Pretty neat! I especially like the two logos at the bottom.

Thanks, John.

No more takers on this one? I must have made the best poster ever. Go figure!

Hrant, I took out the traps on the big letters.

poster sweeney.pdf (416.3 k)

Daniel, the e in Sweeney needs to be taller
and extend a bit below the baseline.

Well, this being Typophile you might get less feedback than for a font design - but I think people might still have good typographic suggestions. I personally like the overall design, but maybe more "adventurous" fonts could be used? Like wood-type looking stuff?

Good move on the traps!

hhp

Good call on the traps. Like I said when I emailed you, I knew they were there, but I didn't know they were traps. I've seen traps on other faces and they look a lot more deliberate.

I should probably stop being a cheap bastard and buy a font or two. Maybe when I get a job. Sorry, Mr. Shinn, Helvetica is about all I got.

"e" is fixed. Thanks. I've yet to see this thing printed out. That should help me out.

There's a wonderful* article by Tamye Riggs in the current issue of HOW magazine about high-quality free fonts. That might put you on the road to buying fonts! :-)

* One reason it's wonderful is that in a number of places she makes a nicely subtle point of stating that people should still buy fonts.

hhp

I'm on my way to the bookstore to read it, but I ain't buying it! But seriously, I don't buy much, but I'd like to buy a few fonts, including FF Dax...

Daniel, some thoughts.
The thing is that If you go for a Typographic poster (which I love them) the Type is Very important, and in the style you have chosen even more. Like Hrant said I would try a wooden type, extended and condensed, or regular and condensed, you will need both of them to make differences and I would not mix them with helveticas (you can keep this ones for the presentations and so make it a different part of the poster, I see it now a little bit confuse*), I am aware of your cash-type-problem, but I would consider something low price like Goshen or something a little less distressed and more regular, and you'll have fun for the same price!.
* Someone told me once that the design starts in the order, and that's one of the few thigs I am sure in my job, and for your poster, what is the most important thing? The second? The third? keep that in mind, I think that in your case at least is so important Summer Employment Opportunity (or is Summer Employment. Opportunity!) as Camp Sweeney. At a first and fast look (the way most of the posters are seen) my eyes go at Sweeney and at the same time at Debartol and at Opportunity, I would try to make more differences using the two colors and sizes, you could try to put the presentations a little smaller (Don't worry, if I am interested in a Summer Employment Opportunity in Camp Sweeney I will read it, and if they are sponsors I still think are too big).
Two quick thoughts:
Consider using not a white paper, some with light brown tono, and I don't mean an expensive and soft (?) one.
Maybe too many stars? I think you are in The Thin Red Line between Circus and West style from my spanish point of view.
I really like the way you have made and arrange the three presentations and the Date-Place-Map, nice, you got it.

I hope it helps !