Kind of stuck in a design rut...

Question

i wanted to finish this flyer, note im not a pro obviously but im doing this for a friend and i was wondering...what else should include on the front on this flyer? and do you think my design is to over worked?

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4418/previewcn2.jpg

Answer 1

repeat a monochromatic tiled symbol in the background, at a 33 or 45 degree angle.

Answer 2

i think it looks good.

even though when i clicked on the image

the right side just kind of seemed like it was cut off

Answer 3

It's alright, i think it's too busy though.  Something used to be advertised should be vibrant enough to notice but simple enough to get the point across. I think making it a little classier would go a long way.

Answer 4

Not bad but it's got a few problems:

You need to fix the leg. Either make it clearer that that's the back knee showing, or get rid of it. At the moment it's reading like a strange growth.

There are a few too many different colour directions. In particular, the logo doesn't integrate with the rest very well. You could try different letter forms and maybe not flat white; I could see that working really well with a flame gradient on and a more sinuous font.

It's also not quite clear what's going on with the blue rays. The smoke is good, can you carry that on into the background?  

Open 7 days and view are ok but if you make the other changes you may want to integrate/balance them a bit better as well.

I don't think the design is overworked exactly; more underworked in terms of tightening and simplifying. It's a very cool flyer brief and you're off to a good start (and you're a good friend to do it;))