Vintage Paper and Aged Textures
Add vintage paper to your designs: aged paper textures with worn edges on transparent backgrounds that give a design a heritage, authentic feel.
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When should you use aged paper?
When the content is heritage or literary: a line of poetry, a proverb, a document, a manuscript. Aged paper suggests time before the text is read, so with modern content the form contradicts the meaning.
What can you design with them?
Backgrounds for poetry and proverbs
Heritage and historical designs
Certificates with an aged look
Book and manuscript covers
Menus and prints in an antique style
Which typeface suits aged paper?
A classical Arabic script such as Thuluth or Diwani, in dark brown rather than pure black. Black on aged paper looks freshly printed on top of it, while brown reads as part of the sheet itself.
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Do the textures have transparent backgrounds?
Yes, the sheets are transparent with their worn edges intact, so they sit over any colour in Andalusi and the edges read naturally with no white rectangle.
How do I make text look part of the paper?
Lower the text's opacity slightly so the paper grain shows through, and use brown instead of black. Those two adjustments inside Andalusi do more than any filter.
Do these suit calligraphy designs?
Yes. They suit manuscripts, poetry and documents, and you can combine them with the Arabic calligraphy, stamps and classic frames in Andalusi for a complete heritage piece.