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The Sample Text Temptation...     posted on 8th of february, 2010
We have been actually noticing that sample texts are turning into the easy temptation to visually enhance an overall composition by adding a fewer elements more (and unfortunately upon identical images already approved), and that explains why so many illustrations fall into the infamous "too simple" rejection reason. They may look nicer, but simply put, sample texts are more of an obstacle than really an added value, both for the submitter, the customer, and why not, for the editor too: Personally, I just ignore (and decline) sample texts over too simplistic works.

See, there are simple illustrations that can be be simple (not simplistic) and still have that sales potential ingredient to become big sellers if the originality...

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hello, and thanks for adding your comment to my latest blog.
Back to your topic here. Sampled text, huh? well, this is something new to me, as I never thought of shooting sampled text or what not.
But certainly it can be a good incentive to add something like that to my concept, as my portfolio is definitely in sore need of expansion, lol.
Great help Rui Matos, muito obrigado. tchauzinho, ate breve. - posted by Tan510jomast on August 18, 2010
....by the way shouldn't that be Piece of paper ? - posted by Joezachs on April 28, 2010
I personally prefer to avoid "sample text": it's better to leave space in the picture so a designer can, according to taste, fills it or not. - posted by Gheburaseye on February 11, 2010

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