Hmmmm. This is tough.
Overall i like the NY Mag cover better…as a pretty cover with cool type.
But which one gets across "Cheap Eats"?
Seems like the only thing that says Cheap on the NYmag cover is…uh…the word Cheap.
Plus as a New Yorker I definitely don't automatically think "cheap" when i see even simple pizza…or burgers…or hell, anything. (this town, man.)
If the type said "high-end pizza" with that picture, i'd believe it.
However the spork is pretty damn hysterical.
Kinda wish they had just shot the spork by itself.
A giant spork shot on white…the words "cheap eats". Done.
BK, i love the solo spork idea, but i wonder if that would be too left field for the every passerby. Maybe work in a super-swank delish dish and have the "spork ware" as the table setting? or a really cropped in shot of a juicy steak with the spork piercing into it... In any case the New York cover caught my attention first out of the two.
The spork cover has that smidgen of smartness that could have been taken to the next level. The pizza cover -- I certainly wouldn't call it inspired, though it is better as an aesthetic whole.
Actually, I think many of you are missing the point of the cover story which is to introduce the reader to some very good eatin' on a recession-era budget. The whole spork thing might have a bit of whit to it (for what ever thats worth) but it also says "crap food" in its tone. The New York Magazine does a clear and mouth-watering job of saying great food for under 25 dollars (though that's not really that cheap) that will appeal to both a passing potential reader and probably make the advertisers and mentioned restaurants happy as well (nothing to snigger at).
David
I think the NY Mag cover would've been more attractive if they've used slices of different cheap pizzas with crumbles around.. Or maybe a 4 fromaggi pizza with "Eat Cheap" written with ketchup (or at least the price of the pizza could've been written with ketchup and for Eat Cheap to keep the same typo as they used). But what about two different hands, one from the left with 5 bucks or something and one from the right offering one very cheap burger or a slice of pizza?
Pizza ALWAYS wins
the spork seems to be implying something, and i don't think its cheap eats.
maybe the high-end makeup with a spork is supposed to be ironic, but i gotta go with the dueling pizzas
But... it's a SPORK.
We never even see those any more!
Hmmmm. This is tough.
Overall i like the NY Mag cover better…as a pretty cover with cool type.
But which one gets across "Cheap Eats"?
Seems like the only thing that says Cheap on the NYmag cover is…uh…the word Cheap.
Plus as a New Yorker I definitely don't automatically think "cheap" when i see even simple pizza…or burgers…or hell, anything. (this town, man.)
If the type said "high-end pizza" with that picture, i'd believe it.
However the spork is pretty damn hysterical.
Kinda wish they had just shot the spork by itself.
A giant spork shot on white…the words "cheap eats". Done.
Totally agree! Spork = Cheap
Are those sexy lips implying cheap places to buy food?
Hummmm! I don’t think so! New York’s cover is the best!
BK, i love the solo spork idea, but i wonder if that would be too left field for the every passerby. Maybe work in a super-swank delish dish and have the "spork ware" as the table setting? or a really cropped in shot of a juicy steak with the spork piercing into it... In any case the New York cover caught my attention first out of the two.
TOTALLY love the idea of a cool bite of steak or a dish that looks "high-end"…with a freakin' spork in it. Go Nat!
New York for me shows a tasty food at a good price, the other gives me a cafeteria feel. I too agree with Brandon about Natalie's idea
New York for me shows a tasty food at a good price, the other gives me a cafeteria feel. I too agree with Brandon about Natalie's idea
The spork cover has that smidgen of smartness that could have been taken to the next level. The pizza cover -- I certainly wouldn't call it inspired, though it is better as an aesthetic whole.
Actually, I think many of you are missing the point of the cover story which is to introduce the reader to some very good eatin' on a recession-era budget. The whole spork thing might have a bit of whit to it (for what ever thats worth) but it also says "crap food" in its tone. The New York Magazine does a clear and mouth-watering job of saying great food for under 25 dollars (though that's not really that cheap) that will appeal to both a passing potential reader and probably make the advertisers and mentioned restaurants happy as well (nothing to snigger at).
David
Maybe they could've used a more "high-end" spork to give the metaphor another twist?
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I think the NY Mag cover would've been more attractive if they've used slices of different cheap pizzas with crumbles around.. Or maybe a 4 fromaggi pizza with "Eat Cheap" written with ketchup (or at least the price of the pizza could've been written with ketchup and for Eat Cheap to keep the same typo as they used). But what about two different hands, one from the left with 5 bucks or something and one from the right offering one very cheap burger or a slice of pizza?