Further Arrangements Cover Poll: ROUND TWO. To the DEATH!

[rowyn]

The triangular layout won the poll both on LJ and Twitter, which meant I had to spend some more time futzing with it because I really hated the section dividers on that version.

Most of the people on the poll respondents said "the cats are fine", but I remain undelighted by the original cat pose, so I re-did that, too. Hence, a few new versions to show off! Click through to see full-size versions.

With original asymmetrical kitties and decorative trim:



With symmetrical kitties and plain trim:



With new, more-symmetrical kitties, and decorative trim:



[Poll #2033850]

Comments

[terrana.livejournal.com]

Both pairs of cats are lovely, but my preference would be for the new pose. It fits much better with the other two images, being more similar in composition.

Regarding the trim, I do like the new decorative trim better than the plain one in principle, but I think it lacks contrast with the background. It's a little hard to see.

[danceswithlife]

"Regarding the trim, I do like the new decorative trim better than the plain one in principle, but I think it lacks contrast with the background. It's a little hard to see."

I agree.

[rowyn]

*fixes this*

[rowyn]

I can't make up my mind on which pose I liked better and the polls here & LJ were even. I'm going with the original, though. Lut liked it better so he got the tiebreaker vote.

But I am keeping the decorative trim! In the darker version.

[archangelbeth]

1: I like the old cat pose a bit better because the new one, alas, looks a lot like how one of the cats will try to side-swipe the other in a friendly fashion, while the other cat draws back with a "augh, YOU ARE IN MY FACE" expression. So, er, not romantic enough. >_> Or else Dark Greatcat is about to start wrassling Light Greatcat for the temerity of unexpected headbutt.

2: I am having concerns about whatcha gonna do with your name. It's crowding the arches. O:( Not so noticeable with the decorative ones, but the decorative arches don't have enough authority to separate the art-elements...

3: I like the decorative trim bits in the upper corners!

4: I am crabbycreature, yes, yes. Sorry! O:(

[whitefangedwolf.livejournal.com]

"1: I like the old cat pose a bit better because the new one, alas, looks a lot like how one of the cats will try to side-swipe the other in a friendly fashion, while the other cat draws back with a "augh, YOU ARE IN MY FACE" expression. So, er, not romantic enough. >_> Or else Dark Greatcat is about to start wrassling Light Greatcat for the temerity of unexpected headbutt."

That made me laugh so much and now I can't get that image out of my head when I look at the new pose.

"2: I am having concerns about whatcha gonna do with your name. It's crowding the arches. O:( Not so noticeable with the decorative ones, but the decorative arches don't have enough authority to separate the art-elements..."

I agree.

[rowyn]

*laughs* If the final lettering needs more space for the title/author name, I can pull the figures down and/or shrink them. It is an easy fix. Do not fear!

[whitefangedwolf.livejournal.com]

I prefer the original cat pose over the new cat pose. The new pose makes the layout feel like three isolated boxes, while the original pose with its dark greatcat looking up draws my eye from the cuddly cat couple frame to the kissing couple frame, making me feel like the set of three images are a deliberate group. Does that make sense?

[rowyn]

No, that makes sense. Both the polls on Twitter & LJ were split evenly on the cat poses, so Lut got the deciding vote and went with the original. And I liked your point about leading the eye. :)

[nekomavin.livejournal.com]

When I first looked at the image (without clicking through to zoom), I did not see the decorative trim at all. While this may sound like an echo of the 'decorative trim lacks contrast' complaint, it isn't.

I really liked how I thought it looked without trim at all, just the edging of the figures themselves to create the shape.

[rowyn]

Oh good. I like the decorative borders better than "blank space", myself, but I'd rather have blank space than solid borders. The solid ones are not working for me at all. -_-

I may try a decorative trim that's got thicker lines, though. Depends how sick of this I am. c_c

I am surpised by the even split on the cat poses, though.