Michael Moran

Professional Trade Ad - Doctors

By Michael Moran

   on Dec 23, 2009
18 Reviews10 Votes1 Favorite560 Views

Concept Reviews

  • Kenny Nguyen

    Kenny Nguyen

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    the background

    Posted on Dec 24, 2009 at 12:19 AM

    Good approach with the polaroid collage.

    i would change the background because it's too dark and the wood look and feel is not well integrated with everything else.

    maybe make the collage look like it's on a picnic table with more light? that is if you want to stick with the wood background

  • Swarat Ghosh

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    love the graphics part

    Posted on Dec 24, 2009 at 6:13 AM

    but not sure about the bottom part in white it looks to separate thing

  • Michael Minter

    Michael Minter

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    Sticky

    Posted on Dec 24, 2009 at 10:53 PM

    The only thing I would modify is the post-it note and the blue header type. I think it should be more consistent.

    Except for those ideas which is only just personal taste, this is a terrific design.

    • Michael Moran
      Michael Moran commented:
      Posted: on Dec 27, 2009 at 2:14 PM

      Thanks for the compliment and the feedback. Helps a lot.

  • Drew Watkins

    Drew Watkins

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    Liven bottom half

    Posted on Dec 25, 2009 at 11:46 PM

    The top was excellent. I liked the collage, wood texture, fonts, and colors. On the bottom though, I feel that the white is too bland and boring, just like every other magazine ad I have seen. If I was browsing in a magazine, I wouldn't even realize that the two went together without reading it.

    • Michael Moran
      Michael Moran commented:
      Posted: on Dec 27, 2009 at 2:13 PM

      Thanks for the feedback. Any advice on what to change on the bottom?

  • Kristian Tasevski

    Kristian Tasevski

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    A bit too busy

    Posted on Dec 26, 2009 at 11:07 PM

    I think you are trying to do too much with the Ad.

    I just had a flick through a bunch of magazines of varying topics (fitness, fashion/style, computers etc) to get some ideas.

    Based on what I saw in my magazines your Ad seems very busy. When I first saw it my eyes had trouble figuring out what to focus on first.

    Nearly every Ad in the magazines that I have is very simple in terms of the message that they are pushing. There is generally 1 big image, 1 big catchy sentance in the middle or at the top and then more information in smaller type underneath the image.

    I think you should choose your campaign ( such as "Keep your memories.") and slam through that message.

    Hope this helps and gives you some ideas.

    • Michael Moran
      Michael Moran commented:
      Posted: on Dec 27, 2009 at 2:11 PM

      Depending on the magazines you are looking at, most of the companies that advertise in a magazine are merely branding. Panasonic, Apple, Nintendo, Ford, GE, etc.. don't need to tell people who they are. They just need to display a nice picture, their logo, and a catchy message to remind you of their brand. Our product isn't as well known as many companies, therefore the marketing budget is used for educational marketing. Thanks for the feedback.

    • Kristian Tasevski
      Posted: on Dec 27, 2009 at 3:51 PM

      Thats a fair comment regarding branding. However I still feel that the design of the poster needs to guide the reader from what to look at first, second, third etc. There are a lot of elements on the poster which seem to be equally demanding visually as another element. This makes it hard to determine which is more important to read. For example I can't tell if the most important and first thing to read is the 'Keep your Memories' part at the top or 'Prevagen Professional helps memory as soon as 30 days'. Its like two seperate Ads competing with eachother within the one Ad. If it was just the top part or the bottom part by itself it would half excellent flow but I feel that the two halves are clashing with eachother.

    • Michael Moran
      Michael Moran commented:
      Posted: on Dec 27, 2009 at 9:54 PM

      Good feedback. This is much needed. Thank you.

  • Maxout.De

    Maxout.De

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    the content area look a bit cheap

    Posted on Dec 27, 2009 at 7:06 AM

    i like the header and the idea of the polaroids within. but i think the content area is a bit too clean.

    • Michael Moran
      Michael Moran commented:
      Posted: on Dec 27, 2009 at 2:14 PM

      Any advice for making it less clean? Thanks for the feedback.

  • Robin Rath

    Robin Rath

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    Layout of section below the photo.

    Posted on Dec 28, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    Overall nice design, although maybe a bit too much going on - the top and the bottom are packed with info. Could you move the post it above the title in the white, and then remove the text below completely?

    What purpose does the PREVA text under the bottle serve, seems like its not needed.

    • Michael Moran
      Michael Moran commented:
      Posted: on Dec 28, 2009 at 11:09 AM

      PREVA is an ordering code for the retailer that prints the magazine. All the text is necessary for the ad - this must be an educational piece for doctors and consumers. It's just part of this magazines culture. Thanks for the feedback!

  • Nate Vaughn

    Nate Vaughn

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    The photo collage feel creepy.

    Posted on Dec 28, 2009 at 3:28 PM

    Agree with the comment about line-height between "keep your" and memories, also with the idea of "keep your memories" being hammered home.

    The chart is nice with the brand colors, however, it took a close read to get that the percentages were improvements, almost read like they were getting more forgetful, heh.

    Something about that polaroid bit is creepy to me. The eye cut, as noted, but also something about the hand, and it floating all stiff right above the table. Maybe the photos are just on the table? maybe there are more of them? Maybe it's one big polaroid? Maybe that image is the background for the top and loose polaroid altogether?

    I also note the difference between polaroid and sticky note as reminder metaphor.

    Technical pick: should the asterisk go before the period?

    Also, there is a lot of text here. I read that it's all required, and if so, so be it.

    Don't mean to ramble pickies - i like it and have a good emotional response overall.

    Random: maybe the "reminder" deal could go on top half, with the chart on bottom half? Make the top more "sell" and the bottom more "info." ?

  • Alex S

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    organize text better

    Posted on Dec 28, 2009 at 3:51 PM

    i like the images ont his page. they are interesting, dyanmic, and useful. they tell the visual story of what is being sol here. maybe a logo having to do with memory would help brand this product. additionally, this may not be the ideal place for this graph, especially if it has detailed, useful information in it. it should at least be displayed somewhere larger, or enlarge when clicked

  • Scott Purcell

    Scott Purcell

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    the very bottom.

    Posted on Dec 28, 2009 at 6:05 PM

    I think it's a pretty solid advert. My only complaint is how much the very bottom (footer?) seems to run together. That is the excerpt about "Prevagen Trial Results" and the disclaimers + logo seem to be kind of running together.

  • Nate Hamilton

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    Content area

    Posted on Dec 29, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    I love the top of this design. The bottom feels a bit bare and unfinished to me. I would play around with some shading, lines and shadows to finish off the area. Good work though, I love the picture concept!

  • Richard Banfield

    Richard Banfield

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    Combine the top and bottom sections

    Posted on Dec 29, 2009 at 1:33 PM

    This is a professional site but it needs to bring the top and bottom segments in line with each other. The two areas are too different and need to be brought together somehow.

    • Michael Moran
      Michael Moran commented:
      Posted: on Dec 29, 2009 at 2:45 PM

      Thanks for the feedback! Just want to make clear that this is a magazine ad - not a website.

    • Richard Banfield
      Richard Banfield commented:
      Posted: on Dec 29, 2009 at 2:59 PM

      That make more sense. Thanks for kicking my ass.

    • Michael Moran
      Michael Moran commented:
      Posted: on Dec 29, 2009 at 3:01 PM

      no worries man ;-) Thanks for the comments.

  • Omprakash N

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    Bottle size

    Posted on Dec 30, 2009 at 12:14 AM

    Nice poster. Concept well executed. may header part will be increase more by reducing bottle size.

  • K C

    K C

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    Enlarge top half

    Posted on Jan 12, 2010 at 4:32 PM

    Looks great! Colors are great, really like the photos on the right and the wood background. Really, looks great. The only thing I'd change because the top half looks so great is make it larger so that it has more impact.

  • Andy E

    Andy E

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    chart background

    Posted on Dec 23, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    Great design!

    The only thing I'd consider enhancing is the chart. I think the background should be filled-in, at least semi-transparent, rather than show the wood background.

    • Michael Moran
      Michael Moran commented:
      Posted: on Dec 23, 2009 at 2:27 PM

      Thanks for the feedack. Did the semi-transparent graph affect usability for you?

    • Andy E
      Andy E commented:
      Posted: on Dec 28, 2009 at 8:38 AM

      Not really. I can read it, but I just think a background could enhance the design.

  • Shawn Wright

    Shawn Wright

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    I like the split....

    Posted on Dec 23, 2009 at 3:14 PM

    On top It describes the product without too much info. Gives me a chance to make a decision whether or not I want to turn the page or keep reading. The photo collage is a nice touch. I agree that the chart needs to be a bit bigger or maybe move it into the white space. The spacing in between Keep your...... Memories is a bit much. I would close it up a bit. The Trial results could be a bit smaller as it is in the vein of "fine"print.

    Overall it looks great!

    • Michael Moran
      Michael Moran commented:
      Posted: on Dec 23, 2009 at 3:17 PM

      Good comments. I agree with the Keep Your Memories line height. Good advice. Thanks.

  • Karthikeyan T

    Karthikeyan T

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    real good!

    Posted on Dec 23, 2009 at 8:35 PM

    picture process is very nice and put Product name in top design anywhere

  • Eric Buchmann

    Eric Buchmann

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    her eye

    Posted on Dec 23, 2009 at 11:03 PM

    Having the ladies eye being cut in half sort of disturbs me a bit... I may be a little sensitive to this though since my paintings deal a lot with the eyes.