Audrey's Oubliette

So this is my second bout poster for the Charlotte Roller Girls. I had to knock this one out pretty quickly while also working on our bout program layout for the 3.08.10 bout. In the end I think it turned out pretty nice. It is busier than I would have liked. Though being a double header I had more info than usual that I had to put on the poster. I think my Illustrator skills are improving. I have a number of the quick keys down now and I am finding myself wishing Freehand had this or that tool or feature like Illustrator when I am using FH at work.

This poster was easier to design since I already had elements finished, like the header that is now going to be used on all posters and bout programs. Plus I had converted all the sponsor logos to vector art last time. I need to start thinking about the next poster I will have to get done by the 4.10.10 bout. I want to try and go with something a bit different style wise. But who knows. I do have certain criteria that has to be met, the logo at the top, all the sponsors, bout/ticket info, each team playing must have their official logo, plus the image has to show real derby action. Something that people see and know it is roller derby. I hope you like it.

On an entirely different note I am liking the new layout options for blog posts, go Wordpress.

Well I am going to attempt to get back to writing on my blog about general things I have been up to. So my blog will move away from focusing mainly on gaming stuff. Though it will appear from time to time.

Since joining the Charlotte Roller Girls I have been doing some graphics for the league. Mainly laying out the bout programs and some team roster pages, etc. Well this year the committee I am on has taken over getting the bout posters made. I was asked if I wanted to take on designing them. I agreed as I would like the challenge, plus it gives me a chance to get to know Illustrator better. Work is still using FreeHand and it is a dead program since Adobe bought them a few years back and it will eventually stop running on the Mac OS.

The poster is being printed as four color process and not screen printed as spot colors so I was able to use almost anything I wanted in Illustrator. That was nice change since at work everything is screen printed and you have to design stuff with that in mind. There is a bit of a learning curve since I have only used Illustrator for basic things. Overall I think I am going to like using Illustrator more. There certainly are a ton more artistic options. I just need to get the quick keys down and not mix them with FreeHand. Well enough rambling for now, here is the poster.