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georgi2201
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24 Aug 2015
06:55:35am
Hello!

As some of you may remember, I'm printing myself an album for the People's republic of Bulgaria a.k.a. Communist Bulgaria. It's almost complete, so yesterday I decided that I need some decent title pages. Well, I've finished them just now. I say THEM because one is in English and one in Bulgarian.

Here's the English version:

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On top of the page, I've put the current Bulgarian coat of arms to symbolize that this is a modern-time collection whose purpose is to study the Eastern bloc part of my country's history, but not cherish it. As much as I like the stamps of that period, it was a reign of an oppressive regime, and I'm glad I was born after its demise. The communist-era crest is on both sides of the title.

What do you think about it? I'll be glad to hear any advice or opinion you might have.
I thought of adding a map and a country profile, but this may be on another page because it'll get too crowded here.




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24 Aug 2015
07:51:31am
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Very nice. I like how you used the two main colors from the Communist crest to create the border. Also like the font.

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nl1947

24 Aug 2015
08:18:07am
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Very nice!
The crests are very eye catching, perhaps highlight them more?

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Good Start - a nice period map & some details on a next page would go well
The text would read better as
People's Republic of Bulgaria (apostrophe after e & capital on R of REPUBLIC
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24 Aug 2015
08:51:12am
re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

I haven't got the slightest clue how the apostrophe disappeared, but I think I typed it before exporting the file. Anyway, thank you for the idea! I tweaked it a bit. Here's the result:
http://i.imgur.com/bl6fhTq.png
/The Bulgarian version/ If you wonder why I've made the pages "bilingual", so to speak, it is because the main body of pages is in English and I didn't really want to translate it, because it's a good opportunity for me to refine my foreign language abilities. Also, translating the titles of the different sets may interfere with the layout, because some words are longer in Bulgarian than in English.

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nl1947

24 Aug 2015
09:09:40am
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Much better in my opinion Thumbs Up

Edited: BTW what is the name of your font?

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24 Aug 2015
09:41:19am
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"BTW what is the name of your font?"



Acquest Script. I downloaded it from a Bulgarian website, but I see it's also available here: https://photoshop-master.ru/adds/fonts/3133-shrift-acquest-script.html

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24 Aug 2015
10:10:08am
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It's beautiful, Georgi--very eye catching and attractive. Keep it up!

(And keep sharing this with us!!!Big Grin )

BOB

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24 Aug 2015
10:23:32am
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Great job!

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24 Aug 2015
11:23:44am
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That is just lovely.

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24 Aug 2015
12:04:46pm
re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

I like the larger crests but a very smart looking page either way.

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24 Aug 2015
12:06:45pm
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Thank you, everyone!

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24 Aug 2015
01:46:02pm
re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

It is a very attractive page.

It is a very minor note, but because I am who I am I will note that while in most languages, the first letter of the word "republic" is not capitalized. In the English language, it is.

Of course the final design is your own choice and as I said, you have chosen well.

Cheers,
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24 Aug 2015
02:21:43pm
re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

Hi Georgi;

The second image with the larger crests, has much better balance of white space.

The border is nice for the title page, but would be a bit much for stamp mounting pages.

I also like the idea of a map, and a vintage map would really look nifty.

Something about the history of that nation would be great, I also like collecting Bulgaria.

The font I don't much care for, especially the numbers tho.

I have seen many homemade pages on here and none looked nearly as good and so professionally
designed.

I'm glad you joined us to add to our group of very talented collectors. Keep up the great work!

Just Chillin'....
TuskenRaider

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24 Aug 2015
03:23:25pm
re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

TuskenRaider said:

"The border is nice for the title page, but would be a bit much for stamp mounting pages."



I quite agree. I designed that border just for the title pages.

"I have seen many homemade pages on here and none looked nearly as good and so professionally designed."



Thank you!

smauggie said:

"It is a very minor note, but because I am who I am I will note that while in most languages, the first letter of the word "republic" is not capitalized. In the English language, it is. "



I corrected that in the final version. Happy

You can see the title page in Bulgarian a few posts up.


Thanks to everyone for their kind words!


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24 Aug 2015
06:55:35am

Hello!

As some of you may remember, I'm printing myself an album for the People's republic of Bulgaria a.k.a. Communist Bulgaria. It's almost complete, so yesterday I decided that I need some decent title pages. Well, I've finished them just now. I say THEM because one is in English and one in Bulgarian.

Here's the English version:

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On top of the page, I've put the current Bulgarian coat of arms to symbolize that this is a modern-time collection whose purpose is to study the Eastern bloc part of my country's history, but not cherish it. As much as I like the stamps of that period, it was a reign of an oppressive regime, and I'm glad I was born after its demise. The communist-era crest is on both sides of the title.

What do you think about it? I'll be glad to hear any advice or opinion you might have.
I thought of adding a map and a country profile, but this may be on another page because it'll get too crowded here.




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re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

Very nice. I like how you used the two main colors from the Communist crest to create the border. Also like the font.

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nl1947

24 Aug 2015
08:18:07am

re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

Very nice!
The crests are very eye catching, perhaps highlight them more?

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Good Start - a nice period map & some details on a next page would go well
The text would read better as
People's Republic of Bulgaria (apostrophe after e & capital on R of REPUBLIC
)

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24 Aug 2015
08:51:12am

re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

I haven't got the slightest clue how the apostrophe disappeared, but I think I typed it before exporting the file. Anyway, thank you for the idea! I tweaked it a bit. Here's the result:
http://i.imgur.com/bl6fhTq.png
/The Bulgarian version/ If you wonder why I've made the pages "bilingual", so to speak, it is because the main body of pages is in English and I didn't really want to translate it, because it's a good opportunity for me to refine my foreign language abilities. Also, translating the titles of the different sets may interfere with the layout, because some words are longer in Bulgarian than in English.

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nl1947

24 Aug 2015
09:09:40am

re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

Much better in my opinion Thumbs Up

Edited: BTW what is the name of your font?

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24 Aug 2015
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re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

"BTW what is the name of your font?"



Acquest Script. I downloaded it from a Bulgarian website, but I see it's also available here: https://photoshop-master.ru/adds/fonts/3133-shrift-acquest-script.html

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24 Aug 2015
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It's beautiful, Georgi--very eye catching and attractive. Keep it up!

(And keep sharing this with us!!!Big Grin )

BOB

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24 Aug 2015
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24 Aug 2015
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re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

That is just lovely.

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24 Aug 2015
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re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

I like the larger crests but a very smart looking page either way.

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24 Aug 2015
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Thank you, everyone!

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24 Aug 2015
01:46:02pm

re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

It is a very attractive page.

It is a very minor note, but because I am who I am I will note that while in most languages, the first letter of the word "republic" is not capitalized. In the English language, it is.

Of course the final design is your own choice and as I said, you have chosen well.

Cheers,
Antonio

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24 Aug 2015
02:21:43pm

re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

Hi Georgi;

The second image with the larger crests, has much better balance of white space.

The border is nice for the title page, but would be a bit much for stamp mounting pages.

I also like the idea of a map, and a vintage map would really look nifty.

Something about the history of that nation would be great, I also like collecting Bulgaria.

The font I don't much care for, especially the numbers tho.

I have seen many homemade pages on here and none looked nearly as good and so professionally
designed.

I'm glad you joined us to add to our group of very talented collectors. Keep up the great work!

Just Chillin'....
TuskenRaider

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24 Aug 2015
03:23:25pm

re: I'd like your opinion on this title page for my album

TuskenRaider said:

"The border is nice for the title page, but would be a bit much for stamp mounting pages."



I quite agree. I designed that border just for the title pages.

"I have seen many homemade pages on here and none looked nearly as good and so professionally designed."



Thank you!

smauggie said:

"It is a very minor note, but because I am who I am I will note that while in most languages, the first letter of the word "republic" is not capitalized. In the English language, it is. "



I corrected that in the final version. Happy

You can see the title page in Bulgarian a few posts up.


Thanks to everyone for their kind words!


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