/crit/ - Critique & Feedback

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How is this logo? Recommend me a font to go with it pls.

>>312374
I don't like the fonts used for "Sinners & Saints", they're extremely hard to read.

>>312374
too much

>>312374
Try limiting your typefaces to just the one for "Saints" and "Hydrographics." Three is too much.

>>312370
Logo has promise. Font rightly needs a lot of work.

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>>312370
Tiny update. Added a moon texture because why not? What do you guys think?

Also still looking for a font suggestion.

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>>312389
keep calm? im new to this. but i like that for a clean font.

is this any better, im also working on the font.

>>312390

The sinners and saints font is still utter crap.

The logo art isn't bad, but the first thing I thought was "Isn't that the Steak & Shake logo?"

>>312390
Big improvement. But the font for Sinners & Saints is so different from the rest of the logo.

>>312390
Why didn't you use the Saints font from >>312374
? It's more elegant, and closer in tone to the logomark.

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Context is my printing & design company.

>>312418
I don't like it much to be honest. Seems like it's trying to do too much in a bad way, Maybe someone else has better feedback?

>>312463
Damn
I'm not sure what that means. Thanks though.

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i was bored

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>>312369
agoraroad.com is it aesthetically pleasing

>>312472
It's alright but could use a lot of work. Also it loads pretty slow, and while it's loading, elements move around on the page, which is annoying.

I didn't know where else to ask this and I don't want to make a new thread.

Web dev here, looking to move into graphic design as web dev is cancer and I enjoy design more than programming.

What would be the best suggested course to take (online, not going back to school)? Or just to approach this field. I am much better at design than programming so I'm applying to design jobs even without having much GD experience, throwing myself in the deep end.

>>312671
lynda. get a cgpeers account. download them all.
layout / typography / colour / grids / photoshop / illustrator / indesign / general graphic design / advice / everything

>>312687
Thanks! I had a cgpeers account, just checked it's been deactivated due to lack of activity. damn it

>>312464
Copy-cat is simply a poor choice of name for a design company.

>>312689
google
site:rutracker.org "lynda x-course"
replace x

>>312763
dude thanks this is great

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>>312370
anyone else getting pepsi logo vibes?

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Facebook profile picture for an artist with his logo

>>312788
lmao I hope you're not that dude who post that Brockhampton cover everywhere

>>312788
looks great

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Hoodies, snapbacks and t-shirts. Also accepting critique on the name, it has a cool meaning (about honorable suicide) but my friend said it sounds too much like the "Gyakusou" from nike

>>312787
I realised this after posting that logo. I haven't started disliking it because of that though.

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>>312418
just my opinion but i think if you kept the icons more diagonal to each other it would emulate the copy icon better like pic related,

>>312795
straight-up gothic kana screams "bad second-wave vaporwave", and while a rainbow gradient does pull you back from the weird-virgins-in-black-vans implications 玉砕 can have it also clashes with the Thermopylae and Alamo relations.

and yes, a heavy font dedicated with a single bar as decoration will be taken as a Gyakusou imitation by a lot of people. it's almost definitely far enough away that Nike wouldn't bother rattling your cage, but it still will look like a knockoff and that's bad branding.

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Still a WIP. End result is a matchbook, so fine detail is less important.
Thoughts?

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I tried to make a stylish video. What do you guys think?

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How'd i do?

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Back (1)

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Front (1)

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This is my first day on photoshop, and I want to get in on the sticker making business on /o/

How can I improve my designs, and what is some stuff I should know about in PS that'd help me out greatly?

>>312418
The line coming out of the eye is a bit awkward, i think it would look cleaner it ended on the front cat's eye and not in it's forehead. Also consider giving the cat at the back a slightly darker fill to make it more in the background.

The logo could be a little cleaned up, maybe get rid of the lines underneath the Y and C. It would also look better if all the angles and ends of the letter were rounded. The A and O are also weirdly bigger than the rest of the letters

>>312955
The line going through "scheming" is making it
really annoying to read. Not too sure what this sticker is for so it's hard to critique more than that.
Is scheming a brand? Is "the midnight touge" a catchphrase?

>>312795

Start over bruh

>>312955
Post GT-R source image!

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>>312958
It's basically just to stick onto the back window of your car. pic related is my car.

As far as I know, Scheming isn't a brand, and hasn't been used by someone to make stickers.

And "the midnight touge" has probably been used somewhere before in a magazine about JDM cars or something. Would that be an issue?

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>>312960

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>>312958
I just realized you were probably asking the questions about the brand and catchphrase concerning my product.

Yeah I'm planning on having "Scheming" be my brand. And "the midnight touge" is just a one of thing, the catch phrases will change depending on what the background picture is.

Here's another example.

>>312963

Word I get what you're going for now, the pic in the first sticker is dope btw.
The treatment on "scheming" is pretty good but it's pretty safe and I think
it could be pushed a little further. As for the slogan maybe a different font, quotations
or just something else to differentiate it from "scheming" will help make it understandable
as a slogan/catchphrase

>>312961
behold, the virgin-mobile

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I'm making a logo for my youtube channel podcast. Is based on an old logo from last year.

Which do you like the most?

>>312964
Thanks for the help! Yeah I agree, I should probably change the slogan's font or something.

>>312966
Just about every JDM car owner, at least here in Australia, has these kinds of stickers plastered all over their car. It's practically a requirement.

For my college's upcoming cultural fest I want to go with a pixel art theme. Is that bad idea?

Basically I'll try coming up with some pixel art designs and use them throughout the event, for stuff like ID cards, posters, banners, etc.

Also what are some nice resources for pixel art?

Thanks.

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Disregard text

>>312828
This gives off a very 1999 vibe. If that's what you're going for, great!

>>312833
Pretty good.

>>312947
Not bad.

>>312953
>>312954
Looks good.

>>312955
Looks bad. Try looking up tutorials, any tutorials, on photoshop.

>>312967
2 and 4.

>>312977
Bad.

>>312976
"pixel art" is pretty broad to be a theme. maybe pick something specific in the vein of hyper-retro psychedelia like the post-2005 Space Invaders games and Jeff Mintner's stuff, or a e s t h e t i c like Hotline Miami and Va-11 Hall-A?

if you just want leddit/normie crossover, trace over shit from spriters-resource.com like everyone else does

>>312977
yo ur t r a cki ng is a di s a ste r

>>312983
Thanks for the suggestions

>>312418
you don't need the arrow to indicate copy, I think, just use the same icon of a cat's silhouette, and use a much simpler one, please

>>312788
how'd you get the gradient effect with the pink edges and etc? and then the light below the letters as well?

is there just a 80s movie credits filter floating around?

>>312833
looks great

>>312814
>>312959
Yeah that's what I was thinking too. I've already got something else on my mind. Do you guys think the bold typeface+gradient is cool or nah?

>>313026
like everything, it depends on what youre doing and how youre doing it. just do what you want and post the results here

>>312967
More critiques please?

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text is just a placeholder for now.
Just concerned with the logo.

>>312828
I love it, I can't know if it's a good fit for the business since I don't know the details, but as a standalone visual creation it's great.

>>313036
Nope, there's too much going on. Did you go for a speedometer/ checkered flag idea?

>>312795
the f**k you writing in katakana for, it's a japanese word

>>313051
Aesthetic, desu

>>313051
>t. JP102

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total nub.

>>313058
did you make that on your new Athlon?

>>313058
if you can't do a subtle linear gradient use a single flat shade instead and either go for a very subtle #000 drop shadow with 0 distance and like 50% opacity or just (better) don't have a shadow at all. and center your shit vertically. and if you hopefully dot this in illustrator then select the both objects and turn them into a compound shape, so they're treated as a single shape, so you get an even gradient etc.

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I'm the guy making the car stickers, and I made some other, simpler stuff. Thoughts?

I gotta find a way to be able to re-draw the background images so that they're high quality and 300ppi.

It's too bad I don't know how to draw.

>>313081
If these are bumper stickers, they're going to be awfully hard to read when viewed by a driver behind you.

>>313084
They're meant to be put on the back window, like so >>312961

It's more for when someone is walking by your car and notices the weebshit stickers plastered all over it.

>>313086
I see. I'd recommend against outlining text if you can. It looks tacky.

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>>312389
Not sure about the moon texture. It does help alleviate some of the Pepsi callback, but I don't think it really adds anything to the logo. I'd say the bigger problem for me is the font. A little too bland.

>>312390
Not bad, but if you're ever going to want cut vinyl you'll regret using that font. Too jaggedy for real-life applications.

>>312418
I like the cat logo, though I agree with the other poster about the weird-ish line from the eye. I also think the lettering would look better all the same size.

>>312788
Like the other guy said, feels very 80s. Nice logo design though.

>>312828
I like it. Feels familiar but not ripped off of anything specific. Is that a custom font?

>>312833
Stylish.

>>312947
What are you going for? Is the 23 an indicator that it's some magazine issue or whatnot?

>>312955
>>312963
I recommend you lose the outlines and use a light-color semi-transparent font instead. Not bad font choice, though.

>>312967
#1 right, #3 left, and #4 right are my preferred ones.


This is a logo I'm thinking of using for a podcast, any critiques?

>>313090
Thanks. I got rid of the moon texture, decided it didn't look that good after all, even though it (sorta) fits the design I'm going for.

I'll post the logo in context when I finish the rest of the portfolio website.

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>>313090
(>>312828 here)
It's called "Sniplash" It's inspired by Jay Ward cartoons (pic related, but was hand-crafted, I think)

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>>312788

Shameless rip-off of this

Try harder

>>313036

My god in heaven

>>313036
• Why do you have an unnecessary sharp drop-shadow?

• Why did you pick this unattractive shade of yellow?

These are genuine questions, even though I reveal my opinion in them. Please justify your reasoning!

>>313111
Please stop posting this picture. We're not going to help you figure out how to do this effect.

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I make artorks for a radio station.

Please rate me

>>313130
Very lovely. It's not to my personal taste, but you're already a winner if they've used these.

>>312418
Try removing the first C

>>313130
Pretty cool anon, do you have some more to show?

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>>313133
sure!

>>313131
Thanks!

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>>313134

>>313130
>>313134
>>313136
I think these are great.

>>313090
Logo looks alright, nothing special imo, but gets the job done well.

What's that photoshop technique called where you can take the underlying texture of (usually) skin as a greyscale image and make it one uniform color and that removes all the texture from the skin?

I want to draw something on a painting and take the texture of the painting and add it to what I've drawn.

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How can I get rid of the jagged text when vectoring?

>>313201
Are you auto-tracing a raster image?

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my first mockup ever
(this is just for fun, I know that the pics aren't royalty free and that I can't sell it)

>>313211
Love it. Huge fan of making physical mockups.
My only critique would be that the gnarly symbol on the upper left corner isn't contrasty enough with the harder lava. If you make another one, I'd maybe darken that corner just a smidge to make it pop out more.

I'll post something I've been mocking up tonight when I get home.

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Ok I simplified it, also id only use one cat at a time obviously, just change colors.

>>313208
Yeah.

>>313212
>I'll post something I've been mocking up tonight when I get home.
cool, looking forward to that!

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>>313284
Here we go- this elaborate mock-up for a display of a line of acrylic paint. 2 and 5 ounce tubes, along with the display sign and rack description strips. At least 3 tubes deep on each slot, to give some illusion of depth.
The whole point of taking this and other photos is for a gate-fold pamphlet, which doubles as a color chart.

I'd love to see other mockups and physical results if anyone else has things to post on hand!

>>313300
Huh. Posted from my phone- I don't know why the photo is on its side...

>>313213
NICE DEAD MAU FIVE RIPOFF FAGGOT

but serious critique from that logo i dont know what service you provide and you dont have the legacy to not care about that kinda thing like IBM or Apple or w/e can

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Beginning stages of designing this... critique please.

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>>313315
doesn't look good, too much kerning and too much cuts on the type, one thing i just saw the other day was a logo with a small bar below the letter 'o' it looks kinda nice with that type of of bold minimal look.

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Hi kids
This is my latest branding work. It's for an online gallery themuseumofart.com. The aim was to make it look a bit like a stamp that could be seen on any background.
What do you guys think?

>>313326
The museum o fart

>>313326
Mo fart.

>>313326
It doesn't work. People will automatically see "mo fart." Go back to the drawing board. Maybe:
MUSE
UM
OF
ART

>>313326
bait

>>313326
>>313329
>>313329
Or

MUS
EUM
**of**
ART

>>313338
That works too. As long as it doesn't end in "fart."

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hey guys new to GD, making some quick icons for Location, date and time are these alright?

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Do any of these work? If so/no, what elements should be changed?

>>313316

>>313374
>>313375
>>313376
>>313377
Appreciate all feedback guys, thanks in advance!

>>313374
the dragon logo is amazing but i'll doubt you made it, the smoke/brushes are not adding anything and are distracting, the water reflection s looks nice but it seems like something else is missing in the background.

>>313375
difficult to see what you made, i guess is a photo manipulation but without seeing the original its hard to judge.

>>313376
is it a wallpaper? the smoke effects and the spray paint brushes don't really work that well, some of the squares are off probably coz you're not using vectors...

>>313377
the logo looks weird, it seems like you're using photoshop instead of illustrator or a vector software, the vignette is too strong and also the logo its too similar to the adidas one and when using a word-ind below the text try to use a different font to give it more contrast, it makes it look way better if you pick the right font.

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>>313370
to be honest they're pretty bad specially for someone who calls himself 'creative', it seems like you went straig to the software application instead of doing some sketches first.
if you want something minimal try not mess too much with the text and try to get better at seeing the negative spaces and the overall composition of the logo. pic is some quick examples.

>>313381
Thanks a lot man!

The dragon logo is from Skyrim, it was just practice for a good reflection effect, it definitely could use a LOT more work.

The 'photo manipulation' was an attempt at combining several independent images into a whole, just random ideas, so there's not really a single original..

Thanks for the tips on the wallpaper one, I don't know why I liked the abstract/smoke and spray paint combo; and yes, I wasn't using vectors, all raster.

For the logo, I *was* using photoshop sadly, I didn't have any vector software. Thanks for the pointers on the vignette, never noticed how strong it is, and the font as well.

It really means a lot man, cheers!

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is this too dumb guys?

>>313383
I hear what you're saying but these look really generic to me. Thanks for the input nevertheless.

Just recently created a page to post some of my work. Any feedback/advice?
My FB page username is victorsoto.design

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>>313058
took it back to drawing board.
I personally like this one, but any pointers are welcome.

>>313398
Those 3 are 10x better than anything you created

>>312967
Best: 4 Right / White wolf on brown
Don't forget the inside of the mouth

>>313090
Don't like it at all, hard to explain why.
Extremely boring/lame unoriginal
Not simple, unessicary horizontal lines
Most important part (text) is opaque
Mic looks ok but childish, like it was made for a book where children learn words by pictures

>>313111
but this one sucks?

>>313130
>>313134
>>313136
only first one is good

2nd - meh / cheap font / bad communication
3rd - bad / unoriginal / hard to read / bad comm / not inviting / bad colors

>>313211
Cool, not sure if the logo on the left upper corner adds anything

Could definitely use a better color, more pop?
Also thicker

>>313213
I actually really liked the arrow
Bring it back, way more interesting

>>313351
change software / program
we can see all the inharmonics

>>313385
nice, chem lover here
don't like the mirror on the bottom however
should stay disconnected from the bottom
lemme show you

>>313405
>>313476
same advice, weird colors
and the shape doesn't add anything
what is it? what are you symbolizing?
I have no idea what the logo is for
it's purpose should be clear at first sight

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I'd like some critique also

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>>313479
diff outlines

>>313479
>Text with simple average graphic
Really pushing boundaries here wow
IMO There's too many intersections between the graphic and the text to pull off the white outline behind both. Also the weight of those outlines is different from the text and its obvious and distracting.

>>313479
Make the outlines smooth instead of pointy at the corners.

Make text outline just as thick as the image outline.

Fix your fucking kerning on 'boy'

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>>313479
I feel like you're not taking the chance to be fun with your word-text placement.

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Sticker i'm planning on getting printed. Feels like its missing something still though. Right one is with a gradient I tried adding. Thoughts/suggestions?

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I'm the type of person who has a love for symbolism, and while I'll got that down in this design, how does it look from an aesthetic point of view? I was planning on having it put on a scarf or some other article of clothing is some form.

>>313351
these are mostly nice, buy pay closer attention to strokes - the contrast between strokes, and even the white spaces between objects - for example, the two hands in the clock are much smaller then the outline of the clock, and the space on the sides of the calendar's loops are smaller then the space below them.

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>>313211
Good job.

Be careful with the frames: In some parts it has been short, and you can see a white line.

Here's another project that i working on, and i use the same idea about the vinyl design.

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Media Company. Any thoughts, comments or concerns?

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Album artwork for a friend. I'm a photographer, first crack at design for me. I feel like it still looks amateur-ish, what can I do to make it not suck?

>>313579
I feel like more grain in the white/grey space in the top left might make it more cohesive.

>>313650
the weight of the line in between the circle and the stem of the g feels too thin to me, everywhere else is a pretty consistant thickness

>>313650
I read that as gooo. Also, what the other anon said about the g.

>>313661
Font is ugly. Also, I is always written in a capital.

>>313667
true. I need to expand my font library a lot. I completely agree I should be capitalized, she specifically asked for the whole title to be lowercase. I think its dumb but it's what she wants

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My take on playlist artwork. I curate music and design these for the biggest telecom company in latinamerica.

I basically improved their style, which was bold colors, stock photography and DIN.

Thoughts?

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>>313405
Okay.
I took days and days to study logos and design.

It's for a rapid game design studio called Chain.

>>313888
Love it! Print it!

>>313888
Make the space between the circles and the chain the same size as the space between the dpad and the chain. Circles look compressed

>>313893
Stupid me, I resized the circles when I resized the chain. Should be an easy fix, thanks for the tip.

>>312390
Stick with an ampersand, the 'and' here isn't centered and that really bothers me.

>>313392
yes

>>313748
Try minimizing white text on white backgrounds. Other than that, looks great!

>>313888
Good idea, bad execution. Try the same idea again from scratch. You're getting somewhere!

>>312968
Pretty fucking dumb, how about you be your own person other than trying to be what other people are.

>>313943
It's not like I can buy a car that not a single other person on Earth has, anon.

And we all have them because we think they look good. And they do.

>>313924
>Try minimizing white text on white backgrounds. Other than that, looks great!

Yeah not a fan of that either, but client wants white text all the time. Thanks for the input.

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>>313924
I'm lost.

My execution is obviously lacking.

These mockups are not good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAExa9P7hME

>>313036
Gran Turismo?

>>313974
you should avoid colors until the logo is finished, also what's the name? maybe you can do something more related to the name.

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help. This seemed like a great idea until it didn't. Logo for a artists' (and musicians and every other creative eventually) social media site called Artvista. My thought was that pink would catch the eye, the hand would embody the empowerment of artists while also representing other creatives, and the background would imply some kind of nice landscape.

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ugh save me from myself

>>314010
color scheme / gradient is on the point but if feels like fingers have been melted together with acid, it's almost like a dog's paw

>>314010
I think this is an instance where more detail will add to it.

The glove like hand cant express the subtle artists skill while holding a pen.

the forfinger should extend while the other fingers can remain grouped and slightly bent.

that's my take on it anyway.

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>>314010
The hand should be shaped more like a hand, and should have at least some finger definition, otherwise it can't express anything.

Look at these.

>>314015
>>314014
yes, I think you're right. In this case detail is necessary. I'll bend at least two fingers over and see how it goes. Then if that's not enough I might experiment with something that's more of a drawing.

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critique appreciated

>>314030
Looks like a test sheet of someone playing around with random filters/effects or following a handful of tutorials.

>>314031
Thats what it is. Any feedback on the design?

>>314035
It's cluttered.
The words don't match the tone of the design.

That said, I'm a minority on this board who likes commercial minimalist design, so I can't give effective feedback on all this new age stuff.

>>313505
That's what bothered me aswell, not sure how to fix it
The hoodie is also more about the message/reference, would that justify it's simple imagery?

>>313521
you mean the white border around the cherry stem?
also what's a kerning
oh I see, maybe move the Y closer to the O?

>>313532
noted

>>313481
the middle version actually does have the same outline thickness for the cherries and boy, not cherries, will try this

>>313484
way too thin

>>313582
not sure how a gradient like that will print

>>313610
bit generic

>>313650
I like it,
playful and simple, good idea to keep the g and d similar but not identical

>>313974
hmn, again, nice ideas odd execution
you might want a better program/software
I can see all imperfections

>>314030
>>314035
There is no consistency with the design. Simplify it and stick to one style.

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I don't know what I'm doing fuck

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>>314092
uh

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>>314093
PINK

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>>314092
This is the best one s far, make all the bent fingers the same color. I don't think this is what your going for but I like the fact that the hand looks like a priest pose, maybe go somewhere with this. Pic related

>>314093
best, two colors for the hand should be enough

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t-shirt design my sister requested

>>314125
Looks great- how many inks?

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logo i've made for >>>/wsr/343375

although I'm wondering if someone has done it before, not 100% sure it took me like 2 mins for the shape.

>>313383
These are much worse than his

>>314139
I like it, a lot! For a game comany... Not sure. I thought it was for a cryptocurrency at first.

>>314125
Is she hot?

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Just an idea I had.

I haven't decided on colors, shadows, textures or anything yet.

What do you think?

I had a really hard time with the west concept. I ended up doing some elaborate shit with a compass and everything, and it just didn't work.

I like this one a lot better, but I'm not sure the idea translates well (it's a house pointing to the west) or what else to do with it.

How would you improve it?

>>314158
fuck this looks clean
maybe do something else with the window?

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>>314158
I just fixed the angles so that the windows would fit in the corner.

It's a clever idea, keep working it.

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What do you guys think of my picture ?

I'm open for anything

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>>314158
I like this version a lot more than >>314177 one, just based on the fact that the window on the 1st one looks like a house tilted sideways rather than a block rotated 45 degrees to the left like on the second one if that makes sense. Either way, I really like what you're going for.
>>314180
I like the flowers on the edge but, what is it supposed to be? An album cover or something?


Pls r8, this is supposed to be for a podcast

>>314169
>>314177
>>314192
Cheers.

1. Did you guys get what it was and the concept behind it before I pointed it out?

2. What color or colors would you use and why? I don't want it to be just some arbitrary decision.

>>314192
I really like it.

It took me a few seconds and reading the name to realize that was a hat though.

>>314195
Of course, a building with a shape pointing to the west.

I think the monochromatic look fits, maybe some yellow. Real estate is always some boring ass blue.

>>313410
laughable

>>313473
Thanks dude

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this is a freeskie design for my friend
the skies are getting cut out of the squares

>>314158
>>314177
I like the idea. The first one conveys your idea best, but the second one looks best. Tough decision. I wouldn't know how to improve on it though (I'm a shit designer).

>>312418
I don't like the arrow. It should be more subtle.

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Logo for the Library of Saulkrasti District.

'Saulkrasti' literary translates as 'the coasts of Sun', so in logomark there's Sun and a seagull that also kind of looks like an open book or an open book that kind of looks like a seagull.

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>>314336

Also, the logomark grid looks like this, every aspect of form relates to each other in some mathematical, I guess, way.

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is this bad? spent 5 mins on it

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made a Pepe

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>>314372
but then i decided to go full autistic

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poster for halloween party thing. it's unfinished but it's coming along pretty alright. went for old 80's poster feel, like friday the thirteenth part 2 intro sequence.

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Designed this for a friends album. Pretty straightforward I guess.

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>>313213
The cheekbone lines inside just aren't reading at all in my opinion. It doesn't really look much like a cat. I fucked with it a bit. Sorry if it's shit

>>314372
kek

>>314409
maybe go with a different font, i really don't like how the ends of the letters have those little curves, other than that it's nice, but maybe you should change the yellow to a bit darker tone for readability

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what do you guys think?

>>314415
i disagree here, the cheekbones read fine over here.

I think having the face takes away some of the minimalist look

>>314493
lookin good my dude

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I can't think of other engines, help

>>314409
Use Gotham.

>>312472
your website is pointless and your design is obsolete and hard on the eyes

>>312788
fix the clipping above the K

>>312953
ditch the face it is out of place. Love the colorway and font tho

>>314158
look up steinberg Cubase

>>314336
damn, really nice! maybe try some other layouts for the type?

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r8/h8 pls

Its an album cover for a mixtape of anime/chillhop beats I'm making. The text says human genome project (just sounded cool to me).

>>314766
it's good, just use a darker shade for background, the contrast is to low

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What would be ways I can improve my designs? I'm trying to get better at photoshop as well as make cool stickers I can sell on redbubble.

pic related is $3.00

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>>314776
another one of my edits

>>312389
because why not?

it looks likes shit. more like cheese than the moon.
the logo flat one color looked better.

>>314776
that jazz cup design might get you licensing trouble later on if you're making money on it

>>314779
Yeah, I'm aware of that. A lot of other people on redbubble sell just the design itself on a sticker, so i'm trying to mix it up a bit.

>>312370

Doesn't have anything to do with the product being sold. Could be about aerospace or fast food.

>>312374

Logo is great. Fonts are too fonty. Simplify the fonts; go with something light.

>>312418

It's a little too busy. Simplify both the cat logo, with simpler and bolder lines, as well as the Copy-Cat font.

>>312472

The slugline and the font for it are garbage, just drop it. Move "road" over to the same side as AGORA.

>>312788

It's ok, if we are specifically going for a 70s-80s retro sound in the music. If not, remove the palette smear.

>>313650
assuming this says good..

you could remove the d and replace it with a flip+reversed g

this way it could read the same upside down.
I forget what those are called.

>>312828

Cute, but the lines on the character need to be thinner, and that fill on the pan and the spatula are too dark and too busy. Lighten it up. Also remove the copyright down at the bottom.

>>312967

2 light is the best, but that just looks like a high school football mascot to me... wolves are overdone. If you need a mic in there, make the wolf howling into the mic.

>>313036

ick. Doesn't say a thing about the product or what it does. Black and yellow looks like a road sign. Hate it.

>>313058

It's nice, but the color gradient is too aggressive. Try it flat without the drop shadow.

>>313130

works for me. I

>>313213

better -- try using only two cats and reintroducing a simple arrow between them. Or, try duplicating the left head on the right. I don't like faceless cat on the right.

>>313370

learn to anti alias or kill me.

>>313377

pretty. try reducing the size of the font, the graphic, and surrounding elements. give it more empty.

>>313383

i like these a lot. do what this guy does.

>>313392

yeah, it kinda screams "i am an undergraduate studying to be an art major but I haven't mastered photoshop or political statements yet."

>>313661

delete it and start over with a better photo. if she's not comfortable showing her body on the cover of an album, her body should not be on the cover of an album.

>>314030

a little too 1985 and a little too pat.

>>314158

simple! plain! good! A+

>>314336

Love it! ship it.

>>314493

art isn't about just photoshopping a bunch of random shit together. say something. even if the something is stupid, say something.

>>313326
the mew sew mo fart ahah if this is a joke then grats if not, nice idea i like it. just needs the arrangement of letters to be revised a little

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trying to nail a personal icon, combining a J and a Y.

Thoughts?

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some guy wanted a steam avatar for newwave
how did i do

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>>314831

>>314827
Doesn't look like a J but looks like an Y. Other than that I like it a lot.

>>314827
It's terrible, honestly. The idea is fine, but it looks retarded. Try again.

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Doing a little warm up project but I kinda like where I'm going
How can I make a good logo for a fake earphone company called Echos
The "sound waves" look too much like the general Wifi logo

>>314827
Looks like a Y and a slingshot, maybe a tree, but no J in sight... maybe try colouring the J in yellow, and having the rest in dark so it stands out more.

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what pokemon is this?

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i use gimp
photo shop is shit
prove me wrong
pic related i made it

>>314875
Think broader. Not every logo needs to be a literal representation of what the company/product does (just look at Apple, Nike, etc.). Think about what kind of feeling music gives you, what it does for people and how it's used or experienced. Think about what kinds of values the overall brand will represent, and how you can evoke that.

I want 50 new thumbnails by the end of the week, son. I'll be back.

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Two options for a small design studio I'm opening up soon, tell me your thoughts.

The first is a reference to paper folding and the second is a reference to the aurora borealis lights.

>>314860
what makes it look retarded?

>>314897
i like the second one a lot, maybe play around with some of the proportions though, see what comes out

>>314899
Do you have any suggestions dude? Do you mean the placement & length of the bars?
It's supposed to look as though it's receding in perspective if that helps.

>>314897
Both are great.

>>314910
Thanks, anon. Deciding on one is tough.

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>>314881

it's babbys (semi-)first lettering

since this is done so methodically so far it could use some balancing of weight / spacing for some letters, but the client doesn't want me to bother with more polish

>>314914
Can't tell what it says

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>>314875
How about this?

>>314898
It looks like Mr. Krabs' hand. It just looks stupid.

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A client was unhappy with work I did, saying 'poor quality of work'. It kind of got to me and I feel pretty bad about it. It was web design and also logo design, critique would be appreciated on both.

>>314940
I don't see anything obviously wrong with it. What did he say? "Poor quality of work" is pretty vague.

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>>314941

He asked for his money back and his reasoning for this literally was my 'poor quality of work', that's all.

In the brief he specified that it must look 'clean and contemporary' and to appear wealthy.

He also sent me a logo that he had done by a different designer from Pakistan for a sister company and he was happy with it. I attached it, I changed the company name but kept the font the same.

>>314935
fuck yeah it does

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>>314943
>Pakistan

you're being jewed by a cheap fuck

he may ask some sandnigger / pajeet to redraw your design for peanuts

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>>314943
>In the brief he specified that it must look 'clean and contemporary' and to appear wealthy.
That's exactly what it looks like to me. You should contact him and ask him to be specific.

>>314945
I was just going to say.

>>314945

I hope not, I didn't get paid anything for all the work in the end.

I feel like a bad designer now and can't get it out of my head.

>>314946

Haha I noticed that too on the logo.

I thought about contacting him but I doubt he'd bother responding. It's good to know I'm not going completely crazy though.

>>314948
You're contradicting yourself. You should want that to be the case. At least it would mean you're not a bad designer, which I don't think you are. Get a Jew lawyer and sue his ass.

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>>314951
True. I'll have to wait and see if his site moves forward.

On a different note while I'm here, I recently created a new personal logo. It's the initials of my name 'S' & 'D'. It's pretty minimalist but I'm not sure if to others the initials are easily made out and stuff, any critique is appreciated.

>>314952
from the thumbnail I thought it was a stylized open lock.

>>312967
Probably 4, or 1, although I'd suggest changing the palette, red and white/black is striking but i'd say try saturating it a bit.

>>313405
I personally don't like gradients, but in my opinion the logo itself is a bit bizzare, and the circle inside the A is strange. Makes it feel like there are just a bunch of random circles.Also try for a different font on "Development Kit" it's also squished

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Critique?

>>314967
Looks good. I prefer the second one, first is too disjointed.

Also if you didn't notice the stroke on the wings is slightly overlapping the white of the emblem.

Maybe test it out with the wings a little bit closer to the emblem so the attachment doesn't look as fragile.

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Critique?

Logo for an ice cream shop owned by my cousin. Not a pro...but trying to be.

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>>314980
I like the first one more than the second especially in the composition, but they're both good.

The contrast is pretty low between the text between the white and pink, which makes it a little difficult to read.
I've done some color replacement in photoshop to darken the highlights of the graphics and improve the readability and contrast of the text. I've also hue shifted the ice cream on the left, that yellow is a bit sickly. I would go as far to reduce the saturation on the graphics to bring out the text even more, but I don't have the time sorry senpai. Good luck.

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Did some of these last night for no real reason at all. What do y'all think?

>>314995
It didnt cross my mind that the yellow look kinda sickly until you pointed it out. Thanks for the reply man.

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>>314158
>>314169
>>314177
>>314192
>>314330
>>314639
>>314801
>>314201
Someone help me color this shit because I don't know what the fuck I'm doing. All I know is I want red there.

Should the roof and the window be the same color? Should I use shadows at all? What would you do?

>>314980
The first one, except with the second one's face

>>315002
Im also kinda leaning with using the 1st one because I thought that the kawaii face is maybe, idk, kinda overuse.

>>314996
Shit taste in music.

>>314996
Straight outta r/freshalbumart

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How did I do?
Not a designer btw.
Amy tips on how to git gud with InDesign?

>>315083
Poor contrast, red and black are a huge no-no if the red is that saturated, I personally don't think the typefaces complement each other and the alignment is all over the place.

>>315001
My suggestion is scrap this design and start over.

If it doesn't work no matter what colours you throw at it, then the issue is more fundamental.

>>315083
>Bad photo
>Ugly red colour
>Not enough contrast between red and black text
>Too many unnecessary lines
>Ugly alignment
>Bar code needs more room to breathe (at least make it surrounded entirely by white)

>>315108
>at least make it surrounded entirely by white
That was my first option.
>>315091
Any good tuts/links?

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>>315091
>>315121
I don't have any links off of the top of my head sorry.
Do you know about the fundamentals of design? I would suggest looking into videos and articles on design websites that detail them, there aren't too many, they're pretty easy to implement and learn, and you will improve quickly by studying and paying attention to them.

The best advice I think I can give if you're just starting out and serious about making "good" looking designs is to just copy what you see and take note of what other designers do. Don't worry so much about expressing yourself or creating a unique design, you're too early for either, which is totally okay. As you grow and learn you'll start to pick up on what works and what doesn't (and most importantly, why).

In pic related, whether you personally like the design is irrelevant, notice how the title and image are perfectly aligned to each other on the left, "the other syria" and the text below it are aligned to each other, and this alignment happens again on the right-hand side with some more information, pricing, barcode and right edge of the image.
The contrast of the white text on the image is high enough to be easily readable, and dark gray on white is an obvious positive. I think the smaller point size is bordering on too thin, but this isn't a perfect design, just a good example.

This is already too long so I'll cut it off here, but the goal is to be able to think through every design decision you make and don't be afraid to keep it simple.

>>314827
Looks a bit like a sanitary pad.

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>>314827

>>312967
Red is a bad color for wolves. You should try navy

>>313090
Yeah it's pretty bad... You should start over and ditch the text, try to think of something that reminds you of your content primarily and "podcast" secondarily

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I'm a complete amateur when it comes to design but I'm working a side project that involves writing articles/reports so I decided to make a logo for the project as well as design a template for the reports, partially for fun but also to make them a bit more visually pleasing as well as being able to quickly differentiate based on color schemes

Pic related is the logo and color schemes, each color represents a different type of article/report partially inspired by Pirelli F1 tire system

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>>315234
and here's an example of a report template

>>315235
also font is just some random Word font as a placeholder, but would love suggestions on a font that would go well with the logo

>>31400
It's the same as the stereotype of the statue of freedom when the torch is in the sunlight

>>314008
It's the same as the stereotype of the statue of freedom when the torch is in the sunlight

>>315216
lol this is too perfect

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>>315091
>>315108
>>315125
Any better?

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Mocked out a line of hookah shisha packaging. Thoughts?

>>315235
>cover
The purpose of colored top and bottom bar, unless you will put some menu on it i think it better2 have it thinner or leave it.

>intro and main
Table and font (except the logo one) is too small and unreadable, even if user see it via large phone or tablet.

Logo on the bar is almost crushed. Its ok to have the main body's bar thicker like most app are.

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>>314291
this is my other design

>>315424
I like it, maybe simplify the hookah in the logo a little bit and try to make the colors on the bottom a a smoother gradient

>>313383
cool