More than Art: Stop animal cruelty

Monday, December 15, 2008

Brian C said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; December 31, 2008 at 6:36 AM
Brian C said...: Since no one else has commented... (and they should have)... I'll leave you a comment.
Overall, the design is pretty strong. I especially like your use of text contrast between “STOP” and “animal crulty” … which, by the way, crulty is spelled wrong (it’s cruelty). Text placement still needs adjustment… animal crulty is not working as strong where it is placed. Good use of images, but unfortunately the images do not suggest animal cruelty. You need to show imagery that persuades us to stop this kind of violence and behavior… this poster suggests more of an “Adopt a pet” theme. Compositionally, the piece is not balanced yet. It has a heavy left side which prevents a stronger flow to the design. Possibly adjusting size of photos and placement would help (move the orange dog closer to center and place the tall picture to the right bottom. Also, I am not sure that the black line is needed. It kind of disturbs the flow of the design too much
The bottom area “it’s the law” would be more effective if it was all upper case letters… it would be more bold that way. Also consider switching colors… every text that is black make red and visa versa.
As far as saying…”it’s the law”, I am not sure that is as effective as saying something more personal to the viewer… but that’s your call.; December 31, 2008 at 6:38 AM