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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4738 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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 Posted - Aug 10 2011 : 7:01:48 PM
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I think 2 is the best one too. Maryjane looks as beautiful as ever and the bar without a color background informs us what is in the magazine without detracting from the gorgeous picture.
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 05:13:50 AM
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I pick #2, too!
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
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peapicker
True Blue Farmgirl
716 Posts
texas
USA
716 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 05:26:29 AM
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Number 2 is perfect. Easy to read and we still get the full photography. Good photo's are as important as the written material to me.
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
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missusprim
True Blue Farmgirl
400 Posts
Karen
Fostoria
Ohio
USA
400 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 2:32:29 PM
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#2. You get a bigger view of the picture (as in more background) which gives you a bigger concept of what the picture itself it about. In other words, I'd like to see the background of a field IN the picture of someone with a bushel of pears versus just someone cut out and showing just her and her pears.
The snippets of what's inside towards the left withOUT the bar let's you view what's in the issue but isn't overshadowing the picture itself. Having the bar is too much 'clutter' to a magazine front and I think Mary Jane's is too classy (as farm girls can be!) to have it look like the other mags on the market. Let MJF's stand out as a mag with some panache!
And BTW, what a cute pic of MaryJane!
Farmgirl Sister #2984
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." George Eliot
http://farmchicatheart.blogspot.com/
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WoodstreamDreambyNicole
True Blue Farmgirl
177 Posts
Nicole
Marlton
NJ
USA
177 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 2:36:17 PM
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Cover 2, it's crisp with the picture, but still has text available for information. I like that the text isn't all over the picture. I like that there isn't a distracting bar on the cover.
Nicole
Shop
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 6:51:02 PM
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Cover two!!!! Photo should take all.......That is what meets the eye first, copy second. Don't cheat the photo.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5094 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5094 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 6:56:22 PM
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| I like it better without the bar, it interupts the Beauty of the picture on the cover too much! |
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debtea2
True Blue Farmgirl
1853 Posts
deborah
nutley
nj
USA
1853 Posts |
Posted - Aug 15 2011 : 5:11:15 PM
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#2 is perfect and lovely
inch by inch we find our way
jersey farmgirl
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2011 : 4:27:34 PM
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#2 is a winner for me. Gooseberry farm? Yes please! Organic turkey dinner? Heck yes! I think what it boils down to, for me, in this cover, is the muted, toned down colors-perfect for fall. You can just imagine MaryJane taking those potatoes in to make a nice soup, or chicken pot pie. You can almost feel the chill of the morning air on the cover of that magazine!
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com
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sweettea
True Blue Farmgirl
55 Posts
Candace
St Cloud
MN
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2011 : 3:25:32 PM
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I choose number 1. It is so much easier to read the cover text on the bar. My opinion is that it will stand out better on the newsstands also. People give things a 5 second scan. You need to grab them in those 5 seconds with what's on the cover. I believe the mixture of the great photo and the easy to read text in the bar will do that.
"There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
16374 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
16374 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2011 : 10:12:15 AM
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We can't thank you enough for how helpful your comments have been. This was essentially two separate surveys. The first survey came in at 60% for w/o a bar and the second survey (once we narrowed it down) came in at 80% w/o a bar. Your comments were so thoughtful and some of them thorough and MIGHTY helpful. We went without the bar but with concise boxed-in text as if the bar were still there. When you get it, let us know what you think.
You should be receiving our Oct/Nov (Imagine a Place) in the mail in another 2-3 weeks. Again, MANY thanks. We have just the very BEST readers!!
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5094 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5094 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2011 : 10:21:55 AM
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| Can't wait for the next issue! I so adore being A farmgirl! and being a part of this wonderful Sisterhood.! |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
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