Graphists Guild: Graphic Arts Platform/Challenges

[Clipper]

You guys are just blowing me away. Fighter that's a killer piece of work. I own a printing company and actually do design (with many graphists' help) a variety of publications. I can't believe the originality, composition and visual balance  in these 3 submitted works. We've got to keep this Guild going, build it, get as many people as we can interested. If this beginning is an indication of the quality work to come, I may eventually attempt to contact some of the companies we're doing these renderings for. I'll post 3 more requests that just came in by phone to-morrow. Keep up the great work all, and ask others to join us.  :) Little hint...i'm working on an idea that may elevate the visibility and permanency of all SimVs' galleries in a big way, including the one we're setting up here for the Guild...shhh...

[spitfire boy]

Here's my try at #2.
http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/j ... poster.jpg

Will be starting on #3 soon...

Excellence is spelt with two 'l's...

Great apart from that!!

[john_uk]

im having a cracki at #3

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/jonny_gg3_v1.jpg

im aware that the shadows are a bit messed up on the right hand side, but i cant sort that out until i get the whole thing finished and merged and sort out the indent and things.

i personaly like the concept, and all the fine detail is their, but what about for filler, can anyone give me some suggestions?

also some feedback on my initial idea.

cheers
john

[Clipper]

Very cool concept Johnny. Maybe someone else can pull this artwork and add to it. A combined effort. As per suggestions, there's an infinite amount of things to put on that billboard....imagination man...maybe try images in a collage... Picasso, Davinci...aircraft line art, or one large image with a spectrum of colors, how about integratiing this image with some text onto it...http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/starhubble.jpgor one or two words in a wickedly interesting font scrolled across the billboard... "Art Lives" or "Expand Your Mind".."Just Imagine" or maybe "Work In Progress"
The phrase or word should be a strong, clever and original depiction of what the Guild is all about, summarized in a simple catch phrase....c'mon man...let your mind free...get it outside of that box....

[fighter25]

Still a little bit of work to be done but it's geting there.
http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/j ... terfix.jpg

Thank you Spitfire Boy for pointing out my mistake... it was late...

[john_uk]

Very cool concept Johnny. Maybe someone else can pull this artwork and add to it. A combined effort. As per suggestions, there's an infinite amount of things to put on that billboard....imagination man...maybe try images in a collage... Picasso, Davinci...aircraft line art, or one large image with a spectrum of colors, how about integratiing this image with some text onto it...http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/starhubble.jpgor one or two words in a wickedly interesting font scrolled across the billboard... "Art Lives" or "Expand Your Mind".."Just Imagine" or maybe "Work In Progress"
The phrase or word should be a strong, clever and original depiction of what the Guild is all about, summarized in a simple catch phrase....c'mon man...let your mind free...get it outside of that box....  :)

il have a think and a tinker and post back what i come up with, thanks for the ideas danny

[john_uk]

ok here is an update to my billboard idea

     http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/jonny_gg3_v2.jpg

what do you think?

the pic is "the scramble" by jnc

[Clipper]

jonny, that's a very original catch phrase. Very interesting images as well. Sticking with your billboard idea, can you try something like Think Outside The.. then put a pic of a neat looking cardboard box with the flaps open. If we're going to use your billboard as the main header for the Guild, I think it'd be better not to use aircraft, let's try to keep it more general. Scramble Your Mind would be understood by people that are into aviation, if you remember the anti-drug campaign with the eggs..."Here's your brain..here's your brain on drugs" (then there was a pic of eggs scrambling). I think your approach here might be too similar and might give some people a negative impression. What do you think?  :)

[john_uk]

jonny, that's a very original catch phrase. Very interesting images as well. Sticking with your billboard idea, can you try something like Think Outside The.. then put a pic of a neat looking cardboard box with the flaps open. If we're going to use your billboard as the main header for the Guild, I think it'd be better not to use aircraft, let's try to keep it more general. Scramble Your Mind would be understood by people that are into aviation, if you remember the anti-drug campaign with the eggs..."Here's your brain..here's your brain on drugs" (then there was a pic of eggs scrambling). I think your approach here might be too similar and might give some people a negative impression. What do you think?  :)

ok i see what you mean, and i like your box idea, il have a go at it after work 2nite

[john_uk]

ok here is version 3, takeing on board clips ideas.

     http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/jonny_gg3_v3.jpg

       i slightly changed the lighting from the box in v4.
       http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/jonny_gg3_v4.jpg



thoughts?

cheers
john

[Clipper]

Getting really close, #2 is a bomb! If I may suggest changing the font as it's really difficult to read, especially the word think. You might want to make

[john_uk]

Getting really close, #2 is a bomb! If I may suggest changing the font as it's really difficult to read, especially the word think. You might want to make  that word bigger than the others as well..maybe the word outside as well. Maybe a pic of "outside" as a background, or coming out of the box as a vapour.. somehow integrate it into the billboard. C'mon jonny, think outside the box man..

i will change the font, as you are the second person to say that.

as for incorporating a picture of outside into it, its not realy in tone with the mood im aiming for. and i feel it would make the image to complicated.
i will change the font and re-upload.

[john_uk]

ok, new font added, easier to read and still goes with my theme

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/jonny_gg3_v5.jpg

thoughts?

i will check back in the morning, as im going to bed now as its 1am and im knackerd

cheers
jonny

[Clipper]

It's up and looking great on the main page jonny. Nicely done.

[Clipper]

I thought Graphists Guild would be more suitable as a regular featured event, not a permanent ongoing "sticky"
Anyone care to express their opinions?  :)