I came across this one image. I don't understand it completely. It caught my attention because of the unusual image of a head and a arm with no body but I don't understand it's purpose. I keep trying to find the meaning of it. Maybe it's just a shocker to get you to look. I don't really know. What do you think and how do you fell about it? Interesting or disturbing?

Funny pics

I was searching for funny pics for you guys to look at and these were the first I found. The first is kinda cute but the second is funny and wrong at the same time.

DVD Packaging

When thinking about what to write for this blog I decided to choose one of my favorite tv shows King of Queens. I just got the dvd collection of the first and second season. I do have to say it's hilarious. You guys got to watch it, but anyhow I was interested in the packaging of the product. The image as well as type well represents the shows theme. The show is a total comedy and from this design of the cover you would get that feeling  by just looking at it. The perspective the photo is shot from, the expressions on the three characters faces, and the little crown above the street post all add to the overall feeling you would receieve from watching the show. 

Layout

Good Layout

Bad Layout

The other day  when I was waiting in line at the market I browsed through a few magazines. Most of the magazines there were so busy looking. Not all magazines are this way just the selection you would typically find at a stand in the market. Well they gave me the feeling of what should I read first. I have two examples of what I mean by busy looking. The Cosmopolitan and Vibe magazine. Both have a very cluttered and overwhelming layout design. The typography is horrible, there is no sense of order, and there are just to many colors. In the vibe magazine there are very heavy outlines around the letter-forms that are distracting to the message. 

I also have to examples of what I view as better layout. City and ID magazine have a more clean feel to them. The type is not competing with the image. The City magazine is well organized and the typography works to enhance the image. Id magazine is mostly image with little typography but overall works because it creates a clean and simple layout.

What do you think about the layouts?