The aim of Thing #6 is to play with some image generators.
Image generator websites are used to manipulate text and images to create new images. The three image generators in your task provide different services.
Task
Explore the three image generators below and then upload the saved images to your blog and write a post about your favourite image generator and your experiences in creating the images
A) Letterjames can be used to manipulate text into an image.
1) Go to the Letterjames website: http://www.letterjames.com
2) On the ‘Products’ tab, select ‘Images and E-Cards’
3) Select one of the categories
4) Type in text and select ‘Create image’
5) Select ‘Download image’ and save to your H: Drive
B) Big Huge Labs can be used to create lots of different products from blog headers and profile widgets to magazine covers and pop art posters using your images.
1) Go to the Big Huge Labs website: http://bighugelabs.com
2) Select the product you wish to create
3) Upload an image or connect to your Flickr account to use images from there. If using your Flickr account you will need to follow the steps to sign in and authorise your photos to be used.
4) Click on ‘Create’
5) Click on ‘Save’ or ‘Share’ if you wish to Upload to your Flickr account
C) Cooltext.com can be used to create logos or button designs.
1) Go to the Cool Text website: http://cooltext.com
2) Select a logo or button design
3) Type text and select your preferences
4) Select ‘Render Logo’ or ‘Render Button’ (depending on which you’ve picked)
5) Select ‘Download Image’