Playing With Fire
Well, I have been getting into logo design lately and using mostly Fireworks to do the designs and sometimes a little Photoshop too! I am quite amazed with how much these programs are capable of achieving once some time is spent learning about all the features. I have really taken a liking to Fireworks and have started getting some impressive results from using the program.
Here’s one of the logos I put together. On this logo, I used the Ellipse Tool for the sun and also the vector Knife Tool for making some of the fine slices for the smaller pieces.
The thing that I find most enjoyable about doing the designs is how much it gets the creative juices flowing. I am the type of person that gets bored easy with doing the same thing over and over. Repetition gets old and creating art with Fireworks is always a new and motivating experience for me. I especially like that every time I use the program, I learn about a new feature or trick way of doing things with the program. I am glad that I took a little time out and started playing with fire!
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I love Fireworks! In my opinion, it is entirely more intuitive then Photoshop (for those of us who don’t have the time to take a college course just to learn the basics.)
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Kool Skool! Nice to hear from another person that likes Fireworks!
I use the program pretty much every day to make web site elements, blending graphics together and gradients and other things like that.
I do find it easier to use than PS too. Some parts of it are a lot the same as PS and do the same things or close. But for some reason the interface is just more intuitive, as you said! Seams easier to move around in the program and menu functions and understand them.
Thank you Summer for the comment.
Ryder
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there is a tutorial on here about fire graphics
http://www.photoshopcartutorials.com
i just completed it.
but its photoshop only so i donno if ur intrested.
nice work though.
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menghitung masa subur reply on November 15th, 2009 8:42 pm:
Logo is very importance for business brand and image, so it depend in what sectors. Good design about that fireworks logo.
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I use the program pretty much every day to make web site elements, blending graphics together and gradients and other things like that.
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If you want to go a little deeper into photoshop check out
http://www.pixel2life.com/
they have a lot of really good artist as well as tutorials.
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graphics is something interesting…thanks to any graphic editing software that allows us to enhance our images, create a more beautiful output…i try using photoshop and fireworks in editing and enhancing graphics..its great..there’s also another graphic editing software like the xara picture editor and so many more..try others..you might like it…
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Fireworks is a good tool, there are so my effects that can be done with it… Photoshop is good as well and awesome piece of work can be obtained by combining both of them.
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dont like fireworks that much prefer photoshop
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Making such a kool logo with fireworks is really tough. You have done a great job.
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I seldom use fireworks as i prefer photoshop. This logo is kool.
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I prefer Photoshop over Fireworks as well, but you can achieve basically the same thing with both. Photoshop is more familiar to me.
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Nice article, The heading of blog is very perfect to this post.
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i prefer photo shop because fireworks is a good theme in u r article and u have cool article and more information
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I like your logo. I’ve always wanted to get into graphic design, but I’ve never bothered to learn. I think maybe I should do that this summer.
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Oh thats grate work done by you….keep rocking dear
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Nice article, very useful tool which compliments other web designs and editing. Thanks for sharing
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I seldom use fireworks as i prefer photo shop. This logo is cool.Thanks buddy
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I read your article.The things you have written sound very sincere and nice topics i am looking forward to its continuation.
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I like to use both (fireworks and photoshop). Both have their own value and can be very handy in particular situations.
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That’s a good design,
but I don’t like the lines around the sun part they look a little odd. 
So have you decided not to change your logo since this was designed long time ago, but I think the part below the sun looks really good.
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Sometimes I use CoralDraw but it is true Fireworks can share the leading position with Photoshop.
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My, that’s a nice looking logo. Its very eye catching, and the black background is a perfect choice if I don’t say so myself. I see you used pink for the title and its also used subtly as the tops on some of the suns rays. The green is the.com as well as some larger pieces of rays of the sun, which brings the whole picture together nicely. I think if I had done it I would have replaced the blue with some yellow and green.. but that does make blue though so I guess it’s a nice choice after all haha
-Randy
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Good design, but I do not like the color of the font is live, yes the sun and the second should be! Yes this is the font looks good for some low
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To my mind, I love using Fireworks as you see how your best ideas and imagination are converted into reality. I feel a creator with a magic stick in your hands.
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nice article. thanks for share. i used to my blog site. I like to use photoshop
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Good design, but I do not like the color of the font is live, yes the sun and the second should be! Yes this is the font looks good for some low
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I agree, nothing like designing to get the creative juices going. And it’s rewarding to see what you’ve created at the end of the day.
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Fireworks is great and it is my tool of choice for web work.
I have been using PS and Illustrator for quite a lot of years now, I think Illustrator is my favorite.
You should check out Xara, it is like Fireworks in some ways with some very interesting features.
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Never really got into Fireworks as all our designs for everything are done in Photoshop and Illustrator. I have heard that Fireworks has a really good compression engine for squeezing down images for the web. Pencil and paper is also good for logo design
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I use Photoshop to do my logo but after reading your article, it makes me want to try Fireworks, too! Which is easy to use, Photoshop or Fireworks?
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nice article. thanks for share. i used to my blog site. I like to use photo shop….i appreciate it.Thanks a lot.
Sonum Rana.
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photo shop is a great program where you can process your pictures how you want, you add what you want, make the picture clear. is a little difficult to work with him if you know that very many features.
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Ya, I like fireworks than photoshop because I can not use photoshop!!!!!!!!! But now I’m starting to learn photoshop also. thanks for your information!
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From my point of view, Fireworks is ok if you are web designer. And, in other side, Photoshop has all-in-one.
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Yes! Fireworks is a fabulous tool, there are so my effects that can be done with it… Photoshop is good as well and awesome piece of work can be obtained by combining both of them.
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I prefer Photoshop over Fireworks as well, but you can achieve basically the same thing with both. Photoshop is more familiar to me
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Fireworks is a fabulous tool, there are so my effects that can be done with it… Photoshop is good as well and awesome piece of work can be obtained by combining both of them.
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Really very very good job!
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Fireworks logos is a good idea to develop and looks more attractive. The one in the picture was so attractive.
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I am very familiar with Photoshop, but can you tell me more about Fireworks? I am interested to learn more about it.
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Nice topic….
Yes! Fireworks is a fabulous tool, there are so my effects that can be done with it… Photoshop is good as well and awesome piece of work can be obtained by combining both of them.
However, Graphics is something interesting, graphic editing software that allows us to enhance our images, create a more beautiful output.
Thanks for sharing this interesting topic.
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Ah damn, I came to late. I wanted something snappy, seems everything I think of has already been taken.
Still it’s a good feature, I just need to come up with something REALLY original
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I think I will try to recommend this post to my friends and family, cuz it’s really helpful.
Thanks for this nice post, i like it very much, write this article more
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nice article. thanks for share. i used to my blog site. I like to use photo shop….i appreciate it.Thanks a lot.
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Thanks for doing such a difficult job. Really logo design is on fireworks is a challenging task but in spite of that you have done well.
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I also love Fireworks! Cool.. Fireworks design is spectaculer I think. There are abstract..
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nice! cool creation! i like it!
i’ve always been fascinated by the sun. love the bright and fun colors: yellow and pink!
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i wanna make a logo that looks like this. i love the subtle hues and the combination of colors. great work! cool design!
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That is nice! It is a great looking logo. Well, I have seen some sort of these logos, actually my cousin is in a logo design company and he has his folder loaded with such logos.
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not bad! I agree, it does get the creative juices flowing. And it’s always fun to see your masterpiece.
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I always use photoshop but, what is fireworks? I never heard of the program. Great Job on the logo!
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Do Fireworks give better results than Photoshop?? Your have created a beautiful logo.Carry on.
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Fireworks is a good tool. But Photoshop is something which is very dear to most of the designers.A combination of both can be a nice idea.
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Fireworks and Photoshop both are good.They have their own respective negative and positive sides.
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I am quite impressed, the logo you created looks really great and sharp!
I am sure I couldn’t come up with something like that mainly because I lack artistic talent, lol.
Till then,
Jean
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Ryder,
IMHO your logo is fantastic, nice and simple. Every logo should be very simple, clean, and with not too many shapes, not too many colors and also not too many tiny details and of course one idea. Good logo is one which is easy to remember.
Your logo has 3 colors, 3 different shapes, small number of tiny details and gorgeous idea or concept. If I managed to grasp the concept of your logo, is that color of qualitynetdesign is like fire which burns in small quantities but echoes far far away. Meaning of your logo is so powerfull like qualitynetdesign.
Keep up with fantastic logo design, and of course playing with fire.
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He-he very interesting. I love Fireworks! It was useful for me. Thanks for article: internet needs more short articles with helpful content
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I used to use the knife tool and just slice the shape in half but I found it didn’t connect the two end points. Try putting an outline on the shape and you’ll see that the outline doesn’t go along the straight edge.
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Right you are in that thoughts!
Thanks for sharing!
Respect all your ideas!
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hey.. i like your logo design very much.. if you can design one logo for my company also… you have agood creative mind..
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Hah!
Really love your point of view!
Thanks for sharing!
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Fireworks like effects are sometimes great to use in logo design. I often try to stay away from weather (sun, stars) but do use natural colours greens and browns.
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I agree, nothing like designing to get the creative juices going. And it’s rewarding to see what you’ve created at the end of the day.
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He-he very interesting. I love Fireworks! It was useful for me. Thanks for article: internet needs more short articles with helpful content
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nice article. thanks for sharing this to us. i used to my blog site. I like to use photoshop
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its very amazing! i like it..you have a good creative mind..i like to use photoshop..thanks for sharing..
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héhé Nice article and design !
I’m fireworks lover too
Thanks for sharing with us your works and thoughts
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