Hi heads;I have a semi dark green with gold Metalic"One Shot" lettering and I would like to put a outline.My thoughts have been to go with a megenta.Would like your thoughts.Thanks Randy.
[ December 02, 2002, 08:35 AM: Message edited by: Randy Campbell ]
Posted by Suelynn Sedor (Member # 442) on :
Hi Randy,
Is the gold imitation or metallic? I don't know alot about color yet, so I'm looking forward to seeing what the smart people say!
I think a nice rich purple looks great with gold and green.
Suelynn
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
In my opinion an outline is there to give crispness to the letter and add to the readability of the copy. My suggestion would be to use black or a navy blue. Magenta has a color value very close to your letter color and probably would not be very visible as an outline from any distance. Also, the brightness of magenta would draw the viewer's attention to the outline rather than the letter.
Green and gold are great combinations.
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
I agree with Raymond, an outline should add to the readability. My rule of thumb is the letter should have the most contrast, the outline should be part of the background, this goes for shades and shadows too. If you have a dark background any outlines or shadows should be dark too. Outlines are most effective on the midrange colors where they greatly enhance the readability by increasing the contrast.
Raymond mentioned two of the best color choices, proper Purple would be another.
Improper or poor choice of outline/shadow color is probably the most common mistake going these days. It's covered in the Mike Stevens book, Mark Baty has written some excellent articles on it in the trade magazines, it's really basic, yet it never fails to amaze me how many otherwise good designs are hampered by an outline overpowering the design or a shadow of the wrong color closing up all the negative space between letters .
Time for a primer on outline /shadow usage?
Posted by Suelynn Sedor (Member # 442) on :
What did you go with Randy? And how did it turn out?
Suelynn
Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :
I eliminated the shadow because it didn't look good on the scrip.
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