Okay, so I saw this thing called “bleed sign nexa” and I was like, what the heck is that? I did a little digging around and figured it out, and now I’m gonna show you how I did it.
First off, I needed some fonts. Specifically, I needed the Nexa font family. After getting those downloaded and installed, I opened up my design software. For this, I used Adobe Illustrator because it’s what I’m used to.
Once I had Illustrator open, I made a new document. Any size will do, but I went with a standard A4 size just to keep things simple. Then, I grabbed the text tool and typed out the word “bleed” in all caps. I made sure to use the Nexa font, and I picked the Bold weight to really make it stand out.
Next, I needed to add the bleed effect. This is where it got a little tricky. I duplicated the text layer a few times and offset each one slightly. I’m talking just a tiny bit, like a couple of pixels up and to the left for one, down and to the right for another. You get the idea.
- Duplicate the text layer.
- Offset the duplicated layer slightly.
- Repeat a few times.
After I had a few layers offset, I started playing with the colors. I made each layer a slightly different shade of red, getting darker with each layer. This is what gives it that cool, kind of 3D, bleeding look. I started with a bright red for the top layer and went darker for each one underneath.
Then, I decided to add a bit of a gradient to each layer. Just a subtle one, from a slightly lighter shade to a slightly darker shade of the same color. This added a bit more depth and made it look even more like it was bleeding.
Tweaking and Finalizing
Once I had the basic effect down, I spent some time tweaking things. I adjusted the offset of each layer, played with the colors some more, and even added a bit of a blur to some of the layers to soften the edges.
Finally, I added a dark background to really make the effect pop. I just used a simple black rectangle, but you could use whatever you want. And that’s it! That’s how I made the “bleed sign nexa” effect.
It was a fun little project, and I learned a lot along the way. Hope this helps you out if you’re trying to figure out how to do this yourself!
