Critique wanted

[Furfie Media]

I'm going to hold my hands up – I'm not a designer by trade. In fact, I'm probably that journalist moaning in your day job that something about the page/poster/image doesn't look right without the slightest understanding of the effort that has gone into it.

Anyway, due to the recession, our usual designer has had to go get a job at a publishing house and can't do work on the side anymore: at the last minute.

So – with some reservations – I decided to take a punt at it (I know, but hell, I've got a whole load of respect for you guys now that I now know what is involved).

I'd appreciate you laying into it – what you feel is missing, have I made a n00b mistake? Anyway, just lay in and tell me how to improve it, etc.

[squeegeethree]

I think there are at least six fonts you forgot to include in your design.

[boatdreams]

Too many fonts. Simplify.

[Johnny Crap]

Looks great. Go to press.

[dennyschmickle]

Too much glowy drop-shadowy photoshoppery goin on.

[Furfie Media]

Sure thing – Those are the band's chosen fonts, but I'll replace them with Helvetica. That way, it'll be down to two (not including my company's logo)

[standard]

If those are the band's chosen fonts, Skelatons should break up immediately, just out of self-respect.

[Anville]

After you fix the contrast issues with the figure in the foreground....

Go to press.

[Furfie Media]

Too much glowy drop-shadowy photoshoppery goin on.

I thought there might be. The only problem is that the text looks flat when it doesn't have a drop shadow. Is there anything else I can do, that won't make it look too over the top without the text looking flat?

I'm using InDesign to do this, encase there is a function in there that can help.

[Furfie Media]

If those are the band's chosen fonts, Skelatons should break up immediately, just out of self-respect.

I know exactly what you mean