Card Template Request

nfcbeast · 10-29-2009, 09:35 PM

looking especially for the 1984 Topps Baseball Template & the 84-85 or 85-86 Topps Hockey templates.

banksa60@yahoo.com

tombair · 10-30-2009, 09:07 AM

The layout is fairly simple but it is not the easiest card to do because in the small photo in the corner the player's head sticks out of the box (for lack of a better term). So there is a bit more involved than cutting and pasting...

But here's what I came up with in Inkscape. I had to use a paint program to remove the background in the small photo.

-----------------Original --------------------------------------------------- Template

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tombair · 10-30-2009, 09:12 AM

I tweaked the Team font a little to more closely match the original. It was a bit too wide. Usually I have trouble matching fonts but that one is very close.

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silvam14 · 10-30-2009, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by tombair

I tweaked the Team font a little to more closely match the original. It was a bit too wide. Usually I have trouble matching fonts but that one is very close.

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That is sweet looking. This was my very first year of collecting cards so it brings me back! great job

rocknfire7 · 10-30-2009, 06:58 PM

Can I ask what fonts were used?

tombair · 10-30-2009, 07:06 PM

The team name is Kimberley - Kimberley Font | dafont.com - it's not an exact match but it's close.

The player name is DejaVu Sans Condensed - Font Squirrel | Free Font DejaVu Sans by DejaVu Fonts
I had to make it a bit more bold by giving it a stroke and I resized it a bit to match the original.

nfcbeast · 10-30-2009, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tombair

I tweaked the Team font a little to more closely match the original. It was a bit too wide. Usually I have trouble matching fonts but that one is very close.

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thats really excellent work there.

10-29-2009, 09:35 PM	#1
nfcbeast Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	Card Template Request looking especially for the 1984 Topps Baseball Template & the 84-85 or 85-86 Topps Hockey templates. banksa60@yahoo.com

10-30-2009, 09:07 AM	#2
tombair Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: La Plata, MD Posts: 493	The layout is fairly simple but it is not the easiest card to do because in the small photo in the corner the player's head sticks out of the box (for lack of a better term). So there is a bit more involved than cutting and pasting... But here's what I came up with in Inkscape. I had to use a paint program to remove the background in the small photo. -----------------Original --------------------------------------------------- Template __________________ I don't care how long you've been around, you'll never see it all. Bob Lemon

10-30-2009, 09:12 AM	#3
tombair Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: La Plata, MD Posts: 493	I tweaked the Team font a little to more closely match the original. It was a bit too wide. Usually I have trouble matching fonts but that one is very close. __________________ I don't care how long you've been around, you'll never see it all. Bob Lemon

10-30-2009, 07:06 PM	#6
tombair Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: La Plata, MD Posts: 493	The team name is Kimberley - Kimberley Font \| dafont.com - it's not an exact match but it's close. The player name is DejaVu Sans Condensed - Font Squirrel \| Free Font DejaVu Sans by DejaVu Fonts I had to make it a bit more bold by giving it a stroke and I resized it a bit to match the original. __________________ I don't care how long you've been around, you'll never see it all. Bob Lemon

10-30-2009, 06:58 PM	#5
rocknfire7 Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,907 Infractions: 0/2 (4)	Can I ask what fonts were used?