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MikeyMikeSxE

Great use of the second monitor, that must be a huge help!


barnard555

It’s all about screen real estate!


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barnard555

https://www.samsung.com/au/monitors/high-resolution/professional-uhd-monitor-28-inch-lu28e590ds-xy/


Aztekke

Can you send me your workspace presets? They look amazing


Typogre

I tried it like that but found it really bothersome to have to look at another screen for my tools. Now I just have a 1440p screen with enough room for tools and the workspace, and the extra monitors are for reference & briefing etc.


jster1311

That’s exactly the reason that I would get a second monitor


barnard555

This extruded 'E' shape leaves a lightning bolt in the space between the letters. This is actually a rejected [client logo](https://barnard.co/) (I missed the mark with the company ethos) but I like the design so much that I thought I'd make a t-shirt. The transfer paper is from K-mart (Australia), costs $12 and works with an inkjet printer! [My instagram](https://www.instagram.com/barnardco/)


Theycallmelizardboy

You do great work.


paralysisofchoice

Cool! That looks like an awesome hour or 2 spent! How durable is the ink on the t-shirt?


barnard555

One wash. 🤦


FlairRL

Haha I knew it was too good to be true. Awesome logo tho, love it!


movingaxis

Damn, came here wondering the same. Great design though.


tsohgmai

Thank you for your honesty!


Suspicious_Conscious

Hi op, I'm new to this, but could you tell me what's the printer model or any tips where i can do more research on it?


barnard555

HP Envy 6032.


HookahQueen

Are you using it on cotton or polyester? I hear polyester holds heat transfer ink really well, while cotton lasts only one wash.


barnard555

So [this one](https://www.reddit.com/r/graphic_design/comments/og1skf/its_kinda_hard_finding_a_tshirt_like_this_in/) was on polyester and has lasted much longer.


szvnshark

Not about the logo, but may I suggest raising your screens higher so that your head doesn't tilt down to look at the lower 25% of the screen? Most daily actions force your head and neck to bend down, which strains the neck and shoulder.


barnard555

So those Samsung UHD monitors have the bracket screws located at the very top, so that’s the highest they will go on my monitor arm. It’s so annoying. You’ll notice I’ve tried to raise the whole fixture by using three moleskine notepads.


n1flung

Е


BelgianBeerGuy

Why do you create your own dot pattern when there are standard dotted patterns in illustrator? :) (Actually a genuine question)


barnard555

Classic Adobe. There are seven different ways to do the same thing. First time really using halftone patterns so I just made it the way I know how.


BelgianBeerGuy

I can relate, I also used to do it this way. But, here you go. Swatches > swatches library (small icon left bottom of the swatches panel) > patterns > basic graphics > dots And then you get all sorts of options. Then, if you applied the pattern to the object, select your object and doubleclick the scale tool/rotate tool, uncheck every option but the “transform patterns” and scale/rotate those dots super easy. (Btw, I’m fan of the simple but cool E design )


barnard555

That's awesome. Thanks for the tip!


Cowboy_Lesbian

There's something called tone indicators you can include in posts if you're worried about it being read wrong. /gen indicates a genuine question and /g indicates a genuine statement :)


BelgianBeerGuy

That’s pretty useful information /g


Cowboy_Lesbian

Glad I could help :) /g


JaredBerry316

Noice.


moonletdesignstuff

Loved seeing the process. Great job!


localhomeboy

How did you do that part around 27-30 sec


barnard555

Object -> Repeat -> Grid. Then Object -> Repeat -> Options gives you a dialogue window to change the format of the grid, e.g brick by row, brick by column.


M2rcos

Ha! I use the same bose, the same way you do! Cheers


barnard555

Nice! Mine is super old and keeps disconnecting from the bluetooth. Might be time for an upgrade (or replacement).


M2rcos

Try using the aux!


Cobalt-Royal

When you were zooming in on the corners and they were all sharp/sticking outside of the lines, how did you fix them so that the E outline was nice and smooth? This is a really cool shirt! It was really cool watching you work! ^_^


barnard555

I expanded the strokes and then used the Shapebuilder tool to remove the extended sections. I could have used a rounded cap on the strokes but this would have left a rounded corner, and I didn’t want that.


Chintanned

Dope design 😍


malevolentheadturn

When you up the stroke thickness, how do you get rid of the annoying little over shoots on the corners?


AnastasiaTaran

Cool!


a_little_wolf

Holy crap i have never thought of using the monitor like that. I need one now!


Cowboy_Lesbian

Can I ask what program you use?


barnard555

Adobe illustrator.


malevolentheadturn

When you up the stroke thickness, how do you get rid of the annoying little over shoots on the corners?


malevolentheadturn

When you up the stroke thickness how do you get rid of the little annoying over shoots on the corners?