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?
3 comments:
I agree that simple and less overwhelming designs are easy to catch. When you wear large earrings and a bangle, the necklace is not necessary. As simple, as better.
Wow, talk about a HUGE difference in layout between these magazines. I used to subscribe to Vibe many years ago when I didn't know crap about layout or design, and to look back on it now, well, it's truly a horrible looking cover and grid. The first two are simple, humble, and elegant, but the bottom two are not organized well at all.
the second two are sooo cluttered! you don't even know where to look :(
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