Thread: Western themed bar

My two pence worth.

The Bleeding Cowboy font, everyone's seen it a million and one times, this doesn't make it a good font. Like I said earlier, this seems like a poster for metal night at a line dancing club. I just don't think it feels truly Western, it's always got that grungey/metal look to it. And really? Western and Metal combined, when did that ever work?

Your background has went from being over intrusive and sunburst(y) to being really dull, plain and boring, yet I realise that's quite a Western thing. Plain paper texture backgrounds and the like. You say you're taking influence from 3-10 to Yuma, so why not 'appropriate' the layout of their DVD cover, which I seem to remember being quite striking? Red text would probably work pretty well.

The layout also leaves quite a bit to be desired. This is a poster. You have 3-4 seconds to grab somebody as they walk passed. Does it really need Wyatt's on twice? The star, as previously mentioned, just doesn't work on that scale. Maybe reduced in size, and placed more strategically. Does it really need all the quotes and things on it? From this poster we need: The bar name (Wyatts), the opening times and dates etc. That bit that you've got in delicate little text at the bottom, besides the bar name, is probably the most important thing on the poster.

Also, is that Bevel and Emboss on the text I see somewhere? That doesn't work. It hasn't for years.

For me, Western springs this to mind 'capital letters. striking. in your face. regimented'. WYATTS should definitely all be capitals I think, I'd probably even consider type setting the whole poster in caps.


(again, sorry for being harsh but I think it's the basis of something, that needs pushing more).

Also, I recommend distressing the text yourself as opposed to using a distressed font. It's a quick and honestly, lazy way of adding texture and results in repetition through out.

Use a strong, clean typeface and add distress to it via alpha masking yourself.

Originally Posted by Paul Murray

Also, I recommend distressing the text yourself as opposed to using a distressed font. It's a quick and honestly, lazy way of adding texture and results in repetition through out.

Use a strong, clean typeface and add distress to it via alpha masking yourself.

I have to say, doing that has never ever crossed my mind.

As others have said the font needs more work, I also don't know myself how this is based on a western theme?