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

[Steve Lambert]

The new show for tomorrow's launch was put together by curators at  
the Brooklyn Museum.  it's all Hiroshige (not contemporary I know)  
and I think it looks really great for similar reasons.  Lot's of  
detail so you don't mind the cropping.  It's my favorite one so far.   
I will be releasing it tonight if I can finish in time.


Steve

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On May 21, 2008, at 8:24 PM, Mushon | Shual.com wrote:

> 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 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 art would be great! So would an eboy piece! For the  
> sophisticated option, think of Where's Waldo?... ;)
>
> 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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