Naked Pictures of Famous People

This is a book cover that I found in the book Graphic Design USA: The Annual of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. I was attracted to this piece because I thought it was very clever. I like the fact that the designer used Abraham Lincoln, who everyone knows, on the cover. The fact that there is a censored bar over his eyes is funny because you can clearly tell that it is of Lincoln. I also like where the type is placed and that it is easy to read. The designer placed the type over Lincoln's body to draw attention to the fact that he is naked. Overall, the cover is very intriguing and it makes you want to see whats inside.