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Comments on first draft of marquee.
marcoval:
Here it is, the first draft of my MAME machine's marquee. Comments from all are welcome and appreciated.
Jakobud:
Loose the poem thing.
Pixelhugger:
Cool. I'd put Scottish Ninjas and Mame on the same line and make them a bit more prominent with the running ninja separating them. The poem does feel a bit out of place as a block of type but might work well as a line running along the top or bottom like a border. I'm a broadcast designer, so print isn't specifically my domain, but I've got some ideas if you're interested. I like what you've done so far :) Could you post another JPEG without the type so I can play?
Brax:
--- Quote from: Jakobud on April 17, 2003, 01:40:01 am ---Loose the poem thing.
--- End quote ---
Loose? *sigh* The internet generation......
It's LOSE.
As for the Marquee I love the concept but the others are right, it needs some tweaking. How about having the figure offset to the side, maybe where the text is then make the test bolder and fill up the rest of the space. I DO like the text though, maybe as a border like has been previously suggested.
Brax:
Ok, I was able to look at it all at once and I have other thoughts.
It not all that bad as is. At the very least move the text up so it's centered. (vertically, not horizontally)
It'll cover the sword slightly but don't worry, your eye will still know it's there.
(magazines do this all the time, it works fine)
Basically make your text as big as possible to fill the space once it's centered. It's a unique design.... go with it.