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Between The Legs: The Most Copied Layout

legcover6.jpegThe "A-frame" shot—between the legs, with something framed in the middle—is called the "most frequently copied trope ever used" in the design world. PRINT Magazine pulls together a great collection of novels, movie and theater posters, ads, comic books, magazines, and album covers that all use the device, in a cacophony of legs that quickly goes from edgy to uniform. The best from five different mediums, after the jump:

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12:21 PM on Wed May 21 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
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