“A DYSTOPIAN/HORROR-THEMED CARD TEMPLATE INSPIRED BY BLOOD & GORE, THE PARANORMAL, RUIN, DEVASTATION, SURVIVAL, AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF PEOPLE GENERALLY DON’T WANT TO EXPERIENCE!” MODERN AGE (STYLE SERIES I) STYLE 01 COLOR SCHEME 3 WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CARD PROJECT CREATORS WITH TRADITIONALLY STYLED ASYMMETRICAL CONVERTIBLE CARD LAYOUTS, THAT CAN DELIVER A WIDE RANGE OF THEME-CENTRIC CARD DESIGNS. STYLE 01 COLOR SCHEME 3 INCLUDES JUST ENOUGH DESIGN ELEMENT OPTIONS TO KEEP CARD DESIGNS DIFFERENT, YET SIMILAR IN NATURE AND FEEL. ALL END PRODUCTS, PROTOTYPES, PRESENTATIONS, AND PROPS CREATED WITH MODERN AGE (STYLE SERIES I) CARD TEMPLATES WILL ASSUREDLY INSPIRE AND AMAZE THEIR INTENDED AUDIENCE.
OF THE 3 STYLES MAKING UP MODERN AGE (STYLE SERIES I), STYLE 01 COLOR SCHEME 3 HAS THE MOST STRAIGHT-FORWARD LAYER GROUPING AND ORGANIZATION. THIS STYLE IS THE FASTEST TO NAVIGATE AND MODIFY. STYLE 01 COLOR SCHEME 3 INCLUDES SPECIAL DESIGN ELEMENTS IN THE FORMS OF ICON AREA EFFECTS THAT TAKE ON THE FORM SPLASHES.
STYLE 01 COLOR SCHEME 3’S CARD FRONT TEMPLATES ARE COMPOSED OF 100+ GRAPHICAL LAYOUT ELEMENTS THAT CAN BE EASILY COLOR-EDITED (EITHER USING THE COLOR-PICKER, OR INCLUDED LAYER STYLES). ALL ELEMENTS OF THE CARD TEMPLATE ARE ORGANIZED INTO NEATLY ARRANGED PHOTOSHOP LAYER GROUPS, ALLOWING FOR CONVENIENT LAYOUT CHANGES BY ADJUSTING LAYER GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL LAYER VISIBILITY SETTINGS. ALL GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS ARE SORTED INTO 4 MAIN LAYER GROUPS: UPPER AREA, LOWER AREA, ARTWORK, AND BACKGROUND.
STYLE 01 COLOR SCHEME 3’S REAR CARD TEMPLATES ALL HAVE 50+ GRAPHICAL LAYOUT ELEMENTS THAT CAN BE EASILY COLOR-EDITED (EITHER USING THE COLOR-PICKER, OR INCLUDED LAYER STYLES). THERE ARE 7 MAJOR LAYER GROUPS CONTAINING THE REAR CARD’S ELEMENTS: LOGO/SYMBOL (1 COLOR/TRANSPARENCY), LOGO/SYMBOL (FULL COLOR), RINGS, RIGHT/LEFT, TOP/BOTTOM, CENTER, AND BACKGROUND.
INCLUDED IN MODERN AGE (STYLE SERIES I) STYLE 01 COLOR SCHEME 3 ARE A PLETHORA OF ICONS THAT CAN BE USED IN CARD DESIGNS. A FOLDER NAMED “ICONS” CONTAINS 50 ICONS IN .PNG FORMAT AS WELL AS A .PSD FILE CONTAINING ALL 50 ICONS IN FULLY EDITABLE PHOTOSHOP SHAPE FORMAT. STYLE 01 COLOR SCHEME 3 HOSTS 21 DYSTOPIAN GENRE/THEME SPECIFIC ICONS NOT FOUND IN STYLE 02 OR STYLE 03 CARD TEMPLATES. THE VECTOR BASED NATURE OF PHOTOSHOP SHAPES MAKES THESE ICONS SCALABLE TO ANY SIZE, WITHOUT REDUCTION IN GRAPHICS QUALITY. OPENING THE .PSD ICON FILE REVEALS A LAYER GROUP CONTAINING THE 50 DIFFERENT ICONS ON SEPARATE LAYERS NAMED AFTER THE IDEAS THEY REPRESENT. SOME ARE MORE SUBJECTIVE IN NATURE THAN OTHERS TO PROVIDE CARD MAKERS WITH FLEXIBILITY IN DEFINING MORE ORIGINAL IDEAS. ALL OF THE ICONS ARE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED INTO THE CARD FRONT FILES AS SMART OBJECTS, IN SPECIALLY DESIGNATED “TEXT/ICON” LAYER GROUPS. THIS ELIMINATES ANY NEED TO PLACE ANY ICONS DIRECTLY INTO THE CARD DESIGN UNLESS DRAMATIC CHANGES IN THE CARD’S DESIGN ARE MADE BY THE USER.
MODERN AGE (SERIES I) STYLE 01 COLOR SCHEME 3 INCLUDES A TOTAL OF 6 PHOTOSHOP LAYER STYLES THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO TEXT, ICONS, AND LOGOS IN THE VARIOUS CARD STYLE TEMPLATES. THE LAYER STYLES (EXCLUDING CARD REAR LOGO STYLES) ARE INCLUDED IN SEPARATE PHOTOSHOP .ASL (STYLES) FILES FOUND WITHIN THE MAIN FOLDER OF EACH CARD TEMPLATE STYLE. THE STYLES CAN EASILY BE APPLIED TO ANY ICONS AND TEXT BY SELECTING THE TEXT OR ICON LAYER AND CLICKING ON THE PREFERRED LAYER STYLE IN THE STYLES PANEL.
MODERN AGE (STYLE SERIES I) STYLE 01 COLOR SCHEME 3 INCLUDES TWO ACTIONS DESIGNED TO SAVE COMPLETED CARDS IN DIFFERENT FORMATS. THE FIRST PHOTOSHOP ACTION CROPS A FINISHED CARDS BLEED SPACE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SAVES THE CARD AT ITS DEFAULT RESOLUTION AND COLOR MODE (RGB). THIS MAKES THE ACTION USEFUL FOR SAVING CARDS TO BE USED IN DIGITAL MEDIA. THE SECOND PHOTOSHOP ACTION CONVERTS THE CARD FROM RGB COLOR MODE TO CMYK COLOR MODE (THE STANDARD FOR PRINT), AND SAVES THE CARD WITH THE .25 INCH BLEED SPACE. THIS SECOND ACTION WAS DESIGN
A FAIRLY DETAILED INSTRUCTION MANUAL ALSO COMES WITH THE MODERN AGE (STYLE SERIES I) STLYE 01 COLOR SCHEME 3 DOWNLOAD. THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL COMES IN THE FORM OF A 34 PAGE ADOBE ACROBAT (.PDF) FILE. ITS TABLE OF CONTENTS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: LAYER HIERARCHY, PLACING ARTWORK, CHANGING ICONS, ICON/TEXT STYLES, SPECIAL ELEMENTS, EDITING COLORS, BACKGROUND, LAYER HIERARCHY (REAR), LOGO/SYMBOL STYLES (REAR), SPECIAL ELEMENTS (REAR), EDITING COLORS (REAR), BACKGROUND (REAR), ACTIONS, AND FONT RECOMMENDATIONS. IN EACH SECTION, THE TOPIC IS COVERED BY DESCRIPTIVE TEXT THAT INCLUDES NUMBERS THAT CORRESPOND TO VARIOUS IMAGES OF LAYERS, POP-UP WINDOWS, EDITING TOOLS AND OTHER FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS FOUND IN PHOTOSHOP. THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL ALSO CONTAINS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE STYLE 01 MASCOT ON THE SECTION TITLE PAGES; ALONG WITH SEVERAL CARD DESIGNS THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT, SHOWING VARIOUS LAYOUTS THAT CAN BE MADE USING THE DIFFERENT TEMPLATE STYLES. THE FONT RECOMMENDATIONS SECTION IN EACH INSTRUCTION MANUAL PROVIDES LIVE LINKS TO DOWNLOADABLE FONTS UNKNOWN DEPTHS RECOMMENDS USING WITH THE TEMPLATES.
MAIN FOLDER:
0. UTILIZATION LICENSE.txt
1. Manifestation CCS (Modern Age – Series I) Style 01 CS3 – Info.txt
2. Modern Age – Style 01 CS3 (Instruction Manual).pdf
3. Modern Age - Style 01 (Front CS3).psd
4. Modern Age - Style 01 (Rear CS3).psd
5. Style 01 – CS3 (Layer Styles).asl
6. Actions.atn
ICONS FOLDER:
7. Icons.psd (Editable Photoshop shape layers)
8. 50 Icons (.png format)
EXAMPLES FOLDER:
9. 7 Card Template Layout Examples In .PNG Format
WALLPAPER FOLDER:
10. Modern Age (Style Series I) Style 01 Desktop Wallpaper In .JPG Format
MORE FROM MANIFESTATION CCS FOLDER:
11. Assorted Informational Images In .JPG Format
