Hi, Has anyone every designed a front page that resembles an old victorian picture in Black and white ? I am looking to have a couple of front pages designed and wondered how difficult it would be to get the right effect ? Rgds - JB
That shouldn't be too hard but you need to do some homework. Get your inspiration from sites and books, create similar effect sepia duotones of the images and find similar fonts. here's a few sites I found to start you off: http://www.musichallcds.com/music_hall_artists.htm http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/OldVicTheatre.htm http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/AboutMusicHall.htm#3 http://summertownsun.com/lunagirlart/TheatrePostersSet.htm
Many thanks Poxicator. I already have the photos that I need to go on a front page from Old Photos of my Great Grandfather ( www.freewebs.com/billygarraty ) Just wondered how difficult it would be for a webdesigner to make a frontpage denoting the era around the 1900's. Many thanks for you input. Rgds - JB
Colour At the turn of the 20th Century the use of pastel colours were seen in lingerie and make-up where previously only whites and simple rouge had been before. Use of these colours would therefore create a very turn of the century feel. With the invention of the light bulb colour became more illuminated and therefore brighter colours became very prominent much of which was seen in the Art Nouveau movement. Bright but dark shades became popular in clothing but once WWI arrived these colours became very difficult to obtain. To keep in line with this colour scheme I'd recommend trying a 3 col combination of (convert to rgb): Dark Green: PMS575 Rust: PMS704 Pale green: PMS454 or Beige: PMS4675 As your grandad was obviously a footballer that green would work well. I'd suggest some strong white lines immitating the pitch markings and I'd possibly treat the images as if they were cigarettes cards (worth exploring the value of Rust for sepia effect). have fun