Feedback needed please!

[vdl]

Currently I'm working on advertising project regarding suicide awareness theme.
The restriction for audience posters dedicated for is youth 15-25 years old both male and female.
I would really appreciate some brief thoughts on what you feel and think of these posters:




Feel free to click on thumbs to larger images.
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5546/suicideprevention2.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5546/suicideprevention2.jpg)
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6117/suicideprevention1.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6117/suicideprevention1.jpg)
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2473/suicideprevention3.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2473/suicideprevention3.jpg)

[eugenetyson]

I think the middle one should have "are" in the top text there.

Good designs, the middle one looks a bit poltergeist like.

The others are good. The far right is a bit morbid looking. Christmas type of tree with broken glass and blood dripping down it - which isn't particularly well done in my opinion - but still morbid.

[vdl]

I think the middle one should have "are" in the top text there.

Indeed! Thanks for correcting, I'll need to improve my grammar skills too.
I changed text in photoshop, so now there is no more mistakes I guess.
Thank you for feedback too!

[vdl]

Corrected ones:
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/6117/suicideprevention1.th.jpg (http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/6117/suicideprevention1.jpg)

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5546/suicideprevention2.th.jpg (http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5546/suicideprevention2.jpg)

[tZ]

Those posters don't really persuade me away from suicide. They are just glorified imagery with some type. Strong advertising relies on a strong concept which your solutions all lack in my opinion. It may seem like a stupid question but what is the benefit of what your selling? If I'm dead then I won't have to worry. I think that is a larger benefit then anything your selling here. Not to be cold, but you need to think in terms of who your talking to not just show random images but present a a sensible argument for your case that the target can understand and identify with. These solutions fall flat in terms of that.

[WannaBrie]

I have to agree with TZ, I think you could delve deeper into this topic to find a more successful solution. When I think of suicide, I always think of this quote "Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem".

[tZ]

"Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem".


Haven't heard that quote before. That's pretty good. Well not good but yeah…

[Roth]

It feels like you've spent a long time in photoshop making pretty images and a very short time actually making a poster.

The number and especially the name aren't nearly prominent enough. You need a stand alone logo for Papyrus. And the main font is too patchy (1 & 2). I understand why it's like that but legibility is paramount especially in a poster like this. The blurb at the bottom isn't separated from the main message nearly enough, it all dribbles away toward the corner of the first two posters (the third one is much better) and those fonts don't mix well (again 3rd one is OK).

[CMYK girl]

"Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem".

Yeah that's a great quote. Offer hope, hope is all there is to deter suicide.

[mojoprime]

we actually had an anti-suicide teen support group back in high school that used that as its motto. that was way back when the world was still in black and white.

[Schmitty]

It feels like you've spent a long time in photoshop making pretty images

Doubtful.