Inspiration: August 2010 Archives

Small Town "Inspiration"

Here's another good example of "Inspiration, or...???" On the left, "The Best Small-Town Cafes," from the December 2008 issue of Texas Monthly, art directed by T.J. Tucker. On the right, "Small Town Trips," from Indianapolis Monthly, July 2009.

Eat Cheap / Cheap Eats

Illustrator Brian Taylor, the wise guy behind the Doppelganger Design website, has compiled this amazing collection of city and regional magazine covers all devoted to the theme of Eat Cheap or Cheap Eats. Besides the fact that it reveals an aggressive sense of sameness in editorial conception, it also appears that a couple of these magazines (Atlanta, StLouis) have found quite a bit of "inspiration" from New York magazine covers. As a special bonus, Taylor has included a ringer cover from the new Ready-Media template collection. See if you can spot it! And be sure to check out Doppelganger Design for many more examples of design "inspiration."… MORE

New York magazine vs. The Social Network: An 'Inspired' Poster?

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: On the left, the April 13, 2009 cover of New York magazine, "Facebook Revolt," with a photograph of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. On the right, the poster for the upcoming Facebook movie, The Social Network, directed by David Fincher, which debuts on October 1.… MORE

Another "Inspiration?" Cover

Sharp-eyed (and obsessive) Seattle Met magazine art director Benjamen Purvis submits this latest in our ongoing "Inspiration, or.....???" series. The cover on the left is from New York magazine's Cheap Eats issue, from July-August 2007. The cover on the right is from St. Louis magazine's Cheap Eats issue, June 2009.… MORE