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

[Mushon | Shual.com]

Yes, I am starting to think that approaching it as a puzzle is the way 
to go.

Having the cropping act as a playful element in the presentation of the 
image.

Here's another one 
<http://blogs.trb.com/news/politics/blog/kennedy%20in%20ft%20worth%20nov%2022%201963.jpg>.

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Steve Lambert wrote:

> 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.
>
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> 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 <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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