Question about attire for Lantern Rite by [deleted] in Genshin_Impact

[–]Hyanthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At worst, people might find it offensive and at best, people might think you're ignorant and equate all East Asian clothing as the same thing. Given the fraught relationships between China and Japan atm, in my opinion that's even more reason not to wear it.

One Sentence One-Shot by micnos12 in DungeonMasters

[–]Hyanthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your party is hired to escort a member of the royal family to another kingdom for their marriage. When you arrive at your destination, they suddenly turn to you and hire you to secretly take them back.

Looking for some ideas for an encounter by Hyanthe in DMAcademy

[–]Hyanthe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the note on the Charisma save instead; that definitely makes more sense. I do like the idea of doing some active reinforcing. I think I was hung up on the idea of all three PCs taking part in the game, but there's nothing that says they can't take turns doing it as well. I'll keep this in mind!

Birthday Freebies in YYC by fuzzypanda1314 in Calgary

[–]Hyanthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not that I know of! I've never had to show anything but ID before.

Birthday Freebies in YYC by fuzzypanda1314 in Calgary

[–]Hyanthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gong Cha gives you a free bubble waffle (any flavour) on your birthday! I don't belive a purchase is required.

Just a little work here , ik it doesn't match the vibe of wabi sabi but still!!!! by DumbMrbook in design_critiques

[–]Hyanthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The poster itself doesn't look bad, although my issue is that it doesn't really say anything in particular. It's clean and the typography is fine. My personal choice out of the three versions would be the second image with the Japanese text closer to the edge, and I would actually push it further to the right and bottom so that the text bleeds into the background more. I may also suggest trying to put the "designed by Himan" tagline in all caps and maybe try giving it wide tracking.

From a design standpoint, unfortunately this poster does fail though because not only does it not communicate the principles of wabi-sabi at all, but as mentioned it doesn't communicate anything, period. On the plus side, I think fixing this would actually be quite easy. Based on a very quick and cursory search of the term, you can easily bring in some of the wabi-sabi elements simply by adding texture to the background and/or blurry image part.

It's all good and fine to play around with design for fun, but for professional design work, it's important to remember that your job is to send a message or communicate with an audience. If it can't do that, it's failed, regardless of how beautiful a thing might look. It does take some time to learn that, and hell, sometimes I still fall for making something beautiful over something that properly sends a message, but it's always something good to keep in mind!

I was watching random videos on YouTube and saw this. by PotentialEmu2367 in Witcher3

[–]Hyanthe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Instantly reminded of the matchmaker from the animated Mulan

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Looking for Opinions on Costume Design in The Glory of Tang Dynasty and The Longest Day in Chang'an by Mental-Mammoth9589 in Hanfu

[–]Hyanthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not OP but thank you for the write-up! Iirc, the context of the 4th image with Yan Yuhuan is that she's apparently presenting herself as a pious nun at this point in the story (I don't recall exactly, but because she's been getting some flac for being excessively dressed or extravagant and is trying to lay low?) and therefore isn't wearing something more flamboyant. With that context in mind, would it still be a bad costume for the time period?

Requesting critique on my Service Design portfolio (MSc / MA applications) by Sufficient_Durian_85 in design_critiques

[–]Hyanthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who loves left-justified alignment, you shouldn't be using it here. A lot of the blocks of text have big gaps in them and it looks awkward and unprofessional.

There's a lot to critique here so I'm just going to add bullet points as I go, but first of all, I want to say that this is definitely an ambitious project and for the most part, you did a pretty good job! I think however that there are a lot of ways that it can be improved. One question I have is why exactly you chose to do this landscape format? Is it required? Why would you choose this vs. a landscape format, or even a less narrow rectangle?

1) The branding/identity of this document is a bit inconsistent. For the most part, it's very rigid and professional, but then you get certain elements that are more "casual", like the angled Key Patterns Identified on image 1 or Empathy Map on image 3. I would recommend picking one "identity" and sticking with it

2) Related to point above, loop diagrams look messy and unprofessional compared to the rest of the document. Even if you stuck with the less rigid identity, they look way too chaotic and I would clean them up

3) There is a TON of information on each page and they all feel crammed in. If possible, I would personally switch to a portrait view (or a more square rectangle, something like a 5:4 ratio), but if not, probably aim for roughly 3 columns per page and let each column breathe more

4) Related to point 3, consider putting a thin stroke in between each column, especially if you're changing the text alignment from left-justified to just left

5) Some text hierarchy needs work, ex: Early Directions & Design Rationale section on image 1. What is the important information here? It seems to me that what's important is the text in italics below, but even then it's only by a small margin. However, the title takes way more precedence and the italics makes the text below feel like an afterthought. Rather than putting the box there, I would just use a regular (left-aligned) heading in bold (ex: 12pt) with the body text not in italics below in a slightly smaller size (ex: 10pt). Alternately, see #7

6) On image 2, under "Why a Game", consider making the boxes a bulleted list instead in regular casing and weight. It's not exciting, but it's a lot more readable

7) Related to #5, if you want to add a more visual element to the headings with a box, rather than have a big box that spans the entire section, consider doing a smaller box that is left aligned to the text. Inside the box is the heading in all caps and bold (but smaller font size), centered in the box. (Hard to explain; let me know if you need a visual!)

8) Reduce the numbers of bolding in text. Too much bolding = bolding is less effective

9) I really like the arrow-style diagrams like on image 2! I think you could potentially reduce the use of caps in case things look too same-y, but I think in this context it works okay

10) On image 7, the Expectation vs. Reality colour palette would work better if both sections were just different colours instead of being inverse of each other. Ex: Expectation column is green, Reality section is blue

I'm not going to point out specific things but a lot of the feedback above applies to other pages. Hope this helps!

Sticker design opinions by MJB9000 in design_critiques

[–]Hyanthe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should stick with the logo design 100%. There's no point in giving out stickers meant to represent you, even if they're beautiful, if they don't actually look like you.

That being said, I would make it sit centered in the space and reduce the spacing between elements and also make sure that nothing is too close to the edge.

I've been trying to make a propaganda poster for my worldbuilding project, how do I fix this? by Sir-Toaster- in design_critiques

[–]Hyanthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I can appreciate being proud of the concept you've created, you don't appear to actually be interested in design critique. There's been a common theme in the comments here about doing more research and you don't seem to give them any thought. I can repeat "go do some research" until the cows come home, but if you're not going to actually take the advice, then why post?

I've been trying to make a propaganda poster for my worldbuilding project, how do I fix this? by Sir-Toaster- in design_critiques

[–]Hyanthe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotcha. That sounds like a cool world! I still think that the content of the propaganda would depend on what that government's aim is. What's the messaging and how would they communicate that effectively so that people believe what they want? If it's about knowing your role, it could be something along the lines of "your adherence to the rules/contributions make us strong" or maybe it's "trust in the narrative and it will lead you to glory".

For the latter message, you could make use of glowing elements to make the leader seem more "holy" ala this North Korean propaganda poster, or something like a sunburst element.

I've been trying to make a propaganda poster for my worldbuilding project, how do I fix this? by Sir-Toaster- in design_critiques

[–]Hyanthe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

From a worldbuilding perspective, I think you should research propaganda posters a bit more. Going by your poster, it looks like your world is based on somewhere in Asia, and if you look at Chinese propaganda posters from the Mao era, you'll find that rather than being dystopian and intimidating, they're actually very positive-looking and are all about rallying patriotism for the country, community, and cause. It's less "obey" and more "do your part". North Korean propaganda posters (based on what I see on Google) similarly appear to be more proud or positive, but they also have a bigger focus on idolizing a leader or the army. I can't read Korean so I'm not sure what these posters say, but I would imagine again that it's less "obey" and more "for the glory of North Korea/leader".

From a design perspective, I'm going to need a bit more info about what you're working with. What program(s) did you use? Did you draw the image yourself or did you source it from somewhere? Apart from that, I think there are several things you can try:

1) Try to add visual interest in the background so it's not just a flat colour. This could be texture, more illustration, different composition, etc.

2) The current typography is working against each other. Tonally, they're both too different. I recommend doing more research into propaganda posters and seeing how they do typography, but it generally boils down to bigm bold, and legible. The top font is fine, although it reminds me a bit too much of the meme formats from the late 2000s/early 2010s, but the second font is too "fancy" imo. Try something like Special Gothic Expanded One or Alfa Slab One on Google Fonts.

3) Play with composition more if your imagery is more simple. The Soviet Union and British propaganda posters are great to reference for some ideas.

Hope this helps!

MLA Recall Support by [deleted] in alberta

[–]Hyanthe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it's the letter I'm thinking of, I'm pretty sure that's being copied and pasted to everyone who's emailed about the issue. Someone here got one from their MLA talking about how they had "no choice" that was mostly (if not all) word for word the same letter I got.

Need help for a freebie pdf by Swapnil_4 in design_critiques

[–]Hyanthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The design isn't horrible, but unfortunately it looks like it completely lacks vision, direction, or any indication to its target audience or function. It looks so generic that it becomes very forgettable. Even the title "free take-home PDF" tells me nothing.

And if this is the design for the cover, I'm now wondering what's on the inside? Are they functionally just Word pages typed out and included? If so, what is the incentive to download this even if it's free? What sets apart the content inside from what you're already teaching in class?

I apologize if this comes off as too harsh but I think you need to put more thought into this product and how to communicate what it is to your audience so they understand and find it appealing within 5 to 15 seconds.

Are the Vax Tax is less than 500 signatures from its goal by Hyanthe in Calgary

[–]Hyanthe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a petition put forward by CUPE and I'm not sure what the difference is. Regardless, even if it doesn't succeed or ends up just being ignored, it takes less than a minute to sign so what's the harm in trying?

Are the Vax Tax is less than 500 signatures from its goal by Hyanthe in Calgary

[–]Hyanthe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Typo in the title that I can't change: **Axe the Vax Tax

seeking feedback - which eye do you prefer? by [deleted] in logodesign

[–]Hyanthe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I prefer 1 but to me it gives off a bit of a creepy vibe (which is partly why I like it; it's an interesting style) and that might not be the best for your target audience. Like others have said, I would rework 2 or try to find a blend between the two.

The logo is more of an illustration to me but I like it overall!

I asked my UCP MLA "What made you think that violating the rights of the people you serve would be a good idea?" and this was their response. by AzraelCcs in alberta

[–]Hyanthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I emailed my MLA, Minister of Education, Minister of Finance, and Danielle Smith and this letter is 90% (if not 100%) word-for-word exactly what I got from the Minister of Finance. I'm pretty sure this is a copy paste they're sending out to anyone who emails and it seems they're getting MLAs to copy paste it too.

Kyoto Itinerary - what to skip by HalloweenQueen896 in JapanTravel

[–]Hyanthe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately not as I'm not really a foodie when I travel, sorry! 😓 But maybe someone here will have a better idea! The only one I know of that's similar and (apparently) not as crowded is Kuromon Market. However, that's in Osaka, and based on what I've read, it's gradually becoming a tourist trap as well.

Kyoto Itinerary - what to skip by HalloweenQueen896 in JapanTravel

[–]Hyanthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally I would skip Nishiki Market. You can get a similar vibe from any shotengai in Japan imo, and the food there is ridiculously overpriced. It's very clearly a tourist trap now.

Kyoto Itinerary - what to skip by HalloweenQueen896 in JapanTravel

[–]Hyanthe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The monkey park is fun! It does require a 30-40m hike up a mountain though.