option A or B?

Okay, art directors and visual people. Aesthetic opinions needed. This past weekend, I had to do an impromptu framing job for my sister. She had this cool illustrated poster of our hometown in lovely little Rhode Island, and wanted to get it framed for her new home. I have matted drawings and prints before for random informal things, but never had something professionally framed. So I hope I made the right choice. It was a bit tough to visualize what the entire poster would look like, since when you go to the frame shop, they only have a CORNER of a matte, and a corner of the moulding (I originally called the moulding the "frame" - geez, I'm SUCH an amateur.) for you to look at, and then you have to try to imagine the entire piece framed that way. Anyway, Daisy put me to the task, and now I am putting you all to the task. One thing to keep in mind -- our high school color was crimson, and so I wanted to incorporate that into the matte/framing somehow.

That being said, which matte option do you prefer?

Option A:



or Option B?



Please weigh in, and I will announce my decision in a subsequent post.