Typography attempt

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  1. Monolith

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    Really like the quote and wanted to share it in a visual way..

    My first try at typography btw:

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    v2:
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    Thoughts?

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    was a preset font in photoshop, filled in the bubbles meself :3
    skull/cross symbol made by myself as well
     
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  2. Titmar

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    its ... loud and ugly.
    typography should be simple and elegant imo.
    might be the font too.
     
  3. Monolith

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    Thanks for the feedback, I can see how it's kind of loud.

    I tried to make it very simple... I guess the font is too bold. Maybe it'd look cleaner if it were smaller and/or had more white space outside of the text?
     
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  4. Audienceofone

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    You need smoother colors and font, I think. Orange on white strikes me as aggressive, and the font has black outlines, and looks messy. But hey, first attempts are never great, you'll get it soon enough.
     
  5. Monolith

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    Here's a v2.. changed the color scheme, removed the outlines, added a border, added a subtle gradient, and reduced the size..

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    :/
     
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  6. Titmar

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    i think the simple font helped it.

    i am curious why you are making it sig-sized...? be freeeeeeee
     
  7. That Scorch Guy

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    Hm...I really like the idea, but something about it I find hard to read and cluttered.

    Maybe it's the verticals? There doesn't seem to be too much method to their madness (specifically the 'is' and 'the', 'waiting' makes sense there).

    Also, I think more varied font sizes would work well too. Maybe even a distressed font change for 'POISON'?

    Just throwin' out ideas. I like the concept!
     
  8. Audienceofone

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    Better. Try filling in the negative space more, I feel like that might make it more interesting and will give more weight.
     

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