Surrey Festival

Considering that last week I showcased the Nanaimo Festival brochure, I thought I'd talk about the Surrey Festival brochure this week. The interesting thing about it is that its a dollar cheaper than the Nanaimo one even though it is overall more impressive.

The typeface is more interesting, has been both kerned and leaded and is generally more attractive. The dancer logo in the middle was very nicely done with the leg making the four and the five sitting comfortably beside it. Surrey festival was celebrating 45 years this year after all. The text at the bottom is easy to read and fairly well organized and separated. The brown colour can't really be said to be exciting but it gives off a comfortable, sturdy feel. For a simple time schedule brochure, its actually a very pleasant design.

Upper Island Musical Festival

I thought I would upload this horrendous piece of design because its all I've been looking at this weekend. This is because it is the programme for the "Upper Island Musical Festival" which is one of the competitions I have been dancing in this year. Honestly, it makes me wonder if the 'designer' has ever heard the word 'leading'. Funniest thing is, I think it has been the same design forever, or at least for as long as I can remember.
The only good thing to be said about this design is the readable type (other than the horrible spaces between the words in the title). Although, the border is also generally a good thing because it is the only thing that makes this a step up from the classic microsoft word document designs. Although, I wouldn't be surprised if this was made in that program.
I wonder if there's a place to apply for making a new one?