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UFC 105 official poster

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Vera in the back.
Where he belongs.

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by Ubernoober on Oct 14, 2009 1:05 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Eh

Actually makes the poster quite amateurish.

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by Blackout612 on Oct 14, 2009 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If these aren’t being made by interns, the UFC is throwing money away.

by Chris Nelson on Oct 14, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I actually think is is better than a lot their others ones, but yes.

by JRN on Oct 14, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No offense

But I’m not sure how much you all are aware of what goes on to make a product like this… it’s not just about what “looks good”. Based on the comments, that is.

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by funnytiger on Oct 14, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes offense

But I own a successful creative services company. Very little work went into this poster, and if you have any familiarity with the creative process (I seem to remember you saying you worked in a creative capacity at a toy company?) you’d realize it’s a hack job.

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by Blackout612 on Oct 14, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I disagree

I’m sorry you were offended, but if you think this is a “hack” job then maybe we deal in two different worlds of design. By no means is this going to start a new trend in the world of design, but I would never call this a “hack” job. The Affliction poster posted below is a hack job. As I’m sure you know, the point of these posters is NOT to impress the audience with their creative prowess, but to convey information.

My first job as a designer was for a toy company many years ago. Awesome job. Crappy pay. :(

I thought about doing it on my own many times, but the discipline required to do it yourself is just not my bag baby. That and I like having free health insurance.

Where is your company based out of? How many designers work under you? Are you a designer as well?

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by funnytiger on Oct 14, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Clouding and layering fighters is substandard production (ie; hack job— not worth paying a professional going-rate for). There are far more creative ways to convey the information provided, and more effectively, too (the names aren’t even indicating the specific fighters, so the display of information is inadequately executed). Agree to disagree… And no, I wasn’t actually offended, but you replied to me and I thought I should specify that I wasn’t being a self-important MMA fan, but that I have real experience in the creative process of similar materials.

My company is based in NE Minneapolis. I’m the creative director and employ two graphic designers, a web designer, a web programmer and two marketing & client relation specialists. Even though I’m the creative director, I’m extremely picky and have high standards, so I often do much of the production, as well. So yeah, I’m a designer too (web & graphic).

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by Blackout612 on Oct 14, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough!

I’ll go along with the “agree to disagree” and leave it at that! ;)

(So tempted to counter argue some of your points… grrr…)

I’m pretty much the design Nazi at my job. Perfection is unattainable but it never hurts to strive for it. I work with a lot of programmers and developers (although I do web development as well) and I have done a LOT of print work, a lot. My passion is the web which is primarily what I work in now, but I do end up with the occasional print piece.

I found your companies website, but it looks like it’s in limbo right now. What gives?? I want to see samples dammit! (Note: my portfolio website has been dreadfully neglected for the last 2 years… lol)

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by funnytiger on Oct 14, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I made the brutal mistake of taking down my old page while implementing my new FLASH page and not retaining my old code, then discovering the XML FLASH interface had some serious cross-platform optimization problems (fucking Firefox!) and have had literally no free-time to address it. But at least I do bonehead shit with my own product and not that of my clients. Hahaha! If you email me, I’ll send you some links to sites I’ve worked on as well as some examples of brand identity or other materials.

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by Blackout612 on Oct 14, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

*gasp!*

How DARE you curse the good name of Firefox! lol

I’m going to email you shortly!

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by funnytiger on Oct 14, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope peopel don’t start to complain about how Randy is front and center with Vera in the back, it’s a Spike broadcast, of course they want the one thing people see to be Randy. Well played by the UFC if you ask me.

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by kyfm621 on Oct 14, 2009 1:27 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It’s a shitty poster because of it. Doesn’t have anything to do with the focus on Randy..

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by Blackout612 on Oct 14, 2009 2:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

When I saw it I thought they were trying to make a dream style poster and did a shitty job of it.

by szucconi on Oct 14, 2009 3:07 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This thing is a fucking masterpiece compared to the one in the email I got announcing 106 with Penn and Sanchez.

Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by ufc4 on Oct 15, 2009 9:24 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I got that email also. It was a jackpot of shitty posters. Penn and Sanchez have a look of shame like they just shit in the other room and are waiting for you to find it. The mini ones at the bottom were no better.

by szucconi on Oct 15, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Randy’s looking old…

by MikeD32 on Oct 14, 2009 1:58 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That picture is from 2006.

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by Ubernoober on Oct 14, 2009 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha

The hairline is a clear giveaway.

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by Blackout612 on Oct 14, 2009 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That hairline

This has to be a joke. No way the UFC would make such a big mistake like this. Right?

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by thetakeover on Oct 14, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what about the size of Brandon’s head

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by lovingmma25 on Oct 14, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's actually the heavyweight Vera..

also a really old picture of him.. he looks a lotttttttt skinnier now.. The Randy picture is really old too..

by Anton Tabuena on Oct 15, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

UFC 105 Poster

Randy’s looking pretty old in this picture. More proof that Vera will smash Couture.

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by Brett Jones on Oct 14, 2009 7:16 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Booo...

Hardy isn’t sporting the Red Mohawk!

by Razreshat on Oct 14, 2009 10:33 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hey look, its the randy couture show!

by pop_gun_war on Oct 14, 2009 11:14 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It’s like they’re all on a MMA team and ready to beat the hell out of anyone that shows up to the show.

by Tonley on Oct 14, 2009 11:22 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bully Beatdown – the team edition :)

by lhasafi on Oct 14, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, Bisping at the back for a brit card. Has his stock fallen below Hardy’s already?

by omigawda on Oct 14, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

At least they trying new things with those posters.

You don't look like a Tanaka.

by spectaa on Oct 14, 2009 12:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ha. i thought of that as well. such a shitty album!

by woooburn on Oct 14, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are they in Valhalla? This is making my head hurt.

by Gong on Oct 14, 2009 12:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No Jardine on this card, no Valhalla.

You don't look like a Tanaka.

by spectaa on Oct 14, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Alright, UFC. You tried and failed to impress with a slightly different style of poster. Congratulations. Seriously.

Now, please hire Eugene.

I specializes in grammar fail.

by a tommy point on Oct 14, 2009 12:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The fade out at the bottom really fails to impress me. But it’s still better than this:

16 colors FTW!

You don't look like a Tanaka.

by spectaa on Oct 14, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

^That isn’t a bad poster. Much better than 105

by gunranger on Oct 14, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

seriously??

ugh… that poster is an insult to my design sensibilities…

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by funnytiger on Oct 14, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it’s a ugly, the little fedor and barnett weren’t required too.

You don't look like a Tanaka.

by spectaa on Oct 14, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I LOVE it!

It’s much more simple, yet artful, than most of the bolder, darker posters. They should take cues from DREAM.

by TDITZ on Oct 14, 2009 2:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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