Digital BW, The Print

Steve Kale wrote:
  > I know we have chatted about this but I was wondering what demand 
might be
> out there for you for "standard frame sizes" which allow extra room at the
> bottom for signature etc. For example, a 10x15 image might require a mat
> opening of 11.5 x 15.75 inches (3/8in top and sides and 1 1/8in at the
> bottom).
> 
> (By way of comparison, your 10.75 x 16.75 opening works for a 10x15 portrait
> image where the artist wants extra room at the bottom: borders are 3/8 left,
> 3/8 right, 3/8 top and 1 1/8 bottom.)

Just FYI, Steve, when I'm signing on the print (below the image) I only 
allow an extra 1/4" or so, and I sign/title/etc. quite small.  Given a 
3/8" margin on the other sides, I then have 3/8" + 1/4" (5/8" total) for 
the margin on the signing side, and the signature could be up to 5/8" 
tall (far larger than I normally sign art works; my typical signature is 
probably no more than 3/8").

I'm not sure what everyone else does, but I would not allow an extra 3/4".

Perhaps that's just a matter of taste, but it might help explain why 
some list members seem to think that a signature on the front would 
detract from the image.  It certainly could, if it's that large and 
visible, or with the margin itself that much larger on one side.

	Walt