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comments?
suggestions?
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(When I grow up I want to be just like Keyare! He does excellent work - even when he's trying to not to.)
DeleteYourself
07-07-2004, 09:50 PM
vvmenu left.jpg and vvmenu right.jpg aren't working
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sorry! tried again - here's the left side
If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would ever get done.
(When I grow up I want to be just like Keyare! He does excellent work - even when he's trying to not to.)
ylaenna
07-07-2004, 10:26 PM
where?
RIGHT YOU ARE, KEN!
sorry - one more time :)
If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would ever get done.
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ylaenna
07-07-2004, 10:55 PM
Hey, you know, I like it but... I'd like to see the inside match the outside more. I love your artwork on the front, the colors and the combo of impressionism and cubism. http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/emoticons/thumbsup.gif (Gawd, I hope I'm not offending any art majors here because I never really studied art... so if I'm wrong on the genre, I apologize.)
Anyway, the front is very surreal and muted, while the inside seems cartoony. Angular and rough on the outside, circular and crisp on the inside.
If you take pieces from the front art and use them to create a border for the inside, that might tie it all together better. Or something. I'm sure others will have more ideas. http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/emoticons/happy.gif
RIGHT YOU ARE, KEN!
Oops - didn't mean to take credit for the front - I was just showing to give some idea of colors - I'm just redoing the inside of the menu.
I thought about the angular vs. rounded... but there are arches on the building...so I thought it might fly.
If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would ever get done.
(When I grow up I want to be just like Keyare! He does excellent work - even when he's trying to not to.)
D-Zine
07-07-2004, 11:45 PM
I really like it LTG! I think you have used alot of the colors inside that are in the cover and all the text is layed out nicely. It's nice and clean! Good spacing and subtle do dads ;o)
Only thing I noticed was on the right side in the 'from the sea' section...where the grilled shrimp with red chili butter is...the word 'perfection' is hyphenated. I would maybe go ahead and bump that word down to the next line.
Everything else it great...nice work on the layout!
http://coastalcarousel.com/GDF/metatag3.jpg
thanks yleanna and d-zine
here's another idea based on yleanna's suggestion to bring the front inside - just ignore the blanks spaces cuz I took out the do-dads and haven't figured out what to do with the spaces yet. Tried to make the section headers more "archish".
If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would ever get done.
(When I grow up I want to be just like Keyare! He does excellent work - even when he's trying to not to.)
Post Edited (LTG) : 7/7/2004 8:43:02 PM GMT
ylaenna
07-08-2004, 12:34 AM
Hehe, do-dads. :D
I like this one better. Maybe it's a personal preference but it's more muted and rustic than the first version so I think it goes with the front better. Did you also try having the picture as a background for the boxes rather than a picture inside them? I don't know if it will look better or not, having a hard time picturing it. I was just thinking it might make it easier to read if the picture was outside the boxes instead of inside.
But yeah, I like it. http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/emoticons/thumbsup.gif Do you like it?
RIGHT YOU ARE, KEN!
hmmm - not sure yet which I like better - maybe I'll just let the client decide which they like better. :) But thanks for the ideas to try - much appreciated Yleanna!
If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would ever get done.
(When I grow up I want to be just like Keyare! He does excellent work - even when he's trying to not to.)
Keyare
07-08-2004, 12:59 AM
http://ih2.com/images/x4.gif
I got the rex x on the first ones...
Great design - nice contrasts everywhere - except the headers - you might want to make them stand out a little more somehow for - you know - us old folks
you're a nut!
how funny
If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would ever get done.
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style
07-08-2004, 01:29 AM
keyare - that red x is fab!! did u create it!?
nice menu ltg! ties in with the cover nicely!
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/instyle/sigi.jpg
...a very talented nut tho!
Thanks Keyare! :)
I tried putting in a black drop shadow (kinda sloppily but you get the point) and making the lettering bigger - is that enough?
Then I tried white headers cuz I thought maybe that was what you meant but I'm not crazy 'bout those.
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thanks style!
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Silence04
07-08-2004, 01:42 AM
very nice, looks very traditional.... good job
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Keyare
07-08-2004, 01:56 AM
yeah the dropshadow brings it out quite a bit better. the white is easy to read but blaaaaa!
ok - thanks key
(and thank you also silence)
If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would ever get done.
(When I grow up I want to be just like Keyare! He does excellent work - even when he's trying to not to.)
ylaenna
07-08-2004, 05:15 AM
Wow, I really like the solid boxes with the picture as an overall background. And the drop 'shadow' on the headers. This case is closed! :D
RIGHT YOU ARE, KEN!
thanks for your suggestions ylaenna - I owe it all to you :)
If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would ever get done.
(When I grow up I want to be just like Keyare! He does excellent work - even when he's trying to not to.)
ylaenna
07-08-2004, 05:42 AM
Oh, come now, not ALL! We all helped a little and you did all the work. :)
RIGHT YOU ARE, KEN!
KreativeBrainChick
07-08-2004, 12:18 PM
Hi there, newbie here! Love your design! I have to say though, after looking through all the many variations...now I'm hungry! LOL! http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/emoticons/icon_wink.gif I do love the color scheme though!
Hi there yourself, newbie KBC (short for KreativeBrainChick) - your first post on my menu thread - I'm honored - and thanks - and welcome - stick around, this is a great place - lots of talented, helpful, fun folks around here!
Yleanna - I know - I was just overexaggerating to make sure you understood that your initial suggestion was much appreciated!! :) Thanks all!
If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would ever get done.
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Big Perm-dizzle
07-08-2004, 05:09 PM
the BG images need to be lightened
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I think it's just the how they appear on here - the initial proofs seem to print out ok but thanks for your input Big Perm.
If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would ever get done.
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vision_d
07-09-2004, 02:38 AM
On the orange top part the header is distorted a little not completly rounded, like the others.