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Published: 2011-05-20 14:39:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 3886; Favourites: 58; Downloads: 0
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This is a poster I created for my school for our end of the year performance. This year we will be creating our very own carnival and miniature river system.Thank you to everyone on here who's stocks I used, this wouldn't have been possible without you.
Stock used:
Hot air balloons: [link]
Grassy Field: [link]
Field River: [link]
Mallard Duck: [link]
Tree: [link]
Clouds: [link]
Six Flags rides: [link]
*Other images are from google
Thank you
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Comments: 35
nicely done!
Could you please tell me the name of the fonts you have used ?
(im sorry for my bad english)
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(As seen from top to bottom)
Carefree
Champagne & Limousines
Market Deco
And as for the text, " Science/Surrounds Us" I'm unable to tell you because I don't remember and I don't believe it's download onto my computer.
Thank you for your comment and your English was perfectly fine!
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Oh my, thank you so much.
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Thank you, I'm glad you like it.
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I really love this.. your tinting and combining of the images works so well with the theme - I just keep staring at it. Very readable and interesting!
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It was meant to catch your eye! I'm very happy you enjoy it, thank you.
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Overall it looks lovely, good ideas and execution. Just a couple things, i think 4 different fonts is probably too many, 2 or 3 should be enough, and the text doesn't seem to fit that nicely on the banner. The 'US' is closer to the edge than the 'Surrounds' and the 'Science' is too big - do you see what I mean. They are only very small things though because overall it looks great!
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Thank you. I can agree on the font numbers, I guess I didn't think about it. And the words on the banner I had a really hard time with and truth be told I'm not 100% pleased with the how the words "Surround Us" turned out. By the end I was aiming to just get it done. Thank you for your comments.
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No problem! If you do banner words again or if you need words to go on a curve, you can use the pen tool to make a path of the curve and then select the type tool, click on your path and you will get the words to go along the path. Its a bit tricky at times but once you get used to it, I've found it useful. Hope this helps!
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I've typed on a path before, in fact I'm sure I tried it for this! Truth be told I'm no expert with typing on a path so I'm sure the more I use it the better I'll come to understand it.
Thanks for your advise!
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Brilliant vector work. What software did you use?
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Thank you. I used Illustrator CS4 for the ribbon then Photoshop CS5 for everything else.
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This is brilliant. The grain effect really adds to the composition and the text is perfectly fitting, as well as the ribbon. Overall, amazing manipulation and fantastic composition.
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Thank you so much! Fitting the text and finding the right style of ribbon was the hardest thing I've done in my life! It all paid off though.
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Excellent vintages effect and the photo-manipulation is impeccable
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This is interesting, with the aged texture on the photos. If gives it that classic early century carnival feel. The only concern that might pose a problem would be in the printing process. Did you make this in PS or ID, the banners look to be from Illus or they could be stock shapes from PS, check the the margins/bleeds around the borders. You also wouldn't see the drop shadow come off in the print process. There's some displacement with the text/proportion variations on the text with the banners, but that's just knit-picking. Is the "S" supposed to hang off as well? Some would disagree to put the banner in the middle, but I think it's a great placement there, it separates the two photos for two different reasons. I am curious as to the cursive font though. Have you test printed this out an inkjet printer yet? I had a friend attend PSU a while back, he said it was pretty good. I would start to familiarize yourself with ID, Illus, and PS if you haven't already. It's always nice to get a head start.
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Thanks for this comment. I did have this printed and you're right about the shadow on the banner, they did get a little cut off in the printing process. While I've had some of my works printed I'm still not too familiar with the printing process which is a shame. Being someone who does want to get into graphic design it's something I do really need to know. This was all mostly done in PS and saved for print in PS; would you suggest I take it into ID to put it into a document that would be bleed safe? ID seems like the right program to do that, but honestly I don't really use ID but I am very familiar with PS and Illus.
Now when it comes to the banner and the text inside it, that has a story. I struggled a lot with text placement in general on the over all thing but the banner was stressful because I had to bend the text which was hard for me because I'm not use to bending text like that. For myself, I love how the word "Science" looks in the banner I'm not too crazy about the words "Surrounds Us" though. I got lazy more than anything when I was coming to the end but I'm proud of it and my mentors thought it was great so I took it.
There's the life story of my poster!
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I would start to get into the habit of ID, the thing about ID, it syncs and lines up your text. In ID you'll start to use storyboards for much more text. Indesign is the premier program for layouts. You can also do the same effects for text in PS in ID. Graphics will always be done in PS and exported into ID. That's what I do for my layouts. In ID, you want a general size of what you want the photos and or graphics to be, because manually adjusting in ID can distort the image. For your "Surrounds Us" I would have mad it a tad smaller and arced it vertically in Illus. Also in Illus is where you'll learn text wrapping and other effects. Sometimes you may be working in all three programs, but for now just familiarize yourself with the programs. I'm still a student myself and don't get ahead of what I do. Moderation is the key. Also, is this the program you're talking about?
[link]
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Thanks for all that information. 
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I would plan out which classes you are going to take what year. Since you're a freshman you'll probably be doing all your GURs correct? If possible, take some during the summer and keep practicing outside of class when you get the chance. Thing about PS is you'll never forget the basic tools, but you will forget the rest. They're programs you have to constantly use. It looks like you'll some Flash Design, interesting. One thing to note about typography courses, you'll learn the history of text and parts of the font. What you won't learn is how to apply which fonts to which logos,layouts, etc. That comes from practice. Also, this program has an intership(mine does as well), alot don't. gl
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I try to use Photoshop and Illustrator as much as I can because I do fear I'll forget something cool or useful I had learned. You also make a good point about the typography classes too, which I'm excited for. Anyone can be taught the rules of graphic design but the ideas must come from you (got that from a book). I think the quote applies well to what you said about the typography class.
You've been a big help, and it's been fun to nerd out a little bit with someone. I wish you luck in your studies as well.
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Thank you. Thanks also for the watch.
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Thank you very much, and thanks for having your stock available.
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HOLY CRAP THIS IS AWESOME ! I love the vintage-y look ! And you made our river project seem interesting :,D hahaha. Seriously this is such a cool poster :3
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I better see a duck in that river of yours 
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