Best way to display print on Web?

ngadenne · 01-17-2008, 09:10 AM

I am just fiddling around with what will be my first website to display some of my work and was wondering......

should i display pictures of the products I have designed (signage / bus cards etc) or just the designs themselves?

whats everyone's opinion on this?

Nathan

Gino · 01-17-2008, 11:28 AM

I think photos of work in a live environment can look great, but just showing the designs themselves can look good as well. Feel free to show us your work in the design showcase thread when you get a chance.

spoongraphics · 01-17-2008, 01:42 PM

Photographs always work well particularly with folded items such as packaging to show how they work, but you can sometimes lose out on the detail of the work.

Whereas displaying the design straight from the application presents the colours and detail well on screen it can lack the third dimension of a photograph!

One solution could be to Photoshop your designs onto a photograph of the product, combining the best of both:
http://abduzeedo.com/using-the-vanis...ilter-tutorial

ngadenne · 01-18-2008, 05:47 AM

ahhh, like the tut spoony, thanks.

this seems like a good compromise, I'll give it a bash.

alyCe · 01-18-2008, 05:58 AM

What's wrong with both? It's often a good idea to have more presentations of a single project

ngadenne · 01-18-2008, 06:09 AM

rats, no vanishing filter on CS... I did load CS2 onto my cranky old PC but it "could nee handle the power captain"....

will give it a go using transform and see what happens i guess!

01-17-2008, 09:10 AM	#1
ngadenne Intern Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK - South Coast Posts: 18	Best way to display print on Web? I am just fiddling around with what will be my first website to display some of my work and was wondering...... should i display pictures of the products I have designed (signage / bus cards etc) or just the designs themselves? whats everyone's opinion on this? Nathan

01-17-2008, 11:28 AM	#2
Gino Administrator/Founder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 1,034	I think photos of work in a live environment can look great, but just showing the designs themselves can look good as well. Feel free to show us your work in the design showcase thread when you get a chance. __________________ Free Business Cards // T Shirts Blog // How to Start A Clothing Line

01-17-2008, 01:42 PM	#3
spoongraphics Designer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 39	Photographs always work well particularly with folded items such as packaging to show how they work, but you can sometimes lose out on the detail of the work. Whereas displaying the design straight from the application presents the colours and detail well on screen it can lack the third dimension of a photograph! One solution could be to Photoshop your designs onto a photograph of the product, combining the best of both: http://abduzeedo.com/using-the-vanis...ilter-tutorial __________________ Blog.SpoonGraphics - Design Tutorials, Graphic Design Articles and Free Vector Downloads

01-18-2008, 05:58 AM	#5
alyCe Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 666	What's wrong with both? It's often a good idea to have more presentations of a single project __________________ glunge

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01-18-2008, 05:47 AM	#4
ngadenne Intern Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK - South Coast Posts: 18	ahhh, like the tut spoony, thanks. this seems like a good compromise, I'll give it a bash.

01-18-2008, 06:09 AM	#6
ngadenne Intern Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK - South Coast Posts: 18	rats, no vanishing filter on CS... I did load CS2 onto my cranky old PC but it "could nee handle the power captain".... will give it a go using transform and see what happens i guess!