This is ¼ of a full-page newspaper ad for a liquor store. The ad is unbelievably complex and very hard to read. There are too many different font sizes and they all seem to blend together. It seems like they tried to fit too much information into too small of an area. In certain areas the background and font colors are reversed in an attempt to highlight certain items, but it only serves to further complicate the layout and make it harder to read.

Layout Example

I really like the bright colors here. I also like how they used the bold black bracket to call attention to the information at the bottom. If they hadn't, they would have had to make that text bigger.

The Power of flowers

The picture is amazing. I like the simplicity and the combination of green and purple in the flower.