Anniversary Flyer

[Mark321]

This image is a flyer I designed for my parents which will be given away to those who come to the celebration. However, I'm NOT entirely happy with it because the fill I'm using is the closest one to looking anything like real gold, which makes the text difficult to read. I tried to use a contour around the whole headline but for some unknown reason the contour tool would either make a transparent color for the line or it would just expand the fill color, neither of which I wanted. I tried a glow shadow but the shadow, no matter how much I nudged it, just didn't look good. If you know WHY my contour tool has gone loopey, please explain it to me.

Frustrated as heck,

Mark
P.S...I tried to use script font on the word "Anniversary" but the font in gold looked totally unreadable. Plus, I can't use a nice background image because I have to print several of these on my home printer and I gotta use the ink sparingly.

[mwenz]

I like the Anniversary text like it is. Plus the way the /A nestles up to the line above.

If anything I would try using a dark brown outline around the text.

[Mark321]

That just might work, Mike! Thanks!

It did work! Yeah!



I made the line 0.13 in thickness, difficult to see on my computer screen but it is there!
Never mind I changed it to twice as thick 0.25. I feel it looks better. No, wait. When I printed it the thinner line looked much better.

[roly]

Hi Mark, what fonts are you using in the gold section?

Ciao

Roly

[Mark321]

Hi Mark, what fonts are you using in the gold section?

Ciao

Roly

Roly, I'm using Anton for the sanserif and Antique Book Cover Regular for the serf. You like? Oh, wait, I'm also using Dolly Script for the ampersand.

Mark

[roly]

Hi Mike, yes, I like your choices. The thin brown line looks good.

Ciao

Roly

[Mark321]

There we go! I changed the Hierarchy and like this image better since it is going on a regular letter sized cardstock.

[Mark321]

Well, if I'm gonna create a strong hierarchy I might as well make it have maximum impact, huh?

[mwenz]

Oh, I dunno. Is the handout about them (i.s., a larger image) or the design (i.e., a smaller image)?

[mwenz]

Btw, your parents have 7 years on us. Hopefully I'll live another 7 years! Only thing is I'll need to make our flyer...our boys are computer illiterate.