This is the first of two myspace redesign concepts we’re creating for our boy White Car at Nueva Forma. The concept is alright I suppose, but it seems that the whole vintage, worn, tattered theme has really blown up in popularity among designers over the last several years. So much that it seems a little too conventional to go down this road.

Don’t get me wrong… Christy and I love creating the nostalgic illusion of a piece of print media from the late 60s - early 70s era, but I think we’re probably going to run with something else entirely.

Again, this is version 1 of 2 that we’re creating for White Car. Who knows, we could very well end up taking a trip back into the 1970s for some aged colors, and paper.
Peace,

- m / Colorcubic™

Alright, so I thought I would post a tutorial on using and understanding the “displace” filter in Photoshop CS2 and CS3. Since the steps haven’t really changed with the recent improvements in CS3, I’ll be referencing CS2 for this tutorial, seeing as how there are still a lot of people who aren’t using CS3.

If you’ve noticed some of our posters, and or websites, you may have noticed us using ornamentation effects, fractals, as well as aged / grunge effects that help give the design some depth.

For now I’ll just be covering the “displace” filter which produces an effect like this:

If you’ll notice the background, and how chaotic it is… that’s the “displace” filter working.

In today’s tutorial I’ll be covering step by step directions on how you may achieve this same effect for your work. Regardless if you’re interested in using this effect for web, or for print, the process is the same with the exception of canvas preparation regarding the resolution you’ll be working in.

Anyway, if you’re ready to brave this tutorial, then please read on:
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