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Overlapping letters is a typecrime,
but i still doing it, so i need some advice and comment
on this one...coments and critique are appreciated. x3

Font: Century Gothic
Software: Illus CS I
Quote: You want beautiful words, not beautiful letters.
By: Walter Tracy

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so treu

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:iconrealitywings:
I like this quote! And I quite like the way this is composed.
If you don't mind my input, might I just suggest two things? :)

Firstly, maybe play around with the tracking or kerning a little more between the letters - for example, see how the "beautiful" on the left and the "beautiful" on the right have different spaces between the letters, ie. around the "u"? Maybe make the spacing between the letters the same on both sides so that it's more even/the same.
Also, sometimes the spacing is a little awkward between the letters because with some, there is wide spacing and for others, there is no spacing at all. :)
(whether or not overlapping letters is a typecrime, I don't know, but it's still fun, isn't it? :D)

Secondly, maybe you can make the "Walter Tracy 1914 - 1995" lines a little bit bigger so they match the size of the "words" line a bit more? The left side was put into 4 lines, but you can do the same with the right side, by manipulating the font sizes a bit more. Although I'm not sure how this will effect the balance of both sides, because it does also look fine the way it currently is.

... Ahhh ok, I talk too much. But anyway, that's my 2 cents worth. I still quite like this though! Great choice of quote, and the use of black and white is quite lovely too. :) :thumbsup:

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:iconpandamora:
Woah, thank you so much for such a long comment! really apreciated.
come to think of it, it really looks abit unblanced ^^", thx for pointing that out. i think i will have to agree with the bigger size for "walter tracy 1914-1995".

Once again thanks!

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i'm still innocent @o@"
:iconrealitywings:
No problem! :) Keep up the great work! ^O^
(Sorry, I do tend to talk way too much. If only I could write essays as long. XD)

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"You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses."
:iconshava50:
I think this is very I don't think i could of done it better myself, really good :D
:iconpandamora:
thank you! you have nice typograhpy in your galery as well ^^

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:iconmassegg:
i like this piece. actually love!

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:iconejayne:
This does things to me.

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The name Walter Tracy reminds me of Dick Tracy. and then the design reminds me of an eraser...

What I'm saying is, we can't erase what's already been programmed into our heads. But as designers, we are supposed to challenge what's been programed to find new ways of seeing them. The process is for intellectual appeal, even if it's fairly tacky.

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Knowledge speaks, wisdom listens.
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