Reddit mentions of Basics Design 02: Layout: Second Edition

First off, big props to you for putting yourself out there for a critique. Humility is a good trait. Too many designers post their work expecting a circle-jerk of praise.

Secondly your work has indeed come a long way. I suggest you dive deeper into Typography and Grid techniques. Also, I think you might be able to work on creating some small details in your work – for example, the soccer website – those portraits at the top are a bit distracting, maybe try making the photos B&W or a Duotone until they're rolled over.


I'm a big advocate of learning the history of Graphic Design but also on the idea of "never stop learning the fundamentals". I've been designing for 15 years and I still feel that my layout skills need work. With that being said, check out this book series...

Layout

Typography

Grid

There are many more books in the series but they're worth checking out.

Followed you on Behance – looking forward to seeing you post more work.

Thank you. :) I used FontForge to develop the typeface, specifically to ensure it had the same height as Cambria, which I've used for all the English and IPA parts of the graphic. Everything else was put together entirely with Photoshop.

There's not actually a huge amount of complexity behind the graphical elements. The top grid was made using a 2 inch grid with .2 inch gutters, and the rest is made using a 1.2 inch grid with the same gutter size. I like clean geometric design. I've just kept everything in the same font family, used a limited palette, made headings bold and colourful, and tried to use space as efficiently as possible.

If you want some great advice on design, check out this book. It's brilliant.

I would do some research on layout and then revisit the poster.

Personally, I bought this book and have found it to be pretty useful.