The Portland Mercury held a contest to help design the cover of their current issue. Apparently the best idea involved Betty White in a Princess Leia metal bikini, John Ritter as centaur, and a flaming chainsaw.
I personally would have voted for Morrissey holding a hamburger riding Bambi. While I applaud The Mercury for a funny effort at self-promotion, I think it's an example of the failures of what is called design by committee. Creatives are hired to express ideas visually. When visual decisions are made by multiple, even anonymous, sources, you get something that doesn't make sense. This cover is an extreme example. But, this artwork has nothing to do with the content on the inside of the paper.
Regardless, it's a pretty funny airbrushed-looking painting that would make be laugh if i saw it on the newsstand. And obviously they didn't take the design too seriously. So, ridiculous hats off.
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