Broken poster for Pastor - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/12/2005 10:54:08 AM · #1

My mother wants to give a print of my "Broken" challenge picture to a pastor friend. She wanted me to make it into a poster, since he works with prison inmates. This is my first draft - comments and suggestions welcome.

Thanks,
Chad

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

01/12/2005 10:55:19 AM · #2

Looks good. I think I would move the quote up a bit tho, it looks too close to the bottom at the moment.

kdkaboom

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

01/12/2005 10:56:44 AM · #3

It's such a great shot, and it looks amazing as a poster. My only issue is with the font choices. The "broken" is too playful looking, and the psalm is too blocky. If that makes sense. I don't think the font matched the photo, but the poster looks great nonetheless!

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

01/12/2005 10:57:49 AM · #4

Yes, I realize that things don't line up exactly, everything isn't centered perfectly either. I wanted to get the "look" right before I spend the time to refine it.

Thanks,

Chad

thatcloudthere

Canon EOS-1D

01/12/2005 10:58:25 AM · #5

Originally posted by kdkaboom:

I agree...otherwise, it looks great!

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

01/12/2005 10:58:56 AM · #6

Originally posted by kdkaboom:

I have wondered about the font also. Any suggestions? I didn't want just a plain Times New Roman.

Chad

kdkaboom

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

01/12/2005 11:02:04 AM · #7

Originally posted by cpurser:

I have wondered about the font also. Any suggestions? I didn't want just a plain Times New Roman.

Chad

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/12/2005 11:07:31 AM · #8

Originally posted by kdkaboom:

I'm a fan of Copperplate, Garamond, and Georgia font...and you can space the font out, too, which has a nice effect. I don't care for Times New Roman, I like a bit more character in my characters!

But I think B R O K E N should be broken up a bit, and the psalm could be in italics?

Originally posted by cpurser:

I have wondered about the font also. Any suggestions? I didn't want just a plain Times New Roman.

Chad

Great idea.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

01/12/2005 11:11:57 AM · #9

Try "Ringebearer", a free font that was designed for LOTR. It's a true "broken font".

//simplythebest.net/fonts/fonts/ringbearer.html

Robt.

Samsung Galaxy S22, S22+, S22 Ultra

01/13/2005 09:25:22 AM · #10

Ok, here is my final version. The original is sized for 11x14 at 300 dpi. Thanks for all your comments!

Chad

Tiberius

Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH

01/13/2005 09:31:46 AM · #11

Originally posted by cpurser:

Ok, here is my final version. The original is sized for 11x14 at 300 dpi. Thanks for all your comments!

Chad

That's it! Great work!

orussell

Canon EOS Rebel T6s

Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II USM

01/13/2005 09:49:08 AM · #12

That would look really sharp plaque mounted on MDF board, like you see many inspirational/motivational type posters done. Is that the way you had planned on doing it? Good job. I know in Canada, you can walk in off the street and Staples/Office Depot will do it (not to keen on their quality though). I'm sure some art framers in your area would offer this service.

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/13/2005 10:33:55 AM · #13

Originally posted by orussell:

Yes, that was the intent. Model it after the inspirational posters that are so prevelent. I think there was even a challenge like that at some point.

Chad

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

01/13/2005 10:52:10 AM · #14

Chad,

Looks like you found Ringbearer? Sweet, huh?

Consider a hair more separation between the text and the "psalms" attribution, and have the "psalms" part a little smaller font size than the actual quote.

Nice work, Robt.

blurry_image

Fujifilm FinePix S602Z

01/13/2005 10:54:15 AM · #15

many motivational posters seem to use a font called trajan - it is an adobe font.

//www.linotype.com/1547/trajan-family.html

but i love your poster and think your final version looks great. picture matches the message and is powerful. great job! :)

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/13/2005 12:42:39 PM · #16

Originally posted by bear_music:

Yep, thanks for the link!

Chad

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

01/13/2005 12:56:47 PM · #17

For those of you who don't know the font Ringbearer, it's a very detail;ed "broken" font, and it does not show to advantage in the size/resolution this image is linked to. Should be sharp as a tack in the hi-res version, and will look really godd.

Robt.

gloda

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/13/2005 01:14:33 PM · #18

A good site for free fonts of all kind is dafont.com. You can chose a category and type in a test word, like 'BROKEN'. The site immediately gives you a preview of what your text looks like with the different fonts.
An example with BROKEN as text.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

01/13/2005 01:37:32 PM · #19

Another good free font site is www.1001freefonts.com.

kdkaboom

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

01/13/2005 06:49:53 PM · #20

Gloda, just so you know...I've been sitting here for an hour downloading fonts and now I'm considering redesigning my site AGAIN...both a blessing and a curse, but thanks!! :)

gloda

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/15/2005 05:22:56 AM · #21

Never mind, I've already downloaded half the site ;)