I think maybe once or twice before.


I need to get back into it, they are always so well received.

 

LOL. I should turn this in for a final.

I found this pic from MINIUSA.com and I actually like the reflected light. It makes it stand out more and gives it more dimension.

LOL. That's hilarious! Going in my archives...

Yeah, I know when to call it quits and just totally drop a project. A lot of my classmates have a hard time doing that and sticking with one idea. I'm open to other ideas, and the snow concept received positive feedback from the general public on NAM so I decided to work on it more.


Speaking of which. This is most likely the final composite. Opinions and feedbacks are of course greatly appreciated, and I may make small adjustments and changes based on them. Thanks everyone for your input and help.

MINI Cooper S Convertible 2 page magazine spread. Version 3. Final Composite:

 

Final composite looks good.

Is it some kind of illusion from the scaled down image, or are some of the letters for '2009 mini cooper s convertible' different sizes?


I put a lot of thought into my version.

 

I'm thinking it's an illusion or the font I chose <Helvetica Neue>.

Your version is great man. I love your MS paint work.

 

Very nice. I'd nudge the car over to the right just a bit. Right now, the front tire is right in the gutter, but if you shift it about 1/4 inch (or maybe just scale it up a little), the spine will run through the door which will make it a little less noticeable. You can then also make the headline a bit bigger to fill up the left panel a bit more.

I'd flip all of the content at the bottom around. Put "The new MINI convertible. Always Open" on the right side, right aligned; and flip the content of the bottom box so the name of the car is on the left side, and the logo is on the right edge, with miniusa.com just to the left of the logo. That way your eye flows from the headline to the car to the always open line to the logo.

I don't think you really need the second, more specific caption, but it does help balance the composition.

 

You got it boss.

 

Final final version. Going in to class tomorrow. Wish me good luck.

 

Looks great! I'm sure you'll do well.

 

Best focus group in the world.

 

lol

 

So what did your class think of it?

 

A lot of good feedback. 3 of my classmates came up to personally tell me it's a really good ad and that they liked it a lot. A few asked how I did it and what program and if I took the photo of that car. 1 classmate did say he didn't like the phrase "It's just a bit of" and preferred "It's just a little" My professor gave a few positive comments and moved on. Which I took as a good thing since she usually loves to point out a lot of things that could have been improved in projects. Overall it's positive stuff.

 

She would have tore my ad a new one, huh...

 

Well, "Just a bit of snow" is more British than what your classmate suggested—the use of the word "bit". It's completely fine. I'm also in Graphic Design and when I looked at your very first post and I liked them. I did notice spacing errors, incorrect use of hyphens, commas and capitalization. Did you only hand in the one ad?

 

Yes, a lot of them were trial and error and drafts. The last one is the one I handed in.

 

New Update:

I got a e-mail from my professor telling me my final project was the highest scored project among my class! My final score: 96 points. She also wanted a digital copy of my project to keep in her teaching portfolio.

I just want to credit everyone for helping me through all my drafts whether is small mistakes like a period to layouts. Personal thanks to artmem! <if you ever come down to Boston, I need to buy you dinner or something>

On another note, I finished this semester with 3 B's and 2 A's resulting in a 3.4 GPA.

 

Great job. Congratulations!

 

Congrats! Good work.

 

Congratulations, that's great.