I am sure this original ad, which I updated a little bit, was quite the scandalous image during its time. For some reason I almost see young boys hiding such an image under their mattress or sharing it secretly with their friends, with a lot of 'oohing' and 'ahhing.' In a very short span of time we have certainly come a long way in what is acceptable and unacceptable. I was reminded of this during one of my recent classroom discussions on censorship in advertising. Today we are constantly bei...
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Teaching design, and more specifically typography, I am often aware of how easily one change of a word could alter the meaning drastically. Poor Tyler must have suffered major hemorrhoids on this one. If you are one of the true believers that believes every written word is the gospel truth, then there is now no reason why any woman can complain about childbirth. Tyler has everyone beat. Bless him.

It has been two years since the amazing feat. I wonder if he has healed from his surprise bowel ...
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In their quest for newsstand “pop,” many magazines design their covers in such a way that the logotype is almost an afterthought. Titles of magazines are often partly blotted out by celebrity heads, torsos, hair, and other body parts. This April 2005 cover of Parents magazine demonstrates the perils of this design technique. Fortunately this is a spoof on the trend. However, it still appealed to the juvenile in me and I must admit I was wondering momentarily if it was indeed real. Oh the ...
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Somebody should really think before they design. I have heard some people describe their food as tasting like 'ass,' but this puts a new twist on it. Who really cares if their ass is open at 6 in the morning? It is far too early for ass.

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