website mock for cracked media

I love the concept, but you need better photography. It may not seem like a big deal, but the little details like lighting and size relation are critical to pulling off this style layout.

A good start! I like the idea. Maybe the images of the cameras, cds, magazines etc should be a bit bigger, they feel toy-like now.

Hi Swart,

The proportion in relation to other items got me right away as a distraction away from the message. Just a few Items if you changed would make a difference in the right direction. The pencil size smaller, the tacks, paper clip and computer more to the size of relation to other side items.

The Background has a close up of the wood, maybe a more distant one, So, it feels the paper is at a distance with the rest of the stuff. Then place the words on top of the distant papers. or a different background altogether.

If the client is stuck on it, I would let him know the proportions really draw attention away from the message... if I'm spending time trying to figure out what is odd about the pics. Especially, if it is representing a design type studio?

The clipped on items look like they are floating with no shadows to hold it down.

I would maybe try aligning the start top of the logo bunch to the text to the right of it under "From Our Blog"

For the message of clean and elegant trying to get across... this does not say clean and elegant to me. It says busy designing in the office without a desk, without care to proportion.

Although the concept is fun and the colors are nice. I like how you wore the paper down a bit.

Well I like the overall Idea, the only thing I don't like is that everything just seams to lay ontop of it, nothing is really behind the render at all other than the magazines. The pictures aren't really in proper proportion, the clipboard pins are bigger than the CD/DVD thing you have.

The logo really is hard to see, it should stand out more and say "HEY HERE I AM LOOK AT ME!!" and it appears to just come out of no where? (referring to the string/rope on it)

The effect you did to make the paper look older or whatever you did. Maybe instead of using a brush to get that effect try using the eraser tool and a scatter brush setting? It looks good from far away but when its up-close it just looks fake.

I agree with the proportions issue. It does seem like a lot of things are disproportionate.

I also noticed that the lighting is off.. i.e. the highlight and shadow effects on some object are not in sync with the other objects.

http://www.grafpedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/1510.jpg

is a good example of how to pull off a design like this well.

Great start though! Looking forward to seeing the next version.