Space Cushions are a local band made up of some of my friends. They asked me to make a poster/flyer for their next concert and I graciously obliged. Their website: Space Cushions on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads (Yeah, I know they're not the best lol) Comments are always welcome. DeviantArt Link: Space Cushions Concert Poster by ~The-Whispy on deviantART
with our little argument aside i think that you could do without the overlapping. the depth is screwed up because the drop shadows stay the same size even after they overlap something thats given the illusion of flowing above, when they should be smaller. if the over lapping is a must then fix the shadows and it would be pretty pro. also, maybe make the drop shadows all the same lightness? cuz then smaller text shadow is lighter then the bigger :/ idk... also the "all ages" part is off angle an inside the swirls are seemingly whiter than the outside. some sort of illusion that should be addressed
meh, I see what you mean but that's not that big of a problem as this will be viewed on a poster or paper from somewhat of a distance and not studied intensely. All the text is at a slightly different angle. That was done purposely.
to add on, I think you should make the lines that make the bubbles thinner, or make the lines opaque, or have a bigger drop shadow on the text, or somehow differentiate between the design lines and the text. The thickness and highlights are very similar. As Plugin said, it's not easy to read at first. It's not extremely difficult, just not easy. And when you say poster, you mean like a e-flyer, or something to physically print out?
The text is actually a bit annoying to read. I think there should be some negative space in the middle of the letters to differentiate the normal regions. As is, I found I had to look longer at the letters than I normally would. I think the main title would be fine with that style however for the smaller text it just seems to get in the way of my reading of it.
Is this the size you printed out? Anyways, I feel that the small detail text is a bit random and feels floaty. Makes my eyes jump around and it's a bit hard to read. I'd say concentrate on giving your poster a sort of order, or a path where the eyes will be funneled the right ways. There's also quite a bit a space that I feel just looks weird and unflavored. Take it with a grain of salt.