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Andy · 06-05-2006, 07:42

I'm doing my AS Design exam at the moment, loosely themed on 'Habitation'...
I'm doing a CD design (front, back, inlay) and promotional stuff (fliers, posters) for a compilation cd called 'City Beats' or something...

I needed to throw together a quick idea to stop my tutor nagging me and I came up with THIS

I'm going to sort the perspective of the speakers out (and maybe make them more blatant, as some people didn't realise they are meant to be speakers)

But the main question IS, i'm very limited to fonts at college (just alot of wingdings) so i've been stuck on the type.
Have you any ideas for type? a gimick? a style? a specific font? something I should avoid?
I've been staring at it too long...

30equals · 06-05-2006, 07:46

well, if you got no color/print restrictions

add another strong color to it. (orange..?)

and make the buildings stand out more against the background. now they just blend in.

gimmicks...avoid gimmicks

Limbo · 06-05-2006, 08:00

Andy - To be honest that type of image has been done to death... every drum & bass club in the country has a picture of a moody city in their flyers at one time or another... + your clouds are too obviously mirrored. It's a bit clichéd.

You need to mix it up a bit - try to get some contrast in there... Something original.

As for type - keep it simple - and as the bloke above said - avoid gimmicks or fashion.

Narate · 06-05-2006, 08:32

Have a photograph of someone getting proper happy slapped on the front, be true to the real city beats

sean_r · 06-05-2006, 08:50

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Originally Posted by Narate

Have a photograph of someone getting proper happy slapped on the front, be true to the real city beats

haha!

Andy · 06-05-2006, 08:52

yeah i know its very clichéd, but at the end of the day this isn't about originality, it's about doing something blindingly obvious that my tutor will understand in a second so i can get a decent grade.
and with the 'moody cityscape' theme i can blag for hours about the ideology behind it, which is what i need to get the grades.
i seem to be selling my soul a bit but, when i'm out of college i can start experimenting more with more abstracty, less blatant ideas.

im gonna throw in a bita' orange i think

Andy · 06-05-2006, 09:09

pat · 06-05-2006, 09:46

put the "city beats" in Impact and you're away.

rightclick · 09-05-2006, 13:20

You can not fail with a nice tight crop of an Audi TT. Better still have it clamped.

This should also help you in your quest for perfection.

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Andy liquid cosh Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: leeds/brighton Posts: 3,093	helppp I'm doing my AS Design exam at the moment, loosely themed on 'Habitation'... I'm doing a CD design (front, back, inlay) and promotional stuff (fliers, posters) for a compilation cd called 'City Beats' or something... I needed to throw together a quick idea to stop my tutor nagging me and I came up with THIS I'm going to sort the perspective of the speakers out (and maybe make them more blatant, as some people didn't realise they are meant to be speakers) But the main question IS, i'm very limited to fonts at college (just alot of wingdings) so i've been stuck on the type. Have you any ideas for type? a gimick? a style? a specific font? something I should avoid? I've been staring at it too long... __________________ PORTFOLIO or MOUNT MILK

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Andy liquid cosh Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: leeds/brighton Posts: 3,093	yeah i know its very clichéd, but at the end of the day this isn't about originality, it's about doing something blindingly obvious that my tutor will understand in a second so i can get a decent grade. and with the 'moody cityscape' theme i can blag for hours about the ideology behind it, which is what i need to get the grades. i seem to be selling my soul a bit but, when i'm out of college i can start experimenting more with more abstracty, less blatant ideas. im gonna throw in a bita' orange i think __________________ PORTFOLIO or MOUNT MILK

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Andy liquid cosh Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: leeds/brighton Posts: 3,093	new __________________ PORTFOLIO or MOUNT MILK

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pat jorge regula Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: B'ham/Leeds Posts: 5,137	put the "city beats" in Impact and you're away. __________________

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06-05-2006, 07:46	#2 (permalink)
30equals Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 146	well, if you got no color/print restrictions add another strong color to it. (orange..?) and make the buildings stand out more against the background. now they just blend in. gimmicks...avoid gimmicks

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Limbo Another turn. Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,978	Andy - To be honest that type of image has been done to death... every drum & bass club in the country has a picture of a moody city in their flyers at one time or another... + your clouds are too obviously mirrored. It's a bit clichéd. You need to mix it up a bit - try to get some contrast in there... Something original. As for type - keep it simple - and as the bloke above said - avoid gimmicks or fashion.

06-05-2006, 08:32	#4 (permalink)
Narate Royalty™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 3,273	Have a photograph of someone getting proper happy slapped on the front, be true to the real city beats

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rightclick Gibbon Trainer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Merseyside UK Posts: 192	You can not fail with a nice tight crop of an Audi TT. Better still have it clamped. This should also help you in your quest for perfection.

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