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superfresh
06-08-04, 15:27
Anyone know of a way, preferably in Photoshop or Word, that you can enter text in a circular formation? My boss is having me design a frisbee O_o
Lexxuk
06-08-04, 15:30
download the gimp, its free and can create curcular text for u.

http://www2.arnes.si/~sopjsimo/gimp/stable.html

does a lot more besides, pretty powerful stuff
phunqe
06-08-04, 15:34
Word has something called WordArt. I think it's under the insert menu or something.
Lexxuk
06-08-04, 15:46
http://www.dgwebb.force9.co.uk/image001.gif
superfresh
06-08-04, 15:46
Hmm. Word Art looks kind of handy but seems to just do semi-circles.

* hesitantly downloads "Gimp" *
superfresh
06-08-04, 15:47
http://www.dgwebb.force9.co.uk/image001.gif

Close. I'm trying to do a complete circle without warping the text.
Lexxuk
06-08-04, 15:49
http://www.dgwebb.force9.co.uk/gimp.gif
superfresh
06-08-04, 15:51
http://www.dgwebb.force9.co.uk/gimp.gif

* less hesitantly installs "Gimp" *

Thanks peeps :)
Lexxuk
06-08-04, 15:53
one thing the gimp is... not like any windows programme you've used before, so i'll tell you how to make the thing..

load up teh gimp
Click (on the main window) Xtns
Script-Fu/Logo's/Text Circle
Type in Text up top
Click "okilydokily"
up pops image

you can then edit it in ur fav image programme ;)
superfresh
06-08-04, 16:43
Eeek. "The Gimp" crashes when trying to switch fonts. :eek:
Spermy
06-08-04, 17:27
There's summat in PS seven about tying text to a path I think...

*Off to check*
Lexxuk
06-08-04, 18:12
Eeek. "The Gimp" crashes when trying to switch fonts. :eek:

Its not a native windows programme, its a native linux programme thats been compiled to run on windows, but its pretty good, you could always install Linux I suppose to get it in its prime element :lol: :angel:
Juht
06-08-04, 19:31
Photoshop can do it, but it is geared more for editing photos really. ImageReady or Illustrator would be better suited for this task. Or I should say the option to do this kind of stuff to text is more apparent in the other programs. But of course, using the gimp certainly makes sense if you don't have a huge library of Adobe apps.
superfresh
06-08-04, 20:35
Photoshop can do it, but it is geared more for editing photos really. ImageReady or Illustrator would be better suited for this task. Or I should say the option to do this kind of stuff to text is more apparent in the other programs. But of course, using the gimp certainly makes sense if you don't have a huge library of Adobe apps.


I've got ImageReady but have never used it. I'll give it a look...