Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Page design, adding visual flavour

I can over rationalise my designs, a consequence of always looking for the simplest/repeatable set of  layout rules. I generally regard this as best practice but.... Break!! is full of crazy flavour and am worried the minimalist approach is somehow inappropriate (although I tell myself the simplest vessel is the best container for any message!)

Hard to see at this size but changes include:

+ More than one accent colour
+ More than one font
+ Bolder header bars
+ Border design

Anyway, experimenting with (slightly) richer aesthetics. Are they more distracting and less functional? Can you tell the difference? Thoughts?

See original 'minimal' page design here (still like it!)


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  1. NaldoDrinan3 February 2015 at 04:36

    Cross posting from G+: #1 is my favorite due to the visual pun, but they are all good.

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  2. Ynas Midgard3 February 2015 at 06:16

    I like the colours in spice1, but I prefer the simpler border of spice2.

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    1. Grey Wizard3 February 2015 at 09:45

      I think I agree.

      I haven't really pushed the internal content of of the top design very hard (it's still quite minimal) this results in the cracked border overpowering the design a bit. Now I look at It again it feels like two designs jammed together. I could address my beefing up the rest of the page or as you suggest dialing back the border.

      I prolly kick this about a bit more over the course of the books development and take a view nearer the final stages.

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  3. scrap princess3 February 2015 at 18:58

    Yeah number 1 is goood. It is bold and clear. I don't find it too cluttered. I wouldn't of found 2 annoying or bad but comparing it to 1 , 1 is best

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