Tried making my own thread layout.

Keep in mind this is only the second thing I've ever created on photoshop and by no means am I an artist nor am I a graphics artist. This was only for my personal use for my questing shop. Please give some constructive criticism and I do realize it is a little plain but some suggestions might help me change that.

 

Upon seeing what I didn't really care for on my first example I've changed it slightly to the point where I like it more. The colors fit better. I'd like to find some way to spice it up maybe with a few of the color effects people use for youtube layouts ? Tell me what you think

 

Looks like a wall of text to me, sorry

 

Not bad for beginners mate! I would definitely start getting a good feel for photoshop and start looking at tutorials on youtube and google. Also, look into layer styles. I really am not a fan of the stroke

 

Thanks I will probably continue messing around with photoshop in the days to come. I'll try looking at some examples and I may need a few questions answered

 

Have a simple background colour

 

The texture and drop shadows could be more subtle in terms of opacity and position respectively. Adjust the outer stroke and gradient since they either seem to clash against the colors of the texture and/or detract from the text.

If you're going for simple, I'd say mess around with the layout of the thread (as though you were organizing a magazine since it won't be functional) in addition to simple layer styles.

 

You should start off by making things more uniform. Have all the titles (TOS, Requirements, etc) the same. You should also make all the general info the same.

I am not a fan of the bold main text with stroke as it makes it too dominant in my opinion.

Also with "affordable" having it green makes it stand out but not in a good way. Green doesn't really go with the rest of the piece, try italics, underlining or bolding the word or if you are set on changing its color, make it more subtle and one that matches the theme enough to not look out of place but unique enough to stand out.

I don't like the shield but up to you if you keep it