

I was asked to make a poster for a church function & was seriously lacking inspiration. I decided to kick it GLCB style & design something around an inspiring photo. Someone had tweeted something about loving J. Crew's new wedding line, so I clicked over to check it out. It was nothing short of inspiring (come on - could J.Crew or Anthropologie ever NOT inspire us?!?). I'm completely in love with this font, but wasn't sure what it was. Thanks to What The Font, I found out it's Silver Thread.

With my inspiration, here are the elements I used:
- A neutral color scheme with pops of pink & black
- A decorative script font. I used Adios Script, you could use Chopin Script instead.
- A san serif font. The J.Crew ad uses Silver Thread, or you could use Code instead.
- A set of scripty ornaments. I used the ornaments in Adios Script, but you could use Nymphette ornaments instead.
- A decorative border. I made my own, but you could use the ornaments from Nymphette ornaments to make your border.
For an event poster that typically has a lot of information, I like to set up a box & cleanly organize the event information inside the box, then have fun with the title of the event by playing around with fonts, colors & ornaments. In this case I mixed the sans serif with the script. I wanted to make sure that if the viewer read just the script or just the sans serif words that each font grouping would make sense on their own. I tilted the title on a slight diagonal (like the inspiration) & added a few ornaments to the background in a light color to punch up the title. Voila.

The poster is very simple, but conveys the message I want it to. It would've been fun to play around more with the text, but the average age of the congregation I attend is about 80. While I had to make it readable for those with seeing problems, I still had some fun with the design.
Hope this was helpful and/or inspirational! If you have questions please leave a comment. If you design anything inspired by this post, please share! I'd love to see what you've done!
Happy designing!

Yep. That's awesome! The title is truly amazing. I'm in love. And I'll probably show up to that event. Just sayin' :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! I used your recipe to make a wedding card and the Chopin script looks great. Thanks for the inspiration! You can check it out on my blog: http://bootandlooty.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great recipe. I used your idea to make my daughters princess party birthday invites. I used chopin in black and hot pink ink with the flourishes. Then I hot glued two dowels on either end of the paper and rolled it together like a scroll and tied with a hot prink ribbon. voile a royal invitation. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteOkay, this is rad. Thanks so much!
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