Unfortunately, I over-estimated the identifiability of lamp-posts and architectural features, and several peers were unsure of the locations each post-card represented.
Venice
Berlin
Paris
London
The peer review was conducted rather differently, large groups commented with written feedback onto newsprint. Though the written element was rather vague, the informal criticism was more helpful as it pointed out small colour inconsistencies, but overall the commentary was complimentary.
Though I was generally frustrated with the use of vector from the start, I think the method has huge value and will definitely be employed in future projects. The use of a fixed palette was highly beneficial, as this created a consistency between each piece, complimenting the re-use of basic assets such as the general shape of each building. I refrained from totally loyal recreations of the buildings, distorting and exaggerating the implied character of the architecture. I find that there is a definite temptation to make clean-cut, orthographic representations when using vector, however I judged that this would have left the compositions want of some atmosphere.
Unfortunately, I discovered that several peer students did not recognise the locations that each building represented. Perhaps the covert use of graffiti was not enough of a clue to help with recognition, nor were the lamp posts recognisable as distinctive of a particular city, as they are just lamp posts after all.
Further alterations might add blatantly recognisable street names, though I hesitate to rely on simple word-based clues. A more visual approach could entail scaling down the building to reveal a small amount of skyline to the left of the composition, which would provide recognisable architectural clues.
Over-all I am most satisfied with the postcards, I would suggest that if they were presented in context (in the pictured cities) they would be more recognisable.
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