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Layout Critique

Replicator

New Member
This is a banner design 8FTx3FT for a local espresso shop.

My only restrictions on the design were the customers existing colors . . .

I was going for a Googiesque style theme.

Comments please ?
 

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signgal

New Member
I love the retro feel! The only critique I can come up with is maybe you could bold the "NEW DAWN" font or try title case since no tails hang down. Something just doesn't flow about it.
 

SignosaurusRex

Active Member
I like it! but not the pastel yellow background running through the sandwich. Whats with you using Microsoft cheesie clip art? At least use clip art pieces of a similar style.
 

SignManiac

New Member
The only thing that bothers me are the way all of the fonts are bouncing around, the rhythms are all kind of competing with each other. The retro feel is nice. I think the name should be in a different font and not a script. Something romanesque but in a headline style.
 

luggnut

New Member
it is a little bit of a jumbled mess... readability is very compromised. a lot of very casual fonts. and the clipart one has white elements the other transparent? i think the letters new dawn could be white with a blk outline and show up better and maybe make the oval element a little more in the background (no blk outline .. maybe a different color outline?) maybe a different shade of the beige.
 

Replicator

New Member
Looks Good! But is that the real A&S Rister? or some Veer ripoff version.... :rolleyes:

When AAG and I bought this business over 5 years ago, the design station computer had lots of fonts that came with the business.

That included about 20 A&S fonts . . . Were they purchased by the original business owner ? I'll never know for sure !
 

Gino

Premium Subscriber
I like it, but I think it looks like it would attract kids more than adults. It has a day care center appeal more than a café. Also the script for ‘Espresso Too’ is kinda funky. It doesn’t flow and looks choppy. The colors are also school themed.
 

Jillbeans

New Member
While I like the idea and I like the colors, there is just a little bit too much going on.
It does look like a daycare.
Try doing the New Dawn in the Rister and the Espresso Too in the boxes.
Lose the oval and possibly both cliparts.
When using a script I always try to node edit an area like that awkward p and r join so it looks painted.
Love....Jill
ps
Here's a quickie VERY rough suggestion.
 

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JR's

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First off Rep, I like it. And what you could change to make it flow better would be but not limited to.

(New dawn) squish that up a little bit or shrink it so it's more scented.
(Espresso too) bring that up a little higher in the oval so it's not bottom heavy.
(The best drink in town) make the letters a little smaller and follow the curve of the oval.

Just my two cents, but it could pass the way it is.
 
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