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Another visual exploration for Meridian that isn't just a newspaper aesthetic, it's editorial design with tension. Old-world authority crashing into raw contemporary urgency, which one it harder?
Ad 4: Brutalist
Ad 5: Stipple
42 voted
55%
34 voted
45%
76 votes
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beautiful
So cool!
Nice!
looks pretty cool!
Ad 5 is incredible
Hard to say! Both very cool.
This is a hard decision, both are really well done! I just went with the mountain because I love mountains.
Looks awesome!
So great
Brutalist hits harder for authority; its raw, industrial weight commands the room. Stipple wins on soul, it feels cinematic and visceral. Both master that editorial tension you're after. 🧱✍️
Absolutely incredible! 👏👏
cool
But I prefer Ad5
ad 5 for me, the stipple work is unreal. love the editorial tension
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