Janet enclosed a note saying that she liked her idea - but not the positioning of the letters. She also thought the marker was too bleed-y and the gel pen too skip-y. The marker and gel pen do not bother me at all. It has a *distressed* look - which is fun. The position of the WILSON is just fine - because there is good variation in the bounce and tilt. The JEAN is less bouncy and tilt-y. So maybe that's what is not pleasing Janet's eye.
I think it would have been perfect if maybe the A bounced a little higher - and tilted a bit more to the right. It's interesting how really minor changes can fix everything. And - if you try to bounce and tilt and then say, "Why doesn't mine look as good as Janet's?" It's because making things bounce-y and whimsical can be just as hard as making things precise and level. If Janet did this design 20 times - I bet she would have figured out a system that worked every time.
Your assignment for September, Janet, is to show us the progression of your September idea. I will do that, too. And anyone else who wants to show us a progression of an idea is welcome to send photos to me.
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LOVE it, Janet!!! Super fun. Awesome as always!
ReplyDeleteI love it!! So impressed the USPS can figure it out too!
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