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May 31 '11 by coffeecandle
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I need to make this not balanced.

Tapping into all of your creative geniuses out there again.
The left image is finished (had to be stable, conservative... But the second one is more difficult than I thought.

The brief says "create or source a single sentence statement of question that gives the object meaning. Stimulate the mind - with how the words we read changes the way we think about the object we see.

Stimulate the eye - with a bvisually dynamic partnership between image and text within the format.
A Dynamic and lively composition with a clear sense of movement.

But I keep on still making it balanced...

This is what I had first:

Suggested by lecturer:

Alternative idea:

What do you guys works best? Hints/tips?

mullmuggins on May 31 '11 at 6:23am

I like the bottom one best. I have no idea about whether it fits the brief best though.

soloyo on May 31 '11 at 6:25am

why, hair of the dog?

coffeecandle on May 31 '11 at 6:28am

pasted from my rationale -

I chose the words ‘The Hair Of The Dog’, a colloquialism referring to alcohol taken in the morning as a hangover cure, because of the colours of the photograph remind me of the clear and brightness of a really early morning. As the phrase also refers back to the original object (a carafe, or wine decanter), it works on multiple levels.

soloyo on May 31 '11 at 6:30am

you know what the carafe remind me of?

A drop of water falling into a pond and the riffle effect it causes

coffeecandle on May 31 '11 at 6:49am

haha yeah I can definately see that

coffeecandle on May 31 '11 at 7:12am

bump :)

hootmonkey on May 31 '11 at 7:16am

I've never heard the phrase, hair of the dog. But I like the bottom layout the best.

coffeecandle on May 31 '11 at 7:22am

I think it's an Australian phrase. I'd never heard of it before either, haha.

reags on May 31 '11 at 8:03am

lol first I've heard of that term too, and I ain't that far from you!

mullmuggins on May 31 '11 at 8:04am

It's used in the UK a lot.

SuperRyan on May 31 '11 at 8:30am

I hear it in the US sometimes

mullmuggins on May 31 '11 at 8:37am

On topic, I still think the last one looks the most 'off balance'.

SuperRyan on May 31 '11 at 8:37am

I prefer your first version out of the three. I would like to see what it would look like to have the text sweeping on the right side of the image (bottom and side area), kind of the opposite of the first version.

coffeecandle on May 31 '11 at 8:58am

Tried that Ryan, the thing is, I think I liked it most because it was still, comparatively, the most balanced... Might have to go with the last one.

coffeecandle on May 31 '11 at 8:05pm

I printed them both outm, cos I couldn't choose.

Goldendust on May 31 '11 at 8:23pm

I really like the last one :)

L-M-N-O-P on May 31 '11 at 8:34pm

The last one is my favorite too. Directionally, it has the same flow as the glass.

coffeecandle on May 31 '11 at 9:03pm

Last one it is then. Merci beaucoup all you smart people

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