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Commented on Men's Health
Inside looks great. Fantastic even. Not so sure about the cover template though in my opinion. Looks too generic and samey like a students idea of what a mag cover would look like. This is especially noticeable in light of...
Commented on Complex: Style and Design Issue
My only criticism would be I think the model photo needs more vibrant, primary colors that interacts a bit better with the typography. She needs to look more plastic to really pull the whole look together....
Commented on EW: The (Really) Small Screen
Personally, I think this is good for novelty purposes once or twice but that's it. But more important in the long run; this just reinforces the advantages of another medium (TV and the web) over print. Why would magazines want...
Commented on The Newsweek Redesign: Hit or Miss?
Ugh. It looks even worse in real life. And the inside pages are purposefully undesigned; Top photo, headline and 2 column text box. Ecomist, you have so much to answer for!...
Commented on Eat Cheap Eats
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...