dvd cover

[*¤joey¤*]

hey...
well.. im new..
im not as good as most here.. but ill do my best :D

heres a dvd i made.. http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/51/onyxhoes0jq.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/51/onyxhoes0jq.jpg

[defjoe]

VERY busy

and not enough boob action

that last part was a joke

[*¤joey¤*]

haha:p

[morea]

I would avoid the font "papyrus", it is frequently overused. Think about what this piece is "about" and try to find fonts that fit that description.

Defjoe is right, it is very busy. Bear in mind that it should be very easy to read and make an instant impression to get someone to pick the DVD up off the shelf.

On the front cover, I read "The NYX Hotel 2004"... I didn't see that it was supposed to be "ONYX" until I saw it written on the back.

Good start. I would focus revisions on the type and on simplifying the overall design.

[*¤joey¤*]

thx

and about the onyx part..

its the original design, not made by me..

i mean the Onyx.. the 'o'

it was a part of the picture..

thx : )

[balou]

Wouldn't there be a UPC code on a DVD?

[rockem]

As has been said it is very busy, the first part I noticed right away is when you are looking at a dvd on the shelf, most of the time the spine is exposed and that has to be readable, the spine here is very hard to read and would get glanced over on the shelf.
There are alot of required things that should be on the back yet, rating, upc, etc. Study up on typography, got ot eh store and look at dvd's and see what grabs you attention, and why it grabs your attention. For instance on the cover you are gonna want the picture of britney to pop out, and know it is meshing with the background to much and makes it hard on the eyes.

[*¤joey¤*]

oke thx..

im not a proffesional or something..
im designing for fun : )

but im certainly going to use the tips.. : )

thx!!

[PureLife]

DON'T USE PAPYRUS!!!...just my personal hatred for the font.

[EC]

Papyrus is on my most hated list as well.

For somebody just starting out (and really, I fall back on this a LOT myself) -- a good rule of thumb is to minimize the NUMBER of design elements in your design. This can be graphics, color, fonts (number of different sizes, number of diffent fonts, etc.). Choose three, see if you can stick to that.

Now, if you were to limit yourself to three elements here, what would be the first thing you would get rid of? Most likely, you'll want to keep some graphic elements, so maybe start by choosing just ONE font and using that throughout.

Then color. There are some beautiful colors in that graphic, why not carry them through the design? The back is using another color for the text box (gray) -- why did you introduce a new color? Try sticking to that green that you used in the title on the cover, and you'll see that it'll make a big difference in the overall consistency.

I hate rules, but you've gotta know them before you can break them. This exercise is just something that you can do to help make sure your design won't ever be "too busy."

Edit -- also, if the graphic background on the back had the same colors as the front, that would help too.

[Navian]

I all fonts have there time and place for certain situations, BUT it must be for a good reason. Even Papryus and C... Co... Comi.. Comic sans (forgive me I sinned).