Author: Too Headed Boy

Mar ‘25 – Cheat code

Post author By Too Headed Boy
Post date March 1, 2025

Here’s my playlist for March 2025.

You gotta roll with the punches to get to what is real
Knock down the bastards and show them how it feels

Sloan. (1998). Stand By Me [Song]. On Navy Blues. murderrecords. https://open.spotify.com/track/6GqJ7HWQz325oQPdAo38Cw?si=c4f05153a9a44c7f

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Monthly Playlist Music

Feb ’25 – Adjustments

Post author By Too Headed Boy
Post date February 1, 2025

Here’s my playlist for February 2025.

Yeah, time is gonna take so much away
But there’s a way that you can offer time a trade
You gotta do something that you can get smarter at
You gotta do something you might just be a starter at
You better do something that you can get better at
Cause that’s the thing that time will leave you with

Jeffrey Lewis. (2011). Time Trades [Song]. On A Turn in the Dream Songs. Rough Trade Records. https://open.spotify.com/track/21KBEtrQybdzCY2acS1PAu?si=44e76bd486254e01

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Monthly Playlist Music

Jan ’25 – Coping

Post author By Too Headed Boy
Post date January 1, 2025

I am starting off 2025 by posting my monthly spotify playlists. Here’s one for January.

Don’t worry
You and me won’t be alone no more

Car Seat Headrest. (2011). Sober to Death [Song]. On Twin Fantasy. Self-released. https://open.spotify.com/track/6kOHjAOLz9IvUiRGf72Kec?si=38eb311823b749aa

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Graphic Design Photoshop

3D Text Effect

Post author By Too Headed Boy
Post date April 8, 2022

I wanted to get some Photoshop practice in today, so I followed a tutorial on the Spoon Graphics website to create a custom 3D heavily utilizing the “Transform Again” technique.

Once again, I took the liberty of customizing the font, the content, and the color palette to something relevant to me.

Things I learned from this tutorial:

Using the “Transform Again” technique in Photoshop
Simulating shadows by nudging and repeating layer additions using shortcuts in Photoshop
Manipulating gradients, strokes, and other effects in Photoshop
Adding a grain texture to reduce the banding effect of the gradient background in Photoshop

I started out with a 3000 pixel wide by 2000 pixel wide canvas, and I used a free font from Google fonts, called Oleo Script.

Here was the final result:

“Take Care of Your Mental Health”.

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Graphic Design Illustrator

Line Art Sticker

Post author By Too Headed Boy
Post date March 1, 2022

In an effort to get back into graphic design work, and start to upskill in a field that I love, I recently took a tutorial on the Spoon Graphics website.

I took the liberty of customizing the graphic to something relevant to me, so I strayed a bit from the exact details of the tutorial. I learned a bit though and I am happy with how the graphic turned out. I decided to have some stickers created from the graphic to share with my family.

Things I learned from this tutorial:

Manipulating stroke details (like caps) in Illustrator
Duplicating and reflecting objects in Illustrator
Using the scissor tool to trim lines in Illustrator
Transforming lines into waves in Illustrator
Using the Object > Blend effect in Illustrator
Using the Type on Path tool in Illustrator

Here was the final result:

“The Breeze” is a cabin at Nickerson Lake in Maine.

Visit my dribbble page to see more of my designs.
Visit my website to see some of my other projects.