It takes all of four seconds to get to the Minimalism Wikipedia page and see the canonical example of minimalism:
They really knocked it out of the park with that Sonic cover.
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NeoGAF's struggle with the meaning of "minimalism"
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They really knocked it out of the park with that Sonic cover.
Spring-Loaded
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LMAO
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Was the example given by Brakke pure white? No. Its a simple blue geometric shape with a thin white frame around it.
The MGS box is a logo, which is relatively simple, small and red on a clear white background which highlights the logo. Easy on the eyes with very little going on within the space.
His example gives an easy understanding of the concept of "minimalism".
If you take that from the example then there isn't much we can do to help you understand I'm afraid.
When you get to the page and see that example and realize "oh shit that doesn't represent anything except in the most abstract terms" then you should go on and read the page.
TheMoon
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See, the thing is that it's not even clear that the white frame is part of the actual image and not just a white frame because that's how the jpg got uploaded. Hence my point of nobody really trying to educate anyone here. Posting a link to wikipedia hardly qualifies.
Already been on that page earlier but thanks.
Are you a actual clown lol. Even if you were sincerely confused on that point, it takes exactly four seconds to resolve that confusion.
Alebrije
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Just: / thread.
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No way you believe what you just typed. Come on man, that's grasping at straws.
No this is a thread
*shrug* one mans oscar wing is another man's laurel wreath
TheMoon
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You're doing nothing but prove my point. How do I resolve that confusion within four seconds? The white frame is tiny on the wikipedia page and completely disappears into the background if I click on it to enlarge it. The image is not described anywhere on that page either.
Yes, apparently I'm the epitome of stupidity.
Thanks.
I'm not sure if this is minimalist. But this is one of the greatest box arts I've ever seen. It's like a movie poster or a cover of a novel. Take the stuff at the bottom and put it at the back and yeesh, also the n64 sign at the top. Just have Nintendo and Rare symbol.
NickatNite
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Prefect Example
TheMoon
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Again zero references to the white frame actually being part of the piece itself and all the talk being about the monochrome blue color used on it.
Anyway, thread is over. No thanks to the dumb title change. Could've been fun.
you think making an deliberately sparse cover using new art of the main character is lazy, but simply pasting it on top of 4 year old art of the city is...less lazy?
kingofthedead45
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much smaller than the actual box size, not sure if you can make it much smaller, maybe a photoshop expert could
This and the fix fucking killed me. I've not laughed this hard from a gaf post in a while. Underrated posts are underrated.
SomedayTheFire
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That's such a great colour.
if the art is monochrome
then
the blue is the only color
There's a whole series of IKBs. It's obviously a painted canvas on a wall. I don't know why you even think this misunderstanding matters. In a world where minimalism means "blue canvas", then this thread is obviously a disaster. "A dismembered bloody arm floating in space" isn't like "blue".
cj_iwakura
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I stand corrected, then, but I still prefer the look of her over the city than over a blank background. Maybe if a more cohesive version was done.
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Monochrome works use one color or values of one color. If the picture uses both white and blue color values it's not monochrome.
of course you have to know the possible white jpeg border is actually part of the art first
andrerobot
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PAL Final Fantasy VII - XII. Crazy the first time I saw the American ones.
I've actually never seen those US covers before. Wish I hadn't, too. Damn are they ugly.
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TheMoon
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Your example of this blue canvas IKB was supposed to be eye-opening to everyone here about what minimalism is when in fact this is just one of the numerous ways to express this kind of style. What can be taken from only posting this example without any real context or explanation is that everything that isn't some monochrome basic shape doesn't qualify. Hence my original jab at the MGS box already being too much.
Instead of everyone from the art expert squad just laughing at the uneducated peasants for their ignorance, it would've been helpful if someone had taken it upon themselves and compiled a list of box arts that actually fit the proper minimalist definition. What's more, it would also have been just wonderful if those blessed enough to have been educated about proper minimalism in art class or whatever to recognize that this strict definition is not actually what the OP was going for and thus there being no need for all these condescending posts which to me just screams "did not read OP, only read thread title" ...
edit: if I sound bitter that's because I am since an initially fun thread about clean and simple box arts turned into this poopfest.
calc84maniac
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Okay, I don't care whether this is actually "minimalism" or not, but it's nice and simple (which is what the OP was getting at).
And yes, all that text is part of the logo.
Mr. Nice_Guy
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If anything, this a great example of how easily threads get derailed on Neogaf when dozens of people feel the need to repeatedly state a point in order to sound smart.
In comparison
Blerghhh
That's not minimalism, is just a cheap cover. Pal version looks better.
Camp Freddie
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Best thread title ever.
Maybe we can have a thread on the best maximalist covers, but I expect it'll be full of Final Fantasy covers too.
Maybe we can have a thread on the best maximalist covers, but I expect it'll be full of Final Fantasy covers too.
not mine
Never heard of this game, but If I was a cover judging man, I'd buy this.
Jawbreaker
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Great use of minimalism.
FunkyLounge
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Pretty funny that you would post that, when he was clearly joking. The image applies to you.
Stumpokapow
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Heh, I think the literal paragraph of Engrish probably undermines the otherwise sparse elegance of the box art.
RealityCheque
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The GOAT
Fuck yeah.
andrerobot
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Dangansona
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That was my exact thought as I had reached that point lol.