Thread: Graphic Design Department

Originally Posted by Jeff777

Graphics department, we need a picture to go along with the intro, - read our (rough draft version) intro and come up with a picture that could go along with it. We will be removing the picture already in place.

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddm75ss6_29d5r3n7d4

DDK, please make sure that a PM is sent to all of your staff members (which can be a direct quote of this post if you want) so that they will not miss this post and thus get started now.

We would like this done ASAP.

Thanks

Before I go a head with this, I need to know if the book is going to be in black & white or in colour.
Remembering that printing in colour is more expensive because it requires different paper and more ink to do so.

So I think if everyone else agrees. All graphics from now on should be in black & white.
I don't care if some of the graphics team moan about this. The value of this book is one of the most important thing. Members will not buy if it costs too much.

Originally Posted by mrdeano

Before I go a head with this, I need to know if the book is going to be in black & white or in colour.
Remembering that printing in colour is more expensive because it requires different paper and more ink to do so.

So I think if everyone else agrees. All graphics from now on should be in black & white.
I don't care if some of the graphics team moan about this. The value of this book is one of the most important thing. Members will not buy if it costs too much.

Excellent question mrdeano. I have not given it much thought, (seeing as I was leaving creative control regarding images as a whole to the graphics department itself) but black and white is much more feasible in terms of cost than colored images within the book (with the exception of the book cover itself).

hey everyone, here is a rough sketch of my idea for the chapter header illustration for the introduction. don't panic, it's just a sketch, not representative of the final version. the background, behind the window, is supposed to be clouds but the photo i used was bad so it will be more clear in the final. it's really loose in the sketch and will be cleaned up for the final, although i want to use charcoal, so there will be a primitive feel to the linework. the there will be no border edges for the illustration either, creating a floaty kind of effect.

besides that all i want to do otherwise is add some sunbeam effects, or shadow cast by the girl and the window by the overhead light.

Originally Posted by adrift

hey everyone, here is a rough sketch of my idea for the chapter header illustration for the introduction. don't panic, it's just a sketch, not representative of the final version. the background, behind the window, is supposed to be clouds but the photo i used was bad so it will be more clear in the final. it's really loose in the sketch and will be cleaned up for the final, although i want to use charcoal, so there will be a primitive feel to the linework. the there will be no border edges for the illustration either, creating a floaty kind of effect.

besides that all i want to do otherwise is add some sunbeam effects, or shadow cast by the girl and the window by the overhead light.

It's a great sketch, but it also seems a little nightmarish, and that's not like lucid dreaming.

yeah jeff mentioned it looked a little ghost-ish. i'm going to make sure that the figure has more of a solid feel in the final version. thanks for the critique!

adrift Has Been Promoted to Department Co-Leader

I just wanted to introduce myself to the department. I have experience in adobe after effects, 3ds max, boujou, and just a little photoshop. Heres my website I recently made that shows some of my work. http://cstproductions.webs.com/ Glad to join the team!

Originally Posted by ThreeLetterSyndrom

It's a great sketch, but it also seems a little nightmarish, and that's not like lucid dreaming.

To your response, I think we should have the truth and all of it. Some people face their nightmares in their lucid dreams.. Lucid dreaming is not all pretty colors and butterflies, we dont want to soften it up. People need to know what is going to take place, and sometimes it is scary.

Originally Posted by DeadDollKitty

To your response, I think we should have the truth and all of it. Some people face their nightmares in their lucid dreams.. Lucid dreaming is not all pretty colors and butterflies, we dont want to soften it up. People need to know what is going to take place, and sometimes it is scary.

But most of the time it isn't. Dreams are based on expectations after all. If people get the idea that nightmarish stuff is going to happen when they turn lucid, they'll be less likely to do so, and even if they do, it's likely that it'll happen.

Great convo. guys. In my personal opinion, I think you both are right. I think the reader should be made aware that their expectations become their subjective lucid reality. That being said, the reader will see what s/he expects to see...be it fluffy bunnies or carnivorous vampire zombie bunnies. My point is, the reader will be fully briefed about what their expectations within the lucid dream will lead to. So as opposed to dictating what they will experience, our aim is to make the reader aware that their dream starts off as a blank canvas and they are holding the golden paintbrush.

Both kinds of illustrations could be used really. Scott Stapp (from Creed) conquered a reoccurring nightmare by learning the art of lucid dreaming for example. So going back to what I said earlier, you both are correct.

Our goal is to educate and entice, not delude and/or frighten. We want the reader to understand both extreme sides of the spectrum when it comes to what can be experienced in a lucid dream, while at the same time making them fully aware that what they experience is a direct result of what they are consciously and/or unconsciously creating.