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Post by Lillias on Apr 4, 2018 17:06:18 GMT
Photo from Pexels bg - vintage paper texture - Dreamscape from Design Cuts Frame from Shabby Chic by Anita Image from pngtree  |
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Post by whippet on Apr 4, 2018 17:23:20 GMT
Great effect, and I love the font.
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Post by hmca on Apr 5, 2018 3:22:04 GMT
Great idea, Lillias! I may have to try this.....
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Post by Sydney on Apr 5, 2018 6:07:30 GMT
Great image BillieJean and a timeless reminder for all of us  |
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Post by Bailey on Apr 5, 2018 6:34:19 GMT
Hi BillieJean, I really like the imagery (negative and positive image) you used to convey a powerful message. Having said this, if I may I would like to be constructively negative to make what I hope will be taken as a constructively positive suggestion . To my eyes and with the way my brain works, the slightly larger negative figure overpowers the positive (colour) figure slightly. The "balance" of the image seems to favour the negative aspect imho, rather than the be positive aspect of the message. If possible, if you haven't already tried it, if the negative figure was flipped horizontally and reduced in size slightly and the positive colour figure was enlarged slightly so that it was slightly larger than the negative figure, this imho would emphasise the being positive aspect of the message. Also, flipping the negative figure horizontally and lowering it a bit would depict it as looking up at the positive colour figure asking the question "Why be negative". I feel having the 2 figures roughly facing each other would balance the image more. Anyway please don't take this as fault finding or criticism but as just my 2c worth, not being a scrapbooker in any way at all, and some food for thought |
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Post by Lillias on Apr 5, 2018 11:12:28 GMT
Hi BillieJean, I really like the imagery (negative and positive image) you used to convey a powerful message. Having said this, if I may I would like to be constructively negative to make what I hope will be taken as a constructively positive suggestion . To my eyes and with the way my brain works, the slightly larger negative figure overpowers the positive (colour) figure slightly. The "balance" of the image seems to favour the negative aspect imho, rather than the be positive aspect of the message. If possible, if you haven't already tried it, if the negative figure was flipped horizontally and reduced in size slightly and the positive colour figure was enlarged slightly so that it was slightly larger than the negative figure, this imho would emphasise the being positive aspect of the message. Also, flipping the negative figure horizontally and lowering it a bit would depict it as looking up at the positive colour figure asking the question "Why be negative". I feel having the 2 figures roughly facing each other would balance the image more. Anyway please don't take this as fault finding or criticism but as just my 2c worth, not being a scrapbooker in any way at all, and some food for thought Hi bailey thanks for your comments and no I don’t take them as fault finding or criticism. It’s good sometimes to see things through the eyes of others and I am ‘open to constructive criticism’ as you may have noted. As it happens you have just confirmed thoughts that came to me after I posted my page – The balance on my page is wrong - I have made the negative image too big in comparison to the positive image which could tend to negate the message of positivity over negativity. I’m ashamed to say that I was just too lazy to correct it…my bad as they say… I will take up your suggestions and post again...thanks. |
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Post by Lillias on Apr 5, 2018 12:57:00 GMT
Here is my amended page. I think the proportions are better and I'm happier with it now(she says)... If anyone else has any comments to make please feel free to do so as that's how we learn...  |
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Post by hmca on Apr 5, 2018 13:32:36 GMT
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Post by Tina B on Apr 5, 2018 14:33:44 GMT
Nice effect.
What is the font you used. I really like the tails on the letters.
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Post by Lillias on Apr 5, 2018 14:52:18 GMT
Thank you Tina. The font is called 'Olivia' and is available on dafont.com.
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Post by cats4jan on Apr 5, 2018 17:04:33 GMT
Great constructive comments. I agree - sometimes you do not 'see' until you post something. I use my desktop photo as my 'final look' - No matter how many times I look at a layout, it's not until I use it as my desktop photo do I see my typos or other issues. If it's important - like it's going in a book - I keep it up 'til the next day. It's amazing what you see when you get a fresh morning look.
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Post by moss on Apr 5, 2018 21:51:17 GMT
Wow Lillias, it was good to start with but your changes have made such a big difference, it’s wonderful.
It always amazes me to see how moving little things eg a title or element, can change the whole composition.
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Post by Lillias on Apr 5, 2018 22:13:23 GMT
Thank you moss and I agree little things can make a big difference to a page. It's knowing when and how to make those changes that are the challenge... (that are the challenge) is that good English! Och well I'm sure you know what I mean...lol |
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Post by Tina B on Apr 5, 2018 23:09:04 GMT
Thanks for sharing that font name, I am on my way to go and add it to my font stash.
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Post by Bailey on Apr 6, 2018 3:29:14 GMT
As it happens you have just confirmed thoughts that came to me after I posted my page – The balance on my page is wrong - I have made the negative image too big in comparison to the positive image which could tend to negate the message of positivity over negativity. I’m ashamed to say that I was just too lazy to correct it…my bad as they say… I will take up your suggestions and post again...thanks. Hi BillieJean, Thank you for taking my suggestions onboard. Yes, v2 looks much better to me and the image is much more "balanced" now. I am not a scrapbooker, but I would think the concepts of composition in photography (leading the viewers eyes through the photo) would still apply in scrapbooking. That's what initially hit me in v1. My eyes landed on the negative figure looking left and so my eyes then naturally tended to drift to the left and hence off the image. I had to consciously move my eyes to the right to stay on the image. Now with the negative figure looking right (into the image) my eyes more naturally follow the direction the negative is looking at and hence into the image and onto the positive figure. The viewer's eyes are much less likely now to "fall off" the image in v2. The resizing of the negative and positive figures in v2 now tends to emphasise the positive aspect of the message more than in v1, which makes v2 better as well. |
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