lurch let me tell you the standards are probably lower in umeå when compared to new york city or wherever it is you live
VERY RARELY do i see actual good design anywhere in these parts. i don't think i'm super great but i know i'm fairly competent and know my way around typefaces and colours well enough. i'm confident i'm at the point where i can take paid commissions and not embarass myself completely.
at least i know setting text in impact with bevels is not a viable alternative, you know?
look at this shit. this is norrland's biggest metal festival and this is how they choose to present themselves. so yeah, mine have gotten a few positive comments. the red/yellow "mexican" one was especially popular and led a few folks to ask "hey who dun dis?!?" so that's cool i think. it sticks out because other people use msword to set their posters in verdana.
also, it sucks that most of what i have to show right now is gig flyers/posters. i don't intend to do just that, but it just happens to be what i've done lately that i can show. i have some more corporate work that i've done but it's been done at my real job so i cannot really show it as my own.