that age-old question. . .

Do you quarantine the ugly, or do you scatter the ugly?
—Ad Production Manager Melyssa Holik, a.k.a. Mel, struggling with how to lay out less than aesthetically pleasing ads

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Photo of November leaves on our street. Because it would be cruel—to all concerned—to post examples of that to which Mel was referring. . .

Tags: ad layout, aesthetics, melyssa holik

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6 Responses to “that age-old question. . .”

1. candace Walsh says:

   November 6, 2009 at 7:50 pm

   You art directors and production designers need an anonymous regretsy.com-style website for ads that were hit with the ugly stick : )
2. Laura Egley Taylor says:

   November 6, 2009 at 8:24 pm

   What a great (read: FUN) idea!
3. Jennifer Margulis says:

   November 10, 2009 at 4:50 pm

   This is an incredible photograph. It makes me think of American Beauty… You would think that advertisers would want their ads to be as beautiful and appealing as possible… Maybe we all have different aesthetics?
   Jennifer Margulis´s last blog ..Hunting For Hidden Treasure
4. Mel says:

   November 10, 2009 at 6:20 pm

   Psst… it wasn’t ads… it was photos I shot!
5. Mel says:

   November 10, 2009 at 6:21 pm

   The question still remains, however. How to best overcome ugly?
6. Laura Egley Taylor says:

   November 10, 2009 at 6:52 pm

   Thanks for the clarification, Mel. (And, yes, Jennifer, you are so right: we are, by nature, subjective beings. . .)