I am planning a japanese design...

[ilikeyouclothing]

Im am planning on a japanese design now actually

would you guys like to get a preview and let me know what you think?

its a cute style print.

[JustinATTACK]

I wouldn't mind seeing it..

[ilikeyouclothing]

heres a small version of it, just to keep it easy to load

let me know what you think
it will be sold here I Like You Clothing — Home
Inspired by grave of the fireflies!

printed on girls underwear white with black trim and perhaps baseball t-shirts white with black sleeves?

[GTJ]

I say take the typography further. Look up some clips of Japanese variety shows on TV and you'll see that they go crazy with it. Part of the reason is because there are relatively few Japanese fonts (a result of no typographer wanting to make all those kanji), so they have to be as creative as they can. This means using stroke, fills, gradients, outer glows, inner glows, drop shadows, bevels, embossments, neon glows, cutouts, etc etc. Most of the techniques can be done with some creative thought and problem solving within Photoshop and Illustrator (more the former than the latter, though any good designer will tell you Photoshop is NOT for typography, this is the exception).

Anyway, the black, vanilla text just ain't doin it for me. Plus, are the onigiri crying? I've seen onigiri with beady eyes and little "3" kitty smiles like this a million times before, but not with the 好 up top, so that's a good element that sets you apart a little bit. Are the purple bits supposed to be grapes? Also, do you think you should add more depth to the strawberries? I would say tone down either the red or the green because right now they're kinda hard to look at.

As my professors always said, "keep going!"

[ilikeyouclothing]

okay (: thanks for the advice, i shall have a play with your suggestions and see what happens from there. The onigiri just have black blushes because to a a pink would mean 5 screen colours, being way more expesive for printing but i see what you mean, They do look strange to someone who doesnt know my intentions.

its nice to receive some feedback, thankyou

I appreciate it a lot

[GTJ]

Originally Posted by ilikeyouclothing

pink would mean 5 screen colours, being way more expesive for printing

You know what you COULD do... you could just get 2 spot colors, black and red, and that lets you use every gradation thereof. I did it once when I designed shirts for a university sports club on a budget; did a complex design but with only 2 colors and they gradated them (black to grey, etc). Turned out fantastic. See if your printer offers that! I may have forgotten what the process is called because it's been forever since I've worked with print, but it's worth looking into!

[Columbine]

Or tone the strawberries down to a pinker colour and reflect that in the blushes? Then you'd still have 4 colors.

[GTJ]

Originally Posted by Columbine

Or tone the strawberries down to a pinker colour and reflect that in the blushes? Then you'd still have 4 colors.

This idea is full of win!