Re: [mb-users] Should "vol." always be expanded?

caller#6 <[email protected]> Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:41:10 -0700
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On 08/25/2014 09:17 AM, Alex Mauer wrote:
> On 08/24/2014 03:42 PM, SwissChris wrote:
>> what's written on covers is far from being Artist Intent, but is mainly
>> graphicist's choice or cover art designer's will.
> This seems only half true. Surely the artist will nearly always have at
> least approved the artwork, even if they didn=92t actually design it
> themselves?

I think we end up talking about different senses of the word "intention".

1. "Did you intend to put out a release called 'My Awesome Series, Vol. =

III'?" >> probably "Yes"
2. "What was your intention when you wrote 'Vol.' instead of 'Volume'?" =

 >> probably "What? I dunno. What's the difference?"

IMO, for something to be "artist intent", it needs to be in some way a =

meaningful difference to the artist.

Alex / caller#6