"Tek" <tek### [at] evilsuperbraincom> wrote in message 
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> I'm kinda hesitant about making such a sweeping criticism, but I've seen 
> this in a lot of images posted here: Personally I don't think the use of 
> text in an image can be considered minimalist, particularly not if we're 
> talking about anything as complex as an entire 5 syllable word (or a 
> digital encoding thereof).
>
> My reasoning is pretty simple: minimalism is all about reduction to the 
> simplest possible form, and the letters of the alphabet are elaborate and 
> complex from a visual point of view compared to the base forms we find in 
> ray-tracing: spheres, boxes, etc.
>
> If you want to use text perhaps present it in a context where text is the 
> most minimal form, e.g. on an old-school green on black computer screen.
>
> Obviously you can disagree, but at the very least use a sans-serif font :)

   No, I won't disagree Tek. I think you're dead right and all of what you 
say has sunken in. To be honest, I think it's a nice image but wasn't happy 
with it. I'll try something else.

     Thanks for the input.

   (Love your 'over, down, in' image btw!)  :)

    ~Steve~


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> Tek

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