90's Ad

Wards AutoWorld is a monthly publication out of Overland park, Kansas. It focuses on everything relating to the automotive and engineering industry and the politics surrounding them.

The look of this publication looks very familiar. I think I may have seen it on the table at a local auto body shop while my car was being worked on. The layout of this cover has a modern feel. The bold heading along with the red across the top of the page is typical of many magazines of present day . There are several publications that I have seen use this similar layout almost as if it is a template. It being a 90's publication the images used are more crisp and current.

80's Contemporary

" American Film Magazine"
Created in 1975 by the american film institute. It is published monthly except combined for Jan.-Feb. and July-August. It covered what editors deemed most important. It focused on the past history that impinges on the present or as it did in the early 80's. Developments that will affect the future, the people who are deepening and defining the visual arts.

This particular cover resonates with me because it depicts images from one of the first movies that i can recall liking a lot. The 80's in my opinion marks a time when graphicaly designed images took on a more contemporary look and feel. This cover while simple and straightforward reminds me of something i would see in a magazine today.