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Friday, November 9, 2007
Erin- Stop the meltdown
7 comments:
Anonymous
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To begin, this poster is good, but it still seems a bit plain or unfinished. I don't really see how it's persuading me to do anything though. The images are good, I like the fact that they're merged together to create just one. I'm not entirely sure that the white space is working, or what you're trying to do with the top as it's fading away, it might have worked better if you had faded most of the edges instead of just the one side. The text was alright, but it was completely in the center. It did at least get my attention. But what should I stop, why should I stop it and what is it doing? The text also fights with the picture in a way. The red text doesn't match at all, no rhythm.
Erin, Overall, I like the layout of this poster. To me, the downward rhythm of the smokestacks leading to the ice falling down represents the ecosystem slowly deteriorating. I think the ice may be a little too dominant, which works against your point- I see this and think, theres a huge chunk of ice, what's the problem? I think the balance of the colors is good, and the pictures balance each other out. I think the red of the MELTDOWN doesn't really fit. Maybe it could be a brownish tan for it to match the pollution but still stand out. The proportions seem even and balanced. I think the poster is spatially organized as well, it flows well and makes sense. I like the composition overall, the smoke from the smokestacks is a lead-in. This is nice work, but overall I'm skeptical on how this is supposed to "convert the viewer's opinion" like it's meant to.
First of all, I like the idea of the pictures you blended together. I think the blending of the smoke into the ice is orginal and creative, and well blended, howver I don't understand what you're trying to do with the fading in the top right corner. I think it looks somewhat sloppy and doesn't really do anything to the design. Back to the picture,I think the ice is a little bit too dominating, and the sizes of both pictures should be equal, or there should be less ice, since that is the main problem. The rhythm of the picture moving downward takes your eye to the text which works well. The overall design of the poster looks a little copy and pasted, as well as unfinished.
The text in this poster doesn't really do anything for me. The red MELTDOWN is completely out of place and doesn't go with the rest of the design, maybe a shade of blue would work better. The font also wasn't the best choice. It doesn't convince me of anything, it's just kind of there, big and bold.
The overall persuasivness of the poster is not convincing to me. I don't know what I'm stopping, how to stop it, or why I should stop it. It's confusing to know if I should stop just the pollution and ice caps melting or everything that goes with global warming.
This poster is one of the stronger ones in my opinion. The use of text is very strong in comparison to many of the other posters. Great use of red font, it really makes those words pop out. The idea behind the fading iceberg to smokestacks is a nice idea, but it could have been executed better. The color difference to change in picture ratio is a little too much for my taste. Messing around with the levels of both pictures, or messing with the fading would have helped this. Good idea to blur the sides of the picture and have it fade to "smoke" in the one corner as well. Originality=good.
Dear Erin, I really liked this poster for a number of reasons. The image itself is somewhat surrealist and really gets the message across. The slope of the smokestacks also gives the entire image a nice flow. The plain text fits well and ges the point across suddenly and well. overall the image has very nice flow and does make this poster a successful one. For improvement i might just leave out some of the white space that makes it seem slightly unfinished.
i think this poster is good but unfinished. it isnt very persuading to me and doesnt get the point across. the fact that all the images are merged together really helps the end poster because it looks finished. the text might have looked better if it was not completely ceneterd. ooverall i think this poster is a good poster but a few changes could have made it better. -kate
7 comments:
To begin, this poster is good, but it still seems a bit plain or unfinished. I don't really see how it's persuading me to do anything though. The images are good, I like the fact that they're merged together to create just one. I'm not entirely sure that the white space is working, or what you're trying to do with the top as it's fading away, it might have worked better if you had faded most of the edges instead of just the one side. The text was alright, but it was completely in the center. It did at least get my attention. But what should I stop, why should I stop it and what is it doing? The text also fights with the picture in a way. The red text doesn't match at all, no rhythm.
Again, Danielle was anonymous
Erin,
Overall, I like the layout of this poster.
To me, the downward rhythm of the smokestacks leading to the ice falling down represents the ecosystem slowly deteriorating.
I think the ice may be a little too dominant, which works against your point- I see this and think, theres a huge chunk of ice, what's the problem?
I think the balance of the colors is good, and the pictures balance each other out. I think the red of the MELTDOWN doesn't really fit. Maybe it could be a brownish tan for it to match the pollution but still stand out. The proportions seem even and balanced. I think the poster is spatially organized as well, it flows well and makes sense. I like the composition overall, the smoke from the smokestacks is a lead-in.
This is nice work, but overall I'm skeptical on how this is supposed to "convert the viewer's opinion" like it's meant to.
First of all, I like the idea of the pictures you blended together. I think the blending of the smoke into the ice is orginal and creative, and well blended, howver I don't understand what you're trying to do with the fading in the top right corner. I think it looks somewhat sloppy and doesn't really do anything to the design. Back to the picture,I think the ice is a little bit too dominating, and the sizes of both pictures should be equal, or there should be less ice, since that is the main problem. The rhythm of the picture moving downward takes your eye to the text which works well. The overall design of the poster looks a little copy and pasted, as well as unfinished.
The text in this poster doesn't really do anything for me. The red MELTDOWN is completely out of place and doesn't go with the rest of the design, maybe a shade of blue would work better. The font also wasn't the best choice. It doesn't convince me of anything, it's just kind of there, big and bold.
The overall persuasivness of the poster is not convincing to me. I don't know what I'm stopping, how to stop it, or why I should stop it. It's confusing to know if I should stop just the pollution and ice caps melting or everything that goes with global warming.
This poster is one of the stronger ones in my opinion. The use of text is very strong in comparison to many of the other posters. Great use of red font, it really makes those words pop out. The idea behind the fading iceberg to smokestacks is a nice idea, but it could have been executed better. The color difference to change in picture ratio is a little too much for my taste. Messing around with the levels of both pictures, or messing with the fading would have helped this. Good idea to blur the sides of the picture and have it fade to "smoke" in the one corner as well. Originality=good.
Dear Erin, I really liked this poster for a number of reasons. The image itself is somewhat surrealist and really gets the message across. The slope of the smokestacks also gives the entire image a nice flow. The plain text fits well and ges the point across suddenly and well. overall the image has very nice flow and does make this poster a successful one. For improvement i might just leave out some of the white space that makes it seem slightly unfinished.
i think this poster is good but unfinished. it isnt very persuading to me and doesnt get the point across. the fact that all the images are merged together really helps the end poster because it looks finished.
the text might have looked better if it was not completely ceneterd. ooverall i think this poster is a good poster but a few changes could have made it better.
-kate
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