Posted by Tony Cooper on 10/14/05 07:25

<SP-AMB-LOCKrainlover@raincity.com> wrote:

>>> I suppose before THAT, the big question is, is there a REASON to do
>>> this? I have a lowly web site to show off my art, and am pretty happy
>>> with with I have as far as its visual design goes.
>>>
>>> Any ideas? Suggestions?
>>>
>>> thanks!
>>>
>>> james, seattle
>>>
>>> www.jameskelseystudios.com
>>>

I'm one of those people who read text and doesn't pay much attention
to how the text got on the screen. In reading this from your web
site:

"If you arrived at this web site through a link from one of my
galleries, or, if you discovered me at a gallery and are investigating
my portfolio of work, please respect the important relationship I have
with these galleries."

I was confused for the first few readings. For some reason, I took
the "my galleries" to mean photo galleries displayed somewhere on the
web. I couldn't figure out why you mentioned that you respected them.

It finally became clear that you are referring to the galleries that
display your work. The "my" threw me.

Sometimes you can be so close to something that you don't read it the
same way that people unfamiliar with your field reads the same
information. You might want to change that line to "If you arrived at
this web site through a link from one of the galleries where my work
is displayed, or if you discovered my work at a gallery and are
investigating my portfolio, please respect the important relationship
I have with these galleries."

I also wonder about "A selection of modern contemporary abstract..."

"Modern" and "contemporary" have the same basic meaning, so using both
is redundant to me. Perhaps in your field the two words have
different meanings, though.












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Tony Cooper
Orlando, FL

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