Design thread

[bydesign77]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

another thing, hustle, is to minimize the logos.

You have the stylized redskins and eagles text in addition to the helmet. screams too much to me.

more white space is needed all around, especially on this page. I know you're trying to cram a lot into a little, but you have to let the page breath some.

agreed with the players2watch thing. have to have a reason for the 2 other than the fact it looks cool

i would also use something with the skeds and the rosters to help separate the elements. like alternate shading or rules between the lines.

i like the concept with the virginia connection, with all the logo. perhaps run the two columns of logos down the left side instead of as a header.

I do like the progression of the downs as subheads. good idea there.

 

[The Washingtonian]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

another thing, hustle, is to minimize the logos.
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i like the concept with the virginia connection, with all the logo. perhaps run the two columns of logos down the left side instead of as a header.

Yeah, I'd scale down the logos in the VA. connection, simply beacuse they're not adding much new info week-to-week, and taking space away from stuff that only you're providing. But that's just me

 

[LukeKnox]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

Hey Hustle, looks like you've got a ton of nice content going there. Hope this thread is helping tweak the page.

You might want to look at some kind of consistent grid (two-column, three-column, whatever) in the middle of the page, for the First and 10 on down through the special teams. As SportsDesigner mentioned, it's also good to give one section a little more visual dominance if possible, but at least adhering to a grid will make it feel more cohesive and navigable. Might want to make your First and 10 hed two lines deep, just so there's room to say a little more.

I dig the color arrow box things, too. That's a nice touch, and breaks things up nicely.

I'm not big on the Va. connection logos, personally. If you just used a mug with that, you could slide it over to the left some and use an action shot with your Player 2 Watch. Also, if you stick with two mugs downpage, might want to make them the same dimensions, for consistency's sake.

 

[Hustle]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

Thanks for the help, all. I'll sit down with it in a few days. Or whenever the Skins lose.

 

[shotglass]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

Hustle, one thing I meant to mention. If you do have a graphics department, you might want them to tinker with the Redskins' helmet a little bit to adjust the reddish-brown color. It's much more purplish than it should be.

 

[Hustle]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

I'll have someone look at it, a photog or somebody. I can tell you that's exactly how I downloaded it from NFL Media.

When the page is actually on my screen, the helmet does look a little purplish. But the trapezoid looks to be truer to the color; but on the image here, it doesn't appear to be that way.

 

[Hustle]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

Also, for the benefit of all, I scrapped the logos on the Va. Connection. Instead, it's just a plan header in a pic box with a map of the state. Then I used dots at certain points on the map, and lines connecting the dot and a text box that explains the connection. (Mug is scrapped too.)

Seems to work well - leaves some white space and is still distinctive.

Of course, I guess I should learn just where Richmond and Harrisonburg and Roanoke and Big Stone Gap are on the map.

 

[dixiehack]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

If you ran the helmets around 80-90 percent of current size and dropped the underlined city names below them, it could help create white space.

Overall, you're off to a good start.

 

[BTExpress]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

The helmet from logoshack seems to be a better color (at least on my monitor):

I get a red X when I try to show it here, but just go to logoshack.com and look for Washington Redskins Helmet.

 

[Cadet]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

Wow, I just made it through all 68 pages of this great thread and got quite an education. Threads like this are a major reason why I love this site.

I look forward to chiming in on pages...

 

[carrie]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

Wow, I just made it through all 68 pages of this great thread and got quite an education. Threads like this are a major reason why I love this site.

I look forward to chiming in on pages...

Welcome to the fun, Cadet.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

Wow, I just made it through all 68 pages of this great thread and got quite an education. Threads like this are a major reason why I love this site.

I look forward to chiming in on pages...when the orderly is not looking.

 

[JRoyal]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

OK, wanted to get some thoughts on a doubletruck I just did. It was a look back at the University of Tulsa's 2005 season, which ended in a Liberty Bowl win and the team's first conference title in 20 years.


Be critical. I like these pages a lot, but I'd like to know what it was I did good and what I could do better or should've done different. This was my first doubletruck, so any tips for future ones would be much appreciated. Thanks.

So, here it is:

 

[bydesign77]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

the only thing I had an issue with was the header "2005 University of Tulsa Football"

maybe it's the screen, but it seemed a little light. I don't know what shade that is, but i would have used like 60-70%

and maybe stretched across the entire double truck instead of just over the hed.

I might have switched around some of the art, but that's just me.

 

[shotglass]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

I really liked the placement of the elements ... except for the running back coming down too close to the coach centerpiece shot.

I don't know if the background was agreeable for this, but the left-hand runner shot might have looked even better with the partly-faded background around him.

 

[DyePack]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

the only thing I had an issue with was the header "2005 University of Tulsa Football"

When I first read that, I thought you were talking about the words. Silly me.

 

[Sxysprtswrtr]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

I like the double truck overall. Nice work.

Since you only have the lead headline on the left-side of the page, it almost divides the DT, making the right-hand side appear separated from the left. At least the "performances" carried across the DT.

And it's hard to tell, but did you use color text inside the "seasons" rail? And if so, why?

 

[JRoyal]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/3*

I don't know if the background was agreeable for this, but the left-hand runner shot might have looked even better with the partly-faded background around him.

I almost did that, esp. since he was wearing white. the shot was perfect for it, but I decided not to because I was worried about that side of the page taking away from the team shot on the right too much.

It's hard to tell, but did you use color text inside the "seasons" rail? And if so, why?

I put the losses in red and wins in blue because there were a couple of streaks that I wanted to emphasize a little, and the color kind of brought those out.

 

[carrie]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/9*

I'm probably in the minority, but one little thing bugs me and I'm not really sure why.

The vertical rule on the left side of the team shot ... it just seems odd.
I like all the other rules and I really like the package.

It's just that rule that bugs me. Wish I knew why ...

 

[chris rukan]

Re: Design thread *Updated 1/9*

i keep wanting to see that team pic on the left side ... all the direction in the photo is going that way ... and I agree with Carrie that the rules on the sides of the team photo feel odd here ... mainly, i think, because it feels like the photo should stretch out across the truck (or at least as far as the photo would go). The way that it's stopping now just feels a bit unnatural...

All that said ... overall I really like the page. Good, cleanly organized ... I'm sure Tulsa fans ate up.