Juxtapositions of Print and Online Publications

It is not enough just to produce a good design, be it in print or online. Juxtapositions often lead to undesirable or amusing interpretations. Below are a few instances I have come across and they should explain the consequences of juxtapositions in a light-hearted manner.

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In this article, the juxtaposition of the headline and the picture lead us to mistake the champagne for something else.

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This comes across as a grave irony as the top poster gives a totally different meaning to the products offered in the bottom poster. Such juxtaposition of advertisements greatly affect the desirable marketing intent of the product.

The positioning of the two articles together gives different meanings to the two news stories. The top one reports on the request to have home-buyer credit extended while the bottoms one corresponds to fraud in tax credit. The latter article seemingly mocks the former one.

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In this juxtaposition of advertisement and article, the advertisement for Muslim Matrimonials is unforunately affected by the report on the right in which the religion of the reported figure was named.

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In this instance, the potrait of the young girl who suffers from the mutilation from the Taliban is placed beside the advertisment of the photo-editing software. This points to insenstivity of the advertiser to advertise on such irony.