Design Inspiration: Washingtonian Magazine Breakfast Cover

Today’s second design inspiration is a cover for the Washingtonian Magazine. There’s a few things that really stood out to me besides the massive stack of pancakes taking up half of the cover. I liked the “border” and I put that in quotes because of the relationship it has to some of the elements on the cover. There’s elements that overlap the border (like the image) and there’s elements which are constrained within the border like the ‘Best Breakfasts’ text which just gently rests on the left and right borders.

I think it was very smart for the designer to use the colors from the image in their text and doodle style elements. I think the name of the magazine was the piece that stood out the most due to its texture and resemblance of the pancakes. Like a lot of the pieces that I share, I also liked the font selection. It felt like a diner menu to me which I think was successful for this specific issue. I think the overall best design piece however is the syrup flowing down from the top. Not only does it extend beyond the border, but it is also translucent so you can see the text coming through behind it. It’s the little touches like that which can make a good design a great design. (via From Up North)