poster take two.

this project has been killing me for two weeks and finally just came to me in almost one night. (or did it? :( ) poster is tabloid size.
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Pretty damn cool imo. All except for the text at the bottom, I'm not really digging the beveled look it has.

Other than that I think it looks pretty good :D

I'd darken the bottom square a bit to get some more contrast, but other than that it is realy nice! Looks cool...

yeah, thats pretty slick!..

i'd do something about the bottom text as well, it kindda ... well, i dont like it
but i like it a lot actually, get a photo of it printed!

Nice! Though im having trouble finding the connection between the red & gray. Dont get me wrong....they work just fine as colors, but the problem is they dont blend. The way it is now, it looks as if 2 posters (red one / gray one) were cut in half and pasted together. You need to create some kind of relationship between them.........maybe make the bottom red and keep the middle gray?? Or include gray elements on the red or which ever. Also with the gray....its very bottom heavy/unbalanced so a relationship might help that.

On the upside though.......I like the bg. I also like how you didnt include 100 images of yourself........or atleast if those dude are the same........your wearing different clothing lol. Plus the different angles are working quite well!! They also follow the angles of the BG (the arrows).

A last thought though....... " a new design force emerges" seems a little plain. It may need some treatment so it stands out just a bit more.

Otherwise though.........its pretty good. Is this the same project as the poster in Graphic check??

I like the whole thing, but for some reason the people look wierd, like they don't fit in or something. Great work though, I am definatly digging it.

I love it except for the bottom, and its only because its not symmetrical. Everything else is symmetrical, and that part isnt, with the big II out on the right. Maybe center it, or just leave it out? Its really good, though .. :D

How do you make stuff like that? Its not vector ... so does your PC get really slow working at such high dpi (what dpi is it anyways?) and size (what size is it?)?

Id like to know ... oh & how will you print it out?

I could tell you what I like (but you don't need that), so I will only include what I am not so keen on.

Not overly enthusiastic about the Kranestyle II text at the bottom, laid out fine, just not entirely upto the quality of the overall work. Also not a fan of the 2Advanced logo style, I realise that your intention was not to emulate, but the feel is the same.

I have no qualms about the red and grey and compositionally (sp?) it looks great. I also think that the four figures are ok, in that they seem to represent the many diverse natures to your abilites.

I agree that the poeple kind of look like they don't belong, they look....too washed out, perhaps?

as far as "a new....emerges" I think it's fitting. if you add too much of an effect to texts, it begins to look juvenile. If you HAVE to use effects to make text stand out, then the poster is not doing it's job. IMO, the ones you have on there now are subtle, and fit the mood of the rest of your images.

I like your layout a lot

Excellent job, Krane. I wish I had some of your vision. I think the colors are fine, the red creates an interesting negative space behind the monochromatic of the people. Actually, it almost looks like they create the negative space because they're so subdued, and the red much more vibrant. Either way, I like it.

Two constructives: 1) I would move the thim edge on the legs for the people to the top of the bevel for the lower metal plates. They look like they're standing in the middle of the plate instead of behind it.

2) I would leave more definition in the faces (are they all YOU?). Not crystal clear detail, just a little more than you have. I don't have a technical reason why, just a feeling.

Thanks for sharing your work.