Hey Forum. Adam here. As BCAST on Add-Art comes to a close, I'd like to take the opportunity to thank Steve for supporting this project and encouraging me to do what I want within its parameters, as well as offer some thoughts as well.
I think part of what makes add-art, and the internet so fascinating, is the manner in which still and moving images are presented simultaneously, all with competing voices, all of them trying to get your attention, all trying to draw you in another direction. I've really enjoyed having the chance to use add art to reconfigure and unite these ad spaces to my own means and images.
As Steve observed, Add Add provides image and animation replacement. Its primary purpose is not to block ads, because there are already applications that provide these services. Considering this, I decided to make something that would be hard to tune out. I included GIFs because they are ubiquitous in web travels. In my mind, to ignore their presence and potential is to close a door on its possibilities. If anything, there will be more video and animation online in the future, and honestly, I couldn't resist putting my own stamp on their use. Clearly, this got under some peoples skin, and others didn't mind, and still others liked it. And a lot of those that didn't like it posted. : )
So as this draws to a close, I'd like to thank you for your browsers. I hope you'll come back next week if you were frustrated, I'm glad if you liked it, and I hope you will continue to support Add Art.
Best,
Adam Shecter
