[olePigeon]

I had to take this class as it was a requirement. I was gonna challenge the course but I got more money out of the government if I actually took it.

So here's my final, it's a wine label if you haven't guessed. Check out the leet vintage.

[Severed Hand of Skywalker]

Oh my gosh it is an illustrated lop sided tit!













Nice though.

[storer]

It's good, but is there a story behind it? and i can't read the french... is that what it is?

[effgee]

very nice idea!

one suggestion - i'd take a second peek at your font usage. the "tiffany-lamp" style illustration (have no clue what the proper english term would be - in german it's "bleiverglasung") and its inherent, thick outlines do clash a tiny bit with the subtle lines of the fonts - esp. the name ("chastete ..."). just a bit if fine-tuning, nothing else.

but other than that ... goodie!

[iREZ]

Gotta agree with effgee on this one. Maybe fatten up the type a little, but I would go with a modified sans serif type with that illustration, and leave the name of the wine in script but make sure it's fattend up a little.

[SimpleLife]

I am not an artist, but I think it is superb!

Good job!

Regarding the French text, I wonder though...

See, "Chasteté de la Volupté" is kinda going against the picture...

The Devil is tempted by Yout and Beauty, therefore, desire from virginity...

So the reverse would seem most appropriate..

Volupté de la Chasteté is more like it to me...

Don't get me wrong though: this is really nice!

[d4nth3m4n]

i don't need no stinking devil wine!

i like it. even with the slim text.

[CreepingDeth]

Originally posted by iREZ:
Gotta agree with effgee on this one. Maybe fatten up the type a little, but I would go with a modified sans serif type with that illustration, and leave the name of the wine in script but make sure it's fattend up a little.

I disagree. A fatened sans serif font, like an Arial or Helvetica, wouldn't fit in.

Bauer Bondi is a very nice font that has a certain elegance to it, without having a novelty-ish look like the current font. Then again, it's got a modern-esque look to it. Caxton, Celestina Antiqua, and Charlemagne all look nice, too.

[olePigeon]

My coworker is here on a green card from France. She helped me with the French (since I don't know French) and with the label a bit. I trust her judgment with the fonts since she lives in France and she drinks a LOT of wine.

It's a stained glass window that's found in Romania in some cultural palace. I had to do a lot of interpretation because the picture was extremely low res and taken at a steep angle. Couldn't see any of the detail.

This is what the text roughly says (from what I can remember):

Family Owned Wine (important, not owned by a corporation.)

(LABEL)

Avoid Temptation (...or something like that. Yes, it contradicts the picture.)
House of Finn (Me. )
Officially considered a great wine in 1979
California (The region)
Grown in Napa Valley (Specific area inside region)
Vintage (You can guess where I got that from.)

[effgee]

Originally posted by CreepingDeth:
I disagree. A fatened sans serif font, like an Arial or Helvetica, wouldn't fit in.

Bauer Bondi is a very nice font that has a certain elegance to it, without having a novelty-ish look like the current font. Then again, it's got a modern-esque look to it. Caxton, Celestina Antiqua, and Charlemagne all look nice, too.

Papapapap ... a sans serif font doesn't have to look bad. And my guess is that the magic word in iRez's post was: "modified" sans serif.

Personally I wouldn't use a sans serif font for this particular label because a) I like the style as is and therefore wouldn't change it and b) it would most likely be contrary to pigeon's intent.

But it could work ...

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A sans serif font does not automatically "not fit in".

[effgee]

Don't trust anyone - especially not if they're from Europe (like me, for example)



One of the "bestest" sites for label "research" - wine.com

[effgee]

or a bit more rustic ...

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many more funny labels here.

[SimpleLife]

Originally posted by olePigeon:
My coworker is here on a green card from France. She helped me with the French (since I don't know French) and with the label a bit. I trust her judgment with the fonts since she lives in France and she drinks a LOT of wine.

Peut-etre en boit-elle trop...



Anyway... Good job!

[rozwado1]

I like the example with the san-serif label, but the original is good. As far as other changes go, I think you should either:

a. Give the female some "dinner plates" (big nipples)

or

b. Change the color of her nipples to a dark reddish-brown to accentuate them.




Because (I think we all know) it's all about the nips™

[Spliff]

Whoa, looks as if she's masturbating.

[MacNStein]

Nice label! Great composition and color.


Kinda reminds me of one of my favorite Reds.

[AKcrab]

Originally posted by Spliff:
Whoa, looks as if she's masturbating.

Yeah. But the devil made her do it.

[TheBadgerHunter]

Originally posted by Spliff:
Whoa, looks as if she's masturbating.

I believe she is.

[wang_himself]

You call that nudity!

Ha!




Good Job, looks really cool.

[zigzag]

Excellent job, but she sorta has Man Hands [/Seinfeld]. Her left hand, anyway.

[effgee]

i knew i had a stronger script font lying about somewhere - this is what i was refering to in my first post. something more "fountain pen/handwriting/signature"- and less "calligraphy"-like to give it a stronger personality and use the thicker lines to support the illustration and "ease" the transition from illustration to information (pict > font) ...

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of course, one shouldn't necessarily be using van gogh's handwriting for such a project - i'd probably draw something in illustrator but it gets the point across rather nicely.

[Oneota]

How fitting that this is the first thread I read after coming home from seeing "Sideways".

By the way, if you haven't already: Go See This Movie. Very good stuff.

[tooki]

Originally posted by effgee:
the "tiffany-lamp" style illustration (have no clue what the proper english term would be - in german it's "bleiverglasung")

We call it "stained glass".

tooki

[Athens]

Only reason I checked it out was because it said Nudity....

Was good enough for me, was worth the visit

[Busemann]

WARNING: CONTAINS NUDITY

Might as well put up a warning at the peanut-thread;

[Diggory Laycock]

Is that Tara Reid in the label?

[wdlove]

Nice job. What was your grade?

[CMYKid]

yeah, the second heavier script is what I saw in my head tew...less of a collision between the top and bottom that way. The illustrations rather nifty tho.

The first design curriculum I re-wrote, first thing I did was trash all the trite projects tho...I think I've done exactly one wine label in real life, so that means I did about 4 lifetimes worth in school. Ditto that for CD's.

[olePigeon]

Originally posted by wdlove:
Nice job. What was your grade?

Don't know yet, I put it up here for feedback.

[TailsToo]

Can you get that wine in a box as well as a bottle?

[olePigeon]

Originally posted by TailsToo:
Can you get that wine in a box as well as a bottle?

You could poor it into a box if that makes you feel better.

[effgee]

Originally posted by olePigeon:
You could poor it into a box if that makes you feel better.

yum ... the only way to enjoy a good vintage.

[rozwado1]

Originally posted by TailsToo:
Can you get that wine in a box as well as a bottle?

Only if you promise to drink it directly from the box...