Here is my new york cityscape photoshop piece again, after feedback this is what I've come up with but out of all my pieces for some reason this is giving me the most difficult to finalize. Coni, I took your advice on the approach to make it more of an informative tourism poster but I am not happy with it yet and don't want to waste too much time stuck so I thought I would try again for some more feedback!
For those who may not remember, the I love NY used to be in the paint blob so I decided to move into the street sign to incorporate more into the design, which I do like but something about the paint and words is not sitting right with me! I tried to make the blob red instead to tie into the color of the heart but it looks to much like blood to me when I some blending options.
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteThis is looking nice. I enjoy the left half with the text, and the grunge texture adds a nice contrast. I wonder how the 'I <3 NY" would look written across the entire street sign, taking out the "TIMES SQ". It looks a little busy to have both of them on the sign. Something else to consider: have you tried dropping the opacity of the status of liberty? I think by doing this it would allow the viewer to see a connection between the paint blob and the street sign, drawer their eye through the piece with that connection.
Jackie
I think this composition is an improvement, with the added information. However, I agree with you that the street sign has too much text in it. Combining the name and the I heart NY doesn't add up to a larger, new meaning. We still see them as separate... and they compete for attention in that space. You have not found the proper place for the I heart NY logo yet. Consider reducing it and placing it above your paragraph... would it make sense for it to be a small heading for it? Not sure... but I have faith that you will, in fact, find the perfect spot for it if you are willing to change size, change color, and make other changes to it that will widen your options.
ReplyDeletePS. I don't think the black background blob behind the text paragraph should extend to touch the street sign... it looks contrived and it creates an odd combined shape between the 2 of them.
This is much nicer. That area that had the buildings is much less distracting now. I'm also for cutting the "I <3 NY" and just keeping the street sign. The type is a little close to the edges of the splatter to me, so my suggestion would be to make the text a little smaller or move it in some.
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