[add-art dev] Some Add-Art-Works are better than others...

[Mushon | Shual.com]

Got Add-Art running for a while and I thought I'd share my thoughts...


I have been having this discussion with Steve on and off, but looking at 
the Tropical set <http://add-art.org/content/tropical> Add-Art-Work 
makes me even more convinced of this. The format works well when the 
image is very detailed but does not have a centric image or subject. It 
is only that with the current design that crops a single image we get 
one image cut up to pieces. In the case the whole image is very detailed 
in the first place, I think we will get something nice (like in the 
example I brought up). When we're getting a cropped image there is 
something missing, in most cases that might be a downer, in some cases 
(with detailed images) it wouldn't matter, as the crops serve as needed 
zoom-ins, a smart artist will use this disadvantage as an actual 
advantage and actually hide information in the crops and create a 
mysterious composition of ads.


The other option is to spend some time and make unique designs for 
different sizes. This will definitely be the way to go, but it is very 
time consuming. (I have been thinking of doing that myself, but couldn't 
find the time) (yet).


Another interesting take might be pretty ambitious yet promising many 
creative possibilities - have html add-art. That would allow me for 
example to set a div with a tiled background and a centered png. This 
opens tons of options for designs that would react dynamically to the 
space they get. But this is soooo 2.0, so yes... forget about it.


Based on the success of the Tropical set, I would say a Hieronymus Bosch 
<http://home.actlab.utexas.edu/%7Elitlgirlblue/SoundClass/Bosch.gif> art 
would be great! So would an eboy 
<http://hello.eboy.com/eboy/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/eby-tokyo-53t.png> 
piece! For the sophisticated option, think of Where's Waldo? 
<http://the-lawn.net/comics/comics/photos/Where%27sWaldo.jpg>... ;)


Anyway, just my 2 cents, would love to get your thoughts on this... and, 
I'll see you at the Rhizome event tomorrow!

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