I got a graphic design job...

**Gundam-Dude** · 08-4-2011, 10:14 PM

Re: I got a graphic design job...

The 3D shit makes everything illegible and unreadable. Text does NOT have to be fancy and full of effects to look good. Plain text is best, especially if you're doing a professional job such as this so for the love of god keep it simple.

The header you have to watch out for just how much of the letters you cut off. What you have right now makes the header also unreadable and when you actually go out and print it, it's going to end up being a jumbled mess and you'll be left with only ITELIN. I can almost guarantee you that it won't print well.

You're breaking some typography rules/conventions but I won't bother bitching at you for it since you didn't know about it in the first place.

**midnghtraver** · 08-4-2011, 10:21 PM

Re: I got a graphic design job...

Originally posted by who_cares973

siteline at the top is barely legible. also reading down to up is counter intuitive as **** man.

It says sitelinK haha.

Originally posted by Gundam-Dude

The 3D shit makes everything illegible and unreadable. Text does NOT have to be fancy and full of effects to look good. Plain text is best, especially if you're doing a professional job such as this so for the love of god keep it simple.

The header you have to watch out for just how much of the letters you cut off. What you have right now makes the header also unreadable and when you actually go out and print it, it's going to end up being a jumbled mess and you'll be left with only ITELIN. I can almost guarantee you that it won't print well.

You're breaking some typography rules/conventions but I won't bother bitching at you for it since you didn't know about it in the first place.

You don't have to tell me twice. But honestly, i'm not really doing this one because I want to. The goal at the end of this one is to get paid. And everything on that poster is all his idea. And as it is right now he likes it...

**Quigly** · 08-4-2011, 11:18 PM

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So you're willing to compromise gaining skill and being proud for your own work for laziness then.

way2go~

**midnghtraver** · 08-4-2011, 11:23 PM

Re: I got a graphic design job...

Originally posted by Quigly

So you're willing to compromise gaining skill and being proud for your own work for laziness then.

way2go~

Not really what I said. My dad came to me. Hey son wanna make me a poster for a couple of bucks? So I can show it to a couple of people ONCE?

I was just looking to please him, and what your looking at is what he wants.

**ULTIMEGA** · 08-5-2011, 02:49 AM

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3D is Bad-ass. Nuff sed.

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**who_cares973** · 08-5-2011, 08:13 AM

Re: I got a graphic design job...

No, enough said

**Renevatia** · 08-6-2011, 02:59 AM

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Not sure where this poster is suppose to be used since it wasn't specified. But if it is suppose to be a standalone poster, where you just stick it out on streets or internet ad's or even brochures here's what you should focus on.

Make it simple and memorable. Its not that you cannot put in fancy effects or w.e. text stuff you can add, I don't even know anything about typography but if I cannot read it in one glance and know what you are trying to sell me I have bad news for you. Of course this comment is a bit over critical for anything casual, but 'graphic design job' is where you design the graphic related material for you client, doesn't matter if it is your dad, you are the designer, not him. If you do not like it, it usually means you think you can make it better for the cause, then go for it.

**midnghtraver** · 08-6-2011, 03:34 AM

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Originally posted by Renevatia

Not sure where this poster is suppose to be used since it wasn't specified. But if it is suppose to be a standalone poster, where you just stick it out on streets or internet ad's or even brochures here's what you should focus on.

Make it simple and memorable. Its not that you cannot put in fancy effects or w.e. text stuff you can add, I don't even know anything about typography but if I cannot read it in one glance and know what you are trying to sell me I have bad news for you. Of course this comment is a bit over critical for anything casual, but 'graphic design job' is where you design the graphic related material for you client, doesn't matter if it is your dad, you are the designer, not him. If you do not like it, it usually means you think you can make it better for the cause, then go for it.

Its at a "Convention" where he wants people to notice it more than the competition (of which are not having their posters "fancified")

**LongGone** · 08-6-2011, 03:47 AM

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I hope I'm not annoying or nagging you writing this, don't take this the wrong way

Zoom out to see the big picture.

Even if your client does like it, you are the professional doing the job here (the client is paying you for your expertise in the field, you would know better than him/her what works and is effective. He gives you the basic idea of what he wants, you present to him results and maybe propose ideas and alternatives)

I'm no expert in this, but I think the other members summed up the critiques on it. Looking at the big picture, if this was a banner, you want it to be as clear as possible to get the message across. If a passerby takes one quick glance at it, can he/she read it clearly? People won't stop and read/ponder over every banner they see, so it has to be as legible as possible. Unfortunately even reading the 3d text on my PC screen now gives me trouble making it out. Legibility IMO, is more important than making it fancy to stand out. If its so over the top and fanciful but people can't read the message then it loses its point

My 0.02$

**midnghtraver** · 08-6-2011, 04:27 AM

Re: I got a graphic design job...

Originally posted by LongGone

I hope I'm not annoying or nagging you writing this, don't take this the wrong way

Zoom out to see the big picture.

Even if your client does like it, you are the professional doing the job here (the client is paying you for your expertise in the field, you would know better than him/her what works and is effective. He gives you the basic idea of what he wants, you present to him results and maybe propose ideas and alternatives)

I'm no expert in this, but I think the other members summed up the critiques on it. Looking at the big picture, if this was a banner, you want it to be as clear as possible to get the message across. If a passerby takes one quick glance at it, can he/she read it clearly? People won't stop and read/ponder over every banner they see, so it has to be as legible as possible. Unfortunately even reading the 3d text on my PC screen now gives me trouble making it out. Legibility IMO, is more important than making it fancy to stand out. If its so over the top and fanciful but people can't read the message then it loses its point

My 0.02$

But i'm no expert in this either. And my dad knows this. If someone was searching for someone to do a graphic design project for them. They wouldn't come to me, this is extenuating circumstances...

**Mythix** · 08-6-2011, 01:27 PM

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K I won the game

Anyways ignore below green line, the whole emboss part is just cuz lazy. This is for a professional meeting, imagine Donald Trumph being showed this in a room with Obama and random upsidedown 3D text appears. Ain't no pokeball that can save you then.

Below line, check my signature and OILERS profile pic, imagine the SITELINE logo in it and the slogain of your choice below the text instead of stretched blue....

Anyways that's my 2$. Beats 2 cent.

**midnghtraver** · 08-6-2011, 01:35 PM

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Lol its sitelink!

WITH A K!

**Mythix** · 08-6-2011, 01:50 PM

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Even better, you can make the logo a GIF of being clicked. Like a LINK.

**midnghtraver** · 08-6-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally posted by Mythix

Even better, you can make the logo a GIF of being clicked. Like a LINK.

Its a poster *facepalm*

**Mythix** · 08-6-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally posted by midnghtraver

Its a poster *facepalm*

I didn't read your post lol I just had 5 minutes spare while downloading "Pursuit of Happiness" xD

I got a graphic design job...

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