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inspiredcreativity [2008-10-31 16:47:59 +0000 UTC]

I like this too.

There are only two things you already know about. The first is the ragged margins. The second is indenting paragraphs. However, if you are not using spacing between paragraphs, as is the case here, then the indenting is necessary.

There is a strong reason for spacing between paragraphs, AND for keeping paragraphs relatively short. It has been shown that people seeing too much solid looking text, tend to avoid reading it, because subconsciously, it looks like a lot more reading, compared to when it is broken up. The more it is broken into smaller bites, the less intimidating all of the text looks, it looks more "doable".

Long paragraphs, and not having white space between paragraphs, have an additional problem of the readers loosing their place more easily. The eye tracks the text, back and forth, much easier when it can keep track of the white space above and below, to remember where you are in the paragraph.

Just a couple of thoughts for future reference.

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I like your use of color, and your use of a special headline font for "Typography".

The orange section dividers was an excellent idea, and carrying through the rounded look, from the rounded font used for "Typography", through all of the rounded orange boxes, is a very professional touch, giving it a very polished look.

Column gutter sizes are good. I also like the yellow diagonal striping and yellow highlighting used throughout the design.

Text wrapping around internal text frames is also a good design feature, as it adds visual interest, highlights special points, helps to break up the large block of text, and adds navigation points for the eye.

Using bold italics for the quotations does the same thing as mentioned above. Adds visual interest, acts to breakup text, and adds navigation points for the eye.

Conclusion: I like this a lot. Great work. There are a couple of lessons to bring to the next design.

PS: If you don't want me to do these lengthy and detailed critiques, please let me know and I will, of course, honor your wishes.

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Diabolo-Spinner [2008-10-31 05:50:57 +0000 UTC]

can you make a magazine so I can buy it and keep it and then sell it when we're older for a bajillion dollars?

I like this one better, although the second E in "experiment" in the header seems small for some reason.

I really like the highlights and specially the placement and style of the quotations

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lyyydia [2008-10-30 05:48:29 +0000 UTC]

tokyo police club reference? maybe?

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Dirty-Paint [2008-10-30 02:35:39 +0000 UTC]

this looks way better than the hotel one IN MY opinion

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