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Meet Creatif
Step 9 Next we will add a small, but eye-catching design element in the form of a message strip along the top right corner of the boxes. In a simple design like this (where it’s mostly simple lines and boxes), it is a good idea to have one or two elements in the design that really leap out. In this case we’re going to use our sharp blue colour combined with a 45° angle to make a great highlight for our design. So we draw a rectangle and add some text over the top. Then use the Dodge Tool (O) to lighten the middle part, and add a Layer Style to give the text a bit of shadow. Then select both layers together, hit CTRL-T to transform and rotate 45°.
Step 10 After placing the strip over our box, we cut away the edges as shown. Now you’ll notice we could have placed it so it was aligned with the box, but to add extra visual interest we’re going to make it look like this strip is wrapping around the box, so instead we move it about 4px off the box to the right and top.