"Jim Charter" wrote:
> You might differ scale or location possibly, to give slightly less play 
> but retain the humanizing function.

I have tried that now in several variations, but it just keeps turning out 
looking like some slick design ripped apart and clumsily recombined.

Like here: http://runevision.com/temp/design_sketch_alternative.png
I had to basically mirror the whole design to get just a remotely balanced 
layout, and even then it still looks bad. Maybe I have lost the ability to 
look at it neutrally.

> There is also the opportunity, perhaps, to vary it from page to page, add 
> a little humour or irony, or develop a kind of plot through out the site.

Humour is a good way to dodge the issue of narcissism, since it effectively 
destroy any suspicion that you take yourself too seriously. I was already 
aware of that, since my "branding strategy" is partly inspired by this site 
(http://tinysubversions.blogspot.com), which also features a prominently 
placed drawn portrait. This one, however, is a caricature, and I noticed 
that this avoids the issues I am having now.

I didn't want to use a caricature myself, and so I didn't quite know how to 
get some humour into it. Your idea of putting in variations is something 
I'll think some more about. Thanks for the suggestion.

Rune
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http://runevision.com

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