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Submitted: December 10, 2009
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Upside Down Frownby ~3rror404

Digital Art / Typography / Other

FULL VIEW else you'll miss it

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That's a smile not an upside down frown!

Hard to read I know, but this was only an experiment.

I initially thought that this was going to be an easy task. It really wasn't.

It may look simple but the .PSD for this image actually contains 58 layers!

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EDIT: Refined shading.

Critique by =VBAadmin Jan 12, 2010, 3:48:21 PM

Wow. This is one of the better pieces of typography I've seen out there.
The quote, or saying, that you used is really great. However, after I've looked at your design, I'm inclined to notice that it doesn't really "fit" as nicely as it should. I think that a visual representation of the piece would not only attract more attention from your audience, but also give it a much better tone.
The lines running off the page have admittedly been used a lot in typography by now. However, you've taken what used to be a touch-up to a piece and turned it into the focal point of the entire display. That's pretty amazing.
The only negative thing I noticed that caught my eye was overuse, or rather misuse/misplacement of gradients. Instead of having a gradient background to shade, brighten, or highlight the piece, you chose to use it within the connecting lines of the text. Although that stood out in a not so great way, I think it also adds a feeling of movement throughout the piece. They're also a little too rough to easily blend into the off-white text.
It's a nice piece and I'd love to see more.

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~the-Mad-Hatress Feb 21, 2011 Student General Artist

I know it's infinitely difficult, but this would be epic to the Nth degree if this was an ambigram.

~3rror404 Feb 21, 2011 Professional General Artist

It is an ambigram. You just have to turn your monitor upside-down and stand on your head to see it

~geminilaser Apr 11, 2010

nice...this may be use for t-shirt

*Lydia-distracted Mar 31, 2010 General Artist

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~fezzonfffire Feb 1, 2010

I love the concept here. It's really simple/minimalistic-ish (not in a bad way) but well executed.

~makezmuzic Jan 17, 2010

Very cool. I like that it took me a minute to figure out. Just long enough to pique my interest, but not long enough to make me give up and loose interest. I really like the shading. I think I'm a "shading/rendering" addict.

You did such a fantastic job shading the overlapping stripes, what made you decide not continue the concept of "stripes" on the rest of the letters? Like with the sharp turns at the bottom corners of the "W" and the one corner at the top and bottom of the"N"?

Very fanciful and clever piece.

~kishui Jan 13, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

f e a t u r e d :
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_{if you like it than fav it <33.
support is VERY appreciated <3.

have a nice day ^^

kisses,
Kishui}