that's what you do...and then you pick fonts that pick the theme of the sig you're making atm.
I've found that generic, not too fussy fonts like Birth of a Hero work really well for most sigs.
I've found that generic, not too fussy fonts like Birth of a Hero work really well for most sigs.
I actually got this from dafont btw. Not that I got it because I thought it specifically matched what I was working on, mind you, I just downloaded it a while back to have some more choice than all the boring standard fonts on my laptop.
EDIT: What I actually wanted to say but for some reason didn't, btw, is that I like this font. It might not be specifically chosen for this sig because it 'fits' the image, but I still think it's ok. That's also why I asked how I should decide what looks pretty, because apparently others disagree. How should I know what looks good if there are so many different opinions?
(not trying to sound rude of hate people that don't like the font btw, just a bit annoyed at the existence of fonts atm :P)
EDIT: What I actually wanted to say but for some reason didn't, btw, is that I like this font. It might not be specifically chosen for this sig because it 'fits' the image, but I still think it's ok. That's also why I asked how I should decide what looks pretty, because apparently others disagree. How should I know what looks good if there are so many different opinions?
(not trying to sound rude of hate people that don't like the font btw, just a bit annoyed at the existence of fonts atm :P)
I've been using "Coolvetica" a derivation of Halvetica.
Simple text/font can be just as potent as more dressed up texts/fonts.
IMO if you start with more straight forward serif/sans serif fonts and learn how to place them within your work you'll find out how to work with text faster.
EXAMPLES:
All four use simple sans serif fonts (pretty sure they're all Coolvetica)
Each one involves a clipping mask on the primary text.
"Twilight", "Traverse", "Void" etc. each piece of text is a seperate text layer. This allows me to 1 position the text relative to the focal point AND the other text. It also allows me to apply seperate affects to each piece of text. Also notice that the text is rather small. I've recently started shying away from large text (everything here is between 8-14) BUT I also started fussing around with the text tool setting. There is a symbol (if you use photoshop) on the menu which opens up the text settings. Tweaking settings like kerning (space between letters in a word)can create more attractive text. It's a lot of trial and error. Hope this might help. It's why my text (imo) has gotten better lately.
Simple text/font can be just as potent as more dressed up texts/fonts.
IMO if you start with more straight forward serif/sans serif fonts and learn how to place them within your work you'll find out how to work with text faster.
EXAMPLES:
All four use simple sans serif fonts (pretty sure they're all Coolvetica)
Each one involves a clipping mask on the primary text.
"Twilight", "Traverse", "Void" etc. each piece of text is a seperate text layer. This allows me to 1 position the text relative to the focal point AND the other text. It also allows me to apply seperate affects to each piece of text. Also notice that the text is rather small. I've recently started shying away from large text (everything here is between 8-14) BUT I also started fussing around with the text tool setting. There is a symbol (if you use photoshop) on the menu which opens up the text settings. Tweaking settings like kerning (space between letters in a word)can create more attractive text. It's a lot of trial and error. Hope this might help. It's why my text (imo) has gotten better lately.
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