people cutouts

Noticed a new graphic trend {that I do like} lately in editorials and ads: rough cut-out photos of people. Top black & white image is from the newest Converse ad campaign - photos of 3 artists are multiplied and stacked and flipped through as a fun visual affect. Bottom is nymag.com's Party Lines, New York Mag's showcase of celebrity pics at parties - the background of the celebrity is cut out and the resulted photos are treated like a little collage project. Granted it creates a more casual aesthetic, the cutouts result in specifically unique shapes that give some movement to an otherwise flat medium and allows images to escape from the boxed in standard. Always open to being a little out of the box...