Landscape or portrait - Which orientation do you favour?

Picto · 08/08/13 - 20:39

Going purely off the pictures hanging from my walls at home i seem to have a 70% toward the landscape orientation. Then i take into account my TV and computer monitor which only enhances my landscape preference.

But wait, my books are mainly portrait orientated (except the pop-up books). Then there is the ambiguous tablets that can't make there mind up whether to be landscape or portrait.

What about the old video games like Pacman and Donkey Kong. Both portrait. Then the introduction of home gaming brought about a 90 degree rotation.

Which orientation are you most comfortable with?

[Deleted User] · 08/08/13 - 20:42

Can't really decide, I think they both serve their purpose and I'm perfectly comfortable with both.

gashead · 08/08/13 - 20:48

For everyday seeing, I much prefer landscape. I tried viewing everything in portrait by using blinkers but, I dunno, I just couldn't get used to it.

Picto · 08/08/13 - 20:48

gashead wrote: »

For everyday seeing, I much prefer landscape. I tried viewing everything in portrait by using blinkers but, I dunno, I just couldn't get used to it.

Have you tried turning your head 90 degrees sideways?

gashead · 08/08/13 - 20:50

Picto wrote: »

Have you tried turning your head 90 degrees sideways?

Hey, I hadn't though of that ! I'll give it a go.

SULLA · 08/08/13 - 20:54

I am not fussed as long as it is proper art, not this modern rubbish.

Picto · 08/08/13 - 20:57

SULLA wrote: »

I am not fussed as long as it is proper art, not this modern rubbish.

Do you know which orientation this modern rubbish mostly adheres to?

I'm a classic landscape man myself although some landscapes are painted in portrait mode which really throws me.

Richard46 · 08/08/13 - 21:03

Portraits of me only work in landscape these days.

trevgo · 08/08/13 - 21:04

Nobody should be discriminated against because of their picture format orientation.

sweh · 08/08/13 - 21:04

Lecture slides, landscape all the way! Portrait for written text.

Pictures - landscape usually.

sodavlac · 08/08/13 - 21:05

As Mavis from Coronation Street used to say, "I don't really know".

AnnaliseZ · 08/08/13 - 21:06

When taking photos on my phone, I always take them in landscape.

Pisces Cloud · 08/08/13 - 21:20

I've got a mixture of both in my home. On my computer I prefer portrait. In art I prefer landscapes.

gashead · 08/08/13 - 21:53

Picto wrote: »

Have you tried turning your head 90 degrees sideways?

It's been an hour and my neck's f-ing killing me. Think I'll go back to landscape.

Picto · 08/08/13 - 21:59

gashead wrote: »

It's been an hour and my neck's f-ing killing me. Think I'll go back to landscape.

That's strange. I had exactly the same problem when i tried it but i didn't tell you because i didn't want to dissuade you from trying.

Picto · 08/08/13 - 21:59

Dan Fortesque wrote: »

I've got a mixture of both in my home. On my computer I prefer portrait. In art I prefer landscapes.

I suppose it depends on if the woman is lying down or stood up.

Leightonisme · 09/08/13 - 02:31

Portrait. Always idek why

Dr. Otterbland · 09/08/13 - 02:43

Half and half, think of a parallelogram on its end.

[Deleted User] · 09/08/13 - 02:49

Dr. Otterbland wrote: »

Half and half, think of a parallelogram on its end.

isn't half and half a square not a parallelogram?

SoulCentral · 09/08/13 - 03:00

maurice45 wrote: »

Can't really decide, I think they both serve their purpose and I'm perfectly comfortable with both.

Me too.

Iqoniq · 09/08/13 - 03:28

For my phone, mainly portrait, but that's probably due to tradition. For my tablet, landscape mode unless I'm using the kindle app and then I have to read it in portrait mode..