Have fun with your facebook profile picture

Ben — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:51:53 +0000

Some weeks ago, I saw a profile on facebook that had something original: the profile picture was edited in a way that you just couldn’t say when facebook interface was ending and where the the profile picture started.

Here is the result I got after only 30 minutes of editing:

My facebook Profile

So how can you make one of these ?
Very easy !!

1st step: find a picture of you with a white/light background.

Here, I used a picture with a light background, if I had one with a white background/time to shoot one, it would have been better/easier.
So here, you’ll need some editing to get your background white, and keeping nice levels on your face.
Use masks, levels, saturation tools to get your head on a white background.

2nd step: insert your head on the facebook ‘interface’

Some useful info:

width of the profile picture: 200px
height is not important
grey background goes for 67px and is #edeff4 (more or less)
darker grey line is 1px high and is #d8dfea (more or less)
font I used is Tahoma 11pt (this seems to be the one IE, FF, Chrome take into account in the css) and is #3b5998 (more or less)
height between typos and separation lines is 20px
typo starts at 8px from the left border

- Start putting the grey background, and use masks to hide the white background around your face.
- Then draw the darker line at exactly 68px from top.
- Write your fake menu items, separate them with a ‘dark grey’ line

3rd step: export, upload, and enjoy !

Some things I found out:

I first wanted to make the pic twice the size (400px width, 2px for the dark grey lines etc…) to have it bigger when people click on it.
But then I found out that the resizing of the profile picture to fit it at 200px wide is causing some blur on the lines. I thought about it, but wanted to try it anyway. Don’t waste your time, as you’ll have to redo everything at 1/1 size.

Also, putting a grey stroke around the ‘profile’ pic, gives more consistency to it, you avoid this ‘cut’ body effect.

Do not hesitate to take the pic above to use it as a base for your editing.
If you want to, I can also include a link to the psd, just ask.

I listened to The Trashmen – Surfin’ Birds and other nice things of this period of rock’n'roll while editing my facebook profile picture.

Have fun !!

(version française à venir)

The Tarantino Mix Tape

Ben — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:58:13 +0000

This is some nice editing work.
Mixing OST and movie extracts from Quentin Tarantino’s work.

Enjoy !

Eclectic Method – The Tarantino Mixtape from Eclectic Method on Vimeo.

(thx to DEA from mrgreen.be)

Weekend Design Challenge: Photomontage

Ben — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:06:12 +0000

Webdesigner Depot launched a weekend challenge.
You have to make a photomontage using three images they provide, editing, adding your stuff, using your brushes etc …
I made something quickly, first participation, let’s see what happens !!

Results on monday !

caballus sapiens

I listenened to some moby remixes while editing.

benjamin franck » editing

Have fun with your facebook profile picture

The Tarantino Mix Tape

Weekend Design Challenge: Photomontage