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Poster I designed for Veerle's blog "What Is Design" contest. It's a piece of a watercolor painting I painted with some text. Woohoo.

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Geert Leyseele says:

Great poster with nice color use. I love it!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

nothingisperpetual says:

like it a lot
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

DeaPeaJay says:

That's great - You'd get my vote
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

kylesteed says:

love watercolor. love you poster. nice job.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Hamish M says:

Great colors and composition. Lovin' it.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

smcauliffe says:

This is fantastic. For me the shadow on the edge of the main copy makes it.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

FoxInTheSnow. says:

This is absolutely my most favorite. It made me not even want to look at the other submissions!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

eriney says:

I approve of this one not only because the concept is brilliant, but you also didn't use just a computer to create it.

Bravo!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris Pike says:

great work of mediums.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

ale1981CH says:

wow absolutly great... this is my favorite! the idea is brillant and the composition too... really great work!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Akarn ._. Keoki says:

Exlnt work!!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Wolfr says:

One of the few good entries, I'd love if it the text had a watercolour style too
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Adam Polselli says:

Beautiful! Way to go.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

You know, I've gotta agree with smcauliffe. Extending the shadow on the illustration to overlay the type is the kind of subtle detail that probably wouldn't detract from the piece if it weren't there, but it pushes it over the edge in terms of execution. This is just great in every way.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrew Wilkinson says:

Gorgeous poster! What font is that?
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

care072 says:

Thanks for your comment! Loving your poster ! beautiful.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

acidrod says:

perfect !
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

sk79.se says:

Top 3 in my opinion, nice work!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

gravitymachine says:

Wow. Thanks for all the comments you guys!

Andrew W: The font is Trade Gothic...a condensed variety, though I forget which one specifically.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

inspirationbit says:

Amazing! You should consider pitching it for a Design cover of one of the popular Graphic Design magazines.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Ale?! says:

Definetly different, should be in the top 10
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

GraphicIdentity says:

:D This is superb art work!!!! LOVE it!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

bene says:

Congrats!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

kylesteed says:

congratulations.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

gravitymachine says:

Thanks for all your comments everyone. The compliments are much appreciated and I'm really honored to have placed second in this competitions. I was up against some stiff competition!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

rkag says:

Very nicely done. Congrats. Beautiful job.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Haney says:

I just noticed on Veerle's site that you got 2nd place overall, so congrats on that. I have to say though, your entry is by far my favorite out of the lot, and that's impressive because so many of the entries were fantastic.

I think yours is my favorite because of the great color, depth and typography. But most of all, the humor. All too often I think we as designers forget to add a little "funny" into our work, and I like that you got some into this design. Excellent work, sir.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

jacquie_apel says:

totally agree. This is different and original, and i like the boldness of it, with the remark on the poster about why it IS graphic design. very clever.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Yaronimus Maximus says:

marvelous!!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

wdthem says:

My favorite of those in the list on smashingmagazine.com...I love the tones. Well done.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

diogo félix says:

muito bom.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

eysteina says:

Congrats, this was definately my fav.
Your water colors just made me go weak at the knees its that beautiful.
I like the analogy of 1.0.1.0.1 on paper too.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

wojsrv says:

lovely
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

JSMills says:

Very smart; an intriguing strange loop!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

outaluck says:

This is a beautiful use of typography. I really like the depth that the shadows add to your design. Congratulations on second-place. If I would have had a chance I definitely would have voted for it. -James

By the way I found your typography design at the following page where it was featured in an article called Breathtaking Typographic Posters
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

dani_sbno1 says:

When I saw this a few months ago on Veerle's blog I was absolutely blown away. So I am happy I found your flickr page so I can see more of your great work. Great use of colour, dimension and textures. Keep on doing good work. I wish this was poster I could buy online. I love it
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

phgnome says:

Love the colours and proportions on this one. Great work!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

kuchipapa says:

amazing!!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

The Graphic Design School says:

Hi,
check out my post.. I love your poster!
www.flickr.com/groups/what_is_graphic_design_ poster_compe...
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

-enigami- says:

That looks really good!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

My Destination's Beautiful says:

I think this is absolutely brilliant.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Arley Daza says:

Exelente el acabado de acuarela en la estrucción!... me gusta mucho la visualización y el orden de los elementos... SUERTE! :D
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

zroberts says:

Love it -
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

LiveTheChaos says:

Love the poster. Will you ever make prints available for purchase?
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

zroberts says:

^^^^ What they said.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

beelzvw says:

Fucking gorgeous. If this was a concert and not a website, I'd so be throwing my panties at you right now.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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