Legibility and Text Safe Areas

This concept focuses on combing text with images. Krause discusses the importance of making sure the text is readable. I chose an image of a field with the sun rising and flower petals floating. I then opened the image in Photoshop. First, I used the eye dropper tool to pick a green color from the grass in my image. Then, using the text tool I wrote "Happy Spring!", in the chosen color, across the image. I added a bevel and emboss effect to my text to make it stand out. My image is featured below.

Image 1

I then decided to add a thin rectangle behind my text to further help it pop. I chose a pink from the petals using the eye dropper tool and made my rectangle this color. Then, I made the rectangle transparent to soften the effect. I think this image is more appealing to the eye because it looks less busy. The emphasis is clearly on the text and the petals do not interfere with the letters as they so in the first.

Image 2