Which design to choose?

nickeax · 23rd April 2011, 1:17 PM

I got these designs done for an album cover, but I'm not sure which one is best. The concept was to have people appearing in one dimension, from another.

Any advice will be welcomed.

bloo.tomarto · 24th April 2011, 6:10 PM

The concept was to have people appearing in one dimension, from another.

image

Text is nearly illegible. Whilst the idea of text 'zooming' is nice, the execution could be much better.

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better; i like the inverted characters; how about inverting that half of the background, as well?

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green and orange are too random; try using it in the background or something.

broccoli · 24th April 2011, 6:25 PM

I'm not a designer, just a consumer.

I can't read the text at all on the first one.

On the second one, I can only read the first part of the text.

Gut reaction - I like the second one best. (But I feel that the white man shouldn't have the stars showing, he should be opaque.)

Philll · 24th April 2011, 7:34 PM

Hopefully it was done for free.

Dreadful, the lot of them. One and two, the name isn't clear enough, very bad since it's the first thing people will see. The 3rd one looks like "My first CD Cover".

The angle of the light is also a bit strange as it seems to be circular, but I'm guessing the 2 people walking down it are supposed to go with it. Doesn't make sense, they'd need to be on an angle or leaning if that were the case.

nickeax · 25th April 2011, 3:14 PM

Thanks a lot for all the top advice, it will be very useful! I will come back with the changes when they're ready.

Oppressa · 25th April 2011, 3:17 PM

Why not put up a competition on www.designcrowd.com?

As said above they look very amateurish

bloo.tomarto · 26th April 2011, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oppressa

Why not put up a competition on www.designcrowd.com?

As said above they look very amateurish

I think OP is working for client?
I don't think it's worth paying $200 for what seems to be an indie band's album cover.

nickeax · 26th April 2011, 2:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bloo.tomarto

I think OP is working for client?
I don't think it's worth paying $200 for what seems to be an indie band's album cover.

Yes, it's certainly indie. I'm trying to do it myself, without any skills. I think with the advice given here, I will be able to make it better.

Philll · 26th April 2011, 2:46 PM

http://browse.deviantart.com/digital...&q=music+album

http://dribbble.com/search?q=music+album&x=0&y=0

Might help, I didn't realise you were doing it yourself. If you can illustrate it's a big bonus, the name of the album above all should be easy to read.

You can also search for "cd cover" etc, but you'll most likely get a bunch of PSD templates and that sort of thing returned

Samson · 28th April 2011, 11:02 PM

Insert obligatory Fringe plug

Cheers,
Samson

Samson · 28th April 2011, 11:24 PM

In all seriousness though... you are better off using stock images rather than trying to mask out of fiddle with photos (like your silhouettes seem to show).

and pick key images to start your concepts with. I like the direction of the warp field, but try and envisage something more modern.

Like This

Or This

Maybe things that represent crossing boundaries... like a door way or window.

Like this one...

Cheers,
Samson

23rd April 2011, 1:17 PM	#1
nickeax (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,047	Which design to choose? I got these designs done for an album cover, but I'm not sure which one is best. The concept was to have people appearing in one dimension, from another. Any advice will be welcomed.

24th April 2011, 6:10 PM	#2
bloo.tomarto Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 67	The concept was to have people appearing in one dimension, from another. image Text is nearly illegible. Whilst the idea of text 'zooming' is nice, the execution could be much better. image better; i like the inverted characters; how about inverting that half of the background, as well? image green and orange are too random; try using it in the background or something. __________________ Successful Trades ! deptraisteve ,David P2190,havoxz, gunning_2, JeffK, Vespas, cscottaus, fle0n, Purefire, gnasher666 over ~~$600~~$1000 in trades

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Philll Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NSW Posts: 10,958	Hopefully it was done for free. Dreadful, the lot of them. One and two, the name isn't clear enough, very bad since it's the first thing people will see. The 3rd one looks like "My first CD Cover". The angle of the light is also a bit strange as it seems to be circular, but I'm guessing the 2 people walking down it are supposed to go with it. Doesn't make sense, they'd need to be on an angle or leaning if that were the case. __________________ Steam \| Pay less for Steam games \| 'Linux gaming'

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24th April 2011, 6:25 PM	#3
broccoli Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Perth Posts: 6,260	I'm not a designer, just a consumer. I can't read the text at all on the first one. On the second one, I can only read the first part of the text. Gut reaction - I like the second one best. (But I feel that the white man shouldn't have the stars showing, he should be opaque.)

25th April 2011, 3:14 PM	#5
nickeax (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,047	Thanks a lot for all the top advice, it will be very useful! I will come back with the changes when they're ready.

26th April 2011, 2:46 PM	#9
Philll Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NSW Posts: 10,958	http://browse.deviantart.com/digital...&q=music+album http://dribbble.com/search?q=music+album&x=0&y=0 Might help, I didn't realise you were doing it yourself. If you can illustrate it's a big bonus, the name of the album above all should be easy to read. You can also search for "cd cover" etc, but you'll most likely get a bunch of PSD templates and that sort of thing returned

28th April 2011, 11:02 PM	#10
Samson Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Adelaide Posts: 67	Insert obligatory Fringe plug Cheers, Samson

28th April 2011, 11:24 PM	#11
Samson Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Adelaide Posts: 67	In all seriousness though... you are better off using stock images rather than trying to mask out of fiddle with photos (like your silhouettes seem to show). and pick key images to start your concepts with. I like the direction of the warp field, but try and envisage something more modern. Like This Or This Maybe things that represent crossing boundaries... like a door way or window. Like this one... Cheers, Samson