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Foto-Auge / Oeil et Photo / Photo-Eye: 76 Fotos der Zeit - complete book

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The pattern

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Define

Headline and picture are one sentence. Remove either half and the claim disappears.

Mechanism

Lockup. The line names what the image will not. The image shows what the line cannot. They are not redundant.

Verdict

We have a picture that completes a short line: wit, contrast, or a second meaning.

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Why it works

The design directs attention to the message.

Steal this when

When you need a clean layout. *Collection note: Tschichold's own book design for Foto-Auge - the clearest surviving demonstration of his 'new typography' rules in a real book; Getty Research Institute open scan* ---

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