Critque for Assignment 1

There were a lot of good images up for our first assignment. Especially given that most of us haven't done this sort of thing before. I think.

As with any critique I found my own set of likes and dislikes. Along with my own curiosity for how some things were done.

The first set of images was very grungy, but beautiful in a way. The use of black and white photos, with layered text above it was most successful in my opinion, as opposed to the justified text of the other. 

I'll have to remember the layering photo technique for another time. How to make text dirty, and typewriter-esc would've worked a little better for some of the larger words in the image I think. And the 'Kodac' wasn't distracting at all in the background. In fact, it added just the right texture to the whole thing. And gave you a hint to what some of the incorporated materials were. Though I thought it was a negitive of the film. Mm.

I took a few notes down during the critique, but as usual I didn't flesh them out. So some of this, I have no idea what it means.

Courier = my written notes
Where as this = my response. 

images verse text

(No idea on this one.)
Making things with more substance, by using symbols, ect.
(Not sure either, I think I meant backgrounds. Or perhaps the use of the And Symbol in one persons image)
Representing words via pictures.
(I thought to do this at first, in the method of some old childerns books. That would have the picture of a cat, instead of the word. But this really relates more to the second statement below)
What does the word "future" look like/ represent.
(Another snippit from someone's image. They had the words, 'unwritten' and 'redrawn' as litteral interpretations of the words using those words. How would I make future look? Would the word be sleek and refined? Or dirty and un-efficient? Or maybe even a circuit board to represent computers. Would that make sense to others?)
How to represent that with text vs. Pictures?
(Covered by Above.)
Sentences within sentences
(This was much more visual. In two instances. The first, was a sentence written, with other words within the sentence. In a smaller font. The other, was a sentence or two written, with certain words highlighted to create another sentence.)
Text Choice.
(The choice of which the text is most appropriate. Perhaps I meant if something is old, to make the text look old. Or something of the like. Otherwise this is pretty obvious to me.  )
 

My comments [Comments for my critique]-  
 
Not needed photo/picture
(I had an image of a boy screaming, the image wasn't needed as the written sketchy text was enough to say so.)
Changing the text. "ME"
(With the ?! I had [It's actually called something, but I can't remember the name.] IT looked like the written text said Me3l or something.)
Making the text swirls beginning larger, then text smaller towards the center
(My second image was two swirls of text. By doing the above, it made more sense.)
Stronger context on the first one.
(My first image displayed much more of a anger, and had more emotion then the second.)