Published on May 21, 2014 By kona0197 In Personal Computing

As some here may know, I help repair computers. I offer my services on Craigslist. I am no good at Photoshop, and so I was curious if anyone would help me design a graphic that is flashy and professional while at the same time explains what services I offer.


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on May 22, 2014

I know. Just throwin' it out there.

on May 22, 2014

So what exactly needs to be done? If its just to write some text in photoshop, akin to that Edgy Bob picture, i may be willing to help with that. Need more info though.

on May 22, 2014

In short, "Graphic designers".

-You hire them and they get the Job done. Me & Kitty can pay our rent thanks to this line of work...

Of course I encourage people to do it themselves if they are happy using what they've created, otherwise tha's why me n Kitteh can make a living.

-V-styler's working with these things as well as he has showed here on WC.

on May 22, 2014

Arguably anyone who skins is a 'graphic designer'.

There are a LOT of them here...

'Some' started professionally 42 years ago [feeling old] ....but much of it all is simple experience/practise/experimentation.

The 'only' golden rule re fonts in graphic design is 'KISS'.

Ideally NO MORE than 2 or maybe 3 [at worst].  Beyond that 'KISS' becomes 'MESS'....

on May 22, 2014

....oh, and watch the vid myfist0 posted....and get Gimp....and use it.

 

Insert....'teach a man to fish....' anecdote here....

on May 22, 2014

Or lead a horse to water...

on May 22, 2014

DrJBHL
How are people supposed to contact him to make an appointment, Jim? Smoke signal???

OK on CL, Doc. Just not here, or Facebook, etc.

You just don't go around leaving your personal info all over the internet.

on May 22, 2014

Or lead a horse to water...

or in the case of Jim... "Back a sheep to a stump...."

on May 22, 2014

on May 22, 2014

DrJBHL
If not, try Graphics and Design schools near you. Explain the project and what you can pay.

I don't have a job. I'm broke. So that will not work.

DrJBHL
Also, a very small point: Are you limiting yourself to XP?

You didn't read that correctlys. It says I work on XP, Vista, 7, 8.

Timmaigh
So what exactly needs to be done? If its just to write some text in photoshop, akin to that Edgy Bob picture, i may be willing to help with that. Need more info though.

Yes, that's all I need.

And yes, I get it. Don't ask for help here. Do it yourself. Never mind that I asked.

on May 22, 2014

kona0197
And yes, I get it. Don't ask for help here. Do it yourself. Never mind that I asked.

 

I think you are once again confusing 'asking for help' with 'asking for a handout'.   Some of the individuals here (as previously stated) are in the profession of which you are asking a handout.  

 

With the tools and tutorial suggestions linked by others in this thread, you (anyone) shouldn't have any issues making a simple advert such as you say you require.  Those who are actually in the design profession (who by their own admission are grateful their skills 'pay the bills') shouldn't be made out like they 'don't want to help you' just because they might want to use their skillset to pay their bills

You ask for help on these forums with fair regularity.  You are also provided help via these forums with that same regularity and with many community members going above and beyond 'fair expectations' in order to provide that help so your statement "Don't ask for help here" is just patently false.

on May 22, 2014

the_Monk
You ask for help on these forums with fair regularity.

No I don't. I have only asked for help in all of the time I have been here maybe 4 or 5 times. It's OK, I'll stick to my text based ad, no worries.

on May 22, 2014

I give up...

on May 22, 2014

kona0197



Quoting Timmaigh, reply 17So what exactly needs to be done? If its just to write some text in photoshop, akin to that Edgy Bob picture, i may be willing to help with that. Need more info though.

Yes, that's all I need.

And yes, I get it. Don't ask for help here. Do it yourself. Never mind that I asked.

 

If i say i am willing to help, why would it mean dont ask for help?

PM me the details - the resolution of the picture, file format, the exact text you need there, and i will look into it maybe tomorrow or over the weekend... i make no promises, since i am not graphics designer by profession, but ffs, writing down some things in photoshop so it does not look shit should not be that hard.

on May 22, 2014

Thanks. I will PM you later.

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