Promo Poster - Critique Please - New rendering post 63

[To Be Quite Honest]

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[Coach]

I like the rock photo much better than the grass one. The clocks look stretch horizontally, or is that how they actually look?

[surferguy]

The clock is a bit stretched, I can fix that with a better photo crop.

[gargamel]

Originally Posted by surferguy

The clock is a bit stretched, I can fix that with a better photo crop.

I like this one, but definitely un-stretch the clock. As is, it looks like the hour and minute hands are the same length.

[CaptainYooh]

Neither version tells the viewer what COMO DESIGNS does. This is a big negative. Your company name is not yet widely known and recognized to assume that people would know what you are advertising. Is is a novelty clock shop? Graphic design company? Custom clock design shop?

If this is going to be just a logo on a business card, then it's way too busy. So, I assume this is some kind of advertising to placed somewhere, correct?

Depending on where it is going to be posted, I suggest re-thinking your message to viewers. What do you want this sign to achieve? Boost name recognition? Have your future customers come visit your shop or website? Call you first? The answers would lead you to what textual information you need to supply along with the graphics to make this ad effective.

Good luck!

P.S. Just re-read that this is going to be a poster at your retail location. My suggestions still stand though.

[Madman]

Make sure the resolution is going to be high enough to print out at the size you want.

Blown up low resolution stuff looks terrible.

[getbak]

I like the new design better.

Is it still for a poster? If so, I don't understand the use of the social media icons. They distract and detract from the overall image. I'd put your website address on the poster and make sure all your social media links are on the site.


If you're still looking for a tag line, how about something like: "Personal Time", "Time for Yourself", "The Time of Your Life", "Time to Relax"?

[rayne008]

Apologies in advance for recycling a 5 year old internet joke.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by surferguy

Thanks for the feedback yesterday. After sleeping on it I have decided to take another go at it.

I would also like to mention that my feelings are not hurt by your opinions. When you work on something you only have one point of view (your own) and what you think looks fine will be picked apart by others.
Here is my last round of attempts:

Spoiler!

Something I didn't mention previously, but fixed in my edit, is the crooked horizon in this picture.

As far as the rest goes, I prefer the old template with the tagline. The social media icons are odd - a website URL would be better. Out of these two, top is better.

[getbak]

[Lanny_McDonald]

I still contend that you need to recognize the context of your images. I think the tag line, Extraordinary time pieces for extraordinary places, is great, but you should try and connect your timepieces as great works of art or timeless designs. Like having a picture where your clock is hanging next to the Mona Lisa at the Louvre. Or your clock is a standardard outside the Guggenheim or the Sydney Opera House. I'd try and associate your work with recognized masterpieces. If you did watches I'd tell you to use the Creation of Adam from the Sistine Chapel and have your watches on the wrist of Adam and God. Use what people already associate with greatness to elevate your designs.

[_Q_]

I think, personally, this design by committee thing you're doing won't result in anything productive.

All my personal opinion obviously.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by surferguy

I do plan on getting some Alberta shots soon. Fall colors for the win!

You should probably get on this soon, as our fall season here is very quick. The leaves are already turning, and Calgary's already descending quickly into to that "ugly brown" phase we go into for 8 months of the year.

[Lucifer]

I'm a little bit late with this, but here goes:

[Minnie]

Roflmao!

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by flameswin

You should probably get on this soon, as our fall season here is very quick. The leaves are already turning, and Calgary's already descending quickly into to that "ugly brown" phase we go into for 8 months of the year.

Yeah, basically this weekend or you've missed the peak.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by getbak

[MrMastodonFarm]

I really like your designs but I hate this concept. Those super cool designs don't belong in a landscape scene, it just makes no sense to me. Get them out of those fields, get it away from the ocean and put it in a very modern kitchen or living room setting. Maybe have the house with a huge patio overlooking the beach or something but I can't wrap my head around what you're doing here.

I'm generally known as the team leader with the coolest stickers on my hard hat so I think my opinion carries some weight here.

[SebC]

I like the concept. It makes it clear that the product is the clock, and makes the clock stand out. Put the clock in a modern room, and it could be a real estate ad. If you need the text to tell you what the ad is for, I feel that it's much less effective.

The "Extraordinary Timepieces for Extraordinary Places" version catches your eye a cool photo, the clock immediately catches your eye within that photo through contrast, and the tagline suggests that a clock like this would make your home an extraordinary place.

I'll also echo the comment that for a store in Alberta, it would be good to use an Alberta landscape.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by SebC

I like the concept. It makes it clear that the product is the clock, and makes the clock stand out. Put the clock in a modern room, and it could be a real estate ad. If you need the text to tell you what the ad is for, I feel that it's much less effective.

Sure but there are ways to isolate the clock and make it known what the ad is about.

The golden larches at Moraine Lake will be out in full this weekend... if you're going to do an Alberta landscape... get on it.