Tek wrote:
> 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, 

Yes it can


particularly not if we're
> talking about anything as complex as an entire 5 syllable word (or a 
> digital encoding thereof).

Yes it can, I think Kawara's "Today Series" is "minimalist"


> 
> 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.

It is about reduction but there is not need to be limited to "form" as 
the focus.  That is the usual understand though.

> 
> 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.

Probably a good ploy.  Text can be as banal as any other everyday 
artifact.  Empahsizing this would fall under the enterprise of 
"minimalist" I think


> 
> Obviously you can disagree, but at the very least use a sans-serif font :)
> 

LOL, but then maybe you might also chose a 'default' font.

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