On Tuesdays I feature some of my digital doodlings and other artistic endeavors. I was calling these entries Pucker and Bloat, but that was confusing since that is also the title of my marine life comic strip. So instead, I am calling this category The Wrack Lines. In real life, a wrack line is the strand of seaweed and other debris washed up along the beach and usually indicates the high tide mark. But here it also refers to the vector-based lines of Illustrator and other programs that I seem to be racking my brains against.
Today’s entry is an experiment in making category icons for this blog. I actually made them mostly from scratch using Photoshop, not Illustrator. And as it turns out, these images are too big, detailed and undifferentiated to function well for my intended purpose. I want to make some display icons to go in front of my post titles as well as in the sidebar and in my feeds. Even though this attempt won’t work, it was interesting working with the gradient layers and transparencies and has given me some ideas for future projects.
- WordPress Plugin Directory: Category Icons by Brahim Machkouri.
- Lorelle on WordPress: Tags Are Not Categories – Got It?
Wrack Lines is a recurring series on this blog, featuring some of the artwork and designs I’ve created in Illustrator and Photoshop. In real life, a wrack line is the strand of seaweed and other debris washed up along the beach and usually indicates the high tide mark. But here it also refers to the vector-based lines of programs that I seem to be racking my brains against. I am a recreational graphic designer and amateur photographer. If you have constructive criticism, questions about techniques or additional resources you’d like to share, please contact me or leave a comment below.
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Love the Limulus!