Not So Favorite Logo

I immediately noticed this logo in an issue of ELLE magazine, but not for good reasons. I feel like the word "Gaultier" in from of Jean Paul creates a lot of akward tension between the words and should either be straightened out, or the Jean Paul should be tilted parallel with Gaultier. To me, this is an example of graphic design gone wrong.

Harper's Bazaar: Now and Then

For this post, I combined a picture I took of a recent cover of Harpers Bazaar and combined it, using facebook, with a cover of Harper's Bazaar done in the 1930's by A.M. Cassandre.  I have been researching a lot of his past art and have seen quite a few of A.M. Cassandre's designs for the Harper Bazaar's covers and it just amazes me the difference between the cover design from then and now. The recent cover features an entertainment icon, singing sensation Beyonce Knowles with a relatively simple background with almost no color. The design by Cassandre is an abrstract illustration with a multitude of colors and is far from "simple."

American Spirit

While browsing through a recent issue of Glamour magazine, an ad for the American Spirit cigarettes immediately caught my eye. I don't know if it's because I do not smoke, but I have never seen this brand of ciagrettes before and have not seen another brand with packaging like this. I think it is a very "retro" look for something being sold in this time and era. I would say it's almost even an Art Deco look with the geometric shape and colors of the cirles and text. I really like it!