A few weeks ago, I showed you the first round of design ideas for my brother’s graduation invitations. We decided on the third design, which no one seemed to favor. Granted, I didn’t have a good photo to work with at the time, so it wasn’t my favorite either. The above is a view of the original versus the current draft of what I have in mind for the invitation.
I like the guitar photo better. The mirror photo kind of transmits a douche attitude wile the other one transmits a more calm, slightly bohemian feeling.
The text needs to be a bit bigger. It’s hard to read even on a larger print. I don’t particularly like condensed fonts so this is just a matter of personal preference, but the font does need to be just a bit larger.
Something you could test and see how it looks is to separate the background and blur it just a bit. Just like it would have been made with the camera. Make it look natural by keeping track of the perspective on the ground(start with a small blur a bit behind the feet line and progress to more blur at the trees line in the background)
This will bring focus on the guy with the guitar but at the same time it will keep the wonderful summer colors from the photo.
The text will also be more legible on a blurred background.
The mirror photo was just a placeholder. Also, the image you’re seeing has been downsized for the Web, so the text isn’t quite as clear as what you’d see in print. I’ll probably be making some adjustments with it though.
I’ll try out your idea with the background.
hmm – it depends on the personality of the boy. To me, these two images describe a different type of person.
Please read the entire post and not just look at the two pictures. And, if necessary to gain more context, read the original post.
I have read text of both posts – and I stand by what I’ve already said. Both images conjure up a different type of person to me! One image says sporty and into partying – the other someone of a more sensitive nature.
[No offense meant or implied]
Sorry, I’m guessing English isn’t your native language. Just to simplify: we’re not choosing between the two photographs. The above images show the progression of the design from the starting point to the current point.
nice design Justin.
i like the guitar-boy design. very cool.
and it’s for digital printing right?
if you are gonna print it using offset printing it’s going to be hard to print.
even when using digital printing the blue color for the shirt wont be that good.
and if you’re using photoshop don’t forget that printing need higher DPI, (pixel/inch). i think the standard is 300 pixel per inch (?)
Yes, it’s for printing. I’ve downsized the quality and size of the image above for the Web. The version I have will print better than the above.
Text needs to be bigger in the current desingn draft, also it is important to know exactly the kind of personality you want to convey, don´t you think so?
I especially like the images that have some viral element, they work very well.
I went 2 pts. larger, but the text in the above image works fine too. Remember, this is for print, so what you see here on the Web has been scaled down.
For sure the current one wins over the original one in my opinion. Original one looks very amateur and kinda random-ish. The current one looks more positive and shows creative approach from a student. Besides it has more colors and overall it makes the recipient’s emotions more positive.
C.