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Inspiration - Written by Gino on Friday, February 29, 2008 3:22 - 27 Comments

25 Tasty 3D Graphic Design Treats

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Design Above by Nik Ainley

3D graphic design is becoming more popular and I have noticed a surge in 3D Type work on portfolio sites. Below are 30 examples of 3D graphic design from a variety of truly talented visual artists. many of these 3D graphic design projects were created using programs such as Xara 3D, Maya 3D, Photoshop, and Illustrator to name a few. Feel free to link your 3D type designs in the comments!

3D Graphic Design Using Type as a Central Theme

Emeric TRAHAND

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Josh Rhode

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Nik Ainley

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iunewind

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Hampus Olsson

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Newflesh

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Zoltan

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Dreaming-Star

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Xfragg3r

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Myaki Design

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Erik Finsrud

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Drew Flaherty

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57 Even

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Anton Shineft

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MoreVision

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27 Comments

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Kitkat
Feb 29, 2008 6:17

Oh my… all these 3D graphics are superb!

David S.
Feb 29, 2008 16:47

Great examples of typography being treated as design rather than something you ‘type’ into a keyboard. Very cool stuff!

Gino
Feb 29, 2008 18:24

Yes I think its interesting to see typography showcased in this way, its very refreshing to me and i like the depth of a lot of these works.

Digital Revolutions
Feb 29, 2008 19:02

Love it! Especially the Xfragg3r one. Awesome :D

nks
Mar 1, 2008 8:46

interesting work……… check my blog too…

indy
Mar 1, 2008 17:04

Very cool indeed. I would really love to know how to do this. Hmm, do you need a 3D program to create this or can you just used Photoshop, and Illustrator? Anyone out their knows?

greg
Mar 2, 2008 4:56

Really good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im a graphic desiner and would really like to know how this is done.

Anyone who knows please could u teach me!

I could assit u in any projects u have if u could help me.

gregbruce01@yahoo.com

Gino
Mar 2, 2008 17:06

They are done in a variety of programs including Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator and so on.

I am hoping to post a tutorial in the future on how this is done.

Jenkin
Mar 2, 2008 20:37

I’d love to see a tutorial on how to do this effect. I think there’s a serious information gap for most print designers on how to make the leap to using 3D tools. It’s something that has, to date, not been something taught as part of the toolkit for most print applications.

Ezekiel06
Mar 3, 2008 1:26

Wow, this work is amazing. Love the different color schemes

Deepak
Mar 3, 2008 5:24

AWESOME !!!!!!!

indy
Mar 3, 2008 12:24

I also would love to see a tutorial. I unfortunately don’t have Maya but have been playing with blender. But I’m sure and hoping I’ll be able to adapt the tutorial to Maya.

PIN
Mar 4, 2008 1:57

brother is a beautifull!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aarlev
Mar 4, 2008 11:07

The letters can be done with the excellent little program called Xara3d and then exported to Photoshop. It’s extremely simple to use.

Tutorial on this type of stuff can be found here: http://psdtuts.com/designing-tutorials/valentines-day-photoshop-style/

Albert Omoss
Mar 5, 2008 0:29

I highly recommend Cinema 4D for designers wanting to do 3D work. It is extremely user friendly and includes a module specifically for graphic design called ‘mograph’. Check it out.

illadelph
Mar 23, 2008 0:18

these guys should get into graffiti
its more fun and they aint limited by the functions of a program like photoshop or illustrator

Crisezeq
Mar 23, 2008 13:16

Very Good!

danny
Mar 24, 2008 14:48

simply…. tasty

sander v
Mar 25, 2008 6:04

you forgot Serialcut… http://serialcut.com/

manray
Mar 25, 2008 14:54

a really killer app for doing 3D Type and extrusions of eps files is Zaxwerks Pro Modeler. http://zaxwerks.com/promodeler/index.shtml
Lots of control, super-fast renderer and rich output with an alpha channel for dropping into Photoshop easily.

blackwhitecolour
Mar 27, 2008 13:16

There’s a tutorial on 3D type effects by Nik Ainley on the Digital Arts site at http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/index.cfm?featureID=1617

His illustration at the top of this blog is a front cover from that mag too, I seem to remember…

Kemosabe
Mar 31, 2008 20:47

When did graphic design and graffiti art become the same thing? Damn punk kids.

Rashmi
Apr 2, 2008 15:12

Really nice designs, I liked the “Summer Going Out” picture the most. It is done so well. Great work.

xavier
Apr 3, 2008 12:46

anyone here can help me i wanna know what kind of font is the used in “dreaming-star” pict
thaks sorry by my english its not good im from galapagos ecuador

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3D
Apr 21, 2008 7:05

Never forget 3D graphic videos http://www.dropamovie.com/YouTube/-I7WWYzEHEg/funny cartoon still have a great future

_antagonic
May 3, 2008 3:31

good… good… good

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