Comments on: Four Slides on Stock vs. Authentic Images

By: Before and After… | Reflections on Teaching

Before and After… | Reflections on Teaching — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:16:06 +0000

[...] Here is my response to the feedback I received on “Four Slides on Stock vs. Authentic Images”: [...]

By: Mathew

Mathew — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:53:20 +0000

I might not have been clear…I would keep the image e.g. a rose and just put the word “quantity” instead of the longer string of text. So I’m not saying text only…I’m just saying one image and one word.

By: alicemercer

alicemercer — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:48:37 +0000

@tom: I hear ya now. I’ll try it…

@ianH: I’ll try that one too…

Then I’ll post it up with Mathew text only?

Thanks all!

By: Ian H.

Ian H. — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:43:12 +0000

What about something like a bonsai for quality? It’s something that people put a lot of work into, a little at a time (making your point about working hard on one thing), and can be quite beautiful without the symmetry inherent in a rose. My $0.02, anyway.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:05:27 +0000

What I was trying to do was show a really incredible single cupcake (quality – link 1) and then a large ugly cake for quantity (link 2).

Maybe it’s not obvious enough that it’s a cupcake. I’d probably take this version or some other single cupcake and make it small and in the corner and then switch to a large messy looking cake on the next slide.

By: alicemercer

alicemercer — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:59:31 +0000

@mathew, I don’t think text will do it alone, BUT your echoing a sense I’ve had that the rose pic was not cutting it for the job asked. @tom The cake wrecks could be an option, or could run into the same problem. They are good for quantity not equating to quality, but what would be a good example?

On sharing photo of son, it is personal to me, but is it a good pic? I may not be objective about that.

By: Mathew

Mathew — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:21:49 +0000

I don’t find the first image of the rose particularly beautiful to represent quality. Perhaps a more natural looking picture of a rose on the vine would look better. The text is also a little fancy for my taste and I’m wondering if just using the words “quality” and “quantity” on the respective slides would make your point. As a matter of design, I also wonder if it’s acceptable to put all creative commons license on a final credit slide and keep them off of the presentation slides.

I think using your son to illustrate the rule of thirds is effective and engaging because it’s personal to you.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:44:14 +0000

One quality vs quantity option which might be easier to pitch. I just picked a fairly gross looking option from cakewrecks, browse around there are lots that are worse.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:36:23 +0000

I’m working on it. Give me a few days.