Digital media design is a very useful tool in today’s world for getting across a message. I think the 12/09 issue of GQ is a great example of well-done graphic design for many reasons. It has a funny picture that has a lot of character. The people in the photo, Zach Galafianakis, Ed Helms and Bradley Cooper, all have comical looks on their faces on par with their characters in the hit movie, The Hangover, which they acted in. There is a lot of information on the page, but it is very easy to read because it is all the same font. The most important information is towards the top, and as you read further down, the information gets more specific, and is more like tidbits of what you’ll see in the magazine. Also when you read further down the page the lettering gets smaller, which shows that the information is getting more and more specific. There are also some symbols, like an orange ‘+’, and ‘*’, which draw your eye to the information they are next to. The writing is set up in two separate columns, each aligned on each margin of the page. Each column is separated by content, with the ‘men of the year’ listed on the left, and other articles in the magazine on the right. Everything on this cover is very fluid and easy to look at, and tells the reader immediately that the magazine will be funny and an interesting read.
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