Cover: I had a hard time getting my cover together. The computer I was working on really couldn't handle more than one adobe program running at a time. I did find out that photoshop has a really neat 3-D effect that would've worked well. I ended up just making copies of the text, changing the color and placing them behind the white text.
Splash page: I couldn't get the idea of these little toy binoculars out of my head, and after placing them on the page, they really looked like birds to me. Spread: I created different corner designs for the spread below: puddles, trees, flowers and bird feeders. There was a lot of information to place on this spread, and I had a difficult time trying to organize it so it was readable and not too hard on the eyes. I used lines to separate each date and the colored boxes to help the stories/reviews stand out from the rest.
Erica, you did a great job on your Spring Preview design! I love the binoculars, they are so adorable. I like how you connected them to the splash page and used them as birds. It all looks very put together.
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of Dribbble.com; it seems like a really cool site. I will have to check out more of the designs.
This is really great. I think that your concept is really unique, and it's a different approach to approach a spring-themed issue without being too "springy." I really like your tagline on the cover, and I love the way you made the little guys look like birds. I think the technical execution could have been a little better, but that probably just comes down to knowing the software really well. Great job!
ReplyDeleteErica, I love the way your binocular idea came out. The design came out great and I love the 3D font on the cover. My favorite part is probably the tagline and I think it probably should've been even bigger so you could see how clever it was right away! I really like how you tied your theme into your feature spread too. All in all I really like it and just wanted to let you know!
ReplyDeleteI love your splash page. It was executed well. I think your tagline could have stood out more on the cover since it was super funny, and tied everything together. I think you have a great concept.
ReplyDeleteI like how you made the grass look so realistic on your cover. I think the orange goes well with the rest of the colors, but the red is a little distracting. It almost calls too much attention to the other sell lines. The large 3D text does help to pull the eye back though. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI really like the 3-D effect you have going throughout your design. I also think the toy binoculars are hilarious; I'm a big fan.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to talk with you sometime about how you achieved the 3-D look. It almost looks like cut paper or a collage.
Love the cover. Love the tagline. Really just love everything about it. I laughed when I saw this, because I think overall it is very witty. I think you did a really good job at making your Spring Preview have spring undertones but also have it's own idea.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I had never heard of dribble.com, but it's really awesome.