CARD 09 HOSTS A PAST AGE / FANTASY THEME MINIMALLY DESIGNED USING PHOTOSHOP LAYER STYLES AND SHAPE LAYERS. THIS CARD TEMPLATE’S VISUALS CENTER AROUND SYMMETRICALLY POSITIONED, CARTOON-LIKE FLAME, WING, GEM, AND COMPASS / DIRECTIONAL DESIGN ELEMENTS. CARD 09'S LAYOUT INCLUDES 4 AREAS FOR ICONS / TEXT POSITIONED AT THE 4 CORNERS THE CARD SPACE AND A CENTRAL COMPASS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING DIRECTIONS BY HIDING AND/OR REVEALING DIRECTIONAL GEMS. THIS CARD WAS DESIGNED FOR PROTOTYPING GAMES WHERE CARDINAL DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT ARE AT THE CENTER OF GAME PLAY.
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PHOTOSHOP
SPREADSHEET | PHOTOSHOP DATA SETS & VARIABLES:
THE PHOTOSHOP VERSION OF THIS CARD TEMPLATE WAS DESIGNED TO BE EDITED WITH THE INCLUDED SPREADSHEET FILE USING PHOTOSHOP’S DATA SETS AND VARIABLES FEATURES. A SAMPLE DATA SET IS PROVIDED WITH / INCORPORATED INTO THE TEMPLATE TO SHOW USERS THE EASE AND FUNCTIONALITY OF USING THE SPREADSHEET TO CREATE A SET OF VARIED CARDS.
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON HOW TO CREATE A DECK OF CARDS IN WHICH EACH CARD CONSISTS OF DIFFERENT INFORMATION AND ARTWORK, VISIT THE LINK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD OUR .PDF TUTORIAL ON PHOTOSHOP DATA SETS AND VARIABLES. YOU’LL WANT TO OPEN TUTORIAL 01 – INTUITIVE.PDF AND READ THROUGH FOCUS 03: CREATE DATA SETS (PAGES 7-9) AND FOCUS 04: IMPORT DATA SETS (PAGES 10-14).
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MINIMAL:
MINIMAL CARD DESIGNS ARE THOSE THAT TAKE ON SIMPLE VISUAL THEMES, USUALLY CONSISTING OF FLAT DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT LACK TEXTURES OR COMPLEX COLOR ARRANGEMENTS. USERS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE CARD DESIGN ELEMENT COLORS AND ALTER DESIGN ELEMENT LAYER STYLES.
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GIMP
ORGANIZATION:
ALL GIMP CARD DESIGNS INCLUDE ALL LAYOUT ELEMENTS AVAILABLE IN THE PHOTOSHOP VERSION OF THE TEMPLATE, BUT IN RASTERIZED FORMAT. THIS MEANS THAT CARD DESIGN ELEMENTS CANNOT BE EDITED AS THOROUGHLY AS THEY CAN BE IN PHOTOSHOP BECAUSE THEY ONLY HOLD LAYER PIXEL DATA (NO SPECIALIZED LAYER FEATURES FOUND IN PHOTOSHOP – I.E. SMART OBJECTS, LAYER STYLES, ADJUSTMENT LAYERS, ETC). THIS APPLIES TO ALL ILLUSTRATED, STYLES & EFFECTS, AND MINIMAL GIMP CARD TEMPLATE VERSIONS.
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THE INCLUDED INSTRUCTION MANUAL COVERS INFORMATION ON HOW TO USE BOTH THE PHOTOSHOP AND GIMP VERSIONS OF THE CARD TEMPLATE.
THE PHOTOSHOP VERSION SECTION INCLUDES DETAILS ON HOW TO USE THE INCLUDED SPREADSHEET TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION AND GRAPHICS IN THE CARD TEMPLATE; AS WELL AS DETAILS ON ALL TEXT, ICON, AND ARTWORK ELEMENTS MAKING UP THE CARD’S DESIGN.
THE GIMP VERSION SECTION INCLUDES DETAILS ON ALL TEXT, ICON, AND ARTWORK ELEMENTS THE CARD WAS DESIGNED AROUND.