CARD 11 HOSTS A PAST AGE / FANTASY CARD DESIGN THEME DESIGNED USING PHOTOSHOP LAYER STYLES AND EFFECTS. THIS CARD TEMPLATE’S VISUALS CENTER AROUND TREASURE, GEMS, BOATS, PLANKS, OCEANS, SEAS, WATER, AND NAVIGATION. THE POSITIONING OF THE 3 ICON / TEXT AREAS, HEADER, AND PARAGRAPH TEXT ACROSS OUR FIRST HORIZONTALLY ORIENTED CARD TEMPLATE ALLOW FOR A LARGE ARTWORK DISPLAY AREA. THIS TEMPLATE'S LAYOUT IS DESIGNED TO GIVE CARD HOLDERS EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION WHEN STACKED OR FANNED OUT IN THE HAND. GAMES THAT HOLD PIRATES, SEA-EXPLORATION, AND NAVIGATION AT THE CENTER OF THEIR DESIGNS WILL BENEFIT GREATLY FROM PROTOTYPING WITH THIS TEMPLATE.
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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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STYLES & EFFECTS:
STYLES & EFFECTS CARD DESIGNS ARE CRAFTED USING HIGH-QUALITY STYLES, TEXTURES AND VARIOUS OTHER EFFECTS THAT ENHANCE THE LOOK AND FEEL OF A CARD. STYLES & EFFECTS DESIGNS ARE TYPICALLY THE MOST MODIFIABLE AND FLEXIBLE OF THE THREE CARD DESIGN TYPES DUE TO THE NATURE OF THEIR ORGANIZATION AND MANIFESTATION CCS’ DESIGN TECHNIQUES. USERS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE CARD DESIGN ELEMENT COLORS AND ALTER DESIGN ELEMENT LAYER STYLES.
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THIS TEMPLATE USES A FREELY LICENSED FONT THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT THE LINK IN THE PROVIDED INSTRUCTION MANUAL.
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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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THIS TEMPLATE USES A FREELY LICENSED FONT THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT THE LINK IN THE PROVIDED INSTRUCTION MANUAL.
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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.
