i can't believe that this debate is even happening on
a mail list whose population regularly listens to
music that is indistinguishable from compact disc
skipping+radio static+tap shoes in washing
machine played at fastforward. please try to
understand the function of abstraction in art. its not
easy listening and its not neccessarily going to be
easy reading either.
asterprox
quoted 28 lines On Tue, 9 Apr 2002 Alan R Lucas wanted to know:> On Tue, 9 Apr 2002 Alan R Lucas wanted to know:
>
> > can you give a few ferinstances of completely illegible tDR sleeves? i
> > really can't think of any.
>
> Let's see... I recall one of the Autechre Peel sessions to appear to be
> blank until you turn the sleeve to the correct angle so you can read the
> coated print. Designed to be ignored I guess.
>
> Also the _Lily Of The Valley_ comp. Are they *purposely* making it so
> people flipping through cds in a shop will skip over it? What is the
> typeface, like 6 point? Plus the tracklisting is barely legible. This
> whole sleeve looks like it's an incomplete rough.
>
> > i dunno. i've always thought that tDR's stuff was great in that the design
> > element was very cool, but you still knew what you were listening to.
>
> Aesthtics over functionality? This an *especially* bad idea when it comes
> to a various artists compilation.
>
> What's the point of a sleeve then? Maybe they should just wrap the disc in
> holiday wrapping paper then and be done with it. Or just have a completely
> blank cd, sans any print, in a clear jewel case. (I'm sure someone besides
> tDR has alrady done this...)
>
> > i just can't recall missing a tracklisting anywhere.
>
> It's not a missing tracklisting that's the problem...
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