Couple Ads I made for my GM Internship

Neurorad · 02-16-2007, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BuckJon

This reminds me of the intro scenes to The Naked Gun movies

L O L O L O L O L O L O L E N R I C O P A L L A Z Z O S A V E D T H E Q U E E N !

Edit: Good job, Nikki. Nice work.

findtom · 02-16-2007, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

Yeah, the issue is that besides the photos of the cars which are provided by Chevy, I can only use photos I have taken myself unless I purchase photos from a site like getty images. The magnifying glass image I didn't take but if we decide to use that ad I can always go out and take a photo of a magnifying glass no problem. I am searching through my photos for better landmarks but most of them are all sunsets and beaches lol.

If it's for a school project I really don't think anybody is going to sue you. Try flickr or pbase. If you want to officially licence royalty free photos istockphoto.com is better than $$$ sites like corbis or getty.

Nice ads btw... the first one is great. If I were to change one thing it would be the font and drop shadow used around the magnifying glass in the second one.

BlueLion · 02-16-2007, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Neurorad

L O L O L O L O L O L O L E N R I C O P A L L A Z Z O S A V E D T H E Q U E E N !

Edit: Good job, Nikki. Nice work.

oh no its spreading.....

Off Topic: how come bad ideas catch on faster than the good ones

DLJJ3399 · 02-16-2007, 08:15 PM

I like the concept and the ad.

Question for you? Why did you pick a font that's crayon and looks as if a child wrote it?

I thought the Cobalt was more of a singles car. IMO

mosport70 · 02-16-2007, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

What do you guys think? :P

I really like the concept.

The image with the green mountains is not great (power lines, other clutter)..May be another canyon/mountain shot (grand canyon, zion/moab, alaska glacier, etc).

My 4-year old gave it an "AWESOME" when she first saw the photos. Unfortunately, she is probably not the target demographic.

Nice work.

Nikki · 02-16-2007, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mosport70

I really like the concept.

The image with the green mountains is not great (power lines, other clutter)..May be another canyon/mountain shot (grand canyon, zion/moab, alaska glacier, etc).

My 4-year old gave it an "AWESOME" when she first saw the photos. Unfortunately, she is probably not the target demographic.

Nice work.

haha, yeah i need to use my own images so i will hunt through for better photos if the ad is approved.

just4kickz · 02-16-2007, 08:51 PM

add some flash and make it fade.. in and out...

cm3rc · 02-16-2007, 10:54 PM

nice job!

Nikki · 02-16-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by just4kickz

add some flash and make it fade.. in and out...

these are going to be flyers, not online.

beauderek · 02-16-2007, 11:02 PM

I think it's a great ad. Probably better than many ad execs that get paid the big bucks. I cannot believe how awful the Superbowl ads were this year.

Nikki · 02-16-2007, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by markl323

No hot chics in bikini no good grade.

F

Actually if I were to improve it I would:

1) Make the cars smaller so people can see/appreciate the things behind them.

2) Instead of having the same pic of the back of the car in 4 screens, use 4 pics of different angles.

3) Use only one "An american revolution"

4) Put the magnifying glass in the middle.

Other than that, looks good.

1) ok
2) I can only use the images they provided me
3) There is only one
4) i don't how can it be positioned in the middle without lots of white space on the left- i will give it a try though

ksfrogman · 02-17-2007, 12:05 AM

Nikki, what tool did you use to select the car image? Did you freehand select, smart select, or something else?

Nikki · 02-17-2007, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ksfrogman

Nikki, what tool did you use to select the car image? Did you freehand select, smart select, or something else?

magic wand

Carnage · 02-17-2007, 12:08 AM

very nice job!

ksfrogman · 02-17-2007, 12:08 AM

I must be using the magic wand wrong. It oftentimes selects other things I don't want to select.

Nikki · 02-17-2007, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ksfrogman

I must be using the magic wand wrong. It oftentimes selects other things I don't want to select.

you have to adjust the tolerance level.

Nikki · 02-17-2007, 08:41 PM

OK they want to go with an orange theme, so I have no control over that. But here is a flyer for the event that I made and also the front and rear version of 5x7" glossy cards that will be distributed.

I feel so proud now that this is almost becoming real, I've never designed anything like this, I'm so excited! Yeay for my resume! haha.

Corey · 02-17-2007, 08:43 PM

Awesome work Nikki

Nikki · 02-17-2007, 09:03 PM

Hmm, I forgot to put the white on the back of the card like the flyer. Does this look more consistent?
Also I think the red font on the cards looks better but the white on the flyer stands out better. Should I keep them different or make them both the same?

Nikki · 02-17-2007, 09:22 PM

Oh and here is the updated t-shirts I made--yes I know they're orange.

Apparently their goal is to make us all look like pumpkins.

SKBMW · 02-17-2007, 09:23 PM

^^^

Thats awesome work there! very nice

Nikki · 02-18-2007, 01:32 AM

worked on the back of the card some more and also the flyer

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Nikki Major General 477 Rep 6,374 Posts Drives: Sepang Z4MC Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: LA iTrader: (9)	OK they want to go with an orange theme, so I have no control over that. But here is a flyer for the event that I made and also the front and rear version of 5x7" glossy cards that will be distributed. I feel so proud now that this is almost becoming real, I've never designed anything like this, I'm so excited! Yeay for my resume! haha. Attached Images __________________ Nikki
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