How many system fonts would you like with that pixel-y pic?
Aug 18, 2016 13:41:48 GMT -5
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Post by Andi @ Cirrutopia on Aug 18, 2016 13:41:48 GMT -5
Only three? Okay, I guess I can squelch enough self-respect to use just three...
I need to whine for a few minutes, and then step away from this project for a few hours... come back with a clear head.
SO the first two of those were made for an event for my church. One is awesome looking I think, and then I reversed the colors so there's a printer/copier-friendly version. But they didn't like it; wanted something more modern-looking... for this event during which we are celebrating our history. But okay, whatever. So I did the last one. (Third one with grungy background is there to satisfy my need for some texture... maybe we'd use it to advertise online, but they'd print the fourth one.)
But I get that the excessive texture is maybe a me-thing, coming of-age in the design world in the early 2000s, I like me some grunge. But I can leave it; I get it's not for everywhere.
Sent the new ones (the watercolored-church ones) in, got good feedback initially, then a request from one of the committee members.
BUT THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE NEW ONE EITHER.
Okay, well this is okay. I don't mind being pushed to think of new things and reworking things; I think that's part of my job.
They were like, "Use the photo of our church from the website and use these fonts." I braced myself for the list that was to follow, and with reason. Three delightful *cough* system fonts were listed.
And the photo on the website (remember, I'm the webmaster,) is about 300 pixels tall and not even as wide. And that's the original >> Vulgar language is against the rules! << photo; I don't have a bigger in some mythical library somewhere; it was all that was passed to me. If I had a bigger photo, and a nice one, I would've used it; certainly quicker than painting a watercolor of the church! But there are no decent photos of this church; there aren't many good vantage points from which to take one, and the surrounding area is not always so sightly, and photoshop can really only do so much.
If a new poster is what they want, then a new poster is what I'll give them.
FIX'D.
I used all the fonts they wanted except one I couldn't find (probably deleted it when I deleted Curlz MT and other such offensive ones.) I really think the post-modern palette gives it something extra.
I need to whine for a few minutes, and then step away from this project for a few hours... come back with a clear head.
SO the first two of those were made for an event for my church. One is awesome looking I think, and then I reversed the colors so there's a printer/copier-friendly version. But they didn't like it; wanted something more modern-looking... for this event during which we are celebrating our history. But okay, whatever. So I did the last one. (Third one with grungy background is there to satisfy my need for some texture... maybe we'd use it to advertise online, but they'd print the fourth one.)
But I get that the excessive texture is maybe a me-thing, coming of-age in the design world in the early 2000s, I like me some grunge. But I can leave it; I get it's not for everywhere.
Sent the new ones (the watercolored-church ones) in, got good feedback initially, then a request from one of the committee members.
BUT THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE NEW ONE EITHER.
Okay, well this is okay. I don't mind being pushed to think of new things and reworking things; I think that's part of my job.
They were like, "Use the photo of our church from the website and use these fonts." I braced myself for the list that was to follow, and with reason. Three delightful *cough* system fonts were listed.
And the photo on the website (remember, I'm the webmaster,) is about 300 pixels tall and not even as wide. And that's the original >> Vulgar language is against the rules! << photo; I don't have a bigger in some mythical library somewhere; it was all that was passed to me. If I had a bigger photo, and a nice one, I would've used it; certainly quicker than painting a watercolor of the church! But there are no decent photos of this church; there aren't many good vantage points from which to take one, and the surrounding area is not always so sightly, and photoshop can really only do so much.
If a new poster is what they want, then a new poster is what I'll give them.
FIX'D.
I used all the fonts they wanted except one I couldn't find (probably deleted it when I deleted Curlz MT and other such offensive ones.) I really think the post-modern palette gives it something extra.