[ProjectComplete]Due ASAP - $180 - Magazine ad

[trevorh]

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Hi all this contest is for an 8.5x11 magazine ad. I have to pick a winner by Thursday so please enter right away.

All the content and graphics can be found in this file:

http://www.printaudit.com/temp/New-ad.zip

Please make the writing on the chalkboard look like it's written in chalk and that it is written on the board. Put a + sign to the left of 'Award winning support'. Put and = sign to the left of $450 million. The idea is that the writing on the chalk board

Make the line under 'Award winning support' thicker and move it down a bit. Keep the white section at the bottom white or very light gray. You can add a very light design to the background of the white section if you want.

Thanks.

[guetizo]

Hi trevorh,

Here's my idea.

http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/new_ad/originall_new_ad.png

Paulo

[krishm]

Hi :)

Ad Design Version#1

[krishm]

Version#2 :)

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see version 1 attached. Thanks.:)

[trevorh]

Feedback time, you all have the chalk looking realistic. I'd like to make the writing on the chalk board a bit bigger though.

Guetizo, your design disappeared, your chalk looks good but can you pick a font that's a bit cleaner. Also text in the lower have could be bigger and bolder.

Nuts, see my comments about making the chalk writing bigger. Not crazy about the yellow headers :)

Krishm, i would also try to make your chalk font bigger and more visible.

Most of you have the top half look pretty good but the bottom is a bit plain.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[trevorh]

General comment: I don't think that I like having the corners cut out of the blackboard, because it makes it look less like a blackboard.

Nuts the colors are the bottom are a bit too extreme :) You could try just having a light green to white gradient in the background.

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[krishm]

Version#3 Text changes,

[trevorh]

Nuts, the top looks good although maybe you could try a font that's a bit easier to read. For the green gradient at the bottom, can you try a shade of green that's closer related the green in the chalkboard or our logo?

Krishm, try making the white section stand out a bit more by adding more a light gradient to the background. The chalkboard text could still stand out more.

Thanks.

[trevorh]

Krishm, i'd also make the chalkboard section a bit bigger.

[guetizo]

Hi Trevorh,

Here's a revision.

http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/new_ad/originall_new_ad2.png

Paulo

[nutscreative]

Hi, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[krishm]

Version#4,

[guetizo]

Hi trevorh,

Here's a revision on the type treatment and also to the bottom half as you requested.

http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/new_ad/originall_new_ad3.png

Paulo

[trevorh]

Krishm, i would work on making your chalkboard text more visible yet. Try to make the bottom stand out a bit more by adding more of a gradient fade into the background.

Guetizo, it's looking better. Try to make the bottom stand out a bit more by adding more of a gradient fade into the background.

Nuts, I would remote the white line above the quote. Make the quote stand out more than the contact info. Lighten the green at the bottom of the gradient a bit.

Thanks.

[krishm]

Version#5,

[krishm]

Version#5b,

[trevorh]

Krishm try removing the white border at the bottom of the chalkboard or make it a lot thinner. Your chalk text could be moved down a bit.

[trevorh]

By the way, the final add size should be W 8.625” X H 11.125” with the bleed.

[krishm]

Version#5C

[trevorh]

Krishm, try removing the angles from footer and the chalkboard. Removing the angle from the chalkboard will give you more room for the chalk text.

[krishm]

Version#5D

[guetizo]

Hi trevorh,

Thanks for the prompt feedback.

Here are the revisions.

http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/new_ad/originall_new_ad4.png

Paulo

[nutscreative]

Hi trevorh, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[trevorh]

Nuts I would remove the white line above the quote. You could also make the blackboard section come down a bit further -- shift the paragraph and logo down a tad. Can you try a few other shades of green? That green seems a bit different from the logo/blackboard.

[trevorh]

Guetizo, can you try making the chalk font just a bit neater? Also krishm and Guetizo can you add checkmarks to the bullets above the plus sign. Krishm, try to make the paragraph below the chalkboard stand out a bit more by making it bold or something.

I'll try to narrow the contest down after this round and will pick a winner tomorrow.

[nutscreative]

Hi trevorh, Please see revised attached. Thanks.:)

[guetizo]

Hi trevorh,

Thanks for the feedback.

Here are the revisions requested.

http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/new_ad/originall_new_ad5.png

Paulo

[guetizo]

Hi trevorh,

Another...

http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/new_ad/originall_new_ad5a.png

Paulo

[krishm]

Version#5E

[trevorh]

Guetizo wins! Thanks all, Paulo, i'll have to some text changes for you tomorrow.

[guetizo]

trevorh,

Thank you for choosing my proposal for your ad project.
I'll look forward make those changes.

Paulo

[trevorh]

Paulo, please change the text below the chalkboard to this:

Print Audit's experts can help you develop a print management program that will let you add-value to your deals, sell more hardware and increase your post-sales revenue.

[trevorh]

Also the phone number should start with 877 not 866.

[guetizo]

Hi trevorh,

Here are the revisions requested.

http://pvdesign.com.sapo.pt/new_ad/originall_new_ad6b.png

Paulo

[guetizo]

Hi trevorh,

I sent you a Private Message (http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/private.php) with a link to download the source files.

Paulo

[trevorh]

Files received.