{"id":28654,"date":"2015-09-23T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=28654"},"modified":"2024-04-09T04:34:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:34:07","slug":"tutorial-free-goods-create-a-fun-office-poster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/tutorial-free-goods-create-a-fun-office-poster","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial + Free Goods: Create a Fun Office Poster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of the week again! Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativemarket.com\/free-goods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free goods<\/a> are here, and this time we want to show you how to use them to create a simple project. Whether it&#8217;s a motivational quote or simply a couple of words that keep you going, workspaces need that extra bit of personality &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; and walls are the perfect place to start. Follow these easy steps and you&#8217;ll create an awesome office poster in no time.\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Choose_an_inspiring_quote\"><\/span> 1. Choose an inspiring quote <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>\nWe chose a quote by Stephen King, but feel free to select any group of words that make sense for your space. For this example, we will be using <em>&#8220;I work until beer o&#8217; clock&#8221;<\/em>.\n<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Download_our_free_goods_for_this_week\"><\/span> 2. Download our free goods for this week <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>\nCheck out and download our free goods <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativemarket.com\/free-goods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/mattborchert\/shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Borchert<\/a> will walk you through each free good so you can get a good idea of what you&#8217;ll be getting before you download anything.\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yGxtxAgOS9s?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Open_Photoshop_and_bring_in_any_vector_graphics_you_like\"><\/span> 3. Open Photoshop and bring in any vector graphics you like <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>\nFrom our free goods, we selected <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/robbrink\/177645-Printers-Pack-8-BONUS-Textures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Printer&#8217;s Pack<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/jimmybreen\/22445-HALFTONE-TEXTURES-VOL.-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halftone Textures<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/Side-Project\/246728-Beers-glasses-and-logos-vol.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beers, Glasses &amp; Logos<\/a>. We&#8217;re also using a font called <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blkbk\/339694-High-Voltage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Voltage<\/a>. Feel free to replace it with any other font you already own.\n    <figure id=\"card-177645-1998098154\" class=\"product-card half no-pinit\" data-product-id=\"177645\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"half\" data-pin_it=\"no-pinit\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"1998098154\"><\/figure>\n    \n    <figure id=\"card-22445-265268072\" class=\"product-card half no-pinit\" data-product-id=\"22445\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"half\" data-pin_it=\"no-pinit\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"265268072\"><\/figure>\n    \n    <figure id=\"card-246728-103008530\" class=\"product-card half no-pinit\" data-product-id=\"246728\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"half\" data-pin_it=\"no-pinit\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"103008530\"><\/figure>\n    \n    <figure id=\"card-339694-1778612653\" class=\"product-card half no-pinit\" data-product-id=\"339694\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"half\" data-pin_it=\"no-pinit\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"1778612653\"><\/figure>\n    \n<br>\nWe will be using two vector graphics from the Beers, Glasses &amp; Logos kit: a simple outline of the word <em>beer<\/em> and a beer mug.\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09040801\/PosterTutorial1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"PosterTutorial1\" width=\"1360\" height=\"864\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28655\">\nDecide which size works best for your poster. A4 and Tabloid are commonly used. Open a new Photoshop document with the specified size and start adding the beer graphics. Simply copy and paste each graphic from Illustrator into your Photoshop file, specifying that they should be treated as Smart Objects. This step is important to make sure that you can edit these shapes&#8217; color further along.\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09040806\/PosterTutorial2.jpg.webp\" alt=\"PosterTutorial2\" width=\"1360\" height=\"870\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28656\">\n<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Lay_out_your_text\"><\/span> 4. Lay out your text <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>\nOnce the beer graphics are in, start laying out your text. In this example, we decided to rotate the quote and mug in different directions to add some playfulness (and post-beer tipsiness!) into the scene. You&#8217;ll also notice that every single element we&#8217;ve added so far is in black. Many designers believe that working with black before you add color lets you notice important issues with type and shapes. Use it if it helps.\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09040811\/PosterTutorial3.jpg.webp\" alt=\"PosterTutorial3\" width=\"1360\" height=\"948\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28658\">\n<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Add_color\"><\/span> 5. Add color <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>\nDecide which color combination works well for your quote. In this case, since we&#8217;re talking about beer, we went for earthy tones like brown and a light tan. To change the stroke or fill color in any of your vector graphics, just double click and edit inside Illustrator.\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09040815\/PosterTutorial4.jpg.webp\" alt=\"PosterTutorial4\" width=\"1360\" height=\"924\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28659\">\n<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Add_texture\"><\/span> 6. Add texture <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>\nDecide which and how much texture you want to add. In this example, we&#8217;re using Texture 2 from <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/jimmybreen\/22445-HALFTONE-TEXTURES-VOL.-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halftone Textures<\/a> and Subtle Textures 5 and 8 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/robbrink\/177645-Printers-Pack-8-BONUS-Textures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Printer&#8217;s Pack<\/a>. You&#8217;ll notice that Subtle Texture 5 is included twice: since it only covered the right bottom corner initially, we added a second, rotated copy to cover the poster&#8217;s top left corner. Play around with each of your layer&#8217;s blend mode, opacity and fill. <em>Overlay<\/em> and <em>Darken<\/em> are two commonly used modes for this type of effect.\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09040820\/PosterTutorial5.jpg.webp\" alt=\"PosterTutorial5\" width=\"1360\" height=\"1066\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28661\">\n<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Print\"><\/span> 7. Print! <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/09\/09040834\/PosterTutorial6.jpg.webp\" alt=\"PosterTutorial6\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28662\"><hr><p>\nLiked this tutorial? Did you print out your own poster? Let us know in the comments section below.\n<\/p><hr><p><strong>Other Products Seen In This Post:<\/strong><\/p><p>    <figure id=\"card-95745-1015849384\" class=\"product-card half no-pinit\" data-product-id=\"95745\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"half\" data-pin_it=\"no-pinit\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"1015849384\"><\/figure>\n    \n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of the week again! Our free goods are here, and this time we want to show you how to use them to create a simple project. 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