SubscribeGod Is a Graphic Designer?
May 8, 2008, at 10:53am.Okay, Dreamlets, I’ll admit that as far as I’m concerned the jury’s still out on the whole “higher power” thing, but when something like this happens it sure tips the scales in that direction.
Below you’ll find a couple of images of the front page of my copy of The New York Times, exactly as it arrived on my doorstop this morning. I honestly didn’t even notice it until I was on the subway to work. The photo is of the inauguration of the new Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev, with out-going president Vladimir Putin at his side.
Now, there’s been no small speculation that DM’s election is a sham and that he is merely a Putin-puppet. So, it truly boggles the mind that the paper could have been ripped this particular way, and that the story on page three underneath could have that headline.
I know some of you may be skeptical that I’m pulling a fast one here (the placement, the word, the rip, it’s all too ridiculously perfect), but if you think about it, how would I even know to do this? No, I swear to God that this can only be His cosmic trickery, so to speak. If it starts to rain blood in Moscow this afternoon, none of us should be surprised.
Feel free to pass this on to any un-believers, and try it with your own copy of the Times if you still think I’m full of borscht.
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Um. I’m totally intimidated. I have no comment.
god is telling you (specifically you Chip) that Dmitry is going to fuck Russia with his trickery…
My favorite is his fuzzy boobies.
god’s little graphic design gift to you…
That’s just crazy.
Love that the delivery sticker covers the “ew York” ... So that it says, “N ... Times.” Eek, the end is nigh!
This is more like proof god does NOT exist,for a god without faith is pointless, and if he gave it away in such an obvious fashion, he would disappear. Kudos to doug adams for that.
god or gods?
My favorite part is “must find.”
Absolutely priceless.
Only a true graphic designer would see things from a normal moment!
God is Great is GREAT! Keep up the good work!
If my little trickery got ripped wide open, I’d have a blank, emotionless stare too.
To continue the debate…
Here is some proof of the existence of God.
Well, not just “must find,” but “must find w.”
Gosh, do we have any w’s in this country?
Curiouser & curiouser ...
If you vote for Ty Wiggington on the new Baseball All-Star ballot, on the other side, you poke out the face of the Statue of Liberty.
If you vote for Ty Wiggington on the new Baseball All-Star ballot, on the other side, you poke out the face of the Statue of Liberty.
One can punch a hole right through that conspiracy theory, so to speak, just by pointing out the small number of votes Mr. Wigginton is likely to get…
Someone did a project to reveal the text behind NYT imagery (shining light through ads) at Yale a few years ago as a graphic design thesis project. See if you can find it.
a friend just told me about the discussion over here.
while MFA student at Yale in 2004, i did a project about revealing the content behind NYT cover, but i did not shine the light through (someone else maybe did it but i don’t really know about it). however, it was quiet a long project, i was collecting NYT for about a year and it was stunning to see the interaction between the inside and the cover content. i you might find some examples of it on this web-page (click lana cavar):
Da idite vi vse nahui!
Da idite vi vse nahui!
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Good one! What’s up with that wierd microphone
That. Is. Amazing.
Good one! What’s up with that wierd microphone
i love how it says THE N TIMES!... LIKE THE END TIMES! THATS JUST GREAT!!
God works in mysterious ways…
I hope when the rest of them are exposed its much more obvious. The fascism on its way is pure horror.
When I was at the NYT we spent a lot of time in the newsroom working out tricks like that.
Amazing how rarely readers noticed.
Well done Chip Kidd!
It reminds me of something similar that amused me several years ago in Greenwich near London UK. An advertisement was running with a housewife doing some ironing, it’s a shame I no longer remember the strapline, because it had a double-entendre based on what had happened to the sheet that had torn away and revealed, beautifully juxtaposed - an athlete’s sixpack torso! I was in traffic and did not have my camera, but it brightened my day!
This is pretty awesome
well…amazing title, my thesis at university was: God is a graphic designer/ the beauty IN the beast…
would be great if i can share it with someone who can advice me coz i am trying to get a PHD if that is possible…
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One can punch a hole right through that conspiracy theory, so to speak, just by pointing out the small number of votes Mr. Wigginton is likely to get…
Oh, SNAP!
Sorry for the relevance gap; I’d all but forgotten about this post.
P.S. You were right. Despite a decent first half, no all-star nod for The Wig.
it’s a casual, however who knows, mbe someone upthere is looking..
Nice tricky, however it’s not surprising. Something happens in Moscow