rebranding my promotional items

Last night i got into creating my advertising for my brand JSTR which is aimed at the higher class working people who like to spend their money on luxury goods such as expensive clothing, gifts, music and lots more. Heres some of the work i have done up to now please feel free to leave any comments.

On this image i was trying to create a keyboard style outline for my text, this was acheived easily by simply using a inner shadow on the keys, by doing this it gives the keys depth and the illusion that the keys are 3d.

This will appear at the bottom of the billboard advertisement which will be showing what our online networking site can offer such as, downloadable music, clothing and jewelry. all of these will have images in a slideshow on the front of my billboard.

This is my Gift bag which i have shaped like this for more of a unique style, little things that are styled like this give out waves of attention, this can attract more consumer attention to my online services if i put a web address on.

This is my web Banner, i thought seen as though its coming christmas i may as well involve some sort of deal in my banner to advertise money off.
By tomorrow i will have my letterhead, gift bag, Billboard and Business card all presented on here then i will think of a layout for my promotional work.

spreadsheets

Both spreadsheets finisished and layed out nicely, also advert for Harry Halls Garage completed.

Flick Account ACTIVATED!!

Heres my Flickr account guys add me as a contact n lets get rockin. http://www.flickr.com/people/urban_illustration/
Enjoy the Networking!!!!

Just a few layout ideas (Not finished)

When i gained my feedback from the group i was taunted to try to be more creative and play around with my layout to create more of an attractive layout, when planning my layout i wanted a slanted text box but level with my image, also i wanted my image to be broke into sections which are seperated slightly but still able to show an image. Here's a page from my Nortern quarter spreadsheet.

The text is well spaced and easily readable, also the font for the Heading really works well with the subject of the area im talking about.
Here's the other side of the spreadsheet which is not yet completed but will have a photo of the Sacha's Hotel. I may play about with the photo to create a more interesting photo, maybe even take the photo just before the sun goes down so i can acheive a warmish glow to create the feel of comfort.

I didn't want to input alot of info on this page, i just wanted the relevant info about what the hotel has to offer and where to find certain areas for tourist attractionist's. After thinking that this spreadsheet will be going onto the internet i will be drawing my own button's which will be links to online profile making websites such as, facebook, myspace, twitter ........
Biking Round Manchester
When creating my biking spreadsheet i was inticed by how much history Manchester has for its Cycling culture, i found out that Manchester was home to some of the best Cyclists in the world who participated in several challenging races.

As you can see i have still yet to find images around the Manchester area were i can capture images relating to biking. i would like to find patches of mud with bike tracks and dirt hills but they are a fair distance away so i would have to plan ahead to acheive these images.

This is the spreadsheet about Harry hall's bike shop which will be my advert for biking round Manchester, i chose this shop because it had the most cultural meaning behind it and also this shop has alot of history behind it and to this day it still flourishes with good deals and quality customer service.

Fonts for my spreadsheets

Northern quarter
. For this layout i want a victorian style font that can reflect on the times when the industrial revolution was in full swing, this would give the reader an idea on what the article will be about so this technique can also be a way of attracting readers attention.
Greater Manchester & Harry halls
. For this article i want a dirty, rough style font that can relate to the agggresion and messyness in riding around the dirt paths and ramps around the Greater Manchester area.

Ideas for spreadsheets

Northern quarter spread

For my Northern quarter spreadsheet i want one side to be about the History and the other side to be about were to saty in the Northern quarter so tourists who see the article and want to stay somewere were your close to all the attractions like the arndale, the wheel, printworks and obviously the Northern quarter.
. The layout is going to be more creative, im going to play around with the images and try to make a jigsaw type collage of one image, so one image will be split apart but still form one whole image. This technique will attract attention to my target audience and also show creative flair.
. For the Sachas Hotel advert i will be keeping a simple layout but with all relevant info about the hotel itself such as furniture, comfort and appliances in the rooms.

Biking round Greater Manchester

This spreadhseet will be fairly interesting because all the info about biking around Manchester is all from my experiances of riding round and finding areas for me to let loose and free my mind, im sure other people are the same as me with biking and like to explore new areas and the best spots, so doing an article on riding spots in Manchester has focused my writing skills.
. The layout will be visually the same on each page im going to go for the arrow shapes to represent direction and speed, this will also reflect on traffic aswell, some images will be shaped as arrows but mainly the text will be outlined with a dark colour so its more visible.

More ideas for spreadsheet designs

After recieving my feedback it has made me think about the whole layout for my spreadsheet, im more than capable of creating a more attractive/creative layout which would attract the attention of my target audience. For my Northern quarter article im going to include the sachas hotel as accommadation for tourists who want to stay over, this would attract students from other parts of lancashire instead of just greater Manchester, the info im going to be putting into my article is going to be minimum but the relevant info will be there. Im glad i received this feedback because it has give me more self esteem because people know i can do better so i want to up my game and show myself what i can do.