Baby Anouncement CC

[crazyfoo]

So my wife is do three weeks from today and I am trying to be proactive and get the announcement ready so I can just place the right picture(s) in when the time comes. I tend to get tunnel vision, so i wanted to see what y'all had to say about the announcement. I had planned to get this printed on a 5x7, or possibly a bi-fold 5x7 postcard and I would add some similar things to the inside pages.

Any suggestions to improve this design? It is not 100% complete yet, but I was trying not to make it look TOO busy. Also, I am still learning to use Photoshop, so this was my first attempt at using textures and groups for the letters.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Justin

[zoed]

Love that you're designing your own! That said - it looks a bit clunky and I think the multi- and bold- colors might be a bit much, especially once you add a photo in there. But I think a lot of that is just my taste. It's certainly better than I could do!

[Sonny]

Hey Justin,

Check out this person's ebay store. If only for ideas and inspiration, it's worth a look.

Studio Raster - Kids

Studio Raster - Birth Announcements

[texkam]

Cool. Perhaps explore making the blocks multiple colors not the wording. i.e. "Bs" all the same color, All "2s" another color and so on. Just like real blocks.

[crazyfoo]

Zoe,
Thanks for your opinion, I guess I should add a photo to see how I want this thing to turn out.

Sonny,
Thanks for the links, looking at that site makes me realize how I really am an Engineer - i.e. not creative... drawing straight lines lol. That's some good inspiration that hopefully I can learn from!

Mark,
Thanks for the tip about making the blocks different colors, that's a great idea!

[bluman95]

I like it. Are you planning for a color or b/w image? If it is going to be b/w, I might reduce the overall saturation a bit to mellow it out so there is not so much of a contrast between the b/w image and the bright colors. Did you make the blocks yourself or did you get them somewhere?

[crazyfoo]

I made the blocks myself, and I have not decided yet whether the images will be b/w or not?!? I think I may have to wait and see what kind of pictures I end up with, but thanks for the tip if I go the b/w route!