joyous: March 2007 Archives
The Good.
There's been some rewiring redesigning around the art department at Wired, and it looks good! The switch to a more traditional size seems to be all the rave among my favorite magazines. Spin did it a while back, and now Wired has too!
But let's go back to what's really good about this new issue of Wired -- it's cover. Created by the talented folks at I Love Dust, the cover is split down the middle (including the banner) with the left side revealing a colorful rendering of Keanu Reeves face and the right side showing an actual photograph. Simple yet effective. Couldn't be more perfect. On the other hand...
The Bad.
The first A Scanner Darkly themed cover popped up on newsstands in January. Admittedly, my annoyance with most things Winona Ryder may be creating some bias here, I just wasn't impressed when RES magazine featured her illustrated portrait from the film on their cover. People would freak if a magazine threw a generic movie-released still on their cover and called it a day. While admittedly more interesting than your average press still, in reality this portrait is basically an artfully chosen movie still from A Scanner Darkly. At least the positioning (off-center) gives the cover some interest, although I have a feeling that placement was done more to accommodate the cover story heds than for artistic reasons. But maybe I'm assuming too negatively.
At least there really haven't been any ugly A Scanner Darkly covers. Yet.
(link to RES magazine and art for Wired's new cover via PhilipKDickFans.com)
Started feeling under the weather Sunday night and last night I just started to feel right again... Hence, the lack of posting. Will return in full force tonight. Thanks for your patience!
It's Sunday. And, like it is for the Bangles, it's my Funday. As such, I have a totally random but completely hilarious fun link for you to enjoy -- some little tyke singing the refrain from the White Stripes' "My Doorbell." (link via Best Week Ever)
