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Too much white space. Needs more black space.

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One of the most common comments in client feedback, a personal nightmare. Whenever I see "too much white space," I wonder if the design "needs more black space." What is this general fear of white space?
chocofungi
chocofungi on Nov 05 '07
you can never have enough white space. as long as it's used appropriately, of course
billydeville
billydeville on Nov 05 '07
How long before some tool says "lose the text"?
4rch3nemy
4rch3nemy on Nov 05 '07
Lose the text.







(Kidding, this is great)
mezo
   mezo on Nov 05 '07
Huh. I never get that complaint. Not like "please make my logo BIGGER."
thedarrien
thedarrien on Nov 05 '07
haha I love this! I think this all the time when my graphic design or photography teachers talk about "too much white space".....I love it. I'd buy it in a second.
henrynoomkle
henrynoomkle on Nov 06 '07
It would only work on a black t-shirt...



One for the designers! :)



I love a bit of space in a design.... Look at Apple, how that has worked for them.
Joelnz
   Joelnz on Nov 06 '07
Cant go wrong with helvetica
kidpahl
kidpahl on Nov 06 '07
san serif to the max - i would get this.
fgillustrator
fgillustrator on Nov 06 '07
Gives me nightmares but I'd get one
eskeptic
eskeptic on Nov 06 '07
Ah, Helvetica, you got me. Love the comments, folks, love it even more that you "get it." Me lovee the white space too. Thanks for the support.
sbswimfan
sbswimfan on Nov 08 '07
obviously designed by some famous architect!
laup
laup on Nov 09 '07
Brilliant! Of course the next comment from the client will be. "Did you intend for the letters to be cut off like that?



nice one.
The Jolly Brewer
The Jolly Brewer on Nov 09 '07
Where's the logo, I can't see the logo, add a logo and make it bigger!
laup
laup on Nov 09 '07
Nice concept. Re-design it as a big NASA patch for it to REALLY work. IMHO, of course...
noodlezoop
noodlezoop on Nov 09 '07
Haha, awesome! But it may need more flyout boxes and 3D effects. Maybe some gradients and clipart. ( ;



I would wear this to work if I could.
Yourhero
Yourhero on Nov 09 '07
How long did it take ya to make this masterpiece? Get the fuck off my threadless...
tediousjo
tediousjo on Nov 09 '07
^I can always smell ignorance when the F-bomb is dropped.



This is awesome, but maybe some random photoshop brushes, half-tones, skulls, and paint splatters/drips would look nice. And make it a wraparound.



I love it.
Yourhero
Yourhero on Nov 09 '07
^My sincerest apologies.



(fixed) "get the fudge off my threadless..."
brichelle
brichelle on Nov 10 '07
WOOOW$5
JTFX
JTFX on Nov 10 '07
Love the drawing but lose the text for a $5
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Nov 11 '07
It's the same as all the people who automatically say "no white shirt!" no matter if it really benefits the design or not (like "Bad apple" really works well being on white. nice sentiment but Threadless is less of a designer-injoke tee place than defunker.com or teetonic.com. Good luck!
squatterjohn
squatterjohn on Nov 11 '07
Not really sure about this. It's sort of a slogan that just requires a little bit of graphic assistance to get it across the line.
bob derins
bob derins on Nov 11 '07
its simple and good! most people moan about too much white space here on this site and i think white space is perfect. but even this is great! 5$ and id buy it
Todow
Todow on Nov 11 '07
How long did it take ya to make this masterpiece? Get the fuck off my threadless...



1. Who made threadless yours?

2. Who cares how long it takes to make as long as it looks good.



This is great $5 don't listen to all the people telling you to add splatters, wraparound and make it "flashy" it's a simple design that I highly enjoy.
NickyThePoet
NickyThePoet on Nov 11 '07
My english teacher would love this. Haha.
yue kitty
yue kitty on Nov 11 '07
I strongly agree with Todow.
bananariva
bananariva on Nov 11 '07
not sure whether it really works on any colors other than black. otherwise, great shirt!
NomesMcFly
NomesMcFly on Nov 12 '07
was just going to a the same thing as bananariva cos it says needs more black space
no_allegiances
no_allegiances on Nov 12 '07
Sorry to be anal, but if you're going to try one of these the kerning between the letters is what makes / breaks. Just a couple of tweaks? Great idea otherwise...
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eskeptic
eskeptic on Nov 16 '07
Thanks for the tips, FRICKINAWESOME, that's very much appreciated. I know this was a bit too designer-y for Threadless' typical crowd, but what the heck. Since I'm a designer what can draw, I'll be adding illustrative stuff soon enough!
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