Layout critique request.. :)

[Circleville Signs]

Notice, I refrained from inviting bashing...LOL.

In any event, this is a 4'x8' with the top of the shape of Ohio CNC cut. Job site safety signage. There will be letter track for 4" letters to the right of the "total man hours" and "Days without reportable incident".

6mil Polymetal, digital print. Went with the orange because Circleville is synonymous with pumpkins.


Gary

 

[ABPGraphics]

awesome!

 

[DOGraphics]

I like it.

 

[Pat Whatley]

I like it!

 

[Circleville Signs]

Thanks all! So, the text spacing looks fine? I was a little worried that since I added the elipsis before the "One Day at a Time" line, and moved it to the left that it would look wierd. I had it set up centered first, but with the ellipsis it just looked "off".


Gary

 

[J Hill Designs]

nah, don't look off to me

 

[Idea Design]

I like the layout but would prefer to see the bottom stat on one line such as:

Days without LTA:

LTA being lost time accident.

 

[Craig Sjoquist]

Yes it is good design/layout reads 1...2... 3.... should be effective

 

[Audreyjoc]

I like it, nice color palette...different but very effective

 

[rjpjr]

Hello...

I have a few MINOR tweaks that you may want to consider.


1. Extend the brown panel completely across the board so that no white is visible above Ohio. That will help define the shape and add depth to the layout.

2. Vary the font weights according to the hierarchy of the messages.

3. Left justify the "Total Man Hours" block of text with the "Achieving..." text above.

4. Reduce the second and third calendar (approx. 10%). This will allow a little breathing room for the Brown Block text which will be it to read better.

5. Add Bullets to the man hours and recordable injury text. It looks like three items when there are really only two.

6. Add an accent stripe separating the brown and the blue panels. This will make it look a little more polished or complete.


I think this is all I have for yea...

 

[visualeyez]

PS myriad sucks.

 

[Rising]

Nice design, but I totally agree with rjpjr, just needed those little tweaks. Even from those tweaks I would reduce the bullet point info text height a little more.

Steve

 

[signmeup]

I would reduce the bullet point info text height a little more.
Steve

But that's the whole purpose of the sign. The top of the map was supposed to be cutout.

 

[astro8]

I prefer the original as is...looks every part like well designed job site safety signage.

 

[Circleville Signs]

Thanks for all the comments folks!

I like what rjpjr did, however as Astro8 pointed out, the top left portion of the sign (the top of Ohio) is CNC cut out of the substrate, so it won't just be 'white'.

i dont' care waht anyone says, I LOVE MYRIAD!!! Kerns well, easily legible, and if I happen to forget to convert to curves, EVERYONE has it.

I definitely am going to reduce the 2nd and 3rd calendars as suggested, because it just looks better

Thanks again!


Gary

 

[Gino]

I know you want to cut the top shape out, but I think the continuation of the brown as rjp pointed out makes more sense. Although the cutout would be nice, if this thing is up for a while, it will weather much better without all the cutouts along the top.

 

[high impact]

I like the revised version enough that I wouldn't cut out the state. ;-) Looks good.

 

[Rising]

But that's the whole purpose of the sign. The top of the map was supposed to be cutout.

Map? I was talking about the points at the bottom

- Total man.....
- Days since.....

Steve

 

[signmeup]

The purpose of the sign is to report the days without an accident. Why would you want to make that the smallest part of the sign?

I just mentioned the map because a lot of members didn't seem to realize that the top of the map was meant to be cutout. (it was a separate thought) It should have been on a separate line.

 

[Rising]

I am not saying it should, it is a very important part of the info. My thoughts are based on, collectively the type bullet points are looking sqaushed, to close to the border areas of the sign, and the line spacing of the second bullet point is way to close.

Just my thoughts buddy!

As I said nice design needs a little tweak.