tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post6328245294602471166..comments2024-03-28T08:40:42.144-04:00Comments on Daniel Solis: Pop and Locke's Last Heist - Cover DesignDaniel Solishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07683491911441126187noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-78557084863552609922011-12-06T18:39:08.139-05:002011-12-06T18:39:08.139-05:00Visually, the drop title as is = a perfect fit/bal...Visually, the drop title as is = a perfect fit/balance. Semantically, it's out of beat for me; family is a heavy word and you're using it as object and modifier in close proximity.<br /><br />That gives an added emphasis that may, in fact, drive the central tensions of the game, in which case it makes total sense and it's worth the rhythm skip for someone like me. <br /><br />The modifier, however, is a chance to sneak in an added association of the game experience/tone---but how to do that elegantly? Since I don't know the agency in the narrative, I can only share that I heard a 'skip' and it made me think, not imagine/feel. Thinking always feels wrong. <br /><br />Just my thoughts. <br /><br />btw - the Teal, nailed it with the teal!Chris Schreiberhttp://twitter.com/knobuddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-49324246907577932322011-12-06T17:18:29.174-05:002011-12-06T17:18:29.174-05:00Maybe not? It was intentional double-use, but I ha...Maybe not? It was intentional double-use, but I have a pile of alternatives I cut through already. :pDaniel Solisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-82502212089857974872011-12-06T17:16:52.378-05:002011-12-06T17:16:52.378-05:00Thanks! I didn't know whether the cartoony mas...Thanks! I didn't know whether the cartoony masthead would work for a genre that is normally so slick, but I'm cool with it. Sets the tone that these heist stories are not going to be Ocean's 11 or Leverage.Daniel Solisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-18121486875472886622011-12-06T16:41:04.032-05:002011-12-06T16:41:04.032-05:00Illustrations are incredibly well-incorporated/dyn...Illustrations are incredibly well-incorporated/dynamically framed, great integration! Is the use of family twice in the drop title necessary? (Feels a little awkward to me). <br /><br />Nice to have followed this from just a mention on the Writer's Dice page, to the Artist Style Sheets, to the informative Tips on Hand-Drawn Fonts, and now to such a slick, engaging finished product. Blog-nificence in action! Level-up.Chris Schreiberhttp://twitter.com/knobuddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-25033651057471994062011-12-06T11:25:18.509-05:002011-12-06T11:25:18.509-05:00Very nice. It's a lot of work to make a masthe...Very nice. It's a lot of work to make a masthead look like it belongs on a cover and isn't just an after-thought. This really works.Micah Bauernoreply@blogger.com