2010 Holiday Spectacular: No. 5

By: Natasha | Posted on July 30, 2010 | 19 Comments

Are you ready for your heart to skip a beat? Wait no longer. Joyeux Noel by Potts Design our No. 5!

There is so much beauty and attention to detail here, it’s hard to even know where to start. So let’s start with the obvious: the hand lettering. It is incredible. Only a true artist can sketch such lovely and animated letters. I love how both ‘joyeux’ and ‘noel’ have slanted cross hatching, but that it isn’t the same pattern. And I think the banner wrapping around the ‘o’ is incredible. It ties in so perfectly with the looped borders on the top and bottom, which play so well off of the cut-out blue background and the shape of the photo, which is by itself an innovative idea. I love the little dotted border around the entire design, but I especially love how Emily has added little cream circles around the brown dots when it is not overlapping over the cream text shape. Also, I love the hand drawn underline under ‘Noel’. Oh and then there’s the umlaut over the ‘e’. Great touch that even references the colored in dotes on the end of the border swirls. Finally, I love the colors–light blue and burgundy have never looked better together. Emily–you are incredible! We will all be toasting your brilliance all weekend long!

Category: Design Challenge, Designer Community, Holiday Countdown

19 Comments on “2010 Holiday Spectacular: No. 5”

  1. stacey day July 30th, 2010 @ 4:00 am

    i agree. emily, you are definitely incredible! congrats for such a killer design!

  2. emily ranneby July 30th, 2010 @ 4:16 am

    o’ so beautiful emily. just perfect.

  3. Nam July 30th, 2010 @ 4:46 am

    Emily, you bring a definite uniqueness and style in this competition. Bravo on this awesome design!!

  4. Carrie O’Neal July 30th, 2010 @ 4:46 am

    This is amazing! Every last detail is gorgeous.

  5. emily July 30th, 2010 @ 4:53 am

    THANK YOU GUYS!!! I’m so super psyched!! :) and Natasha, thank you for such sweet over-the-top nice write up, I think I will be smiling for at least a week straight!

  6. Amy E July 30th, 2010 @ 5:40 am

    So lovely! Congrats Emily.

  7. Sharon(crimsonlane) July 30th, 2010 @ 6:04 am

    Soooo creative & unique! Congratulations Emily!

  8. Yolanda Mariak Chendak July 30th, 2010 @ 6:14 am

    So talented, beautiful design, congratulations Emily :)

  9. annie July 30th, 2010 @ 6:51 am

    oh me oh my this is one fab design – congrats emily!

  10. Design Avenue July 30th, 2010 @ 7:41 am

    Beautifully placed together. It has a great flow!

  11. Maria Estigoy July 30th, 2010 @ 8:29 am

    Emily – you raise the bar! I love EVERYTHING about this design and your attention to detail. Congrats lady!

  12. Meg G. July 30th, 2010 @ 8:44 am

    i love your drawing and lettering style! Your designs are always so beautifully unique and really challenge the rest of the community. Congrats Emily!!!

  13. Ashley July 30th, 2010 @ 8:59 am

    One of my top three, fantastic work!

  14. Laura July 30th, 2010 @ 9:55 am

    Love this Emily- everything about it is just perfect, great job!!

  15. Hailey M July 30th, 2010 @ 10:34 am

    I pine to have illustration skills like you – this is so beautiful and creative – congrats again!

  16. Laura C. July 30th, 2010 @ 12:15 pm

    This was one of my favorites, for sure! Congratulations!

  17. Sydney July 30th, 2010 @ 1:21 pm

    I’ve been waiting to see this one . . . it is absolutely splendid!!

  18. brandy July 30th, 2010 @ 9:54 pm

    Everything came together so lovely. Congrats!

  19. Jody Wody August 1st, 2010 @ 9:20 pm

    Wonderful! Congratulations Emily! :)