Which banner do you prefer?

CatOnPaper

oh they're so cool!
I guess you wouldn't go wrong with 1 or 4.
What I am curious of though is: Will you have your website mentioned there?

Kevin Longueil

@Braden-Hallett I vote for number three

yeungtina

@Braden-Hallett I liked number one too

sigross

@Braden-Hallett I like 1 the best. The blue looks good on the white and your buzzy little dude stands out more because he isn't too close to the text.

CukiArtist

I agree with @KathrynAdebayo that seen this way 1 appeals to me the most since with the last two I also look for something in the white area.
However generally speaking in my experience with cons most people never see the bottom of vertical banners or if they do it's after the top half has drawn them to your stall. From this perspective of the top half been the most important I'd say 4 is my favourite.

chrisaakins

I really like 3 and 5. The shadow pls your eye across the negative space and then back up to the bee.

ArtofAleksey

I like 1, it has a nice gradient formed from a painted texture. The rest have it too but thats a lot more empty white space that isn't being used for anything and the white space is centered which makes me think like something is supposed to go there? I would clear that top left corner of 1 so that the top is completely white behind the lettering and maybe make the blue of the lettering the same as the blue of the paint below it.

Jason Bowen

I like 1

Jessica Jolicoeur

I like number three. It really stands out and the detail of the bees shadow is very simple but effective.
It is minimalist and that makes it stand out.

Sas

@Braden-Hallett My personal preference goes out to number five. The first three it feels like the bee is getting a bit lost in all that white. And I love the shadow underneath the bee in the fourth! Nice going Braden!

Nyrryl Cadiz

I prefer the first because those words really standout against your light background. It makes it much easier to spot and read.

braden H

@Heather-Boyd said in Which banner do you prefer?:

What do you mean by “con season”?

'con'vention season As in comicons and fanexpos and stuff.

braden H

@CatOnPaper said in Which banner do you prefer?:

What I am curious of though is: Will you have your website mentioned there?

Not on the banner, no. I'll have a ton of business cards at the table, though.

braden H

@CukiArtist said in Which banner do you prefer?:

speaking in my experience with cons most people never see the bottom of vertical banners

That's been my experience, too. My last banner was a very full illustration that took up the whole banner. A good 2/3 of it was hidden at all times behind the wall of people, or just me and my table

braden H

@Aleksey said in Which banner do you prefer?:

I would clear that top left corner of 1

Nice catch. I'll clean that up I tried the text the same colour as the gradient, but it was just a wee bit too light. I may try it again. I do like the idea

Jonas Zavacky

@Braden-Hallett I like the 1st one, but the 4th one is nice as well and probably the most striking?

krisblack

I think I like the first one best as the white will probably stand out more on the floor. I mocked up a couple of options in Photoshop using the Vanishing Point filter in the Filter menu.

I found the original image to test with from this site:
http://blog.playillustration.com/new-convention-banners/

braden H

@krisblack Oh wow! Thanks for doing that :smiling_face_with_open_mouth: Looking at it as it would be on the floor certainly puts it in perspective!

krisblack

No problem. Any time you can put a design in a mockup to show how it'll look in the real world is always a great way to help make design decisions.

RJWoodworth

I would agree that one of the final three are the best. The blue on white clouds for the first two were difficult to focus on. The third has some really nice simplicity. I personally think the logo near the bottom also helps balance the image, as simple as it is, but if this is going to be on a floor the logo might not even be visible.