I do think that the white letters -- even with the red shadowing -- don't quite stand out enough from the background. Especially your own name is almost unreadable.
I think you need to give the letters a more contrasting colour: maybe yellow (the same as that of the chairs), maybe light blue (from the sky over the library).
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I do think that the white letters -- even with the red shadowing -- don't quite stand out enough from the background. Especially your own name is almost unreadable.
I think you need to give the letters a more contrasting colour: maybe yellow (the same as that of the chairs), maybe light blue (from the sky over the library).
Looking forward to it!