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Jon Ashcroft/PostScript Design says:
A logo concept I'm working on for azfixed.com. My payment for doing this and a few shirt designs is gonna be my first fixed gear bike, which I'm super stoked about. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
posted 2 days ago
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surrenderedlife says:
I like it....maybe the .com could be larger and for some reason....just thinking out loud....the stroke width on the letters (or just some) could be thicker. Love the color palate.
posted Yesterday
Jon Ashcroft/PostScript Design says:
Thanks for the feedback guys. More versions are in the works and I will post them as soon as they are worthy of showing
posted Yesterday
JOSE says: NEW
I believe the .com would be lost once in a 1x1in dimension. When I look at this logotype my eyes go straight to IXE due to black being the strongest contrast, not sure if that's meant to be or not but if not I'd say to work with the contrast of colors and the focal point.
posted 18 hours ago
garrett! says:
yearbook design idea.
yes, it's pretty simple.
posted 4 days ago
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i_am_CHAKA says:
interesting shot, I would watch that awkward leading of the "g" of grace and the "c" of classical. Stacking lower case words can be troublesome because of the ascenders (i, t, l, k, f, h) and descenders (y, g, p, q). Have you tried upper case? I do like the period at the end, nice subtle touch.
posted 3 days ago
Jonathan says:
Good point, i am CHAKA.
I like the image, but the fact that the handrail overlaps with the "g" kinda bothers me.
posted 3 days ago
JOSE says: NEW
I'd say to downsize the "grace classical academy.", give a little bit more space between the type and the left side of the image. Also, I agree with Chaka; try working around that and be sure to keep the leading as even as possible. It wouldn't hurt to experiment a little with the design, sometimes less is more but it doesn't mean that it has to be too subtle.
posted 18 hours ago
Jon Ashcroft/PostScript Design says:
Totally tubular new blog header. I must admit that i borrowed the peeling sticker from a design site that seems to escape my memory now.
posted 4 days ago
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[gb] Studio says:
some new identity and packaging design:
posted 2 weeks ago
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M says:
I'm a big fan of simple simple design...that said i love these. Simple. Effective. Striking. Everythign you could want in a package design. Keep up the excellent work.
posted 1 week ago
garrett! says:
thanks a ton for the people that commented on my last post. it helped a lot. here's a couple of other things. again, comments are helpful, and also if people just simply want me to leave the group because i suck at all this, that's cool as well.
this is a header image for my myspace... no photoshop filters this time and yes, i know there is a fairly high contrast in it, but that is the way i wanted this particular design to look..
and here are some just random photos.
posted Jul 27
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Jon Ashcroft/PostScript Design says:
Definitely don't leave. This group is full of great designers and cool people who I'm sure are more than happy to help you out and lend you some of their knowledge ,so I think its just the place your looking for. As for the new work, I can already see some improvement. I like this banner way more than the first one and think its got potential. My main suggestion for it would be to either differentiate the type size between your first and last name even more....a lot more or make them the exact same size. Play off the contrast in size and make it really apparent to the viewer that you want to differentiate the two or else they'll think that you made one a bit smaller to squeeze it in because your lazy or they'll think you just made a mistake. You might even try using two different fonts, but again make sure they contrast with one another. Use a script and a serif font or a super bold sans serif and a super light serif. Its all about contrast and making things easy for the viewers eye to navigate.
posted Jul 28
surrenderedlife says:
heck, don't leave. One thing about design is that you, me, all of us are always learning. You never...arrive...just on a stage along the journey..and you are farther along than some "professional" designers! Like Jon said, you have already shown that you are further along than your last posting...think about that..pretty amazing to me.
posted Jul 28
i_am_CHAKA says:
Dude, people are going to hate your work, people are going to love your work. You're going to tell people you are a designer and they are going to think you have the easiest job in the world. After all, all you designers just sit around and type your name on a cool background. That's our battle.
If you're not willing to keep making crap, until you make something worth looking at, well.... I'd leave too. If you love design, you'll stay with it and make something cool, otherwise you'll be like the rest of the people out there that think because they can use photoshop, they're "a designer." You gotta love it, there are a lot of people in VIRB that do. Get connected, ask questions, show your work and take what ever is given to you like a man.
You took a nice photo of "THE COFFEE ETHIC." There is a great example of great typography. It is right before your eyes. You are looking in the right places, just keep looking and absorbing what you see.
I wish someone had told me that when I first started making art. Good luck.
posted Jul 28
garrett! says:
Exactly.
I would like to think I have an eye for "cool" designs, but I haven't quite been able to recreate my own as of yet. My first thought when I saw "THE COFFEE ETHIC" coffee shop was not what kind of frozen beverages they might serve, but "Wow, that typography in the window is amazing." So if I keep working at this, and get some good help (like the comments on my stuff above), I hope to someday produce something worth looking at.
posted Jul 28
surrenderedlife says:
we wouldn't be commenting if it wasn't worth looking at...you're getting there. You have an eye, just do like all of us here do...keep looking
posted Jul 29
Jon Ashcroft/PostScript Design says:
I've been pretty worthless lately so today I buckled down and finished off some projects that had been floating around.
posted Jul 25
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surrenderedlife says:
I'm liking these alot..the bottom one keeps catching my eye, love the detail
posted Jul 26
Jon Ashcroft/PostScript Design says:
Thanks! That one was a very low budget b/w bi-fold brochure but it ended up coming out really cool.
posted Jul 26
surrenderedlife says:
I like them all...but really like that one...has a nice balance, looks sharp...care to detail
posted Jul 26
Jon Ashcroft/PostScript Design says:
Website mockup I'm working on. I'm liking how its coming together but I'm worried the color palette may be a bit on the feminine side for a male musician. Any thoughts?
posted Jul 24
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surrenderedlife says:
the color palate is awesome, but I see what you mean.
I would push the blue to green...or try a red or a reddish orange.
I like the design and layout alot.
posted Jul 24
Ralph Fisker says:
blue is fine
i would have the guy restored to normal colors
and have it overlap partially with the wood
i guess the guitar is yellow which will make for great extra color in the palette
right now the colors are a little boring
posted Jul 24
Jon Ashcroft/PostScript Design says:
Thanks Ralph. I'll do some experimenting and see how it looks.
posted Jul 24
Jon Ashcroft/PostScript Design says:
So I took everyones advice into consideration and did some experimenting. I'm feeling better about this version although I may still make some adjustments. Thanks again for the advice guys
posted Jul 24
Ralph Fisker says:
looks great
i would still add some muted colors somehow
also, maybe wood at top and bottom is a little suffocating
maybe have the picture at the top which gives the impression of open air?
ah well, i might be making a fuss about details
great website anyway
posted Jul 25
Jon Ashcroft/PostScript Design says:
That could be cool, I think I would have a hard time placing the navigation if I did so though. Thanks for the idea though. Its still in the early stages though so who knows where it will go
posted Jul 25
garrett! says:
this is amazing.
i might possibly revert the man back to the blue color scheme, but with more contrast so he stands out more from the background.
posted Jul 27
M says:
Latecomer on this but i really dig this design. The subtle warm and rich textures just really make this design. I'm a massive fan of including nature's textures to make a simple design breathe. so congrats, and i would personally go with the second version with less of the blue man group feel and more the faded yellows of an aged snapshot.
posted 1 week ago
garrett! says:
Hey... I'm a fairly amatuer designer and photographer, but I would really really love it if someone, anyone, would comment on some of this stuff (good or bad). Thanks!
This is a pretty rough mockup of a shirt design for a shirt company I started with a friend.
I was bored one day, so I took a photo of my shoes, edited it, and put it together.
This is the header image for my Virb profile (some of it has been cut off).
And this is the logo for a design company that almost survived.
The following images are fairly random photos, all taken by me, and mostly in Washington, DC, although not exclusively there.
And there you go. Please comment, whether good or bad. I just really need critism from some pros to get my stuff in better shape.
thanks,
garrett
posted Jul 22
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surrenderedlife says:
A couple of suggestions...
Remember, you have to lead the eye. Your text is, for some reason to me, blinding (whites are too white), and the photos or backgrounds are extremely high contrast. This causes them to both shout and compete with each other, causing the eye bounce around. Maybe mute the backgrounds a bit, less contrast and slightly tone down the type colors. One more thing (don't cry)...the typography is interesting, but remember the importance of legibility in your choices.
You have a good eye and talent, I think you will do well...keep going.
posted Jul 24
Jon Ashcroft/PostScript Design says:
You definitely have potential. I would just say that simplicity is key, especially in these early stages of your design career. If you really want to have a solid foundation to work from, I would urge you just to work with just black and white shapes and text at this point. Just experiment with negative/positive space, line, shape and other basic design principles. Find out what works on the simplest level, because thats what design is all about and what is most challenging about it. Once you've figured out how to make the most out of a minimal amount of information, you can begin to add on all the bells and whistles like texture, color, photos and so on. Other than that my main suggestion would be to look at LOTS of design. Figure out what you like about it and why it works, dissect any good piece of design you come across and you'll learn more about design and your own design preferences than you would believe. Good Luck
posted Jul 25
garrett! says:
thank you very much. that is exactly the kind of criticism i was hoping for.
posted Jul 27
garrett! says: NEW
This is a logo for a campaign to get funds and possibly a grant for Macbooks for a specific high school class at our school. It's still sorta in progress, but I kind of like it this simple.
posted 22 hours ago