Monday, November 08, 2010

Podium Sign

As a graphic designer I make a pretty good writer, but I think I'm slowly improving, thanks mostly in part to what I learned from Jeff Shyluk last year. Neil asked me to design a sign for the front of our podiums, something that would add a bit of visual appeal to our news conferences. Originally I included our website address and added David's name to the artwork of his face, but they cluttered the design a bit without adding much value in the particular context of news conferences. (Plus, the text would be too small to read anyway.)

The original is 23 x 8 inches; the font is Myriad Pro. I played with Photoshop filters to change a professional photo of David into something approximating art. I added a drop shadow to the slogan to punch it up a little; you may not be able to see it unless you click to embiggen.

4 comments:

  1. I wonder if Stephen Colbert will be happy when he finds out that you're using his image.

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  2. I think it looks very good...

    ...comrade.

    Seriously though, well done.

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  3. The only thing that is missing is the twinkling glint in the eye, and the little automatic "ding" sound you hear with said glint.

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