SO I was asked to do a poster for an exhibition at uni about....books n stuff.
Here is what I have so far:
(http://www.perpendicular-universe.com/images/bookflyersmall%20copy.jpg)
I would definitely appreciate any suggestions before I e-mail it to my lecturer.
You have 24 hours. GO.
Very cool, I like the entire thing and I feel it fits the theme.
I'd work on the hardback part and spine of the book. The shadow of the pages looks odd, and the hardback has no depth.
~Trent
The font isn't very easy on the eyes. But it is a digital style font I suppose.. hmm ignore me.
* Change font to something readable
* Reduce saturation. Maybe make background darker so stuff from book would feel less of a mess
* Hand-drawn page corners? They look messy compared to cleaner lines everywhere else. I'd use vectors/nice bezier curves here.
* Light from book could be intensified. It's quite weak right now-
* Don't like flying yellow stuff. I wouldn't use it at all.
* Green stuff looks strange too. If roots would turn into leaf ends without those fat bulges, it would look better... see link below. I'd also play with color a bit, try neon yellow/green or something.
www.increator.pri.ee/i/critshelp/bookstuff.swf
Overall, it looks quite messy right now and it's hard to figure out what's going on. Just like with spiked leaves, everything could use a bit smoother, curving, creative... athletic! lines. It's simply not very expressive yet.
Thanks for your help guys! Here's v2.0:
(http://www.perpendicular-universe.com/images/bookflyer%20copy.jpg)
Slight adjustments made:
* Font changed! I liked the font but no-one else did. I concede!
* Very slight mend to the hardback part, probably not noticable, but it's not an important part I guess.
* Background made darker. Tried adjusting the saturation but did not like the results.
* Removed the yellow elements but it looked much duller. Re-added them.
Thanks very much for the advice so far! Will be e-mailing it tonight, any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
It's much more readable and proffesional looking right now :) good choice :)