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On 26/08/13 17:06, Chris Hayes wrote:
I'm inclined to think that the "Explicit Lyrics" style seems inappropriate when the text is changed to "freedom not included"; for me it's jarring, whereas in Sam's original idea of this design, and in my version, the text made sense with this allusion.
I see what you mean Chris. Explicit lyrics are more to do with a personality, a contained message, causing offense. The new warning labels relate more to physical danger to the user, the operation of the product, technology contained within, rather than the taste of the content contained. Therefore I agree that your new designs better reflect the "Freedom not included" message - - the form and text are more consistent.
That said I love the explicit lyrics designs that you and Robert drafted; maybe we can use these for something else, online rather than print, or part of an illustration for a leaflet (let's see if the Compacta font people get back to us).
As has been discussed, there are good reasons for changing the text to "freedom not included". Here are some configurations of a design that I feel are more appropriate for use with this slogan. It's still somewhat rough, not a finished design yet.
I think the designs in your first email work very well. The top image of 'freedom_not_included_warning.png' is stark, easily readable, and a good size to be noticable to customers but probably not glaring to shop staff. The form and spacing works very well with the single line of text and the warning triangle to the left.
However, despite my preference for that version, the inclusion of translations would be very helpful (though Polish and Greek would be better than French and Dutch, due to our contacts / distributors). The multilingual version will be harder to perfect due to padding, placement of the triangle, and overall sticker size. However the language abbreviations inside ovals that you used are perfect and official-looking.
Could you try developing the final version of freedom_not_included_warning.png (multilingual, non-inverted, text flowing around warning-triangle)? I suggest decreasing the top margin around "warning", increasing the padding around the "freedom not included" text & translations, and maybe increasing thickness of the url and slightly decreasing height? See what you think, maybe that would make the handwriting harder to read (the benefit would be a slightly smaller and more compact sticker).
As Robert said, the URL could probably be made a bit more readable with a few changes. Adding a visible tail to the 'y' curving upwards out of the black (so it dips out as well as in), and decreasing the length of the H crossbar on its left side so it doesn't cross the T of "They" might help. Just some ideas.
I've also experimented with using handwritten text for the URL, like it's graffiti.
I think this works very well and draws attention to both the URL and the sticker as a whole so people don't overlook it as a genuine and uninteresting manufacturer warning.
Exciting work Chris, thanks for your contributions!
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