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Barry Branscum
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Hey gang..

the pic below is a couple of color options I am considering for the Sign for the church I Pastor.

Which one do you prefer, and why?

Thanks a bunch,
Barry

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Robb Lowe
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go with the purple. It has religous connotations.

the whole thing looks good, by the way.

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Robb Lowe
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Tim Whitcher
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How about the blue background with the gold lettering? That red lettering looks a little scary, in my opinion.

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Tim Whitcher
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Dennis Veenema
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I'm with Tim. I like the blue but not with red lettering.

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Bruce Bowers
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just my 3.8 cents worth...

i like the purple one but wonder if you could tone down the gold a tad and put a bolder outline around "truth"...

amen brother, tasmus...

have a great one reveling in His greatness!

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VICTORGEORGIOU
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Cast my vote for royal purple - much more regal than blue. There's no problem with the red, but I personally lean more towards the burgundys. Vic G

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Robb Lowe
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Not sure why I'm not allowed to delete my own posts. I thought it timed out, but evidently it went thru.

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Kathy Joiner
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I would go with the purple because in the Bible purple relates to royalty. Besides, it looks good. Great job!

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Steve Shortreed
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I think it is very important that we not only express our favorite layouts, but strive to explain the design principles behind our choices.

Light colors come forward...dark colors fall back. Something to always keep in mind when choosing a color scheme.

There is a contrast problem with red on blue. Stare at it long enough and it will appear to vibrate.

I cannot recomend Mike Steven's Mastering Layout book enough. He'll teach you how to trouble-shoot your layouts.


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Bernice Tornquist
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Purple, Bro Tasmus

God be with you in His work!

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Bernice's Signs & Graphics
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Pierre St.Marie
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Poipul......and keep the red.

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Suelynn Sedor
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I also like the purple version, but am I the only one having trouble reading the word "Truth"???

Sue

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cheryl nordby
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I also like the purple! But agree with Suelynn about maybe spacing the letters of truth out more.

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Miles Cullinane
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The purple would be my choice but the 'T' in tru't'h is reading like and 'I'.


onwards and upwards pastor Tasmus

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Sue Avery
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Hi!

I just love the Red White and Blue. I like that the blue and red vibrate against each other, as the white relieves the tension.
The little yellow pinstripe would look better to me brighter than it is.

I too, know that purple bespeakes royalty in the Scriptures, but perhaps not to the 'man on the street'. Any way, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it. Dark colors just move me.

Til Later, Sue Avery

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Sue Avery
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One more thing,
I also agree on giving some breathing room to "TRUTH"

Good work, Sue Avery

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Kookaburra
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I perfer the purple... now for the detail.

The gold on the purple lends itself to being viewed easier, as they contrast each other... although as the others have said, the kerning on the word truth needs to be changed so that there is more inter-letter spacing.

And the purple and gold will appeal to the younger age group, in terms of colouring, rather than the traditional (boring) colours of blue/red... I'm not saying that the other is boring, only that it wouldn't appeal as much to the younger target audience... And it appears as if it is meant to be doing that, looking at the fonts and design that you have opted for?

perhaps the gold pinstripe/border, could be just a tad thicker, to bring it forward? Not by much, just a little. Just a suggestion...


OK that was my ramble And if you understood all that to be true...... I've been spending too much time in art/graphics, learning bout the design elements ehehehehe

Catchya!
From Katie

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I like the purple and agree that the Truth needs space so the t will show.

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Nice catchy look, Tasmus. And here are my preferences.

I like the blue but with the yellow Fellowship.

To me red on blue doesn't provide enough contrast. This particular message and text and red script say caution or alert, or something to that effect. The yellow just appears more friendly at first glance, which better suits the word friendly.

I also agree about the word truth re: extra kerning.

Re: purple vs blue, I don't have a whole big explaination for that one, other than, blue looks less like a cartoon, gives the message deeper meaning so to speak. Just my personal preference.

Thanks for the mini workshop. I love hearing why others pick what they do. Why is it so easy to critique other's work but not our own?!?!?

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Barry Branscum
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See my other post on this topic for the updated version of this sign.
Barry

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