New design: May 1968 x Nike

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/629/calmf.gif

Feedback?

[An archist]

I don't know if that's your fault, but the picture is a bit unclear, especially in the middle it's just a dark area.
Beside that, it's great.

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

Thanks man :)

The source picture isn't that great in fairness, but I did up the levels to increase the contrast making the black a bit darker... It kinda works for me because the darkness of the center figure highlights the contrast with the bright ticks on the guy's kicks.

[Widerstand]

I like it all in all, but...

The left shoe (right side of the picture, left foot) looks like it could belong there, while also standing out because it's sharper and lighter than the rest of the picture. But the other shoe is just not really fitting. I think it needs to be more blurry and/or dark around the sole.

Also, the text is somewhat ugly. Sorry =( I like your logos though. Why did you add those black lines/dots (I assume it's a brush)? Why is it in that... uh, boring color, that's neither in sharp contrast by being highly saturated, nor fitting in by being lowly saturated? Why does the text have white background? Why is it blue and not red?;D

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

I like it all in all, but...

The left shoe (right side of the picture, left foot) looks like it could belong there, while also standing out because it's sharper and lighter than the rest of the picture. But the other shoe is just not really fitting. I think it needs to be more blurry and/or dark around the sole.

Also, the text is somewhat ugly. Sorry =( I like your logos though. Why did you add those black lines/dots (I assume it's a brush)? Why is it in that... uh, boring color, that's neither in sharp contrast by being highly saturated, nor fitting in by being lowly saturated? Why does the text have white background? Why is it blue and not red?;D

For sure, I agree with you on the shoe on the left side of the image... Tweaking that a bit in PS at the moment, I'll post an updated version when I'm happy with it.

The black lines are just from a stock texture I used as an overlay, on a computer screen it looks a bit flat otherwise, so it gives it a weathered look... if I get it printed I'll probably take them out.

I'm pretty happy with the text tbf, the typeface is bold and clear. I don't really see any reason for it to be in red, other than for the sake of leftie jingoism. White background just stops the text from getting drowned out by the image.

[Widerstand]

I'm pretty happy with the text tbf, the typeface is bold and clear. I don't really see any reason for it to be in red, other than for the sake of leftie jingoism. White background just stops the text from getting drowned out by the image.

Ah well, your piece! And yeah, the red was just because of leftie jingoism, you got me. ;D

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

Ah well, your piece! And yeah, the red was just because of leftie jingoism, you got me. ;D

Hah. For sure. Thanks for the constructive feedback all the same brother.

[Bilan]

I dig it.
Problem is, it's pretty dark. I want to print it and post it up at my uni, but it'll use all my ink!

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

I dig it.
Problem is, it's pretty dark. I want to print it and post it up at my uni, but it'll use all my ink!

Print one copy and photocopy it? That shit's pennies.

[Sasha]

sommebody over here has been biting your style:

http://www.indymedia.nl/img/2010/09/69502.jpg

[Honggweilo]

sommebody over here has been biting your style:

http://www.indymedia.nl/img/2010/09/69502.jpg

you're saying it like hipster typography fetishism is not a current design trend :rolleyes:

anyway, since were talking about typographic book covers; i soooooo love "edition aden" (french part of EPO in belgium) cover styles

http://www.aden.be/uploads/images/bastions.gifhttp://www.aden.be/uploads/images/hitler.gifhttp://www.aden.be/uploads/images/aden_histoire%20pop%20Congo.jpghttp://www.aden.be/uploads/images/nature_humaine.gifhttp://www.aden.be/uploads/images/tuer_espoir.gifhttp://www.aden.be/uploads/images/9782805900457.jpghttp://www.aden.be/uploads/images/500_aff.gifhttp://www.aden.be/uploads/images/aden-TIBET.jpghttp://www.aden.be/uploads/images/couv_1154.jpghttp://www.aden.be/uploads/images/aden_medecin%20du%20peuple-pt.jpg
http://www.aden.be/uploads/images/Couv%20droits%202010.jpghttp://www.aden.be/uploads/images/Testament%20Che.jpghttp://www.aden.be/uploads/images/socialisme_utopique.gif

[Widerstand]

you're saying it like hipster typography fetishism is not a current design trend :rolleyes:

Wtf is "hipster typography fetishism"?

[Sasha]

you're saying it like hipster typography fetishism is not a current design trend :rolleyes:


no but apperntly recyceling figures from one specific photograph from mai '68 is :rolleyes:

[Honggweilo]

Wtf is "hipster typography fetishism"?

http://www.bite.ca/bitedaily/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Hipster-Kitty-Take-a-bad-photo-Type-something-in-Helvetica-im-a-graphic-artist.jpg

this

[Widerstand]

http://www.bite.ca/bitedaily/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Hipster-Kitty-Take-a-bad-photo-Type-something-in-Helvetica-im-a-graphic-artist.jpg

this

Oh. You mean...

http://dudelol.com/DO-NOT-HOTLINK-IMAGES/pick-a-bad-photo-apply-a-vintage-effect-and-write-something-in-helvetica.jpg

... this?

[Honggweilo]

http://www.absurdintellectual.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/tramp_stamp1.jpg

exactly...