Even though the "New Era Dawning" poster looks sexier, the white poster does a better job of conveying what MRH is all about IMHO...

Joe,

Agree with CSX, the white one has the right wording, style, and conveys better what the website/forum has on offer.  But the black one looks visually more appealing to me.

Jason...

Less verbages is always better...hence, the black one has the best appeal...It could be reduced even further, to simply be the Dramatic image and "Model Railroad Hobbyist" in bold dramatic letters with a smaller word area near the mid bottom that says "go to www.model-railroad-hobbyist.com to get a glimpse of this exciting new era!"

Or something like that.  Basically, leave them with a lot of questions and the link to where they can find all the answers...the longer they argue with their friends about MRH without actually reading the website, the cooler it is for people who go to the site and know the truth!  haha....

I think, from a marketing standpoint, the black one is better for several reasons.  First, its more visually appealing, and second, it leaves the person wanting to go and find out more of what its all about.  I think the white one shows more detail and almost sounds like an infomercial which may turn some off.  Peak the interest and get them to go to the website. 

Poster 1 by all means - Poster 2 is too abstract and too much like all the other advertising we are subjected to.

Poster 1 is quick reading with more information. 

Artarms

The black poster is eye catching. I was immediately drawn to it. If an ad or poster is too wordy then I just skip over it and carry on to the next ad.

Poster #1, replace YouTube Facebook Twitter text with their respective icons, place icons and Follow us on at bottom where op sys logos are, remove op sys logos (why are they needed?).

-a

Now if you could combine the two it would be great.

MRH Magazine is at the for front of the new model railroad world.

you guys are going boldy where no other magazine has gone before.

Keep up the good work.  and thankyou

Owen

Australia

I like poster 1, but with less text

I like #2 better because I find it more visually interesting but as others have said #1 delivers the message, if you take the time to read it all.

I'll need another trifold display for next years show promotions me thinks!

#2. Visually catchy, less wordy yet conveys the key tenets of what MRH is trying to do. One of the first things that stuck out in number two is free. Number one is too wordy and generic IMO.

Legaly, are you entitle to use those copyrighted LOGOS in you mag without consentment. Appel, Windows, Linux.

I know Mazda went around to all the venders of OEM equipement and requested they remove the Mazda related  logos (Miata, RX7)  from any web or catalogue that  the venders where putting out or the use of the Mazda related logos on items they sell.

Marc Fournier, Quebec.  

Poster #2 catches your attention more, and it mentions that word 'free'...!!

Brian

I prefer #2 if you want to sell the magazine.  I find myself distracted by that youngster holding a laptop in #1.  He looks like he was paid to stand there and smile while his picture was taken. He sure doesn't look like any techie I have ever known.  My teenage daughter says he is totally cute.

Thanks for your feedback ... the poll has now been closed.

Here's the final poster, adapted from your suggestions ...

I think it looks great!

My only questions are;

How do I get one, or maybe two?

What is the actual size of the poster?

Poster 1 is for me more clear and to the point.

Wolfgang

I like this one.  It is a good combination of the desirable features of the first two trials.

Can we just save the .jpg and tape printed copies on our co-workers computer monitor screens? 

The final poster will be 80" tall and 33" wide and will be on a stand in front of our booth at Milwaukee. So BIG.

We might do a paper poster version as well ... more on that later.

The only way you could get me to vote for the white poster is if you replaced the sloven male model with a skinny hot female model, perhaps in naughty Xmas garb, if you know what I mean...:P

THAT would get attention...

It would also cost quite a bit more!

But I doubt your servers could handle the traffic load such a poster might generate - and we would probably all dull of the ever present "Hey, where's the female model pictures all at?" topic in the forums from all the people who thought the poster was advertising a slightly DIFFERENT type of website!

Hello all,

I prefer poster one.  It more clearly portrays a more modern way of enjoying our hobby.  The other visual cues in the poster just seem to reinforce the sentiment--laptop, DCC throttle, modern diesel engine, nice!

How time flies by...laptops are being replaced with iPads, layouts are being operated by iPhones, and that SD-40-2? is about as modern as my dad's 1979 Ford pickup...my 1963 Fairlane is only slightly more modern than that GS-4!