One thing that I truly admire about RUE is just how bright + fun it always is. You just know that with Bri Emery behind the scenes, you’re going to get some fun spreads and color. This miniature house shoot was by far my favorite part of their January issue, that I instantly knew I needed to share it. But what really made me extra excited about this spread were the quirky parts. The text is slanted, opaque, and titled just so. Then, there’s the tiny scribble to the left, just cause … it all works!

I know I forget this all the time – but it’s okay to go outside of the box. Often we get stuck in ruts and become repetitive. This just shows you that fun looks good. So why not give it a try, huh!?

And of course, don’t forget to check out Cassie’s post over on moxee!! She’s mixing things up this week.

rue / photos / helvetica neue lt pro / breanna rose

Lonny is no doubt a wonderful online magazine and one of the most well known out there. I was paging through their most recent issue and fell in love with this spread. So often, you’ll see magazines simply cut out images for a collection, which is totally fine. However, I really do love that lonny took the time to lay out everything in the form of an image. It looks completely cohesive!!

On top of that, they added a fancy pants font, memoriam pro, to the mix. I fell in love with this one while working with it on a client project not too long ago!! And finally, the image on the bottom is from an amazing website called Things Organized Neatly. There’s a stream of photos that are laid out and fun to look at – which is definitely something you should give a look. Enjoy + don’t forget to stop by moxee for cassie’s post!

lonny / Things Organized Neatly / memoriam pro / breanna rose

Papier Mache is the sweetest little magazine one could follow! Filled to the brim with cute kids, you know it’s a winner. When I stumbled across this spread, I instantly knew I had to write about it. The way the photos are laid out with white space surrounding kinda sorta reminds me of a wall, and how some may choose to hang frames. It’s neat how a magazine can remind you of that stuff, right??

When working with photos, don’t forget to mix things up from time to time! I definitely forget this myself, all too often. It’s so easy to get in the habit of lining things up nice and tidy, but look at how cool it can be when you DON’T do that!? Now, go have some fun. Whether it be online or some frames on a wall, be different.

Now, do head on over to moxee to see what Cassie is up to. Fun fonts alert!!

papier mache / tuffy (free!) / photographs / breanna rose