%20&%20A%20Hardcore%20Place.png

Here's cover art I did for local rapper SalviTone
https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000099762840-xtg4kb-t500x500.jpg

Some banners I've Made
http://www.chazisgod.com/TwitterBanner2014--02.png

This is a banner I made for my girlfriend's Facebook Cover...she's a big fan of Iron Maiden.
https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/1546097_669325796447548_117604567_n.jpg?oh=3b410fe c0504723657965452980d50e8&oe=555C328C

You can look around my website and see some of the work I've done,
www.chazisgod.com (http://www.chazisgod.com/)
I also do hand drawn artwork too.

Marc S
02-06-2015, 03:27 PM
:uhoh:

-J
02-06-2015, 03:29 PM
Mac or PC? I wouldn't recommend Creative Cloud simply because it's $50 a month. Photoshop or Illustrator alone is cheaper, though.

They still seem to off the Photographer pack, which is $10 a month and includes PS and Lightroom.

https://creative.adobe.com/plans/photography


IMO feedback is important when you're learning. No need for a degree, though, obviously.

Yea feedback (unbiased, not your friends saying "that's awesome!") is really important, and degree or not, some people just suck at graphic design. You can certainly give it a whack, but the world is flooded with terrible "designs", so paying someone for A+ work isn't a bad idea.

Marc S
02-06-2015, 03:35 PM
They still seem to off the Photographer pack, which is $10 a month and includes PS and Lightroom.

https://creative.adobe.com/plans/photography



Yea feedback (unbiased, not your friends saying "that's awesome!") is really important, and degree or not, some people just suck at graphic design. You can certainly give it a whack, but the world is flooded with terrible "designs", so paying someone for A+ work isn't a bad idea.

especially when it's "mix tape" art usually

kir mokum
02-07-2015, 09:50 PM
I went to college for Graphic Design

did you pass?

DJ Boom Bap
02-07-2015, 10:28 PM
Whats wrong with gimp?

Nick Bike
02-07-2015, 11:16 PM
did you pass?

I need the answer to this as well.

Marc S
02-08-2015, 02:21 AM
But not everyone may have a knack for it...

point well proven

LJay
02-08-2015, 04:52 AM
I absolutely loved those Chad PsyKotik's designs. I love the irony and sense of humor! You're either genius, a child or just ehm bad.

LJay
02-08-2015, 04:54 AM
Here are my favorites:
http://imageprocessor.websimages.com/width/275/crop/0,0,275x275/www.chazisgod.com/ALBUMS/Straight-upnoize.bmp
http://imageprocessor.websimages.com/width/275/crop/0,0,275x275/www.chazisgod.com/ALBUMS/Reflecting%20on%20a%20PsyKotic%20Fantasy.png
This local rapper must be so proud of his album cover:
https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000099762840-xtg4kb-t500x500.jpg

Marc S
02-08-2015, 07:48 AM
how could you not like the flying bat grumpy cats?

Chaz PsyKoticz
06-02-2015, 05:36 AM
http://driber.net/os/oh-you-guys.jpg?hc_location=ufi

I did pass the class, and he did like the design I made.
Though, I wasn't to into the way it looked with the two people in the glasses, meh...but its what they wanted =\
https://soundcloud.com/salvitone
(https://soundcloud.com/salvitone)
Originally the glasses were a royal purple.

And those aren't bat wings, they're the wings from an Reichsadler Eagle.


I also just made this one for the first track I've ever released "Kicking Glass (https://soundcloud.com/chazisgod/kicking-glass)" with the use of the Gimp as well.
https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000118079883-ja4ogn-t500x500.jpg