This project is for Knightmare, a pro gaming group that has been around since 1996. The challenge was to combine a clean blog layout with a serious dose of kickassness.
In the course of playing heavily with textures, it is easy to get sucked into the “too much” trap. The challenge here was to create a visual that has interesting details, yet not too distracting to navigate the information.
For the blog design, I chose a traditional 2 column layout. Dark menu bar up top to separate the heavy texturing that would be above the blog text.
With everything set, I proceeded to the texturing. I chose a mixture of carbonization and dark metal look, it was really a matter of finding which texture grains would work well together. Then I created a bunch of interestingly sharp objects to frame the logo, I think I definitely had some influence from Edward Scissorhands. Textures can be so risky to use sometimes, but fun!
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