infotechsailor
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Great-Grandpa Volk?
Two new posters
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tack
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I like them. I had to work to find the lower text in the second poster.
Oleg Volk
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Re-phrasing advice would be welcome. How could I convey the same concept with a more clear sentence?
Telumehtar
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Something else to consider about the old timey vs modern pic.
The clothing style in the first pic is a the common style of dress for the period. You'd expect to see someone dressed as such whether they were walking about the house or going to market.
The second pic however has folks in camo. Now, yes, I'm fully aware that some folks wear camo all the time, but by and large that is not the common form of dress in the current time. Perhaps a pic of the folks in jeans/khakis and a sweater, or polo, or t-shirt along with their guns.
Not trying to make it all preppy on you, but if you wanted to get the point across that just like changes in clothing fashions, there are changes in gun fashions, then picking clothes that are mainstream in their fashion would help.
As for the message, perhaps something along the lines of:
"The times change a lot of things, but your Rights remain constant."
The clothing style in the first pic is a the common style of dress for the period. You'd expect to see someone dressed as such whether they were walking about the house or going to market.
The second pic however has folks in camo. Now, yes, I'm fully aware that some folks wear camo all the time, but by and large that is not the common form of dress in the current time. Perhaps a pic of the folks in jeans/khakis and a sweater, or polo, or t-shirt along with their guns.
Not trying to make it all preppy on you, but if you wanted to get the point across that just like changes in clothing fashions, there are changes in gun fashions, then picking clothes that are mainstream in their fashion would help.
As for the message, perhaps something along the lines of:
"The times change a lot of things, but your Rights remain constant."
federalfarmer
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Nice work! Maybe this would be a good ad in newspapers and magazines.
Sharing the idea this way is thoughtful, not confrontational.
Sharing the idea this way is thoughtful, not confrontational.
As much as I appreciate the message of the posters... from a design standpoint, they're pretty bad. I would recommend doing some reading up on composition and design elements, as well as typography. You can't just slap some text onto photos and call it a poster. I can recommend some great books if you'd like 
22-rimfire
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"Guns change. Clothing Changes. But the Right to Keep and Bear Arms remains the same." perhaps?
I think part of the problem with the text at the bottom is that you need one single color of text so it appears to flow between both pictures. I read the one on the right first until I realized it was a single sentance. Perhaps blurring the bottom of the left picture would help make the text quickly seem to flow across and apply to both pictures at a glance.
I think part of the problem with the text at the bottom is that you need one single color of text so it appears to flow between both pictures. I read the one on the right first until I realized it was a single sentance. Perhaps blurring the bottom of the left picture would help make the text quickly seem to flow across and apply to both pictures at a glance.
I love the sentiment of the second poster, but I think the argument is too complex to be distilled into a single sentence. Maybe for the purposes of the poster, the statement should be simplified.
"The tools have changed, but the right to self defense remains the same"
"The tools have changed, but the right to self defense remains the same"
I'm going to go against the flow. These are statements that might be cheered by the choir - us.
However, folks who are not gun folk might analyze it as that the 2nd Amend. was couched in terms of BP muskets and pistols and not in terms of high capacity weapons of much more deadly potential. Thus, the 2nd is not applicable to modern weaponery. That has been said by antis - so flame me but you if the goal is to convince folks - I think the point can be taken not as a positive for progun views.
Do you want to point that out?
When you sculpt a message - who is the audience? Times change is a double-edge sword in my opinion unless there is more to the argument.
I regret being critical but that's what I think.
However, folks who are not gun folk might analyze it as that the 2nd Amend. was couched in terms of BP muskets and pistols and not in terms of high capacity weapons of much more deadly potential. Thus, the 2nd is not applicable to modern weaponery. That has been said by antis - so flame me but you if the goal is to convince folks - I think the point can be taken not as a positive for progun views.
Do you want to point that out?
When you sculpt a message - who is the audience? Times change is a double-edge sword in my opinion unless there is more to the argument.
I regret being critical but that's what I think.
MikePGS
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"Times may change,
but the important things stay the same. Support the 2nd Amendment"
but the important things stay the same. Support the 2nd Amendment"
GEM makes a good point and regardless of whether anything is intended for a particular audience anything 2A related will end up across the whole of the internet. Better make the message for the ones you want to convince to adopt your view even when preaching to the faithful.
Oleg Volk
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Gamera, I am open to suggestions on learning design.
KarenTOC
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Fashion and technology change, but our 2a rights remain constant. Reminds me of that old saying "The more things change, the more they remain the same."
federalfarmer
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GEM well thought out and said, I think I agree with you.
Oleg Volk
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I want the antis to try and justify any one technological change as sufficient for denying the rights of others -- and that would also point out that most of the changes happened over a century ago.
ATBackPackin
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Fantastic posters.
I honestly didn't think it is challenging to read, but since you asked the only thing I would change is "change" itself. Lol
"Gun design evolves a little every year."
"Over which evolution would you violate our constitutional right to own them?"
Using evolution brings you back to the opening statement and ties them together. Just my personal opinion. I thought it was great the way it was, but if you choose to use my suggestion glad I could help.
Shawn
I honestly didn't think it is challenging to read, but since you asked the only thing I would change is "change" itself. Lol
"Gun design evolves a little every year."
"Over which evolution would you violate our constitutional right to own them?"
Using evolution brings you back to the opening statement and ties them together. Just my personal opinion. I thought it was great the way it was, but if you choose to use my suggestion glad I could help.
Shawn
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The second poster would look GREAT on billboards ...
Maybe some "charitable groups" would provide the funding? like the Bush's "Miss me yet?" billboard.
Maybe some "charitable groups" would provide the funding?
like the Bush's "Miss me yet?" billboard.
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jr4521
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Great Pictures!
copdills
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Thanks for sharing these, they are great
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