Poor Image: Try Not To Die

The current image is 400 pixels wide and still has text that's too small to read. Admittedly I'm using a high-res display that makes text smaller, but if the image needs to be 400px to be read, that's a sign that it might not be the best choice...

I suggest trying to find a single-panel image that has legible text, as multi-panel images are likely to be too large.

Agreed; I had to squint to read the text. Definitely needs something more succinct.

Does this even need an image? It's a stock phrase, any image is just going to boil down to a character saying "Try not to die." I think it's plenty clear enough without an image.

I agree with no image needed.

Alright then, anyone in favor of not cutting the image?

I don't think it's bad enough to pull. I also think it's enough with just the last panel of it.

Not sussed on the current, given the need for squinting.

Current image's text is far too small.

This could maybe work, but there may be the issue that this trope will be hard to illustrate outside of a character just saying the trope title to another character.

edited 24th Apr '15 3:55:18 PM by ThePope

8. It shows an alternate phrasing and is legible.

edited 25th Apr '15 11:27:14 AM by justanid

Far more succinct, indeed. The current, beyond readability issues, as far too many distracting elements.

That can have a lot of the dead space on the sides trimmed off...as is there's a bit of a border on the left side. Other than that, I like it.

It is just a speech bubble that effectively repeats the trope name.

I can trim the sides, but the original panel had all that white space. Probably for the sake of making it come across as more empty and for the words to have greater weight.

Yes, but for the purposes of the illustration it's not necessary. Taking, say, 15 px off each side would work; that would clear off that hanging border but still keep that floating detritus around them in-frame.

Regardless, I'm away from my PC which means I won't be able to trim it for at least another 6-7 hours.

I am not yet ready to abandon the original. What about this adjusted version?

That's better than the other suggestion, and an improvement of the current.

Definite improvement on the current.

It shows the situation and also the phrase the trope involves. OK for me.

• 1 vote for Runaways. I believe that's the trope namer as well.

As remiss as I am for my own suggestion getting the shaft, that does get it across a bit better.

for 17.

Good enough; it's swapped in. A caption's really superfluous to this one, so I'm gonna lock up; if anyone does think of something that could work, bring it up in the repair thread.