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boxofrocks · **My first cover! -** 08-23-2006, 12:26 PM

OK, so it's relatively small time, but it's still a cover.

I recently finished the football game day program cover for Coppell High School. It's always fun doing stuff like this when you have dozens of people to keep happy, each with a different opinion. The final cover turned out nothing like what I started with, and I had other images I would have preferred, but what the heck.

I'm proud because I've never really attempted something like this before. I've done a lot of posters with some heavy graphic work, but this will get more eyes on it than anything I've done in the past. I traded it for a full page color ad in the program--those go for a pretty penny, so I think it was a fair deal.

Comments and criticisms are welcome, and appreciated. This is right on the edge of my area of expertise. The guy at the graphics shop liked it, but I wanted to see what my peers thought.

boomerd35 · 08-23-2006, 12:35 PM

Congratulations! Looks great. Only thing I would like to see is less obstruction of the players by the logo in the middle. Don't know how you'd do that with space limitations. My .02

Troy T.

Tammie · 08-23-2006, 12:39 PM

WOW! That looks great....I am very envious right now. The colors and text just flow. I am doing good to put text on my photos much less what you've done. I think there will be some happy campers out there!!!!

texaswolflady · 08-23-2006, 12:39 PM

Very nice.......just a few suggestions....

Since you have the helmet in the background, how about taking the one out on the bottom of the page, lowering the text that has the name of the team down so the football team will show better. I think you need to show the team more.....

boxofrocks · 08-23-2006, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by boomerd35

Only thing I would like to see is less obstruction of the players by the logo in the middle.

Troy T.

I would agree--that was one of the things I wanted to do differently. However, the politics of the booster club prevailed, as they wanted to cover up some of the jersey numbers of players that graduated last year. I didn't think it was such a big deal, since the helmets and uniforms are different this year, and everyone know's that's not this year's team.

boxofrocks · 08-23-2006, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by texaswolflady

Very nice.......just a few suggestions....

Since you have the helmet in the background, how about taking the one out on the bottom of the page, lowering the text that has the name of the team down so the football team will show better. I think you need to show the team more.....

Thanks. I would tend to agree with you (see my comments in the previous post--I'm kinda glad to get the validation of my opinion). They wanted the new helmet to be the focus of the cover, and to cover up some of the jersey numbers in the photo. I would have preferred to show the players to at least their knees. The customer is always right though, I suppose.

Robin Binder · 08-23-2006, 01:35 PM

congrads, that is awesome - only thing - ok, two
Isn't the color of the helments red and then one on the ground isn't. If that is the case and the helmet is correct. It would be cool if you can have a reflection of the players in the helmet. only a suggestion.
I'm of course just excited to see someone get on the cover.

texaswolflady · 08-23-2006, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by boxofrocks

Thanks. I would tend to agree with you (see my comments in the previous post--I'm kinda glad to get the validation of my opinion). They wanted the new helmet to be the focus of the cover, and to cover up some of the jersey numbers in the photo. I would have preferred to show the players to at least their knees. The customer is always right though, I suppose.

Yep, you are right........they customer is paying for this so they need to get what they want.

Congrats all the way around!!!!

sbp · 08-23-2006, 01:49 PM

Looks good. one thing that mislead me initially was 2006. First I thought it is score 20 to 06.

boxofrocks · 08-23-2006, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by RmgB

congrads, that is awesome - only thing - ok, two
Isn't the color of the helments red and then one on the ground isn't. If that is the case and the helmet is correct.

The helmet on the ground is a new helmet for this year. We have no photos of players in the new uniforms, as they were not ready in time. In fact, I hope they have them all ready by the first scrimmage this weekend!

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Originally Posted by RmgB

It would be cool if you can have a reflection of the players in the helmet.

Yes, that would be cool. Out of my league, but cool.

Wil_Bloodworth · 08-23-2006, 05:43 PM

Tom, looks very nice. Great job!

- Wil

L Stegall · 08-23-2006, 05:59 PM

Hey - the boosters get what the boosters want. Great job. I would have made some of the same comments I saw earlier, but you had specific perameters to work with. I was always amazed at how slick the football programs looked at my son's high school (Highland Park). This is definitely on a par with the HP program (and between those 2 schools, this isn't any "little football job" - LOL). Football is a big time serious issue!!!

MarekWK · 08-23-2006, 06:18 PM

great job, Tom... and congrats!

PictureCow · 08-23-2006, 06:51 PM

Congratulations! This is awesome!! :D

Hogleg 44 · 08-23-2006, 06:56 PM

Way To Go Tom!

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