Okay, so I have 3 different fonts that I'm thinking of using, this is the first one. I can show any who's interested the others if you really want, or if you have any suggestions what to use.
The furnace is suppose to be 100%black and the lighter part is like 99%black to show a little difference (the colors are just screwey on screen). There is a silhouette of a hand in the window of the furnace.
I want to possibly do a sketchier version of the furnace, like a thick and thin lined weighted hand-done type thing. I just haven't been able to figure out what image works best for me. Or I wanted to use an actual photo, but I have been unsuccessful (if anyone finds one, let me know please! I will pay for it too if it's in price range).
All advice/suggestions are more than welcome; I've been struggling a lot with this design. Thanks!!
3 comments:
Hey Jackie!
So I think you can make the furnace work if you made the 99% a little bit lighter. It's kinda difficult to see the difference between the two values. I think that hand print is pretty cool though, maybe it would be a little better a dark blood red though? I think the "Sweeney" part of the type looks great, but idk about the Todd part...the I think the border is working out for sure though! Hope you get it to work out to your liking,
Todd
Hey, I think it's going in an interesting direction, but right now I think the furnace looks too flat, the messy texture in the background... it's a good idea, but I think you should make it a little less grainy and more textured. The "October....etc" text should be in a different font and I'm not sure about the placement.
I think that right now you have the text in a logical position, but you could do something different that could look really cool.
Jackie,
I think that this is a better direction. It still directly deals with a central part of the play, but isn't so (obviously) macabre/gory…and also isn't an approach that's commonly taken.
I think you need to up the contrast between your blacks for the furnace. Be subtle…but 1% is not enough to show up when you actually print. We can talk more about this in class on Tuesday. I'd also definitely make the furnace appear to be lit. It's not as interesting off/cold.
I'd also work on the text. The Sweeney Todd bit is working better…but the subtitle is far too small to be read effectively. It becomes secondary to the date/venue…which seems to be rather haphazardly placed. I'd find a way to include them in.
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