Thanks for the input, Steve. Good advice. I had looked at all three lines justified, but it weighed heavy to the right. I could be wrong.
The font is Paul Miles' choice, and it's similar to what he used on all his other albums. I would have gone with something more refined, but Paul is a unique personality, and I wouldn't want to challenge his esthetic. He may well relish the fact that people know it's a self-produced CD. I truly had time for only a last-minute fix of what he had requested, and I centered the two liens. He has a lot of fans who will buy the CD, both here and in Europe, and the package isn't really critical. But it is a step up from past efforts, and I can say that without any pomposity, since I shot one of his earlier covers as well. It's just a bit of fun for me. Paul On Sep 14, 2011, at 6:17 PM, steve harley wrote: > on 2011-09-14 15:34 Paul Stenquist wrote >> Taking another look, I see that Healing and Vibrations are not centered in >> respect to each other. There's an extra space in there that threw it off. >> Luckily, I have time to fix it. > > i wouldn't center it; as a quick fix, it's cleaner to right justify all three > lines > > you've already been subjected to design by committee, but if you are open to > more input, the font is pretty cliché; you can get away with it but a lot of > people will see it and say "self-produced CD"; same with the yellow color and > small font size > > the photo is great -- it carries the low-key message perfectly and doesn't > need any help from the type > > if it were me i would make the title type larger and stretch it across the > bottom, put "Paul Miles" where the title is (but in larger type), and find a > more refined, slightly casual font and kern it carefully; i'd also suggest > the color of the hat (which is also in the leaf edges) for the type, with a > very thin keyline in the dark wood color from the guitar > > Darren's take has merit too (i like how mr. Miles fills more of the frame); > the top type could be done without a background, just a dropshadow or a > keyline > > (this advice coming from several years producing covers for books and > magazines) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
