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A hero section design I did 5 years back in Sketch 💎
Are you on the dark or light side? 👀
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Light mode
Dark side for me, that white "Imagination Ink" wordmark just glows more against black, and the illustration colors pop harder too. Wild that this is 5 years old, it doesn't feel dated at all. What made you want to revisit it now, are you seeing this style trend back?
Thanks for your response. I just make some designs in between when I open Sketch so just found some of the old drafts and shared...
the light mode makes something about the work feel more alive, almost! tough to explain, but there's no battle with the backgrounds' contrasting–– just simplicity & clarity that makes the vibrance shine.
Dark mode
Dark mode
Dark is cool
Light mode
Will go with the Dark mode
Both look great
Light one looks more good
All i see here is progress
I choose on Dark Mode
Lighter mode
Dark is more visually pleasing
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