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  • Late night design help

    Posted by Martin Gray on May 9, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    Hiya

    I was just wonder if anybody had a better idea with the layout of this sign? The customer wants four signs and thought maybe to put the wording inside the thistle. But i think it will make the text too small and hard to read!

    Any ideas welcome.

    Thanks

    Martin


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    Jill Marie Welsh replied 12 years, 12 months ago 6 Members · 14 Replies
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  • Phill Fenton

    Member
    May 9, 2011 at 9:49 pm

    Outline the black text in White to separate it from the background and improve it’s legibility

  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    May 9, 2011 at 9:53 pm

    as Phil says but change the font to something more solid and legible and lose the capital a in the "and" it just doesn’t look right 😀

    nik

  • Martin Gray

    Member
    May 9, 2011 at 10:08 pm

    Thanks.

    Nic fonts just aren’t my strong point afraid. I always scan threw heaps before i choose one and then am not always sure its the right one for the job. I thought i would get a font that’s looked Scottish if there such a thing. ha


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  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    May 9, 2011 at 10:12 pm

    i know what your striving for martin so make the "all the best" more prominent then so that stands out more 😀

  • Phill Fenton

    Member
    May 9, 2011 at 10:12 pm

    Uncial is the stereotypical "Scottish Font" – But Just because it’s stereotype there’s nothing wrong in using it. Oh, and thicken the white outline a bit :lol1:

  • Martin Gray

    Member
    May 9, 2011 at 10:25 pm

    Yeah as soon as i posted that i thought "all the best" needed to stand out abit more. plus thicker line added. 🙂


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  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    May 9, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    i would also drop the size of the thistle just a bit and the inner border I would make it closer to the outer green border it looks like its taking over the over layout by being to wide? hope that made sense 😀

  • Martin Gray

    Member
    May 9, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    yeah i did see that the thistle was abit large.


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  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    May 9, 2011 at 11:26 pm

    I think it has too much stuff, and is too close to the edges.
    Border too busy. Red arrow clashes.
    Here’s a quickie, this was the only thistle I had so I know it’s the wrong one.
    Love…..Jill


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  • Martin Gray

    Member
    May 9, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    Thanks Jill

    I Love the the way your designs always seem to jump off the page.

    Martin

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    May 9, 2011 at 11:35 pm

    That’s because I’m insane!
    😳
    Glad to be of help.

  • Glenn Sharp

    Member
    May 10, 2011 at 12:04 pm

    Quick attempt from me…..


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  • Neil Davey

    Member
    May 10, 2011 at 12:21 pm
    quote Jill Marie Welsh:

    That’s because I’m insane!

    :thumbup2:

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    May 10, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    Glenn that’s…well…sharp!
    Nice and concise.
    Neil…bite me.
    😉

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