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tobefirst

Aug 29, 2006, 09:52 AM

FleurDuMal

Aug 29, 2006, 10:23 AM

Comments, critiques (especially), suggestions...please! Alternate text appreciated, too...a quote maybe?
(on the artwork...not the politics)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b363/tobefirst/wtcdesktop.jpg

Hmmm...I really like the photo. However, the "In memory of..." text is a bit 'woolly' in my opinion. With a picture like that, the question is, do you even need text? Perhaps just the date: "September 11th 2001" will do (I wouldn't recommend "9/11" because the phrase has become so widely used it brings up too many connotations of news reports or political speeches). Make sure the text is understated; it will have more effect if it is subtle. The photo is the main speaker of the message.

Also, that font is a big no-no in my book. Looks more like something you'd see on the poster of a the latest sci-fi blockbuster. It doesn't really match the message.

tobefirst

Aug 29, 2006, 10:32 AM

Hmmm...I really like the photo. However, the "In memory of..." text is a bit 'woolly' in my opinion. With a picture like that, the question is, do you even need text? Perhaps just the date: "September 11th 2001" will do (I wouldn't recommend "9/11" because the phrase has become so widely used it brings up too many connotations of news reports or political speeches). Make sure the text is understated; it will have more effect if it is subtle. The photo is the main speaker of the message.

Also, that font is a big no-no in my book. Looks more like something you'd see on the poster of a the latest sci-fi blockbuster. It doesn't really match the message.
Yeah...I didn't really know what I wanted the text to be...and I wondered if just "September 11, 2001" conveyed that that was when the picture was taken. It was obviously taken months and months later.

Thank you for your suggestions.