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- Engage0
No. 4... although I'd make those line the same thickness as his baton... as they look to much like magic wands at the mo... thus making him look like a magician
- phatlee0
Try cutting him out and making the poster black?
- Baskerville0
I like the last one best, seems most eye catching/different.
I think the image sits slightly uncomfortably on the poster, maybe because it's not the best photo but also because of the colours. Maybe there is some kind of image treatment you can use, it could be a contrasty b&w photo of a duotone, the colour image just looks a bit odd in the composition to me.
- JerseyRaindog0
I like 1 and 4 personally. Engage is right about the thickness as well. Picture might look better duotoned. I like the stray lines in one. Wonder whether they even need to emanate from his baton.
Nice though.
- Crouwel0
yes, try cutting it out or go for a fullpage photo and bold text over it (safest and most conventional way in terms of readability, when applied well)
if i really have to choose, the last one. the first one with the lines coming out of his "magic wand" is an absolute no no for something like this.
- paraselene0
i prefer the second one, but that's probably because of its simplicity.
strip a few elements out of three or four and they could work as well.
- Engage0
so yeah, 1,2 3 or 4 you should go for :)
- elms0
ok, thanks for the input. i'll try some more. wasnt very sure about any of them myself.
- elms0
so yeah, 1,2 3 or 4 you should go for :)
Engage
(Dec 13 06, 02:46)hehehe
- elms0
have been quite stuck and non-creative lately :(
i want to go to vacation, again
- Crouwel0
tried a dark bg and white text?
i know the image placement can be a horrible bitch.. :/
- elms0
yeah, i should try that. can't do nothing at work though, so more updates when i get home.
- Dancer0
Try cutting him out and making the poster black?
phatlee
(Dec 13 06, 02:35)AS soon as I saw the first poster, I was hoping you didn't go with a white BG all the way through. The contrast is too harsh – get your clip on!
- Nairn0
Personally, I like the direction of #2 / #3 (monotone rather than yellow/orange though) but I can imagine Joe Public responding better to #1.
With that, as others have said, you should integrate the photo 'better' (darken background/include strip?) and play with the lines - they don't need to emanate from the baton (that's almost trite), but they do work well, imo. Most importantly, I think people will 'get it' rather than the score-like aspects of 2, 3.
I like 4 - I just don't see the relevance to the subject.
- blaw0
elms, i like number 1. the only thing i don't like is the lines as they enter the photo frame (looks like a magician). but, if they went behind the photo i bet it would look sharp.
maybe snake the lines back to the right under the line "Jean Sibelius..." i realize that it defeats what you were going for with the lines, but i think they are a really good element.
- gramme0
agree w/ Crouwel about the full-bleed image. gray on black with k/o white type over the image, maybe a bit of transparency to it, could be nice. Right now the photo just looks tacked on. Plus your conductor (that's the word you're looking for) happens to look like he went to sleep in 1988 and just woke up. Play down the photo & make it more graphic, maybe add a textured pattern like moire dots...that'll help.
- elms0
:)
thank you all. i was totally stuck with this poster. mainly because of the photo. will do some more variations in the evening and post it again then.