Simple Text Smashup Examples

Here are some suggestions and examples of how to use the Simple Custom Text Smashup to create some cool looking logos.

The Simple Custom Text Smashup Graphic Generator can be found by clicking the "Browse" link at the top of the page, or by expanding the Menu labeled "Text Effects" on the left navigation menu labeled "Smashups" and then choosing "Simple Text". Below I explain each of the fields available for customizing this smashup as well as some tips on how to get the best results.

If you just want to accept the default values, go ahead and click "Create". The page will refresh and inform you that the smashup is generating. Once it's finished, the image should display at the top of the screen and look something like this:

Now, for example, say you are writing an article about how to create flashy web pages and you want to use some cool images as subtitles. If the first section of your article is about how to choose a color scheme, you might want a subtitle that says "Color Palettes, Choose Wisely". So, go ahead and type that into the field labeled "Text". Click "Create" to see how it looks:

Wow! That's too big for a subtitle, so change the font size down to 25. That's better:

So, this simple black text on white background image is pretty boring, especially since this is going to be for an article on color! So, how about a dark purple for the "Text Color" (#8b3c87) and change the background color to match the background of your website. In this case, I'll leave the background as white (#ffffff). Web site colors are entered in "hexidecimal" format. If you don't know what that means, don't worry about it. You can use the color selector to visually choose the color and the hexidecimal value will automatically be entered into the field for you. If you'd like to learn more about how html colors work in web pages check out Wikipedia's description on html colors.

If you like the font, then your done! You can download the graphic and use it on your web site for free! But since this is a graphic for an article about colors, lets change the font to "PaintDrips", get it? Since it's an article about colors, we're using "paintdrips" - oh aren't we clever!

And there you have it! Most of the other smashups under the "Text Menu" work the same way, but offer more fields to add some more cool effects for your logos. Enjoy!