My Last Meal

I found the second project, The Last Meal Project, because it not only showed you the last meals but the photos of the individuals. The first one, No Seconds, is photographed so it looks like you are sitting and having the meal itself. While No Seconds gave you the feeling of having the last meal yourself, The Last Meal Project showed the humanity of the people receiving these meals. The placement of the foods on the bottom half of the photos insures that your eyes will be draw to their faces first. The red color and large font draw your eyes to it second, leaving the meal itself last. This set up clearly shows the author’s view of the death penalty. The random facts they add throughout the project also explains their view and the font color and size keeps you interested so you just don’t skip over it.
The first project appears to focus more on the meals themselves, and the author seems to have a more neutral stance, compared to The Last Meal Project.  The font and small and black, the food is the only item in the pictures. The photos of the meals are also larger than the words making it the focus.  As I said before it is shot at an angle that creates the illusion you are eating the meal yourself. The décor in the photo also add to the realistic feeling that you are having your last meal.  While you are having this feeling that you are about to have your last meal your eyes are causally drawn to the words on the right hand side of the photo. It is draw because it is an unusual photo that you associate with old newspapers so it works as a novel stimulus to draw your eyes over.
Unlike the second project, the text isn’t as important in the author’s mind. I say this because the font is a simple black color and very small. It takes several seconds before it catches your eye. I believe this author may have a similar stance on the death penalty as the Last Meal Project’s author…but this one appears to be asking you to reflect, or put yourself in the place of this people who are enjoying their last earthly pleasure.