New Years Greeting Card

This is a New Years Greeting Card from the book Celebration Graphics Sourcebook by John Stones. I like this card because it is clever. Its ironic that they would send an actual sparkler with the card with steps on how to use the sparkler. The card is simple and clean. All of the colors are repeated throughout, making the design unified.

Corbis Ad

This is an ad from Communication Arts, Design Annual 52. This is an ad for photography from Corbis Images. I really like how the designer used typography and photography together. If you "take a closer look" like the ad says, you will notice a picture within the words. The swirls coming off of the letters take your eye throughout the whole ad, keeping the viewer intrigued. Also, I like that the ad is very clean and uncluttered.