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Help plz! Opinions needed for printout graphics...
(Straight to scraps, may delete later.)
So my boss speculatively asked if I could supply some illustrations for a direct-to-customer financial report. It's totally out of my niche, but ffff... a chance to draw for my day job? Must attempt!!1
His brief was "A little quirky and looks hand drawn," which if anything makes things easier. Still, quite the challenge.
The deadline is long, but I'm worried that he'll go cold on it if I don't show *something* within a day or two... so I sat down this evening and got my brainstorm on and these popped out. Would appreciate thoughts and constructive criticism because I don't know what I'm doing! ^^;
So my boss speculatively asked if I could supply some illustrations for a direct-to-customer financial report. It's totally out of my niche, but ffff... a chance to draw for my day job? Must attempt!!1
His brief was "A little quirky and looks hand drawn," which if anything makes things easier. Still, quite the challenge.
The deadline is long, but I'm worried that he'll go cold on it if I don't show *something* within a day or two... so I sat down this evening and got my brainstorm on and these popped out. Would appreciate thoughts and constructive criticism because I don't know what I'm doing! ^^;
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I like the look of it, it's professional. The be specific, the characters look vague enough to be engaging or endearing without the possibility of irking anyone.
However, I would change the character next to the pie chart for two reasons: One, the angry-eyes give it a bad implication. Two, it would fit much better as an overall theme or design if it looked more or less like the other two characters. Vague and simple are your friends for this. No expressions to get in the way of the information in the presentation. Whether you decide to go with puffier or sharper characters, keeping them anonymous and simple will do wonders for any presentation!
However, I would change the character next to the pie chart for two reasons: One, the angry-eyes give it a bad implication. Two, it would fit much better as an overall theme or design if it looked more or less like the other two characters. Vague and simple are your friends for this. No expressions to get in the way of the information in the presentation. Whether you decide to go with puffier or sharper characters, keeping them anonymous and simple will do wonders for any presentation!
That's good advice, thank you :) (Although that is the tax man, so he should look evil ;) )
I dumped the scary eyebrows, but left the eyes before passing these on. My boss liked the style, but said he'd have to change the document narrative to make it fit, so we'll just use the simpler 3d pie for that one - but it's a good start ^^
I dumped the scary eyebrows, but left the eyes before passing these on. My boss liked the style, but said he'd have to change the document narrative to make it fit, so we'll just use the simpler 3d pie for that one - but it's a good start ^^
If he is going for a hand drawn asthetic I say trade out for a crayon or pencil brush for your line work, and perhaps more hatching or some sort of slightly messy (Yet reigned in) line shading.
Also here is an idea, use these as a base, and then try dialing your "Skills" back, see if he likes this more, of if he is thinking on the lines of Highschool Note page sketches when you are mad at the teacher or something. Try and think how you doodled as a kid and try doing different styles of all this stuff as interpreted from your "Inner child" so to speak. Then present him with all of them and see if he likes any of those directions that you can refine as you go.
Also here is an idea, use these as a base, and then try dialing your "Skills" back, see if he likes this more, of if he is thinking on the lines of Highschool Note page sketches when you are mad at the teacher or something. Try and think how you doodled as a kid and try doing different styles of all this stuff as interpreted from your "Inner child" so to speak. Then present him with all of them and see if he likes any of those directions that you can refine as you go.
Thanks, that's a good call - I did some messy colouring in the bar chart, and it went down well :)
I did wonder about whether to make them intentionally messy, but the current style seems to have been approved, as a starting point. Refinements will follow - which is all I had hoped to achieve, really ^^
I did wonder about whether to make them intentionally messy, but the current style seems to have been approved, as a starting point. Refinements will follow - which is all I had hoped to achieve, really ^^
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