http://www.zihala.com/magic-color/
Do Some Digital Magic With Your Labels
Let us do some digital magic with your color labels. There are a lot of simple enhancements that you can do with your business labels to make them more impressive and visible. Let me give you some of the most common that you can try out with your labels using some basic desktop design software. So just follow the items below and see if you can apply them to your designs.
1. Increase the vibrancy of colors through color adjustments – Colors can be enhanced in your labels to increase its “quality look”. Faded colors are often associated with cheap labels, so it is important for you to use labels with colors that are as vibrant as possible.
Most design applications should let you easily do this. The latest versions should let you actually increase the vibrancy, or you can also adjust the brightness, contrast and saturation for the best effect. It is simple but it will make your labels better.
2. Add more dynamic colors with gradients – Plain colors are now boring. For the best results you should use more dynamic color using color gradients. Color gradients let you transition different colors to each other for a more fluid and sleek effect.
So for example, your background can move from pure blue to a blue green or even a pure green color, with transition shades in between. These kinds of dynamic colors are heavily in use now in prints and online designs that is why it is good to apply this modern effect on your color labels as well.
3. Add texture elements through filters/layers – Textures are also a good feature to add into your label designs. Textures can make your label look like it was made from wood, steel, brick, stone, glass etc. This helps you add a whole new dimension to your full color labels, especially if you are trying to get a distinct effect or label gimmick going on. Try to experiment a bit with these textures to see if you can apply them to your own label designs.
4. Add lighting effects – Most design applications today let you manipulate lighting effects. In fact, you can put in spotlight effects, flood light effects and such. Applying these to the images and objects in your custom labels allows you to add more emphasis to certain elements. If you have a word or logo that need to be more visible than others, then this is the effect that you should definitely try out.
5. Add flares, sparkles, glows – Beyond general lighting effects, you should also try flares, sparkles and glows. These add light detail into your labels, adding some magic in a sense to your label designs. Flares can easily be put for that bright blinding effect. Sparkles can be applied to certain text and logo that need that “pizzazz” while glows can also add that subtle emphasis and specialness of an object. All in all, you can communicate more about the design element when you use these kinds of details.
6. Add shadows – Now, if you want a more three dimensional and lifted effect in your labels, you can also try out adding shadows. Some design applications should let you easily render shadows for your text and other kinds of graphics. Some title effects for labels will appear better and more visible with shadows. That is why this is a great design effect that you should definitely try out.
7. Add dimensions – Along with shadows, you might also want to add some extra dimensions to your label design elements. Text for example can be tweaked so that they look a bit tilted, giving a more isometric view to its look.
These of course lets your two dimensional labels go beyond to the third dimension, adding that illusion of extra solidity to your text and graphics. So if possible with your label titles and graphics, try to extend there design style to add that third dimension. Sometimes this will work wonders.
So what are you waiting for? Add that digital magic now to your full color labels. Good Luck!
About the Author
Visit this site to read more about labels and color labels
Magic Color Monte
|
|
Cuisinart CSB-76 SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender The versatile stick design of the Cuisinart Smart stick Hand Blender lets users blend ingredients right in pots, pitchers, bowls, or clear plastic beaker that’s included. A powerful 200-watt motor operates with an easy one-touch control. Blends drinks, purees soup, mixes pancake and crepe batters in seconds! Both stainless steel blending shaft and beaker are dishwasher-safe…. |
|
|
Hamilton Beach 51101B Personal Blender with Travel Lid, Black $13.75 Hamilton Beach Single Serve Blenders feature durable stainless steel blades that blend your favorite drinks in seconds. Use the travel cup to blend drinks to go anytime, or fill the whole jar with fresh ingredients for family and friends. Cleanup couldn’t be simpler place the cup or blending jar right in the dishwasher.Manufacturer: Hamilton Beach Brands, IncManufacturer Part Number: … |
|
|
Norpro Egg Rite Egg Timer $3.50 From the “What will they think of next?” department, this 21st-century egg timer takes the guesswork out of cooking eggs. Placed in a pan with eggs, its internal sensor reacts to heat just as the eggs do. It’s like being able to peer inside a cooking egg to see what’s happening. The timer’s red face is calibrated to indicate soft, medium, and hard–and stages in between. As the timer heats up, in … |
|
|
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Three-Disc Diamond Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo + BD Live w/ Blu-ray packaging) $39.49 Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 10/06/2009… |
|
|
The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride Special Edition (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging) $19.99 The saga of jungle lord Simba and his family continues in this all-new, song-filled feature, as his headstrong and independent daughter, Kiara, sets out on a trek to the forbidden Outlands. There she meets Kovu, scion of the evil Scar, but the cubs’ friendship will face a severe test. Voices by Matthew Broderick, Neve Campbell, Nathan Lane, and Ernie Sabella. 81 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: Engli… |
|
|
Bridge to Terabithia [Blu-ray] $5.98 BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA – Blu-Ray Movie… |
|
|
Multi-Color E27 LED Light Bulb with Remote $4.00 Light-emitting diodes are darn cool and have found uses in so many places – traffic lights, standard lightbulb sockets and high-powered flashlights to name a few. The Multi-Color LED Lightbulb is a super bright LED bulb that can transition through dozens of color and rightness combinations and is compatible with a standard lightbulb socket. The included IR remote can select an individual color or … |
|
|
Color Changing Light Bulb With Remote $4.15 LED color changing light bulb with wireless remote for use in any standard incandescent socket. Have a sign currently illuminated with boring white light? Own a bar or restaurant and want to really make your decorations stand out? Well here is the answer, the RGB (red, green, blue) colored LED lighting bulb – 16 colors total. Can be used in a single static (fixed) color or simply press the remote … |
|
|
WBM 7-Inch Tall Himalayan Natural Crystal Salt Lamp $18.40 Brighten your room with the WBM Himalayan Natural Crystal Salt Lamp. The warm amber light from this lamp complements any space, while also activating the salt crystal to purify the air. The lamp sits on a round neem base and takes a 15-watt bulb (included). Each hand-carved lamp has a slightly different shape and weight.Himalayan NaturalCrystal Salt LampAt a Glance:Made of natural salt crystal fro… |
|
|
Aladdin (Two-Disc Platinum Edition) $19.49 Aladdin a street urchin accidentally meets princess jasmine who is in the city undercover. They love each other but she can only marry a prince. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 12/18/2007 Starring: Scott Weinger Linda Larkin Run time: 90 minutes Rating: G… |