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 helpful tips for personalizing a spare tire cover
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Designing your spare tire cover is easy and fun with UdesignIT.
Here are a few tips on making your design more effective!
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Using shadows or outlines
Shadows and/or outlines will offset your lettering or image and add a 3D look to your design. For example, when navy blue lettering is on a black background it is very hard to read, but when a white outline is applied, the lettering will stand out, adding readability and style.
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Arching (curving) text
Arching (curving) text will allow more designing area on a circular background, and it will also frame a centered image, especially if the image is a circle-shape.
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Text size
Text size is an important element to keep in mind. What is the purpose of your design? Is this going to be read from far away or up close? The more lines of text you add to your design, the smaller each letter is going to be.
What is more important in your design: The name of your business, the service you provide or that funny one-liner? These are all things that need to be easily readable in order to relay your message.
Less is more! Simplicity is beautiful!
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Using photographs
"A picture is worth a thousand words".
Using a photograph can add the look you want, from silly and fun, to establised and professional.
A photograph also helps break up text to make it more readable.
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Choosing Colors
Colors are an important element in design. Deciding the purpose of your design will make the color choices for you.
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If your design needs a subtle accent color or a second color to give depth, choosing a low contrasting color will effectively add a dimensional look and allow the eye to easily see the main focal point. Do not use low-contrasting colors for lettering or images, only as accents.
- Examples of low contrasting colors against a black background would be: Saphire Blue, Hunter Green, Purple and Burgundy.
- The same rule would be true for the silver tire cover.
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low contrast
low-contrast letter made high-contrast with an outline
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Medium Contrast: If you want a classy look without boldness, but still want readability and visibility, choose a medium contrasting color.
- Examples of medium contrasting colors against a black background would be: Medium Grey, Medium Green, Red, Medium Blue, Terra Cotta, Orange, Pink, Teal, Silver, Gold, Copper.
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medium-contrast
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High Contrast: If your purpose is to 'wow' your viewers, using a high contrasting color to make your design stand out and demand attention.
- Examples of high contrasting colors against a black background would be: White, Light Grey, Tan, Beige, Yellow, Pale Yellow, Lavendar and Light Blue
NOTE: it is not a good idea to use navy blue or brown against a black tire cover unless it is outlined in a higher contrasting color because it will not show up at all. For the silver tire cover, avoid light grey, medium grey, or silver.
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high-contrast
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