“Oh GOSH! Reflecting on Hackteria's Collaborative Practices in a Global Do-It...
Typography
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I began by typing the games name: Waters of the Horizon, and coloured it in a sea-blue colour. I then
Increased the “Waters” text size and experimented with placing the remainder of the text in different locations.
I discovered a process in which I could place the “W” on a separate layer from the rest of the text and enlarge it
To make it stand out. I then proceeded to place the remainder of the text below “waters”.
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My next experiment was subtly decreasing the opacity of the overall text to allow it to blend with the
ocean more. I then proceeded to experiment with the colour of the “Horizon”. I changed it from blue, to
yellow, to dark yellow to orange. I also disovered a technique in which I duplicated the Horizon text
layer and added a fast blur effect to the layer which created a readable blurry word which I liked.
4. The adding of the blur inspired a new experiment – glow effects. I applied a glow effect to
the Horizon and experimented with some of the setting you see above. I really liked the
Horizontal and Vertical glow dimensions as it allowed the text to stand out subtley – I
wanted to avoid over extending with effects.