tarquin wrote:
Ray Saintonge wrote:
I don't know if removing them is the right course of action, or if the size limit should be imposed on the contributor. Postage stamp designers do not do their work on a postage stamp sized canvas.
Having the original work in a large file is preferable because it can be scaled down. In scaling up a small file we will not be able to provide missing detail. Trimming a contribution to 30k should be done by software. If a scaled down logo loses too much information, we probably shouldn't adopt it.
Yes, we must have the large original. But voters MUST be able to see that the design is viable at the final size. If size reduction & data compression turns the winning design into a blurry mess -- what then?
Then we should never have adopted that one in the first place. This is less critical when we are trying to establish a short list from a list that's as long as the list of California gubernatorial candidates.
If a logo with such problems makes it onto the top ten list, the contributor should then have the opportunity to rectify this kind of problem or be prepared to have it eliminated.
Perhaps what we are looking for in the first round of voting is some kind of broad aesthetic appeal.
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